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Shooting at Afghan Sri Lanka to elect new Worried new Taliban s chief political leader following Page 4 meeting leaves 1 dead, disputed pick The Afghan Taliban s Supreme urges followers for unity 12 Hurt Council was not consulted over the election of a new leader fol- lowing the death of founder Mul- and pledged allegiance to their new peace process in his request mes- appointed Thursday to succeed lah Omar, the BBC has learned. By Farhad Naibkhel but controversial leader on Thurs- sage as he neither supported the , was Kerry be- Taliban sources said on Thursday day. Though, it is not clear that reconciliation process nor said not chosen by all Taliban. Ac- gins Mid- that his deputy Mullah Akhtar he newly appointed leader who and when recorded the mes- anything against it. Doubts shall cording to Islamic rule and princi- east tour Mansour had been chosen to head of the Taliban, Mullah sage but Mansoor could be heared not dominate us. This will make ples, when a leader dies, a [coun- Page 5 the militant group. But a spokes- TAkhtar Mohammad Man- pleading that the Taliban leaders us weak. We shall cooperate to be cil] is called, then its leader it ap- with Egypt man told the BBC he had not been soor, seemed much worried about and foot-soldiers should forge unity successful and not follow propa- pointed, Niazi said, arguing that appointed by all Taliban , which his predicted fall as supreme com- in their ranks. The meeting proba- gandas, he said in worrying tone. that had not taken place and there- talks was against law. He said mander of the group and widening bly took place in a house as a child He said no one should challenge fore went against Sharia law. Mas- the council would now hold a differences within the group as he can be heard crying. Indirectly authority of another Taliban lead- noor also advised the Taliban mil- meeting to elect a new leader. Some called on the Taliban fighters re- calling for support, Mansoor said, er, indicating that the new chief is itants to restrain themselves and Taliban figures have accused pro- peatedly for unity and support in There is need for sincerity and facing serious internal rift and op- others from harming people and Pakistani circles of imposing his recent audio message. unity. The enemies are trying to position for his dramatic entry as plundering them. Many say that India plans Mullah Mansour, who is known The link to audio tape contain- create differences within the Tali- the supreme leader of the group. Mansoor s advice is part of the to give for his support for peace talks, ing Mullah Mansoor s message ban. We shall not try to reverse Mansoor is opposed by many propaganda to pretend that they $11bn life- on them. At least one Taliban fac- was emailed by the Taliban s the gains made so far. He said the Taliban leaders. Mullah Abdul are not harming civilians. Analysts Page 9 tion would have preferred Mullah spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. insurgents group would continue Manan Niazi s, a senior Taliban say that reality is quite different line to ailing Omar s son to succeed him. Tali- The group claimed that several fighting until Islamic system leader, statement is a clear indica- and projecting real picture of the ban spokesman Mullah Abdul Taliban leaders, shadow district was established. Mansoor has tor in this regard. He told the BBC Taliban as they are killing people state banks Manan Niazi said those who and provincial governors gathered adopted vague approach about the that Mullah Mansour, who was on daily basis. elected Mullah Mansour had not followed the rules. According to Islamic rule and principles, when a leader dies, a (council) is Lost live- called, then its leader is appoint- ed, he added. Mullah Omar led stock: Bleak the movement for some 20 years. Page 8 days ahead His death was confirmed by the Taliban on Thursday. A statement for flood- did not say where, when or how affected he died, only that it was from an illness and that he had remained Chitralis in since the 2001 US invasion. It is the first time we have seen such differences among the group s leadership. Finding a MoRR unifying leader like Mullah Omar devises 5- will be almost impossible for the year plan Taliban, so a split is likely. Mul- Page 12 lah Mansour s supporters have for IDPs dispelled reports that military commander Qaum Zakir is oppos- repatriation ing his election. Zakir is an ex- Guantanamo prisoner, who has a base of support in Helmand prov- ince and will play a crucial role in the group s future. The side which The Re-Union: manages to gain the support of military commanders will win the These Bolly- majority share of Mullah Omar s Page 10 wooders movement. reunited after a long hiatus The US junked $160m in equipment meant for ANSF: SIGAR US hopes peace talks Paktia clerics, elders announce Dead or alive, SUPPORT TO SECURITY FORCES AT Monitoring Desk Page 6 Mullah Omar WILL RESUME SOON GARDEZ: Leading clerics, resi- der, assured complete support on : The Special Inspector dents and elders in southeastern behalf of Paktia people to securi- General for Afghanistan Recon- have announced ty forces and extended his cooper- will not matter struction (SIGAR) said in a recent- support security forces in a gath- ation for building peace in the prov- ly released report that the US forc- ering held in Gardez City, the pro- ince. We also support govern- es in Afghanistan scrapped nearly vincial capital, on Saturday. Hun- ment initiatives in peace process, $160 million of military equipment, dreds of young people, elders and he said, adding that every nation which were meant to be given to dozens of clerics attended the gath- supported their security forces Afghan National Security Forces ering organized in support of se- therefore we should also extend our Traitors and slaves (ANSF). The SIGAR in its quar- curity forces. Qari Khwaja-u-Din, support to our forces. Ihsanullah, terly report to Congress recently head of Ulama, praised Afghan se- a representative of young, admired never die a hero s death said that the US Department of curity forces and said: We should security forces for their efforts in Editorial P6 Defense (DOD) have only re- extend all out support to our brave combating terrorism and said se- claimed $16 million worth of security forces to make the moth- curity forces have so many equipment that Afghan forces said AT Monitoring Desk that the talks would resume soon, erland secure from anti-state ele- achievements therefore we should they don t need them. Based on to bring lasting peace to Afghani- ments. He urged security forces appreciate their efforts. the report the DOD junked $136 KABUL: The US Special Repre- stan. Representatives of the gov- and Taliban to avoid involvement Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor, direc- million in aircraft, $9 million in sentative for Afghanistan and Pa- ernment and the Taliban were ex- in activities which would disturb tor , admired organizing such Booing of troop enclosures, $7.9 million in kistan, Daniel Fledman, during a pected to meet in for sec- security situation in the country. a gathering in support of security indigenous vehicles, $3.5 million in Humvees meeting with Pakistan s Chief of ond round of peace talks, but the Janat Khan Mangal, a leading el- forces. (Pajhwok) and $1.1 million in other materi- Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, negotiations were delayed for un- Page 11 footballer als, like cranes and forklifts. Near- hopped that peace talks between known time. Islamabad cited Tali- is damaging ly $5.4 million worth of vehicles, the Afghan government and the ban Leader Mullah Omar s death Chabahar port agreement $4.4 million in unnecessary com- Taliban would resume soon. The revelation as reason for the delay. Australia munications equipment and $1.7 two men discussed regional secu- The High Peace Council (HPC) NEARS FINAL STAGE million in office equipment was rity. Feldman appreciated Paki- questioned Pakistan s sincerity in salvaged. Afghan security analysts stan s role in bringing the Taliban the talks and said that the country As the governments of Afghani- Our objective is to build more ca- believe that Afghan forces are ful- to the negotiation table in the first is trying to use Mullah Omar s stan, India and Iran finalize nego- pacities in Afghanistan, Ambassa- Activists ly capable to ensure security of round of peace talks in Muree, hill death as an excuse to delay peace tiations over the Chabahar Port dor Bahrami said on Friday. We Gather to the country on their solo basis, but resort near Islamabad. He hopped negotiations. trade agreement, focus has shifted firmly believe that the access of our they lack enough equipment. They toward plans for the development Afghan friends to Chabahar Port Page 2 Name of the key infrastructure related to will help them export their commer- said that scrapping this large 143 insurgents killed in military-police Kabul 'City amount of military equipment the project, which is expected to cial products to regional and world questions US sincerity in support joint ops ration with Afghan National Po- help connect Afghan goods to glo- markets and this could favor both of Peace' for Afghan security forces. It is lice (ANP) and the National Di- bal markets. First and foremost, countries, he added. One of the key worth mentioning that the US AT News Report rectorate of Security (NDS) has the Indian government is now ex- advantages of the new port will be Congress has appropriated almost conducted clearance operations pected to make a number of in- that it will offer an alternative to KABUL: At least 143 Taliban in- against insurgents in different ar- vestments in construction at the Pakistan s Karachi port, which has $110 billion for Afghanistan recon- surgents were killed and 109 oth- port itself, which is located on the long been the only option for ex- Helmand s struction since 2001. About $12 eas of Takhar, Maidan Wardak, ers wounded in joint operations , Faryab, Kunar, Paktia, Iranian coast. Meanwhile, accord- porting for Afghan traders. High historic bost billion of those funds have still not against anti-Afghanistan elements ing to the Iranian Ambassador to tariffs and shakedowns from local been spent. However, majority of Ghazni, , Nangarhar, Herat, Page 3 fort left to in past 48 hours. In a press re- Urzgan and Helmand provinces. In Afghanistan, Mohammad Reza officials have been a persistent people in Afghanistan believe that lease issued here, Ministry of De- these operations 127 rebels were Bahrami, Iran will begin building a problem for many in the Afghan deteriorate most of the money was spent in- fense (MoD) said that Afghan eliminated including three landmine railway to connect the Chabahar business community trying to pass appropriately. National Army (ANA) in collabo- planters and 93 others injured. Port to Zahidan province in Iran. their goods through Pakistan.

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Since my childhood, I have encoun- like other militant leaders, Mullah it is a big morale loss when the that the de facto head Akhtar Mo- tered Mullah Omar two times: for Omar was a shy and reclusive lead- leader of a group dies and there is hammad Mansoor will be leading the first time, his convoy of Arab er who hardly appeared in public no replacement to Mullah Omar the movement while some reports donated luxurious vehicles was even when the Taliban regime had among the current rank of Taliban suggest that some Taliban leaders leaving right after he obtained the control over 90% of Afghanistan who could effectively keep the are already opposing Mansoor s Amir-ul-Momineen religious title territory. It may be true that Mul- movement united. Mullah Omar s leadership. The opposing leaders back in 1996 in a special gathering lah Omar had no operational role death could bring both hope and a believe the best alternative to the of over 1000 Islamic clerics at Kan- since he went into hiding after the new phase of conflict to Afghani- Taliban s new leadership is Mul- dahar vocational school where I collapse of his regime; however, stan. It could bring potential peace lah Omar s eldest son, Mullah was a student at the time. Some of he played a uniting role in the back- to the country or it could escalate who is a re- his followers ran after his slow ground among the loose network conflict in the form of a new group cent graduate of a religious Ma- drasa in Pakistan. Former Guan- tanamo Bay prisoner and military Members of the Afghan govern- poned at the request of the Tali- Taliban commanders and experts commission chief Abdul Qayyum ment's delegation for peace nego- ban. Although the statement did on the group have lent credence to Zakir and senior commander Mul- tiations with the Taliban on Fri- not go into detail, it came right af- to the claims of negotiators regard- la Baz Mohammad are among the day reassured that the death of ter news of Mullah Omar's death ing the likelihood of continued commanders who want Mullah Mullah Omar would not negative- was confirmed by Taliban spokes- talks. "I think there are lots of peo- Yaqoob to lead the Taliban group. ly impact the talks, a hopeful out- man, indicating a likely connection ple among the Taliban who are in This disagreement will most like- look that has been echoed by inde- between the sudden shake up in favor of peace talks and the death ly lead to a fractured and divided pendent analysts. Mohammad Na- leadership and the postponement. of Mullah Omar won't affect peace Taliban movement. As a result, it tiqi, a member of the first govern- Earlier this week, Afghan President talks," former Taliban commander is most likely that the ISIS group ment delegation sent to Islamabad and officials from Syed Akbar Agha told TOLOne- to meet with Taliban leaders earli- the National Directorate of Secu- ws. According to Pakistani politi- will benefit from this situation and er this month, emphasized that the rity claimed that the reclusive cal analyst, Kahlid Rehman, Islam- may further expand its sphere of new leadership of the Taliban, es- former Taliban chief had in fact died abad and all the key stakeholders influence in Afghanistan as there pecially Mullah Akhtar Mansour, two years ago, in 2013, at a hospi- within Pakistan are still on board are already news of Taliban disen- who was reportedly appointed tal in Karachi, Pakistan. While, with the peace process regardless chanted fighters and groups join- Mullah Omar's successor, is will- Taliban spokesman Zabiullah of the death of Mullah Omar. "Pa- ing the ISIS. This time a huge ing and ready for peace talks. "I Mujahid confirmed the death of kistan's government, the Pakistani chunk of the Taliban hardliners believe the death of Mullah Omar Omar, he suggested it occurred armed forces, Pakistani political who oppose peace talks and the will not affect the peace talks, be- more recently. Looking ahead, parties, Pakistani public opinion leadership of Mullah Akhtar Man- cause the delegation we had for the while government peace delegation and Pakistani opinion makers all moving vehicle to have a glimpse of the Taliban insurgents. Although or potentially splinter groups join- soor will fall into the wealthy first round of peace talks was ap- members remain optimistic about are on the same page, and every of his face and get a chance of kiss- the US administration and Taliban ing ISIS. There are already peace hands of ISIS, a threat that will pointed by Mullah Akhtar and the future of talks, the High Peace one of them is interested in negoti- ing his hands sticking out of his official sources confirmed his death talks underway among the Afghan end up costly to the current Af- Mullah Akhtar was leading the Council has said it unclear when ations taking place and finally lead- car window. The second time I and the Afghan government further government and the Taliban. The ghan administration and its US al- delegation," Natiqi said on Friday. and where the second round will ing toward stability in Afghani- saw Mullah Omar was when we claims that his death occurred a few news of Mullah Omar death will lied forces in Afghanistan. Ahmad "I think Mullah Akhtar is willing take place. "After the Taliban de- stan," Pakistan Institute of Policy were forcefully taken out of high years ago, this official confirma- definitely divide up the Taliban Waheed is a Fulbright Alumni grad- to continue peace talks." On termine their new leader, it will be Studies Director General Khalid school to join a huge gathering tion of his death could mark the group as the official Taliban leader uated from MIIS and a former se- Thursday, the Pakistani Ministry made clear when and where the Rehman said. "So, on the part of where he showed the cloak of the end of the Taliban insurgents op- does not exist to endorse the re- nior research analyst at Program of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) an- second round of peace talks will the government of Pakistan, I don't nounced that the second round of be held," HPC member Qazi Mo- think there is any chance of with- Prophet Mohammad to the thou- erational moral and influence sults of such talks. Yesterday, the for Culture and Conflict Studies talks originally scheduled to take hammad Amin Waqad said. Nev- drawing from the process at this sands of people in . Un- across the country. Traditionally, Taliban s official website claimed of Naval Postgraduate School, CA. place on Friday would be post- ertheless, interviews with former stage." Biography of new Taliban Activists gather to leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor n am e Kabul as City o f Peace KABUL: Taliban have nominat- ed Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as new leader of the group after the group of Afghan cultural and firm steps toward restoring peace demise of Mullah Mohammad figures and activists gath and stability to Afghanistan. They Omar. A source close to Taliban Aered in Kabul on Friday to emphasized that the Afghan people on Friday shared details about award the city the title of "City of have faced the brunt of violence and Mansoor s life with Pajhwok Af- Peace," in an effort to encourage tragedy in the war, and that Afghans ghan News. He was born in 1963 the continued pursuit of peace and deserve a brighter future. "We estab- in the Band Taimor village of harmony after fourteen years of lished this foundation to shift peo- district in southern war and division. The event came ple's attention toward their city and . He belongs to amidst an admixture of hope and toward peace," Khidmatguzaran-e- the Ishaqzai tribe, having received concern regarding the fledgling Kabul Foundation head Mohammad his early education in his home- peace negotiations process be- Amin Farhang said. "It is the respon- town and nearby seminaries. At a tween the Afghan government and sibility of every citizen to raise his young age, he joined the Mullah Taliban leaders. Although the first voice for peace." "My brothers and Haji Mohammad group during the round of talks earlier in July was a sisters let's stand against those who Russian invasion of Afghanistan. source of optimism, the recent by waging war in the country have Mullah Mohammad Omar death of the Taliban's supreme lead- made millions of dollars and prevent Akhund was then a commander shouldn't be dealt with as it was in be within reach will spread of one of the groups of Mullah er Mullah Omar and the subse- the killing of the people by them," Haji Mohammad, the source said. quent postponement of a second civil society activist Mahbooba Se- the past, and this time, the nation- throughout the country. "This ini- with hundreds of other Taliban for tablished the Turaya sattelite tele- round of talks have raised ques- raj said. The gathering was attended al unity government and the Tali- tiative that we have started today Mansoor participated in the Kandahar and joined the Taliban phone business in the United Arab against the Russians in Maiwand, tions about the future of the pro- by the people from various walks of ban must seriously negotiate for in Kabul will be extended nation- movement. He was put in charge Emirates (UAE), the source said, cess. Participants of the gathering life, including many everyday resi- peace," one Kabul resident named wide," a participant named Rodit Sang-e-Hessar, Zangawat and of airport security and later took adding he earned millions of dol- other parts of the city. on Friday called on the Afghan dents of the capital - men, women Shekiba told TOLOnews. Many Ringh said. "Everyone has raised over as a commander of jet fight- lars annually from his share in drug were hopeful that their new spirit their voice for peace." Known as one of the promi- ers. Mansoor served as director and hashish factories in Helmand. government and its armed oppo- and children. "The process that has nent warriors, Mansoor joined the of Ariana in 1996 before being ap- The source said Mansoor took nents to pursue sustainable efforts been started under the name of peace of peace and the belief that it may (TOLONews) Maulvi Obaidullah Ishaqzai group pointed as minister of civil avia- responsibility as a leading repre- in 1987 but later Ishaqzai surren- tion and transport and command- sentative of the Ishaqzai tribe in dered to Anwar ul-Haq Uloomi, er of the air force in September the Taliban movement in 2004 and Nangarhar governor, PC vow mutual cooperation now the interior minister. Soon 1996 when the Taliban took con- along with Mullah Gul Agha, afterwards, he migrated to Quet- trol of Kabul. Mansoor used to Akhtar Mohammad Usmani, Ab- ta. The source said Mansoor re- warmly welcome Arabs under the dul Samad Sani, Maulvi Nani and JALALABAD: The governor of ensure continued presence in their operate with his administration in strengthening security and remov- sumed his religious education in leadership of Mullah Omar several other figures developed eastern Nangarhar province on Sat- office and share people s problems banishing corruption and bringing ing some officials to improve ad- different seminaries and later shift- Akhund while heading aviation closer links with Mullah Omar. urday assured the provincial coun- daily with his administration. reforms. According to Abdulzai, ministrative affairs. ed to where he joined and Arianna Airline. During that With the passage of time, he got cil (PC) of his support in resolv- He said the provincial council the provincial council deputy They assured the governor of Jamia Mohammadia at the Jaloz- period, he traveled frequently and closer to Omar in an attempt to ing people s problems. served as people s home and an head, Dr. Nasir Kamawal, and their support in addressing peo- ai Refugee camp. Mansoor was in developed close relations with be declared as his successor, a goal Salim Khan Kunduzi pledged address of their real representa- members Zabihullah Zamarai, Us- ple s problems and bringing admin- grade 8 in 1995 when he departed Arab in Gulf states. Mansoor es- he has finally achieved. (Pajhwok) this assurance during a visit to the tives, who could share people s tad Israrullah Murad and Humira istrative reforms. The public rep- PC office in Jalalabad, the provin- problems with the provincial gov- Rafi briefed the governor about resentatives called for special at- cial capital, according to his ernment without any restrictions. their daily activities. tention to their security, inviting spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai. The governor said: My inten- They also talked about prob- them to departmental meetings and Afghan istan : Still Promising his support to the sion is to serve the people and re- lems and shortcomings the council assistance in constructing a provincial council, the governor solve their problems. He urged the faced with and praised the gover- at the provincial council office s the kin g o f o pium urged the public representatives to provincial council members to co- nor for his latest efforts at premises. (Pajhwok) 5 smugglers 2 civilians killed, 3 injured in Marja blast detained LASHKARGAH: Two civilians The incident took place in Shin district with food items when it with 1.5 tons were killed and three others Ghazak locality this afternoon, struck the hidden bomb. The in- wounded in a roadside bombing in police spokesman Shah Mahmood jured had been carried to hospital the Marja district of southern Hel- Ashna told Pajhwok Afghan News. for treatment, but there was infor- of drugs in mand province on Saturday, an of- He said the vehicle was car- mation about their their condition, Nimroz ficial said. rying some shopkeepers to Nawa the official said. (Pajhwok) Five smugglers, with one of them wounded in the clash, were arrested and a Aid groups set 15-day deadline machine gun, two Kalash- nikovs, a large amount of ammunition and a car for Kabul to start ID rollout were also impounded from the smugglers. Police After continued delays in the roll Chairman of the e-NIC De- (ERC) has reiterated the impor- suffered no casualties out of the Electronic National Iden- partment, Humayun Muhtat, said tance of the e-NIC program to the during the clash. tity Cards (e-NIC) program, a all preparations have been made, success of future elections. "It is number of aid organizations on but that the identity cards' issu- difficult to include the e-NIC issu- The country s own drug use rates remain among the highest in the world, accord- Saturday warned the Afghan gov- ance has been delayed on account ance in a short-term plan," ERC ing to a new quarterly report by the congressionally mandated Special Inspector ZARANJ: More than 1,400 kilo- grams of narcotics have been ernment to clarify their plan for of political issues. member Assadullah Saadati said. General for Afghan Reconstruction, or SIGAR. seized and five alleged smugglers launching it within the next 15 "Our department will face se- "We want to suggest the e-NIC is- detained in connection to drugs days or face cuts in funding. rious financial problems in the up- suance as part of a short-term plan Afghanistan remains awash in opi- But it looks like the U.S. mili- recent counterinsurgency missions, trafficking in southwestern Nim- Reportedly the e-NIC Depart- coming 15 days if no improve- of reforms in the electoral system. um, despite $8.2 billion in Ameri- tary has had about enough. With more of an effort was made to in- roz province, an official said Sat- ment of the Ministry of Interior ments are made to the draft plan There is a serious need." Trans- can taxpayer dollars spent since 9,800 American troops focused on troduce alternative crops, which urday. Provincial police chief Brig. parent Election Foundation of Af- 2002 to curb its rampant drug pro- training Afghan forces and running also failed. Gen. Dilawar Shah Dilawar told ghanistan (TEFA), Naeem duction and trade, a U.S. recon- counterterrorism missions before And Afghan opium continues Pajhwok Afghan News that 1,420 Ayubzada, has said the program struction watchdog concluded withdrawing in December 2016, to flood drug markets, including 90 kilograms of drugs were seized fol- should be rolled out in at least 10 Thursday. SIGAR reported that the Defense percent of Canada s supply and lowed by a clash in Chagni area of provinces before the next elec- The country s own drug use Department will use $2.8 billion 85 percent of the worldwide mar- Zaranj City, the capital of the prov- tions. "The e-NIC issuance is a rates remain among the highest in earmarked for counternarcotics ac- ket, according to the SIGAR re- ince. Five smugglers, with one of serious need in bringing reforms to the world, according to a new quar- tivities this year to pay for other port. Yet hardly any Afghan hero- them wounded in the clash, were the electoral system," he said. terly report by the congressional- needs. in makes its way to the United arrested and a machine gun, two "They should implement this pro- Kalashnikovs, a large amount of cess in at least 10 provinces be- ly mandated Special Inspector In all, Congress has appropri- States, despite the growing appe- ammunition and a car were also im- General for Afghan Reconstruc- ated $109 billion for Afghanistan tite for the drug. Overall, the U.N. fore the upcoming parliamentary pounded from the smugglers. Po- elections." tion, or SIGAR. reconstruction since 2002. found that Afghan heroin account- lice suffered no casualties during A 2014 World Drug Report by For years, American military ed for only 4 percent of drugs sold the clash. In another incident, Di- The e-NIC department has the U.N. Office on Drugs and and policy leaders favored an ag- in the United States. lawar said that three policemen been preparing for the rollout pro- Crime confirmed Afghanistan again gressive approach to poppy erad- In Afghanistan itself, a full 11 were wounded when a bomb hit a cess for the past several months. leads the world in opium produc- ication. That fostered resentment percent of the population tested ranger car on Zaranj-Dilaram high- The Census Law has also been ap- tion and for the third consecutive among local farmers and put mon- positive for one or more drugs, ac- way in Alili area. The incident took (MoI) has already sent the draft of the e-NIC issuance by the Coun- proved and there is no major pro- year saw more land being used for ey in the pockets of warlords, who cording to the U.N. s survey. To place near the area where a clash plan for the program to the Presi- cil of Ministers this week," Mu- cedural hurdles left, other than a poppy farming a record 520,000 then were contracted to do the put that into context, the global with the smugglers had occurred. dent and the Council of Ministers htat told TOLOnews. Meanwhile, stamp of approval from the exec- acres despite U.S. efforts. work. But as part of the war s more average is about 5.2 percent. (Pajhwok) and it is waiting their approval. the Electoral Reforms Commission utive branch. (TOLONews) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Helmand s historic Bost fort left to deteriorate

