August, 2016
IN THE NEWS: TALIBAN APPOINT MILITARY CHIEF AS THE NEW LEADER SETTLES IN (AUGUST 31, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taliban appoint military chief as the new leader settles in SOURCE: Asia Times Wednesday, August 31, 2016 (Posted) By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have appointed a new military chief as the insurgents try to gain more ground in Afghanistan rather than talk peace under […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHANISTAN – THE IMPERATIVES OF MILITARY CAPACITY BUILDING BY INDIA (AUGUST 31, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghanistan: The Imperatives of Military Capacity Building by India SOURCE: South Asia Analysis Group Wednesday, August 31, 2016 By SUBHASH KAPILA Afghanistan in mid-2016 presents a bleak security picture with the country once again being subjected to series of suicide bombings in Kabul and Taliban again becoming […]
IN THE NEWS: MQM’S JAILED WASEEM AKHTAR TAKES OATH AS KARACHI MAYOR (AUGUST 30, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten MQM’s jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor SOURCE: The Frontier Post Tuesday, August 30, 2016 KARACHI (Monitoring Desk): Jailed Karachi Mayor and Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader (MQM) Waseem Akhtar and deputy mayor Arshad Vohra, also of the MQM, took oath at Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam on Tuesday. Akhtar […]
IN THE NEWS: PTI, PAT TO RALLY TOGETHER AGAINST GOVT (AUGUST 30, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten PTI, PAT to rally together against govt SOURCE: Daily Times Tuesday, August 30, 2016 * Both parties will participate in each other’s scheduled rallies on September 3 LAHORE: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) have jointly announced that they would participate in each […]
IN THE NEWS: THE MONSTER OF EXTREMISM (AUGUST 29, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The monster of extremism SOURCE: The News International Monday, August 29, 2016 By SALEEM SAFI Extremism and terrorism are playing havocs with our national security, political stability and socio-economic prosperity. This major issue provides a fertile breeding ground to many other problems. It creates uncertainty, promotes scepticism […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN URGED TO REOPEN FRIENDSHIP GATE IMMEDIATELY (AUGUST 29, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan Urged to Reopen Friendship Gate Immidiately SOURCE: Daily outlook Afghanistan Monday, August 29, 2016 KABUL CITY – Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials on Sunday demanded immediate reopening of the Spin Boldak-Chaman Friendship Gate and warned of cutting trade ties with Pakistan if their […]
IN THE NEWS: SINDH AT WAR WITH IRSA OVER WATER LOSSES (AUGUST 28, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Sindh at war with Irsa over water losses SOURCE: The News International Sunday, August 28, 2016 By KHALID MUSTAFA *Tells Centre its standing crops are in jeopardy *Cuts water flows destined to reach Balochistan by 40pc ISLAMABAD: In a new development, Sindh has told the federal government […]
IN THE NEWS: WHAT GOOD IS SAARC, REALLY (AUGUST 28, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten What good is SAARC, really SOURCE: The Express Tribune Sunday, August 28, 2016 By SHAHBAZ RANA ISLAMABAD: The decision of four countries – half of the total membership of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) – not to send their finance ministers to attend a conference […]
IN THE NEWS: CPEC AND TERRORISM (AUGUST 27, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten CPEC AND TERRORISM SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Saturday, August 27, 2016 CPEC AND TERRORISM SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Saturday, August 27, *PAKISTAN’S GREATEST FLAW LIES IN ITS REGIONAL ISOLATIONISM On Aug. 25, a dozen motorbike-riding terrorists killed a local land-revenue officer in Balochistan and the half-dozen armed levies guarding […]
IN THE NEWS: THE MOHAJIR MIND (AUGUST 27, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The Mohajir mind SOURCE: Dawn Saturday, August 27, 2016 (Posted) By AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR MOST of us living outside of Karachi often find it hard to explain the demi-god status accorded to Altaf Hussain by so many of the city’s ordinary Urdu-speaking residents. Yes the ‘Quaid-i-Tehreek’ has […]