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20 killed in fighting Gen. Raziq slams between Taliban, IS in Farah NDS-ISI deal AT Monitoring Desk stan stance have enabled Pakistan AT News Report to bring war from south to north- ern parts of the country, he add- KABUL: Fighting between the AT News Report KABUL: Kandahar police chief, ed. War has been expanded to 15 Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) Heart of Asia General Abdul Raziq, has criti- provinces while it was ongoing in fighters in western Farah province KABUL: The former president cized the memorandum of under- five provinces in the past. The led to killing of more than 20 mil- Hamid Karzai on Monday said conference vital standing (MoU) between the Na- intelligence sharing accord be- itants from both sides. Hanif that the Islamic State of Iraq and for Afghanistan: tional Directorate of Security tween the NDS and ISI sparked Razai, a spokesman of the national Levant (ISIL) was undermining (NDS) and Pakistan s Inter-Ser- criticism countrywide and was army in the province, said that the regional security. Official vices Intelligence (ISI). Raziq said termed kind of comprising the fighting between the two militant Addressing the First annual Pakistan is fueling insecurity and national interests, pride and hon- groups is still going on in Sakhash Non-Governmental Forum of the AT Monitoring Desk war in the country, but claims to or of Afghans. However, the NDS Mazar area of Khak-e-Safid dis- Conference on Interaction and be an ally of Afghanistan. officials said on Sunday that the trict of the province. Razai said Confidence Building Measures in KABUL: The fifth Heart of Asia Raziq is the most famous and deal was not finalized and they that more than 20 militants from Asia (CICA) in Beijing, the ex- conference which was launched in well-known police commanders in were working on its final draft. both sides have been killed in the president said that the ISIL has Islamabad on Monday is vital for the country, who has changed clashes. He added, the Taliban not only unleashed wave of terror Afghanistan and as well as it will Kandahar into a secure province have held 12 fighters of IS, also in the Middle East, but was also enable the regional countries to in recent months. He is famous known as Daesh, including four posing serious security threats to find better ways for overcoming for his merciless stance against the foreign women. None of the mili- Afghanistan and the region. unrest in parts of the region, offi- Taliban militants and also for his tant groups have commented While this threat does have cial said. The Istanbul Process is shooting on the spot commands. about the fighting so far. This is implications for security in Af- a good opportunity for the coun- Quoted by Tolonews the oth- the second time that fighting is ghanistan and our wider region, it try to build confidence among re- er day, Raziq said such moves by being reported between the Tali- is not a homegrown phenomenon gional countries, quoted by Ra- the government affects morale of ban and Daesh fighters in Afghan- nor does it have the ability to find dio Azadi, the head of strategic the security forces. istan. The Ministry of Defense a lasting foothold in our country. studies center of Foreign Minis- Reiterating his previous re- (MoD) in a media statement last However, it can seriously under- try, Faramarz Tamana said. He marks on Pakistan, he said shar- week reported heavy fighting be- mine regional security if not con- said the root cause for problems ing Islamabad in the Afghan peace tween the Taliban and IS in Nazy- tained quickly and effectively, he faced by regional countries is not process is a mistake. Peace is an and Dur Baba districts of east- said. war in Afghanistan; it has regional good for all of us, but we don t ern Nangarhar province. Commending the Chinese origin. Deputy Minister of For- want peace talks with the Taliban. president Xi Jinping for propos- eign Affairs, Hekmat Khalil It is a waste of time, he com- 5 policemen dead ing the forum last year, Hamid Karzai, represents Afghanistan in mented. Karzai hoped the forum would the meeting. According to Af- He said that calling Pakistan in Kandahar strengthen cooperation further ghanistan s embassy in Paki- for help in peace process and sign- among the CICA members. He stan, the deputy foreign minis- ing info-sharing deal with its spy internal fight said that despite Asia s great po- ter would co-chair the meeting agency is a mistake. Such moves Kandahar police chief, tential, it is increasingly confront- with Pakistan s Foreign Secre- and the government s pro-Paki- General Abdul Raziq KANDAHAR CITY: At least five ed with great risks and challenges. tential, rich cultural heritage, and ed out. tary Aziz Ahmad Chaudhry. The policemen have been killed as a We are trapped by compli- progress towards becoming the Karzai suggested that to deal Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process result of internal fights in south- cated problems of colonial legacy anchor of global security and with the problems the regional was launched in 2011 in Turkey Lawmakers concerned ern Kandahar province, an offi- and challenged with circumstanc- prosperity, we are pained by a players had to adhere to the prin- to bring Afghanistan s neighbor- cial said Monday. A security offi- es hampering the progress and myriad of challenges ranging from ciples of peaceful co-existence and ing and regional countries to- cial wishing anonymity told Pa- security of our nations. terrorism and extremism to pov- respect each other s sovereignty gether at one platform for pro- OVER FORMATION OF jhwok Afghan News three police- While we rejoice at our po- erty and climate change, he point- and territorial integrity. motion of peace and security in men were killed by their colleagues the war-hit country. who had links with Taliban in a security post in Maiwand district MILITIA IN NORTH today morning. The four attack- MINING LAW ers managed to escape along with Efforts on to resolve people s AT Monitoring Desk individuals from their areas to join all weapons and ammunition and TO BE REVISED, the force. joined the Taliban, the source said. KABUL: A number of lawmakers A number of military experts Kandahar police spokesman Zia PROBLEMS: KUNAR PC SAYS MINISTER and defense analysts expressed and members of the Wolesi Jirga Durrani confirmed the death of concerns over formation of a local expressed concerns that forma- three Afghan Local Police (ALP) gets in the past six months. Din lems. Such gatherings have been KABUL: Mines and Petroleum militia in Afghanistan s north. tion of the militia might backfire. members. He said Taliban were Mohammad Peelot, Kunar provin- held in Khas-Kunar and Manogai Minister Daud Shah Saba on Mon- They said that the move Jawed Kohistani, a military not involved in the incident but it cial council head, told Pajhwok districts and would continue in day said it had been decided to re- might result in civil wars, as it may expert, said that the government was an internal fight. However, Afghan News in an exclusive in- other districts as well. view the mining law and asked ex- give former warlords a chance to should practice more caution in militants claimed responsibility perts to share their views with the take up arms. formation of the force. terview their main priority over the Peelot said the provincial coun- ministry. for the incident with the group s past six months was to resolve cil also held meetings with dis- This comes at time that re- Fawzia Kofi, a lawmaker spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi We plan to revise the current min- ports recently surfaced that Af- from Badakhshan province, said people s problems. In the last few tricts development councils on ing law and add new articles to it if said their infiltrated men in police years, majority of people s prob- monthly basis to discuss develop- ghan security officials are mulling that formation of militia may in- shot dead eight policemen in the needed, therefore, every institution to form a militia in the country s crease rivalries among former war- attack. Elsewhere in the province, lems occurred due to distance be- ment and share their problems with concerned and experts are request- tween people and government. We authorities. north. According to reports, the lords and would altimetry led to some ALP members engaged in an ed to share their views and opin- Governor of Kunduz province, internal fight over the ownership tried to bridge the gap and bring He added the provincial coun- ions with us, Saba said. He said: civil wars. ASADABAD: The provincial them together, he said. In order cil has also started collecting year- Omar Safi, has said that 1,000 It is worth mentioning that of land in Khakriz district on Sun- council head in eastern Kunar We want to improve the mining day. Khakriz district chief Fazal to understand people s problems, ly plans of all the local departments sector, bring transparency and en- strong local policemen will be de- tribal elders from across Badakhs- province on Monday said apart Peelot added, they have started for evaluation, but added some ployed to the province to curb the han province in a gathering recent- Mohammad Gharib Shah said that from establishing good rapport sure that the mining affairs are le- two ALP members were killed and public hearing gatherings in the departments that had shortcom- gally conducted and make known Taliban and foreign militants. Safi ly decided to conduct a public another wounded in the incident. among people and provincial offi- provincial capital and other areas ings had not presented their plans. to people activities of the vital sec- added that they have sought local uprising against militants in the (Pajhwok) cials, they had achieved some tar- to become aware of people s prob- (Pajhwok) tor, he said. (Pajhwok) elders cooperation to introduce province. Pakistan sternly warns Afghan SAMANGAN PC Taliban to call off spring offensive PERFORMANCE UNSATISFACTORY: ISLAMABAD: After a visible iban attacks have threatened the thaw in bilateral relations between embryonic process. Pakistan is RESIDENTS Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan believed to have been pushing for came down hard on Taliban by a ceasefire by all sides in Afghan- AIBAK: A number of residents warning the militants group to istan in order to pave the way for of northwestern Samangan prov- immediately call off their spring a meaningful reconciliation pro- ince on Monday said they were offensive in Afghanistan or face cess. unhappy with the performance of the new provincial council mem- dire consequences. Pakistan s The official disclosed that bers and terms of development and Tribune.com reported the message Pakistan has made it clear to the other uplift projects in the area. A was recently conveyed to Taliban senior Taliban cadres that they member of council, however, said leadership through intermediar- would have to face serious con- given the short time that they had, ies , said a senior government of- sequences if the ongoing spring their performance has been note- ficial, who has the knowledge of offensive was not called off. He worthy. Samangan provincial this crucial move by Islamabad. added that Pakistan and Afghani- council has nine members. Mo- The Afghan authorities have stan could jointly deal with the hammad Ewazbeg, Masooma also been in the loop, said the Afghan Taliban if the ultraortho- Husni and Sayed Abdul Alim official, who wished not to be dox group refused to respond to Sadaat are members from previ- named given the sensitivity of the the peace overtures. ous term. The fresh faces in the matter. The unprecedented step It is understood that Prime house included Raz Mohammad, was taken after the Taliban Minister Nawaz Sharif, who led a Sefatullah Samangani, Mohammad launched a spring offensive against powerful delegation including Pazir Basij, Qazi Naqibullah the Afghan security forces as well army chief General Raheel Sharif Qazizada, Khatol Sherzai and as international troops despite at- and ISI chief Lt Gen Rizwan Mohammad Hashim Sarwari. The tempts by the Afghan negotiators Akhtar, to Kabul on May 12, in- house is comprised of more youth to reach out to the ultraorthodox formed the Afghan leadership and this had made the people militia that has been fighting a about the warning conveyed to hopeful that they would be more bloody insurgency since 2001. the insurgents in Afghanistan. active and work with more enthu- Recently, representatives of At a news briefing in Kabul, siasm. Some residents said the new the Taliban and Afghan govern- the prime minister strongly con- members also could not succeed ment officials met in Doha, Qa- demned the uptick in Taliban vio- in bringing major changes to the tar, to explore the possibility of lence and the group s spring of- province as expected in the last Sick Burundian refugees sleep as they wait for treatment at a makeshift clinic on the shores of peace talks, but the unabated Tal- fensive. (Pajhwok) five months. (Pajhwok) Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in western Tanzania.

60.22 58.82 66.07 64.67 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Global inclusive security paradigm a must to deal security threats jointly: Karzai Inclusive security paradigm at the global level essential to deal jointly with security challenges: Hamid Karzai creasingly interdependent, requir- Afghan people to the region have ing us to abandon the malign cal- grown manifold in the past four- culus of geopolitical zero-sum teen years. In particular, speak- games. ing about China, I am delighted to Afghanistan s experience of see a much expanded people-to- the past fifteen years has shown people relationship in business, that we cannot tackle our securi- culture and education. ty challenges without the effec- Ladies & Gentlemen, tive participation of the region. It The emergence of new radical is, therefore, imperative to foster elements such as ISIL is deeply regional security arrangements concerning and has resulted in a whereby regional powers such as virulent cycle of unprecedented China, India and Russia play a violence and destruction in the leading role in devising a system Middle East. While this threat of regional security that would does have implications for securi- strengthen domestic capacities and ty in Afghanistan and our wider Addressing the First Annual Non- anchor of global security and mobilize regional resources in an region, it is not a homegrown phe- Governmental Forum of the Con- prosperity, we are pained by a integrated manner. It is equally nomenon nor does it have the abil- ference on Interaction and Confi- myriad of challenges ranging from important to build international ity to find a lasting foothold in dence Building Measures in Asia terrorism and extremism to pov- partnerships that would advance our country. However, it can seri- The safety of women in Afghani- May 19, 11 out of the 19 accused NATO and US troops. The group (CICA) in Beijing, the former Af- erty and climate change. a cooperative, common and inclu- ously undermine regional securi- stan remains significantly threat- Afghan policemen were sentenced most adversely affected by this ghan president said that it was To protect Asia from such sive security paradigm at the glo- ty if not contained quickly and ened. There have been several vio- to one year in jail for failing to withdrawal is Afghan women. imperative to build international perils and to ensure the security bal level, enabling Asia and the effectively. As for Afghanistan and lent incidents against women in prevent the lynching of Farkhun- A recent report released by partnerships in order to advance of global community at large, it is West to respond effectively and our region, terrorism and radical- Afghanistan even though it is many da by a mob. Of course, it Amnesty International (AI), a a cooperative, common and inclu- high time that we recommit to our jointly to the diverse security chal- ism continue to be a menacing years into its democratic transition wouldn t be fair to ignore the pos- London-based rights watchdog, sive security paradigm at the glo- fundamental values of peaceful co- lenges. threat undermining our security process. When the Ministry of itive developments made and ac- titled Their Lives On The Line bal level, and respond effectively existence, respect for each other s Ladies & Gentlemen, and prosperity. The spate in ter- Women s Affairs was established complishments gained for the Af- says the Afghan government fails and jointly to the diverse security sovereignty, territorial integrity, While we build our indigenous rorist attacks and violence dem- in 2001 at the first Bonn meeting, ghan women in the post-2001 era. to protect female activists who challenges. peaceful resolution of conflicts, and regional security capacities onstrates the growing reach of the it was a positive signal for the fu- The equal status of women in the have been the main advocates for Following is the transcript of non-interference and sincere co- and use peaceful means to resolve elaborate terrorist infrastructure ture of Afghan women after a long, Afghan Constitution, the obliga- Afghan women s rights. AI inter- Hamid Karzai s speech. operation among states. internal and inter-state conflicts, that has gained ground in our re- dreadful era of Taliban rule. How- tory allocation of a minimum of viewed more than 50 female ac- His Excellency Yu Zheng- In today s globalized world, we must also focus on uplifting gion. They are also horrendous ever, later this turned out to be a 30 percent of seats in the parlia- tivists and their relatives all around zheng, Chairman of the National multilateralism, shared interests our people economically. We must reminders of the imperative to difficulty for the women of Afghan- ment for women, the number of the country and asserted that they Committee of the Chinese People s and common destiny must guide harness our shared potential for consolidate our efforts for effec- istan since they were sent to their girls in primary schools and uni- are vulnerable to threats, assaults Political Consultative Conference our external relations. As such, I economic growth in the region. tive responses to this deadly men- own ministry to solve all of their versities and the sharp decrease and assassinations. When he took His Excellency Chen Yuan, applaud China s approach to re- Enhanced and effective coopera- ace, and to forcefully condemn any problems. As former Deputy Min- in the maternal mortality rate are office in September 2014, Ghani Vice Chairman of the National gional and global affairs, particu- tion in key fields such as trade, state entity that continues to har- ister at Afghanistan s Ministry of among the many other accom- pledged to ensure that women s Committee of the Chinese People s larly the promotion of the New transit, transportation and ener- bor, support, and finance terror- Labor and Social Affairs Seema plishments regarding the strength- rights will be respected. One of Political Consultative Conference Asian Security Concept and the gy can exponentially contribute to ist networks as an instrument of Ghani puts it, this was directly re- ening of women in Afghanistan in the steps that needs to be taken in Excellencies, Ladies & Gentle- Go One belt, One road vision maintaining a virtuous cycle of policy and in pursuit of narrow lated to the mentality of men who the post-2001 era. However, it this regard would be the full and men, It is a great pleasure to at- presented by President Xi Jin- peace and development. Rising interests. While defending our na- don t believe in women s rights at needs to be guaranteed by the impartial investigation of all tend the First Annual CICA Non- ping. The novel concept of New economic powers in our region tion from terrorist violence, we all. In a recent tragic assault in Af- National Unity Government of threats and assault allegations Governmental Forum and to take Asian Security calls for establish- such as China, India and Russia must also pursue a rigorous peace ghanistan, a 27-year-old woman, Afghanistan that these achieve- against Afghan women s rights part in important deliberations on ing a security cooperation archi- can do more to support regional and reconciliation process with Farkhunda Malikzada, was beaten ments are not needlessly sacri- activists, as was pointed out by enduring peace and common pros- tecture that is shared by all and is economic infrastructure. It is from the Taliban. I hope that the coun- and her body set on fire and then ficed. President Ghani s remark on AI, and ensuring that the perpe- perity in our Asian continent. I win-win for all. It broadens our this perspective that we, in Af- tries in the region will fully sup- thrown into the Kabul River by a International Women s Day gave trators would be taken to court. wish to take the opportunity to view by promoting security strat- ghanistan, fully support President port Afghanistan in its efforts to mob of men after it was claimed hope for the future of women in The brutal murder of Farkhun- thank President Xi Jinping for egies which are common, compre- Xi Jinping s proposal for the de- bring lasting peace and security. that she allegedly burned a piece of Afghanistan. By stating that [it] da triggered a series of events. Both proposing this Forum last year hensive, cooperative and sustain- velopment a Silk Road Economic We are grateful to China for work- the Quran, the Islamic holy book, is necessary that we strengthen Afghan men and women con- which I believe will further able. China s leadership in advanc- Belt. The renewal and promotion ing very hard with us in this re- in a mosque. Afterwards, high-rank- women s role from within our civ- demned this act, and they spoke strengthen dialogue and coopera- ing this security paradigm can of the Silk Road, of which Afghan- gard. ing Afghan officials from the Inte- ilization and culture, Ghani em- up and held peaceful demonstra- tion among the CICA members. I greatly contribute to continental istan is a part, will unleash un- Ladies and Gentlemen, rior Ministry said there was no ev- phasized the importance of wom- tions, made themselves heard and also thank our hosts for the very and global peace and prosperity. precedented opportunities for re- At the end, may I thank our idence supporting the accusations en taking part in the business and urged the government to take warm welcome and hospitality This approach can help our coun- gional cooperation and integration. host, the Chinese People s Insti- of burning the Quran and that political world and vowed that he strong action against such inci- extended to us in this historic city tries rise above narrow national The strategic concept of One tute of Foreign Affairs and the Farkhunda was innocent. Follow- will continue to fight until wom- dents. In a country like Afghani- of Beijing. interests and build a new regional Belt, One Road by China is a vi- organizers, Beijing Municipal ing President Ashraf Ghani s order en acquire their rights. Within this stan with such fragile security and Ladies & Gentlemen, and international security and eco- sion that we must all share in the Government and the Ministry of for an investigation, authorities ar- context, it was also announced that stability structures, these issues Despite Asia s vast potential, nomic order based on multilater- region and fully support. Its real- Foreign Affairs for this important rested 49 people, including 20 po- a new private university that will will not be able to create a lasting old civilization and remarkable alism, mutual respect, equity, di- ization will, undoubtedly, have and timely gathering. lice officers, with regards to serve only female students would impact unless they are institution- success stories, it is increasingly alogue and cooperation. immense dividends for regional and May I also take this oppor- Farkhunda s murder. Chief Execu- be built in the capital of Kabul alized. It is the only way to pre- confronted with immense risks In President Xi s words, we global peace and prosperity. It is tunity to thank the Chinese gov- tive Officer of Afghanistan Abdul- with the help of Turkey. While vent such a terrible thing from and challenges. From North Afri- cannot just have the security of also essential to enhance interac- ernment for standing firmly with lah Abdullah had also paid a visit there are international organiza- happening again in front of doz- ca to East Asia, we are trapped one or some countries while leav- tion among the people of our coun- Afghanistan and for being a com- to Farkhunda s family and prom- tions and foreign aid providers ens of policemen and only min- by complicated problems of co- ing the rest insecure or to seek tries to bring about greater under- mitted supporter in the last four- ised to bring her killers to justice. that help empower women, there utes away from the presidential lonial legacy and challenged with our own absolute security at the standing and affinity. teen years. I am confident that our The verdict in the murder case of are also many nongovernmental palace in the capital of Kabul. circumstances hampering the expense of the security of others . This will surely benefit the deliberations today and tomorrow Farkhunda was announced on May organizations that had to leave the Salih Do an is a research fel- progress and security of our na- In full agreement with President smooth realization of our common will yield positive results and fos- 6 and among the 29 civilians ac- country due to rising security low at the Turkey Institute, a Ph.D. tions. While we rejoice at our po- Xi Jinping s vision, we must all vision for better security and more ter harmony and partnership cused, four of them were sentenced problems, especially after the end candidate at Keele University and tential, rich cultural heritage, and come to the realization that our prosperity. In this regard, I am among countries of Asia. to death and eight others were sen- of the NATO combat mission and a research assistant at Turgut progress towards becoming the security and prosperity are in- glad to note that the ties of the Thank you. tenced to 16 years in prison. On withdrawal of the majority of zal University. (Today s Zaman) Some Ghazni newspapers resume Militias in Afghanistan play increasingly had resumed functioning. He said over resuming work by the news- publications the Ghag Magazine was being papers, the teacher said: Our published with money earned writers produce beneficial pieces, important role in fight against Taliban ome newspapers have re through publication of advertise- but they lack resources to get sumed publishing after a hi ments of businessmen and contri- them published in newspapers in Fighting has spread across north Afghanistan, far