June, 2018
IN THE NEWS: BALOCHISTAN CONTINUES TO SUFFER DESPITE CPEC (JUNE 30, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Balochistan continues to suffer despite CPEC SOURCE: Daily Times Saturday, June 30, 2018 By SHAKEEL PHULLAN Balochistan is considered as the richest province of Pakistan which constitutes 44 percent of the country’s territory. It is also host to multiple natural resources like precious metals, mineral resources and […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES END OF CEASE-FIRE WITH TALIBAN (JUNE 30, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghan President Announces End Of Cease-Fire With Taliban SOURCE: Gandhara Saturday. June 30, 2018 Afghan forces were ordered to resume operations against Taliban fighters after President Ashraf Ghani announced an official end to the government’s unilateral cease-fire. At a June 30 news conference in Kabul, Ashraf Ghani […]
IN THE NEWS: WATER SCARCITY FALLS INTO DANGER ZONE (JUNE 29, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Water scarcity falls into danger zone SOURCE: The News International Friday, June 29, 2018 By KHALID MUSTAFA ISLAMABAD: Amid the debate on water crisis across the country and emergence of the chief justice of Pakistan on the scene stressing for building dams in the country, a further […]
IN THE NEWS: PPP’S ELECTION MANIFESTO VOWS TO ‘DEVELOP AND SAVE’ PAKISTAN (JUNE 29, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten PPP’s election manifesto vows to ‘develop and save’ Pakistan SOURCE: Daily Times Friday, June 29, 2018 *’BB ka wada nibhana hai, Pakistan bachana hai’ plan promises to curtail hunger, rebuild country’s economy and foster harmony between different state institutions *Bilawal says PPP govt will withdraw all actions […]
IN THE NEWS: LESSONS OF HAMBANTOTA (JUNE 28, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Lessons of Hambantota SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, June 28, 2018 By KHURRAM HUSAIN A LARGE number of people have once again begun asking whether Pakistan is walking in the footsteps of Sri Lanka in its growing engagement with China. The new talk has been sparked by a long […]
IN THE NEWS: TALIBAN, I.S. FIGHTING IN REMOTE AFGHAN PROVINCE (JUNE 28, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taliban, IS Fighting In Remote Afghan Province SOURCE: Gandhara Thursday, June 28, 2018 By ROHULLAH ANWARI and ABUBAKAR SIDDIQUE Officials and residents in eastern Afghanistan say clashes between the hard-line Afghan Taliban and the ultra-radical Islamic State (IS) have continued for a second day. Abdul Ghani Musamim, […]
IN THE NEWS: TALIBAN ANNOUNCES ITS READINESS TO FIND A ‘PEACEFUL SOLUTION’ (JUNE 27, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taliban Announces Its Readiness To Find A ‘Peaceful Solution’ SOURCE: TOLO News Wednesday, June 27, 2018 *In a letter issued late Monday night, the Taliban says the US must accept the demands of the people as it “wants a peaceful resolution” to the war The Taliban announced […]
IN THE NEWS: QUESTIONS RAISED OVER PAKISTANI LEADERS’ ASSET DECLARATIONS (JUNE 27, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Questions raised over Pakistani leaders’ asset declarations SOURCE: Asia Times Wednesday, June 27, 2018 By F.M. SHAKIL *Some leading politicians tried to play down their wealth as the country’s poor get ready to vote in upcoming general elections One month from now the poorest of the poor […]
IN THE NEWS: PML-N LAUNCHES ELECTION CAMPAIGN FROM KARACHI (JUNE 26, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten PML-N launches election campaign from Karachi SOURCE: Daily Times Tuesday, June 26, 2018 * Shehbaz says his party will fulfil all promises made ahead of upcoming polls * No compromise on national unity on issue of Kalabagh Dam * PML-N will rid port city of garbage heaps […]
IN THE NEWS: ‘GREEN GOLD’. PAKISTAN PLANTS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TREES (JUNE 26, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten ‘Green gold’: Pakistan plants hundreds of millions of trees SOURCE: The News International Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Heroshah: The change is drastic: around the region of Heroshah, previously arid hills are now covered with forest as far as the horizon. In north-western Pakistan, hundreds of millions of […]