Oct 31 News, Views of Interest: Home & Abroad

HOUSE DIVIDED ON PARTY LINESDEMOCRATS PUSH IMPEACHMENT RULES PKG. Specter of Nixon looming over Republican Party…Democrats going public with impeachment investigation…Televised hearings… MAULANA’S AZADI MARCH: Opposition parties bicker over Islamabad rally timing… Russia Director Leaving White House…BOLTON SET TO TESTIFY… No. Korea fires 2 missiles amid stalled talks… Has Done Nothing to Decrease Nuke Arsenal…Continue reading “Oct 31 News, Views of Interest: Home & Abroad”

‘Threat’ to Maulana and ‘Azadi March’: Punjab Issues Terror Alert

Pakistan seeks ‘continuity in democracy’ while espousing ‘enduring stability’ in the region. ‘These make the twin-wheeler going forward amid diversity it always had,” said an insider. DESPARDES — India’s RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) or the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Afghanistan can attack Maulana Fazlur Rehman led ‘Azadi March’ targeting him, reports TheContinue reading “‘Threat’ to Maulana and ‘Azadi March’: Punjab Issues Terror Alert”

Oct 30 News, Views of Interest That You Might Have Missed

SELFIE REVOLUTION Hariri resigns…Crowd erupts in joy…PICS… Traders continue with their country-wide strike…Talks with Khan govt fail…3.5 million outside the tax net, only 392,000 paying taxes… Federal ministers clash in the cabinet meeting… MAULANA FAZL SAYS ‘NO RETREAT’…‘AZADI MARCH WILL FOLLOW RULE OF LAW’… Ideologically opposite parties united for vested interests: Buzdar Weapons in rallyContinue reading “Oct 30 News, Views of Interest That You Might Have Missed”

‘Dialogue Between Tradition & Modernity’: Intl. Art Festival in Islamabad

Peace, is the “surprise” in Pakistan’s armory that has put Delhi in a check-mate, observers say. The art festival is another bud in the bouquet called “enduring stability”. DESPARDES — The first-ever International Islamabad Art Festival 2019 (IAF-19) will be held in the federal capital from November 18 to November 30, aiming to celebrate diversityContinue reading “‘Dialogue Between Tradition & Modernity’: Intl. Art Festival in Islamabad”

IT SMELLS: Modi ‘Arranges Visit’ of Extreme Far Right EU MP’s Delegation to Locked-down Kashmir

IRSHAD SALIM — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has reportedly allowed a delegation of 30 European Union (EU) Members of Parliament (MPs), drawn mainly from extreme right-wing parties, to be the first international delegation to visit India-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday. Thierry Mariani, a Euro MP for France’s far-right National Rally, told AFP “we are goingContinue reading “IT SMELLS: Modi ‘Arranges Visit’ of Extreme Far Right EU MP’s Delegation to Locked-down Kashmir”

Oct 27, 28 News, Views of Interest That You Might Have Missed

The Ku Klux Klan is slowly rising again… Pakistan snubs India’s request to use airspace for Modi’s flight to Saudi Arabia… California declares state of emergency over wildfires, winds… Thousands battle fires… BLACKOUT FOR MILLIONS… New normal? Nawaz’s health slips into danger zone… Azadi March Kicks Off…Govt, Opp. strike deal on venue……away from Islamabad RedContinue reading “Oct 27, 28 News, Views of Interest That You Might Have Missed”

Oct 25, 26: NEWS, VIEWS of Interest That You Might Have Missed

More evidence of cover-up of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan… Pakistani business tycoons offer to take over multi-trillion dollar Reko Diq copper and gold mines… Why Pakistan’s New Energy Proposal Is A Double-Edged Sword… Karachi commissioner tweets: ‘No laundry! Only flowers on the balconies’…Citizens baffled… How Much Pakistan May Have Lost While Contesting the RekoContinue reading “Oct 25, 26: NEWS, VIEWS of Interest That You Might Have Missed”