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Olson asks Congress to approve $2b for Pakistan,Afghanistan

AT News Report Qatar to discuss issues related to In a press conference on Thurs- raised many questions in Kabul and he said. Afghan refugees, bordering areas day, Deputy Spokesman for Pres- is questionable for the Afghan gov- He said that Islamabad should KABUL: Office of President and release of prisoners including ident, Shah Husain Murtazawi, ernment. discuss such issues only with the Ashraf Ghani criticized Paki- Mullah Bradar Akhund. Accord- said that the Taliban is a terrorist “Extremist Taliban are the en- Afghan government. “We condemn stan for allowing the Taliban ing to the spokesman for the in- group and has no authority to vis- emies of Afghan people. They are every kind of ties with the Taliban delegation to visit Islamabad formal Taliban office in Qatar, Mo- it any country. “The Taliban have the main factory of terrorism and about refugees’ status and border and discuss issues regarding hammad Naeem, the delegation no mandate to discuss the national insurgency in Afghanistan. They issues.” Afghan refugees and border. comprised of Mawlawi Jan Mo- issues with Pakistan,” he said. have no right to discuss and speak Pakistani officials had not Recently a delegation of the hammad Madani and Mawlawi He stressed that the trip of the about issues pertaining to Afghan provided details about the meet- Taliban reached Islamabad from Shahabuddin Delawar. Taliban delegation to Islamabad has refugees and border with Pakistan,” ing.

Richard Olson, Special Represen- to Afghanistan through 2017. tative to Pakistan and Afghanistan, However, the reduction also on Wednesday requested U.S Con- reflects our policy of respon- gress to approve almost $2 billion sibly shifting to more sustain- USD in its budget for continued able levels, as Afghan capacity assistance to Afghanistan and Pa- increases," Olson said. How- At least 3 policemen lost their lives sponsibility behind the insider at- kistan. In his testimony to Con- ever, in his opening remarks in the latest insider attack carried tack. Laghman is among the rela- gress, Olson said: "This request before the House Foreign Af- out by one of their comrades in tively volatile provinces in east- strikes the appropriate balance fairs Committee, Olson said eastern Laghman province of Af- ern Afghanistan where anti-gov- between long-term development that Pakistan was at strategic The Afghan and Russian de- ghanistan. According to the local ernment armed militant groups are and strategic military-to-military crossroads, and it had to make fense officials have agreed to security officials, the incident took actively operating in a number of cooperation, both of which are in a choice to combat all terrorist establish a military-technical place late on Wednesday night in a its remote districts. The latest in- our national security interest, and groups indiscriminately. "Pa- cooperation committee in a bid security post in Mehtarlam city. sider attack in Laghman comes al- is at a level that we can responsi- kistan is strategically vital, due to jointly combat internation- Provincial police spokesman most two weeks after seven po- bly implement." to its role in issues that matter al terrorism. Shafiqullah confirmed the incident licemen were killed in southern The requested amount is to us, as well as its location at According to reports, the and said the assailant policeman Kandahar province of Afghanistan $1.25 billion USD for Afghanistan the crossroads of Afghanistan, agreement was reached during managed to flee the area following in a similar attack. At least 7 po- and $742 million USD for Paki- India, China, and Iran. Pakistan a meeting between the acting the attack. He said the policeman licemen serving with the Afghan stan. For Pakistan, the $742.2 mil- is clearly a challenging partner; Afghan defense minister Ma- was apparently in contact with the Local Police (ALP) forces were lion USD request includes $472.4 that said, it is incumbent on us soom Stanikzai and his Rus- Taliban militants and has joined the also shot dead by their comrades million USD in civilian assistance to redouble our efforts to steer sian counterpart Sergei Shoigu. Taliban ranks after the attack. The in Kandahar province late last and $269.8 million USD in securi- this relationship so that it ad- “A number of specific Taliban group has also claimed re- month. (KP) ty assistance. vances regional objectives im- steps and issues have been to combine their efforts in the fight Ministry of Defense officials in The request is considerably portant to us," Olson said. He discussed, such as further against the international terrorism. Kabul confirmed that a meeting lower - over 60 percent lower - further added: "We expect Pa- training of Afghan servicemen “The meeting was rather suc- was organized between the Afghan than the peak funding for Pakistan kistan to live up to its com- in Russia, the exchange of in- cessful, amicable. We discussed the and Russian officials to discuss in 2010. The $1.25 billion USD mitments made in the Quadri- telligence, and the creation of fight against international terror- military cooperation between request for Afghanistan is seven- lateral Coordination Group a joint committee on military- ism with the Russian defense min- Kabul and Moscow. The meeting teen percent below the 2016 re- (QCG), and to take deliberate technical cooperation,” ister, we found points of contact was organized on the sideline of quest. "We deem this level as nec- and meaningful action against Stanekzai quoted by local me- and we realized that the absence the 5th International Security Con- essary to maintain and expand the any and all militant groups that dia said. of stability and security in Afghan- ference in Moscow which was at- development gains made over the seek to destabilise Afghanistan, Stanikzai further added istan’s territory may threaten the tended by over 500 politicaians last 14 years and to honour our including the Haqqani Net- that the two countries want region with instability,” added. The and military leaders of the world. public commitments for assistance work," Olson said.(ToloNews) FRIDAY .APRIL 29, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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By Tom Hussain witch-hunts, good for little else Nawaz Sharif (he is not related punity that has long character- than political persecution... to General Sharif) have done ised it, politically. As a young democracy, Paki- The consequences have business through offshore If General Sharif does take stan has yet to achieve an equi- been disastrous. Corruption companies, along with 217 oth- up the Kayani challenge, the Editorial librium of power. Although has penetrated every nook and er Pakistanis, including the implications are bound to be nominally administered by cranny of the government ap- chairman of the Senate commit- far-reaching. Assuming the elected governments drawn paratus, and from there to the tee on tax reformation and a Supreme Court agrees to form from the national and provin- business community, judiciary high court judge. 'Across-the- the commission, it would cial assemblies, the country and media - even to the clergy. board accountability' doubtless delve into the pub- habitually stumbles from one To most Pakistanis, the Then the army chief pub- lic record, which is chock full political furore to another that doors of opportunity are bolt- licly called for "across-the- of politicians taking undue ad- enthrals the public with specu- ed shut because they lack the board accountability", in re- vantage of the government's Numerous non-profit organizations are working in Afghanistan lation about the impending requisite cash and connections marks that coincided with the largesse. doom of one administration or to access decision makers. prime minister boarding a flight Growing impetus to help the war-hit nation in this turbulent time. Some of the another. They cannot obtain good-qual- from London to Islamabad, Despite fears that the grow- local non-governmental organizations may have earned bad rep- Invariably, the outcome is ity education or healthcare, where demands for a judicial ing impetus for accountability determined by the army, which jobs or contracts on merit, nor commission awaited him. of civilian politicians is yet an- utation for wasting donors’ money on unproductive seminars has ruled Pakistan for half its obtain justice from the police That was followed by the other conspiracy to weaken the and workshops, but several others are doing good job. One can- history and remains its most or the courts. unprecedented news, leaked democratic dispensation, nearly influential political entity. With so much corruption by the army's publicity wing, all such known cases have al- not blame all for the mistakes of a few. Likewise, international More frequently than not, and so little trust in the gov- that 11 officers, including two ready passed through the req- non-governmental organizations (INGOs) are actively helping such political noise has echoed ernment, it is hardly surprising generals, had been dismissed uisite judicial processes. the Afghan people in different parts of the country. Employees turf wars between the prime that Pakistan has the lowest tax- from service for corruption. As such, the commission is minister and army chief of staff to-gross domestic product ra- The prime minister has unlikely to turn up anything of these INGOs are risking their lives to reach to the vulnerable of the day. tio in the world, spends 64 per- since written to the chief jus- that would prompt the disqual- people and support them in whatever way possible. When the Pakistani army says it root- cent of its revenue on debt ser- tice of the Supreme Court, ask- ification of top political figures ed out Taliban fighters from vicing to pay for government ing him to form a commission from parliament and holding top officials cannot visit remote and insecure areas due to un- tribal region Indeed, during the spending that is inflated by 30- that would look into the over- public office. The Supreme certain security situation, these global humanitarian organiza- troubled democratic period 50 percent by the cost of cor- seas finances of holders of au- Court has already indicated it from 1988 to 1999, between one ruption, and has the lowest thority past and present, know- is weary of entertaining politi- tions are making every effort to save lives of Afghan masses by spell of martial law and anoth- economic growth rate in the ing full well that many of his cal bandwagons. helping them. They are saviors for the common people. er, opposition politicians con- Indian subcontinent. political opponents would be Nonetheless, events are nived with the army to bring While that has not changed dragged into the mud. certainly headed in the direc- However, their efforts are at stake and their lives are in dan- down three successive elected for many years, the character Meanwhile, army sources tion of a political landmark, ger because they are not getting the required police protection. governments and subsequent- of Pakistani politics has. Many say more leaked stories of whereby legislation that in- ly prosecute the deposed prime of the country's people, partic- "golden calves" being booted creases the transparency of On Thursday, officials reported kidnapping of a female foreign ministers - Benazir Bhutto and ularly the approximately 80 per- out of the service for corrup- governance and reduces the staffer of the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees Nawaz Sharif, now serving his cent aged under 30, are vocif- tion are forthcoming, and impunity of responsible offi- third term - on corruption charg- erously demanding "change", charges will also be brought cials may be enacted. (DACCAR). She was visiting DACCAR’s office in Jalalabad, es, none of which survived ju- characterised as an end to the against General Sharif's prede- Indeed, the time is ripe for capital city of Nangarhar province, when kidnapped by unknown dicial processes, even under dynastical leaderships of the cessor, Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan to focus on the eradi- subsequent military rule. At- country's major political parties the target of long-standing al- cation of corruption and nepo- men wearing military uniform. Her fate is uncertain because the tempts at accountability inasmuch as they represent the legations of corruption in con- tism, because that is what fu- government has the history of being failed on multiple occa- The attempts at account- status quo. nivance with the Pakistan Peo- els the widespread poverty ability were thus dismissed as Those expectations have ple's Party government of that, in turn, generates a nev- sions to recover the kidnapped foreigners. Most of them were witch-hunts, good for little else been reinvigorated by a series former president Asif Ali Zard- er-ending stream of recruits for released after mediation of the tribal elders or when their orga- than political persecution, of recent events. ari. Both have repudiated the the organised crime-terrorism nizations or governments paid huge ransom. There might be some largely because they exclusive- First, Army Chief of Staff allegations. nexus that remains an existen- ly targeted politicians and their General Raheel Sharif declared If form is any indication, tial threat, despite victory in the success cases on part of the authorities, but the overall ratio is bureaucratic aides and busi- that the territorial war against General Sharif is working to a territorial war. unsatisfactory. ness partners. The underlying Taliban insurgents in the fed- two-year-old plan and intends Tom Hussain is a journalist scepticism was engrained with erally administered tribal areas to end his three-year term as and Pakistan affairs analyst Unfortunately, Afghan officials present excuses rather than the sense that the law applied bordering eastern Afghanistan army chief of staff at the end of based in Islamabad. working hard to secure release of the abductees. On Thursday, to democrats, but not to the had been won. 2016, having led the country to The views expressed in this army and its political allies. Second, the leaked Panama victory in its territorial war in article are the author's own and the spokesman for Nangarhar governor said that the DACCAR’s The attempts at account- Papers revealed that the adult the tribal areas, by cleansing the do not necessarily reflect Al female employee has not informed the local security officials ability were thus dismissed as children of Prime Minister army itself of the sense of im- Jazeera's editorial policy. before her visit to the provincial capital. His statement is a shock for many because it is not responsibility of the people to inform police about their visits. It is duty of the security offi- cials to improve law and order situation and deal with the anti- state and anti-social elements. If people started keep informing officials about their visits, there will be long queue of people before every police station. Second, it is failure of the provin- cial government to stop people from getting military uniform easily. Third, kidnapping of a foreign national in the provincial capital underlines capability of the local authorities. Therefore, such statements are not worth buying. The law enforcement agencies shall focus on their job which is protect- ing lives and properties of people, both locals and foreigners. The deteriorating security situation has forced many INGOs to stop their activities or limit it to a few cities. Thus, safe release of the hostage is imperative to keep trust of these organizations over the Afghan government intact.

