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GOVT STANCE ON SAUDI-YEMEN WAR irresponsible act : SPANTA Former National Security Advisor violation of international laws, and Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta strong- asked for immediate stop of these ly criticized the National Unity attacks. Government (NUG's) support for AT News Report UN exaggerated Three terrorists Saudi Arabia's intervention in Ye- men crises, calling it "irresponsi- presence of foreign arrested in ble and dangerous decision." "The Yemen crisis is a fight between the militants: NDS Kandahar regional powers," Spanta said. "It's AT Monitoring Desk National Directorate of Security not in our interest to interfere in (NDS) Afghanistan s intelligence these issues." Criticizing the gov- KABUL: National Directorate of ernment for what he believes Security (NDS) termed the pres- agency has arrested a group of "hasty and irresponsible decision," ence of foreign militants as a threat three terrorists which was in- Spanta warned of devastating con- to Afghanistan, but said that UN volved in bomb blasts and other sequences of supporting the "war Haqqani Network report has exaggerated the presence terrorist activities in Kandahar between regional powers." "We of foreign militants in Afghanistan. province. must maintain our neutrality in the behind Khost The UN in a report recently fight between Iran and Saudi Ara- said that Afghanistan has become A statement issued Sunday by attack: NDS safe haven for foreign militants. It NDS states that had also marty- bia in Yemen," Spanta emphasized. added that almost 22,000 foreign red three soldiers and member of He asked the NUG leaders to re- AT News Report fighters have travelled to Syria and peace council in separate attacks solve the cabinet and other domes- Iraq, while 6,500 have come to in Kandahar province. tic issues instead of interfering into KABUL: The National Director- KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai, President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdul- a "war between brother countries." lah Abdullah offered Fatiha for the departed soul of Farkhunda, a 27-year old woman who was lynched by a Afghanistan. Haseeb Siddiqi, a The statement identifies the ate of Security (NDS) on Sunday spokesman for the NDS, in an in- Spanta demanded the government mob in Kabul around three weeks ago. An angry mob beat Farkhunda to death after falsely accusing her of terrorists as Mahmood S/O Mo- said the Haqqani Network, a ter- terview to Radio Azadi termed the to continue to its friendly relations ror group, carried out the April 2 burning copies of Holy Quran. Hamid Karzai extended his condolences to the bereaved family of Farkhunda presence of foreign militants as a hammad Shafi, Qudratullah S/O with Iran and other regional coun- and prayed that may Allah Almighty rest her deceased soul in eternal peace. suicide blast in a protest rally in threat to Afghanistan and said that Abdul Rawouf who are originally tries. His remarks came after the Khost province. they have killed and detained some from Panjwai District of Kanda- government issued a statement In a media statement issued prominent foreign insurgents in har province but were currently showing support for Saudi Arabia's here, the NDS said that investiga- various crackdowns. Fighters of living in the 9th Police District of involvement in Yemen crises, tion showed the Haqqani Network Khost declares 3-day mourning the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria something that has followed seri- (ISIS) are active in Afghanistan, but Kandahar city. has planned and carried out the The 3rd terrorist is identified ous reactions from the Parliament terror attack in Khost which we don t confirm the figures pro- and civil society groups. Calling vided in the report. However, the as Hafiz Abdul Razaq S/O Gul claimed lives of 20 people and left OVER DEADLIEST BOMB BLAST the government's stance on Yemen 63 others injured. presence of the terrorist group is a Mohammad who is originally from war against the national interests, threat to Afghanistan s security, Daman District but was currently According to the investigation, KABUL: Khost residents said that cident. They vowed to continue plained about widespread corrup- the lawmakers on Saturday's ses- the suicide bomber Shah Ghulam, the recent incident of bomb blast their protests to eliminate corrup- tion in almost all government ad- he added. Siddiqi said that securi- living in the 12th Police District of ty forces have killed and arrested sion asked the government to dis- a resident of Multan, was brought in the province strengthened their tion in the province. ministrations in the province. We several fighters of the ISIS in dif- Kandahar city. patch its foreign police outline to to Khost City by the group after resolve to