March, 2019
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN: WATER WOES (MARCH 31, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Water woes SOURCE: The News on Sunday Sunday, March 31, 2019 By SHAHZADA IRFAN AHMED *Groundwater depletion is causing scarcity of drinking water. Will the ongoing legislation in Punjab Assembly help the situation? There is an urgent need to formulate a policy on ground water extraction The […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN – JAMAAT-e-ISLAMI TODAY (MARCH 31, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Jamaat-e-Islami today SOURCE: The News on Sunday Sunday, March 31, 2019 By TAHIR KAMRAN ‘What went wrong with Jamaat-e-Islami? [henceforth as Jamaat or JI]’ This query by a few young scholars nudged me to contemplate about its role in Pakistan’s politics which to my contention has been […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN’S DEEP FRUSTRATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN – ANALYSED (MARCH 30, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan’s Deep Frustrations on Afghanistan- Analysed: SOURCE: South Asia Analysis Group Saturday, March 30, 3019 By SUBHASH KAPILA Pakistan’s deep frustrations in March 2019 on Afghanistan stands manifested by Pakistan PM Imran Khan calling for installation of an Interim Government in Kabul. United States needs to evidently […]
IN THE NEWS: EU SHOWS A CLEAR STANCE IN AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS (MARCH 30, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten EU Shows a Clear Stance in Afghan Peace Process SOURCE: Daily Outlook Afghanistan Saturday, March 30, 2019 Editorial Few days ago, Federica Maria Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, came to Kabul and met with President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN PM’S REMARK ON AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS STIR DIPLOMATIC ROW (MARCH 29, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan PM’s remarks on Afghan peace process stir diplomatic row SOURCE: Al Jazeera Friday, March 29, 2019 By HIKMAT NOORI *Afghans criticise Imran Khan for suggesting setting up of an interim government to help with peace talks with Taliban *Khan’s comments have sparked a war of words […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN MILITARY COULD POSE THREAT IF AID ENDS: U.S. REPORT (MARCH 29, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten AFGHAN MILITARY COULD POSE THREAT IF AID ENDS: U.S. REPORT SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Friday, March 29, 2019 *FINDINGS SUGGEST INSTABILITY RISKS IF PAYCHECKS TO 300,000 ARMED SECURITY FORCES PERSONNEL STOP The Afghan military could pose a serious threat to the country’s security if international aid comes to […]
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN BRIEFS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS ON PULWAMA FINDINGS (MARCH 28, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan briefs foreign diplomats on Pulwama findings SOURCE: The Express Tribune Thursday, March 28, 2019 ISLAMABAD : Pakistan on Wednesday shared preliminary findings with India and presented New Delhi with a set of questions after conducting an investigation in connection to the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack […]
IN THE NEWS: US TRYING TO CONVINCE ALL PARTIES IN AFGHAN PEACE: POMPEO (MARCH 28, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten US Trying To Convince All Parties In Afghan Peace: Pompeo SOURCE: TOLO News Thursday, March 28, 2019 By KARIM AMINI * Khalilzad Briefed Ghani On Peace Talks Except The Last Round * Afghans Will Not Accept Islamic Emirate System: Political Parties Testifying before House of Representatives Foreign […]
IN THE NEWS: FALSE STARTS, FALTERING ECONOMY (MARCH 28, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten False starts, faltering economy SOURCE: Dawn Thursday, March 28, 2019 By KHURRAM HUSAIN BACK in December 2018, Finance Minister Asad Umar was telling almost everyone he met that the economy has turned the corner, that improvements have begun to materialise, that green shoots are growing. For evidence, […]
IN THE NEWS: REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY GUARANTEES LASTING AFGHAN PEACE (MARCH 27, 2019)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Regional Connectivity Guarantees Lasting Afghan Peace SOURCE: Gandhara Wednesday, March 27, 2019 By SAMIM ARIF For most of the 20th century, Afghanistan was regarded as a global backwater. Geographic isolation in the Asian heartland amid major powers had left the mountainous country with no prospects of playing […]