by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 20th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir engaged with US scholars and foreign policy experts in Washington on Tuesday on the last leg of his week-long visit to the United States. The meeting covered the regional security situation in South Asia and economic stability in Pakistan, which some of the participants thought was linked to political stability and security in the country. On Monday, the army…
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by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 18th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir unleashed a charm offensive on the Pakistani diaspora, whom he met at a community dinner hosted by the Pakistan embassy last week. Among the attendees were individuals of diverse influence: investors, physicians, IT professionals, engineers, university professors, financial experts, and economists. Despite their varied backgrounds, they shared a common claim: leadership within the Pakistani community in America. Some even…
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 9th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Chairman the Implementation of Minority Rights Forum, Samuel Makson Payara, on Friday moved a fresh application before the Supreme Court seeking early fixation of Aug 16 tragic Jaranwala incident case in which 20 churches and over a dozen homes belonging to the Christian community were damaged. A two-page application reminded that at the last hearing on Sept 8, a three-judge Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan,…
AFP report, Dec 04, 2023HERAT, Afghanistan: Dozens of Shiite women demonstrated in western Afghanistan on Sunday against attacks on the Muslim minority at the funeral of several members of their community killed days before. The women shouted, “Death to the murderers” and “We need security” during the funeral in Herat city´s Jebrael area, Hussain Azimi, a member of the ulama, or council of religious scholars, told AFP. They were among several hundred people gathered to…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:13 PMThe former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that the international community should not seek the forcible removal of the current government of Afghanistan from power, but encourage the Islamic Emirate to reform its policies through inter-Afghan dialogues. In an interview with Japanese media, Hamid Karzai asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately allow education for girls, and this could be a step towards “legitimate government” and the…
by Sumudu Chamara in The Daily Morning, Nov 23, 2023 * Seek collective measures for ‘lack’ of Budgetary support, new Bill, Indian poachingA group of Northern fishermen yesterday (22) revealed that they have planned to hold discussions with Southern fishermen in order to consider collective measures to a host of issues faced by Sri Lanka’s fisheries community. They claimed that the Budget 2024 has failed to provide the much needed support for the economic crisis-affected…
Report in Prothom Alo, 23 Oct 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured the people of the Hindu community of the country that Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will always remain beside them as was in the past. “We, the Awami League, was always beside you and will remain beside you . . ,” she said while addressing the Hindu devotees during her visit to the Durga Puja mandap (pandal) at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in…
By Malik Asad | Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, October 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The latest judgement providing a right to appeal, but eliminating the retrospective effect of the law, in cases decided under Article 184(3) has divided the legal community, which hotly debated the ramifications of this decision for PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday. Lawyer Mohammad Ikram Chaudhry told Dawn that in decisions in which a review has not been filed, an application could be…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 30, 2023The US envoy for Afghan women and human rights, Rina Amiri, on Saturday, said that the global consensus is clear. If the Taliban does not respect women’s rights, it cannot join the international community. Amiri, on her social media platform X, revealed that during the 78th UN General Assembly, she engaged in high-level meetings with officials from various countries, concentrating specifically on Afghanistan and the challenges faced by…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 27, 2023 at 10:30 PMThe head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, in her briefing to the UN Security Council, said the policies of the current Afghan government that drive the exclusion of women are “unacceptable to the international community.” UNAMA in a statement quoted Otunbayeva as saying that “UNAMA’s human rights efforts are focused on engaging and enabling the de facto authorities to establish an inclusive, responsive system of governance, including policing,…
Educational Inferno
Editorial in The Nation, Dec31, 2023The recent arson attack on a government higher secondary school for girls in Kotka Mambati Barakzai is a reprehensible act that not only undermines educational infrastructure but also poses a threat to the future of young students. Suspected militants targeted the school, located in Miryan tehsil, on Thursday night, setting ablaze the science lab and valuable equipment. This deliberate destruction reflects a distressing disregard for the importance of education and…