from the Taliban s traditional strongholds Satus lasting two years main- butions from friends. He said their Kabul and the resumption of work ly due to economic constrains in website and magazine published by the Ghazni newspapers will MAIMANA, Afghanistan: Hanif it s going to a warlord and saying: southern Ghazni province. news, columns, opinions and oth- encourage them. The teacher said Bai has guns. Now he needs mon- I need to take you and pay you About two years ago, news- er related stuff not only about many historic places existed in ey. The former security guard and move you and go do some- papers in Ghazni were shut down Ghazni but several other provinc- Ghazni, but so far little informa- from Afghanistan s northwestern thing here We would not be sup- one after another due to economic es. The governor s spokesman, tion about them had been pub- Faryab province raised a 400- portive of that. The two most crisis and only a state-run weekly Shafique Nang, said the provin- lished due to the absence of news- strong private militia last year to powerful parties in Faryab are Jun- continued its publication, but the cial administration had no specif- papers. However, he said the keep Taliban insurgents from en- besh-e Milli, an ethnic Uzbek par- newspapers have resumed their ic fund for media outlets. Some- newly-established media outlets croaching on his home district of ty that was founded by Abdul publications once again. times the media organisations are had published enough about the Almar. Mr. Bai whose name in Rashid Dostum, now the coun- Barya magazine official Na- assisted in form of resources, he historic place. Similarly, a resident the Uzbek language translates try s first vice president, and Jami- qibullah Khaksar told Pajhwok said. Abdul Ali Fikori, the gov- of the Andar district, Asadullah, roughly as Hanif the rich says at-e Islami, a largely Tajik Islamist Afghan News that a number of ernment daily s official, said he said newspapers in Ghazni used he and his fighters have wrested party. Local officials privately ac- newspapers had stopped publish- was happy that the once closed simple words in their publica- control of six villages from the Tal- knowledge that commanders from ing over the past few years due to papers had resumed publication, tions, making it easy for people iban over the past year, losing 18 both parties are involved in the souring economy. But we pub- but said these papers should pub- to read and understand. Current- men in combat. But his men re- uprising movements. lish the Barya Magazine with our lish news that helped strengthen ly, newspapers and magazines in- ceive no support from the Afghan Afghan militia forces walk own money and all members of relations between the government cluding daily, weekly and month- government, except for occasional with their weapons during fight- the Barya Society pay the expens- and the masses. He said the print ly published in Ghazni province deliveries of ammunition, and they ing against Taliban militants on the es incurred, he said. Khaksar said media in Ghazni should concen- are Ghazna, Mehr Taban, want to be put on the payroll for outskirts of Kunduz earlier this the magazine had readers in many trate on issues about which peo- Pewand, Oros Al-bilad, Shams, propping up security in this re- month. ENLARGE districts and each district was cov- ple knew nothing. A teacher at Pukhla, Ghag, Jaghori, Fajar, Gah- mote province. Afghan militia forces walk ered by their correspondents, who Pashtu literature faculty of Ghazni nama Ghazni, Deed Qah-i-Hafta, The government promised to with their weapons during fight- managed different resources for University, Inayat Rahman, said Sanai, Ghazni, Payam-i-Ghazna, convert us to local police and na- ing against Taliban militants on the the publication. Ghag Website the print media contributed a lot Ghazni 2013, Marzala, Lawang, tional police, but they haven t de- Afghan militia forces fighting against Taliban militants on the outskirts of Kunduz earlier this and Ghag Magazine official Jamil to developing the reading and writ- Roghtiya, Jmana, Qaderi, Nahor, livered, Mr. Bai said. It seems month. PHOTO: AGENCE Waqar said many newspapers that outskirts of Kunduz earlier this month. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE- ing skills of the youth and improv- Jehan Malka, Barya and others. they have forgotten us. PRESSE/ GETTY IMAGES FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IM- ceased publications two years ago ing their mental abilities. Happy (Pajhwok) The appearance of Mr. Bai s AGES It isn t just the fear of a militia represents a troubling shift soldiers closed down in the fall of sive, which has seen insurgent return to factional fighting that has in the Afghan war. Fighting has 2012. Residents say Faryab is now fighters launch aggressive attacks activists worried. Rabiya Danish- Loud noise, frequent spread across the country s north, under the gun. Taliban insurgents against government forces and in- joo, a local women s rights activ- in areas that are far from the Tali- have a chokehold on the provin- stallations around the country. ist, said militia commanders were ban s traditional southern and east- cial capital, Maimana. International The Taliban recently closed in often above the law, sometimes HONKINGIRK KABUL RESIDENTS ern strongholds. The Kabul gov- organizations can only fly person- on the provincial capital of north- forcing women into marriages with ernment acknowledges that it de- nel in by air, and militants routine- eastern Kunduz province, spark- militia members. KABUL: As capital Kabul is turn- entire family. He said drivers noises followed by continuous pends on these armed formations ly set up checkpoints on the main ing panic in Kabul that a major city If there is criminal activity ing into a congested city, loud traf- should think about other people horns of vehicle perturbed him. to fill the void left by the depar- highways to hunt for government was about to fall to the insurgents. and one of the uprising members fic noise and frequent vehicles and obey traffic rules. Some other He said: Our exams are sched- ture of foreign troops. Hanif Bai, employees. Army and police While the government managed to is involved, and you go to the po- honking have created nervous and people in other areas of Kabul had uled to be held in the near future right, an anti-Taliban militia lead- troops are fighting to keep remote hold the city, it has relied on mili- lice or the Attorney General s Of- heart diseases among dwellers the same complain. Sameer, a and we are unable to make prepa- er, poses with one of his gunmen. northern districts from falling com- tia groups to stop the Taliban ad- fice or the court, they will say they particularly children. medical store owner in the Hesa- rations for the exams properly. Mr. Bai and his fighters have pletely into insurgent hands. We vance. The government also backed are not able to prosecute the case, Approximately five million i-Sawom area of Khair Khana lo- Honking leaves negative impact on wrested control of six villages from still consider illegal armed groups a so-called uprising in central because the commander is a pow- people live in Kabul with half a cality, said he could not sleep the mental health: Psychologists the Taliban over the last year. EN- as one of the key drivers of inse- Ghazni province in 2012, where erful person, she said. Ms. Dan- million vehicles plying in the city. whole night because of frequent Sharafuddin Azimi, a lecturer at LARGE Hanif Bai, right, an anti- curity in the country. some former insurgents joined forc- ishjoo, whose organization pro- Kabul residents complain that car car honking. A 27-year-old wom- psychology department of Kabul Taliban militia leader, poses with Ajmal Abidy es with the government to fight the vides legal services and operates a horns not only harass people dur- an and the residents of Bibi Mah- Education University, said loud one of his gunmen. Mr. Bai and his Local officials in Faryab say Taliban, with backing from the women s shelter, recounted a re- honking was a reason behind heart fighters have wrested control of six the government supports the mili- country s intelligence service. cent case in Khwaja Sabz district, attacks, anxiety and other mental villages from the Taliban over the tias, which don t answer directly The government promised to where a young woman had been attacks. Sudden horns, sound of last year. PHOTO: NATHAN to Afghanistan s ministry of inte- convert us to local police and na- detained and threatened with mur- explosions, police siren, and oth- HODGE/THE WALL STREET rior. Brig. Gen. Abdul Nabi Elham, tional police, but they haven t de- der by a local commander. The er undesirable sounds give us a JOURNAL Ajmal Abidy, the Faryab police commander, said the livered. Hanif Bai group was able to negotiate for the shock because most of the times spokesman for Afghan President local militias referred to as up- The rearmament in the north young woman s release, but when they happen unexpectedly and Ashraf Ghani, said groups such as risings shore up security where worries many observers. During activists went to the district to find give us anxiety. In addition, 70 per Mr. Bai s militias were an example there is no army or police pres- Afghanistan s civil war in the the girl, the local police refused to cent of mental hospitals are filled of selective voluntary citizens ence. The locals have taken up 1990s, rival mujahedeen parties help, she said. We can t prose- with patients with anxiety, he participation in the defense of the arms themselves, he said. The fought for control of the country. cute them, since they are power- added. Based on article 20 of the country against terrorists, not the government is only giving them am- Local warlords often ruled with ful, she said. Abdul Sattar Barez, traffic rules, drivers who horn near revival of militias. The govern- munition. Mr. Bai s group is well impunity, routinely committing the deputy governor of Faryab schools, hospitals and universities ment of Afghanistan is not consid- armed. Some of his fighters, who atrocities such as rape and murder. province, said the militias were a commit crime. ering the rearmament of militias, wear traditional dress without uni- That period of lawlessness led di- temporary expediency and that Gen. Asadullah, Kabul traffic he said. We still consider illegal forms or insignia, showed off their rectly to the rise of the Taliban, they should be disbanded as soon department chief, said based on armed groups as one of the key weaponry to a Wall Street Journal who offered their harsh brand of as the threat recedes. He said he ing the day, but also during nights. ru locality complained against loud the law nobody has the right to drivers of insecurity in the coun- reporter. They carried an assort- Islamic justice as a form of law and raised this point with Mr. Ghani. They demand traffic department horns by her neighbor s cars and disturb others with unnecessary try. ment of Kalashnikov assault rifles, order. I fear [by] going to arm mi- I told the president we will sup- to ensure implementation of traf- said her family members could not honking because some families Faryab province is a rural light machine guns and rocket-pro- litias we are running down a route port these people until the end of fic rules in the capital city. Me- sleep well. She said their family might have elderly patients at patch near the border with Turk- pelled grenade launchers. The most where we were a couple of years terrorism, he said. And after that, hrabuddin, a shopkeeper in Taim- members used to sleep in open home. menistan. It is known for its sun- well-off militia members, Mr. Bai ago, said U.S. Army Gen. John we will not support them a single ani area of Kabul city, said that during the night in summer sea- He added the process for col- dappled orchards and traditional, said, have acquired mortars. Fary- Campbell, the top U.S. command- minute more. the car horning by his neighbors son, but late night honking of ve- lecting unwanted horns and sirens hand-knotted carpets. Faryab once ab isn't the only place where the er in Afghanistan. I think if they Margherita Stancati contrib- has created heart disease for him. hicle made them unable to sleep from private cars were ongoing and had an international troop pres- government has enlisted the sup- are looking for people that have uted to this article. He said the noise during nights has properly. Ahmad Reshad, the stu- hundreds of such devices have ence, but a Provincial Reconstruc- port of militia groups to help volunteered to protect their villag- Write to Nathan Hodge at also caused disturbance for his dent of Kabul University, said loud been confiscated. (Pajhwok) tion Team manned by Norwegian counter the Taliban s spring offen- es, you know, that s one thing. If [email protected] This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Kidnapped district hajj affairs DIRECTOR FOUND DEAD SAR-I-PUL CITY: The body of an abducted district director of Hajj and Religious Affairs was re- covered in northern Sar-i-Pul prov- Aziza Zabihi, head of the women ince on Monday, an official said. shelters homes, said as many as 48 women Police Chief Maj. Gen. Noor had sought shelter with them since 2013, Habib Gulbahari told Pajhwok out which 34 reunited with their families in 2014 and 14 Afghan News Taliban kidnapped in the ongoing year. Maulvi Abdul Wadood two weeks ago from Sar-i-Pul- Suzma road. NEILI: The shelter homes in cen- was 56 in the first and second There was no claim of respon- tral Daikundi province tackled a months of last year. sibility for the abduction of Suz- number of problems of women According to the statistics of EMERGENCY ma district director. who have now been reunited with AIHC, a total 390 incidents of CALLS Earlier, three employees of the their families. A number of wom- violence took place against wom- National Solidarity Program en are still in shelter home and ef- en last year. Dadgr said 50 at- (NSP) were also kidnapped from forts are on to resolve their prob- tempts of suicide were registered Police the same road but they were set lems. last year in which four women free after mediation by local el- The lone shelter home was died and other rescued while in 100 - 119 By Akhtar M. Nikzad up to 500 million US dollars. The 2013 was $1.33. The 2014 yearly ders. (Pajhwok) inaugurated in 2013. The facility the current year four incidents of governor asked traders and citi- average was the same. Thus there is viewed as the best available suicide had been registered in KABUL: Afghani lost its value by zens to prefer Afghani in commer- was no change in terms of yearly option to resolve women prob- which two resulted in death. Hospitals 4.78 percent against the US dollar cial dealings. Daily Hurriyet adds: averages. However, this should KUNDUZ TO lems as the number of women and One of the shocking incidents (USD) in the international mar- The US dollar, which rapidly not make us underestimate the girls approaching the shelter are was the suicide of an 18-year-old FMIC Hospital ket. Due to appreciation of the strengthened in 2014, shook the euro s rapid loss of value in the GET 1,000 on decrease this year as compared girl. She poisoned herself after her Behind Kabul Medical American unit, other currencies world s several local currencies, second half of 2014. as to last year. parents rejected her marriage have also experiences significant strong or weak, last year. Many The euro started 2014 with STRONG ALP Normally the families who against her choice. University: losses. The acting governor of the local currencies lost value against $1.36 and remained at that level settle their disputes in the shelter Head of provincial human right 0202500200-+93793275595 Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) on the dollar. The euro, especially in until mid-July. However, it expe- home promise that such disputes commission in Daikundi said: Monday said that other curren- the second half of 2014, was seri- rienced a constant value loss the FORCE would not happen in the future. Lack of women s shelter had ously shaken, but nevertheless, its rest of the year and completed the cies overseas also lost value KUNDUZ CITY: The governor Aziza Zabihi, head of the added to the grievances of women Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital against the USD in the past 10 annual average value in 2014 was last day of 2014 with $1.21. While women shelters homes, said as who faced violence. This shelter the same as its average annual val- in the first half of the year, the of northern Kunduz province on Pule Bagh-e- Umomi days.Khan Afzal Hadawal said Monday said 1,000 strong Afghan many as 48 women had sought has resolved majority of their that Afghani (Afs) has not lost ue in 2013. Thus, its position dollar/euro parity was 1.37, in the Local Police (ALP) force would shelter with them since 2013, out problems. 070263672 much value against the USD as against the dollar stayed the same second half it went down to 1.27. be deployed to the province to which 34 reunited with their fam- Dadgar said women felt safer compared to other currencies that on an annual average basis. But it In other words, there was a 7 per- bolster security and law and or- ilies in 2014 and 14 in the ongoing in the shelter and they had better Khairkhana Hospital were shaken hard. Speaking at the is difficult to say the same for cent loss of value in the second der. year. opportunity for learning also. press conference, he said that gains 2015. The Japanese yen, the Brit- half, compared to the average of Mohammad Umar Safi said She told Pajhwok Afghan Dadgar said thanks to com- 0799-321007 ish pound, Norwegian, Swedish the first half. Expectations are that made by the USD are temporary. tribal elders had been tasked to News women those approached mission s efforts as majority of 2401352 He said the US dollar would lose and Danish krone and the Canadi- the loss of value in the euro will help introduce individuals from them were engaged in family dis- those committing violence against value again. He said the state bank an dollar were all currencies that continue in 2015. their localities to be part of the putes such as divorce, elopement women were being prosecuted and could act to stabilize the local cur- continuously lost value against the Among the currencies which new force. He added after the and other kinds of domestic dis- it s the commission s stance that Indira Gandhi Children rency, but adopted wait-and-see US dollar. The rates are, of course, did not lose value against the US completion of recruitment process putes. other perpetrators should also be policy. We know that US dollar different; the currencies of emerg- dollar were oil producing Middle the lists of individuals would be She said the problems of four brought to justice. Hospital, Wazir Akbar will lose value soon. Injecting dol- ing countries, including Turkey, Eastern countries. Bahrain, Saudi sent to capital Kabul for approv- women living with them had been Women s shelters are being lars into the local exchange mar- lost values in different rates. On Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Libya, the al. resolved so far. The nature of their funded by non-governmental or- Khan, Kabul 2301372 kets is of no help at this time. Last the other hand, there are also cur- UAE and Kuwait currencies kept In the meantime, the residents issues included divorce, dowry and ganisations, but work under the week one US dollar was sold at rencies that did not lose value, but their values against the dollar. of Kunduz demanded inclusion of torture. She hoped their problems ministry of women s affairs. Afs61.3 in the exchange market. gained value, against the US dol- Even though 2014 was the illegal armed men, roaming on the would be tackled at the earliest. Zakia Rezaee, director wom- Ibn-e- Seena However, the exchange rate is now lar: For example, the Chinese year of the US dollar, certain cur- streets in the province Kunduz, Head of the women shelter en s department, said the shelter Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Afs59.20. The DAB has adequate Yuan, as well as the South Korean rencies gained value against the in the ALP force. homes said they allow every in the province was for those girls capital in its deposits to maintain won and the Australian dollar. dollar. But safi said the government woman to go with their family and women who were in danger 2100359 the value of Afghani, the central Most of the 52 world curren- The main currencies the val- did not want recruitment of illegal after settlement of her dispute, of violence at home. bank s governor said. cies that the IMF monitors were ues of which exceeded their 2013 armed men in the ALP force, say- but for that the family members Women are not indifferent Wazir Akbar Khan He said that if Afs was losing shaken before the US dollar value averages in 2014 averages have ing these individual did not show should make sure and bring a let- towards cases of violence any- value further against the USD then rose. The fastest devaluating cur- been the Chinese yuan with 0.8 respect to law of the land. ter of commitment from police more. They have better access to Hospital the state bank has to interfere and rencies were the Iranian riyal and percent, the Swiss franc with 1.2 The ALP officials discharged headquarters, women affairs de- justice now, she said. 2301741, 2301743 tame the inflation rate. The cen- the Russian ruble, with the Turk- percent, the Korean won with 3.9 their duties under the supervision partment, court and human rights Aqela 21 who spent time in a tral bank has around US$7 billion ish Lira taking third place. percent and Australian dollar with of Ministry of Interior in their commission for not repeating in- shelter home last year recalled she in its deposits, and can inject 200 The euro s annual average of 6.7 percent. localities. (Pajhwok) cident of violence. was a minor when she got married Ali Abad She said women who were and now seeking divorce from her feeling some sort of threat could husband. Shahrara, Kabul come and seek shelter in the wom- She was now living with her 2100439 Some public reps. Herat silk production en shelter home after referred by father s and her husband did not the women affairs department. care for her expenses. My hus- EXCEEDS 1 TONNE Madam Zahihi said: We ap- band demand 400,000 Afghanis if Malalai Maternity meddle in Balkh govt point defence lawyer for such I want myself to separate from HERAT CITY: The ancient silk- family. In the last two years, women to move forward their cas- him, she added, saying the Hospital weaving industry has revived in Rada organization has been assist- es in the court. Men did not have amount of money was paid for as 2201377/ 2301743 affairs: Official western Herat province, with the ing us and we are happy with our positive mindset about women a dowry by her husband when he silk production exceeding one work. Abdul Wahid, 59, said he shelter homes, but I hope posi- was in Iran. tonne this year, officials said on spent most of his life farming silk- tive approach will change their I was also threatened by my Banks Monday. Ghulam Sediq Tabibza- worms and collecting their co- mindset. husband to death. He physically da, an official at the provincial Ag- coons for silk production. For She said they had planned attacked me in the court when we Da Afghanistan Bank riculture Department, told Pajh- the last ten years this industry awareness and other kinds of pro- were clearing our case. He wanted 2100302, 2100303 wok Afghan News the silk pro- was nose-diving, but the situation grammes for women who seek to tear up my case documents but duction had increased in Herat of our work improved consider- shelter in the safe homes. the judge prevented him, Aqila with a rise in rearing of silkworms. ably during the past two years. Provincial Council Member recalled. Kabul Bank This solar year, he said more Ghulam Rabbani, a local elder, said Sumaya Mohammadi considered She added that the court must 222666, 070285285 than 6,000 families in Zandajan if the government provided them establishment of women shelter help her get divorce from her hus- and 2,000 families in Guzara and with quality silkworms, more than homes a huge facility and hoped band and let she live in peace. But Azizi Bank Anjeel districts had been tasked 500 families were prepared to for it would be extended to other she said that no one in the court with rearing silkworms, harvest- work in the field. Silkworms nor- districts. helped her in this regard. 0799 700900 ing cocoons and producing silk. mally hatch in spring and their She said incident of violence The shelter houses are creat- Pashtany Bank This year 3,000 boxes of only food is mulberry leaf. Dur- against women took place in the ed by non-governmental organi- silkworms were distributed to ing the first 50 days of their life district and the existence of such zations in 2003 to help protect 2102908, 2103868 people. Of the boxes, 2,210 were cycle, the worms are kept in a shelter homes would benefit them. those women who elope or as a In an interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, the gubernatorial donated by Rada organisation and clean environment at a tempera- She claimed women affairs result of other family disputes or Air Services spokesman, Munir Farhad, said the province had made memorable 790 by the agriculture depart- ture more or less between 70° department and human rights those women released from jails achievements last solar year that ends on March 21. ment, he added. 