Two Christian nurses booked under blasphemy charges in Pakistan
The nurses are accused of removing the stickers inscribed with Islamic verses from the wall of a hospital ward where psychiatric patients are being treated.
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LAHORE:
Two Christian nurses have been booked under blasphemy charges in Pakistan s Punjab province following a complaint by hospital authorities, police said, as people staged demonstrations against the duo demanding strict action against them.
According to police, an FIR has been registered against the two nurses, Mariyum Lal and Newish Arooj, working in District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, Faisalabad, on Friday on the complaint filed by Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Mohammad Ali.
Breaking the deadlocks
April 5, 2021
The last week of March saw some interesting developments regarding trade between India and Pakistan. First, the PTI-led government showed some willingness to resume bilateral trade and then in a quick about-turn reneged on its initial announcement when PM Imran Khan took yet another U-turn which has now become a hallmark of his politics.
We need to see the trade relations between India and Pakistan in a much broader perspective of some geopolitical realities of this entire region. There are many players which affect each other to gain their own immediate advantages and by doing so they put all prospects of peace in danger. There is not only one deadlock between India and Pakistan; there are multiple deadlocks that we need to look at before we try to break them for enhanced trade relations in the Subcontinent as well as from Central Asia to South Asia.
Pakistan Seen As Repeating ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ In Afghanistan
April 01, 2021
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Pakistani leaders have spent decades touting their role in shaping the various phases of war in Afghanistan that saw Islamabad gain influence in Afghan politics despite its often-acrimonious relationship with Kabul.
Leaders in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, home to Pakistan’s powerful military, once again see themselves on the cusp of a historic opportunity to shape Afghanistan’s future and fend off threats from ethno-nationalists and the influence of regional archrival India.
But observers say the prospect of Pakistan’s Taliban allies assuming power or becoming major powerbrokers is likely to be a hollow victory for Islamabad reminiscent of the 1990s, when a civil war followed the April 1992 demise of Afghanistan’s socialist government. The ensuing chaos forced millions of Afghans to seek shelter in Pakistan, which faced international isolation in a post-Cold War world defined
Local government and Pakistan’s reluctant political elite
Even when elections are held, power is hardly devolved to the last tier
The writer is a public policy analyst based in Lahore and be reached at [email protected]
Like many issues, the decision that the local body elections are the lifeline of a democratic system sans which governance remains an incomplete project leading to civil unrest has failed to make a wave with the Pakistani politicians. Even Imran Khan, who has been thumping his chest in favour of the local government system when in opposition, has failed to give local government its due stature.
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