fight against corruption. They said that such coward have declared 3-day mourning in ferent operations. Mirza Muham- According to the statement the the Parliament for approval. More- receiving order from Sirajuddin At least 22 people have been attacks could not weaken their re- Khost over the deadly blast, he mad Yarmand, a military expert, group was being tracked by NDS over, the second deputy chief ex- Haqqani. killed and more than 60 others solve to fight against the infamous added. also confirmed the presence of ISIS which finally arrested during op- ecutive, Mohammad Mohaqiq, in Mawlawi Abdul Rahman wounded in a suicide attack on phenomenon of corruption. Abasin Rawan, a resident of fighters in Afghanistan and said, erations from the jurisdiction of an exclusive interview with TOLO- brought Ghulam to Khost and di- crowed of people protesting out- They urged the incumbent gov- eastern province, said that the in- after that Pakistani military start- news stated that the government's rected him to target the rally, add- side of the office of Khost gover- ernment to arrest those involved cident strengthened unity among Kandahar city. ed operations against militants in NDS statements usually do support for Saudi Arabia's involve- ed the statement. nor. in the attack. various tribes in the province to North Waziristan and tribal belt, ment in Yemen crises was in con- not contain information about the Assuring public of arresting or Thousands of residents of the Muhammad Karim Miakhel, join hands in fight against corrup- foreign militants sneaked into Af- tradiction to the decision they made killing all the perpetrators, the spy province gathered in the central head of a society in Khost, said tion. He said that President Ashraf ghanistan. He also termed the pres- exact date of the achievement but in the National Security Council ence of foreign militants as a seri- their statements come after recent agency said that all those involved mosque of Khost city to offer that all markets in the city will re- Ghani has turned his blind eye and (NSC) meeting. Mohaqiq called in the attack have been identified. Fateha for victims of the tragic in- main shut for one day. He com- deaf ear to their demands. ous threat to the country. activities. Saudi Arabia's strikes on Yemen a 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. MONDAY. APRIL 06, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Will the cricket world cup miss associates like Afghanistan and Ireland? William Porterfield did not hold ly coming out and saying they on net run-rate, their performanc- back when asked for his thoughts want to expand with rugby being es further cemented their reputa- on the 2019 Cricket World Cup the latest, just six months before tion for punching above their being cut to 10 teams: They are their own World Cup is due to weight. closing the door on a lot of teams start. Afghanistan would like to be By Kang Hyun-kyung progressing throughout the world You also see it in football - afforded enough opportunities to and that's sad to see. Gibraltar scored their first com- gain similar notoriety to their Irish In the Afghan city of Bagram in Since 2010, Inje University ic miracle is now inspiring Afghan Village Movement) in South Ko- The Ireland captain has been petitive goal last weekend when counterparts. Parwan Province, buses carrying Paik Hospital has been sending people to adopt a can-do spirit, rea, which was initiated by the late vocal in his disappointment at the they played Scotland so credit to Their rise has been rapid, not people all the way from the capi- doctors, nurses and pharmacists to Sayeb said. former President Park Chung-hee decision taken by the Internation- UEFA and FIFA for growing their to mention inspiring, since they tal of Kabul arrive to visit the Ko- the hospital in Bagram with assis- South Korea faced the daunt- in the 1960s. The nationwide cam- al Cricket Council to alter the struc- sport and giving all countries a received ICC membership in 2001. rean hospital inside the U.S. mili- tance from the Korea Internation- ing tasks of establishing a democ- paign, which was designed to mod- ture of the next tournament, which chance. At the World Cup in 2015 they tary base there. al Cooperation Agency. Current- racy and rebuilding the economy ernize poverty-stricken rural ar- will be staged in England. But the ICC seems intent on won plenty of admirers, as well as Although there are a few hos- ly, 15 Korean medical staff, includ- in the wake of the Korean War. eas, is widely credited with laying He has also used social media contracting our game so it will be a match. pitals in Kabul, the bus passen- ing three doctors, are treating pa- Back then, few had imagined the the foundation for Korea s suc- to argue his case against change, interesting to see what happens. The celebrations when