By GHULAM ABBAS in Pakistan Today, May 23, 2017 The government has not passed budget of the Gilgit Baltistan Council even after 11 months of this financial year to be closed on June 30. The budget session could not be held in the absence of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as chairman of the council despite scheduling the meeting repeatedly in Gilgit. After the first meeting, held on May 19, 2016, the council could not…
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by Dr Zahoor Khan in Daily Times, 23-May-17 The writer is Asst Prof of Economics,Inst of Management Sciences, Peshawar. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not just a hot topic in print and electronic media but the term CPEC has also become a buzzword among the masses. However, the question is how to maximise benefits from the corridor and minimise negative externalities for Pakistan. Mere desire or wish to achieve something is not enough.…
By Zhang Yiqian and Xie Wenting in Global Times, May 22, 2017 at 18:18 hrs * A video of a college student hitting a noisy four-year-old in a restaurant recently went viral. It sparked wide discussion as to whether Chinese youth are becoming increasingly “kidphobic” ** On Internet forums there have long been discussions about misbehaving children and whether deciding to remain childfree is acceptable *** Some argue “kidphobia” is caused by the one-child policy…
report in Prothom Alo, May 23, 2017 The sudden raid on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson’s Gulshan office has given rise to suspicion and tension among the party men. The policymakers of the party think that there might be three reasons for the raid. They also think that the raid might be a political strategy of the government. A number of senior BNP leaders think that the government was passing on the message through the…
News Analysis by Sumaiya Shams Dhaka Tribune, May 20, 2017 The prime minister takes off today to attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While all eyes will be on US President Donald Trump who is slated to address the Islamic world for the first time, the PM’s trip takes on a special significance for us because of a number of recent initiatives taken up by the government that suggest…
By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, May 23, 2017 Dhaka: The ruling Awami League is considering floating a new front, which will be the party’s religious wing with representatives from Islamic scholars and thinkers. Though some Islamic organisations at times claimed their allegiance to the AL, the party is seriously thinking of giving a full-fledged shape to its Islamic front so that people supporting Islam as a religion and the AL as a…