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Email: [email protected] April 2015 LHWs’ unpaid dues........................................................................... 25 Table of Contents Debate on Yemen ............................................................................. 26 Party-based LG polls........................................................................... 3 Good neighbours .............................................................................. 27 A role for the OIC? ............................................................................. 4 Better border vigilance .................................................................... 28 Stock market upheaval ...................................................................... 5 State Bank autonomy ....................................................................... 29 Young Doctors again .......................................................................... 6 Early closure of shops ...................................................................... 30 Removal of barricades ....................................................................... 7 Organ donation ................................................................................ 31 Little progress on Afghanistan ........................................................... 8 The search for peace ........................................................................ 32 MQM-PTI code of conduct ................................................................. 9 Yemen conflict: Parliament’s welcome resolution .......................... 33 Banks and madressahs ..................................................................... 10 LUMS under pressure....................................................................... 35 Joint session on Yemen .................................................................... 11 Success against polio? ...................................................................... 36 Kenyan campus attack ..................................................................... 12 On Bilawal’s behalf ........................................................................... 37 Iran N-deal in sight ........................................................................... 13 Massacre in Turbat ........................................................................... 37 Military ‘justice’ ............................................................................... 14 Waste management ......................................................................... 39 Mahesh Bhatt’s views ...................................................................... 15 New tax directory ............................................................................. 40 Role of the CII ................................................................................... 15 Arab frustration with Pakistan ......................................................... 41 Dormant security plan ..................................................................... 16 Handover of Gwadar port ................................................................ 42 No money for hockey ....................................................................... 17 HBL share sales................................................................................. 44 Illegal constructions ......................................................................... 18 Impure bottled water ....................................................................... 45 Pipeline moment .............................................................................. 19 Power sector adrift .......................................................................... 46 Back in parliament ........................................................................... 20 PM’s sensible response .................................................................... 46 Mullah Omar’s biography ................................................................ 22 Arrest of suspect .............................................................................. 48 GM seeds ......................................................................................... 23 Cybercrime bill controversy ............................................................. 49 Carjacking remedies ......................................................................... 24 Afghan refugees ............................................................................... 50 WWW.THECSSPOINT.COM Page 1 April 2015 Guns and children ............................................................................ 51 Absent lawmakers ............................................................................ 77 The Afghan challenge ....................................................................... 52 PM’s Saudi visit ................................................................................ 78 Army chief’s visit to Balochistan ...................................................... 53 A resounding victory for MQM ........................................................ 79 Climate change concerns ................................................................. 55 America’s drone accident ................................................................ 80 Unhealthy economic trends ............................................................. 56 Another voice silenced ..................................................................... 81 SC’s courageous decision ................................................................. 57 Shafqat Hussain’s case ..................................................................... 82 Minister’s strange logic .................................................................... 58 Cantonment elections ...................................................................... 83 Insensitive media ............................................................................. 58 Next NFC award ............................................................................... 85 Karachi operation ............................................................................. 59 Uncontrolled piracy .......................................................................... 86 Long road to China ........................................................................... 60 PPP: a jaded appearance .................................................................. 86 Human rights report card ................................................................ 61 Weather chaos in KP ........................................................................ 88 Anti-India protest ............................................................................. 62 Increase in pension .......................................................................... 89 Tough war against polio ................................................................... 63 Concrete evidence?.......................................................................... 90 Bangladesh’s win.............................................................................. 64 Devastation in Nepal ........................................................................ 91 Karachi’s by-election ........................................................................ 65 Brokerage house defaults ................................................................ 92 Tragedy at sea .................................................................................. 66 A time for answers ........................................................................... 93 China raises the stakes ..................................................................... 67 An opportunity for South Asia ......................................................... 94 Vaccination debacle ......................................................................... 69 Saudi reshuffle ................................................................................. 95 Yemen: false hope? .......................................................................... 71 Distressing report card ..................................................................... 72 ‘Driver-friendly’ licences .................................................................. 73 LNG muddle persists ........................................................................ 74 Kidnapping at airport ....................................................................... 75 Corridor of politics ........................................................................... 76 WWW.THECSSPOINT.COM Page 2 April 2015 If party-based polls will now take place countrywide, there is Party-based LG polls no logical reason why party-less elections should be held in the Islamabad Capital Territory. MOST of the country, apart from Balochistan, which has already conducted the exercise, is finally on the path to holding As per the bill passed in the National Assembly recently, the local government elections, largely thanks to