ey to India s peace and tran superior to the ISIS groupings else- the past distanced it from its im- countries like Iran and other Cen- quility is its ability to where. The Taliban theatre across portant Northern allies in Afghan- tral Asian nations. Coordinated Kthwart Taliban s regroup- the border could see players com- istan. Despite its developmental efforts with these countries in ing. If Afghanistan emerges as an ing together under any canopy to work in Pashtun dominated areas, roping in Afghanistan would neu- epicentre of radical forces then it attack India as political differenc- it could gain not many friends due tralise Pak s Taliban-alQaeda attracts the flow of similar ele- es between Pakistan and Afghan- to Karzai Government s corrup- plans to a great extent. After all, ments not only from Pakistan but istan keep melting away faster tion and its unpopularity. One Afghanistan has vast natural re- also from beyond. As a friendly than the glaciers in the Climate- problem for India has always been sources like coal, copper, iron ore, and harbinger State, Pakistan then change conditions. Let us make no that the West whenever it sought lithium, uranium, rare earth ele- would be in a better position to mistake about it. Key to India s to pull out of Afghanistan al- ments, chromite, gold, zinc, talc, coordinate its attack on India any peace and tranquility is its ability ways preferred a calender- barites, sulphur, lead, marble, pre- day. Here is where India should to thwart Taliban s regrouping. If based approach rather than a so- cious and semi-precious stones, EMERGENCY have taken the lead in stopping Afghanistan emerges as an epicen- lution-based or situation-based natural gas, and petroleum. In Pakistan from gaining an upper tre of radical forces then it attracts approach. Against this back- 2010, the US and the Afghan gov- CALLS hand in Afghanistan the flow of similar elements not ground, India should have taken a ernment officials estimated that The threat of ISIS to India only from Pakistan but also from lead in the return of Taliban but the untapped mineral deposits Police should come neither as a surprise beyond. As a friendly and harbin- its fears about the unknown made located in 2007 by the US Geo- nor a shock, given the fact that ger State, Pakistan then would be it politically stumble. A develop- logical Survey are worth between "The fort is an ancient site, we regularly visit the site, but day-by-day every such fundamentalist force in a better position to coordinate ment that offers a glimmer of hope $900 billion and $3 trillion. Chi- the fort moves toward destruction," one visitor told TOLOnews. 100 - 119 is bound to target India one day its attack on India any day. Here is the India s active engagement na too, like others, has an eye on or the other, if it has time and his- is where India should have taken with other countries in the region- this more than any other country. An 11th century arch located in day the fort moves toward de- tory conspiring together on its the lead in stopping Pakistan now-a-days. It is important to With the help of Pakistan it would southern Helmand province marks struction," one visitor told TOLO- Hospitals behalf. from gaining an upper hand in Af- make all these countries realise that like to play a lead role in this coun- the principal approach to the an- news. According to one of the The war being ghanistan. This failure of India has economic development of the try. But, China would be more cient fortress citadel of Bost, now watchman at the ancient fort, a FMIC Hospital waged on in the Middle East now got largely to do with the Ameri- South Asian region as well the interested in protecting its eco- known as Lashkar Gah, the capi- small renovation job was conduct- has still a long way to go before it ca s failed strategy in Afghanistan. business interests of several coun- nomic interests in the region than tal of Helmand province. Over the ed during the Sardar Mohammad Behind Kabul Medical engulfs more of countries and re- India had always wanted an Af- tries here depend upon the peace seeking peace between Pakistan centuries, the city survived multi- Dawood Khan government, but it University: gions nearby to look towards In- ghan-led solution to the process and stability of Afghanistan. In- and India. Hence, it is in India s ple invasions by the Ghorids, was incomplete. Other efforts to dia. Indian security establishment of reintegration of Taliban for the dependent approach by each of interest that it evolve and sustains Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, but, rehabilitate the site, such as those 0202500200-+93793275595 is not that much worried about peace and stability of the region. these countries to the Afghanistan its role in the region and use the today, its historic structures face under King Mohammad Zahir, the ISIS scenario at present. The But, the ground reality has always problem has forced the latter to same to prevent coming together ruin because of neglect. According have been ad hoc and unsustain- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital threat to India is more from the been that it s Pakistan that is cen- seek comfort in the embrace of of the fundamentalist forces in the to the local residents, over the past able. "The Bost Fort is three thou- immediate neighbourhood al- tral to such an exercise and with- Pakistan. This has also made oth- region. Nothing could be acciden- 800 years, no renovation or reha- sand years old. It was built before Pule Bagh-e- Umomi ways. The terror operatives out its support nothing transpires er countries realise that Afghani- tal with Pakistan in relation to ter- bilitation work has been conduct- the Christ," a watchman named 070263672 across the Western border will there. The limitations that Amer- stan could not become an exten- ror. If the latest ISIS threat to In- ed on the fort. Now, the only clear Amir Mohammad said. "But day- keep our security forces busy for ica faced in Afghanistan in any rec- sion of the military establishment dia had a Pakistan connection (the indicator of its historical signifi- by-day the fort goes toward di- a long time to come and there is onciliation effort are no different of Rawalpindi as explained by the note said to have originated from cance is a sign naming it a heritage saster and the government doesn't Khairkhana Hospital no reason why they would not do from that of India. The concerns Defence experts earlier. The Union Pakistan) and there are occasional site, an ironic title given the lack of concentrate on it." Responding to so, too. After all, there is a signif- of our defence experts over India s Shipping Minister, Nitin Gadkari, citings of the ISIS flags in the Kash- care it has been afforded. The Bost questions about the fort, head of 0799-321007 icant improvement in their posi- weakened bargaining position are recently signed an MoU with Iran mir valley and on the PoK region, Fort is considered one of Afghani- Helmand's Information and Cul- tion now with their political es- genuine. The link between the Tal- for the expansion of Chabahar there could always be a design to stan's greatest cultural heritage ture Department, Ali Shah Ma- 2401352 tablishment breathing a bit easy iban and al-Qaeda cannot be port expansion project. The deni- the same. sites, and it was built in the pre- zloomyar, said security threats are compared to the previous years. wished away. The graph of vio- al of access to Afghanistan land It is all part of the Pakistan s Islamic era. The Fort lies in the the main obstacle to restoration. The post 9/11 scenario has lence in Afghanistan is drawn routes by Pakistan does not af- proxy-war strategy. Remember, suburbs of modern day Lashkar "We haver consulted UNESCO, Indira Gandhi Children changed and the US and other mostly by the Haqqani group of fect us much with this MoU now. the entire Kargil scene was waged Gah city, alongside the Harirod Feroz Koh, French Cultural Cen- Hospital, Wazir Akbar Western countries are more than North , the Shu- This project and India s consis- using such a ploy. If it is going to river atop a muddy hill. The fort ter and several embassies about willing to do business with Paki- ra and the Karachi Shura that has tently good relations with Iran use ISIS name to use Qaeda-Tali- once served as vacation destina- rehabilitating the fort, but the rele- Khan, Kabul 2301372 stan now. The Sino-Pak friendship emerged in the past five years. would give us access to the four ban combine against India, no one tion for Sultan Masood Ghaznavi. vant bodies say that security is blooming and the Afghan the- All these are believed to be under major cities of Afghanistan in fu- need be surprised. As Dr Man- "The fort is an ancient site, we reg- threats are the main challenge in atre has changed beyond general the control of Pakistan ISI. Sadly, ture (Herat, Kandahar, Kabul and mohan Singh often used to say we ularly visit the site, but day-by- the way of renovating the fort." Ibn-e- Seena expectations in the last three years. India does not have any say with Mazar-e-Sharief). This port cannot choose our neighbours. In between, India has somewhere these groups and if it has over would also be India s gateway to India would do well to deal with Pul-e-Artan, Kabul lost its line and is struggling to some groups, let us note that those Eurasia and Central Asia which are Pakistan separately from Afghan- maintain it toe-hold in a region that groups are weakened Taliban actively being engaged now. Here s istan and the matrix need not in- Pakistani, not Afghan, families 2100359 has remained a potentially explo- who have given up violence. Elim- where India needs to think and clude both together. Peace and sta- sive arena since long. This pre- inating Taliban depends on neu- seek out of the box solutions. If bility in Afghanistan is a must for EVICTED FROM ISLAMABAD cisely is the reason why India tralizing the al-Qaeda and vice we cannot deal with Pakistan s preventing the ISIS situations - should be more worried about the versa. But India s unqualified sup- designs directly, then the best even fake ones - across the bor- Hospital immediate neighbours that are far port to the Karzai government in option would be to act through der. (The Hans India) 2301741, 2301743

Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul 2100439

Malalai Maternity Hospital KABUL: Evicted families living from different cities of Pakistan 2201377/ 2301743 in slums around Islamabad are not to Islamabad, had been evicted. Afghans, as reported earlier, an None of the families was of Af- official said on Saturday. Several ghan origin, explained the official, Banks TV channels showed footage of who wished to go unnamed. He Pakistani police beating and evict- strongly denied forced repatria- Da Afghanistan Bank ing residents from the slums situ- tion of Afghan nationals. The Af- ated on the outskirts of Islama- ghan embassy in Islamabad also 2100302, 2100303 bad. An official of Refugee and confirmed the families evicted Repatriation Ministry informed were Pakistani and did not include Kabul Bank the families, which had migrated the Afghan refugees.. (Pajhwok) 222666, 070285285 Azizi Bank Electoral reform panel 0799 700900 Pashtany Bank working efficiently: UN 2102908, 2103868 KABUL: The UN deputy spe- The process has just started, cial representative for Afghanistan Yamamoto said, adding that ..I Air Services said on Saturday the reform com- am very confident that with these mission had started well, efficient- competent members and with the Safi Airways ly and with full support of the strong support of the national two leaders of the national unity unity government and with the 020 22 22 222 JALALABAD: The mother-child Director Najibullah Kamawal told confront with several problems tor which should be addressed. government. A statement from the help of all the stakeholders in this mortality rate has been decreased a the 60-group nurses graduation due to shortage of female doctors The issues and problems of remote United Nation Assistance Mis- country who will give us their Ariana following surge in the number of ceremony that the government in Achin and Deh Bala districts areas can be reduced, had the gradu- sion (UNAMA) quoted Tadami- views and opinions, there cannot female health workers in eastern was using all resources to expend and we are striving to tackle the ates prefer to serve there, he men- chi Yamamoto as saying the pro- be anything but improvement. 020-2100270 Nangarhar, director health said on health services. He told Pajhwok issue. Governor Salim Khan tioned. Samina Azizi Dara Noori, a cess had been completely Afghan- Yamamoto said that the Unit- Saturday. But in insecure and re- Afghan News: The increasing Kunduzi said: We hope that you graduate, said: My family has al- led, Afghan-owned, with all Af- ed Nations would provide all its mote areas, the health department number of health workers has re- will provide best health services lowed me to serve at district level ghan initiatives, as should be re- possible technical support based Kam Air was facing with problems due to duced mortality rate from 1,600 at district level to further reduce therefore the government should flecting the sovereignty of the on its experience and its knowl- 0799974422 shortage of female health staff to 327 per year. He requested the the mortality rate. The governor find jobs since we have completed country. The process, as you edge and its expertise. I also there. At least 20 female amongst families of the graduates female stressed parents to allow their our three years course. More than have seen, is very inclusive, very know for a fact that the interna- the graduates have completed to allow them to provide health children to get education. Nassar 600 nurses have been graduated in intensive and very efficient. The tional community is committed to Hotels three years education in the insti- services in remote areas where Kamawal, deputy head of provin- 27 batches from the institute so far. work is being conducted with all assisting in improving and tute and most of the graduates the people were in dire need of cial council, pointed out that peo- Most of them, according to officials, the necessary elements which are strengthening the democratic pro- Safi Landmark have already been appointed in health facilities. Replying to a ple in far-flung areas confronted have been appointed to civil health required for a modern democratic cess of this country including the provincial health facilities. Health question, Kamawal said: We with multiple issues in health sec- centers. (Pajhwok) system, Yamamoto added. electoral process. (Pajhwok) 020-2203131 SERENA Strike shuts down Logar 0799654000 teacher training centre New Rumi Restaurant

Relations between the centre head and teachers have been uneasy for 0776351347 the last eight months and it has badly affected our studies, Internet Services PUL-I-ALAM: Hundreds of stu- torney s office as soon as possi- dents, teachers and workers at the ble. He said they would continue UA Telecom main Teacher Training Centre in their strike until their demand was 0796701701 / 0796702702 central Logar province have gone met. Relations between the cen- on strike against the centre direc- tre head and teachers have been tor. The strike involving 30 teach- uneasy for the last eight months Exchange Rate ers, workers and about 200 stu- and it has badly affected our stud- dents would continue until the ies, said student Habibullah. He Purchase: training centre head, Mohammad urged the authorities concerned to Ayub Sherzad, was removed from resolve the issue at the earliest. his position, said Mohammad Logar Education Department One US$ = Akram Ahmadi, one of the pro- spokesman Mohammad Shahpur 60.42Afs testing teachers. He accused Arab told Pajhwok Afghan News One Pound Sterling= Sherzad of his involvement in cor- teachers complaints against the ruption and demanded his remov- Teacher Training Centre head had 92.90Afs al and introduction to the prose- been shared with the authorities One Euro = cutor s office. Sherzad is in- concerned. He said a commission volved in corruption. He has been had been formed to investigate the 66.62Afs mistreating teachers and students matter. But Sherzad rejected all al- 1000 Pak Rs = and has embezzled funds meant legations leveled against him by 581Afs for buying food for students and the teachers. I have never com- constructing the centre s bound- mitted any corruption, he said. Sale: ary wall, the teacher alleged. He He said the protesting teach- One US$ = said teachers had sent a formal let- ers wanted to be independent in ter to the Education Ministry their activities and thus looking 60.62 Afs complaining against Sherzad, but for excuses to get him removed. One Pound Sterling= he could not be removed due to Established eight years ago, 93.70Afs his strong connections. the Teacher Training Centre has Another teacher, Noor Rah- branches in five districts. More One Euro= man Ahmadzai, told Pajhwok Af- than 1100 male and 400 female 67.22 Afs ghan News that Sherzad should students have been studying in the 1000 Pak Rs= 589Afs be sacked and referred to the at- centre. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Woman in Pak speaks of PTI wins most of Peshawar district council seats forced con- PESHAWAR: The ruling Pakistan didates to join political party of ting 1,299 votes against JUI-F can- council, independent candidate dent candidate Mohammad Sajjad. In Tajwal union council, Sardar version, de- Tehreek-i-Insaf has won majority their choice within three days af- didate Mohammad Zaman, who Umar Khan Khattak won the dis- In Warana Ahmadabad union coun- Fayaz of PTI won district council of the seats during the re-polling ter the notification of re-polling obtained 1,191 votes in the re-poll- trict council seat, while another cil, PTI s Malik Abdul Wahab, who seat and Sardar Fayaz of PTI the in 11 wards of Peshawar for the results. In Swabi, the tripartite al- ing. Haji Farhanullah of PTI won independent, Jan Alam, won the is son of the chief minister s adviser tehsil council seat. In Nara union nial to lodge district council. The re-polling was liance of ANP, JUI-F and PPP-P the tehsil seat from the same union district council seat from Jandri and MPA Malik Qasim Khan, won council, Sardar Shameem of PML- held at 29 polling stations in 11 as well as independents swept the council. Jamil Ahmad Khan of JUI- union council. Overall, ruling par- the district council seat, while Ma- N won the district council seat and FIR of rape, wards on Thursday. According to re-polling. The ruling collation, in- F won Eesakhel district council ty does better than opposition in lik Qasim s nephew Malik Rizwan Arsal Pervez of PML-N tehsil one. unofficial election results, the PTI cluding PTI, AJIP and JI, failed to seat by defeating PPP-P candidate Thursday re-polling Another inde- of PTI won the district council seat Now, the total tally of district seats trafficking won nine seats of the district coun- clinch a single district seat. Accord- Habibur Rehman. The tehsil coun- pendent candidate, Abdus Sadiq from Jehangeri union council. In has gone in favour of PTI with 28 cil. It was followed by the Paki- ing to unofficial results, the ANP cil seat went to Gul Rehman of Khattak won the district council Shnawa Guddikhel union council, seats followed PTI wins most of stan Muslim League-Nawaz, secured five district council seats, JUI-F. In Karak, PTI emerged as seat from Isak Chountra union PTI s Malik Aslam Khan won the Peshawar district council seats by which got two. Among the wards, while one seat went to its coali- the largest party in Karak and council. In Mithakhel union coun- district council seat, while JUI-F PML-N with 20 seats and JI with where PTI candidates won, were tion partner, JUI-F. The remain- bagged seven seats of the district cil, PTI s Azmat Khan Khattak se- candidate Maulana Shah Zaman one seat. In Havelian tehsil, six Hazarkhwani II, Kakshal, Shekhan, ing five seats were bagged by inde- council after re-polling at 69 poll- cured the district council seat by grabbed the district council seat from seats went to PTI and PML-N Rashid Garhi. The Election Com- pendents. After re-polling, the ing stations of 14 union councils. securing 3,847 votes against inde- Sirajkhel union council. In Mianki each, while one seat was secured mission of Pakistan will declare overall party position shows that It was followed by JUI-F with five pendent candidate Abdul Kareem, Banda union council, PTI s Sikan- by an independent candidate. In official results three days after re- the ANP got 24 district council seats. Polling in Nari Panos union who got 2,379 votes. PTI s Inayat- dar Azam secured the seat of district Abbottabad tehsil, PTI got 16, polling. The ECP has asked win- seats, PTI 10, JUI-F eight and the council didn t take place due to a ullah won the district council seat council, while independent Abdus PML-N 15, JI five, and one inde- ning candidates to submit details rest went to independents and oth- case pending with the Peshawar from Bahaderkhel union council, Saeed won the seat of district coun- pendent and Islamic Party each. of election expenditure with their ers political parties. There are 56 High Court. According to unoffi- while JUI-F s Malik Naveed won cil from Takht-i-Nusrati union coun- Of the seven polling stations in respective returning officers say- union councils in Swabi district. cial results, independent candidate the district council seat from Lata- cil. In Abbottabad s Sarbanha union five union councils, the re-polling ing it will notify their names as In Lakki Marwat, Faridullah of Hayat Khan won the district coun- mber union council. The district council, Malik Sajjad of PTI won was held at five polling stations. Emmi, 30, and resident of election winners after that. The PPP-P won the district council seat cil seat from Palosa Sar union coun- council seat from Chokara union district council seat, while Malik Polling at two polling stations has Thatta city, is now looking ECP also asked independent can- from Tajazai union council by get- cil. In Ghundi Mir Khankhel union council was secured by indepen- Aslam of PTI won in the tehsil seat. been stayed by the court. for justice with the help of a non-governmental body providing legal aid to women and child survivors of Sho o tin g at Sri Lan ka violence and abuse.