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freeze) was a fairly small part of what had been supporting the price and really, it's the supply outlook for the US coupled with the dollar that is really driving returns." Brent crude futures were up $1.03 at $46.77 a barrel by 0835 GMT, having risen nearly 20 per- cent in April, their largest one- month gain in a year. The interna- tional benchmark earlier hit a 2016 high of $46.81. US West Texas In- termediate crude futures rose 86 cents to $44.90 a barrel. Brent received extra support from news that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait appear no closer to re- starting their jointly operated Khafji oilfield, which produced 280,000 to 300,000 barrels per day before environmental problems forced a closure in October 2014. WTI was further bolstered af- ter the American Petroleum Insti- tute reported a draw of nearly 1.1 million barrels in U.S. crude inven- tories last week. Analysts had ex- pected a 2.4-million-barrel build. The dollar was down on the day, having fallen about 5 percent Qatar Airways boss Akbar al-Bak- where we file for tax”. But these against a basket of currencies since er has said his rival at Delta must numbers had, he alleged, been mis- the start of the year, even as US be “smelling glue” in claiming the represented by the American car- interest rates are expected to rise. Gulf airline’s new US route is un- riers. The Partnership for Open & The Federal Reserve's policy- popular – but had kinder words Fair Skies, a coalition formed by setting committee meets on for Donald Trump. the three US airlines, did not im- Wednesday but is not expected to The Gulf airline, along with the mediately respond to a request for announce any change in rates, leav- UAE’s Emirates and Etihad, is comment. ing traders to scour the post-meet- embroiled in a war of words with Al Baker said his airline’s lat- ing statement for any clues on the the three big US carriers over al- est financial results would be an- outlook. "A weaker US dollar and leged unfair subsidies. nounced in June – and cover “the Oil hit its highest level this year among the world's largest export- ended in stalemate. "There was definitely a bit of expectations of stronger fundamen- Executives at Delta, the US best year we have ever had”. But on Wednesday, driven by a falling ers to limit production, which had Since then, Brent has hit its a turning point when we had the tals drove crude oil prices higher. airline, in April suggested that de- whether this will include publica- dollar and evidence of declining US provided the catalyst for a 55 per- highest since November and, aid- initial sell-off after the producer Sentiment continues to improve, mand on Qatar Airways’ Atlanta- tion of full accounts depends on supply, putting the price on course cent rally since mid-February, evap- ed by further evidence of declining meeting," CMC Markets strategist with major producer BP suggest- Doha service, which launches on the approval of the Qatari govern- for its strongest monthly perfor- orated almost two weeks ago when output anywhere from the US Jasper Lawler said. ing the markets may rebalance by June 1, is minimal. ment, al-Baker added. mance since last April. a meeting between OPEC members shale basin to the North Sea, at- "That got reversed and went the end of the year," ANZ bank Glen Hauenstein, incoming “We are a government-owned The prospect of an agreement and their non-OPEC counterparts tracted fresh investment cash. on to show that (a production said. president of Delta, reportedly said entity, and we have to take per- that “less than five people a day” mission from our Ministry of Fi- will travel on the route, excluding nance. But of course most proba- connecting passengers. And Ed bly we will publish our accounts,” Bastian, the U.S. airline’s incom- he said. ing CEO, reportedly added: “We “He is my friend. Donald do have some markets that we have Trump is a very successful busi- four or five passengers on… We nessman. Regardless if it is in the call that Delta Private Jets.” interest of certain entities or not, Qatar Airways’ al-Baker today he will look at the general interest responded in typically outspoken of the American public,” said Al style. “Frankly he must be smell- Baker. (Reuters) ing glue,” he said of the Delta Trump is ‘my friend’ FRANKFURT: - Volkswagen's CEO’s suggestion there is little Al Baker again dismissed alle- CEO sketched out a wide-ranging demand for the new route. gations by US carriers that the air- transformation of the company on More US routes line receives unfair subsidies. Thursday that will see it focus Al Baker explained that more “It is just a proxy war on be- more on electric vehicles and ser- than half the seats on Qatar Air- half of their European partners,” vices like car-sharing as it seeks to ways’ upcoming Atlanta-Doha he said of the claims. get past its scandal over cheating service are booked, with more busi- But he had kinder words for on diesel emissions tests. ness expected. the controversial US presidential Matthias Mueller said Thurs- “We are already at over a 57 hopeful Donald Trump. day that recalling and fixing the percent load factor, and we still Al Baker said that Trump cars that were rigged to cheat on have another month and a half to would likely backtrack on some of the tests "will remain our most go,” he told Al Arabiya English. his more controversial pledges, important task until the very last Al-Baker said in March that which include banning Muslims vehicle has been put in order." the launch of the route would “rub from America and building a wall He stressed that the compa- salt in the wounds” of rival Delta, between the US and Mexico. ny's car business remains "funda- which is based in Atlanta. Delta “He’s just saying it for politi- mentally sound" but detailed a did not immediately respond to a cal gain… Policies that he’s saying promised plan to emphasize digi- request for comment. he will introduce will not happen. tal services and zero-emissions Al-Baker said today that more Cool and stable minds, in the end, vehicles. The company would US routes are planned, although will prevail. But that is if he will soon form a legally independent he declined to specify which cit- be elected,” Al Baker said. company to promote business in ies. “We will expand to a few more However, al-Baker said some mobility services, which can in- cities in the United States. We al- of Trump’s anti-Muslim remarks clude things like ride-sharing apps ready know what those cities will were a mistake. “I will not back and car-sharing, he said. be,” he told the audience at the anybody that makes extreme state- Mueller said that the compa- Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. ments. [Trump] has so much in- ny would "make electric cars one Opening the books vestment in Muslim countries. By of Volkswagen's new hallmarks" The three big US carriers – doing this he is making a big mis- with 20 new models by 2020. American Airlines, United and take. Because people will not for- Volkswagen had previously Delta – allege that their Gulf rivals get,” he said. emphasized diesel technology, received unfair government subsi- Pressed on what the possible which has suffered a blow since it dies amounting to $42 billion over next US President would mean for became clear Volkswagen engines 10 years. Emirates, Qatar Airways the “Open Skies” row, al-Baker could not meet U.S. emissions and Etihad have vigorously denied pointed out that Trump is a pro- standards without cheating. The the claims. The US airlines have business candidate. company has admitted using en- called on Qatar Airways to open “He is my friend. Donald gine software that disabled emis- its books and publish full sets of Trump is a very successful busi- sions controls when vehicles were financial accounts. nessman,” said Al Baker. “Regard- not being tested. That improved Al-Baker said that “our books less if it is in the interest of certain performance and mileage but ants. Mueller apologized again for the scandal, telling the company's annual news conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, that "we disappointed many are already open,” with Qatar Air- entities or not, he will look at the meant the vehicles spewed far people who trusted Volkswagen." The company said last week that it made a net loss of 5.5 billion euros for 2015 after setting aside 16.2 billion ways having disclosed such infor- general interest of the American more than the legal limit of pollut- euros ($18.3 billion) to cover the costs of the scandal. Analysts say the final cost will be significantly higher. mation in “many jurisdictions public.”