gers prefer to endure the 70-kilo- tients at the hospital. The Bagram Miracle on the Han River that cess. meter-long travel and related incon- hospital is part of Korea s effort would follow decades later. Sayeb said the NSP program veniences to get free quality med- to help reconstruct the war-torn Back then, pessimism about has played a similar role in Afghan- ical treatment at the hospital. Afghanistan. So far, approximate- South Korea s future was so wide- istan so far since it was implement- Because of their strong work ly 200,000 Afghan patients have spread that in 1952, at the height ed in 2003. ethic, the Koreans who work at received free medical services from of the Korean War, a British news- Thanks to the program, many the hospital have won the hearts there. paper wrote, Expecting democ- Afghan people now have access of the Afghan people, Afghan Cho, who has travelled to and racy to bloom in Korea is like ex- to safe drinking water. Under the Ambassador to Korea Mohammad from Bagram several times on busi- pecting a rose to bloom in a trash program, bridges and roads have Saleem Sayeb said. ness trips, denied the existence of can. been built in the rural areas to im- Patients from both neighbor- security woes in Afghanistan. The country, however, has prove agricultural productivity, ing and distant cities come to the The hospital is inside a U.S. mil- since proven such pessimists he said. Korean hospital to get medical itary base, so there are no safety wrong. It now has a strong demo- The envoy said hope is in the treatment. The hospital is well- issues, he said. cratic government and one of the air in Afghanistan following the known among Afghans for its great Cho believes security is rela- largest economies in the world. inauguration of the new govern- services and dedicated medical tive, depending on how one views Korea s rise from the ashes of ment. President Ghani and Chief staff, the envoy said on March the circumstances he or she faces. the Korean War and transforma- Executive Abdullah Abdullah are 31 at his office in Seoul. The South Koreans live under the tion into an industrialized state two internationally well-known Korean staff have done an amaz- constant threat of nuclear-armed gives hope to new Afghan Presi- figures, and both of them have ex- ing job, and the Afghan people are North Korea. Some Koreans out- dent Ashraf Ghani. tensive experience in government. grateful for their services. side the country are concerned During the 2014 presidential The new Afghan government The respect is mutual, accord- about potential security problems campaign, President Ghani men- has prioritized education and eco- ing to Cho Young-gyu, who is in on the peninsula, he said. I won- tioned that the Korean model is nomic development in its endeav- charge of the Bagram hospital der how many of us realize that applicable to Afghanistan and or to rebuild the nation. project of Inje University Paik we live in a dangerous country. I pledged that he would apply the Sayeb hopes that Korea can Hospital in Seoul. believe South Korea is no differ- model to the country if he was play an even more active role to Staff who returned to Seoul ent from Afghanistan when it elected as president, Sayeb said. help the war-torn nation stand on after finishing their Afghan mission comes to security or safety woes, The Afghan envoy said the its own feet in order to create a miss the country because the pos- considering that there are other fac- new Afghan leader takes the po- miracle similar to that Korea cre- itive memories and rewarding ex- tors in South Korea, such as traf- tential implementation of the Ko- ated decades after the Korean War. periences they gained while treat- fic accidents, that claim the lives rean model seriously. He added that The envoy also hopes that the ing Afghan patients and working of people. following Ghani s advice, the Korean government would expand with their Afghan colleagues, he Sayeb sees Korea as a model former Afghan government imple- scholarships for young Afghans to said. for Afghanistan. Just like Afghan- mented the National Solidarity obtain higher education in Korea The Koreans leave Bagram istan, he noted that Korea was a Program (NSP), which was de- and that more Korean companies usually after a year, but some come war-torn nation just six decades signed to modernize rural areas. would find business opportunities back in order to follow their call- ago. The NSP is the Afghan ver- in his country. ing. Korea s political and econom- sion of the Saemaul Undong (New (The Korea Times)

