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A theory of illogic : By Ayesha Siddiqain The Express Tribune, June 2nd, 2016

The writer is an independent social scientist and author of Military Inc. One of the lessons one learns as a Pakistani attending international humanities and social science conferences is that there is a dearth of contribution to theoretical literature from our country. Generating theory is a matter of serious experimentation with ideas, which are based on empirical evidence, comparison and many other aspects. But then this is not a surprise since practitioners of policy often…

Case against drones: edit in The News, June 2, 2016

Our response to the US drone attack that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansour has been similar to numerous other such attacks in the past. We condemned the obvious violation of our sovereignty but are powerless to do much else. Is it time to mount a sovereign challenge to the US drone programme in Pakistan? A case was filed against US authorities by the brother of the unlucky taxi driver who was killed alongside Mansour.…

Torkham Border Control: edit in The Nation, June 2, 2016

As the first border management system at Torkham, Khyber Agency becomes functional from Wednesday, people without a valid passport will no longer be allowed to cross into Pakistan. It is hoped that the infiltration of terrorism from this porous border will be clogged and the security situation in the country will improve drastically.It has not been an easy task to enforce this comprehensive border control plan and securing the Durand Line has been a bone…

Six killed as Taliban attack Ghazni courthouse

GHAZNI: Taliban suicide bombers wearing police uniforms raided a courthouse in the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni on Wednesday, killing six people in what they said was revenge for last month’s execution of Taliban-linked prisoners. The assault comes a day after the Taliban killed at least 10 bus passengers and kidnapped dozens of others in northern Kunduz province, as the militants step up their annual spring offensive after naming a new leader. “Four attackers entered…

Border management system starts functioning at Torkham : report in The Express Tribune, June 2nd, 2016.

LANDI KOTAL: The first border management system at Torkham, Khyber Agency, became functional on Wednesday. An official told The Express Tribune people who do not have a valid passport will no longer be allowed to cross into Pakistan. “As per National Action Plan, Pakistani authorities have asked Afghan nationals to enter the country with valid and legal documents from June 1,” he said. “The documents are also compulsory for approximately 300 students, who enter Pakistan…

Visa curbs cut number of Afghans crossing Torkham IBRAHIM SHINWARI in Dawn, June 2nd, 2016

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan summoned a senior Pakistan diplomat in Kabul on Wednesday and handed a demarche to protest over the alleged ‘harassment’ of its Consul General in Peshawar a day earlier, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said. “Pakistan’s charge d’affaires Muzam Ali was summoned today in the afternoon and a strong protest was lodged with him over the mistreatment by security personnel with the Afghan Consul General when he was heading to his residence in Peshawar,” the…

Who’s scuttling Pak-Iran ties? by Jalees Hazir in The Nation, .June 02, 2016

The writer is a freelance columnist Our screaming shouting media found another reason to scream and shout about last week. The agreement between Iran and India to develop the Chabahar port and a trilateral transit accord that included Afghanistan as well, were projected as a conspiracy against Pakistan and clear proof that Iran had teamed up with our hostile neighbors to complete our isolation in the neighborhood. Was this uproar justified? Or did it serve…

Projects in Iran, Pakistan can complement each other: China Report in Dawn, June 2nd, 2016

BEIJING: China does not see the recent move by Iran in collaboration with Afghanistan, and with financial support from India, to develop the port and road network at Chabahar for expanding regional trade as an attempt to undermine the Gwadar port project or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In fact, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is convinced that the projects have the potential to complement each other in boosting the otherwise sluggish economies of the…