ISLAMABAD: The Economic ed over several years. Coordination Committee (ECC) is Power ministry opposes gas likely to direct an additional 91 supply to Engro plant million cubic feet of gas per day Under the Fertiliser Policy (mmcfd) to Engro Fertilizers and 2001, the government had dedicat- Genco-II power plant. ed shallow reserves of the Mari Officials familiar with the de- field to the fertiliser industry velopment said Mari Petroleum whereas deep deposits were ear- (MPCL) had informed the petro- marked for the power producers. leum ministry that it had over Originally a 60mmcfd reserve 91mmcfd that could be allocated was allocated for the fertiliser sec- to Engro Fertilizers (60mmcfd) and tor. Of this, 34mmcfd was for Genco-II (31mmcfd). In turn, the Fauji, 13.5mmcfd for Fatima and petroleum ministry was seeking 12.5mmcd for Engro. However, in relevant approval from the ECC. April 2010, the ECC redirected Govt diverts gas supply to 60mmcfd away from the fertiliser Engro permanently plants, when it approved alloca- Moreover, the petroleum min- tion of 183mmcfd of gas to power istry will seek approval for any producers with the consent of then additional gas (beyond 91mmcfd) prime minister. On the other hand, to be supplied to the fertiliser sec- the petroleum ministry insisted tor. Gas boom that 60mmcfd from the Mari field The precipitous uptake of gas belonged to the fertiliser sector and comes on the back of Mari Petro- therefore it should be permanent- leum’s ability to charge a premium ly supplied to the Engro plant in price for 10% additional reserves. order to avoid disrupting urea pro- The additional pay for higher duction in the country. Later on, gas exploration was government’s in July 2013, this gas would be way of incentivising gas explora- diverted to Engro Fertilizers since tion companies into expanding and Genco plant was undergoing con- further exploring reserves. The struction and would not be able to Petroleum Policy 2012 has given use the gas before the end of 2015. the company the ability to benefit Gas supply to be diverted from from the incentives that could help Engro to Guddu plant the company expand its opera- The ECC, in a meeting held tions. Mari expected to bring on two months back, diverted stream substantial new production 60mmcfd to the fertiliser sector – (100 to 150mmcfd) by the end of the original allottee – from the 2016 due to the 2012 policy. Genco-II power plant. However, Power vs fertiliser as per the original arrangement, The tussle between power and Engro Fertilizers has received only fertiliser sectors to be the primary a fraction (12.5mmcfd) of the sup- recipient of gas supplies has last- ply. FRIDAY .APRIL 29, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES SMOKERS URGED TOSWITCH TO E-CIGARETTES BYMEDICALGROUP Taking a stance sharply at odds “These guys, in my view, are go- with most American public health ing off a cliff,” said Stanton A. officials, a major British medical Glantz, a professor of medicine at organization urged smokers to the University of California who switch to electronic cigarettes, has been outspoken in his criticism saying they are the best hope in of e-cigarettes. “They are taking generations for people addicted to England into a series of policies tobacco cigarettes to quit. that five years from now they all The recommendation, laid out will really regret. They are turning in a report published Thursday by England into this giant experiment the Royal College of Physicians, on behalf of the tobacco industry.” summarizes the growing body of But some American public health The Zika virus was circulating in science on e-cigarettes and finds experts applauded the report, say- Haiti in 2014, long before it be- that their benefits far outweigh the ing the emphasis on policies that came obvious that it was spread- potential harms. It concludes re- reduce harm, such as recommend- ing fast in Brazil, a new study soundingly that, at least so far, the ing that smokers try e-cigarettes finds. devices are helping people more or giving clean needles to drug us- A team that went back and than harming them, and that the ers, would probably save more checked out three mysterious in- worries about them — including lives. “This is two countries tak- fections in Haiti found they were that using them will lead young ing pretty much diametrically op- caused by the Zika virus. Their people to eventually start smok- posed positions,” said Kenneth E. study raises questions about when ing traditional cigarettes — have Warner, a professor of public and how Zika actually arrived in not come to pass. health at the University of Michi- the Americas. “This is the first genuinely gan School of Public Health. “One "We know that the virus was new way of helping people stop is focused exclusively on the hy- present in Haiti in December of smoking that has come along in pothetical risks, none of which 2014," said Dr. Glenn Morris, a decades,” said John Britton, direc- have been established. The other professor of medicine and the di- tor of the U.K. Center for Tobac- is focusing on potential benefits.” rector of the University of Flori- co and Alcohol Studies at the Uni- He added, “The British are say- da's Emerging Pathogens Institute. versity of Nottingham, who led the ing, ‘Let’s see how we can help "And, based on molecular studies, committee that produced the re- the main smokers today, who by it may have been present in Haiti port. E-cigarettes, he said, “have the way are largely poor and less even before that date." the potential to help half or more educated, and let’s not focus so Zika's sweeping across the of all smokers get off cigarettes. much on kids, who may or may Americas and the Caribbean, as That’s a huge health benefit, big- not be sickened by this 40 years well as parts of the South Pacific. ger than just about any medical down the line.’ ” Smoking is still Once virtually ignored as a harm- intervention.” That conclusion is the largest cause of preventable less and unremarkable virus, it is likely to be controversial in the death in the United States, with now alarming doctors and health United States, where arguments more than 480,000 people a year officials because it's causing dev- about e-cigarettes have jolted the dying of smoking-related illness- astating birth defects and paralyz- ing neurological conditions. traditionally low-key public health es. In past decades, smoking was sition on e-cigarettes: “There is was associated with a 50 percent in 1962 that was seen as the pre- cigarettes, a conclusion that some community. E-cigarettes deliver spread throughout society, but to- Brazil sounded the alert last currently no conclusive scientific increase in the chances of success, cursor of the American surgeon American experts say has been lost year and at first scientists thought nicotine without the harmful tar day in Britain and the United evidence supporting the use of e- compared with using no aid or us- general’s report of 1964 that linked in the United States in the rush to and chemicals that cause cancer. States, smokers tend to be poor, it had arrived there in 2014. cigarettes as a safe and effective ing a product such as nicotine smoking with cancer. The organi- condemn e-cigarettes. It states But earlier this year, a large Some public health experts see e- less educated, or mentally ill. cessation tool at the population patches without any professional zation’s last major report on re- bluntly that long-term effects of cigarettes as the first real chance in E-cigarettes, now a multibil- level. The science thus far indicates counseling. He estimated that ducing harm from tobacco use came nicotine are likely to be minimal. international team of experts used years for 40 million addicted Amer- lion-dollar market, have gained most e-cigarette users continue to around 20,000 smokers in England out in 2007, before e-cigarettes “The emergence of e-cigarettes a "genetic clock" to show Zika vi- icans to quit. But others, including popularity faster than the federal smoke conventional cigarettes.” quit smoking in 2014 because of e- became mainstream, and its au- has generated a massive opportu- rus has changed about as much as the federal Centers for Disease government has managed to regu- But the report cites evidence cigarettes. Professor Glantz cited thors said the new one was an at- nity for a consumer as well as a would be expected if it had been Control and Prevention, have fo- late them. The Food and Drug from Britain that e-cigarettes have his recent analysis as evidence that tempt to evaluate their benefits and health care-led revolution in the carried into the country in 2013. cused on the potential dangers of Administration has not yet pub- helped with quitting. Robert West, e-cigarettes in fact reduce the harms. way that nicotine is used in soci- And it very closely matches a e-cigarettes, for example that they lished final rules that would sub- director of Tobacco Studies at chances someone will quit smok- The report walks through a ety,” the report said. As the tech- strain that circulated in French could extend smoking habits, that ject them to federal oversight. University College London, ana- ing. The Royal College of Physi- decade of science, listing studies nology of e-cigarettes improves, Polynesia in 2013. they could be a gateway to tradi- A spokesman for the C.D.C. lyzed monthly household survey cians is a respected doctors’ group that find in favor of e-cigarettes as “so the vision of a society that is What's not clear is why it's tional cigarettes for children, or that said the agency would not com- data going back to 2009 in England, that helps set medical standards in well as studies that do not. It as- free from tobacco smoking, and the now being seen to cause disease. their vapor could to turn out to ment on any report other than its and concluded that use of an e-cig- Britain. It issued a groundbreaking serts that e-cigarettes are only 5 harm that smoking causes, becomes Tests show it has mutated a bit, as have long-term health effects. own. He reiterated the C.D.C. po- arette during an attempt to quit report on the dangers of smoking percent as harmful as traditional more realistic.” all viruses do, but it's not yet clear if the mutations somehow make it more virulent. It's possible that because it's hit a very large popu- lation with no previous immunity Children with food allergies to Zika, what would have been events so rare as to go unnoticed are now getting attention. Zika is a close relative of den- from low-income homes gue and chikungunya viruses, which have been spreading for long- er. And it is spread by the same may suffer more Aedes aegypti mosquito. But Zika is usually milder than dengue and even than chikungunya, not even A family's income may play a big minority children." edged limitations in their research. causing noticeable symptoms in role in the type of care a child with For the new study, the re- Among them, they said, is the fact most people and usually causing food allergies receives, a new study searchers turned to a survey of that study participants were re- little more than a rash, fever and suggests. more than 1,700 parents and cruited from support and advoca- body aches. The researchers found that guardians who took care of kids cy organizations, meaning they Blood tests often confuse the poorer families -- those making with food allergies. The survey was may not reflect the population as under $50,000 a year -- spent less conducted in 2011-2012. a whole. three viruses. on non-allergenic foods, medical The poorer families spent an Dr. Jonathan Bernstein, a pro- Writing in the Public Library specialists and important medica- average of $744 on non-allergenic fessor of medicine at the Universi- of Sciences journal PLOS Neglect- tions, such as lifesaving epineph- food per year compared with ty of Cincinnati who studies aller- ed Tropical Diseases, the team said rine injectors. $1,545 by the richest families. gies, said the study results make they went back and tested blood As a result, "poor people may There was also a big difference in sense. The findings reflect the dif- samples taken when chikungunya therefore be experiencing more overall out-of-pocket costs relat- ferences between rich and poor was sweeping across Haiti. food allergy reactions," said study