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C:\Users\The Kabul Times\Deskto Nation Thursday, March 12, 2020 Rada Akbar's second Why Pakistani military threatened by warm welcome given to PTM leaders in Afghanistan "Superwomen" exhibition “The state machinery is used against Pashtuns & other minorities who speak for their opens in Kabul constitutional rights & challenges the undemocratic forces running affairs of state.” The Abarzanan, or '"Su- signing these art pieces depict- exhibition, a sculpture of perwomen" exhibit opened on ing women. Rukhshana, a girl stoned by the March 8 - International Wom- Sixteen influential women, Taliban four years ago in Ghor en's Day--as a celebration of including Roya Sadat, a film- province, was also displayed. the authority and historical maker; Khalida Popalzai, a Visitors say that such works role of Afghan women in the footballer; Parwen, a 40s coun- of art have a great positive im- world, said artist and organiz- try singer and other women pact on society. er Rada Akbar. who have fought violence and “When we read about these The exhibit will be opened inequality are represented in women’s pasts, those who have until March 22, at Chihilsitoon the exhibit. oppressed them, we see that Palace. “The hands we used in these they were very heroic women,” The exhibition aims to statues are a symbol of vio- said Nigena, a visitor. showcase women's struggles to lence, which is used in the “It's a moment of joy when achieve their rights. name of politics, in the name women can work shoulder to The "Superwomen’ exhib- of economics or in the name of shoulder with men in the soci- it has been running for two religion against women,” said ety,” said Mida Gul, another years, and Rada Akbar has spent Rada Akbar, artist. visitor. a year devoting herself to de- In the other corner of the tolonews KABUL: Among thou- kistan,” he stated in another destabilize Pakistan and ful- rights violations by Pakistan’s sands attended the oath taking tweet. filling vested agenda of India military against Pashtuns in ceremony of the president- But soon after the activ- through Afghanistan. the country’s northwest. It elect Mohammad Ashraf ists’ tweets, Pakistani Prime However, PTM leaders says that Pashtuns have been Ghani on Monday in Kabul, Minister Imran Khan allowed condemned Pakistani media’s the target of violence at the including foreign diplomats the PTM leaders and legisla- low-level reporting. “Shocked hands of both the Taliban and and the representatives of the tors Mohsin Dawar and Ali at this low level of reporting the Pakistani military for two international organizations Wazir to attend the oath-tak- from @RadioPakistan. Why decades. and the neighboring coun- ing ceremony in Kabul. should our State feel threat- The movement claims that tries, Pashtun Tahaffuz Move- In a tweet, Special Assis- ened by this welcome given to the military has killed inno- ment (PTM) leaders were also tant to the PM on Accountabil- the MNAs from Waziristan? cent civilians in its operations invited and warmly welcomed ity Shahzad Akbar said the two This shows strong bonds be- against the Pakistani Taliban, Coronavirus cases reach 7 in to their native home. parliamentarians were tween Pashtuns on both sides and that it needs to answer for Initially, the Members Na- stopped by FIA. The matter was of Durand Line. That is some- “missing persons.” It also tional Assembly, representing reported to the prime minis- thing to build upon, if region- contends that Pashtuns are Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, ter who instructed the Minis- al peace is a priority,” Dawar regularly harassed at check- Afghanistan: health ministry Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar try of Interior to grant one- lashed out in tweet. points and treated with suspi- Afghanistan's health min- in the west and Samangan in in Afghanistan rose to seven in- were barred on Sunday from time permission to both the Meanwhile, a member of cion, and that landmines con- istry said on Tuesday it detect- the north, said Wahidullah cluding five in Herat and two taking a flight to Kabul to par- leaders to travel to Kabul. the provincial assembly of tinue to make their lives inse- ed two more positive cases of Mayar, a spokesman for Public in Samangan. ticipate in the oath-taking cer- “Finally Reached Kabul! North Waziristan, Mir Kalam cure. coronavirus in the country. Health Ministry. All the seven have been in- emony. Wanted to express my grati- Wazir strongly condemned “The Pakistani state has The new cases were discov- With that, the total number fected with the virus in neigh- Ali Wazir said that he and tude to President @ashraf- Radio Pakistan for twitting given more voice to terrorists ered in the provinces of Herat of confirmed coronavirus cases boring Iran. 1tv Dawar were scheduled to take ghani for delaying his oath hatred against Ali Wazir and than it has to this