October, 2017
IN THE NEWS: INDIA & KABUL PLAY NEW ROUND IN GREAT GAME: CHABAHAR (OCTOBER 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten India & Kabul play new round in Great Game: Chabahar SOURCE: The Indian Express Tuesday, October 31, 2017 By D SUBA CHANDRAN *The most important aspect of Iran’s Chabahar port for Kabul is the confidence that the new axis provides Afghanistan in dealing with Pakistan, especially over […]
IN THE NEWS: LEGAL FAILURE (OCTOBER 31, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Legal Failure SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Tuesday, October 31, 2017 *NEW LAWS AGAINST ‘HONOR KILLING’ HAVE FAILED TO STEM MURDERS OF WOMEN DUE TO JUDICIAL LACUNAE A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of “honor killings,” scores of young women across Pakistan […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN TALIBAN AWASH IN HEROIN CASH, A TROUBLING TURN FOR WAR (OCTOBER 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghan Taliban Awash in Heroin Cash, a Troubling Turn for War SOURCE: The New York Times Monday, October 30, 2017 By MUJIB MASHAL KABUL, Afghanistan — The labs themselves are simple, tucked into nondescript huts or caves: a couple-dozen empty barrels for mixing, sacks or gallon jugs […]
IN THE NEWS: CLEANING PUNJAB (OCTOBER 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Cleaning Punjab SOURCE: Daily Times Monday, October 30, 2017 Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that he now plans to diver his attention to waste management in rural areas of the province. A plan has been approved and a budget of Rs 19 billion allocated for […]
IN THE NEWS: INDIA LAUNCHES NEW TRADE ROUTE TO AFGHANISTAN VIA IRAN (OCTOBER 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten India Launches New Trade Route To Afghanistan Via Iran SOURCE: Gandhara Sunday, October 29, 2017 *Iran’s Chabahar port will rival the Gwadar port in Pakistan that is being currently developed by China, India’s regional rival. The two ports are less than 80 kilometers apart India has launched […]
IN THE NEWS: THE DRAGON IN THE ROOM (OCTOBER 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The dragon in the room SOURCE: Dawn Sunday, October 29, 2017 By MUNIR AKRAM A SOUTH ASIAN crisis is still brewing after US Secretary Rex Tillerson’s speed visits to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The brief encounter in Islamabad confirmed the gulf in Pakistan-US positions. What the US […]
IN THE NEWS: WILL MAKE THE RICH ABIDE BY THE LAW IF GIVEN POWER: IMRAN KHAN (OCTOBER 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Will make the rich abide by law if given power: Imran Khan SOURCE: The Frontier Post Saturday, October 28, 2017 MIANWALI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that he will hold the rich accountable and make them abide by law if given power. Addressing […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN STUCK BETWEEN AFGHAN ROCK AND INDIAN HARD PLACE (OCTOBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan stuck between Afghan rocks and Indian hard places SOURCE: The Indian express Friday, October 27, 2017 By MOSHARRAF ZAIDI *Pakistan’s strategic position in the region is being squeezed in an elegant symphony of coordination between the spies and generals that run US foreign policy, the Narendra […]
IN THE NEWS: POVERTY AND ECONOMIC POLICIES PART 1+2 (OCTOBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Poverty and economic policies: Part – II* SOURCE: The News International Friday, October 27, 2017 By KHALID BHATTI *Part I: See below In the first part of this article, I made general points on how economic systems and policies are directly related to the level of poverty […]
IN THE NEWS: TILLERSON’S STOPOVER (OCTOBER 26, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Tillerson’s stopover SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, October 26, 2017 AMERICAN Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s short visit to Pakistan, sandwiched between trips to Afghanistan and India, has underlined the difficulties in the Pakistan-US relationship in the Trump era. Echoing US President Donald Trump, Mr Tillerson offered a tough […]