ed to food allergy: about $3,200 a when it comes to chronic diseases, "Zika virus was identified in co-author Dr. Ruchi Gupta. She's year for the poorest families and such as asthma, he said. plasma from three students seen the director of the Program for over $5,000 for the richest fami- Why might poorer families in- in the Christianville Foundation Maternal and Child Health at lies. The researchers also discov- cur the highest hospital costs while Schools clinic," the team wrote. Northwestern Feinberg School of ered that black families -- regard- spending the least on out-of-pock- They included a 15-year old boy, Medicine in Chicago. less of income -- spent far less on et preventive measures? "They ei- a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old The study also found that out-of-pocket and direct medical ther don't have access to specialty boy. low-income families incurred an costs than other families. The to- health care or don't take advantage None was very sick at all. None average of $1,021 in emergency and tal annual out-of-pocket cost for of these resources," Bernstein said. had the rash that so clearly charac- hospital costs per year, compared black families averaged $395. Gupta said awareness is im- terizes Zika. to $416 for those with household For white families, that total portant. Epinephrine auto-injec- "In none of the cases would it incomes over $100,000. was about $4,200. For Hispanic tors, such as EpiPen -- which treat have been possible to have identi- An estimated 8 percent of U.S. families, it was nearly $1,100 each allergic attacks -- are usually cov- fied the illness as a Zika virus in- children have food allergies, ac- year, and for Asian families, the ered by insurance, she said. "The fection based on clinical presenta- cording to background information total annual out-of-pocket expens- manufacturer also has programs to tion, rather than dengue virus or with the study. And about 40 per- es were just over $1,300, the sur- help those who cannot afford the chikungunya virus," they wrote. cent of those children are believed vey revealed. medication. All families may not So at least some of the cases diag- to have had at least one life-threat- "This is confusing," Gupta be familiar with these programs." nosed as chikungunya may have ening reaction. The most common said of the finding that black fam- Overall, she said, "we need been Zika instead. food allergies are to peanuts, tree ilies spend so much less on food better policies to keep all kids safe. Because the children came nuts, eggs, milk, shellfish, fish other allergies. She noted that black chil- We need to make sure all kids have from different schools and differ- than shellfish, wheat and soy, Gup- dren often have asthma -- another access to epinephrine auto-injec- ent towns, this suggests Zika was ta said. "We know that food aller- allergy-related disease -- and that tors in schools and public places. already fairly widespread in the gy costs $24.8 billion a year in the their food allergy symptoms like- We also need to make sure kids area. U.S.," Gupta added. "We know ly represent true allergic reactions. have access to safe foods at afford- "Officially, no cases of Zika that food allergy has a lot of addi- But the study authors said able costs. There should be an al- virus infection were reported by tional costs including special diets there may be a protective effect in lergen-free food aisle in all grocery the Haitian Ministry of Public and medications. Also, many par- black families, such as a greater stores. We also need to improve Health and Population until Janu- ents report needing to leave their awareness of the need to avoid al- our labeling laws." ary 6, 2016, when five cases were jobs or change their jobs to care lergic foods. The researchers add- The study was released online confirmed in patients in the met- for their food-allergic child. What ed that more study is needed to April 27 and published in the May ropolitan Port-au-Prince area," the A severe blow to the head may Sleep Disorders] the effect after TBI might wear off researchers wrote. But no one was we do not know is how this im- tease out these differences. print issue of the journal Pediat- bring an unexpected consequence: Overall, the people with TBI after a longer time," Imbach told pacts low-income children and The study authors acknowl- rics. really looking for Zika in the Car- disruptions in sleeping patterns seemed to require more sleep than Live Science. ibbean until after the U.S. Centers that last for more than a year after the uninjured subjects — an aver- "However, we have learned for Disease Control and Preven- the injury, a new study from Swit- age of 8 hours per night, 1 hour from this study that sleep prob- tion issued a travel alert in Janu- zerland finds. more than subjects who were inju- lems persist up to 18 months after ary of this year. "There is a possi- In the study, researchers ry-free, according to the findings. TBI," he said. looked at 31 people who had suf- The study also found that 67 The researchers also noted that bility that this virus had been mov- fered a traumatic brain injury percent of the people with TBI people with TBI tended to be in- ing around the Caribbean before it (TBI). Scientists investigated how described feeling sleepy during the accurate when recording and re- hit the right combination of condi- long the individuals slept, wheth- day, whereas only 19 percent of porting their own sleep patterns. tions in Brazil and took off," Mor- er their sleep was fragmented and the healthy participants reported This is cause for concern, because ris said. The Aedes aegypti and how rested they felt while they excessive daytime sleepiness. sleep disruption can have a seri- Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that were awake. A TBI is a brain inju- This investigation builds upon ous impact on how a person func- spread zika and chikungunya are ry resulting from traumatic impact, the results of many previous stud- tions when they're awake, the re- found across the southern United in which the brain's day-to-day ies in recent years showing that searchers said. States and as far north as New function is disrupted, according to people with TBI experience sleep "The reason for this sleep mis- York. The Pan American Health the Centers for Disease Control problems, said the study's lead perception is unknown, but we Organization says Mexican re- and Prevention (CDC). The re- author Dr. Lukas Imbach, a senior plan to investigate in this direc- searchers have found Zika in A. searchers also looked at a control physician and neurologist at the tion," Imbach said. albopictus. If this becomes com- group of 42 uninjured people. University Hospital Zurich. TBIs, mild or severe, affect 1.7 mon, it suggests even wider spread Over a period of 18 months, "But the severity, incidence million people in the U.S. each of Zika than predicted, because the study participants reported and cause for year, the study authors reported. these cousins of Aedes aegypti live their sleep patterns. For two disorders was poorly under- The injuries were associated with farther north and circulate for long- weeks during the study, the par- stood," Imbach added. The new 2.5 million hospitalizations, er. Haiti has almost the perfect ticipants also wore devices that investigation is the longest pro- visits to the emergency room conditions for the spread of mos- tracked their body movements. spective study about sleep quali- or deaths in 2010, according to the quito-borne illnesses such as Zika. And for one night, the individuals ty and TBI done to date, he said. CDC. It's got a warm climate, people are slept in a lab where researchers Most of the earlier studies fol- The findings were published poor and live in homes without monitored the subjects' brain ac- lowed participants for only six online today (April 27) in Neurol- screens or air conditioning, and tivity and other body functions months after they had experienced ogy, the medical journal of the there are plenty of places for mos- during sleep. [Top 11 Spooky TBI, "because it was assumed that American Academy of Neurology. quitoes to breed. FRIDAY .APRIL 29, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES FACEBOOKPLANS NEW STOCK SpaceX says it will fly CLASS TOSOLIDIFYMARK a spacecraft to Mars ZUCKERBERG’SCONTROL as soon as 2018 Procter. Investors getting new C shares will not gain economically because the same proportion of new stock will be given to all holders. Mr. Zuckerberg might have a more difficult time convincing shareholders to accept the new class of shares were his company not doing so well. Facebook’s fi- nancial results on Wednesday were a far cry from the disappointing numbers posted in the past 10 days by peers like Twitter, whose advertising business showed signs of stumbling on Tuesday, or Al- phabet, the parent company of Google, which missed analysts’ estimates for revenue last week. Facebook, in contrast, has fig- ured out how to wring billions of dollars from its members on mo- bile devices and other platforms, making the company’s revenue- generation machine unstoppable. The company said 82 percent of its advertising revenue came from mobile devices in the first quarter. In addition, Facebook is SAN FRANCISCO : Mark Zuck- moves ahead of us, not behind us.” allow Mr. Zuckerberg to maintain starting to spin up revenues in In- erberg nurtured Facebook from a The social network on 60 percent of voting power while stagram, the photo-sharing appli- dorm room idea into the world’s Wednesday also reported robust still giving away large amounts of cation, and is testing advertising biggest social network. Now the first-quarter earnings that show the stock. Under the proposal, all hold- on Facebook Messenger, the mes- company is taking steps to ensure results of Mr. Zuckerberg’s lead- ers of Facebook stock will get two saging service for which the com- its founder remains in charge. ership. Facebook said sales rose C shares for each A or B share that pany recently introduced automat- Facebook on Wednesday pro- 52 percent to $5.3 billion from a they own. Importantly, the C ed customer service “bots.” posed a new class of stock, known year ago, while profit increased to shares come with no voting pow- And while growth in new us- as C shares, in a move meant to $1.5 billion, tripling from $512 er. Holders of A shares are entitled ers on Facebook has slowed in re- allow Mr. Zuckerberg to maintain million a year earlier. Excluding to one vote per share, while holder cent years, the total is still getting control of the Silicon Valley com- certain items, profit was 77 cents of B shares have 10 votes a share. larger. Facebook said 1.65 billion pany. The creation of the new a share, far surpassing Wall Street That means Mr. Zuckerberg, people visited the site on a month- class of shares allows the chief ex- expectations of 62 cents a share. as the majority owner of Facebook ly basis in the first quarter, up from ecutive to preserve his voting pow- Facebook’s shares, which are shares, will obtain a large amount 1.44 billion a year earlier. More er at Facebook, even as he begins up more than 33 percent over the C shares that he can then donate than 1.5 billion people are month- an effort to give away the majori- past year, soared 9 percent in af- without diluting his voting power ly mobile-only users, up from 1.25 ty of his stock for charitable pur- ter-hours trading. in the company. billion a year ago. poses. Facebook said it began consid- “It is a rational, if somewhat Facebook’s other big bets like Facebook said the move was ering a third class of stock last eyebrow-raising way, for founders WhatsApp, the messaging service, “not a traditional governance mod- August when a committee of three to distribute wealth without giv- and Oculus, its virtual reality play, el,” but it added that “Facebook directors — Erskine Bowles, Sus- ing up operating control of the have yet to pay off with immense was not built to be a traditional an Desmond-Hellmann and Marc company,” said Lise Buyer, new revenue streams. But Face- company.” Andreessen — started evaluating founder of the Class V Group, book is comfortable gathering a The proposal speaks to a very the company’s capital structure. which advises start-ups on initial critical mass of users — nearly