October, 2017
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN’S STRAINED ALLIANCE WITH THE HAQQANI NETWORK (OCTOBER 26, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan’s Strained Alliance With The Haqqani Network SOURCE: Gandhara Thursday, October 26, 2017 (Posted) By ABUBAKAR SIDDIQUE For nearly half a century, Pakistan’s covert alliance with the followers of an Afghan rebel cleric withstood a Soviet invasion, an Afghan civil war, and the U.S. war on terrorism. […]
IN THE NEWS: FIGHTING TERRORISM DOMINATES TILLERSON, SWARAJ TALKS (OCTOBER 25, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Fighting Terrorism Dominates Tillerson, Swaraj Talks SOURCE: TOLO News Wednesday, October 25, 2017 In India on Wednesday, Tillerson acknowledged India’s generous contributions to Afghanistan’s development but said his government had “expectations” from Pakistan. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in New […]
IN THE NEWS: GHANI REFUSES TO JOIN CPEC WHILE ACCESS TO INDIA IS BLOCKED (OCTOBER 25, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Ghani Refuses To Join CPEC While Access To India Is Blocked SOURCE: TOLO News Wednesday, October 25, 2017 President Ashraf Ghani said he will join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor only once Islamabad allows connectivity between India and Afghanistan. While in India on Tuesday, President Ashraf Ghani called […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN IS NOT KEY TO U.S. EXIT (OCTOBER 25, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan is not key to US exit SOURCE: Daily Times Wednesday, October 25, 2017 It’s not easy being Rex Tillerson. Especially when he has to fly into this country to do the bidding of an apprentice-president whom he may or may not have described as a ‘moron’. […]
IN THE NEWS: U.S. HOPES TO CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT OF INDIA-PAKISTAN RIVALRY (OCTOBER 24, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten US hopes to cut the Gordian knot of India-Pakistan rivalry SOURCE: Asia Times Tuesday, October 24, 2017 By M K BHADRAKUMAR *Washington is treading a careful diplomatic line – it appears to have co-opted Pakistani support in turning the screws on the Taliban, but also wants to […]
IN THE NEWS: RECREATING CLASSROOMS (OCTOBER 24, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Recreating classrooms SOURCE: The Express Tribune Tuesday, October 24, 2017 By FARAH ALAM As technology becomes ubiquitous, how we think, obtain information, travel and work is increasingly dependent upon the way in which technology intervenes in our lives. The exponential growth of technology has changed our world […]
IN THE NEWS: POLLUTING OUR LIVES (OCTOBER 23, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Polluting our lives SOURCE: Dawn Monday, October 23, 2017 A NEW study by the prestigious Lancet Commission on pollution and health carries important pointers for Pakistan. It states, amongst other things, that the incidence of pollution is changing: concerns about ambient air, soil and chemical pollution are […]
IN THE NEWS: THE CHANCES OF MARTIAL LAW (OCTOBER 23, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten The chances of martial law SOURCE: Daily Times Monday, October 23, 2017 By EJAZ HUSSAIN *In the coming months, it is the PML-N that will either reconcile or lose. If it confronts the army in particular and the judiciary in general, the party will be over In […]
IN THE NEWS: KARZAI SPILLS THE BEANS (OCTOBER 22, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Karzai spills the beans SOURCE: The News on Sunday Sunday, October 22, 2017 By FARMAN KAKARA To many, the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai may appear to have lost significance since he completed his term as Afghan president. Nevertheless, being a former executive head, he remains an […]
IN THE NEWS: TO DREAD OR ADORE DRONES? (OCTOBER 21, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten TO DREAD OR ADORE DRONES? SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Saturday, October 21, 2017 *THERE IS NO DENYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL U.S. STRIKES American drone attacks along the Pak-Afghan border are on the rise again. Thus far this month, counted together with ground attacks, 70 strikes were […]