group. The a flight from Islamabad Inter- taking for the arrival of @Ali- Mohsin Dawar, saying “This country also engaged in talks national Airport to attend the wazirna50 and myself. Over- is how state machinery is used with the Pakistani Taliban be- oath taking ceremony of Pres- whelmed by the welcome we against Pashtuns & other mi- fore beginning the Zarb-e-Azb Kazakhstan must be more active in ident Ghani. “But we were have received here. Wishing norities who speak for their operation against them in shocked to know that my and a peaceful future for Afghani- constitutional rights & chal- 2014. Yet for the state to si- Dawar’s names were on the stan and the region,” Dawar lenges the undemocratic forc- lence the PTM more than it did promotion of trade-economic Exit Control List (ECL); the tweeted. es running affairs of state. terrorists is not surprising immigration officials told us The Afghan government Afghans believe that Paki- either, because a non-violent that we cannot take the flight eased their departure of the stani military establishment protest movement calling the interests in Afghanistan - Tokayev due to the reason,” he said, Ambassador Mashal and the has been afraid of the close army’s integrity into question condemning the move, as quot- PTM leaders from Torkham ties between the Pashtuns on may threaten the army’s legit- ed by the Pakistani media. by a helicopter to Kabul. both sides of the Durand Line imacy in Pakistan in a way the Afghanistan has invited A massive welcome was and has been sparing no ef- TTP never did,” a Kabul-based Wazir and Dawar to attend the given to them upon their ar- forts to prevent Pashtuns of journalist Yama Alimi said. oath-taking ceremony, along rival to the ceremony, as thou- Khaybar Pakhtunkhwa from Despite of continued ar- with other activists of the PTM sands of the attendees stood travelling to Afghanistan. rests of the PTM leaders, the including Afrasiab Khattak and clapped for them to praise “Punjab never want strong movement activists saying and Bushra Gohar. “All oth- their stance. bond among Pashtuns on both they have “nothing more to ers including Afrasiab and “We couldn’t sit, everyone sides of the Durand line. PTM lose” and will continue to pro- Bushra left for Kabul, but we at the ceremony started to give leaders making effort to reveal test. But it is also clear from were stopped from taking the a big hand for them, as they Punjabis oppressions and hu- Pashteen’s and the other pro- flight, which is deplorable,” are still suffering from op- man rights violations, where testers’ arrests that the state he said. pression by the military estab- Afghans do the same as we still will continue to repress it. The Dawar took to the twitter lishment in Pakistan,” a par- suffering from the state-spon- PTM’s allegations are all soon after he and his aide was ticipant of the oath taking cer- sored terrorism and barbar- gravely serious, and if true, denied taking the flight to Kab- emony, Rahmatullah Noori ism,” Afghan political analyst would be a damning indictment ul. “Sending best wishes to Af- said. Aziz Ahmad Tassal told The of the state’s malintent toward ghanistan President Ashraf But the Pakistani media Kabul Times, adding that Pa- its own citizens. Afghan lead- Ghani on his re-election & continued to criticize PTM kistani military establish- ers have time and again said thanks to all the Afghans who leaders travel to Afghanistan, ment was afraid of unity among that Pakistan’s military has invited us and those who were linking their visit to NDS and the two nations, as according always guarded itself against waiting to welcome. Also, RAW supports. to him, ISI sees Pashtuns’ call accountability, in particular thanks to the Afghan Ambas- “PTM leaders Mohsin for justice as the biggest when the country was asked sador in Pakistan Atif Mashal Dawar and Ali Wazir received nightmare. for cooperation with militants, Astana. March 11. KazTAG representative of the president cal situation in Afghanistan is for his efforts to resolve this special protocol by Afghani- “Pakistani military impos- especially open and secret sup- - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Pres- of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan. entering a new stage of devel- issue,” he twitted. stan National Army upon their ing censor on PTM’s calls for ports to Taliban. In recent ident of Kazakhstan, said that He outlined importance of opment following recent con- “We are going back as we arrival to Kabul where they justice via their puppet media months, Pakistan’s civil-mil- Kazakhstan must be more ac- effective activity of special rep- clusion of the agreement be- were not allowed to fly to Kab- had landed to attend oath-tak- which is indeed a clear crime itary scales and even some tive in promotion of trade-eco- resentative for Afghanistan tween the US and Taliban ul.
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