Recent developments in the apparently isolated Chittagong Hill Tracts and the environment which was supposed to prevail in the adivasi region in line with the 1997 Peace Accord appear to contradict at a larger extent nowadays, more than any time in the past. In a nutshell, the ruling Awami League, which signed the much-desired Accord […]
Iran to deploy machine gun toting military robots in support of its ground combat units in future conflicts
According to FARS news the Commander of Army’s Ground Forces in Iran, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Monday that “Iranian made military robots will accompany Iranian troops in the near future.” Ahmad Reza Pourdastan (Persian: امیر سرتیپ احمدرضا پوردستان) is a top level Iranian general currently serving as commanding officer over all ground forces of the Iranian […]
Conference on grazing conflicts
Political Leaders agreed to frame By-Laws for Regulating Grazing in Chitral. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Multi-stock holder’s conference organized by Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights (LAFH) and its cluster organizations KIDP and ICDP to resolve conflict on grazing lands/pastures held in Chitral. Overall aim of this conference was to develop system/mechanism for grazing […]
LAFH held stakeholders conference on resolving conflicts on pasture land and grazing
Stakeholders conference held for Resolving conflict on pasture/grazing land in Chitral. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: A day long stakeholder’s conference was held in a local hotel on resolving conflicts on pastures and grazing lands at Chitral. The conference was supported by Community Appraisal and Motivation Program (CAMP) funded by European Union which was implemented […]
Russia holds urgent meeting of the Security Council to discuss the civil conflict in Ukraine
On December 12, 2014 President Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss in detail the situation in southeast Ukraine following the recent efforts to settle the conflict. The meeting’s participants expressed grave concern over the continued extremely serious humanitarian situation in Lugansk and Donetsk. The President briefed the meeting on […]
“We are not threatening anyone and have no intention of getting dragged into any geopolitical games, intrigues or conflicts”, says Putin
On November 26, 2014 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held the latest in a series of meetings on developing the armed forces. Military planning was the subject of discussion” PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, colleagues, We are continuing the work we began the other day and will today examine issues related to military […]