KARACHI: How women of political meeting marginalised communities are suf- fering at the hands of influential leaves 1 dead, 12 jurt people and the state has turned a blind eye towards their misery came to light at a press conference KOTAHENA: Sri Lanka s parlia- that the shooting on Friday may held. Emmi, 30, and resident of mentary election campaign took a have been meant to help Mr. Raja- Thatta city, is now looking for jus- deadly turn on Friday when uni- paksa s political comeback by dentified gunmen opened fire into spreading fear of terrorism before tice with the help of a non-govern- a crowd at a campaign meeting, the election. The attack was un- mental body providing legal aid to killing one woman and injuring 12 provoked, he said. These were women and child survivors of vio- other people. The country s fi- just innocent people. Mr. Rajapak- lence and abuse. nance minister, Ravi Karunanay- sa s spokesman, Rohan Welivita, Ironically, however, the police ake, was at the meeting in Kotahe- dismissed Mr. Karunanayake s have not only refused to register na, a suburb of the capital, Colom- suspicion in a telephone interview, an FIR on one pretext or another bo. He said he had been leaving saying it was ridiculous and ir- but also sexually harassed her. when gunmen in a car started responsible for a government min- There is no action from the gov- spraying bullets into the crowd of ister to make such a suggestion. ernment side either that has been about 500 attendees. I was the Mr. Karunanayake is not the po- informed in writing about the case, target, Mr. Karunanayake said. lice, Mr. Welivita said. He can- according to her. This was an act of political ter- not reach this conclusion without a When I took my complaint rorism. Though he was only 20 complete investigation. He contin- to the Thatta police, nobody took feet from the shooting, he escaped ued: We totally deny these charg- me seriously and the staff there started laughing. I was told to go to the house of DSP Makli for FIR s registration, said Emmi at the press conference organised by Madadgaar Helpline in its office. She accused the police official of sexually harassing her. I have been exploited for eight years and demand justice, she said as tears rolled down her face. Emmi s troubles started when she became friendly with a man India and Bangladesh have were - residents of one country but his real parents' name and location was born in the enclaves with his over the phone in 2008. The man swapped control of some 160 located inside the other, the BBC's on the records. Bangladeshi enclave real parents' name. Even my two that she identified as Shahbaz, a small pockets of land on each oth- Sanjoy Majumder reports. For six dwellers have had to usually fabri- elder kids were born with someone resident of Mirpur Sakro, later er's territory. The enclaves, home decades they have been treated as cate their names and addresses to else's name as their parents. Offi- convinced her to meet him outside to some 50,000 people, were cre- in effect stateless, but the agree- get treatment at Indian hospitals cially I am not their father", said her house and kidnapped her with ated through local peace treaties in ment between India and Bang- or even get admitted to Indian Shahjahan . line The over- the help of another man, Ramzan. the 18th Century. New national ladesh means they will now final- schools and colleges. His mother, whelming majority of people living They took me to an unknown flags were to be hoisted as a land- ly gain a proper identity. Hitherto Asma Bibi, said: "I was in labour in Indian enclaves in Bangladesh uninjured, he said. The episode es. Mr. Rajapaksa is in the South- place where I was confined in a mark accord between the two coun- residents have had difficulty get- pain and my husband took me to a opted for Bangladeshi citizenship, was the first major violence in a ern Province campaigning today. He dark room for 20 days, beaten and tries came into effect at midnight ting access to basic facilities such hospital at closest Indian town of AFP news agency reported. But campaign that has been highly has nothing to do with this vio- raped. Then I was sold and taken local time on Friday. Residents as education. line Faces from the Dinhata. But the doctors refused nearly 1,000 chose to keep their charged, with the return of former lence. The Center for Monitoring to Nawabshah, she said. were asked to choose where they enclaves: Amitabha Bhattasali Ji- to even see me saying I am a Bang- Indian nationality, meaning they will President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Election Violence, a local watchdog In Nawabshah, Emmy was wanted to live and which national- had Hussein Obama, Moshaldan- ladeshi and I am not supposed to leave their homes by November for an opposition candidate for Par- group, said the gunmen were forced to sign some papers to con- ity they would prefer. Most of the ga enclave Jihad Hussein Obama, get treatment there. I decided not India and be resettled in the state of liament. Mr. Karunanayake s par- dressed in black and arrived in two vert her from Hinduism to Islam people living in the enclaves - 111 5, is a symbol of the new freedoms to hide my identity that I am from West Bengal. In India, all the Bang- ty leads a broad political coalition unmarked black cars. Citing police and arrange her fake marriage with in Bangladesh and 51 in India - will enclave dwellers hope for In the an enclave." A verbal duel ensued ladeshis living in the 51 Bangladesh that defeated Mr. Rajapaksa in his reports, the group said that 16 shell Javed Khaskheli who forced her stay where they are, but change Moshaldanga enclave, a five-year- which finally saw thousands of enclaves decided to switch nation- bid for re-election as president in casings had been found at the scene, into prostitution. She attempted nationality. The enclaves endured old boy named Jihad Hussein enclave dwellers gathered at the alities. Bangladesh endorsed a deal January. The coalition has since indicating that at least that many twice to escape and was punished. through British colonial rule and Obama epitomises the freedom its hospital. "After much pressure, with India in 1974 in a bid to dis- regrouped to try to prevent Mr. rounds were fired. Five of the the independence first of India and citizens hope to experience now my wife was admitted and Jihad solve the pockets, but India only Rajapaksa from winning a majori- wounded people were critically in- I was burnt and initially ad- ty in the Aug. 17 election and be- jured and are in the intensive care mitted to a hospital in Nawabshah more recently Bangladesh. After that the territories have been was born - with our names regis- signed the final agreement in June the partition of India in 1947, their swapped. He is the first child to tered at the hospital as his par- when Prime Minister Narendra coming prime minister. Mr. unit at a government hospital in and later to the Combined Mili- Karunanayake said he suspected Colombo, the group said. tary Hospital in Hyderabad. inhabitants remained where they be born at an Indian hospital - with ents. This is the first time a baby Modi visited Dhaka. I was told that I should iden- tify myself as the wife of Javed, she told journalists, adding that she Ex-opposition leader s death sentence in Bangladesh opens old wounds was also poisoned by his tormen- In dia ran ks seco n d tors. On Wednesday, security by the included genocide, murder, tor- that Chowdhury has been denied ture of Nizamuddin and Salahud- According to her, she spent Bangladesh government was beefed ment, and extradition of people in justice. On Wednesday, the tribu- din. In 1971, the Pakistan army about six years in Hyderabad in o n ly to Mexico in up in the capital city of Dhaka and 1971 who were striving for libera- nal maintained the sentence of cap- and its local collaborators had confinement during which she also port city Chittagong. The mea- tion of Bangladesh from West Pa- ital punishment made against swooped on the populace after met three girls brought for prosti- abductio ns sures were taken ahead of the final kistan at the time. Salauddin Quad- Chowdhury for proven charges East Pakistan, later Bangladesh, tution. She finally managed to es- verdict on the appeal by senior er Chowdhury But the top court including the murder of Nutan demanded freedom from West Pa- cape on the second day of Eid and of the population in remote opposition leader and parliamen- maintained the decision of capital Chandra Singa, genocides at Sul- kistan under the leadership of reached her home in Thatta. It came areas," according to Sanjay tarian Salauddin Quader punishment for Chowdhury sat- tanpur Banikpara and 69-para and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of as a shock to her that her father, Radhakrishnan, CEO of JLT Chowdhury against a death sen- isfying the family members of the murders of Sheikh Mozaffar Bangladesh s present Prime Min- the only close relative he had, died Independent Insurance Bro- tence awarded to him by a war those, whose loved ones were tor- Ahmed and his son Sheikh Alam- ister Sheikh Hasina. The nine- following her kidnapping. kers, the Indian arm of UK's crimes court on October 1, 2013. tured and killed by Chowdhury gir in 1971. The other proven month long bloody war that en- With the help of a friend, I JLT Group which has been On the date in 2013, Chowdhury, and his men in 1971. The sentenc- charges against Chowdhury in- sued saw the deaths of reportedly came to a court in Karachi where arranging K&R cover for cor- 66, was found guilty by the court ing has also surprised Bangladesh clude the genocide at Madhya Ga- three million people, the rape of someone suggested that I should porates for 25 years.M Rav- in nine charges out of 23 brought Nationalist Party (BNP), the main hira, Jagatmollopara, the murder of 200,000 to 400,000 women and seek help from Madadgaar, she ichandran, president of Tata against him. The proven charges opposition party, as they claimed Satish Chandra Palit and the tor- displaced millions of others. explained. AIG General Insurance, told She also showed a picture and TOI, "India ranks high when the national identity card of one of it comes to kidnapping. High Nepal, China his tormentors to media persons net worth individuals, senior during the briefing. corporate officials and chil- Giving his remarks, Advocate dren are being targeted. In the exchange Zia Awan said his organisation pre- last two years, inquiries for pared a case for the victim and also greetings on contacted relevant police officials KRE ( (Kidnap and Ransom in this regard. But the police were Extortion) policies have seen 60-year of ties not willing to register the case. a rising trend." On Thatta police s insistence K G Krishnamoorthy that the case didn t fall in their ju- Rao, MD & CEO of Future KATHMANDU: President Ram risdiction and that the Mirpur Generali India Insurance Baran Yadav and Chinese Presi- Sakro police should be contacted, Company, confirmed the dent Xi Jinping have exchanged we asked the victim to go to the growing interest in K&R congratulatory messages on the latter. But they also refused to reg- cover, saying, "There has occasion of the 60th anniversary been an increase of 25-30%." of the establishment of diplomatic ister the case. Both police stations relations between Nepal and the have accepted the complaint, MUMBAI: For specialty under- The main driver for corporates to buy this cover seems to be the re- People s Republic of China on though, he said. writers sitting in global reinsurance August 1, 1955. The President of According to Mr Awan, it was markets like London, India has a sponse consultancy that insurers Nepal, in the congratulatory mes- after his NGO received no posi- dubious distinction. It ranks sec- provide in hostage situations. "In sage sent to his counterpart on tive reply from the government ond only to Mexico on a list of K&R cover, a major role is played Friday, has expressed warm greet- side, including minister for culture kidnapping hotspots ahead of by response consultants who ings and best wishes to the presi- Sharmila Faruqui, that it decided Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria. work globally in conjunction with dent, the government and the peo- to highlight the case in the media. The ranking is published by enforcement and other authorities. ple of China. President Yadav stat- We have contacted police of- Control Risk, a UK-headquartered The primary objective of the pol- ed that the five principles of peace- ficials and a sitting minister to take consultancy, based on reports of icy is to save lives," said ful co-existence provide a strong action but all our attempts have abductions, and is referred to by Radhakrishnan. These consultants foundation for bilateral ties and that LAHORE: The Indus is likely to garh, Rajan•pur, Dera Ghazi Khan resulting in high river flow. It said been futile. What else an NGO international reinsurers for provid- are mostly from law enforcement Nepal respects the One China pol- be in high or very high flood at and Rahimyar Khan) and Sindh that the monsoon system was like- could do. We are not a state, he ing 'kidnap and ransom' cover to backgrounds and are skilled nego- icy. He added that Nepalis hold Guddu from Saturday onwards and (Ghotki, Kashmore, Shikarpur, ly to remain active in the first week said in reply to a question. both Indian and MNCs. Insurers tiators who focus on the safety of the Chinese people in high esteem the situation will continue for Sukkur, Khair•pur and Larkana of August, producing widespread State inaction and justice de- say this does not mean that neigh- the victim while coordinating with as true and trusted friends. While about a week, according to the districts) were likely to be affect- rain of moderate to heavy intensi- nial is also a kind of terrorism. We bouring countries like Afghanistan the authorities. expressing his happiness at Chi- Flood Forecasting Division (FFD). ed adversely. ty, with one or two extreme events want this case to be seriously in- or Pakistan are any safer. What it "It's possible to get a $1mil- na s impressive socio-economic It said on Friday that the In- It advised the authorities con- over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper vestigated and culprits punished, indicates is that the number of lion K&R cover for a premium of progress over the last six decades, dus would have a flow ranging be- cerned to take precautionary mea- Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kash- he said, adding that a number of complaints about kidnapping is $5,000 depending on the profile the President expressed his best tween 650,000 and 750,000 cusecs sures to avoid loss of life and min- mir. The extreme rainfall might gen- cases had brought to his knowl- wishes for continued progress and (denoting high to very high flood) imise damage to private and pub- erate urban and flash floods in these edge in recent months in which higher in India. Although it may of the client, region and other terms prosperity of the friendly people and conditions of the policy," at Sukkur from Sunday to Tues- lic property. Irrigation officials areas. women were trafficked and used not be an organized business the of China, according to a press com- day and the situation would per- asked to ensure round-the-clock The monsoonal activity would for prostitution. way it is in some South American Radhakrishnan added. muniqué released by the Ministry sist for about seven days. This was patrolling of embankments It urged gradually decrease during the sec- The women, he said, were countries, there are many incidents According to Rao, premiums of Foreign Affairs on the eve of likely to be the highest flow (peak) the irrigation officials in the two ond week of the month, but there taken to Afghanistan via that take place in the North and have been falling steadily over the the day. Nepal and China are joint- to be recorded at the two points provinces to ensure round-the- would be scattered rain with iso- . the East. Small wonder that India years mainly because the market ly marking the day in Kathmandu during the current monsoon sea- clock pat•ro•lling of flood embank- lated heavy rainfall in lower Sindh This case is just the tip of is now seen as a ripe market for has not seen many claims, "Going and Beijing on Saturday and have son, the FFD said. Know more: ments and make necessary arrange- and northern parts of the country. the iceberg. Most cases go unre- selling K & R (Kidnap and Ran- forward, if more people take this planned several activities and pro- Act first, report later during flood ments for dealing with floodwa- There could be isolated rainfall in ported. In cases that reach us, of- som) insurance policies. "The rank- cover and the claims scenario does grammes throughout the year on relief efforts: COAS The Federal ters at vulnerable points. In its fore- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, lower ten the victims are reluctant to talk ings are based not on insured not change much, premiums may both sides. In his message, Presi- Flood Com•mission warned that cast, the Pakis•tan Meteorological Sindh, Punjab, northeast to the media. There is a dire need events but on actual cases report- remain at the same level. Howev- dent Xi stated that China and Ne- low-lying areas along the Indus in Dep•art•ment said more rain was Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and to make the police and the justice ed. India stands out because of the er, if we witness a surge in claims, pal are good neighbours, friends Punjab (parts of Multan and dis- expected across the country dur- Kashmir during the second fort- system efficient, he said. sheer numbers and the vast spread the rates can definitely go up." and partners. tricts Bhakkar, Layyah, Muzaffar- ing the first fortnight of August, night of the month. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Syrian 25 Syria Yemen s vice army rebels killed president advances in failed returns to Aden Aleppo attack after rebel At least 25 Syrian rebels were killed Yemen s Vice President Khaled in a failed attack on a makeshift Bahah on Saturday returned to offensive army base outside the northern city the southern port city of Aden of Aleppo, a monitoring group said from his exile in Saudi Arabia, The Syrian army and allied militia on Saturday. Nine regime forces Al Arabiya News Channel re- have regained control over several were also killed in fighting that ported. northwestern villages from insur- erupted after several rebel groups Bahah has now become the gents on a plain crucial for defend- launched the attack late Friday, the ing costal areas that Damascus Syrian Observatory for Human most senior official to travel to holds, a group monitoring the war the city since local fighters Rights said. Three senior rebel said on Saturday. The military is commanders were among 25 fight- drove an Iran-backed Houthi battling insurgents including al- ers killed, said the Britain-based militia out more than two Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front monitor. Syria's official SANA weeks ago. and the Islamist group Ahrar al- news agency reported that "a num- Bahah, who is also the Sham for control of Sahl al-Ghab, ber of terrorists were killed and prime minister of the exiled gov- a plain that runs alongside the west- wounded" by government forces ernment in Riyadh, arrived ern coastal mountains as well as in the west of the city. The Obser- lying close to Hama city. The in- vatory said sporadic fighting was aboard a Saudi plane. Several surgents launched an attack this cabinet members were also trav- continuing on the western outskirts week in the area but the govern- of Aleppo on Saturday morning, eling with Bahah, who arrived ment has fought back using aerial in Aden around noon local time with regime planes carrying out air bombardments, the Syrian Obser- strikes and rebels firing rockets on (0900 GMT). vatory for Human Rights said. The loyalist positions. Once Syria's Bahah, who is also prime Syrian air force pounded the area economic powerhouse, Aleppo has minister in the internationally more than 270 times in four days, been ravaged by fighting and di- recognized government, fled the Observatory said, and by Sat- vided between government control into exile with President urday government forces had re- taken several villages and areas lo- in the west and rebel control in the Abedrabbu Mansour Hadi and cated inside the plain. east since shortly after fighting the rest of his government when These included Khirbat al- began there in mid-2012. In early the rebels entered Aden -- their Naqus and Mansoura as well as July, two rebel alliance launched last refuge -- earlier this year. attacks against regime forces in the surrounding areas, it said. The Se cre tary o f State Jo h n Ke rry lis te n s o n Capito l H ill in W as h in gto n . (AP) and police. The latest wave of vio- western outskirts of the city, spark- army had also won back Ziyadia lence began after the military over- ing some of the heaviest violence village and Zezoun power station, threw Islamist President Moham- s one of the country's major thermal Secretary of State de- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was Iraq, which continue to be ravaged since the country's war arrived in parted for the Middle East on Fri- on July 16, two days after the Iran by conflict and the spread of the Is- mad Mursi two years ago. U.S. mil- the city in 2012. The assaults were power plants, which Nusra Front itary assistance to Egypt had been relatives killed in said it had captured earlier in the day for security talks in Egypt and deal was concluded. Officials said lamic State extremist group, the of- largely repelled however, though UK plane crash week. A total of 39 combatants had discussions in with Arab the Iran-related portion of the trip ficials said. Kerry has said he plans on hold until earlier this year due to rebels have continued sporadic at- been killed in the recent violence, foreign ministers whose countries was primarily designed to follow- to meet separately in with human rights and democracy con- tacks. Elsewhere, the Observatory the Observatory said. State news are wary of the nuclear deal struck up on a May meeting that Presi- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey cerns in the wake of the coup but said the of Iraq and Four people have been killed af- agency SANA reported late on with Iran. He will not visit Israel, dent hosted for Arab Lavrov to discuss Syria, Iran and the was resumed after the administra- Syria group had issued warnings ter a private jet crashed in south- Friday that the army had taken America's foremost Mideast ally leaders at Camp David at which ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Kerry's tion decided to waive those provi- to local internet providers to halt ern England, reportedly includ- control of Ziyadia and Zezoun as and the primary foreign opponent the U.S. promised them enhanced first stop will be in Cairo where he sions for national security reasons. private wifi supply in the town of ing deceased al-Qaeda leader well as other locations and had of the Iran agreement. security cooperation and expedit- will participate on Sunday in a stra- The U.S. announced this week it Albu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor Osama bin Laden's half sister and "eliminated many terrorists". In- U.S. officials rejected sugges- ed defense sales to guard against a tegic dialogue with Egyptian officials would be delivering eight F-16 war- province. The militant group is- surgents have made advances tions that Kerry's omission of Is- potential Iranian threat. The offi- that has been on hiatus because of planes to Egypt on Friday as part sued a similar directive in its de stepmother. The private plane facto Syrian capital Raqqa in July. owned by the bin Laden family against the military in several parts rael from the itinerary signaled that cials, who spoke on condition of political unrest since 2009. Despite of an ongoing military support pack- of Syria in recent months, includ- the Obama administration had giv- anonymity because they were not continuing human rights concerns, age to help the Egyptians combat The ban there sought to prevent overshot the runway when try- ing capturing most of Idlib prov- terrorism. Four more F-16s are to residents from accessing the ing to land at Blackbushe Air- en up trying to convince Israeli authorized to discuss Kerry's trip the Obama administration is increas- ince to the northeast of Sahl al- leaders of the merits of the Iran publicly, said the talks in Qatar ing military assistance to Egypt as it be delivered this fall. Some lawmak- internet privately, instead forcing port in Hampshire on Friday Ghab plain.Syrian President deal. They noted that Defense Sec- would take stock of progress