a Silicon Valley ethos where com- In December, Mr. Zuckerberg and public offerings. “This structure billion in WhatsApp’s case — and pany founders often reign supreme his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, an- will continue to allow Facebook then introducing advertising later — and where corporate structures nounced the creation of a limited to make decisions that may not on when it makes more sense. have shifted to accommodate that liability corporation to which they always look great in the short term, “To me, this is like Google 10 philosophy. Over the past decade, would give 99 percent of their Fa- but may pay off for investors over years ago,” said Mark Mahaney, more tech companies have adopt- cebook shares during their lifetimes time.” Facebook’s C shares may an Internet analyst at RBC Capi- ed two classes of stock so that their for charitable purposes. trade at a slight discount to A tal. “They really had such momen- Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to land lif., has become a major force in years since two of the key steps founders can cement their voting Mr. Zuckerberg’s philan- shares, which would still have one tum, and they’re proving how valu- an unmanned spacecraft on Mars the burgeoning space industry, have not been demonstrated." But power at the firms. In 2012, Goo- thropic plan posed an issue for his vote. Most investors currently able they are to both advertisers as soon as 2018 with the help of with more than 4,000 employees, he praised the company's engineer- gle announced that it was creating long-term control of Facebook. Mr. hold A shares, which only have and consumers.” NASA, an extraordinary collabo- a backlog of orders to launch com- ing prowess and said it was smart a third class of shares to prevent Zuckerberg, who is chief executive, about a quarter of the overall share- Mike Isaac reported from San ration between the public and pri- mercial satellites and multi-billion to partner with NASA. its founders’ voting power from owns almost 4 million Facebook holders’ voting power, so they may Francisco and Leslie Picker from vate sectors in an effort to eventu- dollar contracts with NASA to fly "NASA has more expertise in diminishing. Mr. Zuckerberg on class A shares and 468 million, or not be forgoing much if they New York. Peter Eavis contribut- ally get humans to the Red Planet. cargo and eventually astronauts to getting to and landing on Mars than Wednesday cited the Silicon Val- 85 percent, of its class B shares, choose to sell their A shares ver- ed reporting from New York. SpaceX made the announce- the International Space Station on any other organization in the ley mantra of founders in explain- giving him overall voting power of sus their C shares. A version of this article ap- ment on Twitter Wednesday, lay- its Falcon 9 rocket. world," he said. "So if a U.S. com- ing the new class of stock, calling 60 percent. But if he were to give “It’s almost like voting Repub- pears in print on April 28, 2016, ing out an ambitious timeline for In its first launch to resupply pany wants to try it on a no-ex- Facebook a “founder-led compa- away 99 percent of his Facebook lican in Massachusetts — you can on page B1 of the New York edi- an incredibly difficult mission that the International Space Station change-of-funds basis, why not?" ny.” In a conference call, he added, stock over time, his voting power do it, but it won’t affect the out- tion with the headline: Facebook only governments have dared try. since its rocket exploded last year, In a blog post, NASA Deputy “Facebook has been built on a se- at the company would decline to come,” said Rick Kline, a partner Plans New Stock Class to Solidify Landing a spacecraft or a robot Elon Musk's SpaceX landed its Administrator Dava Newman said ries of bold moves. When I look less than 50 percent. in the technology and capital mar- Zuckerberg’s Control. Order Re- that can then operate successfully unmanned rocket on a floating that collaboration with industry out on the future, I see more bold The new C shares effectively kets practice of law firm Goodwin prints| Today's Paper|Subscribe on the Martian surface is so diffi- 'drone barge' in the Atlantic Ocean. and international partners is key cult that the U.S. is the only coun- The landing, the first ever of a rock- to getting to Mars, and that the try to have done it, and many at- et's first stage at sea, is seen as a agency is reaching out to “part- SAMSUNG’S WORKING tempts over the years have failed. breakthrough for commercial ners in boardrooms, classrooms, The partnership between spaceflight. (Jorge Ribas/The laboratories, space agencies and ON ANOTHER VR SpaceX and NASA, which has the Washington Post) even garages across our country HEADSET, AND WE goal of sending humans to Mars in Recently it pulled off feats and the world.” the 2030s, is yet another example once thought impossible—the ver- While the Cold War competi- CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT of the significant shift in the role tical landings of its Falcon 9 rock- tion between the U.S. and Soviet NASA is playing in space explo- et’s first stage, one on a helicop- Union propelled NASA to the ration. While it continues to pur- ter-like pad at Cape Canaveral and moon in the 1960s, there is a dif- sue its own deep space missions, another on a ship in the ocean. The ferent tone today, she said. Not only humans, but sea crea- the agency has also spent years, accomplishments of recovering “In the international space tures are also facing consequences and billions of dollars, helping to and reusing rockets that were nor- community, gone are the days of of global warming. Earth’s warm- support a robust commercial mally discarded after each flight the ‘space race’ when the domi- ing oceans are affecting coral reefs, space industry, which it is increas- could help lower the cost of space- nant theme was that of various including the Great Barrier Reef. ingly partnering with to develop flight. And the successes have re- nations racing against each other,” The Samsung Gear VR headset is Now, a new study has noted drop the technologies to explore the ignited interest in space, which has she wrote. “Instead, we’re increas- an excellent early introduction to in oxygen levels in some oceans cosmos. In a statement, NASA said seemed dormant since the retire- ingly running together.” the wonderful world of VR. Pro- around the globe. it is providing “technical support” ment of the space shuttle in 2011. For Musk, Mars has long vided you own a compatible Sam- World’s seas are warming rap- for SpaceX’s mission, without fi- SpaceX landed the first stage been something of an obsession. sung smartphone, it’s incredibly idly, thanks to global warming. nancial support. In exchange, of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone- Before he founded SpaceX, he was good value, and will provide hours Since pre-industrial times, oceans SpaceX would provide “valuable ship April 8, 2016 in the Atlantic curious to know when NASA of fun. Except you do need the have become over 30% more acid- entry, descent and landing data to Ocean off the Florida coast. (Pho- planned to send humans there, so phone, and the most immersive VR ic. Due to rising sea temperatures, NASA for our journey to Mars, to courtesy of SpaceX) he checked the agency’s website, experiences are provided by those less oxygen is absorbed by seas at while providing support to Amer- SpaceX is currently develop- he said at a conference a few years that don’t, like the HTC Vive and the surface. In addition, less ican industry.” ing a new Dragon spacecraft that ago. Oculus Rift. Is Samsung happy to amount of oxygen is reaching deep- Musk, the billionaire entrepre- would be able to fly humans—and “Because, of course, there had remain top of the smartphone- er regions of oceans, and it is af- neur who also runs the electric car not just cargo—to the space sta- to be a schedule,” he said at the paired VR headsets? No, it’s not. fecting deep sea creatures and reefs. maker Tesla, founded SpaceX more tion. It’s also working on a more time. “And I couldn't find it. I Samsung’s working on dedicated, Warming oceans are not allow- than 10 years ago with the goal of powerful rocket, the Falcon thought the problem was me. Be- wireless virtual reality devices that ing oxygen to move deeper in the colonizing Mars. Heavy, which SpaceX says would cause, of course, it must be here may not require one of its smart- seas which is harming marine life, Getting to Mars, however, is become the world’s most power- somewhere on this website, but phones to act as a screen, accord- said study’s lead author Matthew exceedingly difficult. On average, ful rocket with thrust at liftoff just well hidden. And it turned out ing to Injong Rhee, Samsung’s head Long, a scientist with the US's dicted. published by Phys. it’s 140 million miles from Earth, equivalent to 18 747 jetliners. it wasn't on the website at all. of software and services R&D de- University Corporation for Atmo- According to a report in US "These stressors are often un- though the planets come to within On twitter, Musk said that the Which was shocking.” partment. Speaking at a developer spheric Research. NEWS by Jeff Nesbit, "A startling der-appreciated threats to diversi- about 35 million miles every 26 Dragon "is designed to be able to In an effort to drum up sup- conference in San Francisco, it was It’s not possible for sea crea- new study led by the National ty and ecosystem health," said months. But even under the best land anywhere in the solar sys- port for NASA and galvanize the also revealed these future VR prod- tures to live without oxygen, said Center for Atmospheric Research Scripps biological oceanographer circumstances it takes months to tem." But he said he wouldn't rec- public, he decided to buy a rocket ucts may feature positional, hand, researcher Long. “The extent we (the federal research arm of the Lisa Levin, the senior author of the get there. And the terrain of deep ommend using it for missions be- and send a greenhouse to Mars, and gesture tracking. This would care about marine ecosystems for National Science Foundation) study. "Yet, they raise questions space is tremendously harsh. Skep- yond the moon because the inside which would be the furthest life see the resulting device compete their intrinsic value, we should published Wednesday found a dis- about whether, and how, popula- tics think that despite its grand is tight -- about the size of a SUV. had traveled and the first living with the Vive and Rift. This raises care. We're also reliant on these turbing trend – a warming planet tions will adapt and which stres- aspirations, NASA is nowhere "Wouldn't be fun for longer jour- thing on Mars. But buying a rock- an interesting question. Samsung systems for food - fisheries will could overwhelm natural variabili- sors are the primary drivers." close to getting humans there. And neys," he wrote. et proved to be too difficult and collaborates with Oculus on the be vulnerable”, the researcher add- ty and start to significantly affect A report published in SMH of the 43 robotic missions to Mars, On its website, SpaceX says expensive, and Musk decided he’d Gear VR, a partnership that has ed. oxygen levels in the oceans in just said, "We also know that our including flybys, attempted by that the Falcon Heavy rocket "was build them on his own. Musk, the helped greatly with its success, not Regions like southern Indian 10-15 years." oceans have become about 30 per four different countries, only 18 designed from the outset to carry co-founder of PayPal, invested least because of the lens quality, Ocean and eastern tropical Pacific "Loss of oxygen in the oceans cent more acidic since pre-indus- have been total successes. humans into space and restores the $100 million of his own money but also because of the packed and Atlantic are under threat, while is one of the serious side effects of trial times as they absorb the bil- In 1971, the Soviet Union be- possibility of flying missions with into SpaceX. application store. Will Samsung eastern Africa, eastern Australia a warming atmosphere, and a ma- lions of tonnes a year of carbon came the first country to success- crew to the moon or Mars." Later this year, he is expected continue this relationship