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Topic:  CPEC plan details still awaited Writter:  Khurram Husain Publish Date:  21 December 2017 Published on :  Down news CPEC plan details still awaited THE Long Term Plan for CPEC ‘launched’ by the government on Monday is, as feared, only an abridged, abbreviated, and heavily edited version of the longer document upon which it is based. Nevertheless, for now this will do. More transparency is required in the CPEC enterprise, because people need to understand that it is far bigger than roads, power plants and transit trade. Those elements have been hyped up by our government for its own reasons, but they do not define the enterprise. This is a good time to ask the government why there is such a visceral reaction every time questions are asked about CPEC, and specifically why there was such a visceral reaction to the Dawn report on the LTP back in May. The question is simple: please identify a single discrepancy between the LTP officially released ...

Topic:  Bizenjo and his politics Writter:  I.A. Rehman Publish Date:  21 December 2017 Published on :  Down news Bizenjo and his politics BEFORE we say goodbye to 2017, it seems appropriate to remember Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, whose birth centenary fell this year and was celebrated by his friends and admirers in Quetta some time ago. But as he had fought for the interests of the entire human family of Pakistan, his services deserve to be recalled outside Balochistan too. Indeed, the tendency in the country to ignore the heroes of Balochistan — not only the Baloch but also the Pakhtuns — has been a factor in that province’s alienation from the state. Bizenjo’s choices from the very beginning of his long and extraordinarily active political career did not qualify him for admission in the club of patriots as defined by the establishment. For instance, he did not conceal the fact that as a young man he was attracted to the Indian Congress and not the M...

Three-way dialogue by Zeenat Hisam Topic:  Three-way dialogue Writter:  Zeenat Hisam Publish Date:  Sunday,  17 December 2017 Published on :  Down news

Election in limbo by S.mudassar ali Shah Topic:  Election in limbo Writter:  S.mudassar ali Shah Publish Date:  Sunday,  17 December 2017 Published on :  Down News

A lifeline for Nawaz? by Cyril Almeida Topic:  A lifeline for Nawaz? Writter:  Cyril Almeida Publish Date:  Sunday,  17 December 2017 Published on :  Down News

Decree against Afghan Taliban by Muhmmad Amir Rana Topic:  Decree against Afghan Taliban Writter:  Muhmmad Amir Rana Publish Date:  Sunday,  17 December 2017 Published on :  Down News