made confronts growing threats from ex- ers and numerous advocacy groups them to go through monitored morning. The plane crashed into Bashar al-Assad alluded to mili- are urging Kerry to raise human internet cafes. The Observatory retary Ash Carter had visited the on those goals, particularly since tremists, particularly on the Sinai said the bans appeared to be moti- a car auction site next to the air- tary setbacks last Sunday when he Jewish state in mid-July and that the Iran deal was signed. In addi- peninsula. Sinai-based militants have rights issues with Egyptian author- port. Without confirming the said the army had been forced to vated by a desire to create a news contacts with Israeli officials con- tion to Iran, Kerry and the Arab launched increasingly sophisticated ities, including the arrests of dissi- blackout but also to thwart for- identities of the victims, the Saudi give up some areas in order to hold tinue to be robust. The last time ministers are expected to look attacks in recent months that have dents and journalists, mass trials and ambassador to Britain, Prince onto more important ones during sentencings of Morsi supporters. eign fighters who might be trying the four-year conflict. Kerry spoke with Israeli Prime closely at the situation in Syria and killed dozens of Egyptian soldiers to return home without ISIS per- Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud, mission. offered condolences on the em- bassy's official Twitter account to the bin Laden family, a prom- inent Saudi clan with vast busi- Aro un d 26 0 PKK Russia s Lavro v to m eet ness interests. "His royal High- ness Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz, the am- members killed in bassador of the Custodian of the US, Saudi co un terparts in Qatar Two Holy to the Unit- ed Kingdom, offered his condo- Turkey air strikes MOSCOW: Russian foreign min- lences to the sons of the late ister Sergei Lavrov will hold a Mohammed bin Laden and their three-way meeting with his U.S. relations for the grave incident and Saudi counterparts, John of the crash of the plane carry- Kerry and Adel al-Jubeir, during a ing members of the family at working visit to Qatar on Aug. 2 Balckbushe airport," he said in and 3, Russia's foreign ministry the tweet. Saudi media reported said on Saturday. that the family members includ- The ministry said Lavrov ed Osama bin Laden's half sister would also hold meetings with the and stepmother. A spokeswom- emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad an for the British police told the al-Thani, and foreign minister news agency: "There Khalid al-Attiyah. were no survivors, unfortunate- It said Lavrov was visiting ly. There were four people on- Qatar to discuss peace moves in board including the pilot", but Syria, Yemen and Libya, interna- she did not provide their identi- tional consolidation against Islamic ties. The Saudi embassy said it State, stability in the Persian Gulf, A m is s ile -lo ade d Tu rkis h Air Fo rce w arplan e take s and bilateral relations between was working with British au- o ff fro m th e In cirlik Air Bas e , in th e o u ts kirts o f Russia and Qatar. thorities to investigate the inci- th e city o f Adan a, s o u th e as te rn Tu rke y. ( AP) dent and to ensure the speedy handover of the bodies for fu- Around 260 members of the out- depots, it said. The heaviest air nerals and burials in the kingdom. lawed Kurdistan Workers Party strikes were on Thursday, when 80 Osama bin Laden was shot dead (PKK) have been killed and hun- Turkish aircraft hit 100 targets of Migrants attacked at sea by US forces in Pakistan in 2011, dreds more wounded in Ankara's the PKK, Anatolia said. "Up until ending a 10-year manhunt for the week-long campaign of air strikes now 260 terrorists have been ren- world's most wanted man, ac- against targets of the group inside dered ineffective (killed) and 380- cused of being the mastermind Turkey and in northern Iraq, the 400 terrorists have been identified between Greece and Turkey of the September 11 attacks on official Anatolia news agency said as injured, including the brother of the United States. Saturday. Without citing its Selahattin Demirtas, Nurettin Migrants trying to sail from Tur- ers saying the motors from their boats sources, Anatolia said that among Demirtas," Anatolia said. The air key to Greece are increasingly re- were stolen. The NGO said it sus- those wounded was Nurettin strikes are expected to continue, it porting being attacked by gunmen pected the involvement of "mafia Japan arrests Demirtas, the brother of the leader added. The Turkish government has trying to prevent them from reach- gangs", while also noting that the MtGox Bitcoin head of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Demo- so far refused to officially disclose ing Europe, according to multiple Greek coastguard has previously en- cratic Party (HDP), Selahattin casualty figures, with one official sources. The reports came as the gaged in activities designed to deter over missing $387m Demirtas. Ankara has launched a telling AFP that "this is not a soccer UN's refugee agency on Friday said migrants from trying to make their two-pronged "anti-terror" offen- game". But the sheer numbers of Greece's infrastructure was falling way to Greek shores. "But we have sive against Islamic State (IS) planes involved in the daily strikes "far short" of the needs of the been assured that this has finished," Japanese police have arrested jihadists in Syria and Kurdistan on the PKK targets in northern Iraq 109,000 migrants who have arrived the NGO said. Reports of attacks on Mark Karpeles, head of the col- Workers Party (PKK) militants has given an idea of the scale of the in the country this year, fleeing migrants were particularly common lapsed MtGox Bitcoin ex- after a wave of attacks inside the operation and raised concern in war, poverty and persecution. An around the Greek island of Lesbos in change, over the disappearance country. But so far the bombard- some Western capitals. German For- international NGO, which did not the east Aegean Sea, it added. Nawal of about $390m worth of the ments have focused far more on eign Minister Frank-Walter wish to be named, has launched an Soufi, and Italian activist who has han- virtual currency. The global vir- the Kurdish rebels. In the latest air Steinmeier on Friday urged Turkey investigation after several witness- dled numerous distress calls from Syr- tual currency community was strikes on Friday, 28 Turkish F- not to "tear down the bridges" that es reported being attacked en route ian refugees at sea, said she had heard shaken by the closure of Mt- 16s destroyed 65 targets of the had been built over the last years from Turkey to Greece, with some of around 20 boats whose passengers Migran ts w ait to be tran s fe rre d to a cam p o n th e Gox, which froze withdrawals PKK including shelters and arms with its Kurdish minority. saying they were robbed and oth- had been attacked in recent months. Greek islan d o f Lesbo s 20 15 (AFP) in February 2014 because of what the firm said was a bug in the software underpinning Bit- coin that allowed hackers to pil- fer them. Karpeles is suspected Iraqis ven t an ger o ver of having accessed the ex- change's computer system to falsify data on its outstanding po w er cuts an d co rruptio n balance, Kyodo News and pub- lic broadcaster NHK said on Residen ts o f Basra an d Baghdad pro test again st lack o f basic utili- Saturday. Police did not imme- ties an d co rruptio n am id heatw ave sw eepin g the n atio n . diately confirm Karpeles' arrest but local television footage showed authorities taking him Hundreds of Iraqis are demonstrat- into custody. MtGox, which ing over the poor quality of water once boasted of handling about and lack of electricity in the south- 80 percent of global Bitcoin ern city of Basra, as protests de- transactions, filed for bankrupt- manding better services from the cy protection soon after the cy- government and an end to corrup- ber-money went missing, ad- tion spread across the country. About 500 people, waving mitting it had lost 850,000 coins banners and Iraqi flags, protested worth $387m. Karpeles later in front of the governor's office on said he had found about 200,000 Saturday amid a heatwave sweep- of the lost Bitcoins in a "cold ing the country to demand a solu- wallet" - a storage device such The parents and brother of a Pal- father Saad was being treated for extremists.Palestinian protesters tion to the long-running problem as a memory stick that is not estinian toddler burned to death by third-degree burns at the Soroka took to the streets across the West of salty tap water. "We demand connected to other computers. suspected Jewish extremists were hospital in southern Israel, where Bank, including Israeli-annexed the dismissal of the governor and Bitcoins are generated by com- fighting for their lives on Saturday, a spokeswoman described his con- east Jerusalem, triggering clashes of the provincial council; the time plex chains of interactions as protests over the arson attack dition as "critical". Mother Riham with the Israeli army. North of has come for Basra's people to get among a huge network of com- entered a second day. The fire- and four-year-old brother Ahmed Ramallah, troops shot Laith Khal- their rights," said Ziyad Tareq, a puters around the planet and are bombing of the family's home in were being treated at Tel Hashom- di, 17. He was pronounced dead 24-year-old student. When the the occupied West Bank, which er hospital near Tel Aviv, where a early on Saturday. The army said governor's deputy went out to hear Power from the national grid is on for only a few hours a day not backed by any government in most of the country, making life deeply uncomfortable amid or central bank. killed 18-month-old Ali Saad spokeswoman described their con- he had thrown a fire bomb. On Sat- their demands, demonstrators pelt- Dawabsheh, sparked an interna- dition as life-threatening. The fam- urday morning, Palestinians and ed him with plastic water bottles a heatwave [EPA] A cloud has been hanging tional outcry over Israel's failure ily's small brick and cement home Jewish settlers clashed near Kusra over the Tokyo-based exchange and insisted on seeing the gover- to get to grips with violence by in the village of Duma was gutted in the northern West Bank, trading nor himself. "The local government at their rulers." chanted the crowd, mostly mid- and Karpeles as investors have hardline Jewish settlers. A man by fire, and a Jewish Star of David volleys of stones until the Israeli On Friday, several hundred Ira- dle-class Baghdadis, as they demanded answers, and called is always promising improved shows a picture of 18-month-old spray-painted on a wall along with army declared the area a closed water and electricity but they are qis had taken to the streets of marched before dusk. Iraq's infra- on the firm to publicise its data Palestinian toddler Ali Saad the words "revenge" and "long live military zone. liars and no longer have any credi- Baghdad to vent their anger at the structure was severely damaged so that hackers around the world Dawabsha who died when his fam- the Messiah". That was indicative In east Jerusalem, some 10 Pales- bility," Tareq said. capital's chronic electricity short- during the 2003 US-led invasion can help analyse what hap- ily house was set on fire by al- of so-called "price tag" violence -- tinians were wounded in overnight "The temperature is 54 degrees ages, which they blamed on gov- that ousted Saddam Hussein and pened at MtGox. leged Jewish extremists in the West a euphemism for nationalist-moti- clashes with Israeli police, Pales- [Celsius] in central Basra right now ernment corruption. the country has suffered chronic Bank village of Duma. (AFP) His vated hate crimes by Jewish tinian sources said. ... the Basra people are very angry "Thieves, thieves, thieves," power shortages ever since. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. 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We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Knowing Omar was dead for two years, Pakistan must now answer some questions. www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi tion in Karachi? Karzai contin- questioned the two US officials 2013? ued. The US senator did not im- about the certainty of Mullah Who did, and how were, Mul- Advisory editorial board mediately respond to the question. Omar s representation in Doha lah Omar s statements and Eid Why don t you ask them to de- and whether the opening of the messages issued? Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, liver him? the Afghan president office truly had the blessing of the Who were the Taliban repre- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal added. Kerry had no satisfactory Taliban s leader. senting in talks with foreign coun- answer. He said that Pakistan s Karzai informed the US dip- tries outside Pakistan; especially Graphic-Designers: Chief of Army Staff, General Ash- lomats that a senior Taliban lead- given the fact that their trips were faq Parvez Kayani had given as- er of the - whose arranged and controlled by the Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari surances that the Taliban leader name is withheld here - had told Pakistani intelligence? Marketing & Advertising: was under their supervision in a his office that actually, they have And most importantly, what By Aimal Faizi safe house but they did not want not met or seen Mullah Omar for about the first round of official Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 to arrest him in order to not harm the last 10 years and those in Qa- talks between the Afghan dele- Afghan peace efforts . tar, including Sayed Tayyeb Agha, gations and the Taliban on July 7, Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan The Afghan national unity gov- That evening and afterwards, are not genuinely representing in Murree-Islamabad? Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ernment officially confirmed on two questions remained unan- Mullah Omar . As the organiser, facilitator, Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press Wednesday that the Taliban s spir- swered for some Afghan officials: As the supreme commander and controller of the talks, didn t itual leader, Mullah Omar died in What else did Washington and our and the spiritual leader, the total the Pakistani government know the Pakistani city of Karachi in Western allies need to have as ev- absence of Mullah Omar was an about Omar s death only three April 2013 . idence of Pakistan s long-estab- issue of concern to other senior weeks before? The constitution says Kabul s announcement of lished double game in the war on Taliban likewise. Instead of unwisely declaring Mullah Omar s death came as the terror? And, was Pakistan alone According to the same source, Afghanistan as the regional hub Article 24: Afghan government held a national in its Taliban game? Double stan- the Quetta Shura was not fully to fight a new terror group, ISIL, Liberty is the natural right of human beings. This right has no limits unless affecting security council meeting on the dards On September 20, 2011, aware of what was taking place Washington and Kabul should put others freedoms as well as the public interest, which shall be regulated by law. issue after being officially in- Karzai renewed his concerns in a under the name of the Taliban in result-oriented pressure on Islam- formed by the Pakistani senior White House meeting with US Qatar . Questions that need an- abad. Afghan and international Liberty and human dignity are inviolable. The state shall respect and protect liberty military and intelligence officials as well as human dignity. President Barack Obama. swers media should avoid further using on the matter. The almost two- Karzai told Obama that Mul- To his Western allies, the Af- false statements and comments and-half-year-late announcement lah Omar has no authority and he ghan president s repeated ac- fabricated by the Pakistani intel- of Mullah Omar s death will not is not happy with the situation knowledgement of Mullah ligence under the name of so-called be a factor in achieving the long- surrounding him, indicating that Omar s powerlessness, symbol- Taliban spokespeople . desired Afghan peace, nor a game the spiritual leader of Taliban was ism, and his mythical existence as Mullah Omar s death will fur- changer to end the ongoing war in under the tight grip of the Paki- the one and only leader of the Af- ther deepen the already existing Afghanistan. stani military and intelligence. ghan Taliban directing the move- split and internal fracturing with- Mullah Omar did not truly Karzai asked Obama for clar- ment and its war against foreign in the Afghan Taliban. matter for the United States in its ity on the US position vis-a-vis troops in Afghanistan, fell on deaf The Afghan Taliban have been in Afghanistan. He Pakistan and Islamabad s double ears. Instead of dealing with the leaderless for many years. Now did not lead the Taliban, nor did standard towards terrorism and its root cause of the problem, the US with the news of their spiritual Traitors and slaves he have any authority over them. sanctuaries. He emphasised that and NATO forces continue to raid, leader s death, while some may Harboured and protected by Afghans wanted urgent actions bomb, and target Afghan villages quit the movement and possibly Pakistan, Mullah Omar was a against terrorist sanctuaries in and towns. return to normal life, some others never die a hero s death symbolic asset in the hands of the Pakistan run and controlled by I am not wrong in saying that may continue to fight under new Pakistani military and intelligence, its military and intelligence. On Washington never targeted Mul- designs, banners, and flags. Soon after the death reports of the Taliban s supreme leader, Mullah which under his name, carried out January 21, 2013, the Deputy US lah Omar, nor put pressure on Is- The general scene will be of controlled chaos and violence in Special Envoy for Afghanistan and lamabad to deliver him for justice, full demonstration by pro-ISI (Pa- Omar, the death report of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Afghanistan by its terror group Pakistan David Pearce and the US after knowing his whereabouts. kistan s Inter-Services Intelli- militant , surfaced in media. According to insur- for more than a decade. ambassador to Afghanistan report- Now, once again, Pakistan has gence) Taliban, the strategic assets And to our international part- ed to Karzai on the preparations put itself in a difficult position. It of Pakistan, engaging the naive gent sources, he died at least a year ago. Rumors about his death ners, mainly the US, this harsh for the opening of an office for has to answer some questions: Afghan national unity government have done rounds in media for some years but this time the report reality seemingly was not of any the Taliban in Doha, the Qatari Who has been leading and guid- in its quest for peace. importance. Pakistani sanctu- capital. I documented the conver- ing Taliban s commanders, if their All this will not bring any sounds credible despite denial by the Taliban. People like him and ary In August 2010, then Afghan sation during this meeting. Karzai Amir al-Muminin died in early good news for Afghanistan. his ilk usually die in situation like the two Mullah Omar and Haqqani. President and US Senator John Kerry, the then When alive they were fugitives and when died, no one knows about chairman of the US Senate For- their place of burials. Their funeral prayers couldn t be offered in eign Relations Committee and cur- rent US secretary of state, dis- open, which shows how much oppressions and wrongs they have cussed the whereabouts of the done to their nation and people. Traitors and slaves never die a hero Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Omar, over a dinner in the Afghan death rather they sink without traces. Should they have been loyal to presidential palace. this land, they would have been buried here with honor, but the land According to the minutes of the meeting, Kerry told Karzai of Afghans is not their burial place. Why it must not be their burial that the Afghan Taliban leader, place? Because they have declared their war on their own homeland, Mullah Omar was in a safe house in the Pakistani city of Karachi literally a mother, at the behest of the enemies. They serve other s under the strict supervision of the causes and objectives and kept their very own homeland on fire. So Pakistani military and intelligence. how this mother will give its lap to such ungrateful sons? As every Karzai was taken aback when he heard the senior US official jungle has snakes so every nation has some disloyal sons but unfor- confirming Mullah Omar s loca- tunately we have too many. They are always ready to serve the pur- tion to him. Karzai asked why the US had not taken any action in poses of their foreign lords. When it comes to serving the objectives this regard. of Punjab, they never show their back to their Punjabi lords. After The US has put a reward of $10m for any information on his the death reports of the two went viral in media, many people have whereabouts to lead to his cap- started believing the violence will decrease. However, they need to ture. Innocent Afghans are dying daily in the ongoing US war be disillusioned as and terrorism is a mindset. If one against the Taliban and yet the supreme leader of the Taliban is Karzai informed the US diplomats that a senior Taliban leader of the Quetta Shura - whose name is withheld here dies there stands another one to step into his shoes. There is a long - had told his office that actually, they have not met or seen Mullah Omar for the last 10 years and those in Qatar, list of renegade sons of the nation. under Pakistani military protec- including Sayed Tayyeb Agha, are not genuinely representing Mullah Omar . With the death of Mullah Omar, the insurgency and terrorism didn t die as the new Taliban leader, Mullah Mansoor, says insurgency will continue. It clearly indicates that Mullah Omar, Mullah Mansoor and people like them are the very symbols of troubles and miseries for this troubled nation. It makes no difference who is the Taliban lead- ers as they are the symbol of violence and hatred for Afghans. Jalaluddin Haqqani was a guerrilla leader formed the dreaded Haqqani Network back in 1980s. It is based in the tribal regions of Pakistan with links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The Haqqani net- work resumed its deadliest attacks from the tribal areas along the following the US-led military campaign in Afghanistan, Illegal extractio n o f m in es which began in 2001. Economy However, the terror attacks have inflicted heavy losses on civil- ians in men and material. And the wounds this troubled nation has received at the hands of the Taliban and Haqqani Network, will take longer to heal. The wounds are hard to be forgotten. Those Taliban who are alive must learn from the mysterious deaths of their leaders as their end wouldn t be any different and the soil of Afghans wouldn t give them place to be buried in. 