75° F with similar percentage of commission never showed exact but have no relatives. Safi Airways Last year, 3,000 boxes pro- humidity. number of violence related inci- Officials of the ministry of MAZAR-I-SHARIF: The pro- ers interfered in government af- duced 1,050 kilograms of silk and The mature worms stop eat- dents that took place against women affairs denied providing 020 22 22 222 vincial government in northern fairs in order to please their sup- the production increased to 1,140 ing, gradually lose appetite and women. According to Mohamma- information about the exact num- Balkh province on Monday said porters and rejected the presence kg this year, he continued, link- turn yellowish-white as they be- di more incidents had been taking ber of shelter houses, but accord- Ariana except the judiciary, people s com- of individuals mentioned by ing the increase to better climate gin spinning cocoon. place from the number shown by ing to the information of Pajhwok plaints against other provincial Andesh at schools in Mazar-i- condition and market for silk prod- Major products made of silk the departments concerned. Afghan News, dozens of shelter 020-2100270 departments equaled to nothing. Sharif. He said professional teach- ucts in Herat. in Herat include shawls, scarves, But the provincial human houses are active in different prov- But the provincial council ers were reluctant to perform He said the price of one kilo- turbans and fabrics. Golsoom, 28, rights commission said incidents inces of the country where hun- head said bad governance prevailed duty in remote areas against mea- gram of silk rose to 1,000 afgha- who works in silk weaving indus- of violence against women de- dreds of women are living. Kam Air in the education, security and pub- ger salaries. Farhad said buildings nis this year against last year s 400 try, said foreigners comprised their clined in the ongoing year as com- Women rights activists ask the 0799974422 lic health sectors. In an interview were constructed for 24 schools afs. Tabibzada said silkworms im- major customers. We weave silk pared to the previous year. creation of more shelter homes with Pajhwok Afghan News, the including nine high schools last ported from neighboring Iran were pieces and foreigners buy most of Jawad Dadgar, the Afghani- because they believe the move can Hotels gubernatorial spokesman, Munir year, when several reconstruction of poor quality as compared to our shawls and ties. stan Independent Human Right hel resolve most of women s Farhad, said the province had projects were executed. those from China. Zuhra, 25, was of the opinion Commission (AIHC) director for problems. Safi Landmark made memorable achievements In various areas of Balkh, 400 Shah Gul Ahmad, a resident that with government s assistance, Daikundi, said 49 violence inci- The United Nations (UN) in last solar year that ends on March fruit orchards were established of Anjeel district, said she worked the craft that thrived for centuries dents took place in the firsts and Afghanistan also supports the 020-2203131 21. He dubbed as unparalleled the and 40 cold storages for agricul- raising silkworms and silk produc- could regain its past glory in the second months of ongoing year, shelter homes for the protection overall revenue generated in Balkh tural products were constructed tion with six other members of her province. (Pajhwok) but the number of similar incident of girls and women. (Pajhwok) ERENA when compared to other provinc- last solar year, according to Far- S es having dry ports. had. He said 20 kilometres of However, he said rumours roads were rehabilitated inside 0799654000 about the end of 2014, when for- Mazar-i-Sharif with funds from eign troops were to leave Afghan- the municipality department and New Rumi Restaurant istan, and the same year a pro- another 26 km with funds from tracted political impasse resulting the Public Works Department. 0776351347 from the disputed presidential elec- A three-star hotel was being tion led to a 30 percent decline in built on international standard by Internet Services Balkh overall revenue. the municipality department in UA Telecom That year, Farhad said imports Mazar-i-Sharif and 95 percent 0796701701 / 0796702702 and exports at the Hairatan dry work on the hotel had been com- port fell by 50 percent, but still pleted, he said. Farhad rejected the the province contributed more provincial council chief s allega- Exchange Rate than seven billion afghanis in in- tion that police in some parts of come to the national exchequer. the city were involved in illegal Purchase: The spokesman mentioned activities. He praised police for some achievements made in the strengthening security in the pro- education sector last solar year vincial capital by maintaining close One US$ = and acknowledged some prob- liaison with the people. Howev- 58.15Afs lems in this regard in remote ar- er, he said it could not be ruled One Pound Sterling= eas. Three days ago, the provin- out that some police officials, not cial council chief, Mohammad all, resorted to illegal acts to 87.07Afs Ibrahim Khair Andesh, told Pajh- achieve their personal gains. He One Euro = wok Afghan News the government acknowledged a police officer was 64.58Afs departments in Balkh had become recently arrested and jailed for his politicised. Elaborating, the pub- involvement in car-lifting inci- 1000 Pak Rs = lic representative said politicians dents. 562Afs and their supporters influenced all As compared to other prov- appointments, transfers, postings inces, he said, the overall situa- Sale: and other affairs of the provincial tion in Balkh concerning security, One US$ = departments. He had said the pro- reconstruction, governance and 58.35 Afs vincial education department faced other affairs was unparalleled. One Pound Sterling= the same problems. According to He also spurned Andesh s al- him, there were individuals who legations against the public health 87.87Afs served as headmasters in schools department, but admitted to in- One Euro= despite the fact they could not termittent complaints from peo- A girl jumps rope on a hilltop in Kabul. In this capital city there is lack of recreational parks and 65.18 Afs perform duty as ordinary teach- ple about the affairs at the civil centers for children. (Reuters/ Mohammad Ismail) 1000 Pak Rs= 570Afs ers. But Farhad said most lawmak- hospital. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Islamabad Two arrested in Bangladesh over IS recruitment: Police High Court DHAKA: Two members of a es in Dhaka in which officers also admitted their connection with IS," parts of Syria and Iraq. "They have pany in Bangladesh, without nam- ular country but more than 90 per banned Bangladeshi radical group recovered jihadist literature and Alam told AFP. During question- been trying to recruit people all ing the organisation, while Kamal cent of its 160 million people are reinstates have been arrested for trying to computer equipment, police add- ing, Baig and Kamal provided a list over the country to fight with the was a teacher at a renowned Muslim. Although radical Islamist recruit young Muslims to fight ed. Dhaka police spokesman Jah- of 20 accomplices who had been IS militants in Syria and other coun- school. groups have struggled to make with the Islamic State organisation, angir Alam said both men were helping them try and persuade tries of the Middle East," Alam Islam said the pair would be headway in the political main- Pemra police said Monday. Aminul Islam members of the banned Islamist young Muslims to join the thou- added. Another police spokesman, produced before court soon, add- stream, a recent spate of killings Baig, 40, and Shakib bin Kamal, militant outfit Jamayetul Muja- sands of foreigners already fight- Monirul Islam, told a news con- ing that police would "seek remand of secular bloggers has highlighted chairman 30, were both arrested on Sunday hideen Bangladesh (JMB). "They ing alongside IS, which has de- ference in Dhaka that Baig was the for further interrogation". fears of growing radicalisation night during raids at two address- are active members of JMB and clared a "caliphate" across vast head of IT at a multinational com- Bangladesh is an officially sec- among some Bangladeshis. Muri Express derails Nepal struggles to rebuild in India, 4 dead one month after earthquake Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis still homeless month after quake killed more than 8,600 people.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Nepal is marking the one-month an- High Court (IHC) on Monday re- niversary of the 7.8-magnitude instated Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed earthquake that killed thousands of as the chairman of Pakistan Elec- people and demolished more than tronic Media Regulatory Authori- half a million homes, most of them ty (Pemra). President Mamnoon in rural areas cut off from emergen- Hussain had dismissed Ahmed as cy medical care. The country re- Pemra chairman in April 2014. mains perilously unstable with the Read: President sacks Pemra chair- risk of landslides from ongoing af- man According to sources in the tershocks, forcing thousands to leave President House, Ahmed was re- their homes and camp out in open moved as per the procedures fields, just weeks before the start of chalked out by the Islamabad High seasonal monsoon rains. Al Jazeera's Court (IHC). Earlier in December Harry Fawcett, reporting from the 2013 , the PML-N government had capital Kathmandu, said evidence of terminated Ahmed's contract de- claring the appointment ab-initio the earthquake was everywhere to (illegal from the very beginning) and be seen. "Rubble is lying in pockets appointed Pervez Rathore, an ex- across Kathmandu, tents have been ecutive member of the authority, ALLAHABAD/LUCKNOW: At No 18109, from Rourkela in Odis- erected in open spaces, and people as acting chairman. least four passengers were feared ha to Jammu Tawi, derailed three are struggling to maintain daily life The IHC had suspended the dead and over 50 injured on Mon- kilometres from Sirathu railway after being moved out from their said.Nepal's government estimates they should consider cutting aid that help was on its way and peo- sacking of Ahmed in the same day when eight bogies of the Muri station at around 2pm. homes from the repeated after- reconstruction costs of $7bn, a over concerns of corruption," he ple across the country would be get- month that year and reinstated him Express derailed near Sirathu rail- Sirathu station falls in the Al- shocks," he said. Resham Shrestha, third of the country's GDP, but said. "People are having to rely on ting money and temporary shelters as Pemra chairman.Also read: way station in Kaushambi district lahabad-Kanpur central section of who lost his wife and infant son, with fears of corruption, it could themselves and do the best they in time for the monsoon season. But Court sets aside sacking of Pemra of UP. the busy Delhi-Howrah route. The told Al Jazeera that people in his take years to rebuild the country. can." Aid organisations are wor- Jamie McGoldrick, the UN human- chief He obtained a stay order from Officials of Kaushambi dis- accident has disrupted movement village of Sanga Chowk were fearing Our correspondent said the in- ried about the possible spread of itarian coordinator in the country, the court for his temporary rein- trict administration said that eight of other trains. "Eight coaches have further earthquakes. Hundreds of ternational community's long- disease and the risk of further dis- warned the window to help victims statement, but he could not resume thousands of Nepalis remain home- standing scepticism about Nepal's placement in a country ill- was closing fast. "Before it gets his duties because the government bogies derailed include two gener- derailed and one has capsized. The al coaches and four sleeper. affected coaches are S3 to S6 less one month on "I would love to government, concerning poor gov- equipped to help those most in worse we have to get enough food did not withdraw the notification get my life back. But the repeated about the appointment of Rao Te- The death toll is expected to coach, along with AC coaches B1, ernance and corruption, could have need. There are also concerns that supplies and shelter materials in high rise. Many injured passengers are B2, A1 and one general coach. One tremors have affected the mental an impact on foreign aid."Just a reconstruction could be severely remote areas and also enough logis- hsin as acting Pemra chief. The state of everyone in the village. It's former information and broadcast- said to be in critical condition. The of the derailed bogies capsized due month before this disaster, the disrupted by the rainy season. tics to enable us to deliver [aid] in ing secretary, was appointed as cause of derailment is not known to the impact of the crash," said a not just me with my loss. It's diffi- British parliamentary committee Nepal's information minister, difficult to reach areas," he told the chairman of Pemra for four years as yet. Local villagers were the railway official. Railways has cult to think of a plan to rebuild," he that oversees international aid said Minendra Rijal, told Al Jazeera AFP news agency. by the Pakistan Peoples Party-led first to come for rescue. As per rushed relief train from Allahabad government on Jan 26, 2013. initial reports, Muri express, train to the spot. India keeps Bangladesh president, high stakes 51 union councils in game in prime minister shocked at Balochistan declared Sri Lanka at Saudi Arabia mosque killings arm s length Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has 'HIGH RISK' FOR POLIO The lack of dates for expressed shock at the suicide bomb attack during Friday prayers at a Shia Parliamentary elections mosque in Saudi Arabia. has meant that gover- President Md Abdul Hamid has nance taken a back seat also expressed dismay at the inci- dent, which killed 21 people and left With all the attention concentrat- another 100 injured. ed on the Narendra Modi-led NDA Hasina sent a message to the government's first anniversary, In- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al- dia is not paying much attention Saud on Sunday. I am extremely to events in its neighbourhood. shocked to learn about the heinous But what is happening in Sri Lan- bomb attack in a mosque of Qatif in ka is utterly fascinating. With the abolition of the executive presi- Eastern Province of the Kingdom dency on April 29, 2015, the coa- which has resulted in the death of lition government in Sri Lanka head- twenty one and caused injury to ed by President Maithripala Sirise- another 100 people, she said. She na has managed to keep most of told him that Bangladesh denounced the governance reform promises it terrorism, and reaffirmed that her had made when it came to power government would keep following in January 2015. However, the its zero tolerance policy towards government failed to meet one dead- terrorism. (The) people of Bang- est condolences and heartfelt sym- ladesh president reaffirmed that line: Parliamentary elections in ladesh join me to strongly condemn pathies to the families of the vic- Bangladesh would continue to April. Since the prime minister and the cowardly and inhuman attack, tims of the incident. In a separate work together with the world com- the council of ministers that will she said. Hasina also conveyed deep- letter to King Salman, the Bang- munity to fight against terrorism. take most governance and admin- istrative decisions in the future will be elected from among Members of Parliament, the timing of a gen- India set to become water scarce eral election and who wins it is crit- QUETTA: 51 union councils in Western Bypass and other areas provided security to volunteers ical. Contradictory interests in the Balochistan have been declared to of the city, he said. The Balochistan and health workers administering coalition are preventing the an- COUNTRY BY 2025: REPORT be at a 'high risk' for polio virus by Health Department (BHD), Unicef polio drops to children below the nouncement of dates for elections. the Balochistan Polio Emergency and the World Health Organisation age of five years. When presidential elections were Although India is set to become the domestic and industrial sectors 18,000 crore in the next three years, Cell. Provincial Coordinator Emer- are formulating a strategy to launch A polio drive in Quetta last called two years ahead of schedule water scarce country by 2025 due increasing substantially," says a the report said. The country pro- gency Cell Dr Saifur Rehman said an anti-polio campaign in the 51 week had been suspended due to by previous president Mahinda to demand-supply mis-match, the study conducted by EA Water, a vides huge opportunities across the environmental samples of polio vi- 'high risk' union councils, Dr Reh- lack of security provided to polio Rajapaksa, Sirisena was a high- water sector is expected to see in- leadingconsulting firm in water sec- spectrum in infrastructure develop- rus had already been found in the man said. BHD launched the sec- teams in the city. ranking member of the then ruling vestment of USD 13 billion from tor. Nearly 70 percent of country's ment for water supply and waste Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). overseas players in the next few irrigation and 80 percent of domes- water management. The industrial Quetta and Killa Abdullah districts ond phase of its anti-polio cam- So far three polio cases have years, a new study has said. "In- tic water use comes from ground- market is going to be the big oppor- of the province. paign in different union councils been reported in Quetta, Killa Ab- He defected and became a common candidate of one section of the dia's demand for water is expected water, which is rapidly getting de- tunity till 2020, with growth in In Quetta, the environmental of Quetta on Monday. dullah and the Loralai districts of to exceed all current sources of pleted. However, overseas play- wastewater recycling and industri- samples were found in Khazai, Police and Levies personnel Balochistan during the current year. SLFP and the opposition United National Party (UNP) led by Ra- supply and the country is set to ers from Canada, Israel, Germany, al water treatment, the report said. nil Wickermasinghe. In a bizarre become water scarce country by Italy, United States, China and Maharashtra is emerging as a hub twist in politics, the Opposition 2025". "With increasing household Belgium sees big investment op- for the water sector. Over 12 inter- Germany hails Sri Lankan govt s was in government - and the gov- income and increasing contribu- portunity worth USD 13 billion national companies have already set ernment was in Opposition! It was tions from the service and indus- in the domestic water sector. The up design and engineering centers an unnatural alliance of interests trial sectors, the water demand in industry is expected to receive Rs in Mumbai and Pune. meaningful reconciliation propelled together for just one rea- son: the defeat of Mahinda Raja- Foreign Minister Mangala Sama- velopments in Sri Lanka. cal training institute in Kilinoch- paksa. In partial recognition of this Missing Bangladesh opp leader: raweera met his German counter- Minister Samaraweera said Germa- chi, in the former conflict affected fact, rather than announcing an part, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on ny has stood by Sri Lanka through- northern province, which is an in- ideological program, the SLFP- Friday 22) at the German Foreign out and assisted our people in valuable contribution to Sri Lan- UNP alliance restricted themselves Can t take him to Dhaka don t know office in Berlin. many different ways. "The Ger- ka. to a 100-day plan of reform which The German Foreign Minister man Technical Training Institute Among his other engagements dur- would end with abolition of the presidency, the government turn- how he reached India, says wife warmly welcomed Samaraweera, that was originally established in ing his visit to Berlin, Minister ing itself into a caretaker adminis- hailing him as one of the ?Archi- 1959 for example, is a household Samaraweera will be giving a tration and the announcement of According to the police, the 54-year-old former minister was arrested on May 12 , tects of Change in Sri Lanka? and name in Sri Lanka. Minister Sama- speech on the ?Contours of a New Parliamentary elections. This was after some residents reported a suspicious person in the Golf Links area. acclaimed the political develop- raweera extended his gratitude for Sri Lanka? at the prestigious Ger- much like the UPA in its first phase ments in Sri Lanka in the recent the establishment of a new techni- man Council on Foreign Relations. when they drew up a common Two months after he mysterious- him as early as possible to Sin- Hospital in Singapore knows his months and also mentioned that minimum programme in 2004 to ly disappeared from Dhaka, Bang- gapore where he has been under- history and has been treating him Germany was impressed by the tie up with the Left - only to keep ladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) going treatment for his cardiac and for nearly 20 years. And, if I take high voter turnout in the presiden- the BJP out. In Sri Lanka, this en- spokesman Salahuddin Ahmed re- kidney problems for the past sev- him to Bangladesh now, I don t tial elections and also of the peace- SRI LANKA tailed amendment of the constitu- appeared, just as mysteriously, eral years, she said. I don t know know what will happen, said ful transfer of power and the re- tion. After extended consultations across the border, in Shillong. Ac- where he was all these days I Hasina, who arrived here on May forms the new Government was POLICE PROBE DEATH the 225-member Parliament cording to the police, the 54-year- don t know how he landed up here 18. Salahuddin Ahmed, Former bringing in creating more account- cleared the bill that reduced the old former minister was arrested in Shillong. I am, however, glad he Bangladesh MP Salahuddin able governance, combating cor- terms of President and Parliament on May 12 , after some residents is safe here and is being taken care Ahmed, Bangla opposition leader, ruption and taking necessary mea- OF US PILOT from six years to five years; re- reported a suspicious person in of very well, said Hasina, a former Shillong NEIGRIHMS Hospital, sures for meaningful reconciliation introduced a two-term cap on in- the Golf Links area. On being ques- MP. Ahmed, who has been arrest- India latest news He is not safe in aimed at achieving enduring peace COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have launched a probe into the death of dividuals seeking to become Pres- tioned, Ahmed reportedly identi- ed for violating the Foreigners Act, Bangladesh: wife Hasina. (Express and prosperity for all Sri Lankans. a U.S. Air Force pilot whose body was discovered from a hotel room in ident; diluted the power of the Pres- fied himself but could not recall is currently undergoing treatment Photo by: Dasarath Deka) NEI- Steinmeier assured Minister Sama- the capital Colombo last week, an official said. ident to dissolve Parliament from how he landed up in Meghalaya. at the NEIGRIHMS Hospital GRIHMS Hospital medical super- Police Media Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunesekare told Xinhua the present one year to four and a Speaking to The Indian Express on here. He is guarded round the clock intendent Anil Phukan refused to raweera that Germany would def- half years; revived a Constitution- Sunday, his wife, Hasina Ahmed, by armed Meghalaya police per- comment on Ahmed s health. Re- initely support Sri Lanka in its that the victim's body was discovered on Thursday night from a room of a five star hotel where he had checked in a day earlier. al Council that would set up inde- said she doesn t know what hap- sonnel. A court here on Friday held calling his disappearance, Hasina path of political and economic con- pendent commissions to guard the pened to him after he went miss- in abeyance a bail petition moved said: I got information on March solidation. Police officers conducting the investigations revealed that hotel em- ployees contacted the police after they grew suspicious as several calls autonomy of institutions like the ing on March 10, but alleged that on his behalf by his wife, and di- 11 that some people had whisked The two Ministers had discussed police. The dilution in the powers he was not safe in Bangladesh. rected the police to submit a re- him away when he had gone to see the new Government?s approach to the victim's room remain unanswered. The victim had on Wednesday checked into the hotel after bringing of the president makes the prime Bangla Opposition Leader Shifted port by May 29. My husband is a friend in Uttara, a locality in Dha- of engaging with the international minister the effective head of gov- To ICU In Shillong Wife Meets very sick. ka, the previous evening. People community including internation- a group of American tourists to the island country, a local media report ernment. said. Bangladeshi Ex-Minister Detained He already has three stents in his said there were several vehicles al organizations, the challenges that The party that has a majority in In Shillong Hospital My husband heart, while his left kidney is not belonging to a government agency lie ahead and the ways in which "We are conducting further investigations into his death. Right now Parliament can instal its prime min- is not safe in Bangladesh. I cannot functioning properly. I am not say- at the time of his abduction. Germany and Sri Lanka can renew the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) is conducting a post mortem and ister in the new system of gover- take him back there. Instead, if the ing that he is not getting good treat- I don t know who abducted him cooperation as a result of the de- once this is completed we will have more details," ASP Gunesekare said. nance Sri Lanka has adopted. law here permits, I want to shift ment here. But the Mt Elizabeth or why. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Malaysia confirms 139 graves of suspected migrants Malaysian police say they have Perlis, which borders Thailand. Mass graves discovered in Malay- porting from Perlis state, said po- weeks ago," she said. Fleeing per- route for smugglers bringing peo- from Myanmar and Bangladesh, found 139 graves believed to hold Officials gave further details to sia Police said 139 graves had been lice had found traces of food at secution Dozens of suspected hu- ple to Southeast Asia by boat from have landed on boats in Malaysia the remains of migrants near the reporters on Monday, saying that found near the camps, but added some of the migrant camps, indi- man traffickers have been arrested Myanmar, most of them Rohingya and Indonesia this month after a Thai border. 28 abandoned human trafficking that they did not know how many cating that they may have been by Malaysian police during the in- who say they are fleeing persecu- crackdown on trafficking in Thai- Local media had previously re- camps - one big enough to hold bodies were inside the graves. Some recently abandoned. vestigation and officials said the tion, and people from Bangladesh land. Malaysian Prime Minister ported over the weekend that 30 300 people - had been found dur- graves were believed to hold more "Police found one highly de- information they provided has led seeking work. Smugglers have also Najib Razak on Thursday pledged large graves had been found in two ing their investigation, which was than one person, officials said. composed body and believe that to the graves and camps being used southern Thailand. More assistance and ordered the navy to locations in the northern state of carried out from May 11 - 23. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi, re- person may have died two or three found. Northern Malaysia is on a than 3,000 migrants, most of them rescue thousands adrift at sea.