with any and south-east Asia will not face jor threat to marine life," said Mat- dioxide released from our burning fully land a spacecraft on Mars The rocket is slated to launch to lay out how SpaceX plans to standalone headset, or go it alone? the impact until the next century, thew Long, who is the lead author of fossil fuels and forests, making when its Mars 3 lander transmit- for the first time later this year fly humans to Mars. He has said After all, a Samsung headset that as per the study published in the of the study. "Since oxygen con- it harder for shellfish and crabs to ted for several seconds before go- from the Kennedy Space Center he wants to colonize Mars so that works without a phone as the American Geophysical Union's centrations in the ocean naturally form shells." ing quiet. in Florida. SpaceX is leasing the humanity has a back-up plan in screen would be a direct competi- journal, Global Biogeochemical vary depending on variations in But now, some of the first ev- Musk's announcement historic launch pad 39A, which case anything should happen to tor to the Oculus Rift. Sadly, the Cycles. winds and temperature at the sur- idence is emerging of what scien- Wednesday, then, “is a pretty bold launched many of the Apollo and Earth, such as an asteroid hitting answer is unlikely to come very Undoubtedly, humans are re- face, it's been challenging to at- tists have been expecting for de- statement from a guy known for space shuttle missions. it. soon. Rhee is quoted as saying, sponsible for massive changes in tribute any de-oxygenation to cli- cades: oxygen levels in some bold statements,” said Lori Garv- John Logsdon, a noted space At a recent conference he said “VR is amazing, but the industry earth’s environment. They aren’t mate change. This new study tells oceans are beginning to fall and er, the former deputy NASA ad- historian and a professor emeritus he wants to go to Mars for “the is still at its infancy,” and said that changing only one variable, but us when we can expect the effect widespread evidence of the trend ministrator. at George Washington University, defensive reason of protecting the any Samsung VR headset with all many variables that are linked to from climate change to overwhelm should be evident from 2030 on- The collaboration “is more said that SpaceX "likes to do bra- future of humanity, the cool tracking and positional marine life, said Long. the natural variability." wards. similar to what you might have vado things." ensuring that the light of con- features may still be years away The lead researcher has de- "The National Science Foun- "We're driving pretty massive with a government-to-government He noted that the company has sciousness is not extinguished from release. The Gear VR is of manded for long-term investments dation-funded study, published in changes in the environment - and agreement,” she said. “So it is yet to launch its Falcon Heavy, and should some calamity befall such good quality, and the VR ex- on ocean management. Govern- the April 27 issue of the journal we're not just changing one vari- breaking new ground, and I think it has yet to land its Dragon using Earth.” perience it provides is so strong, ments should fund researches to Proceedings of the Royal Society able," Dr Long said. "We're chang- it’s a good sign that NASA is even its own engine thrust, a key com- But what drives him most is that it makes us genuinely excited know the impacts of warming B, looked at how marine commu- ing a suite of variables to which a partner. It shows there are peo- ponent in landing in the Martian what has drove generations of ex- to see a full, wireless, standalone oceans, the researcher added. nities change across natural gradi- marine organisms are sensitive, and ple at NASA who are as excited atmosphere. plorers before him, what NASA headset from the manufacturer. If warming continues, more ents to better understand the in- basically putting significant de- about this as a lot of us are.” SpaceX pushes "the limits of long stood for, which was, sim- Even if it’s not going to happen regions of world’s oceans will get fluence of the three climate stres- mands on their adaptive capaci- Once a spunky startup, feasibility," he said. "To think that ply, “that this would be an incred- very soon. less amount of oxygen, Long pre- sors," according to a news report ties." SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, Ca- you can get this all together in two ible adventure.” FRIDAY .APRIL 29, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES RED CARPET ROUND-UP: TIME 100 GALA 2016 Celebrating TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people, a galaxy of renowned stars Deepika Padukone is working hard graced the red carpet in New and partying even harder on the York on Tuesday. Among sets of her Hollywood debut xXx: them though, two stars The Return of Xander Cage. excelled at their fashion The Bajirao Mastani actor game — from outfit choices seems to be bonding well with her to makeup, these ladies had co-stars as her Instagram feed is it all together. Supermodel full of behind-the-scenes photo- graphs. She is busy conquering Karlie Kloss and notable TV hearts and her antics aren’t likely presenter Padma Lakshmi to stop anytime soon. were surely a cut above the The two were spotted shak- rest! ing a leg on Yo Yo Honey Singh’s Love Dose. Ruby took to Insta- gram to share the video saying: “When @deepikapadukone won’t teach you how to be Bollywood but you try and improvise but then you have to actually shoot a serious scene also.. #lovethisgirl #webadiswear.” All work and no play is defi- nitely not in Deepika’s dictionary. DAKOTA JOHNSON’S ‘UDAYCHOPRA WILLALWAYS BE A PART OF ME’ Bollywood star Nargis Fakhri is MID-STARDOM known for being bold, outspoken and drop-dead gorgeous. The ac- CRISIS tor recently opened up on her re- lationship with actor Uday Chop- ra, terming him someone who “will be a part of me for the rest of my life”. According to The Indian Ex- press, when asked whether she is currently dating Chopra, she re- plied, “He is the most amazing human being who I have ever met in my entire life not just in India but around the world. If anyone is his friend, that person is lucky to have him in his life.” Adding that the two are “just friends”, Fakhri confirmed that she is still single. Karlie Kloss The supermodel Skill more important than no- who was chosen as one of toriety: Fakhri TIME magazine’s most influ- On her plans of settling down, ential people for both her mod- the Rockstar actor said that wom- elling and charity participa- en these days are lucky as they get tion, wore purple in honour of to choose when they wish to mar- legendary singer Prince, who ry. “We should take advantage of passed away last Thursday. living our lives to the fullest be- fore we think of settling down with Karlie chose a fuss free, spa- a dude and being in the kitchen.” ghetti strap Victoria Beckham The actor further added that Indi- dress that featured a chic trum- LOS ANGELES: Fifty Shades of an men are clueless when it comes pet bottom. The gown stream- Grey star Dakota Johnson recent- to dating and they often use the lined her leggy frame impec- ly revealed that she still doesn’t most clichéd pick-up lines to im- know where she stands in Holly- press women. According to Fakhri, cably well — lining her sil- wood, or what life has in store for houette as it graced over her it is essential for the man that she her next. The actor, who was last eventually settles down with, to T-strap heels. The runway star seen in How to be Single, and is kept makeup and accessories be classy, with proper etiquettes currently in the process of filming on how a woman should be treat- to a minimum, choosing a pair Fifty Shades Darker, shared that ed. “Take me out for a nice dinner. of rectangular earrings and one she feels pressurised when she I am old school. You are going to ring. That was clearly enough thinks about her future. hold the door for me. And before I to leave us swooning! “I still feel like I don’t know sit down, you better stand and what I’m doing,” she said during wait for me to sit. Guys don’t do an interview. “I’m unsure of what that anymore.” my life will be like. I have such an On the work-front, Fakhri is ing biopic Azhar, based on the life of Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, in which she will be seen essaying the role of Sangeeta Bijlani, famous obsession with making movies that anticipating the release of upcom- former Bollywood actor and the cricketer’s second wife. I probably will always do that. But sometimes my life can feel so suf- focating, and then it can feel so massive, like I don’t have a handle on it at all, and I don’t know where WHEN WILL it’s going or what I’m going to do.” Johnson said that he may be busy with her film projects right now, but she also keeps wonder- SONAKSHI'S ing whether that’s all there is to her life. She added that it seems like the world is “so fast to move its interest to someone else”. 'AKIRA' RELEASE? “When I think about filmmak- Sonakshi Sinha said her action Sonakshi is all set to stun the ers and actors that I have admired thriller 'Akira' will be releasing on audience with her action-packed my whole life, I’ve admired their September 23. avtar in the upcoming film direct- entire body of work. I have ad- The 'Dabangg' actress took to ed by A.R. Murugadoss. mired what they began with and Twitter, where she mentioned that "Akira" will be Sonakshi's sec- what they’re doing now. And now she is "super thrilled" to announce ond film with Murugadoss after I feel like there’s such a weird pres- the news. "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off sure to find the new face,” she "Guys super thrilled to an- Duty". She will be seen perform- continued.”I don’t get it at all. I nounce A. R. Murugadoss is back ing martial arts in it. want to see women evolve. I want after 'Ghajini' and 'Holiday'. My The film also features her fa- to see a body of work. I want to action thriller 'Akira' releasing on ther actor-politician Shatrughan see all of it.” 23rd September," she posted. Sinha. Mor Mahal: A world lit by fire and a palace full of intrigue Geo TV has been giving us tanta- break free from this paradigm and and the result is authentically lav- times his Urdu seems slightly lizing glimpses of their Magnum rediscovered our past. ish This serial has a large cast , forced, but that may be because opus, Mor Mahal for a few ‘No means yes’: Pakistan including the talented Sania Saeed our ears are no longer used to the months now and the first episode TV’s dangerous trend of celebrat- as Akhtari who deals in taveez and flowing cadences and intricacies of has been just as fascinating, ing rapists and stalkers as heroes black magic, Jana Malik as the flowery Urdu used at the time. showing us a world lit by fire and Director Sarmad Khoosat is Farukhzad’s dependable kaneez Meesha Shafi is magnificent as her a palace full of intrigue. fresh of his triumph as Manto and and several other actors who are character Furukhzad displays ev- The serial was originally con- has handled this serial with his yet to make an appearance. Music ery shade of arrogance, desire and ceptualised by Imran Aslam and usual creativity and visual flair, but seems to have become an essential pride strangely mixed with vulner- written by poet and acclaimed his real strength lies in the way he part of every serial these days and ability. Hina Bayat makes a strong author Sarmad Sehbai (writer of captivates the audience’s attention. Mor Mahal gives us its own spe- impact as the Badshah Begum, a Funkaar Gali and the upcoming No matter how grand a story or cial twist with a beautiful song and cold, proud woman, just as ruth- Mah e Mir) in 2004. It is directed how lavish the set, the audience classical dance by Sohai Ali Abro less as her son. by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (di- must be able to connect with the Rock singer Umair Jaswal is The palace is full of servants rector of Humsafar, Sheher e Zaat characters and Khoosat is an ex- an unlikely but perfect fit for and the eunachs who run the royal and Manto), and produced by pert at that. Nawab Nausha. In his debut role, household and each of their char- Baber Javed for Geo entertain- The episode opens with a vio- Jaswal manages