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By Lindsey German Iraq April Glaspie shortly before turning point: it marked the end by the Kuwaiti government in ex- Russians during their invasion of invasion of one of the poorest war began. the invasion seemed to reinforce of a long period dominated by the ile. A caucus on human rights in Afghanistan, but now increasing- countries in the world. The countries that have seen St o p t he W a r s Lindsey that view. cold war, with the existence of two the US Congress heard evidence ly its enemy. The penalties on Iraq But Bush s real target was intervention including Afghan- German s u r v e y s t h e But in fact the US, under pres- nuclear-armed major superpow- from a 15-year-old known only also created grievances as Iraqi Iraq. Immediately after the Sep- istan, Iraq, Libya and Syria are p a s t 2 5 y ea r s o f ident George H W Bush, father of ers. This tended to stop rogue as Nayirah that she had seen Iraqi people suffered, without them tember 2011 attacks he and his among the most unstable in the W e s t e r n in t e r v e n t io n the Bush who launched the war states from acting unilaterally by soldiers pull babies from incuba- denting Hussein s position. An advisers tried to make a link be- world. in t he M id d le Ea s t on terror in 2001, took the inva- agreement between the two pow- tors in Kuwaiti hospitals and leave estimated 500,000 children died tween one of the suicide bomb- Wars rage in large parts of the TWENTY-FIVE years ago this sion as a cause for war. ers. The US won the cold war with them to die. It turned out that not as a result of sanctions. During ers, Mohammed Atta, and Iraqi Middle East and Africa, and week, Iraqi president Saddam A UN resolution was imme- the collapse of the Soviet bloc only were the stories false (even the 1990s the levels of US inter- secret services a link which across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hussein launched his invasion of diately passed condemning the from 1989 onwards. So the tim- though they were repeated and vention increased, for the most proved to be totally false. During There is a real threat of the con- neighbouring Kuwait. Iraq was invasion and demanding with- ing was highly significant. After endorsed at the time by Amnesty part in the former Yugoslavia, cul- 2002, Bush and Blair secretly flict in Syria and Iraq escalating deeply indebted following Hus- drawal. decades of cold war it marked a International) but that Nayirah minating in the bombing of Serbia agreed to launch a war on Iraq, into a much larger war across the sein s lengthy war with Iran, and Later in the year the US is- new departure in the post-WWII was the daughter of the Kuwaiti during the Kosovo war in 1999. which they went on to do in March region, with calamitous conse- he wanted to cut oil production in sued an ultimatum to withdraw world. The first Gulf war, as it ambassador to the US and a mem- This was not a UN but a Nato 2003, despite the largest wave of quences for the people there. order to raise prices. He had a or face war. came to be called, was conducted ber of the ruling royal al-Sabah operation, a major step in Nato s opposition against war ever seen Terrorism is a much greater number of grievances against Ku- The shooting and bombing in a way that reflected this transi- family of Kuwait. The war cen- increasingly unilateral actions in- internationally. The war on ter- threat than it was in 2001. The wait, which would not waive Ira- war began in early 1991. The air tion. It was stressed as a multilat- tred however on economic and volving out-of-area operations. ror had very little to do with com- Western powers have responded qi debts and was keeping oil pro- war was unlike any seen before. eralist operation, including UN strategic questions: the access to The bombing campaign, bating terrorism, and everything with more wars abroad and with duction high, as well as allegedly In six weeks the US flew 88,000 involvement and backing. But at plentiful and cheap supplies of which lasted more than two to do with the US and its allies Islamophobia and crackdowns on drilling in Iraqi territory. sorties, aimed largely at Iraqi cit- the same time the US was deter- oil; the need to defeat US enemies months, was justified on the trying to take out its opponents civil liberties at home. He could be forgiven for think- ies and their civilian populations. mined to show that it was the in the region, primarily Iran but grounds of humanitarian interven- in the form of rulers of rogue Yet all these wars have gener- ing that such an action would be More munitions were dropped in world s sole policeman, hence the now also Iraq; the ability to influ- tion, a doctrine spelt out by an states. It was a new imperialism ated mass opposition. There are at least tolerated by his erstwhile these six weeks than on Germany aggressive bombing campaign, the ence and control the crucial Mid- increasingly belligerent Tony Blair designed for the post-cold war now regular polling majorities ally, the US superpower. in the whole of WWII. pursuit on the Basra road and the dle East in a post-cold war world. in his Chicago speech in 1999. neoliberal era, and its consequenc- against most interventions, and It had, after all, backed Hus- It was a gross military imbal- imposition of no-fly zones and The US victory in the Gulf war When planes were flown into es were bloody and brutal. Up to many of the largest demonstra- sein for much of the bloody Iran- ance that led to an early defeat for sanctions on a defeated Iraq, fur- only created greater instability in the twin towers in New York just a million died in the course of the tions of recent years have been Iraq war in the 1980s. It had in- the Iraqi forces and their retreat ther weakening its economy and the region. Large numbers of US over two years later, the stage was Iraq war, with 4 million internal against war. tervened on Iraq s side to ensure from Kuwait back to Iraq. infrastructure. The war also troops were stationed in bases in already set for the war on terror. and external refugees. The first Gulf war heralded a the defeat of its main enemy in The US bombing and shoot- shaped the next wars and the jus- Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and Bush, aided by his closest ally The war was met with resis- new era of wars without end, but the region, Iran, shooting down an ing of retreating Iraqi troops on tifications for them. It had strong one of the biggest customers of Blair, immediately launched a war tance in every country and failed also a mass protest movement Iranian civilian airliner over the the Basra road called a turkey ideological components. US arms companies. There was on Afghanistan, where bin Laden in its stated aim of stabilising the against them. Gulf in 1989. shoot by one US pilot caused Citizens for a Free Kuwait widespread opposition to this, was based. It overthrew the Tali- Middle East. Traditional US ene- Lindsey German is convener A conversation between Hus- mass public revulsion was set up by a major US PR com- including from Osama bin Laden, ban government in a matter of mies, in particular Iran, are in a of the Stop the War Coalition. sein and the US ambassador to internationally. The war was a pany which was in part funded funded by the US to fight the weeks following the bombing and stronger position than when the (Morning Star) IS THE AFGHAN TALIBAN I d rea m of Afgha nista n By D e n is e W illiam s commanded; which was to open the fire that followed the explo- the casket and view the body. sion, which was the reason for the succession a win for Pakistan? dream of going to Afghanistan. I did argue a little. I asked if I shroud covering his head in the I m fascinated with history and could just reach inside and touch casket. Iin particular with places that him, even just the sleeve of the Words are my life, not just INSURGENTS CLAIM MULLAH AKHTAR MANSOUR AND HIS TWO DEPUTIES ARE ALL have seen much of it. But I m not uniform in which I knew he was because I am a writer. I m a writer CLOSE TO THE PAKISTANI MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. interested in the history of that dressed. But, I relented. Between because words are my life. A writ- ancient and storied land. Or, not the tears coursing down the ten description is more powerful, all of the history. There is just one CAO s face and the near-terrified more vivid than any photograph he handover of the Taliban moment in the long ribbon of time determination in my husband s and often more so than mere mem- leadership to the moderate Pakistan members of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) offer that calls to me from a place so eye, I decided that they were beg- ory. I can read a well-crafted para- TMullah Akhtar Mansour is the absentia funeral prayer for Afghanistan's many have called timeless. And, ging me to do what they believed graph and feel I ve lived that mo- being seen by some as a win for deceased Taliban chief Mullah Omar, in Peshawar there is a just one special place was best for me. ment rather than having just read Pakistan, the insurgents historic on July 31, 2015 (AFP Photo/A Majeed) along that age-old road that I want I knew if I insisted, the CAO about it. This is both a blessing backers, but could deepen splits to visit. I want to dig my fingers would have to comply because his and a curse when it comes to my within the movement. After a hec- into the soil along the berm in one orders were Whatever Mom decision to read the autopsy of tic 24 hours in which the Taliban specific patch of ground and hold wants . My husband would have my son. I did not view the pho- confirmed the death of longtime in the palm of my hand the very put up more of a fight, but he tos. Sometimes, I wish I had leader Mullah Omar and named his soil that absorbed my son s life. would also have relented, in part viewed the photos instead. replacement, one leading insurgent Picking up a handful of soil because if I demanded it, the CAO, The only way the moment of was frank in his assessment. It s and rocks and stones is to hold under orders from his superiors, his death could feel more immedi- clear Pakistan has won, he told the history of the place in your would facilitate it regardless of my ate, other than going back in time AFP. Mansour and his two new- palm, it is reading the ground with husband s objections. and somehow being there with ly named deputies influential re- your hands. It is also, I believe, a I don t regret, or only partial- him, is to touch the ground on ligious leader Haibatullah Akhun- tangible, tactile connection to ev- ly, sometimes regret that I didn t which he died. dzada and erything, every person, every touch my son one last time. An- For a long time now, I ve are all seen as close to the Paki- event to ever occur on that patch other partial, sometimes regret thought this desire to stand on stani military establishment, the of ground. In a place like Afghan- came later. what for me would be sacred Taliban s longstanding shadowy istan, on a highway that was once It feels like a poor consola- ground, comes from the guilt only godfather. Several Taliban officials known as the Silk Road, a road tion prize, but weeks, sometimes a mother can know over not being told AFP on Friday they regarded that saw millenias of travelers, of months, after the funeral we are with her child at the moment of Mansour as having close or traders, farmers and fighters, pil- given a chance at some sort of clo- his death. Guilt, like grief, is not very close ties to the Pakistani grims and those fleeing oppression sure. But with it came a choice subject to rationale. The combi- military. While there has been no as well as the oppressors and lib- that had no good option. nation of the two is what destroys official comment on the Pakistani erators, I wonder if the dirt would One of the last, and probably most who are deeply mourning. side, Mansour s appointment was pare him for Mullah Omar s suc- taken a conciliatory approach to itant told AFP. Some of the Tal- feel heavier. most difficult duties of the Casu- But, I ve had an epiphany. At welcomed by retired Brigadier cession process and for what will Pakistan, and fears about the iban feel deceived, betrayed. This Several years ago, a group of alty Assistance Officer is to give least I hope that is what this is. Mehmood Shah. Mansour has come next with the peace talks, growing influence of the Islamic feeds suspicions about a Pakistani mothers whose sons were killed us the final report. This is a pack- I m almost afraid to examine it too been running Taliban affairs for claimed a Taliban cadre with State group, have also improved plot. On Friday, a few hours af- in war traveled to Iraq. There they et of information which includes closely for fear that it will be one two years now, negotiating and or- strong anti-Pakistan views. Ten- the grounds for talks. Pakistan ter Mansour was appointed, voic- met with Iraqi mothers who also the final answers on the cause of of those fleeting moments of clar- ganizing fighting successfully, so tative peace efforts between Kab- organized the meeting in Murree, es emerged questioning the selec- lost their sons. Since then, I ve death, the After Action Report, ity that dissolves just as we try he s fully capable [to take over], ul and the Taliban trying to end with a second round planned for tion process, saying it was rushed dreamed of going to Afghanistan. and the autopsy. to pull it in for a closer look. Al- said Shah. He might be even bet- the nearly 14-year insurgency this week that was postponed af- and even biased. Mullah Moham- Among the Gold Star mothers I The After Action Report, or ready I feel it fraying around the ter than Mullah Omar because made a breakthrough in early July ter reports of Mullah Omar s mad Hassan Rahmani a member know, this is a common AAR is full of a dizzying array of edges, going soft and graying as I Omar was reclusive. as negotiators met for the first time death went public. It was in this of the Taliban leadership council, desire. Most of us, myself includ- acronyms and terms unique to try to put what my heart under- One of Mansour s deputies, in Pakistan s Murree. For years context that the Afghan govern- told Afghanistan s Shamshad TV ed, aren t interested in embracing military lingo, and the Casualty stands, or understood for one brief Haqqani, directs the feared Pakistan quietly supported the ment on Wednesday made the that Mansour s election was done the mothers whose sons died try- Assistance Officer, or CAO is moment, into words. Haqqani network, a Taliban fac- Taliban s fight in Afghanistan, bombshell announcement of with a limited number of peo- ing to kill Americans, nor even there with us as we read it to ex- This desire to feel the course tion behind some of the most high even after 2001 when Islamabad Omar s death, followed swiftly by ple. People are unhappy about those who died fighting alongside plain it all. The autopsy is in a earth and stones of that eons-old profile attacks in Afghanistan in joined Washington s war on ter- Mansour s nomination as his suc- it and strongly reject this elec- our sons. We just want to stand sealed envelope within the pack- dirt sift through my fingers is to recent years. Few doubt the net- ror alliance, a double game pub- cessor. The same Mansour who tion there are a lot of phone calls on the ground where our sons took et and we have to choose whether accept the fact that my son is gone. work s connections to Pakistan, licly acknowledged earlier this had played an active role for the from within Afghanistan from their last breaths. or not to read that. And whether He is dead. I did not get that last to the point that a top U.S. mili- year by former president Pervez start of the talks in Murree, Pa- people unhappy with what is Part of the reason for this is or not to view the photos. goodbye. I didn t even get to touch tary official in 2011 called the net- Musharraf. But the dynamics of kistani journalist and Taliban ex- happening, he said. He [Man- simple closure. Many of us were I read the AAR. More than him, much less see him one final work a veritable arm of the coun- regional politics have changed in pert Rahimullah Yousufzai noted. soor] has sat with two or three not allowed to see our son s body once. It included the individual time. try s Inter-Services Intelligence the past 12 months. The United From there, some top Taliban cad- people, giving them money or cars when that flag draped coffin came reports, many of them handwrit- That part I do accept. What (ISI) agency. Islamabad denied the States is planning to pull its re- res drew the conclusion that Pa- to support him this is like home. ten, from each of the squad that is harder to embrace, beyond the allegations and condemned the maining troops out of Afghanistan kistan had orchestrated the whole throwing dust and thorns in the A few of the mothers I know were there that day. Later, I had knowledge that there will be no statement, which came at a low in 2016 and China has pledged to thing delaying the announce- eyes of people. These cracks say that they not only opened the the opportunity to speak to near- future memories made and all I point in Pak-U.S. relations. invest billions of dollars in Af- ment of Omar s death while they emerging at the highest level of the casket, they touched and caressed ly every one of the members of have is all there ever will be, is As for the other deputy, ghanistan and Pakistan. Both have engineered a pliant successor into Taliban leadership will no doubt their son s body contrary to what my son s squad and having the that it is time to let go. Akhundzada, in something of a ramped up the pressure on Islam- position. The leadership may interest the Islamic State group, we are told are orders, The truth memory of what they wrote dur- To. Let. Go. coincidence he was arrested brief- abad to use its leverage to get the have hidden from us the fact that which has been seeking to expand is as we are not members of the ing those conversations I m sure Those three words are the ly around 10 days ago by Paki- Taliban to the talks table. In Af- our leader was dead for two years, its role in Afghanistan by attract- military and we are not subject to made it easier for them to talk to hardest I ve ever written and I stani forces in Quetta. We think ghanistan the coming to power of while at same time publishing ing disaffected Taliban fighters. orders. One of the mothers I know me. They didn t have to explain can t believe I have. To. Let. Go. that Pakistan arranged that to pre- President Ashraf Ghani, who has statements in his name, one mil- AFP said to her CAO, I saw him come as many things, I could follow And I just can t. into this world bloody I will damn what they were saying and I was I dream of Afghanistan. I well see him as he left it. The able to fill in the blanks of what dream of digging my hands into decision to see what was left of they could not say. the soil that absorbed the last of her son both haunts and comforts I also read the autopsy. From my son s life force. Of letting it ETTER TO THE EDITOR her still. My CAO enlisted my that I know exactly what injury sift down through my fingers. Of husband in begging me not to open took my son s life. In my heart, I finally, fully, saying goodbye. I the casket, to not look. I was made knew my son was gone before his can t decide if given the chance, I to believe I would not have recog- body hit the ground.The autopsy would fulfill my dream of going nized my son as his head was cov- report confirmed what my moth- to Afghanistan. I hope that by the ered in a shroud. At least that is er s heart knew. He didn t feel time such a thing were actually what they told me, but I remem- anything, didn t have time to feel possible, I d be able. I m grateful Need for water in Kabul ber the tears rolling down my anything, as the force of the blast such a time is a long, long time Population in Kabul is on the rise. Several houses have been built out of the municipality s master plan. The greenery areas of the CAO s face after he stepped in severed his brain stem, killing him from now. (Courtesy: Chicago city have been captured by citizens and a number of powerful figures. The citizens in most of parts of Kabul are faced with lack the other room to do as he was instantly. I also know he never felt Now) of potable water. The level of water goes down to 20 meters in Bibi Mahro area of Kabul while it was 10 meters in past years. This is because more houses have been built in the area. Most of people buy drinking water from water tankers. Some of them dig wells and install water-pumps in their yards. The government is responsible to provide safe water for citizens. The citizens are not blamed for building their houses out of the master plan. Now the government should draft a plan to overcome the issue in a better way. This plan should include townships for those who are living in out of the master plan areas, for instance in Bibi Mahro, Post-e-Kachalo, Zor Abad and several other areas of the city. Implementation of this plan requires honesty by the government and cooperation by the residents. Tribal elders, representatives of localities and other influential figures should help and motivate the government to draft and adopt this plan. Hamida Farahmand, Faculty of Journalism, Kabul University

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Most of Lo st livesto ck: Thailan d an d the daily Congress expert Bleak days travail o f hum an traffickin g TESTIMONIES Thailand is at risk of becoming as well known for the horrors of trafficking as it is for its beaches. ARE AGAINST ahead fo r IRAN DEAL A few weeks ago I came across a strange sight at Dhaka s interna- Since the U.S. Administration flood-affected tional airport. Just behind the im- started negotiating with Iran over migration officers' desks, several its nuclear program in 2013, con- rows of men, wearing identical gressional committees have held 26 shirts, were sitting, or rather, squat- hearings providing expert, non- Chitralis ting on th ground. They were Bang- governmental testimonies on the ladeshis who were being repatriat- topic. ed by the International Organiza- An analysis by Al Arabiya s tion of Migration (IOM) after they Washington bureau shows that had been found in Thailand - vic- over two-thirds of the experts tes- tims of human traffickers. I say tifying were either hostile to the rows of men, but some of them deal, or highly suspicious of the were just boys. One of them, administration s negotiations with Shojib Hassan, told me he was Tehran from the beginning. In fact, beaten and tortured repeatedly a third of the people testifying while in the hands of his captors. belonged to only three organiza- Shojib said he was only 16. He tions, all known for their hard line looked younger. Lieutenant Gen- against Iran. Proponents of the deal eral Manas Khongpaen is the only worry that these experts and orga- senior military official charged [Re- nizations will control the debate uters] Thousands of migrants - about the topic before Congress whether Bangladeshis or Rohingya votes on it in September. - whose hopes of a better life are One of the primary functions exploited by traffickers, have been of congressional committees is to found in Thailand over the past organize hearings where non-gov- ernmental experts and researchers few years. Many of them have Lieutenant General Manas Khongpaen is the only senior military official charged [Reuters] shared similar stories of abuse and provide their opinions and analy- extortion. Most notoriously, mass sis. The House Committee on For- graves of migrants have been dis- is a key transit point in this traf- some guarded optimism. It is rare believe he is the only one involved. eign Affairs and the Senate Com- covered in Thailand. The country ficking network, and this is sim- to see military officers punished This is one reason why the US mittee on Foreign Relations are the is at risk of becoming as well known ply not possible without the com- here - even under civilian govern- has refused to remove Thailand primary organizers of Iran-related for the horrors of trafficking as it plicity of Thai nationals, and in all ments. But Lieutenant General from the lowest tier of its human hearings; others are the House and is for its beaches. Shojib may have likelihood, Thai officials. Manas Khongpaen is the only se- trafficking watch list. The charges Senate Armed Services Commit- been trafficked from Bangladesh, This is why the indictment of nior military official charged with against Lt Gen Manas is a wel- tees. These expert -only hear- and his intended destination may a Thai general for involvement in these crimes - and few human come move, but far more needs to ings rarely get the same attention have been Malaysia. But Thailand people-smuggling is cause for rights groups working on the issue be done. as those featuring government wit- nesses, but they shouldn t be dis- counted, says Stephen Miles, ad- vocacy director for the Center for International Policy, an organi- zation that supports the Iran deal. This is the testimony that is go- ing before members of Congress, it s helping to shape the debate, This photo taken on July 28, 2015 shows men crossing a it s helping to convey what comes destroyed bridge during flooding in Chitral. AFP out of Washington about these is- sues. It s incredibly important that Ruksana Bibi, a resident of Chitral's "Over 4,000 cattle and more the American public gets a balanced Broz village, remembers July 17 than 100 cattle pens were washed viewpoint from the witnesses. Congressional rules give the as the bleakest day in her life away. The government is conduct- majority party the right to pick the day when she lost her precious ing a survey and will soon com- hearing topics and to usually in- livestock to nature's wrath. pensate the flood-affectees," he vite three out of every four-of the The 40-year-old woman na- had further said. panelists. Staffers on those com- ively thought that rain, which is a Take a look: 0.3m people af- mittees get a lot of leeway in pick- regular occurrence in Hindukush, fected by Chitral floods ing the experts who testify. would help to quench the scorch- However, a local Kulsoom Bibi According to former staffers ing heat of the mountains. claims that the government has we talked to, the majority staff will But when the torrential rain paid no attention to the sufferings usually make sure that the experts that lashed the sleepy village abated of the villagers. agree with