alists, killing up to 300 of them. retake it. Local activists said gov- Nasser, of the Palmyra Media Cen- ernment fighter jets carried out tre - a monitoring group on the more than 10 attacks on the city ground - told Al Jazeera that most on Monday morning, resulting in of those killed were government a number of casualties. Talal troops captured by the fighters Barazi, the governor of the central after taking over the town. "Shabi- province of Homs, which includes ha [a term used to describe pro- Palmyra, told the Associated Press regime militias and supporters], in- news agency on Sunday that the cluding men and women, were the military has been fighting ISIL ones targeted and killed," he said. members in a nearby area called A Facebook page used by ISIL to Jizl. Barazi confirmed that there publish its statements posted a were plans from the government photo of 20 Syrian soldiers in uni- forces to launch a counterattack form captured in Palmyra, known against ISIL fighters in Palmyra. as Tadmur in Arabic. Nasser also "There are plans, but we don't said that Palmyra has been besieged know when the zero hour for a by ISIL, which is not allowing ci- military act in Palmyra [will be]," vilians to leave or enter it, and that Barazi said without elaborating. basic services have been cut off in The capture of Palmyra has POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER RODRIGO DUTERTE VOWS TO KILL MORE "CRIMI- the town. "Water, electricity and stoked fears that ISIL might try to NALS" IF ELECTED, ANGERING HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS. phone landlines have been cut off destroy one of the Middle East's The Islamic State of Iraq and the about 400 civilians had been killed there," he added. Air strikes most spectacular archaeological Manila, Philippines - A Filipino place me there, you all better watch against Duterte. But prosecutors Levant (ISIL) group has reported- by the group since Wednesday, Meanwhile, the Syrian mili- sites - a well-preserved, 2,000- mayor has admitted having links out. That 1,000 will become refused to indict him and only po- ly killed hundreds after seizing the while activists in Palmyra said ISIL tary was deploying troops in ar- year-old Roman-era city on the to a "death squad" accused of sum- 100,000. I'll dump all of you into lice officers were charged and con- ancient town of Palmyra last week. fighters hunted down President eas near Palmyra, in an apparent town's edge - as they have de- mary executions in the southern Manila Bay, and fatten all the fish victed of neglect of duty. Kine said Syrian state TV reported that Bashar al-Assad's troops and loy- preparation for a counterattack to stroyed others in Syria and Iraq. Philippines, and has vowed to there." Duterte was responding to Duterte's new statement demands "kill" more if elected president in the demands by human rights "a substantive and immediate gov- May 2016, raising alarm among groups to investigate more than ernment response". "Given that human rights groups in the coun- 1,000 extrajudicial killings in his Mayor Duterte is publicly and US bomb squad destroys package near Capitol try. Phelim Kine, a senior official city since the late 1990s, when he proudly claiming some responsi- of Human Rights Watch in Asia, was also the city mayor. Reports bility for death squad killings in A bomb squad destroyed a pres- told Al Jazeera on Monday that it have linked Duterte and the police Davao, and on top of that threat- sure cooker from a suspicious is "grotesque and unacceptable" force in Davao to the summary ening possible future extrajudicial vehicle near Capitol Hill on Mon- that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo executions of alleged drug dealers, killings, that should be adequate day, leading to one arrest, the As- Duterte is publicly supporting the petty criminals and even street ground for Philippine authorities use of extrajudicial killings as a so- children. In recent months, he has to launch a long overdue and much- sociated Press reported. Bomb squad destroys The pressure cooker was safe- lution against crime in the Philip- been trying to raise his national needed investigation into Mayor pressurecooker from pines. In an interview with a local profile, travelling across the Phil- Duterte's alleged death squad ly destroyed, according to Capitol 'suspicious' vehicle near Police spokeswoman Lt. Kimber- TV station on Sunday, Duterte said ippines, and highlighting "peace links," Kine said. Lawyer Marc Capitol, one arrested. (AFP) that he does "not covet" the pres- and order" in the city of Davao as Titus Cebreros, executive director ly A. Schneider who spoke to the idency. "But if I become president, a model for the whole country, even of the Commission on Human Associated Press by email. you all better hide. I will kill all of as he remained evasive about his Rights in the Philippines, said that She added that officers on pa- you," he said, addressing suspect- presidential ambition. Recent sur- while it is still unclear if Duterte is trol spotted the parked, unoccu- ed "criminals". veys showed him running third in running for president, his state- pied vehicle Sunday on a street on "Me? They are saying that I'm the 2016 presidential election race, ment is "troublesome". the National Mall west of the Cap- part of a death squad? True, that's prompting rights groups to warn "They are not empty boasts. itol and an odor of gasoline was true," he said in a mix of English against his human rights record as The facts on the ground speak of also detected. and Visayan, a language spoken in mayor. In 2012, the Philippine so many people who are killed A bomb squad disrupted the southern Philippines. Commission on Human Rights rec- without due process, without be- items of concern in the vehicle in- ducing a loud bang about 7:45 p.m, Shimeles of Alexandria, Virginia, with operating after revocation, "I do not want to commit a ommended to government prose- ing arrested and put to trial," he cluding the pressure cooker, pro- she said. The vehicle owner, Israel was found, arrested and charged the spokeswoman added. crime but if by chance, God will cutors to file murder charges said. Tunisian soldier China lodges complaint kills seven at Turkey agrees deal w ith US military base with US over spy plane flight BEIJING: China said it had lodged "ear-piercing voices" from many o n air suppo rt fo r Syrian rebels a complaint with the United States in the U.S. about China's construc- over a U.S. spy plane that flew tion on the islands and reefs. The The United States and Turkey have over parts of the disputed South nationalist Global Times, a tabloid agreed "in principle" to give air China Sea in a diplomatic row that owned by the ruling Communist support to some forces from Syr- has fuelled tension between the Party's official newspaper, the ia's mainstream opposition, Tur- world's two largest economies. People's Daily, said war was "in- key's foreign minister said, in what Friction in the region has evitable" between China and the if confirmed could mark an expan- grown over China's land reclama- United States unless Washington sion of U.S. involvement in the A Tunisian soldier has killed sev- tion in the Spratly islands. China stopped demanding Beijing halt the conflict. There was no immediate en other troops after opening fire last week said it was "strongly dis- building of artificial islands in the comment from U.S. officials on the at a military base in the capital satisfied" after a U.S. spy plane disputed waterway. It said China assertion -- though Washington has Tunis, state TV said. At least an- flew over areas near the reefs, with was determined to finish its con- so far refrained from committing other 10 soldiers were wounded at both sides accusing each other of struction work, calling it the coun- to enforcing a "safe zone" for Syr- the Bouchoucha base on Monday stoking instability. try's "most important bottom ian rebels, as it could be seen as a before the attacker was shot dead Chinese Foreign Ministry line". Such commentaries are not declaration of war on the Syrian himself. It was not immediately spokeswoman Hua Chunying said official policy statements, but are state. The air support would pro- clear what triggered the incident, on Monday China had lodged a sometimes read as a reflection of tect Syrian rebel forces who have but it caused alarm in a capital city complaint and that it opposed government thinking. China claims been trained by a U.S.-led pro- still on edge after an attack in "provocative behaviour" by the most of the South China Sea, gramme on Turkish territory, said March by gunmen at the Bardo "THE LONG-DELAYED SCHEME IS MEANT TO SEND 15,000 TROOPS BACK TO SYRIA TO FIGHT United States. through which $5 trillion in ship- minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. The ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS." (FILE PHOTO: REUTERS) national museum. Mohamed Ali "We urge the U.S. to correct borne trade passes every year. The long-delayed scheme is meant to Aroui, a spokesman for the interi- its error, remain rational and stop Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, send 15,000 troops back to Syria or ministry, said the incident was all irresponsible words and deeds," Taiwan and Brunei have overlap- to fight Islamic State militants. vusoglu told the pro-government amid media speculation of disagree- Washington has maintained its not being viewed as a terrorist at- Daily Sabah newspaper during a ments between the two NATO al- opposition to Assad but said that tack. "The incident which took she said. "Freedom of navigation ping claims. Cavusoglu did not go into details place at the Bouchoucha barracks and overflight by no means mean The United States has routine- on what "in principle" meant or visit to Seoul. "There is a princi- lies. the goal of training is only to de- is not connected with a terrorist that foreign countries' warships ly called on all claimants to halt what kind of air power would be ple agreement on providing air Turkey has said that any sup- feat Islamic State militants. operation," Aroui said. A local and military aircraft can ignore the reclamation in the Spratlys, but provided or by whom. "They have support. How it is going to be pro- port programme must be part of a Cavusoglu reiterated that school was evacuated after the legitimate rights of other countries accuses China of carrying out to be supported via air. If you do vided is in the responsibility of the comprehensive strategy which in- while fighting Islamic State is pri- shooting started at the base which as well as the safety of aviation work on a scale that far outstrips not protect them or provide air army." The U.S-led training pro- cludes battling forces loyal to Syr- oritised, the "regime must also be is not far from the Bardo area. and navigation." China had noted any other country. support, what is the point?," Ca- gramme has been mired in delays ian President Bashar al-Assad. stopped". Tunisian forces have been carry- ing out operations against armed groups since March when two gunmen opened fire on tourists at Ukraine rebels deny internal the Bardo museum, killing 21 for- eigners in the worst attack in Tu- nisia in more than a decade. Since strife behind commander s slaying the overthrow of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, sever- al groups have launched attacks in official website. "I mourn together the country. with all those who knew Alexei Borisovich Mozgovoi and those who walked this journey together Israel s Olmert with him." Mozgovoi played a cen- tral role in momentum-swinging bat- sentenced to tles that forced pro-Western Presi- dent Petro Poroshenko to sue for eight months peace on two occasions. His trimmed goatee and penetrating gaze in prison disguised an authoritarian character and history of insubordination. The Former Israeli Prime Minister former folk choir singer and poet -- Ehud Olmert has been sentenced believed to be around 40 -- resisted to eight months in prison for un- the terms of a February truce deal The chief of an elite unit in Iran's anything else than being an accom- fighting against the extremists. Iran that permitted only limited self-rule Revolutionary Guard has accused plice in the plot?" he reportedly has said it does not have combat lawfully accepting money from a in rebel-held lands. Mozgovoi also U.S. supporter. the U.S. of having "no will" to stop asked, later saying the U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, though featured on a US blacklist for organ- ISIS after the fall of the Iraqi city showed "no will" in fighting the some Revolutionary Guard mem- Monday s verdict in Jerusa- ising a summary court system that lem District Court caps a dramatic targeted those either backing Kiev of Ramadi, an Iranian newspaper Islamic State group. Soleimani said bers have been killed there. Mean- downfall of a man who only years or practising Western lifestyles. "If reported Monday. The comments Iran and its allies are the only forc- while in Syria, activist said gov- earlier led the country and hoped tomorrow I see another young wom- by Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the es that can deal with Islamic State ernment warplanes conducted to bring about a historic peace an in a cafe or bar, she will be arrest- head of the Guard's elite Quds unit, group, "Today, there is nobody in more than 15 air raids on the his- agreement with the Palestinians. kraine's pro-Russian rebels mowed down in a hail of bullets ed," he told reporters last year. "A come just after U.S. Defense Sec- confrontation with (ISIS) except toric central town of Palmyra and Olmert was convicted in rushed Sunday to dispel near the spot where Mozgovoi woman must be the keeper of the retary Ash Carter accused Iraqi the Islamic Republic of Iran, as nearby areas, leaving some dead or March in a retrial. The sentencing Uspeculation that a bloody survived another assassination at- hearth, a mother. And what kind of forces of lacking the "will to fight" well as nations who are next to Iran wounded. The air raids on Palmyra comes in addition to a six-year pris- internal battle for control of Mos- tempt in March. Mozgovoi was mother does she become after bars?" in an interview aired the day be- or supported by Iran," he said. came a day after the government on sentence he received last year cow's money was behind the gang- long believed to have run afoul of Defence officials in Kiev denied in- fore. It wasn't clear whether Sole- U.S. officials, including Carter, said that Islamic State fighters have land-style slaying of a top war- Lugansk's self-proclaimed leader volvement in Mozgovoi's slaying imani's remarks came as a direct have said Iraqi forces fled the ISIS killed more than 400 state employ- in a separate bribery conviction, lord. Prizrak (Ghost) brigade com- Igor Plotnitsky and some key of- ensuring the end of the former pre- and pointed the finger at his sepa- response to Carter's, though ten- advance on Ramadi without fight- ees, troops and pro-government mander Alexei Mozgovoi and at ficials in the Kremlin. Yet Plot- ratist foes. "A sectarian battle be- sions remain high between the two ing back, leaving behind weapons gunmen since they captured the mier s political career. least six others -- including his nitsky tried quickly to quash talk tween the fighters is continuing on Olmert s lawyers said they press secretary and armed guards of a potentially fatal rift emerging countries amid negotiations over and vehicles for the extremists. So town Wednesday. The Britain- the occupied territories of Lugan- Iran's contested nuclear program. far, the American approach to the based Syrian Observatory for Hu- would appeal the ruling. -- were shot dead Saturday while in the militants' loosely-organised sk," presidential administration Olmert was forced to resign in travelling in an area under his con- ranks. "The attack on Alexei spokesman Oleksandr Motuzy- The report in the daily newspaper conflict has been to launch air- man Rights and Osama al-Khatib, early 2009 amid the corruption al- trol in the renegade eastern prov- Mozgovoi and his comrades-in- anyk told journalists. "The head of Javan, which is seen as close to strikes as part of an international an activist from Palmyra who is legations. His departure cleared the ince of Lugansk. Separatist offi- arms was an attack on all of us -- the Prizrak criminal gang has long the Guard, quoted Soleimani as coalition it leads, as well as equip- now in Turkey, said the warplanes way for hard-liner Benjamin Net- cials said his convoy of at least people who defend the right for been in conflict with the leadership saying the U.S. didn't do a "damn ping and training Iraqi forces. Iran also struck an area near the town's anyahu s election, and subsequent two vehicles was first struck by a the (separatist region) to exist," of the so-called Lugansk People's thing" to stop the extremists' ad- has offered advisers, including famous archaeological site, among peace efforts have not succeeded. bomb. The survivors were then Plotnitsky told his administration's Republic." vance on Ramadi. "Does it mean Soleimani, to direct Shiite militias the Mideast's most spectacular. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES By Anand K. Sahay different ideas from its predeces- been a steady trend over many deed been occasional hiccups and Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir sors. Dramatic changes are not the decades. Pakistan has shown the contradictions- as when Osama Recent political changes have norm. This is specially true for capacity to go to great lengths to bin Laden was found to be secret- Phone No: +93-772364666 drawn attention to India, Pakistan the field of external relations. It is achieve this goal. In the pursuit of ly living in a Pakistani garrison E-mail: [email protected] and Afghanistan. These countries therefore likely that the relation- its objective the Pakistan military town- but these have been quite are not just part of SAARC, they ship of India toward Pakistan and is not constrained by any domes- easily overcome. Email: [email protected] also constitute a particular zone Afghanistan under the leadership tic political factors as the armed Afghanistan, the third IPA with specific characteristics. There of Prime Minister Narendra Modi forces are in total and absolute zone country, is a very special www.afghanistantimes.af are threads that bind them togeth- will be watchful and calibrated, command. case, not just in the IPA zone er but also negative forces that but not subject to a drastic, over- It has been seen that political but on the map of the world. It Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi seek to wrench them apart. The night turn. or parliamentary changes in Paki- is still in a state of active mili- positive forces arise from our age- In Pakistan, as is well appre- stan matter only to a limited ex- tary hostilities after 35 years of Advisory editorial board old past and have been worked ciated, the most important public tent. In general, these are subser- fighting, a period which saw upon to some extent in recent institution is the military. It has vient to the designs of the mili- many changes in political dis- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, years, but these may sometimes guided the fate of the country for tary headquarters in significant pensation but no peace. It is not Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal be hard to nurture on account of several decades and faces no chal- areas of policy. Changes in Paki- necessary to go into details here. the fog of the present. On the other lenge from any internal source. To stan s parliament have not shown They are common knowledge. Graphic-Designers: hand, the negative forces, if al- the east, the strategic vision of the the capacity to alter the course But easily the most striking fea- lowed to dominate, can cause hav- Pakistan military has been to of- laid out by the armed forces. ture of the Afghanistan scene is Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari oc, to the long-term detriment of fer an adversarial counterpoint to A key feature to note is that that the country is trying very the value system of India, namely the Pakistan military has success- hard, and against all odds, to run Marketing & Advertising: all. In 2014, new leaders arrived the Indian democratic order. This fully dovetailed its regional aspi- a democratic political order in Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 on the scene in India and Afghan- has not changed over the decades. rations, especially when it relates the midst of war in a country The phenomenon has been noted to Afghanistan, into the design and where even the state structures Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan istan. Some changes, or attempt at changes, are therefore natural extensively by scholars. Perhaps framework of the US and its allies are not adequately formed.This Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 to expect. The regional inter-play the best recent study is that of for this region. Given Pakistan s is a truly impressive, and unique, Christine Fair whose narrative re- geography, the US global frame- phenomenon. It would hardly be Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press of forces will thus be under scru- tiny from many quarters. lies on the study of Pakistani mil- work seems to badly need the co- possible if the people of Afghan- In politically steady coun- itary manuals. operation of the Pakistan armed istan did not want it and work tries, such as India, any change in To the west, the effort of the forces for which it has handsome- hard toward it. Any political dis- The constitution says direction is generally a result of Pakistan military establishment ly rewarded the Pakistani military pensation in the country that gradual evolution, and may not and the allied security and intelli- establishment over a very long loses sight of this strategic po- materialise even when a set of new gence services has been to domi- period of time with injections of litical objective of the Afghans Article 142: political actors on the scene has nate Afghanistan. This again has billions of dollars. There have in- will do so at its own peril. To implement the provisions as well as attain values enshrined in this Constitution, the state shall establish necessary offices. PRIVATE SCHOOLING AND INEQUALITY

By Umair Javed Traditional government instru- Given the pervasive presence dentials, and the consequent culti- ments used to kick-start social of affluent offspring in elite vation of insulated social net- Editorial In February, Oxfam, in collabora- mobility include redistribution of schools, the socially embedded works. As a first step, most uni- tion with the department of eco- agricultural land, provision of low- pressures to improve government versities (private and, increasing- nomics at LUMS, published a re- cost loans for urban housing, and schooling no longer exists. Simply ly, government-run too) show a port on persistent inequality and access to quality public education. put, if the children of all decision- preference for candidates from elite Forming militias multi-dimensional poverty in Pa- The first two remain non-starters makers ie politicians, bureaucrats, private schools ie those who ve kistan. The core message at the in Pakistan (for any number of rea- judges, and army officers, and the done their O and A levels. This heart of their study is that despite sons), while the third strategy re- children of all those connected to reinforces the school-level exclu- moderate-to-high rates of econom- mained partially successful only these decision-makers, study out- sion at the level of higher educa- in north a perilous act ic growth, Pakistan remains a thor- till the mid-80s. side of the government system, tion. Ultimately, it is replicated in oughly unequal society if measured Given the presence of affluent why would anyone be interested the job market where employers The government policy of arming civilians and forming militias to tame the along multiple dimensions, over offspring in elite schools, the pres- in fixing public schooling? with credentials from elite schools and above consumption and in- sure to improve government When confronted with this exhibit a preference for candidates growing insecurity in the north has drawn flaks. As the government has been come. Another key message is that schooling no longer exists. question, the almost universal re- with matching credentials. trying to rein in militancy, thousands of citizens from the north are expect- inequality is worse in urban areas, That s often understated in Pa- ply is that elite private schools are At every step starting from and appears to persist over gener- kistan s case, especially on the simply catering to a pre-existing schooling credentials, to universi- ed to be mobilized to fight the Taliban in areas where the military and police ations. Forty per cent of all chil- third front, is the multi-faceted part demand for quality education at a ties, and on to the job market force have shortage of men. The strategy of arming civilians against the dren born in bottom income quin- played by elite private schools, high price point. Government children who can t afford that first tile households will remain in the and the qualifications they impart, schools failed which is why the entry into an expensive private militants is considered to be riskiest. Fowzia Koofi, a member of the Par- same quintile over their lifetime, in the persistence of intergenera- private sector stepped in. The cau- school will remain locked out of liament from Badakhshan where the government is mulling to form the mi- while only 9pc will see some sub- tional inequality. sality commonly suggested, how- high-return opportunities for the stantive upward mobility. In the first instance, a larger ever, doesn t work in such a linear rest of their lives. litias, says the move will spread the war from house to house. Badakhshan is The startlingly low levels of pool of expensive schools now way. The relationship is much The catastrophe doesn t end a backward province that borders Pakistan where the militants have increased upward socio-economic mobility means that children from affluent more complex, and a review of his- here. Even if one accepts such ine- may come as a surprise to those households no longer go to a gov- tory suggests the purposeful en- quality as organic, or natural in their presence. She says it will trigger rivalries as everyone will begin arm- who thought more ACs and refrig- ernment-owned or government- couragement of elite education busi- some cynical way, expensive pri- ing their own groups. Many other people have also vented their frustration erators being sold was a sign of regulated institution for their ba- nesses (such as Beaconhouse and vate schools still need to be made evenly spread-out prosperity. All sic education. This is a departure Lahore Grammar) happened due answerable on the question of val- over the plan. They say the move can potentially unleash a bloody civil war independent research appears to from earlier decades where elite in- to political expediency and out- ue for money. On average, an elite as it can provide a chance to ex-warlords to take up arms. Should it happen confirm the existence of rigid ine- stitutions catered to a much small- right profit-motive at a time when school located in a major urban quality traps: households locked er subsection of the population, government schooling was still centre charges anywhere upward the government has no capacity to extinguish the fire and tame the ex-war- out of access to land and housing while the bigger chunk of the ur- dominant. of Rs10,000 per month for a sin- lords. Reportedly, the governor of Kunduz province, Omar Safi recently (agricultural or urban), employable ban middle class (children of bu- The second impact of elite pri- gle student. Based on my experi- skills, and quality skill-imparting reaucrats, army officers, mid-tier vate schools on intergenerational ence of both being a student, and said he will deploy 1,000 strong local policemen to crush the growing mil- education will suffer over multi- professionals) had no other option inequality is through the creation having taught students from such itancy. He also said they have enlisted the support of local elders to intro- ple generations. but to attend government schools. of an alternative market for cre- institutions, the quality of educa- tion being delivered is suspect at duce individuals from their areas to join the force of 1000-men. Jawed best. Kohestani, a defense analyst, says the government must be cautious as this The outdated GCSE and GCE certifications with their fre- act may give serious backfires. Moreover, Ahmad Zia Massoud, the brother quent recycling of previously ad- of late Ahmad Shah Massoud, warned that the bickering between the leaders ministered exams provide little in the way of new learning. Schools of the National Unity Government has gradually been turning into a disas- train their kids in ways to crack trous challenge. He urged the leaders of the government to abstain from the exam, rather than teaching them actual content. As a result, politicizing the state institutions. He warned people have already started grade inflation is rampant, and de- alienating from the government because of its weaker performance and giv- spite exorbitant fees, out-of- school tuitions are encouraged to en that the rifts in the power corridor catch further length the current polit- further learn exam-cracking. ical setup will lose public support. Now a man like Massoud, on a key gov- Moreover, despite their claims of being English-medium institu- ernment position talks like this, what else remains there, which can re-en- tions, the median high school grad- liven the flattened hopes of the general public. Revolution in the streets, uate from any given private school mass protests, civil war, change of governments, all these things have al- (barring a few exceptions) will Brin g fraudulen t faith struggle to read, speak, or write ready been seen, but to no avail. Therefore, the current government must healers to bo o k the language effectively, despite avoid rifts and take decisions in the larger interests of the nation. Besides having had 10 plus years of formal education in it. This is compound- that the government must not form any militia force formed from civilians ed socially and institutionally as in this unfortunate country, the nation has already witnessed people chang- by a reluctance to learn any lo- cal language either. Finally, co-cur- ing sides and affiliations. Instead of forming local militias, the need is to ricular activities (such as debates overhaul and train the current security forces and policemen. This is often and model UN) that encourage People cliquish socialising instil a false and quite troubling when one ponders how a Taliban force of nearly 30,000 men decontextualized sense of achieve- can do unnerve a government which has already a force of 35, 0000 security ment amongst a set of kids already cut-off from the rest of society. troops and policemen to such an extent that is compelled on forming mili- Quality education as a public tias? The stark fact is the government is unable to chalk out its security good remains one of the most ef- fective ways of bridging inequali- strategies effectively as the Taliban never surpasses our national security ty in both developed and develop- forces and police in terms of men and ammunition, however, the sole rea- ing countries. There are countries in the world where elite private ed- son behind the panic is the government s internal divisions and lack of co- ucation has been regulated to make herence on security strategies. Besides that the government is primarily it more democratic in terms of in- take (the UK being a prime exam- focused on peace negotiations. However, now it needs to strike a balance ple), and with greater checks on between the use of force and peace overtures. pricing and the quality of educa- tion being delivered. Next door, India s standardis- ation of curricula and credentials (such as the gradual sidelining of Subscription Rates GCSE/GCE) has taken place Government alongside rising number of admis- sions to top-tier universities Categories Fee abroad. Afghanistan Times Pakistan would do well to adopt Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step some of these measures before the For fast delivery service inequality problem reaches an ir- Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the redeemable threshold. names, addresses of your The writer teaches politics at LUMS. International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. [email protected] Twitter: @umairjav This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

