Saturday, May 19th, 2018
Pakistan expresses concern over Modi’s inauguration of Kishanganga plant in IOK
ISLAMABAD, MAY 19 (DNA) – Pakistan has expressed serious concerns over the inauguration of Kishanganga plant in occupied Kashmir by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi will inaugurate the hydroelectric power plant in occupied Kashmir, prompting protest from Pakistan that says the project on a river flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies. The 330 megawatt Kishanganga hydropower station, work on which started in 2009, is one of the projects that India has fast-tracked in the volatile state under Modi amid frosty ties between the nuclear-armed countries. Pakistan has opposedRead More
CPEC raison d’être for Pakistan’s Economy
Nabeel Hussain Economic integration, spillover effect and complex interdependence have always remained quintessential topics in international relations and international politics. Ernst B Hass illustrates in his theory of Neo Functionalism that integration and cooperation between two states results in cooperation with other states and it has “spillover” effect on rest of the other states. The cooperation could be in form of politics, economy, culture etc. Such spillover effect further affects other states creating regional economic integration and after that it reaches the point of supra regionalism with multiple states. FurtherRead More
Amir calls for lasting solution to Palestine issue
ISTANBUL, MAY 19 (DNA) – Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday addressed the opening session of the Emergency Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine. H H the Amir said that without a just solution to the cause of Palestine and redressing its people, this 70 year old bloodshed cannot be stopped. He said the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories needs sincere positions and political will to take meaningful steps to eliminate the occupation. “This is a prelude to any just solution.” H HRead More
PPP finalizes three names for caretaker Sindh CM
KARACHI, MAY 19 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday has finalized three names for interim Chief Minister of Sindh (CM). According to sources, former Election Commissioner Sonu Khan Baloch is favorite candidate for the post while names of Justice (r) Zahid Qurban and former Chief Secretary Fazal-ur-Rehman are also under consideration. The senior leadership of the party has also approved the names however, the final decision will be taken after consultation with opposition. On the other hand, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Leader of Opposition in NationalRead More
Lodhi urges UN to implement resolutions regarding Kashmir, Palestine at int’l forums
ISLAMABAD, MAY 19 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday said that United Nations has been urged to implement resolutions regarding the sufferings of Kashmiris and Palestinians at international forums. Addressing a session on international peace and stability, Lodhi said that the politics of super powers is barricading the resolutions regarding Kashmir and Palestine issue. Such efforts should be discouraged, she asserted. The ambassador said that time has come to make UNO more unbiased and effective. Earlier, Pakistan had expressed support to any Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) initiative to alleviateRead More
Pakistani student among victims of Texas school shooting
TEXAS, MAY 19 (DNA) – Sabika Sheikh, a Pakistani exchange student, is one of the student victims in Friday’s shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Sabika was an exchange student with YES, which is funded by the US State Department. It provides scholarships for secondary school students from countries with significant Muslim populations to spend one academic year in the US. The Pakistan embassy in Washington confirmed Sheikh’s death in a series of tweets. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sabika’s family and friends,” Pakistani ambassador to theRead More