October, 2018
IN THE NEWS: SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS AASIA BIBI’S BLASPHEMY DEATH SENTENCE (OCTOBER 31, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten SC overturns Aasia Bibi’s blasphemy death sentence SOURCE: Daily Times Wednesday, October 31, 2018 The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far as the […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN’S DEBT POLICY HAS BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK… (OCTOBER 30, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan’s debt policy has brought us to the brink. Another five years of the same is unsustainable PTI has been dealt a tough hand but we can’t afford to see the party fail. SOURCE: Dawn Tuesday, October 30, 2018 By UZAIR YOUNUS Pakistan is facing an economic […]
IN THE NEWS: A CASE FOR REVERSAL (OCTOBER 30, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten A Case For Reversal SOURCE: The Nation Tuesday, October 30, 2018 EDITORIAL There is fear among political society that the 18thamendment to the Constitution, a piece of landmark legislation which lent greater autonomy to the provinces and divested the president of all his executive authority, might be […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHANISTAN ELECTION WORKERS ATTACKED BY ISIS SUICIDE BOMBER (OCTOBER 29, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghanistan election workers attacked by ISIS suicide bomber SOURCE: Afghanistan Sun Monday, October 29, 2018 By SHEETAL SUKHIJA • A suicide bomber blew himself up near the election commission in Kabul • The bomber detonated explosives near official vehicles close to the election commission • ISIS claimed […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHANS VOTE IN KANDAHAR ELECTIONS DELAYED BY VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 28, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghans Vote In Kandahar Elections Delayed By Violence SORCE: RFE/RL Sunday, October 28,2018 Afghans in the country’s southern province of Kandahar voted in parliamentary elections on October 27, a week after 32 of the country’s 34 provinces went to the polls. The Kandahar governor’s office assured voters […]
IN THE NEWS: MULLAH BARADAR’S RELEASE FULFILS AFGHAN DEMAND, SAYS U.S. (OCTOBER 27, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Mullah Baradar’s release fulfils Afghan demand, says US SOURCE: Dawn Saturday, October 27, 2018 By ANWAR IQBAL *Diplomatic circles in Washington see Mullah Baradar’s release as opening new possibilities for improvement in US-Pakistan relations WASHINGTON: Founding Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s release is the fulfilment of […]
IN THE NEWS: ‘PAK THREE TIMES TERROR RISK THAN SYRIA’ (OCTOBER 27, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten ‘Pak three times terror risk to humanity than Syria’ SOURCE: Afghanistan Sun Saturday, October 27, 2018 London [UK], Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan, which remains the breeding ground and supporter of global terrorism, is responsible for three times the terror risk to humanity that Syria poses, says a […]
IN THE NEWS: NATO FORCES END ‘FACE-TO-FACE’ CONTACTS WITH AFGHAN CONTACTS (OCTOBER 26, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten NATO Forces End’ Face-to-Face’ Contacts With Afghan Partners SOURCE: Voice of America Fiday, October 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – U.S.-led international forces in Afghanistan have temporarily scaled back “face-to-face” contacts with local partners after two “insider” attacks in the past week that killed a revered top Afghan […]
IN THE NEWS: FOR UZBEKISTAN, TEACHING SPELLS PROSPERITY IN AFGHANISTAN (OCTOBER 25, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten For Uzbekistan, teaching spells prosperity in Afghanistan SOURCE: Eurasianet Thursday, October 25,2018 Since moving to Termez for his studies, the strangest thing for Asadullah Azizi has been to hear Uzbek spoken everywhere. The 24-year-old is himself an ethnic Uzbek, but his mother tongue gets little public exposure […]
IN THE NEWS: ‘KASHMIR REMAINS THE CORE UNRESOLVED AGENDA’, ARMY CHIEF SAYS DURING VISIT TO LOC (OCTOBER 25, 2018)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten ‘Kashmir remains the core unresolved agenda,’ army chief says during visit to LoC SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, October 25, 2018 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited Pakistani troops deployed at the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the military’s […]