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By Marat Yelemessov development of human resources courage potential financiers from in Qatar, noted Daniyar Kosnaz- own manufacturing industry. In ganisation are increasing in Kab- ment, separatist moods among the in Afghanistan and socio-econom- investing in Central Asia and after arov, head of Central Asia and 2014, the country also approved ul. If that happens, there will be Pashtun population are gaining Following political consultations ic growth of the country, as well the withdrawal of coalition forc- Caspian region studies at the De- a law creating the national agency both a great challenge and an op- strength, the leaders of which are held in Kabul May 9 between the as reduction of the spread of ter- es, these trends are likely to wors- partment of Geopolitics and Re- of official development and tech- portunity for the organisation. In dreaming of a Greater Pashtuni- foreign ministries of Kazakhstan rorist and extremist threats in the en. Ensuring security in Afghani- gional Studies of the Library of nical assistance, which will be re- the current configuration, Kaza- stan. At the same time, the Tali- and the Islamic Republic of Af- region. The Afghan government stan remains a problem for As- the First President of Kazakh- sponsible for contributing to the khstan goes for large-scale trade ban movement is experiencing in- ghanistan (IRA), Afghan Presi- also offered thanks for providing tana. In January 2014, Kazakh stan. The Afghan head of state restoration of peace in Afghani- and economic cooperation with ternal contradictions associated dent Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is regular humanitarian assistance in Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan pays special attention to relations stan and all related projects. Ac- Afghanistan; this format contrib- with the desire of its leaders to expected to visit in the near fu- the form of food and basic neces- Idrissov noted in a speech that with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and cording to experts, even before this utes to the stabilisation in the trou- come to a peaceful compromise ture, according to the Kazakh sities, as well as funding the con- Kazakhstan cannot consider itself China apart from traditional part- organisation is established, the bled country. Though energy with the legitimate government of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. struction and reconstruction of safe from the influence of the Af- ners such as the United States and Kazakh government has allocated projects look promising by them- Afghanistan. Nevertheless, the During the talks, the diplo- the socially significant infrastruc- ghan factor. We used to believe India. He seeks as efficiently as about $100 million for foreign as- selves, the possibility of stabili- possibility of destabilisation in the mats discussed issues related to ture. Assistance for Kabul On av- that Kazakhstan was immune possible to hold political talks sistance; half of this money was sation of the situation in the coun- country remains extremely high, state and prospects of develop- erage, Kazakhstan has been pro- from any expressions of extrem- with the Taliban members, be- used for training Afghan students try is still limited, therefore Af- which is the most significant ob- ment of bilateral relations in po- viding Afghanistan with $5-7 mil- ism. Due to our history, mentali- cause without stoppage of the in Kazakh universities. ghanistan s turn to the SCO mem- stacle for attracting foreign invest- litical, trade, economic, cultural lion in annual food assistance. In ty and geographic characteristics, war, Kabul will not be able to do Expert of the Centre for Geo- ber states is inevitable, said ment, said Sultangaliyev. and humanitarian cooperation. July 2008, Astana made its most the problem seemed distant. We the reforms that Ghani and (Af- political Studies Berlek-Unity Mikhailichenko. Taking into account all those The parties also reviewed prepa- visible one-time installment to were very far from fundamental- ghan Chief Executive) Abdullah Dmitry Mikhailichenko noted Avoiding Mistakes of the active geo-economic processes ration for the seventh meeting of Afghanistan of $2.38 million for ism, thinking that this is not about Abdullah are planning to imple- that Kazakhstan is making a sig- 1990s primarily related to China s eco- the intergovernmental commis- the construction of a school in us. However, it was a mistake and ment, said Kosnazarov. nificant contribution to resolving Political scientist Sultanbek nomic diplomacy, we see that the sion on trade and economic coop- Samangan Province and hospital miscalculation. Now, time has Scholar at the Eurasian Re- the Afghan problem, which has Sultangaliyev believes Kazakh region has a great potential for eration and organisational issues in Bamyan Province and the re- shown the opposite and we are search Institute Rasul Arin em- been repeatedly noted by Kabul. support will allow Afghanistan to development. However, security of Ghani s visit. construction of the Kunduz Talo- not able to say for sure that we phasised the structure of trade The Akorda presidential residence expand and strengthen its inter- concerns undermine the existing The two countries are active- qan Road. Two years later, Kaza- continue to remain invulnerable, relations is an interesting point in is able to rationally and construc- national contacts and further af- potential. Therefore, Ghani and ly cooperating in the internation- khstan allocated $50 million in the he said. According to experts, the bilateral relations of Kazakh- tively allocate its resources, in- fect leading regional powers in Nazarbayev have issues to dis- al arena through the United Na- form of a grant for training 1,000 peaceful and progressive develop- stan and Afghanistan. Due to the cluding diplomatic ones, whereas settling its internal problems. cuss. Some of the things are bet- tions (UN), Conference on Inter- of Afghan students in Kazakh- ment of Afghanistan seems a dif- raw materials orientation of the the image and authority of Kaza- They are not far off, because after ter to hear from the Afghan Pres- action and Confidence-Building stan s colleges and universities. ficult and sublime goal in the fore- Kazakh economy, Afghanistan khstan in Eurasia is high. Inlight the U.S. troop departure, the sit- ident. Ghani is also interested in Measures in Asia (CICA), Shang- These investments are not acci- seeable future. Therefore, they be- supplies Kazakhstan with most- of the continuing decline of US uation of the 1990s following the material and political support for hai Cooperation Organisation dental. Kazakhstan is very inter- lieve it is necessary to analyze all ly non-primary, processed prod- military presence in Afghanistan, withdrawal of the Soviet army the country, said Kosnazarov. (SCO) and Organisation of Islam- ested in the peaceful development the possible risks of political and ucts, while Kazakhstan exports an increase of SCO presence is troops and the fall of the Moham- The author is an observer ic Cooperation (OIC). The Afghan of the IRA, for if the military con- economic cooperation with the raw products to Afghanistan. A expected. mad Najibullah regime may be re- regularly writing for Liter daily side expressed gratitude for edu- frontation were to continue in the IRA. War Hinders Reforms Ghani positive trade balance favours The SCO member countries peated. Although the political sit- newspaper. This opinion was first cational programmes to train its country, it could lead to serious holds quite a dynamic foreign pol- Kazakhstan, which, by various have an identical position on Af- uation in the country has changed, published in Liter on May 14 and students in Kazakhstan, as the problems in the entire region. Ex- icy, as evidenced by informal talks estimates, is about 90-99 percent. ghanistan. Talks about full mem- danger remains for the current is reprinted here with permission. implementation contributes to the perts believe Afghan issues dis- with the Taliban representatives Kazakhstan has developed its bership of Afghanistan in the or- Afghan government. At the mo- (Courtesy: The Astana Times) Afghanistan: Democracy with the flavor of narcotics One month on, red tape

By Dr Mohammad Nazrul Bari and Milad Alimoradian ficial businesses all over the world. drug users in 2012, which is 1 tivity of drug lords by receiving hampers Nepal aid Opium as the mother of drugs and million additional to the data of bribes from them. They don t Afghanistan has been the core of all over the world. According to ancient types of narcotics has 2009; the regular opium users share their intelligence with By Thomas Bell Nepal was in the midst of a exhaustive research and analysis. this policy, the United State has a been introduced by the invasion grew to 2,30,000 in 2009 from the counter narcotics forces and there- protracted constitution-writing This great landlocked country right to defend itself against coun- of Alexander to minor Asia. For 1,30,000 in 2005. Another fact is fore it slows the process. On the That Nepal was struck by an earth- project, which was supposed to deliver political and institutional with an excellent ancient history tries that harbour or give aid to the first time, it was cultivated in the population of Afghanistan is other hand, there are reluctant feel- quake was no surprise, but one reform. That was stalled before has seen lots of difficult and dif- the terrorist groups. Mesopotamia and later on brought just under 32 million. Helmand and ings between Americans and local month after the disaster the situa- ferent situations, especially in the The first target of the US be- tion in the affected areas is an un- the earthquake struck, and it is a to Egypt and from Egypt to Cy- Kandahar provinces are major forces for collaboration in this re- matter for the Nepali people alone last century; it suffered massive- came Afghanistan because it was prus and from there came to Asia producers of opium in Afghani- gards. The scenario gets worse imagined nightmare. A few days ago, an investiga- how to complete it. ly from several external and inter- under Taliban rule and, more sig- when most of the drug mafias are Where Nepal s foreign allies nal issues such as political, socio- nificantly, al-Qaida had sufficient tion by members of parliament officials in the government of Af- found that 70 Village Development can help is in recalibrating their logical, religious, etc. However, by backup from them. Statistically, ghanistan. Moreover, it s not di- Committees (VDCs) have received dysfunctional and frequently looking at the internal issues we at the time of attack, the al-Qaida rectly related to anti-terrorism no relief, although most or all the counterproductive donor relation- see that it s linked to external in- had only 200 active and trained agenda. According to Thomas Sch- houses there have been destroyed. ships. terventions, which are not prolif- jihadists. Thanks to CIA, now weich, the Ex U S State Depart- These VDCs are administrative This doesn t mean that the erating and productive for the most of the Islamic terrorists ment Principal Deputy Assistant units, each covering several square international community country. This simply means that groups are named al-Qaida or as- Secretary for the Bureau of Inter- kilometres and including perhaps shouldn t send money, or the external elements created the sociated to al-Qaida. This scenar- national Narcotics and Law En- 1,000 households, and many thou- shouldn t work with the govern- ment. It should. But development major devastating issues in the io has three reasons: first, the one forcement Affairs, almost all po- sands of people. They have very country: exploitation in all vari- way journalism policy of the west little food or shelter. experts have already started pro- litical parties hands are dirty in ducing lessons learnt policy ous forms can be seen as one of in which the news corporation this trade. The benefit of this trade On May 24, a hillside, which had been weakened by the earth- documents, which make no refer- the main issues. follows only one dimensional created a situation in which both quake and constant aftershocks, ence to Nepal s 60 years of poor- Due to the unique tangible and lead; second, the socio-cultural the government and the Taliban ly performing international devel- intangible sources of Afghanistan, thinking of western individuals; collapsed to block the Kaliganda- are involved, and reluctance of the ki River, creating a rapidly ex- opment interventions. the political merchants always and the last, the framing and mar- government in counter narcotics panding lake which threatens The government is seeking had their eyes on this land and keting of foreign policy of west- actions is a proof for this involve- downstream settlements should $10bn in reconstruction funds. It tried their best to exploit its soci- ern politics that became a strate- ment. the dam collapse. is the duty of the donors to study ety by all means. However, one gy in the political structure of For example, on October 28, The monsoon rains, which are this country s very specific his- of the greatest essential elements policy making of the West. Minor by Alexander. Now in stan. In other words, Afghanistan 2010 agents of Russia s Federal due in a few weeks, will bring add- tory. Especially, they must learn that has been missed in the polit- For example, what the world present day, Afghanistan is the produces 75% of the world s opi- Service for the Control of Narcot- ed misery to those without shel- from the mistakes that were made ical system and culture of this faced during the Cold War before major producer of opium not only um. According to the inspector, ics joined Afghans and Americans ter, and are likely to trigger many with the influx of aid money sup- country is democracy. 1991 is a structure of ideologies more massive landslides, threat- posed to support the peace pro- in minor Asia but all over the the reason of this massive growth anti-drug forces in an operation cess after 2006. There is no doubt that democ- and world-views of the Commu- world. in production is due to the with- to destroy a major drug produc- ening destroyed villages with com- racy is an essential element for the nists threatening the West. As a plete obliteration, and possibly What didn t work before? Taliban banned the cultivation drawal plan of American forces tion site near Jalalabad. In the One major scheme of the past present society and contemporary result, it became the main enemy blocking more rivers, with the risk of opium but the post-Taliban era from the region. In consequence, operation 932 kilograms of high of catastrophic floods. decade - designed to fund infra- world-order. Without democracy of the West, but, later on, it was gave a new opportunity to the the drug lords have safe and se- quality heroin and 156 kilograms structure construction - was called the system will lead to a closed replaced by the menace of Islamic Existing problems, magni- people of this region to cultivate cure lands for their business. of opium, with a street value of fied to crisis levels the Local Government and Com- dark era in which a number of civ- fundamentalism. However, when injurious drugs. Fortunately or However, it has another face, US$ 250 million, and a large In trying to understand munity Development Programme. il rights will be sacrificed by the the Taliban gets defeated within unfortunately, under the internal and the statement of the inspec- amount of technical equipment what s going on, and what could This delivered hundreds of mil- ruling power, and the social and few days, the call for democracy chaos of the country, they would tor has been criticized by others. were seized. This was the first be done about it, it s important to lions of dollars through complex, public welfares will be replaced becomes the agenda for develop- be able to produce more and more. According to Le Monde mag- anti-drug operation to include recognise that this emergency has, donor-designed systems. by personal agendas and motives. ment of Afghanistan as US did in One of the reasons for cultivation azine, there is indirect coopera- Russian agents. According to Vik- among other things, cruelly ex- In the absence of an elected However, the question is how the past and doing it in the West of opium is that it doesn t need tion between the American forces tor Ivanov, Director of Russia s posed the mess that Nepal was local government, committees of should democracy be implement- Asia. After the elapse of 14 years, much water or care. It s easy to and these drug mafias in recent Federal Service for the Control of already living with. unelected politicians called All ed in a political system that was still the concept of democracy is Many of the worst affected Party Mechanisms misused vast cultivate and always has good years. Further Le Monde writes Narcotics, this marks an advance sums intended for the poor, for far away from it? How should it grappling with complex and inhu- market. that drug mafia and US army are in relations between Moscow and areas received little, or almost adjust with traditions, customs mane issues for the civil-rights of nothing, in terms of government the benefit of themselves and their According to the UN report using the Taliban forces for the Washington. cronies. There is once again talk and norms of the society? Does the citizens of the country. The or donor-driven support even be- of 2012, Afghanistan, the biggest protection of their business lines. The West and its allies should fore the earthquake. Health, edu- of reviving All Party Mechanisms the use of force make it a liberal recent Presidential election in Af- producer, produced 74% of the The majority of American be more honest in their efforts to now. country without giving birth to ghanistan took too much time, cation and other provisions (such total opium of the world. Accord- forces have left the country by make Afghanistan as war free zone as transport infrastructure) were A few days before the earth- any other internal issue? Or and in second ballot, Abdullah ing to Din Mohammad Mobarez the end of 2014, and this act in south Asia without getting in- minimal. In a mundane way, life quake, several donors withdrew should it be achieved, step by didn t accept the result of elec- Rashidi, Minister of Counter Nar- shows the reluctant motivation of volved in the profit of opium was already pretty desperate from another major funding mech- step, through a social process? An tion and declared the election a cotics, drug mafia s benefit is USD Americans in countering narcot- trade. True democracy can only there, making people more vulner- anism of the last decade called the analysis of all these concerns coup. Finally, both opponents 80 billion each year, of which only ics way. The continuous growth be established when the people able to calamity. Nepal Peace Trust Fund. It was needs more space and research. came together for a resolution that USD 1 billion goes to the farmers. of narcotics shows that the Amer- of Afghanistan start thinking There has always been an in- never very clear how money from Considering its limitations, this resulted as a new form of practi- The so called Prophet of democ- icans are not able to control these above the selfish and self-centric competent administration and the NPTF was used, and the do- article focuses on the trade of nar- cal bureaucratic system in which racy, the United States spends phenomena despite expending bil- approach. (TwoCircles.net) political class, which is obsessed nors didn t explain their with- cotics in the hurdles in the way of Abdullah will act as a semi kind with control of resources, but cal- drawal. USD 7.5 billion against narcotics lions of dollars. Drug mafia pro- Dr Mohammad Nazrul Bari is One of the NPTF s pro- democracy in Afghanistan before of Prime Minister known as Chief in Afghanistan. duced 5,500 tons opium in 2013 associated with Department of lous in its lack of urgency in pro- and after the invasion by the US Executive Officer. From another viding for needy rural people. grammes was intended to provide According to Special Inspec- but only 41,000 of this scale has History, School of Social and Be- compensation to victims of Ne- forces. point-of-view, it took a long time Many ordinary members of the tor General for Afghanistan Re- been captured by the anti-narcot- havioral Sciences, Central Uni- security forces have been untiring pal s conflict. In practice, many The 9/11 was a land mark in for the president,Ashraf Ghani construction (SIGAR), cultivated ics forces. versity of Karnataka, Kalabura- genuine victims received nothing, the history of the United States Ahmadzai to introduce his cabi- in their relief efforts. But the ar- fields of Opium poppy (Papaver The prevailing corruptions gi, India (He can be reached my s top leadership has displayed while district-level politicians and of America. In fact, it initiated a net to the Parliament. All these Somniferum) cultivation takes up and loss of the sensibility of righ- at:[email protected]) its undue power over the civilian administrators gave the money to new era in the world history. Since facts show the internal difficul- 2,09,000 hectares (516,230 acres) teousness at the high level have Milad Alimoradian is an expert in government, and its chauvinism, local supporters. This is worth that time the doctrine of Bush ties for the new government in the of land in Afghanistan, a 36% in- brought down the country into a international relation and national by blocking the deployment of remembering now when it comes (former US President) became the way of democracy. crease since 2012. About 1.3 mil- deep-state. The National Officials security, Iran (He can be reached British Chinook helicopters which to earthquake victims. agenda of foreign policy of USA Narcotics are one of the bene- lion Afghan adults were regular have closed their eyes on the ac- at: [email protected]) would have been invaluable to the Give funds directly to the relief effort. In normal times, Ne- victims pal has prickly relations with its Again and again, elaborate de- neighbours, who are perceived to velopment schemes designed to LETTER TO THE EDITOR threaten its national sovereignty; improve targeting and mitigate as well as with Western donors, corruption have stood between who are perceived to want to un- the poor and the funds, facilitat- dermine the status of the domi- ing the abuses they were sup- nant sections of society. The do- posed to prevent. Frequently nors were providing over $1bn a they ve been so complicated that year to Nepal before the disaster, no one understands where the Local media outlets recently reported that violence against media-persons has doubled in the current year while no comprehensive measure was in sight on part of the around 70 percent of it channelled money goes. government in this regard. through the government system. The answer might be to make Lack of access to information is one of the major challenges in front of media. Six cases of journalists killing were registered in one year. But, while the donors behave like a substantial payment to every they have all the answers, they ve household whose house has been Newsmen in Afghanistan need thorough and honest support. destroyed, and trust that they will To overcome violence against newsmen, the government should provide them full access to information. In some offices, some of journalists have no right to enter the office never been able to deliver on their rhetoric. They are, in fact, as deep- spend it better than officials or of head of that organization and hold interview with them. Or in some areas journalists face violence by a number of security forces or high ranking officials. The ly entangled in the dysfunction, others who claim to represent government should pay more attention in this regard and overcome this problem as soon as possible as freedom of speech is the most important achievements of the past and as much a part of the mess as them would. Probably they would decade of change in Afghanistan and it is the government s responsibility to save and keep this achievement and support it thoroughly. everyone else. The complete fail- spend the money in the way Jamshed Ibrahimi, Khairkhana, Kabul ure of the multimillion dollar households already spend remit- earthquake preparedness tances from overseas workers - on schemes of recent years is only housing, health, and education. Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer s name and one obvious and topical example. The government and other address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] This is not to say that nothing is agencies must develop suitable new. Besides the unprecedented building regulations, and make sure humanitarian disaster, there has appropriate technologies are avail- been an unprecedented surge in able. voluntary initiatives. These are an Giving reconstruction funds important component of whatev- directly to survivors could cut out Disclaimer: er relief has been delivered. a great deal of corruption and ad- Rebuilding relationships ministrative waste, and give true The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the Clearly policymakers cannot meaning to the rhetoric of trans- expect to adequately address this parency and empowering ben- views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. crisis by offering more of the same eficiaries , which has often meant tried and failed approaches. so little in the past. