May, 2017
IN THE NEWS: KABUL BOMBING – HUGE EXPLOSION ROCKS DIPLOMATIC DISTRICT (MAY 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Kabul bombing: Huge explosion rocks diplomatic district SOURCE: Al Jazeera Wednesday, May 31, 2017 *Dozens of Afghan civilians killed after massive explosion rips through the heart of the capital’s diplomatic district KABUL ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW * Truck bomb blast kills 80, wounds more than 300 * […]
IN THE NEWS: PML-N SENATOR THREATENS CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE ‘GRILLING’ HUSSAIN NAWAZ (MAY 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten PML-N senator threatens consequences for those ‘grilling’ Hussain Nawaz SOURCE: Dawn Wednesday, May 31, 2017 PML-N Senator Nehal Hashmi on Wednesday lashed out at “those investigating” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons in the Panama Papers case, warning that they will be taken to task for […]
IN THE NEWS: THE NONSTOP CYCLE OF PEACE GAME (MAY 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The Nonstop Cycle of Peace Game SOURCE: Daily Outlook Afghanistan Tuesday, May 30, 2017 By HUJJATULLAH ZIA With the Taliban’s intensified attacks in Afghanistan, Beijing has hosted the first round of trilateral Practical Cooperation Dialogue (PCD) constituting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. The three countries believed that […]
IN THE NEWS: $1 BILLION CHINA LOAN TO RETIRE FOREIGN LIABILITY (MAY 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten $1 billion China loan to retire foreign liability SOURCE: The Express Tribune Tuesday, May 30, 2017 By SHAHBAZ RANA ISLAMABAD: Amidst worsening external debt servicing indicators, the federal cabinet has decided to obtain $1 billion loan from a Chinese bank to retire a liability of almost similar […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHANISTAN’S ECONOMY, FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY (MAY 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghanistan’s Economy, Financial Restriction and Sustainable Mobility SOURCE: Daily Outlook Afghanistan Monday, May 29, 2017 By TAWASOLEY HARJISTANI The fiscal year of 1395 economic report, which is released twice in a year by the World Bank, has been published this month. This report contains two main points: […]
IN THE NEWS: ON MAY 28, 1998 (MAY 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten On May 28 SOURCE: The News International Monday, May 29, 2017 By A Q KHAN May 28, 1998 is an unforgettable day in the history of Pakistan. This day is as important to us as August 14, 1947. In 1947 we gained our independence and in 1998 […]
IN THE NEWS: AXIS OF GOOD AND EVIL (MAY 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Axis of good and evil SOURCE: Dawn Sunday, May 28, 2017 By MUNIR AKRAM ON his first foreign foray, President Donald Trump, apart from asking the 50-odd Muslim leaders assembled in Riyadh to act against “Islamist terrorism”, proposed a new alliance between the US, Arab-Muslim states and […]
IN THE NEWS: TRADE VOLUME BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN DOUBLES (MAY 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Trade Volume Between Afghanistan and Tajikistan Doubles SOURCE: TOLO News Saturday, May 27, 2017 By ZABIULLAH JHANMAL At a meeting, the Tajik minister of transport signed a number of trade and economic agreements in the hope of further boosting trade between the two counties. Tajikistan’s Minister of […]
IN THE NEWS: US KILLS PAKISTANI ‘MASTER IN ELECTRONICS’ IN DRONE STRIKE (MAY 26, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten US kills Pakistani Taliban ‘master in electronics’ in drone strike SOURCE: The Long War Journal Friday, May 26, 2017 By BILL ROGGIO The Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP) has confirmed that the US killed two of its operatives in a drone strike in the tribal agency […]
IN THE NEWS: NEW TARGETS IN MILITANT BALOCHISTAN AS TWO CHINESE KIDNAPPED (MAY 26, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten New targets in militant Balochistan as two Chinese kidnapped SOURCE: Asia Times Friday, May 26, 2017 By F.M. SHAKIL In a fresh wave of violence, Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province has endured three major terror assaults over the last 15 days. Thirty-eight have been killed and scores injured, […]