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Politics
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation VII
Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: The sixth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals works to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all until 2030. Providing drinking water for humans and animals,…
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Turning misfortune into triumph: Lee Kuan Yew’s enduring legacy
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In September, Singapore marked the 100th anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew (born 16 September 1923) in full-throated praise for an iron-willed Prime Minister who turned a frightful misfortune into a dazzling success story of nation-building. A British colony given…
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South Asia
Pakistan Premier meets Palestine President, shows solidarity, denounces Israeli aggression
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD | RIYADH: Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar has expressed the unflinching solidarity of Pakistan with the Palestinian people. He conveyed this resolve while talking to President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The two leaders are…
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South Asia
Illegal Afghan weapons being sold in Pakistan, says Interim Prime Minister
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Interim Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has said that illegal Afghan weapons are being sold in the black market inside Pakistan. “One hundred and fifty thousand Afghan army that existed before the departure of US and allied forces from Afghanistan disappeared…
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The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation V
Goal Four: Quality Education By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims to provide quality, equitable and comprehensive education for everyone, with access to education for all and throughout life. Education is taken here as an ideal means of escaping the burden of poverty, the…
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South Asia
Pakistan foils terror attack on its Air Force Training Base
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The security forces thwarted a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Training Air Base in Mianwali area of Punjab province in the wee hours of Saturday and eliminated three militants, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the military’s media…
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Terrorists attack Pakistan’s security forces, kill 14 soldiers
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least 14 soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked two vehicles carrying Pakistan’s security forces in Gwadar area of Balochistan province. The terrorist attack was carried out two days after the government launched crackdown on Afghan nationals staying illegally in the country. The…
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South Asia
Pakistan launches crackdown on ‘Undocumented Afghan Nationals’
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities on Wednesday November 1, launched a crackdown on illegal immigrants, particularly undocumented Afghan nationals, across the country as the deadline for undocumented foreigners expired a day earlier. State-run news agency reported on Thursday November 2 that on the first day of…
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Pakistan, Azerbaijan to bolster military ties
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir is currently on an official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, with the aim of enhancing military-to-military cooperation and defence collaboration between the two brotherly countries, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations…
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Politics
Taliban vying for position of Afghan representative at UN
By Kuban Abdymen KABUL: A representative of the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, has requested that Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations be handed over to the current government of Afghanistan. He stated that refusing to transfer the seat to the Islamic Emirate would be an affront to the Afghan people. “This…
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