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES When disaster struck: Nepalese volunteers in aid action SANEPA: Jay Kakshapati sorts the rubble. A few days later, they out the day. Sacks of rice and tarps through a pile of orange tarpaulins put out a call on Facebook to meet sit out front, and provisions such in the driveway of The Yellow to "see what we can do". "People as canned beef - which can't be dis- House, his family's bed-and-break- just started pouring in," Nayant- tributed to the predominantly Hin- fast, in Sanepa, an urban neigh- ara said. "There were like 500 peo- du population - and a column of bourhood just south of Kath- ple here on day four." Italian sparkling water stand to one mandu. Dressed in all black with All kinds of volunteers turned side. A huge jacaranda tree slopes denim shorts and low top Con- up: finance and development ex- overhead, spilling purple flowers verse sneakers, with tattoos of perts, nurses, doctors, educators, across the patio. Weathered Tibet- stars and Che Guevara on his fore- artists, and backpackers. an prayer flags flutter from its arms, the tall 31-year-old worked "The spirit from the very be- branches. Nepalese and foreign quickly, inspecting a few tattered ginning was everybody needs to volunteers are working through The sheets before setting them aside. try and initiate - find a need, find Yellow House's alternative aid net- "We don't want to give these their own resources, fundraise on work [Annette Ekin/Al Jazeera] out," Kakshapati said of the di- their own," said Nayantara. Then Nayantara, a friendly woman, LONDON: The US government organisation would not only have lapidated ones before loading the there were "just floods of requests leads much of the coordination and on Wednesday released a tranche to be Muslim but meet further cri- undamaged tarps on to a four- for help". makes it seem effortless. Volun- of declassified documents reveal- teria to be legitimate in his eyes. wheel drive vehicle headed for the In the first week they held 8am teers regularly approach her with ing some of Osama bin Laden s 2. Aid delivered by Muslims outskirts of the capital. meetings and requests were tacked suggestions or to ask for advice. inner thoughts, including on cli- is not immune One month after the 7.8-mag- on the wall. Volunteers arrived, At one point an enthusiastic mate change and aid. His views on Aware of the need for local le- tims and they have both sick and That is the main thing that nitude earthquake devastated Ne- picked a request, and put together young British man asks her what humanitarianism have attracted a gitimacy and acceptance, many aid wounded families and in this we have been doing: developing pal, more than 8,600 people have a mission. she thinks about distributing build- fair degree of mockery; few will agencies working in contexts where case, International Humanitarian Islamic terminology that people died with about 22,000 having "They'd try to source their ing tools along with the aid. "This look for advice on compassion Islamist militants are present have Law (IHL) would concur. really relate to. So instead of say- been injured. Hundreds of thou- own tarps, food supplies, meds, happens a lot, like people coming from a man who orchestrated the hired Muslim staff who speak the This is ingrained in IHL that ing we are independent , we say sands of Nepalis are now home- whatever and then dispatch on in with ideas and [us] just saying, 9/11 attacks in 2001 that killed language and understand local cul- once a person is wounded, or a that when we give humanitarian aid less, and volunteer relief efforts more than 3,000 people in New ture and dynamics. But bin Lad- prisoner, then he ceases to be a we don't have any other remain a crucial lifeline for quake York. Yet for humanitarian organi- en s text suggests that even Mus- combatant and is deserving of hu- motive The Western terminolo- victims. Kakshapati, some Ne- sations seeking to deliver aid to lims can be treated with disdain manitarian assistance, said John gy puts people off For exam- palese volunteers, and a French- needy people in areas where Is- and suspicion. Butt, a scholar of Islam and the ple, humanitarian is a Western term; man started loading two vehicles lamist militants hold sway, there He cited a charity headquar- convenor of a humanitarian access people relate to the word charity with bags of rice, salt and UNH- are lessons to learn. tered in London and calling itself group in Afghanistan, a consortium better CR-provided tarps. The team pre- 1. Even militant Islam ac- Islamic , whose female staff in of around 30 international human- So you're just talking in the pared to go to Dolakha in the coun- knowledges aid Humanitarianism Pakistan worked side by side with itarian organisations. We need to language that people talk, but it is try's northeast, the district worst is an inherent part of Islamic laws men in tight pants and full make- remain neutral at all times. Once a the same concept. hit by a second 7.3-magnitude and traditions. Annual alms-giving up, and which was forced by UN person is wounded they are not Aid agencies are increasingly quake on May 12, which killed is a religious obligation, and the standards to distribute aid to non- anything. They don t belong to trying to position their arguments more than 117 people. Kakshapati Muslim Holy book, the Koran, Muslims. Neither could the prin- any party. They are just war for access and the protection of will be riding his dirt bike. After gives the needy a right to aid. ciples of the relief organization wounded, so you treat them. civilians within an Islamic context, originally going out on aid missions Bin Laden s writings reflect possibly be Islamic nor could the Bin Laden s comments chimed sometimes using religious figures and having vehicles break down on this understanding. In an undated services it provides possibly be with some criticism Butt has heard as liaison with Islamist armed landslide-hit roads, the volunteers document, possibly drafted after good for Muslims, he concluded. from other armed groups. The Tal- groups. But the trend has been learned to bring a biker along who the 2010 Pakistan floods, the This singling out challenges as- iban, for example, wrote an open slow to develop because resorting could forge ahead and scout road former al-Qaeda leader was not sumptions about which NGOs letter to the UN in 2012 arguing to religious justifications can be conditions. inherently hostile to aid; in fact, have better access to areas con- that Afghan government bureau- seen as a slippery slope some- he stressed its importance. While trolled by Islamist militants, ac- crats with whom the UN works how indicating that the purport- When volunteers head to land- he deemed the secularist belief cording to Ashley Jackson, research closely could not be considered edly universal principles of IHL slide-affected rural districts, bik- that disasters could be prevented associate at the Overseas Devel- innocent civilians, but rather par- are not enough. ers go ahead to scout road condi- arrogant (because, in his view, di- opment Institute. There s a com- ticipants in the conflict. The per- 5. Militants may be radical; tions [Annette Ekin/Al Jazeera] sasters are the will of God), he mon argument that Islamic organi- ception that NGOs are in favour they re not necessarily irrational The UN's $423m flash appeal described relief efforts as insuffi- sations are more likely to be ac- of one side often hinders their abil- While bin Laden s positions has only met 22 percent of its tar- cient, and said that aid will al- cepted, Jackson, author of numer- ity to reach hundreds of thousands may not be popular, they reflect a get through private sector dona- ways be crucial and that its qual- ous studies on humanitarian en- of Afghans in need, Butt said. As very meticulous rationalisation tions, raising concerns about long- ity, method and timing needed im- gagement with Islamist militants, just one example, hospitals in Af- process, in keeping with the tradi- term recovery. The second quake provement. told IRIN. "Actually, we don t see ghanistan s Helmand province tions of Islamic theology. The cred- intensified the humanitarian crisis For Bin Laden, aid agencies too much evidence of that in So- faced protests a number of years ibility of a Muslim leader s posi- - more buildings fell, the sides of Jay Kakshapati, 31, and Ajay Narsingh Rana, 33, get ready to clearly supported one side of the malia or Afghanistan anyway - a ago after they allegedly treated tion on any given question is de- mountains tore off, and people's leave for an aid mission [Annette Ekin/ Al Jazeera] conflict despite their obligations. little but not much. And they may wounded Taliban fighters. 4. It s a termined by the Muslim commu- already-frayed nerves were shot. And in some cases, International actually be subject to more scruti- question of terminology In a rath- nity or ummah based on the rea- In the face of slow government their own and then we would help okay, this is a good idea let's go for Humanitarian Law would agree ny or different expectations, which er frank assessment of internation- soning provided to justify the an- response and with the international with coordination," said Nayant- it," said Nayantara. with him. Some scholars of Islam [bin Laden s] comments fall into al NGOs, Bin Laden accused them swer. Even within jihadist groups, community initially stymied by ara. Friends in New York and Bel- After the first two weeks, the see the centrality of the poor s line with. 3. Aid agencies are seen of outside speech. The expres- fierce, detailed debate takes place bureaucracy and logistical hurdles gium started crowdfunding cam- group had begun focusing on long- right to assistance under Islamic as partial sions used such as field stud- about acceptable behaviour in war. from reaching the remotest corners paigns, and through these they've er missions to harder-to-reach plac- law as imposing a requirement on Part of bin Laden s frustration ies, the development projects, the Bin Laden s interpretation ap- of the Himalayan nation, Nepalis raised more than $92,000. es with members of their team who Muslim fighters in conflict situa- with the unnamed Muslim British food-security and the establish- pears out of step with mainstream and unregistered groups - most Volunteers stand among medi- are trekkers and mountaineers. tions to either provide aid them- charity was its alignment with stan- ment of pipes' networks in Islamist thought when he implies, visibly comprised of young adults cal supplies at The Yellow House They also started working with selves or allow others to do so dards and principles he saw as their entirety are expressions used for example, that non-Muslims such as those from the The Yellow in Sanepa, Nepal [Annette Ekin/ trekking guides whose livelihoods presumably paving the way for partial. He claimed NGOs were too by the West, and bear certain or should not receive aid. But his theo- House - swung into action. Al Jazeera] have been affected by the disaster. acceptable international aid work. close to the United Nations and special understandings. logical interpretations may well be The B&B has emerged as a Thomas Pouppez, a 37-year- Nayantara said it is a mutual- The Islamic tradition of safe pas- failed to stand by their own stated This is a common criticism of moderate compared to positions nerve centre for volunteer aid mis- old volunteer from Belgium, has ly beneficial arrangement. The Yel- sage or aman allows aid workers objective of neutrality. traditional NGOs: as Jackson put adopted by the so-called Islamic sions led by Kakshapati, his sis- been compiling data online that low House employs people skilled to negotiate pledges of security in He recounted asking the char- it, the professionalized terms State, which just this week, for ter, photographer Nayantara Gu- details the donations, missions, at navigating difficult terrain, and territory controlled by Muslim ity to provide aid to injured Islam- used by the sector make it seem a example, has kicked international rung Kakshapati, and their friends. and trip findings, which he sys- pays them from cash donations groups. ist fighters or mujahidin in the Western import. But in some cas- NGOs out of areas it controls, ac- In the 10 days after the quake, tematically shares with they receive. Bin Laden called for the estab- Waziristan region of Pakistan. He es, it s just a matter of using the cording to unconfirmed reports. their volunteer teams were the first Quakemap.org, another local ini- Thinking long term, Nayant- lishment of a relief organisation was told by a senior employee that right terminology. This is relevant for aid agen- to reach many devastated commu- tiative, "so people can see where ara said she wants to start docu- that would go beyond temporary it would be next to impossible, Butt, who has developed a cies because it opens up room for nities, said Kakshapati, even those we've been, what we've done", to menting the aftermath of the earth- assistance to deal with the fre- as they are watched by the intelli- humanitarian principles curriculum negotiation. And aid agencies are less than half-an-hour away. It's minimise duplication efforts. quake to tell victims' stories to the quent, diverse and massive conse- gence and governments, and with- taught to graduates of Islamic increasingly investing in under- not just about delivering food, shel- The group had completed 269 world, but also to "hold the gov- quences of climate change what out recognition and facilitation schools or madrassas in Afghani- standing Islamic law in order to be ter and medicine, he said, but "calm- missions since starting, and they ernment, larger organisations ac- the aid industry might call build- they could not even breathe. stan, said he aims to show students able to influence the decision-mak- ing the people down, reassuring log their movements on their Fa- countable". Now, more than ever, ing resilience . But while he did For bin Laden, this was clear that many of the basic tenets of ing of militants, including bringing them". cebook group, Himalayan Disas- Nepal needs a stable government, not explicitly say so, the tone support for one side of the con- humanitarianism are already to be theological expertise onto their "[There are] hundreds if not ter Relief Volunteer Group. said Ayers, noting volunteers have throughout his text suggested this flict the Mujahidin are also vic- found within Islam. staff. (IRIN) thousands of these initiatives go- Technology has facilitated their been inspired and are learning what ing on in Nepal," said Craig Sand- work, said Pouppez, but most of they can do for their country when ers, UNHCR's country represen- it has required old-school methods. there's energy and a clear intention. tative for Nepal. In the initial days, volunteers held Ayers said he wouldn't be sur- Yemen conflict fans food insecurity Sanders said he sees these al- up sheets of paper with a destina- prised if some of the next genera- ternative groups as equipped with tion and how many people they tion of Nepali political leaders are The conflict in Yemen is worsen- Crescent Societies (IFRC), the con- though this fell short of the has few dollars to pay for imports valuable insider knowledge, but needed. civic-minded volunteers such as ing the country's food insecurity, flict has killed 1,820 people and 738,000 people it had hoped to and is not giving other banks dol- also working complimentarily to "[It was] pretty much ana- the ones from The Yellow House. according to a new report, which wounded 7,330, while more than reach. A number of other UN agen- lars, people have no money to government, army, and internation- logue and paper, but it worked and Kakshapati said he believes the predicts that the parts of Arab state half a million have been displaced. cies and NGOs also carried out spend, and we don t have the fuel al efforts. it was great," he said. earthquake has unified Nepal's may enter an emergency phase by The UN s office for co-ordination, distributions of food, water, fuel, to run our factories even if they Volunteers from The Yellow "We don't know what we're younger generation. Nepal strug- the end of the year. The Famine OCHA, reports widespread de- and supplies, but were unanimous did, one Yemeni business owner House "sprang to life as a result of doing, none of us are experts real- gles to rebuild one month after Early Warning Systems Network struction to civilian infrastructure in saying five days was not long told IRIN. Even if we get a peace the earthquake", he said, and ly," said Ben Ayers, an American deadly quake (FEWS NET) is forecasting that and according to the UN's Chil- enough to reach everyone in need. process and fighting stops, which "quickly proved themselves to be who has lived in Nepal for 16 "We've learned how to get Yemen will be at PHASE 4: Emer- dren's Fund, UNICEF, dozens of Teams from Save the Children as- looks unlikely, that is going to be a very capable, very motivated". years and runs an NGO called dZI along with each other, coordinate gency by November, meaning at schools have been affected by the sist newly displaced families in problem. The government will Foundation. "The need is so great things, get resources where there least one in five households face conflict, either hit by shells or tak- Amran City during the five-day need many billions of dollars just UNHCR has worked with and people have really risen to the are none, and we've learned how extreme food consumption gaps en over as emergency refuge by humanitarian pause Access to af- to be able to pay for the cost of resulting in very high acute malnu- displaced families. More from fected communities has been sig- importing fuel and to pay for ba- The Yellow House volunteers who occasion," he said. "This to me, in to push ourselves to the limit," he trition or excess mortality. The IRIN on the Yemen Conflict In the nificantly curtailed since the start sic wages and get electricity and collected 2,200 tarps last week for my life, has been the example of said. "We've learned how to moti- ongoing conflict and naval block- northern city of Sadah, prelimi- of the conflict, due to a number of fuel up and running again. This cri- distribution [Annette Ekin/Al what people are capable of." vate ourselves and others." ade are restricting imports of food nary satellite imagery analysis in- targeted attacks on health work- sis won t be over even if people Jazeera] Ayers, who described his role Nayantara said last week re- and fuel, driving up prices, noted dicates more than 1,000 structures ers. On Thursday an airstrike hit stop shooting. In a survey con- When the April 25 quake as "an encourager", sat in front of lief drops were winding down and the FEWS NET report, published have been affected, damaged or an office of an aid organisation in ducted in April by the Small and struck, Nayantara, 33, who runs a the main yellow brick building, a the focus would now be on pro- on Wednesday. Concurrently, destroyed by the recent conflict, Sana'a, killing at least five people, Micro Enterprise Promotion Ser- photo archive called Nepal Picture dining area and now the group's grammes for children and vocation- most key household income sourc- and 35 large impact craters are vis- including some Ethiopian refugees. vice (SMEPS), 93 percent of re- Library and cofounded the pho- headquarters. "There's a million al-skills training so people can gen- es are believed to be affected, in- ible, many close to the city s air- The reliance on imports makes the spondents said the business envi- tography platform photo.circle, things going on here, and I don't erate their own income and not be cluding formal salaries, agricultur- port runway. As fuel imports and effects of the ongoing conflict es- ronment had descended to unprec- was sitting with friends in an oral know half of them." reliant on aid. With the approach- al wage labor, petty trade, and live- distribution have been curtailed, pecially crippling commercial edented lows, with 70 percent of history workshop. Inside, it feels like a start-up ing monsoon season, learning to stock sales, with some disruptions shortages have grown more acute deliveries in addition to aid sup- large- and medium-sized business- "I think because we were all in company. People sit at their lap- build semi-permanent shelters is to remittance flows reported. and companies have struggled to plies have been blocked from en- es saying they were pessimistic one place it was like a shared ex- tops and maps and snacks lie also crucial. "That's the plan," Christopher Hillbruner, of FEWS transport the food already in the tering port, and the lack of fuel for about seeing any improvement. perience," she said. Some ran out strewn across the communal table. Nayantara said with a laugh. "We'll NET, told IRIN there was an ex- country to market places and com- generators has meant some hospi- The UN has announced plans to immediately to pull people from Volunteers come and go through- see." (Al Jazeera) pectation that Yemen could reach munities. Agriculture has also been tals have had to close, despite a begin inclusive consultations PHASE 4 before November. Even disrupted by the violence and dis- surge in people needing treatment next week aimed at restoring mo- before this latest round of conflict, placement. Last week, a five-day after being hit by bombs or gun- mentum in Yemen s political tran- nearly half of Yemen s population humanitarian pause allowed some fire. This crisis won t be over even sition. But there is little optimism of 26 million was ranked food in- food and fuel in. But this came if people stop shooting Many that a longer-term ceasefire is im- secure. A small oil producer with mostly from aid agencies, whose businesses in the capital Sana a minent. This is still very much in weak infrastructure and limited goods only make up a tiny pro- have shut down as residents flee the early stages This is still very water and electricity supplies, the portion of the normal supply both the Houthis and the airstrikes. much in the early stages. We re not country imports 90 percent of its chain. During the truce, which end- Likewise, most foreign companies even talking about negotiations, food and the majority of its fuel. ed on Sunday evening, the UN s and embassies have shuttered their rather a consultation about how to Conflict in 2010 drove up malnu- World Food Programme says it operations due to security fears, reach an agreement between the trition in parts of Yemen to crisis distributed food for more than and those that have remained open key parties about how to move levels, and rising poverty since the 400,000 people in Aden, Lahj, are barely functioning due to fuel forward, explained Adam Baron, Arab Spring protests of 2011 Abyan, Al-Dhale'e, Shabwa, Hajja shortages. The government has a visiting fellow at the European means millions simply do not have and northern parts of Sa ada, al- run out of money, the Central Bank Council on Foreign Relations enough money to feed themselves. (ECFR). Smoke fills the air after explosion Given the intractable nature following an airstrike on a weap- Teams from of the conflict, Baron said a quick ons depot in the Noqum Moun- Save the resolution was unlikely, but he tain area of the Yemeni capital San- Children agreed that the fact that there is a aa Airstrikes by a Saudi Arabian- assist newly tentative agreement for everyone led coalition on Houthi rebels displaced to come to the table was a pos- which it claims are proxies of re- itive sign . gional foe Iran have compound- families in You are basically facing two ed the situation, as have the coali- Amran City choices in Yemen right now, he tion warships preventing supply during the added. There can be a political boats from docking at ports Ac- five-day solution, or we can look at an ex- cording to a report published on humanitar- tended war of attrition that will Wednesday by the International ian pause end in the entire country being de- VOLUNTEERS STAND AMONG MEDICAL SUPPLIES AT THE YELLOW HOUSE IN Federation of Red Cross and Red stroyed. (IRIN) SANEPA, NEPAL [ANNETTE EKIN/AL JAZEERA] This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Pak s rupee drops as Ugly airline row threatens UAE, US govt ties he ongoing spat between the member council recalled the Dubai Akbar Al Baker, speaking to Al open consultations with Qatar and biggest American and Gulf Ports World controversy of 2006, Arabiya News earlier this month, the UAE. Sebright said however Tairlines threatens to mar the when Republican U.S. officials re- described Richard Anderson, the that the U.S. airlines had been us- dollar demand rises close relationship between the U.S. jected the sale of port-management head of Delta Air Lines, as bully ing half-information, half-truths to and UAE governments, the head businesses covering six major U.S. and a liar in making allegations get everybody nervous . To shield of a Washington-based business seaports, which were previously of unfair subsidies. Emirates presi- the U.S.-UAE commercial alliance council has warned. American Air- foreign owned, alleging that the sale dent Tim Clark meanwhile has from the ongoing row, the council lines, United and Delta have ac- to the Dubai company could com- asked his U.S. counterparts is currently doing research to get cused Qatar Airways and the promise U.S. national security. whether they will resign after mak- accurate information on whether UAE s Emirates and Etihad of re- Just like what happened with ing the allegations, vowing to the UAE is providing subsidies or ceiving unfair government subsi- Dubai Ports World, if this contin- smash their claims with a sledge- not. We are trying to get informa- dies amounting to $42 billion over ues and continues, and if the U.S. hammer in an upcoming rebuttal. tion over the nature of support 10 years claims the Gulf carriers airlines continue to be so ugly, and Clark also said recently that Emir- that is being given to Qatar Air- strongly deny. The escalating war nasty in their public campaign, we ates might expand further from ways, Etihad, and Emirates over of words over the issue threatens worry that it could affect the UAE European hubs into the U.S., say- the last 10 years, Sebright said, relations at a governmental level, government view of the U.S. in the ing that the kind of abuse we ve adding that there is a need for warned Danny Sebright, president future, Sebright said. Danny been getting might cause us to do meaningful data rather than hy- of the non-profit U.S.-UAE Busi- Sebright, president of the non- it. The chief executives of the three perbole and emotional informa- ness Council. We are worried that profit U.S.