December 16. The Bangladesh people celebrate the day as Victory Day – a victory through vanquishing the armed forces of the neo-colonial state of Pakistan.
Daily Times
July 7, 2021
A single irresponsible statement by any public office holder can cause unimaginable damage to a country and its interests. This is especially true if that public office holder is the chief executive of the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent remarks about Pakistan’s diplomats was one such statement.
In the recently held virtual meeting with Pakistan’s diplomats and envoys in different countries, the prime minister chided them publicly for not having the best interests of overseas Pakistanis at heart.
This one act has caused irreparable damage to the morale of diplomats and undermined all their services to Pakistan and its citizens overseas. The prime minister went as far as comparing Pakistani diplomats with those from India and praising the latter for working far better. I am not arguing that criticism should not be levelled where it is due. However, any criticism must be cognizant of ground realities and constructive in nature.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
SILCHAR: The five Assembly seats of Karimganj district – Ratabari, Patharkandi, Badarpur, Kaimganj (North) and Karimganj (South) – are set to witness tough and straight fight between the BJP-led alliance and the Congress-AIUDF combine.
Other parties like the CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), the SUCI and independents are almost inconsequential. The focus of interest is Karimganj (North), considered prestigious for the BJP-led brigade and the Congress-led alliance as well. This is mainly an urban population-based constituency where the voters have shown their preference for the Left, AGP and the Congress till the entry of the BJP and the AIUDF in the scene.