the majority opinion on in its ferocity, the woman shock- "Who will compensate us for the topic. Republicans have con- ingly discovered that mud and our losses?" "The government has trolled the House since the 2011 boulders loosened by the down- not even bothered to launch a sur- and the Senate since the 2015. Ac- pour had buried her livestock vey to estimate the losses suffered cording to our analysis, 56 of 82 three cows and dozens of hens. A by us during the recent wave of individual expert testimonies on small boy who was rescued in the rains," she laments. This picture Iran since 2013 were from witness- flash floods that hit Chitral. shows a flood-affected area in es who were highly critical of the deal or the negotiations. Many in- Photo by author A small boy who Chitral. Photo by author This dividuals testified several times was rescued in the flash floods that picture shows a flood-affected area and a third of the testimonies came hit Chitral. Photo by author in Chitral. Photo by author The from experts working in only three "More than 100 eggs stored in government released Rs300 million organizations: The Foundation for cattle pens were also washed away for the construction of damaged Defense of Democracies, The in the flash floods, she says, her roads, bridges and water channels Washington Institute for Near East face distraught, and her voice and also announced to waive off Policy and the Institute for Sci- choked in emotion. Ruksana used agriculture loans but it is yet to ence and International Security to sell milk, butter and eggs in the allocate funds for livestock which (ISIS). In fact, David Albright, the local market to support her six- is the backbone for Chitralis. head of ISIS, has testified on nine member family but with no live- "Almost 80 per cent of the vil- separate occasions since 2013. All stock now, her means of sustenance lagers were dependent on livestock of the organizations above are con- has been rendered virtually as their primary means of liveli- sidered hawkish on foreign policy. crippled.This photo taken on July hood," says a local man, Umar The problem, Miles says, is that 28, 2015 shows men crossing a de- Daraz, whose cow and goats were the panelists give the mistaken stroyed bridge during flooding in swept away in the flash floods. impression that most experts who Chitral. AFP This photo taken I cannot buy a cow as it costs work on Iran issues and on non- proliferation issues are against the on July 28, 2015 shows men cross- between Rs40,000 to Rs50,000, deal. But Omri Ceren, who is the ing a destroyed bridge during which I'm unable to afford right managing director at the Israel flooding in Chitral. AFP Before now, he despairs. Project, an organization that de- this predicament, she led a fairly In a tragic incident, a woman scribes itself as opposed to the happy life. Now she frets about residing in the Green Lasht village terms of the current deal, says the her family and the education of her of Upper Chitral died in the flash witness testimony was balanced four children. She was the only floods. Farman Ali, the husband and came at a time when the Ad- breadwinner as her husband, who of the woman, told DawnNews ministration was flooding Con- is a farmer, works in his own fields that the couple had managed to gress with pro-deal messaging from which basically generates him an shift to a safe location to escape its own officials. These guys are income. I do not have a single the floods, but his wife returned the top world experts on the top- ic. They weren't against the deal, penny I cannot even buy a milk to the cattle pen to take the cow Born just before the outbreak of pack for breakfast, she cries. with her and was subsequently they were testifying on ways to Yemen's devastating war, Ali get a good deal. Until the adminis- Ruksana Bibi's tragic loss is swept away in the rains along with Mohammed al-Tawaari may well just one among many. Hundreds the ill-fated animal. tration began rapidly collapsing on not survive it. Damaged by a lack prior conditions-which picked up of Chitrali women who used to This picture shows a flood-af- of skilled medical care at a critical earn a living selling milk, eggs and fected area in Chitral. Photo by pace in the days leading up to the moment in his early weeks, the six- Lausanne talks -these guys handmade garments have been de- author This picture shows a flood- month-old infant struggles for life couldn't even be counted as against prived of their livelihoods in the affected area in Chitral. Photo in a hospital in the bomb-damaged the deal. Ceren says, referring to flash floods that devastated their by author The two-story house of capital Sanaa. Ali suffers malnour- the March 2015 negotiations. respective villages. Munawwar Shah a local artist ishment and complications from a Supporters of the agreement with Local residents say that heavy and resident of Chitral's Zargaran botched circumcision performed Iran are worried. Democratic Con- rains, which commenced earlier this Deh village was also destroyed by an unqualified practitioner. gressman Keith Ellison, a member month, washed away more than in the floods. He says that his fam- "He is dying, you can see it," of the Progressive Caucus and an 300 houses, 100 shops and also ily members were also displaced said his mother Wadha, watching ardent defender of the deal says, damaged standing crops in the as a consequence of their floods his tiny skeletal figure, clothed in The truth is, most experts think area. and are currently staying with rela- green pyjamas. this is a good deal, the overwhelm- According to the latest report tives. "I want to turn him to the ing number of ambassadors think Kaaba," she said, referring to the it s a good deal, ambassadors to of the Provincial Disaster Manage- The flash floods also wrecked ancient cubic shrine in ment Authority (PDMA), 741 the business of physically-chal- Israel think it s a good deal, the which all face when they American people think it s a good cows, 2,476 sheep and goats and lenged Muhammad Anwar whose pray and when they are buried. A 416 poultry animals were killed in garment shop was washed away. deal. nurse checks Ali Mohammed al- But public policy and public the floods. Disappointed with the Tawaari, a six-month-old malnour- In a press briefing held a few government's seeming inaction, support on this can shift if we do ished boy, at a hospital in Sanaa, not continue to advocate. Ellison days earlier, KP Information Min- Muhammad Anwar has now Yemen July 28, 2015. (Reuters) says the majority of the calls his ister Mushtaq Ghani had said that started selling pakoras (vegetable He was admitted on Wednes- office receives about the deal are around 300,000 people were af- fritters) along the roadside in Up- day to an intensive care unit at al- supportive. Not so for Democrat- fected by the floods in Chitral. per Chitral's Reshun area. Sabeen hospital in the city's ic Congresswoman Jan Scha- Haddah neighborhood, where kowsky. In a press conference nurses treat infants suffering mal- flanked by pro-deal activities in nutrition, their skin stretched tight Washington, D.C., Schakowsky over the bones of wasted figures. said she received about 200 con- When the war began in March, condition improved the first day, nutrition rates in the world, ac- July 10 it was stepping up screen- stituent calls in support of the deal, between the country's Houthi but now it's deteriorated." cording to the World Food ing for malnutrition, vaccinations but over 300 against it. We know movement and an exiled govern- Ali Mohammed al-Tawaari, a Programme. Around half of all chil- and other life-saving interventions that the opponents of this deal are ment backed by Gulf Arab states, six-month-old malnourished boy, dren under five are stunted; too for millions of Yemeni children energized, they will be calling we hundreds of foreign, mostly Asian, cries as he is weighed in a malnu- short for their age as a result of caught up in the crisis. A newborn need to make sure we are over- medical staff members, were trition intensive care unit in Sanaa, malnutrition. The mother of 21- baby cries in a special care unit at whelmingly calling people, meet- evacuated to their countries, leav- Yemen July 30, 2015. (Reuters) month-old Majed Ayyash pre- a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen July ing with them in their district, ing their jobs in Yemeni hospitals. Before the war, a decent life pares him to be weighed in a mal- 30, 2015. (Reuters) More than sending them emails. Local medics, nurses and doc- Malnutrition complicated Ali's nutrition intensive care unit in 16,000 children have been treated She urged. Another issue that tors also left the places they were condition. Disruptions of daily life Sanaa, Yemen July 30, 2015. for severe malnutrition and 1.3 rankles supporters of the deal is working in, to go back to their home caused by war have also deprived (Reuters) Yemen normally imports million children in the country are that many Democrats on the rele- areas. The rural district three hours many Yemenis of their livelihoods, almost 90 percent of its basic food at risk of malnutrition, it said. "But vant committees hold the same from Sanaa where Ali's family lives robbing people like Ali's parents from abroad. what Yemen really needs now is a hawkish views on Iran as their was one of the areas that lost quali- of the financial means to help their The U.N. emergency food return to peace, a solution to the Republican counterparts do. fied medical staff. Without their children. Wadha said: "We had a agency said on July 30 that the fuel and power crisis and restora- In particular, they refer to Sen- skills, routine problems can turn decent life before the war started, impact of traders being unable to tion of regular health services," ator Robert Menendez, who was lethal. Wadha said that Ali's prob- we had a business and were culti- import enough food and safely Julien Harneis, UNICEF represen- until recently the ranking minori- lems began when he was circum- vating crops. But now diesel be- move it inside the country has led tative in Yemen, said in a state- ty member on the Senate Foreign cised incorrectly. He bled for a came expensive and my husband to a severe rise in prices, increas- ment. For Ali, that may come too Relations Committee and Con- whole day after the operation and cannot pay for water." ing the suffering of the poorest and late.Wadha gazed at her son. gressman Elliot Engel, ranking Th is pictu re s h o w s a flo o d-affe cte d are a in Ch itral. later suffered diarrhea. Even before the war, Yemen most vulnerable. The U.N. "If you look at his face, you member on the House Foreign Af- Pho to by au th o r When he arrived at Sabeen "his had one of the highest child mal- children's agency UNICEF said on can see that death is approaching." fairs Committee. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Petroleum prices reduced up to Eurozone Rs4.92, says Pak inflation, finance minister jo bless rates unchanged ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Friday to reduce the prices of petroleum products up to Rs 4.92 per litre with effect from August 1 (Saturday). Addressing a press conference, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar said, We have reduced the prices of five petro- leum products under the directives of the prime minister in order to provide relief to the people. He said last month the government did not increase the prices of petro- leum products despite the fact the same had risen in the international market and provided a subsidy of Rs 2.5 billion. The loss incurred by the government in July, he added, would be partially recov- ered in the month of August. High- lighting the decrease in prices of BRUSSELS: Inflation in the 19- sis. Prices were actually falling in various petroleum products, the nation eurozone was unchanged in the first three months of the year minister said that the price of July while the jobless rate for June with January down a worrying petrol has been reduced by Rs 1.03 was also flat, suggesting the econ- 0.6pc, stoking fears of deflation. per litre to Rs 76.76 from Rs omy maintained only modest DEFLATION CONCERNS: De- 77.79. Similarly, the price of High growth, official data showed the flation can be a killer for an econo- NEW DELHI: Planning to inject Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 2018-19, the finance ministry said Bank of India, Canara Bank and other day. Analysts said the fig- my because consumers may put off Speed Diesel had been reduced by $11 billion of capital into debt- revive investment or accelerate in a statement. Having allocated IDBI will get $1.6bn, the ministry Rs 2.06 per litre to Rs 85.05 from ures were disappointing, with no purchases expecting to buy goods laden state banks over the next four growth in Asia s third largest $1.24bn for the state banks in its said. sign as yet that the European Cen- cheaper at a later date but that un- Rs 87.11 and HOBC by Rs 1.02 tral Bank s unprecedented econom- dermines demand, and then jobs, years, India s Finance Minister economy. After initial hesitation, February budget, the finance min- That represents 40 per cent of per litre to Rs 82.79 from Rs ic stimulus programme is beginning setting off a vicious cycle. On the Arun Jaitley on Friday sought Jaitley agreed with a plea by the istry aims to inject an extra $1.9bn, the total $4bn that the government 83.81, he added. Likewise, Dar to have a real impact on the econ- face of it, a disappointing set of data parliament s approval to boost Reserve Bank of India to provide if parliament approves. Later, it plans to spend this fiscal year, it said the price of Kerosene oil had omy after years of tepid gains. for the eurozone, said Howard budget spending by $4bn in the more capital to banks. Jaitley plans will seek an additional $50bn ru- added. been reduced by Rs 4.83 per liter Consumer prices rose 0.2 per cent Archer of IHS Global Insight. Ar- current fiscal year. to provide 250bn rupees ($3.90bn) pees for capital infusion into banks. All banks will get financial from Rs 64.94 to Rs 60.11 per li- in July, the Eurostat statistics agen- cher said weak energy prices will High levels of non-performing each in the current and next fiscal The country s top six banks support from the government, tre. The price of Light Diesel Oil cy said, the same rate as the previ- continue to put pressure on the data assets in state-run banks have year, while 200bn rupees would State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of 20pc of the fund allocation will be has also been lowered by Rs 4.92 ous month and in line with ana- but the ECB will take a fair degree made it hard for the government of be provided during 2017-18 and Baroda, Punjab National Bank, tied to performance. per liter from Rs 61.51 per liter to lysts forecasts. The ECB has an of comfort from the core inflation Rs 56.59 per liter, he added. inflation target of just under 2pc figures. If inflation dips lower or and in March launched what is even fails to pick up in the near known as a Quantitative Easing term, the ECB could seriously con- (QE) programme to pump about sider taking further stimulative ac- Greece s stock one trillion euros through to Sep- tion such as front-loading its QE, tember 2016 into the economy in he added. Eurostat said there were an effort to get it back on track. some 17.76 million unemployed in market to reopen as Underlying inflation, which strips the eurozone in June, up 31,000 out volatile energy and food pric- from May even as the headline rate es, was slightly more positive from remained unchanged. The June bailout talks progress the ECB s point of view, rising to 2014 unemployment rate was 11.6 1pc in July from 0.8pc in June, per cent, with some 811,000 jobs Eurostat said. Unemployment gained over the year since then, it meanwhile was unchanged at said. James Howat at Capital Eco- 11.1pc in June, it said. A pick-up nomics said the jobs report was in consumer prices is usually evi- cause for the concern and the ECB dence of increased demand which may eventually have to do even in turn should produce more jobs more. Worryingly, surveys of em- so the figures suggest the econo- ployment intentions have weakened my is bumping along despite the recently, suggesting that the labour negative impact on sentiment of market recovery will remain pretty the long-running Greek debt cri- weak, Howat said in a note. GOLD HIGHER

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ATHENS: Greece's government cause we are forced to," he said in LONDON: The Chinese slow- ket rout has dashed hopes China being realistic, he said. The size announced that the Athens Stock parliament Friday. "But at the same down is forcing many Western will, in the coming years, return to of China s economy means execu- Exchange will reopen Monday, a time we will struggle to change them, companies to take a hard look at the robust growth it saw in the past. tives are not talking about with- big step toward normalcy as talks to improve them and to counter their their businesses there, leading We had five fabulous years in drawing from the market but they with international creditors shifted negative consequences." The bail- many to reduce investments, costs China, of course, where we grew say business cannot continue as into high gear. Finance Minister out talks with the IMF, European and product lines and to tackle in- strong double-digit, and it has been normal. I m optimistic long-term Euclid Tsakalotos signed the order Commission, European Central creasing bad debts. Double digit gradually slowing down. Current- and medium-term that China will Friday that also includes restric- Bank and European Stability growth rates during the first de- ly, in China we had negative order come back. Short-term, we need tions for Greece-based traders for Mechanism must be concluded be- cade of the millennium lured scores intake, said Frans van Houten, to manage through the drought that an unspecified time period. A 60 fore Aug. 20. That's when a debt of Western companies to invest chief executive of Dutch electron- we see, said Ulrich Spiesshofer, euro limit on cash machines with- repayment to the ECB worth more heavily in China. But in recent years ics group Philips NV, on a call with CEO of Swiss-based industrial drawal will remain in place. than 3 billion euros is due money growth has slowed sharply, hitting analysts on Monday. Going for- conglomerate ABB. ABB is care- Tsakalotos met with lead negotia- which Greece does not have. demand and raising doubts about ward, we need to be much more fully managing costs and working tors from the European Union and Tsakalotos said the talks are focused the financial health of Chinese modest on expectations with re- hard to convince customers its LONDON: Gold reversed earlier ounce. Bullion had come under International Monetary Fund to on how to recapitalize Greece's bat- companies. A recent equities mar- gard to China growth; that s just products offer value despite pre- losses on Friday as the dollar fell pressure in recent sessions, with a start negotiations for a third bail- tered banking system, whose de- mium prices. Stuart Rowley, vice after weaker-than-expected US rout last week shaking investor out worth 85 billion euros ($93 posit base was badly hit in recent president at Ford Motor Compa- data, but prices remained on confidence and driving prices to a billion), following several days of months as Greeks fearing a euro exit ny, said his company had respond- course for their biggest monthly 5-1/2-year low of $1,077 on July preparatory meetings between emptied their accounts. The talks ed to the softening market by cut- decline in more than two years on 24. The metal has lost 6.3pc so far lower-level officials on reforming also addressed Greece's Canada s economy ting production. Such actions have expectations the Federal Reserve this month, its steepest decline the tax system and labor market privatization commitments and knock-on impacts on suppliers, will soon raise rates. A US govern- since June 2013. On the Shanghai regulations. The third bailout will budget surplus targets. "As you can shrank by 0.2pc in May, which are also often Western. ment index on employment costs Gold Exchange, premiums stood include a new punishing round of understand, there was convergence French auto components group rose less than forecast. Spot gold, at just over $1 an ounce on the austerity measures heaped on a on some points, and less conver- Valeo said slackening demand from lower initially, rose as much as 1.4 London spot price, traders said. country reeling from a six-year re- gence on others," he said. Friday's boosting recession fears Chinese car factories was forcing per cent to a session high of Spot platinum fell 1.8pc to $969 cession and more than 25 percent meetings came hours after Tsipras it to review its growth plans. $1,103.10 an ounce, before trad- an ounce, palladium dropped unemployment. Prime Minister defeated a bid by dissenters in his We see the growth rate slow- ing up 0.9pc at $1,097.11 by 1345 1.5pc to $609 an ounce and silver Alexis Tsipras has pledged to back left-wing Syriza party to push for ing down. And in the summertime, GMT. US gold for August deliv- was down 0.7pc at $14.53 an the new cutbacks, while openly ad- an end to bailout negotiations and Can ad ian m an u factu rin g o u tp u t is o n a some of our customers are extend- ery climbed 0.7pc to $1,096.20 an ounce. mitting that he disagrees with them. seek a return to the old national cur- cle ar do w n tre n d, an d is n o w at le ve ls th at ing their summer holidays ... Of "We will implement them, yes, be- rency, the drachma. w e re last see n o ver a ye ar ago . Even if Ju n e course, we adapt hiring and CapEx s u rpris e s w ith e n o u gh o f an e xpan s io n to drag (capital expenditure) to current Only a payrolls th e qu arte rly figu re in to p o s itive te rrito ry, th e market conditions, said CEO five -m o n th s lu m p fro m Jan u ary to May is Jacques Aschenbroich. surprise could alre ady th e lo n ge s t co n tractio n s in ce 2 0 0 9 . CHANGE IN TACK: Will Expo rtable Hallyer, partner with Strategy shake stalling Consultants OC&C, said the The total value of Canada's econo- adding there are now signs that the toughening conditions were market in US my declined by 0.2 per cent in slowdown in the economy is ex- prompting companies to shift their custo m e r focus from boosting market share NEW YORK: Unless next week's May, the fifth consecutive month- tending beyond the oil patch as ly slide, according to Statistics manufacturing actually declined by to ensuring their operations were payrolls report is an outlier, in- profitable or at least reducing any vestors should expect a continua- Canada. The service sector shrank more than the oil and gas sector e xpe rien ce by 0.1 per cent in May, while did. "Canadian manufacturing out- losses. It had been more of a land tion of the directionless market that grab mentality buy a position, has kept the S&P 500 trading in goods-producing industries con- put is on a clear down trend, and is tracted by 0.6 per cent. The man- now at levels that were last seen invest heavily in growth and have place for most of the year. Should confidence that at some point July post strong job gains, it would tech co uld ufacturing, mining, quarrying, oil over a year ago." Even if June sur- and gas and utilities sectors were prises with enough of an expan- you ll be able to make money, he point to an economy strong enough said. As the market slows down, for the Federal Reserve to raise all down. On the opposite end, the sion to drag the quarterly figure construction and agriculture and into positive territory, the five- it accelerates the shift towards interest rates for the first time in bo lster UK people thinking hard about mak- almost a decade. But concern about forestry sectors expanded. Cana- month slump from January to da isn't in a recession, influential May is already the longest con- ing sure they have a business that the strength of the economies in makes money, he added. China and Europe, along with a economist group says DON PIT- traction since 2009. The Bank of TIS: Forget politics here's what Canada's latest forecast assumed a Strategies vary across compa- slide in energy prices, have made eco n o m y nies and sectors. Some have fo- stocks stall. U.S. oil futures (CLc1) the economy really needs The 0.5 per cent contraction for the drop was worse than the flat show- second quarter as a whole. And the cused on cost reductions Gen- fell more than 20 percent in July, eral Motors flagged material cost the largest monthly drop in almost ing that a consensus of economists federal budget, tabled as recently polled by Bloomberg had been ex- as April, was forecasting an eco- performance in China to inves- seven years. "We re likely to be in British companies with exportable services could be the key to unlocking the economic tors. Acting CEO of Sweden s Vol- first gear, crawling forward, not pecting. The contraction also nomic performance for the year potential of fast-growing economies in South East Asia, according to David Cameron. means that if data for June shows that's well above what Statistics vo AB Jan Gurander said this was dramatically faster, essentially flat easier to achieve in China than in for the year or up a little, depend- another drop, Canada's economy Canada data suggests is happen- will have met the bar of what many ing. "There is no sugar-coating this Europe, where workers enjoy more ing on which index you use," said British companies with exportable British companies like Qubit are The start-up describes its technol- protections and factory shut- Kate Warne, investment strategist services could be the key to un- flying the flag and unlocking the ogy as easily exportable . It has economists call a recession two one it's a sour result," BMO's quarters, or six straight months, of Doug Porter said. "More impor- downs can be politically sensitive. at Edward Jones in St. Louis. Since locking the economic potential of economic potential of the fast already demonstrated its potential Others, including BMW and it first closed above 2,100 almost fast-growing economies in South growing economies of South East by growing US sales by 362 per negative growth. Some economists tant is whether the economy can say we are already in a recession, begin to recover in the second half eyewear manufacturing Luxottica, six months ago, the S&P 500 has East Asia, according to David Cam- Asia, he said. I hope that we can cent in the first half of 2015. The are trying to attract increasingly not deviated from that level more eron. Prime Minister David Cam- work together to create jobs and UK retains the highest percentage even though the data to confirm of the year." The weak economic this has yet to come out. Others showing has also cast doubt on the cautious Chinese consumers with than 3 percent on the downside or eron, speaking at the opening of growth for the UK. Qubit, a data- of e-commerce sales at 13 per cent, price cuts. 2 percent higher. Its 100-day mov- the GAVI Alliance immunisations first start-up founded by ex-Goo- and is currently the world s mar- argue that a recession requires more federal government's promise to than just a simple six-month de- balance the books as it heads into Some companies are rethink- ing average is 2,096 and it has been pledging conference in London, gle executive Graham Cooke, uses ket leader for e-commerce. UK ing their product lines. French effectively flat for a full month. It June 13 2011 Speaking on his re- cloud technology to monitor user sales are ahead of main competi- cline. MONTHLY GDP CHART- an election. But Prime Minister construction jobs worker Canada's Stephen Harper said last week that dairy group Danone told investors closed Friday near 2,104. Concern cent tour of the area, the prime data and provide a more person- tors China and the US, which ac- it was offloading its Chinese busi- over a market topping near its minister said working with such alised customer experience. The count for 10 per cent and 6.5 per economy shrank by 0.2 per cent his government was "well ahead" in May, the fifth straight monthly of its own forecast for a balanced ness, Dumex, which operates in a record is evidenced by $2.8 billion firms could help to create jobs and internet is the most important as- cent respectively. highly competitive, commoditised in outflows from U.S.