via his Twitter account: They tried to reduce numbers Shapoor Zadran who became a The 2015 World Cup saw 14 for this World Cup but it was over- cult hero due to his long, flowing nations involved, including four turned so hopefully the same will hair and desire to run in from the Associates: Afghanistan, Ireland, happen. boundary rope hit the winning Scotland and United Arab Emir- He is not the only one who runs to beat fellow Associate Scot- ates. feels strongly about the situation. land by one wicket provided one Unlike the 10 Full Members Ex-India captain Rahul Drav- of the best images of the entire of the ICC, the quartet had to qual- id also spoke out against the pro- event. ify to earn their places at the top posal: I just know how impor- Dianne Manson/Associated table. tant this is for the growth of their Press They will have to do the same game to be seen at a World Cup, Such sights could be a thing of for the next tournament, only now the games being telecast live back the past, unless the ICC has a the goalposts have been moved. home in terms of sponsorship, change of heart in a hurry. Well, actually it's more like they've government funding. It s so impor- CEO Dave Richardson, per been halved in size. tant for them to be a part of this The Guardian, did not recently hint The hosts (England should be premier event. at a reversal, he said: There are thankful they have been given a ESPN Cricinfo s Melinda Far- lots of commercial implications to free pass too, considering their rell reported that the great Sachin consider. We also need to have a miserable efforts in Australia and Tendulkar who was part of the look at the attendances at all the New Zealand) and the top seven presentation committee at the associate games, what were the teams in the ICC ODI rankings at World Cup final had gone so far viewing figures, and see where they the end of September 2017 will be as to suggest the World Cup should really stand. certain of a place. include 25 teams. It would be a shame if crick- The remaining two spots will The 2007 World Cup in the et's governing body remains deaf be decided at the 2018 Cricket Caribbean had 16 participants, to the chorus of disapproval (in- World Cup Qualifier, which will split into four groups of four. cluding an online petition signed be staged in Bangladesh. That system was fine for the by over 20,000 people who are With two Full Members cer- ICC until India lost to Bangladesh, against a 10-team World Cup). tain to be involved in that qualifi- meaning one of its powerhouse The ICC needs to care less cation tournament, there is the real nations failed to qualify for the about protecting its own and more possibility that all of the Associ- Super Eight stage. about projecting the game beyond ates could end up being spectators Ireland did, however, make it its current borders. Ray Stefani on like the rest of us in 2019. through eight years ago. They top- statslife.org.uk showed how more At a time when rugby union is pled Pakistan and tied with Zim- can actually mean less, outlining considering expanding their World babwe to get out of Group D. in an excellent article why a 15- Cup, the ICC has decided to down- In 2011 they would stun En- team World Cup could see an ex- size. gland, while this year Porterfield pansion in participants without it In an interview with Simon and his players got the better of meaning an extension of the sched- Crawford of Sportinglife (which is West Indies in their opening World ule. Afghanistan and Ireland would where the opening quote also came Cup fixture and also recorded wins definitely back that idea. Without from), Porterfield lobbied against over Zimbabwe and UAE. exposure at the highest level, they the reforms: Although they missed out on cannot be expected to thrive. A lot of other sports are open- qualifying for the knockout stages bleacherreport.com/ Disaster waiting to happen in Afghanistan he black flag of Isis has replaced the white ones of the Mediterranean, beheading Christian hostages. But the focus, under- the Taliban in a swathe of areas, including in Hel standably, has been very much on the war in Syria and Iraq and the latest Tmand. That is where UK forces spent eight years barbarity being committed there by the Isis, it s spreading tentacles in at a cost of more than 450 lives trying to defeat Mullah Afghanistan has, internationally, gone largely unrecorded. Omar s fighters. The spread of Isis into south Asia has major ramifications. The Isis supporters have set up their own social net- Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, has reversed the policy of his prede- work, Khelafabook, though the site looked amateur and cessor, Hamid Karzai, with a policy of rapprochement towards Paki- has broken since it was discovered recently. stan in the hope that elements of the Pakistani military and the secret The site claimed to be set up to allow Isis and its police, the ISI, would bring the Taliban leadership, which they control, supporters to communicate each other in the face of bans to the negotiating table. There is already rising dissension in Afghanistan from