by Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, July 11th, 2017 KARACHI: An inquiry into the recent jailbreak by two high-profile militants of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi has revealed that some militants belonging to banned outfits were virtually running the affairs of the Central Prison Karachi by imposing their will on jail staff who follow their instructions due to fear or incompetence, it emerged on Monday. Sources quoting the report of the inquiry conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department of police told…
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by Shamim Ahamed in bdnews24.com, July 8, 2017 The Awami League started working out strategies two years before the 2019 general election which its general secretary says will not be ‘very easy ‘ to win. Obaidul Quader says there can be strategic changes in his party but it will never move away from its ‘roots’. Speaking to a group of reporters at the Setu Bhaban on Friday, Quader hinted at expanding the coalition it leads.…
by Sartaj Khan in The News, July 11, 2017 The writer is an independent researcher. In his series, ‘The mullah and the Pakhtun’ published in the News pages on June 29, June 30 and July 2, Zalan Khan has contributed to a very important debate. Unfortunately, his analysis of the mullah and his position in Pakhtun society received less attention than it deserves. It is a great misconception that the mullah was considered inferior in…
by Khursheed Sardar in The Nation, July 11, 2017 Pinning the burden of responsibility for all of Pakistan’s ills on a certain Gen Zia-ul-Haq has been a Pakistani summer ritual for decades. This, of course, does not mean that it isn’t observed during other seasons. But the 43-day window between July 5 and August 17, allows many of us to reiterate the most lethargic of clichés regarding Zia. That Zia is still alive is almost…
by Aziz Ali Dad in The News, July 11, 2017 The writer is a freelance columnist based in Gilgit. The issue of sectarian violence in Gilgit-Baltistan cannot be analysed through an idealised view that tends to paint the region as an idyllic paradise where no violence ever occurred before the advent of modernity. The reality is that sectarian violence has been a part of the history of Gilgit-Baltistan. Throughout history, Gilgit had been depopulated and…
by Frank Tang in South China Morning Post, July 11, 2017 China’s leadership headed by President Xi Jinping is still facing “significant obstacles” in reining in credit growth and reducing financial risks, the government’s top economic priority, according to a report by the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. where Xi and other leaders are expected to discuss how to prevent any form of financial crisis hitting the world’s second largest economy. Standard & Poor’s said…
Report on bdnews24.com, July 10, 2017 at 16:36:46.0 BdST The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the corruption trials of BNP leaders Moudud Ahmed and Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. The two had petitioned the court to review an appeal verdict from 2014, which ordered the continuation of their trials on charges of illegal earnings and hiding income. But the three-member appeals bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha dismissed their pleas on Monday. There…