Promise Tracking
PTI Chairman’s promise to build 300 dams in KPK stands compromised.
Promise: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief, Imran Khan, had promised that his party-led government would build 300 small dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and soon there would be no load shedding in the province. Background: Back in April 2014, Khan, while speaking at a gathering in connection of by-election in PK-86 in Khwazakhela district of Swat, …
PPP’s promise for better disaster management system stands broken
Promise : In its 2013 manifesto, the Pakistan People’s Party had promised to develop better systems and procedures for disaster management. Background: Until 2005—spanning almost 50 years—the country was satisfied with the ‘readiness’ capacity of its disaster management system to deal with natural calamities and man-made disaster of any magnitude. In 2005, when 7.6 magnitudes …
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Afghan peace talks: Another test for Pakistan
In 1988, after Russia announced the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, Afghan warlords and heads of Jihadist groups (They all were Mujahideen then and were helping the US defeat USSR in Afghanistan) held a meeting in Peshawar. Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri, who were leading Arab fighters, floated the idea to cause …
BJP’s Modi Operandi
BJP has suffered a major setback in the recent five-state Indian elections. The loss of 3 of the popular states means BJP has lost its grip in the Indian cow-belt. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has borne defeat with humility, promising to keep serving the people of the constituencies. However, underneath the calm façade of the …
Gen Rawat, protect India’s secular face
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s recent statement regarding Pakistan’s religious identity says a lot about India’s internal political situation. It also stunned international observers and analysts, who have been watching the ups and downs of Pak-India relations very keenly, as it was the first statement of its kind by any Indian general. The statement …