-based do- bolster the UK s economy. Cam- set we have in driving the econo- The UK, US, China and Ger- decline. (Todd Korol/Reuters) Ei- budget despite the economic strug- ther way, "the Canadian economy gles. The loonie slipped about a market, to a joint venture partner mestic-focused stock funds last eron said he was delighted to be my forward, said Cooke. We live many are the world s largest ecom- to allow it focus on marketing its week, their second straight week joined by e-commerce customer in a global expectation economy merce markets, and are expected isn't out of the woods just yet," fifth of a cent to 76.66 cents US CIBC economic Nick Exarhos said, after the GDP data came out. international brands which offer of withdrawals, according to Lip- experience start-up Qubit on his and businesses not set up to meet to double in size by 2018 to £645 the potential for higher margins. per data. South East Asian trade mission. those expectations will struggle. billion. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES THE RE-UNION: Upping Jason Atif Aslam the glamour regales his These Bollywooders quotient in Statham sells REUNITED AFTER A BAJIRAO DELHI LONGHIATUS MASTANI Hollywood AADEEZ home for $9.2m

Anju also styled Deepika Pudokone in Bhansali s Raam Leela. PHOTO: FILE

NEW DELHI: After adding dra- ma to Sanjay Leela Bhansali s Actor Jason Statham and his girl- actor Ben Stiller for a reported raise their children. Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Lee- friend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley $7.325 million in 2011, reports "Having a family is something la with her costumes, designer have sold their Hollywood Hills femalefirst.co.uk. I think about for sure, and wheth- Anju Modi is working with him home for $9.2 million just weeks The house also boasts eight er I'd live here in America or in Atif made the audience on his Bajirao Mastani dream after putting it on the market. bathrooms, two dining rooms and England. But it's not always as almost forget the wait and project. She says the filmmaker The 48-year-old star and the a cinema. Huntington-Whiteley simple as that. I have no idea what amidst tight security, he has absolute clarity on how he 28-year-old model bought the es- said that she and Statham are will happen, but it'll be interest- regaled his fans with several As Ajay Devgn and Tabu share line. With this pairing, Dilwale is wants the characters to be devel- tate, which sits on half an acre thinking about starting a family ing to find out, right? And nothing of his songs. PHOTO: NEWSX screen space in 'Drishyam' after arguably the most anticipated film oped, portrayed and perceived. above Runyon Canyon Park, from together, but aren't sure where to will be perfect, I'm sure," she said. over a decade and half, we turn of 2016. Vinod Khanna and Dim- Modi, who styled Bolly- akistani singing sensation the spotlight on other actors who ple Ka adia The last time: 'Leela' wood actress Deepika Padukone Atif Aslam was at his musi reunited on the big screen after a (2002) After the break: 'Dabangg' and Priyanka Chopra in the 2013 cal best at an evening when gap of several years... (2010) Lowdown: They had co- released film, is again styling for Movie Review: P Box Office: Mission over 2,500 of his fans, whom he While fresh or unusual cast- starred in quite a few films like both the ladies for Bajirao Mas- fondly calls Aadeez, were left ask- ing creates a lot of buzz and curi- 'Insaaf' (1987), 'Aakhri Adalat' tani, and the designer has im- Drishyam a mersed herself into research along impossible rogue nation ing for more even after he took to osity, reunion of actors are equal- (1988), 'Batwara' (1989) and gripping saga, stage three hours later than sched- ly looked forward to, especially 'Khoon Ka Karz' (1991). Almost with Bhansali to nail the right look uled. Looking cool in a t-shirt and if it comes after a long interlude. over a decade later, they united of the characters. For the re- cruising to $45m-plus US debut rolled up jeans, Atif made the au- As 'Drishyam' hits the silver for 'Leela' in which Kapadia search, since the movie focuses on but not a dience almost forget the wait and screen today, movie buffs will get played a professor and married to a specific period in our history amidst tight security, he regaled to see Ajay Devgn and Tabu shar- Khanna, a renowned poet. The when the Maratha Peshwa (Ba- nail-biting one his fans with several of his songs ing screen space after 16 years - film, however, failed to work at jirao) rose to prominence and the and more, on Friday night at Talk- they were last seen together in the box-office. Eight years later, region of Maharashtra, we had our atora Stadium, New Delhi, India. 'Thakshak' (1999). This film, they came together for the Salman work cut out for us . ead: Bajirao Read: Atif Aslam to sing for Sal- however, will have sparks flying Khan and Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Mastani: No rivalry between Priy- man Khan in Bajrangi Bhaijaan between the duo as Tabu plays a which was a superhit. Anil anka and Deepika Sanjay Leela While his concert was to begin at cop and Ajay, a common man, Kapoor and Shefali ShahThe last Bhansali is a very detail-oriented 5 p.m., a few serpentine lines were who inadvertently lands in a pre- time: 'Black and White' (2008) person he is methodical and seen being formed at the entrance carious situation and tries hard to After the break: 'Dil Dhadakne has absolute clarity on the way of the venue much before that. The outdo her. Ajay Devgn (left) and Do' (2015) Lowdown: These two he wants the characters to be de- delay led some to believe that the Tabu at a promotional event in veterans garnered much apprecia- veloped, portrayed and perceived. concert would be called off. And Delhi. Speaking about their re- tion as the Mehra couple in the Bhansali and I travelled to vari- that s no surprise as the Aadat union, the actress has admitted recent Zoya Akhtar ensemble ous parts of Maharashtra to re- hitmaker s shows have been can- that she didn't have to think twice movie. They not only brought a search the costumes and how we celled in the past in various Indi- before giving her nod to the project sting to their interactions as ex- can best highlight and detail out an cities, including Delhi. as she believes Ajay is her "trump pected from a husband and a wife the nuances of each of the three But as the clock struck 8.40 card". On the other hand, Ajay in a loveless marriage, but seemed protagonists characters and per- p.m., one could see his bandmates reportedly said: "Working with perfectly cast as the parents of sonalities, she said. Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossi- never opened to huge numbers, on the stage. They were soon Tabu in 'Drishyam' was no differ- Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Working with Deepika joined by the singer himself who ent from working with her in the Singh. Even though they were Padukone and Priyanka Chopra ble Rogue Nation is off to a outside of the second film, which If we go by the thumb rule or rath- pleasing start at the North Amer- took in $70.8 million over the long started the show with his latest '90s. We are childhood friends, our working together after a gap of is also a delight for Modi. Amazed Bollywood hit track Tu chahiye real life equation helps us work in seven years, Shefali felt her co- by the professionalism they have er logical thinking, then it suggests ican box office, where it is pacing Memorial Day weekend in 2000, that an already told saga can nev- to gross $18 million-plus for the including $57 million for the week- from Salman Khan starrer Bajran- perfect tandem. Since we have star hadn't changed at all. "He is at this young age, Modi said, In gi Bhaijaan. been busy with our respective as dedicated and committed as he Ram-Leela, I got the opportunity er have the charm and curiosity day for a weekend debut in the end itself. which a pristine or newfangled tale $45 million-plus range, if not ap- Written and directed by Chris- Then he moved on to Doorie, work, there wasn't much interac- was before," she had been quoted to work with two of the top lead- the title track of his second album tion before the film took off. But as saying. Saif Ali Khan and Pre- ing ladies Deepika Padukone can have. But as we all know that proaching $50 million. topher McQuarrie, the new Para- Bollywood is one such place, There's been plenty of spec- mount and Skydance film sees Doorie; followed by Bheegi Yaa- we started from where we had left ity Zinta The last time: 'Salaam and Priyanka Chopra (for her song dein, the rock version of his huge- off. That's the strength of every Namaste' (2005) After the break: in the movie), and got to design whose natives not only are capa- ulation as to how the big-budget Hunt and his team attempting to ble of creating exceptions, but can film, costing Paramount and Sky- prove the existence of (and then ly popular Bollywood debut track friendship." Hitlist takes a look 'Happy Ending' (2014) Low- costumes for both these beautiful Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein. As he at other actors who reconnected down: The dimpled actress did a actors and Ranveer Singh. also breed the weltanschauungs. dance Productions $150 million to stop) the Syndicate, an interna- And massive box office success make, will fare in the U.S. At this tional criminal consortium. Jere- belted out his hit songs one after after a hiatus... Shah Rukh Khan cameo in the Raj Nidimoru and Read: Bajirao Mastani first the other, the fans who were furi- and Kajol The last time: 'My Krishna DK film as one of Saif's look: Ranveer Deepika and Priy- and humongous critical acclama- rate, Rogue Nation could match my Renner, Simon Pegg and tion of some of the southern re- the debut of Mission: Impossible Rebecca Ferguson also star. ous because of the delay calmed Name Is Khan' (2010) After the many ex-girlfriends. An excited anka ready to set screen on fire! down and sang along with Atif. break: 'Dilwale' (upcoming) Low- Preity even tweeted pictures of It has been an absolute de- makes is one of the conspicuous III and exceed the opening of the Ghost Protocol, directed by proof of the same. last installment, Mission: Impos- Brad Bird, revitalized the spy-ac- He apologised for making them down: The on-screen power cou- them together on the sets, saying: light working with all three of wait. ple of the '90s have teamed up for "Cannot believe That the first time them! They re all highly profes- Be it about remakes featuring sible Ghost Protocol, although tion franchise, earning $694.7 mil- Salman, Akshay or Ajay, every a comparison to the latter is tough lion globally, a series best. That Apologies for the delay. It the Rohit Shetty film, which is we shot together was 16 years ago sional at such a young age, and to was because of the traffic. Thank currently being shot in Bulgaria. ! Unbelievable." The first time see their passion and dedication refurbished cine chronicle in- because it played its first week- included an international total of spired from one or the other end in Imax runs. $485.3 million. you for the love, Atif told the The pair has delivered several that they were paired opposite towards their craft is nice to see. audience before singing Tera Hone blockbusters like 'Baazigar', 'Dil- each other was for 'Kya Kehna' Modi, who launched her label southern money spinners have set The critically acclaimed film The weekend's other new a new benchmark of success. Now is the fifth installment in the ac- wide player, Vacation, is doing less Laga Hoon. The 32-year-old then wale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Ka- (2000) and the last was 'Salaam in 1990, is one of the founding picked up his guitar and played it ran Arjun', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' Namaste' - call it sheer coincidence, members of the Fashion Design with the unveiling of Ajay Devgn, tion franchise and is playing in business than expected after open- Tabu, Shriya Saran starrer 3,956 North American theaters. It ing midweek. The comedy, garner- while singing Jal pari from his de- and 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'. but both the films had Saif im- Council of India (FDCI), the in- but album Jal Pari, which didn t It is said that Rohit got close bud- pregnating Preity by accident. On dustry s apex body. Behind the `Drishyam` it will be interesting will easily win the weekend, and ing poor reviews, earned $6.2 mil- to see if history repeats itself or is expected to be even bigger over- lion on Wednesday and Thursday, officially release in India. Read: dy Ajay Devgn to cajole wife Ka- their latest collaboration, Saif had scenes, Modi has been tirelessly Atif Aslam to make acting debut jol to do the film. And with SRK said, "She is a dear friend. She was working with master artisans not. seas, where it rolls out in numer- and is tipped to gross $22 million across the country. She has deli- `Drishyam` which is appar- ous markets (Cruise remains a far for the five days, including rough- in Bollywood I am here because cately revived age-old Indian tech- ently the 3rd remake of Mohanlal bigger star internationally). The ly $16 million for the Friday-Sun- of your love. niques, including vegetable dye- starrer with same, and is latently Mission: Impossible movies have day frame. You all listen to my songs, ing, block printing and embroidery. based on the Keigo Higashino's take out time for my music. That She has also been working on con- famous novel `The Devotion of makes me feel very good. Thank temporising traditional crafts like Suspect X`. Look what Kareena has to you for that, the singer, who has Chanderi weaving, Kota fabrics, Just like Mohanlal's Malay- been in the music industry for over Varanasi zari work and Bandhani alam cine chronicle, this edition a decade, told his Delhi fans, out printing. of the movie also narrates the sto- say about Indian women? of which a few showed up in t- When she is working on peri- ry of school dropout/ under edu- shirts with Atif s images printed od movies, which require use of cated guy, Vijay Salgaonkar Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan serve the country's heritage. "In- on them. For the next few songs, traditional Indian textile, Modi (Ajay), who own a small cable believes that Indian women are dia is a house to diverse and vi- he gave his band a break. finds it intellectually stimulating business in a small hamlet of Goa. beautiful in their own right. The brant ethnicities and is imperative With just his soulful voice and and gratifying to research and And is quite happy in his small face of Craftsvilla Miss Ethnic will for each one of us to preserve it," a piano, he sang the moving num- work on such projects that cele- world which has his wife Nandini crown the finalists of the contest, said the actress. Kareena, a big ber Pehli Nazar Mein from Race. brate and showcase our rich his- (Shriya) and two daughters. to be held on September 11 here. fan of everything ethnic, also loves Like always, he ensured to churn tory and textile heritage . But life of this happily living Women across the country, re- Indian art and crafts, especially out some of the Bollywood s clas- In fact, my collections (out- family becomes harum-scarum gardless of their age and marital paintings. Her favourite painting sic songs like Gulabi Aankhen, Jab side of costume design) are always when a grotesque incident comes status, can participate in the con- is from Manu ParekhA's Banaras Koi Baat Bigad Jaye and Kya Hua steeped in research. I suppose it to haunt them. And what follows test. "Every Indian woman is series. "I like about the painting Tera Wada. is my area of comfort, said the next is even more devastating unique and beautiful in their own is that it has so many vibrant co- If Bollywood songs kept the where one of their self-defense right. Through Craftsvilla Miss lours which symbolises our coun- fans up on their feet, his album designer, whose couture line at the numbers like Kuch Is Tarah, Hum already on board, the actress ap- at my wedding with Kareena ongoing edition of Amazon India acts go awry killing a young boy, Ethnic, we are looking for those try. The blending of all the colours Sam (Rishab Chadha), who hap- who believe in themselves," Ka- in one frame stands testimony to Kis Gali Jaa Rahe Hain and Meri parently didn't need much moti- (Kapoor). She even took me to Fashion Week (AICW) 2015 Kahani also hooked everyone to vation to say yes, although there the hospital once, when I fell off a draws its inspiration from one of pens to be the son of Goa's In- reena said in a statement. She also IndiaA's unity in diversity and I spector General of Police, Meera strongly believes that every Indi- am proud to have that painting his show, tickets for which were were reports that she demanded bike and nearly killed myself! We the richest ancient civilisations priced from Rs.1,500 to Rs.4,000. Rs 5 crore to sign on the dotted go way back. Persia. Deshmukh (Tabu). an should put in efforts to pre- with me,` she said. Breakthrough: Musicians await landmark decision from Pemra Fawad, Sonam will travel to

KARACHI: There was a time to 10 per cent foreign content. between the 80 s up till the mid- Speaking to The Express Tribune, Melbourne for Khoobsurat screening noughties that Pakistani music Umer Sheikh, chief executive of shared stark similarities with Pa- Comp, elaborated that it had be- Khoobsurat not only won Fawad kistani fast bowling. Like the un- come imperative for them to act Khan a Filmfare award for the best ending production line of fast now before the situation deterio- male debut but also opened doors bowlers from that era, there was rated any further. Channel and for him in Bollywood. While the an emergence of several unique radio executives have now openly actor continues to make waves musicians during that period started saying that they won t play across the border, news is that his both of which used to be the envy local content as Indian songs are debut film is set to be screened in of our next door neighbours. Af- more in demand. He added that Melbourne. Fawad will be travel- ter a strong start, it has been left broadcasting executives hide be- ling to Melbourne with his co-star stranded in the middle of nowhere hind the drop in ratings and adver- Sonam Kapoor in the second week as local broadcasters have dis- tisements whenever they play Pa- of August to attend the Indian played a keen desire to play for- kistani content but contrary to Film Festival, according to eign content on their channels with popular belief the ad-spend in the Pinkvilla. The duo will be accom- local musicians being left with no local entertainment industry con- panied by Anil Kapoor for the medium to promote their music. tinues to remain very high. The special screening of Disney & Anil For what now seems as an eterni- ad-spend on private channels and Kapoor Film Company s Khoob- ty several local musicians have radio (in Pakistan) is close to $540 surat. Sonam will be among the been complaining about the lack million and $24 million per year guests of honours. She will also the singer-turned-actor has adopt- taking KJo s advice for his choice of coverage being given to local respectively, adds Sheikh. With be supporting Anil Kapoor s films ed a no-kissing policy which was of roles. He is currently shooting artistes on private channels. Two the local music industry being Dil Dhadakne Do, 1942 A Love considered to be the main reason for Karan Johar s Kapoor and separate NGOs All Music Per- issue with the Pakistan Electron- meeting on Friday. According to stuck in a downward spiral for the Story and Mr. India, showcasing behind his exit from Battle for Sons. The director is also said to formers Pakistan Society ic Media Regulatory Authority the NGOs, broacasters were in better part of the last decade or so at the festival. Fawad recently Bittora. Read: No-kissing poli- be behind his exit from the (Ampps) and Collective Organi- (Pemra) and according to a notice violation of the Pemra law, which musician Haroon, who is spear- declined an offer to star in Sonam s cy costs Fawad Khan film with Kapoors film as he believed Bat- sation for Music Rights of Paki- issued by the regulatory body, the stated that all licensed broadcast- heading Ampps, termed their move sister Rhea s next production Bat- Sonam? However, according to a tle for Bittora won t do any good stan (Comp) have raised this two NGOs have been called for a ers in the country can only run up a case of better late than never. tle for Bittora due to the date is- recent report, Fawa is said to be to Fawad s career. sues. It was earlier reported that This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Beijing to Isner on host 2022 course in Winter Atlanta OLYMPICS BEATING ALMATY Chinese capital defeats neighbouring Kazakh- stan's bid to host its first Jo h n Is n er is cha s in g his Olympic games despite third straight Atlanta lack of natural snow. Open title Beijing has been selected to host John Isner maintained his bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, be- a third straight ATP Atlanta Open coming the first city awarded crown with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 quar- both