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Serving time in others’ stead

by FM Mizanur Rahaman in The Daily Star in Nov 9, 2023When “Senuwara Begum” of Cox’s Bazar surrendered to a court and eventually landed in prison in connection with a narcotics case, there was no reason for suspicion. However, when her fingerprints were taken in jail last month so that those could be matched with the records in the NID server, Senuwara turned out to be Monira Begum of Teknaf. A probe found that Monira…

‘Secret’ arms deal with US for Ukraine war helped Pakistan secure IMF bailout: Report

report in Intercept, Sep 18, 2023A recent report by US-based non-profit organisation The Intercept claims that Pakistan had secretly supplied arms that were eventually used to aid Ukrainian forces combat Russia amid the ongoing war. This indicates Islamabad’s indirect involvement in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. According to the Intercept, Pakistan is known as a production hub for the types of basic munitions needed for grinding warfare. Notably, some open source reports about…