July, 2017
IN THE NEWS: TACKLING CORRUPTION AFTER VERDICT (JULY 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Tackling corruption after verdict SOURCE: The News International Monday, July 31, 2017 By ZEESHAN HAIDER The unanimous decision of the five-judge Supreme Court bench has sent packing prime minister of the country in the famous Panama Papers case. The court ordered immediate disqualification of Nawaz Sharif for […]
IN THE NEWS: JUDGES, MILITARY, AND THE URBAN MIDDLE CLASS (JULY 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Judges, military, and the urban middle class SOURCE: Daily Times Monday, July 31, 2017 By OBED PASHA *With this recent verdict, the Supreme Court has reminded the professional class that it is also worthy of the adulation with which the military is held in their circles Probably […]
IN THE NEWS: ZARDARI, SHAHBAZ, YOU’RE NEXT: IMRAN (JULY 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Zardari, Shahbaz, you’re next: Imran SOURCE: Daily Times Monday, July 31, 2017 * PTI chief says he will resign forthwith if even a single word in his money trail submitted in SC proves to be false ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday paid rich […]
IN THE NEWS: RESURGENCE OF MUTTAHIDA MAJLIS-E-AMAL (MMA) (JULY 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Resurgence of MMA SOURCE: The News on Sunday Sunday, July 30, 2017 By ZIA UR REHMAN *The JUI-F is reaching out to the leaders of component parties of the MMA to discuss the restoration of the electoral alliance for the upcoming polls – but why As part […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN – ECONOMIC CHALLENGES (JULY 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Economic challenges SOURCE: The News on Sunday Sunday, July 30, 2017 By IKRAMUL HAQ and HUZAIMA BUKHARI An efficient model for high growth with emphasis on exports requires an analytical study of the irritants prevailing in all institutions and laws. Unfortunately no serious effort has ever been […]
IN THE NEWS: PROFILES: SHAHBAZ SHARIF AND SHAHID KHAQAN ABBASI (JULY 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Profiles: Shahbaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi SOURCE: Dawn Saturday, July 29, 2017 Amidst the leadership vacuum left by Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification by the Supreme Court on grounds he had been dishonest and therefore unfit for office, PML-N leaders on Saturday decided to rally behind Nawaz’s younger […]
IN THE NEWS: SUPREME COURT DISQUALIFIES PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ IN PANAMAGATE CASE (JULY 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten SC disqualifies PM Nawaz in Panamagate case SOURCE: The Express Tribune Friday, July 28, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from his post after an investigative panel alleged his family’s wealth was far above their earnings in a scathing corruption […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN ABDUCTS OWN CITIZENS, MUZZLES RIGHTS WATCHDOG – U.N. (JULY 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan abducts own citizens, muzzles rights watchdog – U.N. SOURCE: The News International Friday, July 28, 2017 GENEVA: Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the U.N. Human […]
IN THE NEWS: IMRAN KHAN WANTS EARLY VERDICT IN PANAMA PAPERS CASE (JULY 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Imran Khan wants early verdict in Panama Papers case SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, July 27, 2017 By AMIR WASIM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has “requested” the Supreme Court judges to announce the verdict in the Panama Papers case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family as […]
IN THE NEWS: SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE SWAT FLOODS, HOW PREPARED ARE WE IF DISASTER STRIKES AGAIN? (JULY 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Seven years after the Swat floods, how prepared are we if disaster strikes again? SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, July 27, 2017 By RINA SAEED KHAN My last visit to Swat, once known idyllically as the emerald valley, was after massive floods had struck the region around this time […]