the winter and summer ter-final win over Lithuania's games. Ricardas Berankis. The Chinese capital narrow- The top-seed blasted 19 aces ly defeated Kazakhstan's Almaty and converted his lone break- in a vote of the International point chance to ease past his op- Olympic Committee despite its ponent in one hour 21 minutes lack of natural snow. Friday's vote and book a semi-final clash with was surprisingly close: 44-40. American compatriot Denis Kud- Beijing was seen by the IOC la Kudla sealed his last-four spot as a safe, reliable choice that also with a 7-5 6-0 win over Israel's offered vast commercial oppor- Dudi Sela. The other semi-final tunities in a new winter sports will pit fifth-seeded Cypriot market of more than 300 million Marcos Baghdatis against sev- people in northern China. Beijing enth-seeded Gilles Muller of Lux- mayor Wang Anshun heralded "a remarkable day for Beijing and for embourg. the Olympic movement" on Fri- Baghdatis upended second- day after the Chinese capital won seeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil the right to host the 2022 Winter 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to reach his third Games. "This day will go down semi-final of the season while in history," Wang told reporters. Muller dispatched Japan's Go "The first time in Olympic his- Soeda 7-5 6-1. tory that a city will host both a "He's very solid," Isner said summer and a winter Olympic of Kudla. "He returns really well. years. In 120 years this is un- COLOMBO: Pakistan play their against Lasith Malinga-captained ness has remained questionable of Sri Lanka had panned out for them. Chamara Kapugedera, Shehan Ja- He's quick. The best part of his precedented. We are over- final match of their Sri Lanka tour Sri Lanka on Thursday. Now the late. If the veteran paceman con- The Sri Lankans, who changed yasuriya, , Jeffrey game is that he stays very com- whelmed." Almaty had hoped to here at the R. Premadasa Stadium pumped-up Pakistan given the tinues to struggle, the selectors their team combination many times, Vandersay, Nuwan Kulasekara, posed out there and doesn't let bring the games to Central Asia on Saturday, when they take on manner they have fared so far on may not hesitate to replace him but were still found wanting against Binura Fernando, Chaturanga de things rattle him too much. It's for the first time, but was a less- the hosts in the second and final the tour can surely end the tour with a youngster who would be a formidable Pakistan, will certain- Silva, Milinda Siriwardene. PAKI- paying dividends. er-known quantity and viewed as Twenty20. Playing some top- with victory on Saturday. The up and running right from the ly have to do something different STAN: (), "He's working really hard and a riskier choice by IOC class , the visitors first tourists top-order batting has word go. As regards Sri Lanka s on Saturday if they are to prevent Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, knocked out Sri Lanka in the three- been brilliant and has done the bulk batting, their top-order batsmen, the tourists from ending the tour Mohammad Hafeez, , he's very young too, so he's got a members.Kazakh Prime Minister great future ahead of him. Me be- Karim Massimov made a last- Test series, and then they out- of the scoring, which took the pres- including seasoned Tillekaratne on a high. SRI LANKA: Lasith Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, minute impassioned plea for the classed the hosts in the five-game sure off their middle-order bats- Dilshan, have failed miserably Malinga (captain), Tillakaratne Mukhtar Ahmed, Nauman Anwar, ing the elder statesman tomorrow, IOC to be "brave" and give the ODI series. Continuing with their men who could play their natu- throughout. Pakistan, on the oth- Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kithruwan Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, So- I need to show him no mercy." games to his country, but it was winning streak, Shahid Afridi and ral-cum-aggressive game. To add er hand, have been quite shrewd, Vithanage, , hail Tanvir, Yasir Shah, Imad not enough. "Almaty is not a his men won the first T20 game to Sri Lanka s woes, Malinga s fit- neutralising all the strategies that Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wasim, Zia-ul-Haq. risky choice for 2022," Massi- Robbie McNamara mov told the IOC delegates. "In fact, we are quite the opposite. remains keen to ... We are a golden opportunity Richie Porte to prove that smaller, advancing BOOING OF INDIGENOUS START UP A nations can successfully host the TRAINING CAREER Winter Games." Almaty por- to join BMC trayed its bid as one that goes back to the tradition of the Win- footballer is damaging Australia Racing from ter Games, showing videos fea- turing towering peaks and deep Persistent heckling of one of Australia's most accomplished indigenous athletes described as "a blight on the country". snow and stressing that all ven- Team Sky ues are within a 30-km radius. China's size and political and economic might was a big advan- tage against its northwestern neighbour, which became inde- pendent in 1991. Beijing and Al- maty had both been considered longshots when the 2022 bid race opened two years ago. But they were the only two candidates left after four European cities - in- cluding Oslo and Stockholm - pulled out for political or finan- cial reasons. The secret vote was conducted by paper ballot, after the first electronic vote experi- enced technical faults with the Ro bbie McN am ara tablets. Beijing plans to use sev- abo ard Silve r Co n co rde eral venues from the 2008 Olym- pics, including the "Bird's Nest" stadium and "Water Cube" arena. Robbie McNamara remains keen But the snow and sliding events to start up a training career from would be at venues in Yangqing Richie Porte has the middle of next year as he con- and Zhangjiakou, 60 and 140 km tinues to recover from serious in- outside Beijing. A planned high- decided to join the juries suffered in a fall at Wexford BMC Racing team speed rail line to Zhangjiakou is Goodes has twice won in April. supposed to cut travel time to 50 The jockey was due to part- minutes. the Australian Football ner last year's Cheltenham Gold League's highest Richie Porte will join the BMC Racing Team on a one-year deal Cup winner Lord Windermere in honour, the Brownlow after deciding to end his associa- the Crabbie's Grand National at Medal, and has been tion with Team Sky. Aintree, but suffered multiple in- Fowler named Australian of the The 30-year-old Australian, juries when coming to grief in a Year [Getty Images] who played in his part in helping fall from Bursledon in a handicap Sky win three Tour de France ti- hurdle at Wexford the previous one adrift tles, will link-up with the US reg- day. Australia's race discrimination erything to do with Goodes stand- in 2014. New South Wales state sue that we have with Adam now istered team for the 2016 season. Almost four months on, Mc- after 65 commissioner has condemned the ing up against racism and speak- Premier Mike Baird called Goodes about him being booed for 15 or 16 Porte helped Bradley Wiggins Namara is now based at the Na- persistent booing of one of the ing out about indigenous issues. one of the sport's greatest ever weeks," he said. "I do think there win the Tour in 2012 and worked tional Rehabilitation Hospital in nation's most high-profile indige- "Goodes has been a public figure players and said it was "unaccept- comes a point where we need to as a domestique for Chris Froome Dun Laoghaire and although still nous athletes, warning it has gone not afraid of challenging prejudice; able" he was being treated in such call out this behaviour and go as the British rider claimed victo- confined to a wheelchair, he spoke beyond sport and become a blight not afraid of asking questions a way. "The relentless booing of 'Enough's enough'." Does Australia ry in 2013 and 2015. PRUDEN- positively about his future as he on the country. Sydney Swans' about Australian history and so- Adam Goodes breaks the spirit have a racism problem? Soutphom- TIAL RIDELONDON GRAND enjoyed a couple of days out of Australian Football League (AFL) ciety. He has done it in ways that of good sportsmanship," he wrote masane agreed that it had gone too PRIX - Today Bet nowBet £5 get hospital at the Galway Festival. star Adam Goodes, a former Aus- have made some people feel un- in a Facebook post. "It must far. "The vilification has got to stop. £20 free "We officially welcome Legatissimo2/1 tralian of the Year, has been the comfortable." Aborigines are the stop." Goodes has received broad Because it is doing damage - not Richie to the BMC Racing Team," Bet nowBet £5 get £20 free target of a barrage of jeers during nation's most disadvantaged pop- support among fellow AFL and just to the game of AFL but also to BMC Racing manager Jim "I'm not going to do it (start Rickie Fowler one adrift in Virginia matches this season, sparking ulation, with few making it as elite National Rugby League (NRL) our society," he said. "With each training) straight away. I'm going fears he may quit after the abuse athletes. Goodes has won the players with some teams an- match, each week, that this booing Ochowicz said in a statement. following second round 65 "Richie's addition to our roster for to get out of hospital and get a escalated and he ruled himself out Brownlow Medal, the highest nouncing the inclusion of indige- is tolerated, more and more people house sorted and I'll probably aim In-form Rickie Fowler posted a of an AFL fixture this weekend. award for the AFL's best and fair- nous dances during upcoming are being given licence to degrade, next year adds extra muscle and a second round six-under-par 65 to The 35-year-old was allowed an est player, twice; in 2003 and games.AFL boss Gillon humiliate and intimidate; to believe wealth of experience. "It also gives for the middle of next year," Mc- move just a stroke off the pace at indeterminate leave of absence by 2006. He has been outspoken McLachlan also called for a halt that they can hound someone who us the chance to separate and/or Namara told At The Races. the half-way stage of the Quicken his club after being jeered relent- about indigenous issues since be- to the "sheep-like" booing. "I don't speaks out about racism into si- unite our strategies and goals as "I'll be heading to the sales in Loans National in Virginia. This lessly and racially abused by rival ing named Australian of the Year know that we've ever had the is- lence." we see fit throughout the season." the summer and give it a go after year s Players Championship supporters during a match in Perth that. I'd like to get back into an winner came home in just 30 last weekend. Adam Goodes of the old routine before I put the pres- strokes including birdies at each Swans looks to pass the ball dur- sure of training on top of me." of the last three holes to move ing a Perth match last week in Stuart Hall targets Jamie McDonnell "I'll go to the Curragh and rent within a shot of early leader Ryo which he was jeered by the op- the yard. I'm not going to invest Ishikawa. Fowler moved 16 plac- posing side's supporters [Getty fortunes in it by buying a yard. es up the leaderboard on Friday Images] It was the latest case of "You've got every amenity at and feels his game is in good shape vilification that Goodes has faced rematch ahead of Edwin Tellez clash the Curragh - it's the best training ahead of the weekend. The 26- in AFL matches over the past facility in the country. It would year-old, who also won the Scot- year, incidents which have embar- a top lad, Jamie, but it s busi- be a bit silly not to take advan- tish Open in July, said: I m rassed the sport and triggered a Stuart Hall returns to action live tage. swinging really well and not put- nationwide debate over racism. on Sky Sports on Saturday night ness and I think a fight between and is targeting a rematch with us would be great and obviously "I know the Curragh like the ting myself in bad positions. The Many believe it is racially mo- back of my hand. There's 10 dif- only disappointment was not tivated and stems from him tak- WBA world bantamweight I want a rematch because the first making birdie at any of the par ing exception to being called an champion Jamie McDonnell. one was a beauty and with the ferent gallops there and I've rid- fives. But it s a great looking "ape" by a young spectator at the The 35-year-old has been both of us getting more experi- den work on every single one of course and I m looking forward Melbourne Cricket Ground in added to the 'Rumble on the ence now I think it would be an them." to the weekend. Fowler, howev- 2013, with the abuse reportedly Humber' undercard at the KC absolute barnstormer." Looking McNamara admits it is no er, trails joint first round leader intensifying after he performed an Lightstream Stadium and will forward to Tellez, Hall added: easy task to start up a training Ishikawa by a single shot. The aboriginal war dance during a take on Nicaragua's Edwin "I ve been training, working to- career and will draw stumps if it young Japanese golfer followed a match last May. It has everything Tellez, who was stopped by wards getting on this show for a does not go as planned. 63 on Thursday with a topsy-tur- to do with Goodes standing up Josh Warrington in five rounds while and Eddie Hearn s done me He said: "I'll have a yard set vy 68 that included just seven pars. against racism and speaking out in February. A former world a massive favour getting me on up and staff organised before I Ishikawa offset seven birdies with about indigenous issues. Tim champion, Hall (16-4-2-KO7) is it, I m over the moon. start training. I'd like to give the four bogeys and ended his round Soutphommasane, Australian determined to blast his way back "He s going to be coming to training a go, but if in two years by holing out from 18 feet on the Race Discrimination Commission- to the top and earn a second bout fight but I m just looking to get time it wasn't working out, I'd pull final green. But it was not a great er Race Discrimination Commis- with McDonnell, who won by back in there, I ve missed this the plug. I'm not going to go run- day for Retief Goosen who had sioner Tim Soutphommasane has a unanimous decision in their buzz. Donnell. Every time we get close can try and make that fight. "He s He s a top lad, Jamie, but it s ning myself into the ground train- been joint-leader with Ishikawa no doubts there are racial under- first clash in September 2011. ing bad horses. Bet nowBet £5 get £20 free The to him, he pulls away again but done absolutely fantastically, business and I think a fight be- after 18 holes. tones. "Let me be clear. There is he s had some fantastic wins. "I Jamie McDonnell and I wish him "I'd be very disappointed if it The two-time US Open champi- no question that the booing is of Darlington fighter told Boxing tween us would be great and ob- just need to get a couple of good all the best but I ll keep chasing viously I want a rematch because didn't work out, but I'm not going on from South Africa struggled to an ugly and unedifying nature," News: "That s the fight I ve al- wins under my belt and then we him down as much as I can. "He s a two-over-par 73, and is now five he said during a speech on ways wanted, with Jamie Mc- the first one was a beauty. to go chasing up a tree and gaining shots adrift. Wednesday evening. "It has ev- nothing from it." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SUNDAY . AUGUST 02 . 2015-Asad 11, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:12 Price: Afs.15

SERC drafts NDS detains 2 suggestions on electoral reforms Taliban leaders Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi in Nangarhar

KABUL: The Special Electoral Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, Reforms Commission (SERC) has the governor s drafted comments, proposals and spokesman, said that suggestions submitted by differ- Ghairat Abdullah, Taliban ent segments of the society. To shadow district chief, was bring reforms in the electoral sys- arrested along with other tem, the commission has ap- armed militant. proached election observers, civil society groups, political parties, tribal elders, religious scholars, and JALALABAD/QALAT: The Na- national and international experts. tional Directorate of Security The commission drafted 300 pag- (NDS) have arrested two Taliban es suggestions. Chief of the SERC, leaders, including the group s Shah Sultan Aakifi, in a press con- Qarghio district chief, on Saturday ference on Saturday said the 300 in Behsud district in eastern Nan- pages proposals have been ar- garhar province, an official said. ranged after meetings and discus- Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the gover- sions with 200 civil society mem- nor s spokesman, told Pajhwok bers. Afghan News that Ghairat Abdul- The suggestions were gathered By Akhtar M. Nikzad lah, Taliban shadow district chief, suppressed them to improve se- curity forces are guarding the coun- ghan security forces do not respect significant casualties on the anti-state was arrested along with other through two technical committees try to protect it from international and believe on human values and elements. It is worth to mention that of the reforms commission. The curity situation. The minister un- armed militant. KABUL: The Ministry of Interi- derlined that Afghan security forc- terrorism and conspiracies of re- Islamic laws. The militants are try- ANCOP is a highly sophisticated and The apprehended persons hail suggestions were collected from or (MoI) commended the Afghan es feel no pity for insurgents as ing hard to implement their mas- special police unit of the Afghan provincial councils members, rep- gional countries. We will not let from Laghman and confessed to National Civil Order Police (AN- the militant groups do not hesitate them to succeed in their nefarious ter s plans in Afghanistan, he said. National Police (ANP) and falls un- committing several crimes, he has resentatives of 50 political parties, COP) for its exemplary achieve- in killing innocent people and at- designs, the minister reiterated. He asked ANCOP to leave no der the Ministry of Interior. It was tribal elders, observers, Ulema, said. Separately, Ghulam Jilani ments against armed insurgents. tacking civil as well as military in- He urged the regional countries for stone unturned to protect civilians established by the United States in Farahi, senior police official in national and international experts Minister of Interior, Noorulhaq stallations. The insurgents are or- support against terrorism and ex- and eliminate militants. General 2006. ANCOP has eight brigades in in a meeting last Thursday in the Zabul, said four militants and a po- Uloomi, in a joint press conference ganized and supported by neigh- tremism, saying that without co- Commander of ANCOP, Zemarai the country with mission to provide liceman were killed and six other capital city, he elaborated. Ac- on Saturday said that last year boring countries aimed at turning operation of the neighboring and Paikan, said that ANCOP is crisis response in urban areas, pre- cording to the schedule, the tech- rebels wounded when Taliban ANCOP has significant role in Afghanistan into shelter for terror- regional countries terrorism could equipped with modern weapons vent violent public incidents, and stormed police check posts in nical committee of the reforms fighting militancy and inflicted ists. The enemies want to threaten not be eliminated. Terrorism will and has the ability to stave off in- provide civil order presence patrols. commission will hold technical dis- Muladin area in southern Zabul. heavy casualties on insurgents. He the Central Asian countries, he continue to threaten the region surgent attacks. He said the civil In addition, it performs specialized Two policemen had been killed in cussions with several civil society said that in provinces where rebels members in the provinces which added. However, he did not say unless we [region] join hands order police had been successful high-risk missions in support of the the gun fight, a source said. Tali- emerged and challenged writ of the who exactly support terrorism in against this evil [terrorism]. The on aggressive and defensive fronts Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) and ban militants have not yet com- will take a week as the SERC has government, the civil order police the war-hit country. Afghan se- against the militants and inflicted other ANP units and elements. already ran out of time, added Aak- insurgents who fight against Af- mented on the incidents. ifi. (Pajhwok) He said that useful sugges- tions would be taken seriously to Rocket attack on Faizabad foiled; NDS officer killed bring reforms in the electoral sys- MoRR devises 5-year plan for tem and hold transparent elections FAIZABAD/CHARIKAR: Secu- said no one had been arrested in 10 days ago. Elsewhere, an NDS in future. rity forces on Saturday foiled a connection with the incident. A personnel was killed by militants Aakifi further said that inter- IDPs repatriation possible rocket attack on Faiza- resident of Faizabad, Abdul Ka- in central Parwan province. Provin- national partners are interested in bad, the capital of northeastern rim, said they were happy that the cial police chief Brig. Gen. Moham- holding transparent elections. He AT Monitoring Desk Badakhshan province, an intelli- plot to target Faizabad people had mad Zaman Mamozai said the NDS said that in meetings with repre- gence official said. The National been thwarted. Faizabad people officer was ambushed in Tatmadra sentatives of the United Nations KABUL: The Ministry of Refu- Directorate of Security (NDS) of- live in peace. Those who disrupt area of Charikar, the provincial cap- and the United States President gees and Repatriation (MoRR) ficial, who wished anonymity, told the security environment are our ital, last night. An investigation by the reforms commission came to said that it has devised a draft of a Pajhwok Afghan News 23 BM-1 enemies. Militants hold sway in Afghan forces was underway to ar- know that they are interested in 5-year strategic plan to return in- rockets were found ready for parts of Warduj and Juram districts rest the perpetrators, he said. The supporting the Afghan government ternally displaced people (IDPs) launch in Jozgon area on the out- and an Afghan military base was Taliban have so far not commented to bring reforms and hold free and to their homes. The draft was pre- skirts of Faizabad on Saturday. He also captured by insurgents some on the incidents. (Pajhwok) fair polls in the future. Respond- sented to a session of directors of ing to a question, the chief of the refugees and repatriation of 34 reforms commission termed inter- provinces. The Minister Refugees Policeman killed in Kandahar infighting national support important for and Repatriation, Sayed Husain bringing reforms in the electoral Alemi Balkhi, said that after tak- KANDAHAR CITY: One police- policemen first verbally clashed nor s spokesperson, confirmed the system, adding that the represen- ing suggestions from the directors man was killed and another injured and then opened fire at each other incident and the casualties, but did tatives of the international com- the draft will be sent to the coun- IDPs, but we want to find ways tens of thousands of families to after policemen turned on each oth- near the Electricity Department not go into details. munity are ready to facilitate Kabul cil of ministers and then to Presi- to return them to their respective leave their homes in Afghanistan. er and clashed near the capital of office in Kandahar City. He said security forces had and provide required technical and dent Ashraf Ghani. Balkhi added areas, he said. According to the The MoRR in cooperation with southern Kandahar province, an He did not know the exact rea- reached the spot to investigate the logistical assistance for electoral that the plan will resolve the chal- MoRR, the number of IDPs has 18 other organizations are intend- official said on Saturday. son and confirmed one policeman incident and more details would be reforms. He said the commission lenges faced by internally dis- raised to 1 million this year. Wars, ed to put end to internal displace- The security official, who had been killed and another shared with the media once the in- is trying hard to complete the as- placed families in Afghanistan. widespread unemployment and ments across the country, said spoke on the condition of anonym- wounded in the infighting. vestigation was completed. signed tasks within a month. This is not our policy to ignore several other factors have forced an official in the ministry. ity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Samim Khpalwak, the gover- (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.