Thousand Oaks bar patrons scrambled in fear as gunman killed 12 By: Faith Karimi on November 10, 2018At the first gunshot, people dancing and having a good time at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, tried to process the pop they just heard. The pops kept coming and many in the place dived to the floor, searching for a way out. Some people moved to put themselves between the shooter and his potential targets. Teylor Whittler, a California Lutheran University … [Read more...] about Thousand Oaks bar patrons scrambled in fear as gunman killed 12
Pakistan’s Christian woman Asia Bibi may flee Pakistan amid Islamist threats after blasphemy acquittal By: AP on November 10, 2018A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad on Thursday remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed. Aasia Bibi was with her family and under heavy security after being transferred to the Pakistani capital overnight from her detention facility in … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Christian woman Asia Bibi may flee Pakistan amid Islamist threats after blasphemy acquittal
Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi ‘freed’ from jail By: Agencies on November 10, 2018Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row on charge of blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said. “She has been freed. I’ve been told that she is on a plane but nobody knows where she will land,” her lawyer Saif-ul-Malook said in a message to AFP news agency on Wednesday. Bibi, 53, was flown on Wednesday night to a facility in the capital, Islamabad, … [Read more...] about Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi ‘freed’ from jail
Water scarcity in Pakistan — A bigger threat than terrorism on November 10, 2018A UNDP report says that Pakistani authorities are negligent about an impending water crisis that is posing a serious threat to the country’s stability. Experts say the South Asian country is likely to dry up by 2025. The major threat that Pakistan faces today is not Islamist terrorism but water scarcity. While the former makes headlines all over the world, the latter is an issue that is hardly … [Read more...] about Water scarcity in Pakistan — A bigger threat than terrorism
Future proofing water resources By: M Arshed Rafiq on November 9, 2018Although, water fever is high in the country these days due to sustained interest being taken by the Apex Court but there are other avenues than just the ‘dam’ where focus must be diverted as well. First, the tap water, which was abundant and safe to drink a few decades ago, has become unfit for drinking and is likely to become unavailable in the next few years. How the luxury of bottled water … [Read more...] about Future proofing water resources
Democracy in Pakistan: a political chessboard By: Muhammad Hani on November 9, 2018Why do we hold elections? A question over which I’ve been pondering after recent GE election held on 25th July. It was Pakistan’s 13th general election including one indirect election and two non party based elections. Elections are mandatory in democratically governed states. Its purpose is to have the ‘government of the people, by the people and for the people’. However, the essence of democracy … [Read more...] about Democracy in Pakistan: a political chessboard
Water woes, challenges and way forward By: Muhammad Bilal Abdul Ghani on November 9, 2018According to one survey Pakistan has only water storage capacity only for thirty day as compare to international standard given of 120 days. Moreover, India is continuously stealing our liquid gold with each passing day as it has started more than twenty small and large scale water projects on the rivers of Pakistan. Water reservoirs are major source of hydro power production, Pakistan has hydro … [Read more...] about Water woes, challenges and way forward
CPEC and Islamic finance By: Syed Ali Imran on November 9, 2018China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the first and foremost implementation of China’s great vision about revival of ancient Silk Route, known as One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This corridor will connect China to Indian Ocean through Pakistan’s Gwadar Port situated in its province Baluchistan. Upon completion of BRI first phase, ie CPEC, countries which are going … [Read more...] about CPEC and Islamic finance
Afghanistan: historic arena for great games By: Saleem Qamar Butt on November 8, 2018During an intellectual discussion with a large number of regional and subject experts from Western and Central Asian Republics, I posed a question to the participants, “can someone comment why Afghanistan has repeatedly remained victim of invasions, infighting and Great Games?” No one came out with a clear reply; supposedly, not for the reason that they didn’t know the answer, but perhaps it could … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: historic arena for great games
The last straw — American withdrawal from the INF Treaty By: Ayesha Abbasi on November 8, 2018Historically US and the Soviet Union have shared enmity since the end of World War II. During Cold War while the relations remained strained between both States, numerous initiatives were negotiated and implemented to ensure that the friction did not escalate – eventually crossing the nuclear threshold. While said initiatives remained effective in preventing any major altercation between the … [Read more...] about The last straw — American withdrawal from the INF Treaty