to carry off this acters have been carefully etched ment and PTV Home. lent spectacle, fizzing down to a character with great confidence and to give a faithful depiction of the Padma Lakshmi Nawab Nausha Asif Jehan The Top Chef host and mother and son meeting and nego- his screen presence is striking. At period. (Umair Jaswal) is introduced to tiating the typical grind of domes- model wowed in a fitted pink us in the starkest way possible tic life. Nawab Nausha may de- dress for the esteemed gala and — ordering the execution of a pris- into marrying him for political gain. cide life and death outside the pal- simply slayed! Sliding into the oner with the lift of his hand. He This story is fantasy set in the Another wife Soraya Jehan is reality of a time before the coloni- ace but within his household he flushed-pink halter number, radiates power and authority; sit- pregnant, longing for the Nawab’s must bow to his mother’s wishes. ing in the shade of a chariot drink- sation of the Indian subcontinent which featured a knotted waist company and constantly afraid. Of by the British and relies on both This simple act raises the and a metallic detailing on the ing blood red wine as his soldiers all his wives, Furukhzad (Meesha stakes as one wife flees leaving her obey his command. Turkish and Mughal influences. neckline, Padma got hearts rac- Shafi) is the happiest and most After the phenomenal popularity hapless, trembling servant girl in Here’s the ultimate list of excited about her husband’s return her place meanwhile another ing. Exhibiting her incredible Pakistani dramas you must watch of Mere Sultan which charted the figure in the formfitting gown, because she knows she is his favou- fortunes of the Ottoman royals, drinks poison in despair at his re- in 2016 The Nawab’s return to rite. jection. These are not distant fig- wore her raven tresses loose Mor Mahal or the Peacock Pal- this serial promises to give the According to writer Sarmad public an authentic taste of our ures but living, breathing, well- with a wavy texture. The svelte ace puts the residents on high Sehbai, the palace is so named be- rounded characters that have all the diva complimented the vibrant alert. His three wives and mother own history. Much of how we cause a peacock supposes itself to view our past and the rulers of the normal hopes and fears except that dress with a deep pink pout, — Begum Sarwat Jehan (Hina be beautiful until it sees its feet. they might be a little more ambi- Bayat) — await his arrival. Be- pre-colonial era is through the ori- peachy blush and shimmery Similarly, behind the beautiful entalist lens of the British. This tious than the average housewife. eye makeup. Accessorising gum Sarwat Jehan is hopeful her façade of wealth, manners and po- With costumes designed by Ali son would consummate his mar- lens has distorted the image of aptly, the TV star carried a etry surrounding the palace, lies many a historical figure as foppish, Xeeshan and shoots at Lahore fort, riage to his new wife Mehar Bano the darker side: the ruthless use of this is one of the most expensive structured silver clutch while (Sonia Nazir), a woman forced wastrels and ineffective rulers. Se- sporting delicate earrings. absolute power. hbai contends that it is time we television serials made in Pakistan FRIDAY .APRIL 29, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

The German Leicester... how Kaiserslautern shocked the Bundesliga in 1998 In recent months, Leicester's 5,000/1 Premier League title charge has drawn only a handful of paral- Conor McGregor's absence from instead defeated Ovince Saint- lels from English football's mod- UFC 200 has been confirmed after Preux at UFC 197 to become in- ern era. Jon Jones v Daniel Cormier was terim champion, and will now make Nottingham Forest's triumphs announced as the main event. a quick turnaround to reappear this under Brian Clough in the late 70s McGregor was scheduled to summer in a unification fight. and early 80s and, further back, rematch Nate Diaz at the July 9 Jones has already dealt Corm- Ipswich Town's successful first showpiece but, after a dispute over ier his only career defeat in Janu- crack at the First Division under media obligations, was officially ary 2015 - but then endured a 16- Alf Ramsey in 1962, are both ob- withdrawn by the UFC. The Irish- month absence from the cage due vious comparisons. man tweeted "happy to announce to suspension, meaning his light- But just 18 years ago on the that I am back on UFC 200" last heavyweight title was stripped. continent, a similar tale unfolded. week but that was quickly refuted In Jones' absence, Cormier be- The story of Kaiserslautern's before Diaz dropped a "vacation" came champion and has strung to- 1997/98 Bundesliga win is one less hint on social media. Their rematch gether back-to-back wins against told, but just as unprecedented. will remain on the shelf after a new top contenders Anthony Johnson Having risen from the second headliner was confirmed on Good and Alexander Gustafsson. division under footballing miracle- Morning America. UFC 200 will also feature Jose worker Otto Rehhagel in 1997, Jones, arguably the sport's Aldo against Frankie Edgar for the Kaiserslautern became the only pound-for-pound king, will bid to interim featherweight title - with Bundesliga team to win the title reclaim the light-heavyweight McGregor expected to defend his after being promoted the previous championship from bitter rival full championship against the win- season. Cormier in a rematch that was orig- ner. Miesha Tate will defend her Their success was unthinkable inally planned for last weekend. women's bantamweight belt given the mid-90s dominance of Cormier's injury meant Jones against Amanda Nunes. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dort- mund, but Rehhagel's first of two major career turn-ups was a mas- Return of terstroke. Liverpool's Before leading Greece to a mi- Laura Robson run ends with defeat raculous Euro 2004 crown six years Christian later, Rehhagel turned German Laura Robson's return from a wrist Benteke pleases football on its head, giving players injury was cut short in the second freedom on and off the pitch, and round of the Rabat Open in Mo- Jurgen Klopp creating a team without superstars. by Timea Babos in Morocco rocco on Wednesday. Sound familiar? The 22-year-old had beaten Jurgen Klopp admits he is delight- Otto Rehhagel collects the wild card Ghita Benhadi in her ed to have Christian Benteke back Bundesliga title after Kaiserslaut- opening match to secure her first in the Liverpool squad for Thurs- ern's victory main draw win in a WTA Tour day's Europa League semi-final at Otto Rehhagel collects the event since 2013. Villarreal. Bundesliga title after Kaiserslaut- But fifth seed Timea Babos Benteke returned to full train- ern's victory brought an emphatic end to Rob- ing earlier this week after a month Claudio Ranieri's buzzword son's hopes of further progression out with a knee ligament injury throughout the season has been with a 6-1 6-2 victory. sustained on international duty 'freedom'. Play with freedom, train She is currently ranked 426th with Belgium. with freedom, live with freedom - but looks likely to get back inside The 25-year-old, who last fea- an alien concept to those of us who the world's top 350 in next week's tured for Liverpool in the 3-2 de- welcomed the supposed 'Tinker- rankings. feat at Southampton on March 20, man' back to the Premier League It was also a bad day at the is expected to be named among the with widespread predictions of office for Britain's Kyle Edmund, substitutes for the first-leg tie at relegation. who couldn't repeat his fine effort the Estadio El Madrigal. Jose Mourinho won Chelsea's on Tuesday in Portugal. Benteke's return to fitness is a first title in 50 years in 2005 with Britain's No 3 was in fine form welcome boost for Klopp, who lost a rigorous training schedule in the opening round of the Mil- Divock Origi to a "serious injury" matched by a meticulous tactical lennium Estoril Open with victo- during last week's Merseyside der- approach. This was chalk and ry over Spaniard Daniel Gimeno- by. cheese to Ranieri's Blues side and Klopp said: "The best news is Traver. his flexible approach the previous But on Wednesday the 21- that Christian is back. He's not had too many training sessions in the season, according to Damien Duff year-old from Yorkshire, ranked 89 in Graham Hunter's Big Interview, in the world, lost to France's Benoit last few weeks but he's come back in the last few days. but there are no textbooks to win- Paire 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3. ning trophies. Ranieri fell short of silverware during his three-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge, but his cur- Kell Brook a possibility for Gennady Golovkin, admits Tom Loeffler rent success, and Rehhagel's from years past, shows hands-off can Gennady Golovkin is open to a be just as effective as hands-on. fight with Kell Brook if a weight Parrallels can be drawn be- class can be agreed, promoter Tom tween Claudio Ranieri's style and Loeffler has revealed. Rehhagel's approach to the 1997/ IBF welterweight champion 98 season Brook would be interested in mov- Parrallels can be drawn be- ing as high as 157lbs for a catch- tween Claudio Ranieri's style and weight fight against a big-name Rehhagel's approach to the 1997/ opponent, his promoter Eddie 98 season Hearn said last month. For Kaiserslautern, the jour- Golovkin's representative Lo- effler has responded by challeng- ney to May 1998 started with rel- ing Brook to follow in the foot- egation. Dropping from the top steps of legendary welterweights flight in 1996 having won the their who have made the move to mid- first Bundesliga title just five years dleweight. earlier, Rehhagel swiftly took the Brook is one of the best fight- second tier by 10 points. ers in the sport. He's at 147lbs and Andree Wagner, a Kaiserslau- Gennady is at 160 so the only ques- tern fan who has studied Rehha- tion we have is about the weight, gel's success closely, remembers nothing else. Gennady Golovkin's the time well, and his description promoter "If Kell is really serious, of their situation before and dur- it would be something to discuss," ing the title success has uncanny Loeffler exclusively told Sky similarities with Leicester's. Sports. "Brook is one of the best "Their relegation into the sec- fighters in the sport. He's at 147lbs ond division caused absolute ago- and Gennady is at 160 so the only ny around the team," he told Sky question we have is about the Sports. "Even insolvency was of- weight, nothing else. "A lot of great ficially discussed. welterweights have fought at mid- "But the goal for the new sea- dleweight - a classic example is son was merely: stay in the Sugar Ray Leonard, who moved Bundesliga. The fans loved the up to 160lbs to beat Marvin Ha- team because it was a fantastic mix gler. "Any comments we have made of players. Fans, team and coach about Brook have not been dispar- became an absolute union." aging, we have a lot of respect for It was apt that Kaiserslautern's him. "His win over Shawn Porter opening game of the season would was fantastic - I rated Porter as be at champions Bayern Munich. one of the best welterweights in They won 1-0, but Rehhagel was the division so for Brook to come quick to manage expectations and to America and beat him speaks take the pressure off the players. volumes." Golovkin, the WBA "Otto gave us our freedom on 'Super' and IBF middleweight the pitch," Olaf Marschall, who champion, is the mandatory chal- was their top scorer that season lenger to the WBC belt that Saul with 21 goals, told UEFA.com last 'Canelo' Alvarez will defend year. "He told us the line-up; we against Amir Khan in May, and has did the rest. Everyone helped out Brook if the Sheffield puncher also you move up," Loeffler said. possible opposition Brook speaks lenge Gennady, that would be a big made it clear his eventual title shot with a second-round stoppage of in defence, even the strikers, chas- will not be held at a catchweight. chose to leave the comfort of his "What is a big accomplishment is of wanting to fight the best possi- statement. Kell is the type of fight- Dominic Wade, while Brook holds welterweight home. "If you out- fighting outside of your division ble opposition "Kell clearly can er that I would give the most re- a perfect 36-0 record having dis- ing the ball as soon as we'd lost it. Loeffler says Golovkin would only A bit like Dortmund when they consider moving up a weight, rath- grow your division, I don't con- when you don't have to. Brook make welterweight so if he ever spect to." Golovkin recently ex- patched Kevin Bizier in similar sider it a major accomplishment if speaks of wanting to fight the best moved up to middleweight to chal- tended his unbeaten run to 35-0 fashion. won their recent Bundesliga ti- er than down, and would admire tles." Tiger Woods can make US Ryder Cup team says Davis Love III

