November, 2017
INTO THE NEWS: HEART OF ASIA SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON SECURITY, ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY (NOVEMBER 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Heart Of Asia Summit To Focus On Security, Economic Connectivity SOURCE: TOLO News Thursday, November 30, 3017 By MIR HAIDARSHAH OMID *Ghani To Sign Seven Agreements At Heart Of Asia Conference; President Ghani’s spokesman says the agreements will facilitate Afghanistan’s access to global markets and provide connectivity […]
IN THE NEWS: GEN NICHOLSON CHASING MIRAGE IN AFGHANISTAN? (NOVEMBER 30, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Gen Nicholson chasing mirage in Afghanistan? SOURCE: Daily Times Thursday, November 30, 2017 By IMTIAZ GUL Gen John Nicholson, the top US general in Afghanistan, has once more reiterated his country’s displeasure over Pakistan’s alleged support for the Afghan Taliban and said there have been no signs […]
IN THE NEWS: IRAN FUMES AS PAKISTAN EMBRACES KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Iran fumes as Pakistan embraces Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SOURCE: The Nation Wednesday, November 29, 2017 By SHAFQAT ALI ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s closeness to Saudi Arabia and former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif’s formal appointment as the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition commander has left Iran fuming as […]
IN THE NEWS: SURRENDERING TO MOB RULE (NOVEMBER 29, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Surrendering to mob rule SOURCE: Dawn Wednesday, November 29, 2017 By ZAHID HUSSAIN THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of extremists holding the nation’s capital hostage. The six-point agreement brokered by the military leadership is virtually a […]
IN THE NEWS: BLASPHEMY AS A WEAPON (NOVEMBER 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten BLASPHEMY AS A WEAPON SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Tuesday, November 28, 2017 *IN PAKISTAN, THE CONTROVERSIAL LAW HELPED THE FRINGE LABAIK BRING THE GOVERNMENT TO ITS KNEES An obscure Islamist group in Pakistan has brought down a federal minister and dealt the government a stinging blow with the […]
IN THE NEWS: ARMY, RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS RETURN TO CENTRE IN PAKISTAN (NOVEMBER 28, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Army, religious extremists return to centre in Pakistan The Indian Express Tuesday, November 28, 2017 By JYOTI MALHOTRA *The return of the Pakistani army front and centre to Pakistani politics will, once again severely destabilize the region As India marked nine years of its Mumbai horror on […]
IN THE NEWS: SPECIAL FORCES ARE AFGHANISTAN’S MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON AGAINST INSURGENTS (NOVEMBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Special Forces Are Afghanistan’s Most Effective Weapon Against Insurgents Source: Gandhara Monday, November 27, 2017 By MUSTAFA SARWAR *Afghan special forces are leading the fight against Taliban and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan Patang Qureshi is proud to do his part to defend his homeland. As a […]
IN THE NEWS: WHITHER PAKISTAN, AS HISTORY MENACES PRESENT AND FUTURE? (NOVEMBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Whither Pakistan, as history menaces present and future? SOURCE: Asia Times Monday, November 27, 2017 By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR Dramatic developments in Pakistan over the past three weeks evoke a certain sense of deja vu: rampaging mobs causing a breakdown of law and order; mainstream political parties watching […]
IN THE NEWS: TLY CHIEF KHADIM RIZVI ORDERS FOLLOWERS TO END SIT-INS ACROSS COUNTRY AFTER GOVT GIVES IN TO DEMANDS (NOVEMBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten TLY chief Khadim Rizvi orders followers to end sit-ins across country after govt gives in to demands SOURCE: Dawn Monday, November 27, 2017 By SHAKEEL QARAR and JAVED HUSSAIN After the weeks-long protest that virtually paralysed the capital and saw several people losing their lives, the government […]
IN THE NEWS: HAFIZ SAEED IS A METAPHOR FOR PAKISTAN DYSFUNCTIONALITY (NOVEMBER 27, 2017)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Hafiz Saeed is a metaphor for Pakistan dysfunctionality SOURCE: The Indian express Monday, November 27, 2017 By T.C.A. RAGHAVANAN *The sense of victimhood in Pakistan is largely self-referential. It is unable to comprehend how feeble these protestations appear to those outside. And however much Pakistan tries to […]