Chitral must be linked with CPEC on January 12, 2017Islamabad: Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, said the government must link Chitral to the tremendous trade and economic opportunities that will arise from the opening of the Lowari Tunnel and the CPEC projects. Addressing a round-table conference ‘Devising our own Destiny: A Model for Collaborative Partnership for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth […]
Peace only possible if disputes settled: Pakistan on January 11, 2017 UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for a decisive shift from responding to crises to preventing them in order to accomplish sustainable peace. “Sustainable peace is a challenge and cannot be achieved unless the underlying causes of conflicts are addressed: poverty; environmental degradation; political and economic injustice; ethnic, tribal and religious tensions; and external interference […]
Wounds that wont heal on January 10, 2017Often when one sees a happy child strolling along a pavement with an ice-cream cone in one hand and his dog’s leash in the other, one is immediately filled with joy. Because children can do that to you, they can bring a smile on your face without even breaking the slightest of sweat. But, nobody […]