-UAE Business Coun- U.S. airlines on Friday made a rare tion. Sebright urged U.S. airlines the favor and goodwill between the cil Sebright, who previously de- public appearance together at the to start competing instead of pour- [U.S. and UAE] governments scribed comments linking the Gulf National Press Club in Washing- ing their money campaigning might be affected, Sebright told airlines to Sep. 11 as disappoint- ton to detail their claims. Ameri- against Gulf airlines. He said the Al Arabiya News. The council was ing and irresponsible, said the can Airlines Doug Parker said council believes that the U.S. air- launched in 2007 to advocate for U.S. airlines are making a moun- Emirates, Etihad Airways and lines spent more than $3 million increased trade between the U.S. tain out of a molehill to pursue Qatar Airways have expanded ser- for this campaign to criticize the and UAE. The Emirates stands as their own agendas. He added: I vices to the U.S. by 25 percent UAE airlines, citing sources from the United States top export des- think they are trying to get atten- since the dispute broke out in Janu- the campaign. If they just [spent tination in the Middle East and tion of the U.S. government to fix ary, accusing them of rushing to the $3 million] on improving the North Africa, with $24.9 billion in other problems in the transporta- do this before the U.S. government service, making their seats better, overall trade being registered be- tion system in the United States blocks new flights. Seven U.S. making their flight attendants more tween the two countries in 2014. by pointing the fingers at Gulf mayors recently sent letters to the polite, nice and friendly, we be- But Sebright signaled his concern Arabs, because they know they are Obama administration, backing the lieve they could compete head-to- that the very close relationship close friends and allies. The row U.S. airlines claims that the Gulf head with UAE airlines, he said. The rupee came under pressure terbank dealings and by 40 paisas pee to lose a further 10 paisas, as between the U.S. and UAE could between the six airlines is escalat- carriers have violated Open Skies American Airlines, United and against the dollar in both the inter- in the open market last week As a the greenback closed the week at suffer due to the high-level row ing, with allegations of unfair sub- policy, risking hundreds of thou- Delta did not immediately respond bank and open markets last week. result, the dollar appreciated by Rs103.00 and Rs103.20. between the American and Gulf sidies flying on both sides of the sands of American jobs. They also to a request for comment when A surge in demand for the reserve four paisas for buying and three The rupee depreciated by a net airlines. The president of the 120- Atlantic. Qatar Airways boss called on the U.S. government to contacted by Al Arabiya News. currency in the open market led it paisas for selling in the interbank 40 paisas in the open market last to breach the Rs103-mark. market last week. A rise in demand week. However, the rupee dis- In the interbank market, the for the dollar was witnessed in the played a different performance rupee started the week by losing open market last week. The rupee against the euro. It rose by 10 Iran s Rowhani wants to 'free' economy from sanctions two paisas, as the dollar ended the started the week by tumbling 20 paisas in the first trading session, first trading session at Rs101.95 paisas in the first trading session, sending the euro down to Rs117.20 Iranian President Hassan Rowhani The U.N. Security Council and Rs101.97 against the prior sending the dollar up at Rs102.80 and Rs117.45 from the prior called Sunday for national unity adopted six resolutions, four of week s close of Rs101.93 and and Rs103.00 against the prior week s close of Rs117.30 and to liberate the economy from in- which imposed sanctions, against Rs101.95. But it managed to re- week s close of Rs102.60 and Rs117.55. It then gained a big 220 ternational sanctions, which he Iran's nuclear and missile programs gain five paisas in the second trad- Rs102.80. It lost another 10 paisas paisas in the second trading ses- compared to a form of occupation. between 2006 and 2010. Since ing session, as the greenback in the second trading session, as sion, as the euro ended the day at "We must join hands and free 2012, the United States and the dipped slightly to Rs101.90 and the dollar breached the Rs103- Rs115.00 and Rs115.25. It picked our economic territory which was European Union have also applied Rs101.92. The rupee-dollar par- mark and ended the day at up another 75 paisas in the third unjustly occupied by the countries a series of unilateral sanctions that ity remained unchanged at this level Rs102.90 and Rs103.10. The trading session and last changed of the P5+1 (Britain, China, specifically target the energy and in the third trading session. How- rupee s slide was reportedly hands at 114.25 and 114.50. How- France, Russia, the United States banking sectors. Iranian oil exports ever, the dollar regained three stemmed by an injection of dollars ever, the rupee slipped by 25 and Germany) and the U.N. Secu- have fallen from more than 2.2 paisas in the fourth trading ses- by the central bank in the third trad- paisas in the fourth trading ses- rity Council ... through use of dip- million barrels per day (bpd) in sion and ended the day at Rs101.93 ing session. It regained 10 paisas sion, as the euro managed to rise lomatic and political tools," 2011 to about 1.3 million bpd, and and Rs101.95. The rupee lost an- and ended the day at 102.80 and to Rs114.50 and Rs114.75. The Rowhani said in a televised speech. Iran is banned from the SWIFT other four paisas for buying and 103.00. However, it shed 10 paisas rupee then dropped another 50 The P5+1 group is trying to global banking network. "The ene- three paisas for selling in the last in the fourth trading session, al- paisas in the last trading session, negotiate a deal with Tehran aimed mies keep us from selling our oil," trading session, allowing the dol- lowing the dollar to rise back to allowing the euro to close the week at preventing Iran from develop- Rouhani said in the speech to mark lar to close the week at Rs101.97 Rs102.90 and Rs103.10. Increased at Rs115.00 and Rs115.25. The ing nuclear weapons, in exchange the 33rd anniversary of the libera- ey" overseas, he said. "It is as if June 30. and Rs101.98. The rupee depreci- dollar demand from importers in rupee appreciated by 230 paisas for an easing of punishing econom- tion of the Iranian city of Khor- blood was prevented from flow- Political and technical experts ated by around four paisas in in- the last trading session led the ru- against the euro last week. ic sanctions. ramshahr, a symbolic victory in ing in (our) veins," Rowhani add- from both sides held talks on draft- Iranian hardliners have op- the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988. ed. In early April Tehran and world ing the text in Vienna on Friday posed any deal curbing nuclear ac- The banking industry is also un- powers concluded a framework with negotiations due to resume tivities that Tehran says are for der a form of occupation because agreement aiming to pave the way on Tuesday in the Austrian capi- Economy, reform China economy peaceful energy purposes. "we cannot send or receive mon- for a final nuclear agreement by tal. shows small and nationalism in gains but UK economy India's year of Modi worries remain slows ahead China s manufacturing and services sectors showed of election signs of modest growth. The rate of growth BEIJING: China s manufacturing halved during the first and services sectors showed signs quarter, casting a shadow of modest growth last month, though not enough to erase con- over the government s cerns about the downward drift of economic track record the world s second largest econo- my. Analysts said that an array of LONDON: The rate of U.K. stimulus measures by the govern- growth halved during the first three ment, from interest-rate cuts to months of this year, official fig- stepped-up spending, were at best ures showed Tuesday, casting a stabilizing the economy, which has shadow over the government s been weighed down by weak do- economic track record a week mestic demand, an overbuilt prop- ahead of a closely fought election. erty market and sluggish exports. Britain s gross domestic prod- The policy measures point to a uct rose a weaker-than-expected turnaround, but we re not really 0.3% in the first quarter, an annu- there yet, said Tim Condon, an alized rate of 1.2%, due to falls in economist at ING in Singapore. North Sea oil and gas production China s official manufacturing Pur- and construction, according to the chasing Managers Index came in Office for National Statistics. That at 50.1 in April, unchanged from was down from 0.6% during the March, according to data released final three months of 2014 and the Friday by the China Federation of weakest quarterly pace in more Logistics and Purchasing and the than two years. National Bureau of Statistics. It ISLAMABAD: Visitors to Paki- rose by 5.5% from July to March. Electricity tariffs have been Britain s quarterly growth was just above market expecta- stan are surprised to discover a Car sales rose by 22% over the raised, and some unpaid bills col- risks underperforming the euro- MUMBAI: Narendra Modi swept course correction on this, BJP will tions of 50.0 which separates strong business culture and good same period, the paper said. It lected, easing the cash burden on zone s for the first time in four into the Indian prime minister's pay the same price as Congress expansion from contraction com- roads as the country is mid-table added that a fall of two-fifths in hard-pressed distribution compa- years, according to early estimates office a year ago, riding a "Modi party did for their finance pared with the previous month. in the World Bank s ease-of-doing- the oil price is a huge slice of luck nies. Tax receipts have risen, al- by analysts. The growth picture wave" of promised economic re- minister s follies. Meanwhile, a measure of ac- business rankings, well above In- for a country such as Pakistan. It beit from pitiful levels, in response in the U.K. parallels the U.S. econ- vival, reform and an end to cor- The BJP's national spokes- tivity in the increasingly impor- dia, reports The Economist news- relies on imported fuel oil for two- to efforts to broaden the base and omy, which stumbled as 2014 came ruption. person M.J. Akbar disputes the tant nonmanufacturing sector re- paper. Those in search of a thriv- fifths of its power supply and is cut exemptions, the paper said. to a close in part due to weak con- With the end to his maiden year claim that there has not been any mained above the 50 level but its ing stock market, a stable currency prone to periodic balance-of-pay- The Economist said that the struction. The U.K. is the first in office on Tuesday however, change for India's economy under expansion rate slowed to 53.4 from and low inflation would not nor- ments crises. The country s import revenue agency has sent over major economy to report first- commentators are debating Modi, claiming that the prime min- 53.7 in March. The statistics bu- mally pitch up in Pakistan. It is bill can easily overwhelm the for- 150,000 tax notices to non-pay- quarter GDP figures. Prime Min- whether Modi has delivered in the ister has spent the year laying a reau said in a statement accompa- more readily thought of as a pit of eign-exchange earnings from textile ers. More retailers are being drawn ister David Cameron acknowl- high-profile, headline-packed 12 strong foundation, the most dif- nying the data that manufacturers instability than as a source of op- exports and the remittances that into the indirect-tax net. A draft edged the figures were less excit- months and question whether his ficult part of the construction. were cautiously optimistic about portunity. Yet Pakistan is enjoy- Pakistanis working in the Middle budget aims to bring the budget ing than past quarters. They re- Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata You have to be blind or bi- the future, though it added there ing a rare period of optimism about East and Europe send home. In deficit below 4% of GDP in 2015- mind us a timely reminder that Party (BJP) has been able to allay ased to suggest that nothing has was downward pressure on the its economy, The Economist said 2013-14 Pakistan s net import bill 16, from a peak of over 8%. you cannot take recovery for grant- fears that minorities would suffer happened, said Akbar. manufacturing sector and insuffi- in a recent article about Pakistan s for oil came to $12.6 billion, or A privatisation drive that ed, he said at a campaign event. under their government. A year later, inflation has cient domestic and external de- economy. The newspaper while around 5% of GDP. But if oil prices stalled last June resumed in April, Still, economists said they expect Last year's marathon six-week halved. Growth is heading north mand. The readings for April highlighting Pakistan s economic stay low, Pakistan could save a when the government sold its stake the slowdown to be temporary, election was fought primarily of 7 percent. Public finance is heal- come after the economy s largely performance said that Interna- total of $12 billion in the next three in Habib Bank for $1 billion. rather than a sign of the economy around the economy; growth had ing, with the fiscal deficit held at 4 anemic performance in the first tional Monetary Fund (IMF) reck- years, the paper said quoting the Three-quarters of bids came from stalling. They remained upbeat stagnated and Modi promised a re- percent and revenue deficit at 2.8 quarter. Gross domestic product ons that the economy will grow IMF. The money could be spent foreign investors. Pakistan s about the U.K. s prospects this vival as well as jobs for India's percent, Akbar said, adding that growth came in at 7% year over by 4.7% next year, the fastest rate on things with more local content stockmarket has doubled in dollar year, citing falling unemployment youth. For many, this is the area the government has also increased year, good for many economies but in eight years. Consumer prices and give the economy a lift, it terms since the start of 2012, and cooling inflation. It s a blip, where Modi has not delivered energy production beyond the set China s worst quarterly result in rose by 2.5% in the year to March, added. It said that the government thanks in large part to such foreign said David Kern, chief economist quickly enough. target. Part of the foundation six years. March data was partic- the smallest increase for more than of Nawaz Sharif takes some credit interest. at the British Chambers of Com- The economy has been the Modi has been laying is his Make ularly weak, with exports slump- a decade. Twice already this year for the economy s new stability. The Economist said that the merce. He added he expects later biggest disappointment for the in India campaign; a drive to re- ing 15% year on year and industri- the central bank has lowered its It has stuck to an IMF programme progress in providing economic estimates would show growth in Modi government s admirers, Anil make India as a global manufactur- al output growth at 5.6%, dipping benchmark interest rate. agreed to in 2013, a few months stability is encouraging. But Paki- the first quarter was stronger than Bhatia, an independent journalist ing hub in order boost the economy below the headline economic Some indicators are pointing after it came to power in Pakistan s stan needs sustained growth of 5- Tuesday s figure. who specializes in economy, told and provide jobs. It is a vision growth level a phenomenon al- to an upturn in spending. Com- first-ever handover from one civil- 7% a year if it is markedly to cut The International Monetary Anadolu Agency. Modi has promoted at home and most unheard of in recent years. pared with a year earlier, cement ian government to another. For- poverty-at the last count, nearly a Fund forecasts the British econo- Bhatia said the optimism abroad, in meetings with other Since November, China has twice sales, which are a guide to how eign-exchange reserves have more quarter of Pakistanis were below my will grow 2.7% during 2015, Modi's government had created prime ministers and presidents and cut interest rates and reduced the much construction is taking place, than doubled, to $17.7 billion. the poverty line. compared with 2.8% in 2014. was deflated by Modi's "political during his record 50 days spent in amount of deposits banks need to mistake" in appointing lawyer- 18 countries; including a recent keep on reserve. In its most recent politician Arun Jaitley as the tour of China, Mongolia and South cut to the reserve requirement, last country s finance minister. Korea. Bhatia said however that month, the central bank slashed the Oil prices edge down as dollar strengthens Jaitley has presented two the Make in India initiative re- rate by a full percentage point in a lackluster budgets, continued his minds him of 1960s and 1970s- move that could make more than 1 LONDON: Crude oil futures edged "The overall fundamentals still across Asia and the United States. customs-cleared crude oil imports predecessor s doctrine of retro- style economy management. It trillion yuan ($160 billion) avail- lower toward $65 a barrel as the point to a well-supplied market, a "Global oil demand continues to rose 9.1 percent year on year to spective taxes, pushed back the doesn t take a genius to realize that able for lending. Still, smaller busi- dollar strengthened on Monday, fact that should continue to put a surprise to the upside, with April 3.62 million barrels per day (17.28 road to reducing fiscal deficit, these mantras that worked for Ja- nesses complain that loans are hard with a public holiday in the Unit- ceiling on prices," Barclays said. data showing no signs of slowdown million kilolitres) in April, the brought rural spending to a stand- pan and China worked in a differ- to come by, as banks grow warier ed States and much of Europe However, the market drew sup- despite a pick-up in prices," Ener- Ministry of Finance said on Mon- still by cutting down on subsidies ent era of world trade. That win- of lending in the slowing econo- keeping trading muted. Front- port from strong demand figures gy Aspects said in a note. Japan's day. targeted at the poor, caused bond dow is long shut," said Bhatia. my, and that borrowing costs re- month Brent crude shed 17 cents In China, crude imports hit a yields to reverse, Bhatia said. "Over the last many decades, even main too high for them. Frustrated to $65.20 a barrel by 1052 GMT. record 7.4 million barrels per day He claimed that Jaitley, who as India stumbled on manufactur- by the lack of lending, Premier Li U.S. crude was down 35 cents at (bpd) in April, with healthy car is also the information minister, ing, it made rapid strides in ser- Keqiang has lobbied local banks to $59.37 a barrel. sales countering a slowing econo- runs the press as his first prior- vices. That s the Indian opportu- help struggling companies by cut- The dollar pared early gains my. In the United States, the peak ity for the government. nity." ting their cost of funds whenever but remained near to two month- summer driving season started Is therefore any surprise that Modi's government has also possible. highs against the euro and yen as with Memorial Day on Monday, he has had no time for the most been in a difficult situation with The government has already well as a one-month high against a and the American Automobile As- important job entrusted to him - the agricultural sector, India's larg- used targeted spending on railways basket of currencies. A strong dol- sociation said road travel was ex- managing India s economy? est, which has seen exports shrink and subways to boost the econo- lar makes crude oil less attractive pected to reach a 10-year high over Bhatia asked. If Modi doesn t do 11 percent. my. for holders of other currencies. the Memorial Day weekend. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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CANNES: A French thriller spot- ed the best-actress trophy to two Looking forward to the film. lighting the plight of traumatised winners: US star Rooney Mara for Ashutosh Hrithik are amongst top refugees building new lives, the lesbian love story Carol of my favourites list," Shabana Dheepan , captured the Palme which also stars Cate Blanchett; tweeted on Sunday. d Or top prize at the Cannes Film and France s Emmanuelle Bercot, "Mohenjo Daro", an epic love Festival. As countries around the in the doomed romance Mon roi story set in the Indus Valley world grapple with an influx of (My King) by fellow actress- What makes stars walk out of press and simple. I try. I REALLY try! civilisation, also stars Kabir Bedi, people fleeing global crises, a jury turned-filmmaker Maiwenn. interviews (yes, we are referring When I do (potentially) commit Arunoday Singh and Kishori led by Hollywood filmmakers Joel I am thrilled to share this with to a certain Robert Downey Jr) and the offensive act for which I am Shahane. and Ethan Coen chose the gritty another actress because it s a bit then go on to humiliate the jour- now (pre) apologizing you must The film will reunite Hrithik picture about Sri Lankan asylum- too big for me to carry alone, said nalist in question (Ironman, still understand I (will likely have been) and Gowariker after the 2008 film seekers by acclaimed French direc- Bercot, who had opened the 12- on him)? tired and exhausted when I (po- "Jodhaa Akbar". tor Jacques Audiard among 19 in- day festival with French social dra- Being asked similar questions tentially) said that thing I (will have ternational contenders. ma Standing Tall , which she di- over and over again, and in case of had) said that (will have had) To receive a prize from the rected and co-wrote. Hollywood stars - in various lan- crossed the line." Bollywood Poltergeist review: This Coen brothers is something pret- In a strong night for the host guages of the world. He also coins the name for the ty exceptional, Audiard said, country, France s Vincent Lindon Chris Pratt, who is the lead blunders he would be committing films that deal clutching the trophy. I m very won best actor for his moving turn star in one of the prospective mon- while on tour - 'JurassicGate'. is a solid remake of touched, he said. as a job-seeker standing up for his ey-spinners this summer Jurassic "Those rooms can get stuffy and The harrowing Holocaust dra- dignity in The Measure of a World, knows these situations are the hardworking crews putting with falling in ma Son of Saul by Hungarian Man . about to happen to him as he gets these junkets together need some haunted house classic newcomer Laszlo Nemes, offering Mexican director Michel Fran- ready for promotions and he's sor- entertainment! (Likely) that is LOVE AFTER unflinching depictions of the gas co clinched best screenplay for ry, in advance. who I was trying to crack up when It's infrequent and particularly sat- chambers of Auschwitz, claimed Chronic starring British actor In a heart-felt and witty Face- I (will have had) made that taste- MARRIAGE isfying when the remake of an es- the Grand Prize, runner-up for Tim Roth as a nurse caring for book post, the Guardians of the less and unprofessional comment. pecially memorable film equals or best picture. This continent is still dying patients. Audiard, a Cannes Galaxy star wrote, "I want to make Trust me. I know you can't say exceeds the experience of the orig- haunted by this subject, Nemes favourite, specialises in films about a heartfelt apology for whatever it that anymore. In fact in my opin- inal. In 1982, Poltergeist saw the said. broken people looking for fresh is I end up accidentally saying dur- ion it was never right to say the brilliant pairing of The Texas Chain- ing the forthcoming ?#?Jurassic- thing I definitely don't want to but saw Massacre's low-budget hor- And The Lobster , a surreal, starts, as in critical triumphs such ror director Tobe Hooper with far pitch-black comedy about modern as A Prophet , Rust and Bone World? press tour. I hope you un- probably will have said. To those derstand it was never my inten- I (will have) offended please un- more mainstream screenwriter and love by Greece s Yorgos Lanthi- and The Beat That My Heart producer Steven Spielberg for an mos and starring Colin Farrell and Skipped . This year s selection tion to offend anyone and I am truly derstand how truly sorry I already sorry. I swear. I'm the nicest guy am. I am fully aware that the sub- effects-laden event movie that Rachel Weisz, bagged the third- divided reviewers, with a few earned its place as a contemporary place Jury Prize. stand-out pictures mitigated by a in the world. And I fully regret what ject matter of my imminent forth- I (accidentally will have) said in coming mistake, a blunder (possi- benchmark among supernatural Best director honours went to clutch of flops. In Dheepan , thrillers. Taiwan s Hou Hsiao-Hsien for the novelist and former child soldier (the upcoming foreign and domes- bly to be) dubbed "JurassicGate" tic) interview(s)." is (most likely) in no way a laugh- Leaving behind the youth- visually lush, slow-burn martial Antonythasan Jesuthasan plays skewing perspectives of Monster arts film The Assassin . an ex-Tamil Tiger fighter escaping He says all the (accidental) ing matter. To those I (will likely House and City of Ember, direc- The nine-member panel hand- Sri Lanka s brutal civil war. offence must be caused by one, and have had) offended rest assured I tor Gil Kenan not only delivers on one, reason alone - he is plain dumb. will do everything in my power to the promise of Hooper's Polter- "I am not in the business of mak- make sure this doesn't happen geist, but significantly raises the ing excuses. I am just dumb. Plain (again)." stakes for similar PG-13 fare. Sooryavansham has a In setting the scene, Kenan and Griffin discovers Maddy talking As Kangana Ranaut and R Madha- the filmmakers take their cue from to the big-screen living room TV We are never apart for van get ready to rekindle the spark the first film in the trilogy, as Eric as it flashes and emits strange nois- personal connection in their marriage in 'Tanu Weds (Sam Rockwell) and Amy (Rose- es. "They're here," she says, refer- Manu Returns', we list a few films marie DeWitt) Bowen, crippled by ring to her friends, "the lost peo- more than 7 days: George which showed frigid relations be- the financial impacts of the Great ple." Now Griffin has some solid tween a married couple eventually Recession, look to downsize so reasons to feel worried, especially Clooney and wife Amal blossoming into love... that they can continue adequately after noticing objects moving Most Bollywood movies are providing for their three kids. around the house of their own ac- They find what they're looking for cord and discovering a box full of about the triumph of love and hap- in a distressed but affordable home scary clown dolls stashed in a stor- pily ever afters, but only a hand- for sale that's located in a nonde- age space. His parents just at- ful of films have really explored script development full of vacant tribute these trepidations to his closer-to-life situations where re- properties on the outskirts of an chronic anxiety and it isn't until lationships are hardly a bed of Illinois town where Amy attended the next night when they're out to roses. Kangana Ranaut and R university. Youngest daughter dinner at a neighbor's house that Madhavan-starrer 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns', which is ready for release, focuses on how life chang- es after marriage. In the film, dif- ferences emerge between the two and they decide to go their sepa- rate ways. Says Kangana, `The first George and Amal Clooney landed first.co.uk. "One of Amal's great film ended when they got married, in Tokyo on Sunday, holding hands goals is to land the cover of Vogue. and the sequel starts four years and wearing big smiles. After Amal considers herself the world's post their marriage where they re- revealing that the couple tries to most glamorous attorney and is alise that it's not working out. They not be apart for more than a week, obsessed with fame and fashion. cannot stand each other and from MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh he said that Sooryanvansham was it seems they're sticking to their Amal thinks nothing of going on Bachchan, whose film Sooryavan- shot in multiple exotic places, such there one has to see if they manage plan. Meanwhile, reports said $20,000 shopping sprees at high- to fall in love all over again or they sham has completed 16 years since as Sri Lanka, Gujarat and Hydera- Amal reportedly wants to end department stores and designer its release, feels the movie has a bad, as well as the most pictur- complete one of her life goals by boutiques," a source close to the go their separate ways.` Madha- personal connect with many. The esque parts of that emerald in the appearing on the cover of Vogue 37-year-old beauty told Life & van says love has taken on a com- film is a 1999 drama that revolves Indian Ocean . Directed by EVV magazine. Amal, whose husband Style magazine. She was also pletely different meaning for to- around a man who defies his fa- Satyanarayana, Sooryavansham George Clooney is friends with the recently spotted having dinner with day's generation. `For example, ther s wish and marries a woman, also features Jayasudha, fashion magazine's editor, has set the magazine's editor at Lambs Club youths send text messages to pro- her sights on gracing the cover of in New York City, sparking rumours pose, which is safer. It can save Maddy (Kennedi Clements) is ex- they discover some disturbing in- following which he struggles to Soundarya, Rachana Banerjee, cited to move in following the ini- formation regarding their new make a living. Sooryavansham is Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. the magazine, reports female that a cover is already in the works. you from getting slapped and avoid an embarrassing situation,` tial tour after conversing with some home that sends them rushing back the Hindi remake of the 1997 Soundarya, who was paired op- new invisible friends who speak to check on the kids. Tamil film of the same name that posite the megastar in the film, died he states, adding that sustaining a I don t remember much of marriage is no mean feat. Hitlist to her from a mysterious bedroom By the time they arrive, Grif- stars Sarath Kumar and Devayani. in an aircraft crash near Bangalore closet. Anxiety-prone middle child fin and Kendra have suffered su- Sooryavansham 16 years in April 2004 when she was on her takes a look at a few films which had the lead pairs falling in love Griffin (Kyle Catlett) isn't thrilled pernatural attacks and Maddy has many still watch this film re- way to Andhra Pradesh to cam- the 1970s: Al Pacino to be settling into an attic bedroom, vanished completely. At their wit's peatedly it has a personal con- paign for the Bharatiya Janata Par- with each other long after they tied Veteran actor Al Pacino has said he doesn't "remember much" of the the knot on reel... Taani (Anushka however, where an ominous wil- end, Amy and Eric decide to seek nect with many, the 72-year-old ty for the then upcoming elections. 