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Email: [email protected] February 2015 Serious allegations ........................................................................... 24 Contents Confusion after IMF review.............................................................. 25 Youth skiing camp .............................................................................. 3 Purchase of vaccines ........................................................................ 26 Non-serious approach ........................................................................ 4 Mysterious numbers ........................................................................ 27 Unease about US-India deal ............................................................... 5 YouTube: a calcified issue ................................................................ 28 Breakthrough in sight? ....................................................................... 6 Ajmal’s return................................................................................... 29 America’s U-turn on Afghan Taliban .................................................. 7 LG for cantonments, Islamabad ....................................................... 30 Gas for steel ....................................................................................... 8 LoC suspension ................................................................................. 31 Mission accomplished? ...................................................................... 9 Overstepping the limits .................................................................... 32 Attack on gas pipeline ...................................................................... 10 KCR: never-ending delay .................................................................. 34 Road classic ...................................................................................... 11 Madressah funding .......................................................................... 35 Shocking statements ........................................................................ 12 Waiting for hepatitis drug ................................................................ 36 Illegal money .................................................................................... 13 Blasphemy cases .............................................................................. 37 Uncertain action............................................................................... 14 Iran’s energy overtures .................................................................... 38 Barriers on the roads ....................................................................... 15 Houbara hunters .............................................................................. 39 Corridor furore ................................................................................. 16 Unclaimed bodies............................................................................. 40 Karachi literature festival ................................................................. 17 Celebrating iron ore discovery ......................................................... 41 Islamic State’s brutality .................................................................... 18 Sectarian attack ................................................................................ 42 Targeted polio workers .................................................................... 19 Cricket World Cup ............................................................................ 43 No direction in anti-militancy fight .................................................. 20 Currency dogma ............................................................................... 44 Napa turns 10 ................................................................................... 21 Long way to peace ........................................................................... 45 Madressah reform ........................................................................... 22 Imran Khan’s criticism ...................................................................... 46 Obama’s outreach ............................................................................ 23 Baldia: losing focus ........................................................................... 47 LG polls muddle ............................................................................... 24 Bank liquidity .................................................................................... 48 WWW.THECSSPOINT.COM Page 1 February 2015 Gauging media freedom .................................................................. 49 ‘Charter of economy’ ....................................................................... 74 Census delay .................................................................................... 50 World Cup woes ............................................................................... 75 Militarised society ............................................................................ 51 Turmoil in Bangladesh ...................................................................... 76 Hazardous rail travel ........................................................................ 52 Energy plans ..................................................................................... 77 GB autonomy under threat .............................................................. 53 PML-N’s vote-buying fears ............................................................... 78 Anti-smoking efforts ........................................................................ 54 Halal food authority? ....................................................................... 79 Securing the parade ......................................................................... 55 Vaccine management....................................................................... 80 A complex battleground .................................................................. 56 Protection for military courts ........................................................... 81 Flawed strategy against IS................................................................ 57 Felling trees ...................................................................................... 82 Corridor of controversy .................................................................... 58 Anti-rape bill..................................................................................... 83 Police lines attack............................................................................. 59 Curricular concerns .......................................................................... 84 Sectarian scourge ............................................................................. 60 Expressway blocked ......................................................................... 85 Trees along the Canal ....................................................................... 61 Afghan refugee concerns ................................................................. 86 NAB censured ................................................................................... 62 Disarray in LNG imports ................................................................... 87 Help the children .............................................................................. 63 Boat saga .......................................................................................... 64 Afghan reconciliation? ..................................................................... 65 Property investment in Dubai .......................................................... 66 Fingerprint challenge ....................................................................... 68 Confronting extremism .................................................................... 69 Challenging the extremist camp ...................................................... 70 Meaning of tsunami ......................................................................... 71 Rise in kidnappings ........................................................................... 72 Brazen impunity ............................................................................... 73 WWW.THECSSPOINT.COM Page 2 February 2015 renewing his commitment to promoting winter sports in Youth skiing camp Pakistan. IT is easy to forget that just a few years ago, many areas in The initiative shown by this group is commendable, and should Pakistan attracted bustling tourist traffic and there were several come as a reminder to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spots and resorts that showed the potential of achieving world- that there is much that needs to be done in the province vis-à- class standards. vis tourism. Much of this activity, and the economies it drove, have dried One of the first steps could be the rebuilding of the Malam up since the country became mired in militancy and terrorism, Jabba ski resort, in its heyday the largest such facility in the
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