United States captain Davis Love friend Mark O'Meara at Bluejack think he's hurt', you know the He said: "Tiger Woods is the III remains hopeful that Tiger National Golf Club in Texas on group will make the decision. "But captain on the course. He can be a Woods can make the American Monday. Tiger, I think at this point in his leader - we need Phil Mickelson, team to face Europe in the Ryder Love said: "[Tiger] keeps tell- career, he knows what he is capa- Tiger Woods types. Cup at Hazeltine in September. ing me I am going to be the first ble of. He will come and say 'my "I want him on the team either Woods has been named as one playing assistant captain. He back's not ready, I'm not going to way because he's a great influence. of Love's vice-captains for the wants to be on the team playing, make it', or he will come and say He obviously brings a lot of in- tournament - alongside Jim Furyk not driving a golf cart, so I expect 'I'm ready to go if you want me'." credible passion to our team and and Steve Stricker - but he could if he gets healthy he's going to make Former world No 1 Woods has confidence. make history by also featuring as a good run for it. I wouldn't bet played in seven Ryder Cups but "Tiger doesn't have to be in the one of the 12 USA players if he against Tiger Woods in anything. the United States have won only top eight or 10 in the points to proves his fitness. "If he can get out and play 10 one of those seven, while his indi- make the team. He just needs to be The 14-time major winner has or 15 tournaments - which will be vidual record is mixed with only playing and playing well and he not competed since undergoing a lot after what he has been 13 wins in his 33 matches. Despite will know - as an assistant captain two procedures on his back in Sep- through - I think he can make the that sketchy record, Love remains I guess he will get a vote - if he's tember and October last year. team, and we would love to have eager to have the 40-year-old on ready. However, he fuelled specula- him. "If everybody on the team board at Hazeltine as either just a "We will know if he's ready tion about a comeback after regis- says 'we want Tiger Woods', you vice-captain or as a member of the and we'd love to have him because tering for the US Open in June, don't go without him. If everybody team as the US look to win back he brings an aura with him to our before playing five holes with on the team says 'I don't know, I the trophy from Europe. team, that we really need." FRIDAY . APIRL 29. 2016 -Saur 10, 1395 H.S Vol:X Issue No:268 Price: Afs.15

RUSSIA ASKS UN TO BLACKLIST TWO REBEL GROUPS IN SYRIA

tants in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast. The acting speaker announced at the end of Wednesday’s session that, following these scuffles, the parliament would now not meet again in full session until Monday. Lawmakers had been expect- ed to work on Friday and Satur- day on legislation needed for Turks to secure visa-free travel to Europe, a key part of Ankara’s deal with the European Union on stop- Russia said on Wednesday that it The Syrian government, which ping uncontrolled migration to has asked the United Nations Se- Russia backs, also considers the Europe. Brussels aims to propose curity Council to blacklist two two groups "terrorist" organiza- waiving visas for Turks on May 4 powerful Syrian rebel groups that tions and opposed their represen- but that is strongly opposed by it considers “terrorist organiza- tation in the Geneva talks. some EU member states. The EU tions,” one which is playing a key Churkin said Jaish al-Islam and has said Turkey fully meets fewer role in political negotiations aimed Ahrar al-Sham “are not participat- than half of the 72 criteria and that at ending the five-year conflict. ing in negotiations and they’re not its conditions will not be softened. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vit- participating in the cessation of The fierce exchanges erupted aly Churkin told reporters the two hostilities so it’s time to call a spade after MP Ferhat Encu from the hardline groups - Jaish al-Islam, or a spade.” But Russia’s attempt to pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic the Army of Islam, and Ahrar al- get the Security Council commit- Party (HDP) referred to the kill- Sham – aren’t observing the cessa- tee monitoring sanctions against al- ing of civilians in military opera- tion of hostilities in Syria “and are Qaida and ISIS to add the two Syr- tions against Kurdistan Workers engaged in terrorist activities” and ian rebel groups to the blacklist is Party (PKK) militants in the therefore should be subject to sanc- facing an uphill struggle. southeast. tions. Mohammed Alloush, a lead- New Zealand’s UN Ambassa- Thousands of militants and ing figure in Jaish al-Islam, heads dor Gerard van Bohemen said Rus- hundreds of security force mem- the High Negotiating Committee, sia’s attempt to sanction the two bers and civilians have been killed the main opposition umbrella groups was raised during closed- since the PKK resumed its insur- group, at the Geneva peace talks door council consultations on Syria Brawls between lawmakers from layed efforts to pass legislation on adjourned until Monday. other in the assembly late on gency last summer after a 2-1/2- which are largely stalled. The High following a briefing by UN special Turkey’s ruling AK Party and the a migration deal with the Europe- Deputies threw punches, Wednesday in a row over military year ceasefire, shattering a peace Negotiating Committee postponed envoy Staffan de Mistura and pro-Kurdish opposition have de- an Union and parliament has been pushed and tried to restrain each operations targeting Kurdish mili- process. its participation in the talks, which sparked “controversy” in the wrapped up their latest round on room. Van Bohemen said he told Wednesday, citing an escalation in the council that there are a lot of Bahrain jails eight fighting and insufficient aid deliv- bad people in Syria, but not every for life over Syrian regime strikes on Aleppo kill 20 eries to besieged areas. one of them is “a terrorist.” ‘terrorism’charges ern Aleppo,” the volunteers told AFP. A doctor who was the only CAR BOMB EXPLODES A Bahraini court has sentenced paediatrician in the rebel-held east- eight people to life in jail after con- ern neighborhoods of Aleppo was OUTSIDE YEMEN SECURITY victing them of “terrorism” and also among the dead, an AFP cor- violence against security forces in respondent on the ground said. CHIEF'S HOME IN ADEN two separate cases, authorities The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. confirmed the raids were carried The criminal court on Wednes- out by “regime airplanes” and said day found three defendants guilty two hospital guards and a doctor of detonating a blast that wound- were among the dead. ed a policeman, as well as possess- Video footage filmed by AFP ing explosives and damaging po- showed images of the badly dam- lice vehicles, the prosecution said, aged hospital, aid workers trans- quoted by BNA state news agen- porting the victims in ambulances cy. and a weeping man holding a child. It said the attack took place Rescuers were at the scene on January 10, 2015, in the Shiite searching for victims trapped un- village of Shakhoura, near Mana- der the rubble, the AFP correspon- ma. dent said. On Tuesday, the same court Separately, 11 people were jailed five others for “importing killed in western parts of Aleppo and possessing explosives for ter- earlier on Wednesday, according to rorist aims”, the prosecution said. the Syrian Observatory. State The strategically important At least 20 civilians were killed late po, civil defense volunteers known were among those killed “by air- news agency SANA blamed the A suicide car bomb exploded outside the home of the security chief of island kingdom lies across the Gulf Wednesday in regime strikes on a as the White Helmets said. strikes targeting al Quds Hospital rocket and gunfire on al-Qaeda af- Yemen's Aden, Shelal Ali Shayyeh, on Thursday, residents said, wound- from Shiite Iran and is home to the hospital and nearby residential A dentist and five members of and a nearby residential building filiate al-Nusra Front and its al- ing at least two people. Guards fired at the attacker and the car he was US Fifth Fleet. building in the Syrian city of Alep- a family, including two children, in al Sukkari neighborhood in east- lies. driving exploded, residents said. Tender Notice A Saudi Based Relief Organization “Saudi Relief Committee for Afghanistan” (SRCA) is intended to apply part of its fund towards the construction of FatimaZahara Hospital & FatimaZahara Medical Institute in Nangarhar & Paktya Medical Institute in Paktya. The central Bulgarian town of Interested, registered, experienced and qualified firms are invited to submit the ethnic Turks, among whom full- th Pazardzhik banned the wearing of face veils are not common. following required documents (Copies) not later than 7 May 2016 at 9:30 AM full-face veils in public on Popov said fine would be im- 1. Copy of valid AISA license Wednesday in a move the local posed on anyone who defies the government said would prevent ban, which police said was needed 2. Company Profile tension among communities and because the veils - which cover all 3. Qualification information or company background boost security. The ban, the first but the eyes - hampered quick of its kind in the Balkan country, identification. Part of the Roma 4. Completion certificates was backed from politicians minority practices an ultra-conser- 5. Completed construction Project Data across the political spectrum in vative form of Islam and its wom- 6. Company Management structure including their educational documents the town of some 70,000 people, en have started wearing full-face where wearing full-face veils had veils in recent years, angering na- 7. Last 2 years bank statement become common among some tionalists and bewildering other NOTE: Muslim Roma women. residents of Pazardzhik. "I am tired to hear that Paz- Many Bulgarians are con- SRCA will inform the qualified bidders to attend the pre-bid meeting through email. ardzhik is the town of the burqas. cerned that the migrant inflows Only Qualified bidders can attend the pre-bid meeting We want to say aloud that we are into Europe may pose a threat to Moreover Electronic bidding is not acceptable. not that, but a town of responsi- their predominantly Orthodox ideology and inciting to war. Earlier this month, the ble people and we will be associ- Christian culture and help radical- nationalist Patriotic Front coalition, which backs For registration email us at: ated with other achievements," ize part of the country's long-es- the government, proposed a nation-wide ban on [email protected] Mayor Todor Popov told the na- tablished Muslim minority. full-face veils, arguing that such clothing was not tional radio. In February, 13 men - most typical for Bulgarian Muslims. [email protected] Muslims make up about 12 from Pazardhik's Roma minority - The nationalists argued that such veils pre- Phone:+93(0)779825351 +93(0)202312071 percent of Bulgaria's 7.2 million went on trial charged with helping sented a national security risk and the issue had Address: Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan, Street # 15, First Street on the left, Kabul, population and most belong to a people join the Islamic State group grown in importance in the wake of the violent centuries-old community, largely in Syria, propagating an extremist Islamist attacks in Paris and Brussels. Afghanistan

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