1970s. "I was a drinker, for sure, my career was exploding in the Seventies low tree looms over the house guidance from Dr. Claire Powell actor tweeted. Taking to his blog As far as his current projects are Sharma) must tie the knot with the through a rooftop skylight. Teen- (Jane Adams) from the Department and, I'm sorry, but I don't remember much of the Seventies," mirror.co.uk serious looking, government offic- to write about the movie, he post- concerned, Big B is busy enjoying quoted Pacino as saying. The Godfather actor has opened up about age Kendra (Saxon Sharbino) dis- of Paranormal Research at Amy's ed: It was a remake of a Tamil the success of Piku: the story about struggling with the attention he received in the wake of the blockbuster's er Surinder Sahni (Shah Rukh plays visible disaffection with her former university. film that ran most successfully a father-daughter bond that has release in 1972. Khan) after her fiance is killed in new situation, preferring to remain Powell agrees to assist, bring- the Tamil film and carried a been received well at the box of- "I was having difficulty with all the attention. Now when I come to an accident prior to the wedding in touch with her old life and friends ing in her staff to wire the Bowen's great challenge for the artist in- fice. It is a simple tale, told in an think about it, I don't remember much of the Eighties either," he added. day. Her professor-father suffers via phone, text and video chat. home with video cameras and The 75-year-old Scent of a Woman star says he hasn't had a drink in 30 a major heart attack and asks his On the first night in their new monitoring equipment in their volved and for the makers in Hin- endearing manner, which people of years and credits his drama teacher Charlie Laughton -- who he calls "the di. Reminiscing about the movie, all age groups can relate to. student, Surinder to marry Taani home while everyone else is asleep, search for the missing child. most influential" person in his life -- for changing his ways. as his last wish. Kanye West s marriage will last Voices behind faces of 3 Bahadur KARACHI: If acting isn t a piece voice behind chowkidar Deenu in forever, believes his stepmom of cake, then voiceovers are cer- the movie. Contrarily, stage and tainly not a cakewalk. Imagine this. television actor Khaled Ahmed, the LOS ANGELES: Rapper Kanye Your body is tied up and you have voice of the older version of Man- West s stepmother Brenda thinks to project the required emotions gu, holds that both acting and do- his marriage to Kim Kardashian just with your voice. That s how ing voiceover have their own set West will last forever . many artists describe the art of of challenges. In my opinion, it The All Day rapper s step- doing voiceovers. As the country s [voiceover] is difficult but not more mother has revealed that the cou- first animated feature film 3 Baha- difficult than [acting], as you can t ple, who has been married for a dur gains recognition across Paki- use your body gestures to com- year, still act as though they re on stan, The Express Tribune talks municate the required emotions, their honeymoon, reports to artists who breathed life into he says. Ahmed, who teaches femalefirst.co.uk. We must say, the characters of Deenu, Mangu, voice-related courses at the Nation- we re quite proud of Kimmy K Chapta, Pateeli and Baba Balaam. al Academy of Performing Arts for making this one last so long! Veteran actor Behroze (Napa), states that voiceover art- Her previous marriage to Kris Sabzwari is no stranger to the art ists are trained enough to ease into Humphries didn t even last a of voiceover, as he previously lent the character after seeing it. They month and a half. his voice to Dirtoo s spy Ghun- get an idea of what sort of voice Kim and Kanye are still hon- sunna in Commander Safeguard. would complement the character eymooning in their minds. I think According to him, a lot of hard and adapt accordingly. Another in- their marriage will last forever, work and effort goes into this teresting aspect of voice-acting is Brenda told Heat magazine. form of acting, which is harder than that a solo artist can dub for multi- Brenda, who is married to acting in person. ple characters. In 3 Bahadur, art- Kanye s father Ray, claims she He says a major reason why ists, such as Bassam Shazli and acter. but in a voice booth, you only have thought Kim was the perfect dubbing for an animated-adventure Nadir Siddiqui, have spent long Shazli says voice-acting is your voice as a communication tool woman for him from the moment film is more strenuous because of shifts in the voice booth, as they comparatively different as it re- to express yourself. Plus, there is she found out they were dating. man himself, but I think he likes posting updates on how proud she the on-screen characters facial ex- had to lend their voice to two char- quires more exaggeration, energy the additional pressure of main- When I first found out they that Kim is a strong person and is of him. She recently took to pressions. Animated characters acters each. They both deem stay- and intensity than normal acting taining that character and ensuring were going out, I thought, Final- can hold her own, she added. Twitter to announce how happy are different from real-life ones. So, ing in character to be the most routines. You may move your there s a level of normalcy, ex- ly, that s the perfect person for Kim too seems to be madly in she is to have completed a year of you have to adapt to that a little daunting task when doing the hands to better express yourself plains Shazli, who lent his voice him . Kanye is a very dominating love with her husband, regularly marriage with him. bit, says Sabzwari, who is the voiceover for more than one char- on stage or in front of the camera, to Pateeli and Chapta. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Pakistan recall Malik, Sami for Zimbabwe ODIs

LAHORE: Former captain Shoaib level international cricket back to for the revival of the series in the Malik and fast bowler Mohammad the country after a six-year absence near future particularly after Sami have been recalled to the after militants attacked a Sri Lanka [Indian] Prime Minister Narendra Manchester United have confirmed for United. Louis van Gaal paid challenging for the Premier League executive vice-chairman Ed Pakistan one-day squad for the team bus in 2009. Modi's public indication that his Radamel Falcao will return to AS tribute to the 29-year-old s title next season. David de Gea has Woodward while he is away. three-match series against Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was government would support the Monaco following his season-long professionalism during his time at been heavily linked with a move I go on holiday but I have Zimbabwe starting on Tuesday. left out for the matches at Lahore's revival of the cricket series, the loan spell with the club. The striker the club. Van Gaal told United's to Real Madrid while the futures contact with Ed Woodward every Malik, 33, played the last of Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, PCB said in a statement. joined the Reds on transfer deadline official website: "Falcao is a top of Robin van Persie and Angel Di day as he is doing the his 216 one-dayers in the 2013 Friday and Sunday. ODI squad: Azhar Ali day in September, initially on a professional and a good human Maria are uncertain after both negotiations, Van Gaal said. "It Champions Trophy against India The Pakistan Cricket Board (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, temporary basis with an option to being. On behalf of myself and endured disappointing seasons shall be a heavy (busy) holiday." and 34-year-old Sami has not been (PCB) also remained optimistic of Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, make the move permanent. everyone at the club I would like with the club. Van Gaal, who will "The transfer period is a part of an ODI squad since June playing arch-rivals India in a full Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Babar However the Colombian failed to to wish him well for the future." fly to his villa in Portugal this week process. I know which players 2012. series in the United Arab Emirates Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, discover the form which made him Falcao is unlikely to be the only after a draining year, confirmed all have to go and which have to come Both were part of the or any other mutually agreed venue Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), one of the most feared forwards in player to depart Old Trafford this decisions have been made regarding but you never know if they go or Twenty20 squad that sealed a 2-0 in December. Anwar Ali, Hammad Azam, Imad world football and managed just summer as Van Gaal attempts to transfer targets and he expects to if they come because it will depend series win over Zimbabwe on PCB is now expecting the Wasim, Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, four goals in his 29 appearances construct a squad capable of be in constant contact with United on a lot of aspects. Sunday as Pakistan welcomed top- government of India's permission Mohammad Sami, Junaid Khan. Ramone effort delights Farrell

and stepped up in class again on Irish 2,000 Guineas day. Ramone in clinical but careful bursts, but showed plenty of talent and heart even if it did not come, he was to fill the runner-up spot behind dominating. The trademark sliding- Dermot Weld's odds-on favourite in shots kept Dirrell steering clear Brooch and Farrell will consider and the odd occasion he tried to sending his charge to Royal Ascot reply, he was caught by the De- for next month's Duke of Cam- Gale right counter. bridge Stakes, as long as the ground It was the fifth round, though, is not too quick. that saw things change, the 'Res- Farrell said: "We were delight- urrected' living up to his nickname, ed with her and she handled the bullying back, his left landing better ground well. She doesn't cleanly on more than one occasion need a bog. She's fine as long as and DeGale seemingly happy to there's no firm in the ground. "She take a step back. It led to an out- was in season on Thursday and burst from trainer Jim McDonnell whether she was completely out in the corner and DeGale's straight of it we're not sure, but either way right cut Dirrell's cheekbone, but she ran a good race. that was the last hard shot he "Richard (Hughes) was very seemed to land. I am speechless. happy with her, but felt she'd have All I have ever wanted to do was been better with a stronger gallop. to win a world title and I have fi- She went from being handy to go- nally done it. It's an unbelievable ing flat out, but the winner is high- feeling, I am world champ. Dirrell ly thought of and obviously very then took charge and it was role good. "Our mare is entered for As- reversal as DeGale was the one cot, but whether she goes there staying out of range, the momen- depends on the surface. "She has tum starting to shift. The eighth improved dramatically since her had the Boston crowd cheering rainer Bill Farrell was de effort in Saturday's Lanwades first run of the year. She surprised him on for the first time and by lighted to see star mare Ra Stud Stakes. us with her level of improvement. the end of the ninth, Anthony Tmone prove her shock ear- The five-year-old struck "She's also in the Ballycorus Dirrell was calling his brother 'The ly-season success at the Curragh Group Three gold at 100/1 in the Stakes at Leopardstown (June 18) New'. It did seem like DeGale was was no fluke with a tremendous Park Express Stakes in late March during Ascot week, so we'll see." starting to fade. But the champi- onship rounds saw the 29-year- old DeGale get stronger, slowly Awesome An stuns Wentworth and certainly crucially. Both swapped combinations yet all of a Byeong Hun An ended a record- ry in thrilling style after starting James DeGale defeated Andre at the end of 12 gruelling rounds He then went one better and Dirrell to become the first British that saw both challengers take con- put Dirrell on the floor, one of sev- sudden DeGale was soaking them breaking BMW PGA Champion- the final round tied for the lead up and hitting back again, his ship as only the third rookie to with Francesco Molinari. Olympic boxing gold medallist to trol, box on the front foot and eral left hooks leaving the Ameri- win a professional world title. counter in equal measures. can struggling to make the count punches harder and sharper. It win the European Tour's flagship The 2009 US Amateur cham- seemed as though the 12th round event after a stunning performance pion soon found himself in the The British super-middle- After the knockdowns Dirrell and struggling to regain his balance. weight won the vacant IBF world grew in confidence as the fight went There was a second count after could decide the outcome of the on the final day. outright lead when Molinari fluffed fight and both came out strongly The South Korean displayed a chip at the opening hole and bo- championship by out-pointing on but in the end it was a sharp another hard shot hit home and Dirrell in Boston. and positive start from the visitor Dirrell was bundled to the floor from the start, swapping shots, yet composure beyond his 23 years geyed, and An went two clear with DeGale again came on strong and on the biggest stage as he left a a confident 15-foot putt for birdie DeGale floored his American that will ultimately etch his name and maybe that double knock- opponent twice in the second in the history books. down eventually gave him the win. was slipping aside and then again, high-quality chasing pack in his at the second. Jaidee then closed sliding in. In the end it did not mat- wake with a flawless seven-under within one of the leader with bird- round and although Dirrell came It looked anything but a James DeGale knocked down back in the middle rounds, the Brit fairytale, though, with DeGale be- Andre Dirrell in the second round ter, because the boy from Harles- 65, earning him a comprehensive ies at the fourth and fifth, and the den won by two points on two six-shot victory over veteran duo An, who emulated the likes of Ber- Thai made it three in a row at the secured a unanimous decision by ing cut in the second round with a James DeGale knocked down scores of 117-109, 114-112 and vicious right. It did not though take Andre Dirrell in the second round cards and a massive eight on an- Miguel Angel Jimenez and nard Gallacher and Arnold Palmer next after An had got up and down other and above all, it saw him win Thongchai Jaidee. Final leader- by winning on his debut at Went- from a bunker at the long fourth to 114-112. The wide decision from him completely out of his stride eGale went for the finish in the the Canadian judge was a surprise and he soon took control. following rounds, pushing forward a world title and make British box- board BMW PGA Championship worth, collected his maiden victo- set up a four. ing history. LEBRON CARRIES CAVALIERS TO EDGE OF NBA FINALS LeBron James was exhausted and banged-up, but he came through in the clutch as the Cleveland Cava- liers earned a thrilling overtime 114- 111 win over the Atlanta Hawks to take a strangle hold of the East- ern Conference finals. The win puts the Cavaliers on the cusp of their second NBA Finals appear- ance with a 3-0 lead in the best-of seven series. James missed his first 10 shots in the game, but soon found his range and scored 15 points in the third quarter alone. "Started out the game just out of character, out of rhythm, but I had to make a difference," James said in an on-court interview. He ap- peared to hit the wall in the fourth, missing shots as he favoured a ten- der left ankle, and at one point appearing to consider leaving the game. But he sank a three-pointer in the final minute of overtime just after Jeff Teague had given the Hawks a two-point lead with his Last year's runner-up Simona times for comfort against a willing let another service game slip from day because it is never easy to start own three-pointer. James then all Halep booked her place in the sec- opponent on a sun-drenched Court her hands with a double fault and such a tournament," Halep, who but put it away with a layup with ond round of the French Open Philippe Chatrier. Halep, the top Halep clinched the set with a drop lost to Russian Maria Sharapova 13 seconds remaining to widen the with a hard-fought 7-5 6-4 victory name in action in the women's draw shot. She broke decisively in the in last year's final, said. lead to three points. over Evgeniya Rodina. The third on day one, broke twice to open a ninth game of the second set and She will next face either Croat- The Hawks' Shelvin Mack seed was never really threatened 4-1 lead, only for Rodina to hit wrapped it up with an ace. ian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni then missed two three-point at- James finished with 37 points, passed Karl Malone for sixth all- but let her guard down too many back and level at 5-5. The Russian "I was a little bit stressed to- or American Lauren Davis. tempts in the closing seconds. 18 rebounds and 13 assists, and time in playoff scoring. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MAY 26 . 2015-Jawza 05, 1394 H.S Vol:IX Issue No:290 Price: Afs.15

Schism in power corridor hinders development: Massoud trend for past eight months, he AT News Report added. Hinting at governance sys- tem in other countries, he said KABUL: As the country s econ- politics is detached from the sys- omy is dwindling and most of tem but here the issue is vice ver- Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi uplift projects have been left in- sa. Our system witnessed big es in the deal was impossible . putting our national interests in gence agencies in Afghanistan, and answer the questions of the MPs complete, the President s Special changes when new faces came into he Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or We cannot review the agreement jeopardy must be summoned to action against separatists are the regarding the agreement. Muham- Envoy for Reforms and Good power, he remarked. Concerned Lower House of the parlia and bring changes, because the tell why they inked the accord, major controversial issues in the mad Dawood Kalakani, member Governance, Ahmad Zia Mas- over firing of Independent Admin- Tment has decided to call up original draft of the deal is in Is- said Sajadi. He said that members agreement, said the ISC. The com- of the IRC, told media that law- soud, on Monday said that inter- istrative Reform and Civil Servic- the adviser of the National Secu- lamabad, he claimed. of the WJ committees have ap- mittee added that the accord would makers have not received the orig- nal strife between the National es Commission (IARCSC) offi- rity Council (NSC), Muhammad It is while Chief of the NDS, preciated the NDS chief for his mean recognition of the Durand Line inal draft of the deal. He alleged Unity Government (NUG) lead- cials, Massoud said the NUG Hanif Atmar, and the National Rahmatullah Nabil, has said the stance and invalidating the agree- as an international border between the WJ speaker of conspiring with ers has created hurdles for devel- leaders should not politicize the Directorate of Security (NDS) agreement was not finalized and ment. He added that there was no Afghanistan and Pakistan. Chief of the government over the accord. opment in every sector. government institutions and allow officials over the deal with Paki- signed by the deputy chiefs of the trust between the countries. The the committee, Meerdad Khan Nijra- Kalakani said the speaker is not Massoud told reporters that experienced and professional of- stan s spy agency. two spy agencies. Chief of the legislator said that the parliament bi, said that Pakistan would benefit taking suggestion of the MPs se- the two leaders rifts on distribu- ficials to continue their work. He The WJ decided to summon International Relations Commit- would not support the deal un- more than Afghanistan if the agree- rious. Speaking about the sugges- tion of government s post have warned that the government will the NSC s adviser, the chief and tee (IRC) of the WJ, Abdul Qay- less trust between the two coun- ment was implemented. He said that tions, he said the lawmakers have affected development in the coun- lose public support if its weak deputy chief of NDS, when three om Sajadi, said the accord has cre- tries was restored. Chief of the the deal would also hurt Kabul-Del- proposed to reject the agreement try. They have been busy in this performance prevails. different committees of the Wole- ated differences among the lead- Judicial Committee of the WJ, hi ties. Pakistan will misuse the in- as it was signed behind the closed si Jirga reported that the officials ership of the National Unity Gov- Haji Abdu, suggested that the telligence information for own bene- doors. On Sunday, the WJ com- have secretly signed the NDS-ISI ernment (NUG), and hurt ties be- agreement should be rejected by fits and to justify the attacks mittees on defense, internal secu- One killed, Opposition agreement. Abdul Hai Aakhondza- tween Afghanistan and its strate- the lawmakers and those who launched by the Taliban inside Af- rity and international relations had da, the deputy chief of Internal gic partner, India. The agreement signed it should be summoned. ghanistan, he said. Speaker of the summoned the NSC s adviser and to new Bamyan Security Committee (ISC), said also eroded public trust over the Training of the NDS operatives Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, the NDS chief. However, Atmar 72 injured in that the agreement had to be re- government. Therefore, those who by ISI, sharing intelligence infor- has decided to summon Hanif Atmar, was on foreign trip while Nabil governor jected, because introducing chang- have signed the deal secretly mation, presence of region intelli- chief and deputy chief of NDS to appeared before the committees. ZABUL BLAST By Farhad Naibkhel premature KABUL: At least one person was Four kidnappers arrested in Herat Enemies of Afghanistan killed and 72 others injured on A couple of days back, lawmak- Monday morning when a suicide ers from Bamyan including Mo- bomber driving a vehicle full of hammad Akbar, Abdul Rahman AT News Report a press statement on Monday said had kidnapped a truck driver a Shahidani and Safora Aylkhani that they arrested the kidnappers couple of weeks ago from Khwa- are enemies of explosives targeted the provincial council in southern Zabul prov- opposed the appointment Ta- KABUL: Police claim to have in Shindand district of the prov- ja Aryan area of Shindand district. hir Zahir as the new governor. busted a gang of kidnappers in ince. The arrested men have con- It added that police were in Pakistan: Sartaj Aziz ince. Police Security Chief, Ghu- western Herat province with the fessed their crime during primary pursuit of the gang members since lam Jailani Farahi, said the bomb- er rammed the mini-truck into the BAMYAN CITY: Some provin- arrest of four people. investigations, it added. long, and they finally managed to Asia-Istanbul Process, a joint ini- cial council members and civil so- Herat police headquarters in The statement said that gang apprehend them. boundary wall of the provincial tiative of Afghanistan and Turkey council complex at around 10:00 ciety activists on Monday termed which began in November 2011, am (local time). He said that 73 lawmakers opposition to the new- aims to provide a platform for the people, including 11 policemen ly-appointed governor of central Many Nangarhar offices rife with discussion of regional issues, and and 16 women, were injured in the Bamyan province as their person- to encourage security and econom- deadly blast. Most of the people al views and a premature judgment. ic cooperation among Afghanistan A couple of days back, law- agreement of which earned the were civilians and sustained light and its neighbours. Read more: injuries. However, condition of makers from Bamyan including SYSTEMATIC GRAFT government 65 million afghanis Don t destabilise Afghanistan, PM Mohammad Akbar, Abdul Rahman The PC deputy chief said they had the two persons was said to be warns Taliban The adviser assured critical . He said that the wound- Shahidani and Safora Aylkhani such practices. Deputy provincial investigated about corruption at Pakistan's firm commitment to- opposed the appointment Tahir council (PC) head Dr. Nasir Ka- the Torkham weighbridge and sev- ed people were shifted to a hos- wards ensuring that Afghanistan's pital in Kandahar province. How- Zahir as the new governor. They mawal told Pajhwok Afghan News eral other departments and the find- transformation phase becomes a said the governor might face huge ings would be shared with the au- ever, the Presidential Palace said their observation of government ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime harbinger of regional growth and that one of the 73 injured persons problems as the majority of Bam- departments had reduced corrup- thorities concerned and the media. prosperity, and expressed hope yan people were against him. Meanwhile, PC secretary Aj- Minister Nawaz Sharif on National has lost his life. Chief of the Zab- tion to some extent, but problems Security and Foreign Affairs Sar- that with a combination of dedica- ul provincial council, Ata Jan But Mohammad Hassan Asa- remained. He said the council mal Omar told Pajhwok Afghan taj Aziz told the first senior offi- tion and resourcefulness, the Heart di, a member of the provincial coun- News corruption incidents had Haqbayan, said that four provin- members had started monitoring cials' meeting of the Heart of Asia- of Asia-Istanbul Process would be cial council members and two cil, rejected the claims of the Wolesi the affairs of most of the provin- declined in some departments due Istanbul Process that enemies of driven along a productive path. guards were also injured in the Jirga members as their personal cial departments and some entities to their monitoring, but still more Afghanistan are enemies of Paki- Earlier in May, Prime Minis- blast. He said the blast was so views. Hussain Dad Ahmadi, the had been found rife with wide- than 60 percent of departments stan. Aziz said Pakistan will be ter Nawaz Sharif, during a day-long heavy that it destroyed buildings head of a civil society organiza- spread administrative corruption. remained rife with corruption. able to tackle challenges through visit, to Kabul reaffirmed Paki- of different government offices in tion, said the provincial adminis- In his words: Corruption and oth- Another member of the body, mutual cooperation, enabling the stan's full support for an Afghan- the area. The Taliban has claimed trative affairs hung in the balance er anomalies are being practiced in Israrullah Murad, explained the country to move forward on a path owned and Afghan-led peace and responsibility for the attack. In since the departure of the acting some departments, but documents systematic corruption as bribes of peace, prosperity and progress. reconciliation process, acknowl- the past two months, the Taliban governor and the absence of a new JALALABAD: Provincial council are produced clear by officials in being taken in project contracts and "Afghanistan holds immense edging that Pakistan had the high- has unleashed a series of deadly governor. He said it showed weak- members on Monday said some connivance with their departmen- deals among officials. significance for us, not only be- est stake in a peaceful and stable attacks in different parts of the ness of the unity government that government departments were rife tal heads. Kamawal said they had He urged the central govern- cause we share a common border Afghanistan. country. According to the interior a new governor was yet to assume with systematic corruption in east- produced evidence about corrup- ment to pay attention to the men- or ethnic affinity, but also because Following Nawaz's visit, news ministry, 11 out of 23 provinces office to streamline the adminis- ern Nangarhar province. tion in some departments to the ace of corruption in Nangarhar de- together we can usher in a new era broke of Pakistan's Inter-Services are insecure. Despite the govern- trative affairs. He said it would be They said contracts were be- governor s house and the attorney s partments. The governor s spokes- of regional connectivity and region- Intelligence (ISI) and the Afghan ment s efforts to bring the insur- injustice to judge the new gover- ing awarded against heavy bribes, office. We have scrapped some man, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, ac- al cooperation in line with the vi- intelligence outfit National Direc- gent groups to the table of talks nor before his inauguration and that deals were cut on projects and un- graft-tainted contracts, including knowledged corruption took place sion of transformation decade torate of Security (NDS) having through Pakistan, China and Arab people should allow the new ad- derstanding prevailed between de- one by the provincial police chief, in government departments, but enunciated by President Ashraf signed an accord for cooperation countries, security situation in the ministrator to work before assess- partmental heads and officials on the re-announcement and new not on a high scale. (Pajhwok) Ghani," Aziz said. The Heart of in counter-terrorism operations. country is deteriorating rapidly. ing his performance. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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