social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Twitter with no end to Taliban attacks with the Pakistanis being accused of especially has become a battleground for propaganda - reneging on the deal. Abdullah Abdullah, the country s Chief Executive with the network acting to shut down many of the 90,000 with who President Ghani is in a power-sharing arrangement after a accounts the group is thought to have set up, but not disputed election, is known to be skeptical about the policy. Now we being able to stop the spread of Isis messages entirely. have the problem that even if the ISI reins in the Taliban, they have do Khelafabook had the appearance of a normal social not have the same leverage with Isis which has released footage of its network, but had a photograph of the world with Isis members decapitating a Pakistani soldier. The video, in which Afghan logos posted over its countries as its background. It ap- and Pakistani fighters declare loyalty to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the peared to have been built on a platform called SocialKit, caliph of the Islamic State, was presented by Shahidullah Shahid, a which anyone can download and use to make social net- former Taliban spokesman. A move by Isis into Pakistan will be a dead- works of their own. When tales began to emerge in Janu- ly addition to a state already hosting a toxic mix of terrorist groups from ary that Mullah Abdul Rauf has obtained the Isis fran- Al-Qaida (at war with Isis in Syria) to the Haqqani Network, which is chise in Afghanistan and was inviting his comrades in the also Afghan focused, to Kashmiri, Uzbek and Tajik militants. The con- Taliban to join him there was general surprise. He had the sequences are likely to be dire in an already combustible scenario. The most glittering of CVs for movement, severely injured gains for Isis are not purely military in Afghanistan. Like the Taliban fighting the Russians and incarcerated by the Americans they are grabbing chunks of the narcotic stocks which can then be moved at Guantanamo Bay before returning to triumphs in the west along the parts of Iraq under its control. This is of great value at a jihad. Rauf began to gather followers rapidly, but a month time when their income from sale oil from captured fields, said not so later he was dead from a US drone strike. Isis, however, long ago to be a $1 million a day, are being hit by US led air strikes: the has been establishing itself since last autumn and keeps latest ones were today at a refinery in Tel Abyad. Also, under Western marching on, seizing areas from the country s traditional pressure the Turkish authorities are turning less of a blind eye to Islam- insurgents as well as the government and, significantly, ist supplied fuel from across the border. Another source of revenue, becoming a major player in the opium trade, the coun- from the sales of looted historic artefacts, is likely to dwindle with the try s most lucrative asset. leadership now apparently decided on wholesale destruction for theo- The black flag of Isis has replaced the white ones of cratic reasons. It has taken a while for official recognition of the Isis the Talibs in a swathe of areas including in Helmand where threat in Afghanistan. Last month, General Ali Murad, of the Afghan UK forces spent eight years at a cost of more than 450 army, stated that elements of Isis, masked men, are active in Zabul lives trying to defeat Mullah Omar s fighters. Villages (another Taliban dominated province) and Helmand and have raised around Sangin, a town many of us remember as a symbol black flags. Now, they are trying to spread their activities to the north. of the ferocity of Taliban resistance, with constant at- General John Campbell, the US head of Nato forces in the country, tacks, now has Isis presence. Mullah Rauf started this, acknowledged that You do have some Taliban breaking off and claiming but these people (Isis) are now here, they openly chal- allegiance towards Isis. It s a source of course of concern to President lenge the Taliban , reported Saifullah Sanginwal, a local Ghani and to me, (we need) to make sure that we understand where this tribal leader we had met at the time. About 20 people is going in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Russians have focused on have been killed, Yes, this is happening in Sangin. drugs, Afghan heroin has been a long standing problem to them through The declaration of adherence to Isis by Boko Haram, the former Soviet Central Asian Republics. Viktor Ivanov, the head of the Islamist group capturing territory and kidnapping the Federal Drug Control Service, maintains Isis makes up to $1 billion girls in Nigeria, led to widespread publicity. There is annually from Afghan heroin trafficked through its territory and this alarm as Isis establish themselves in Libya, just across will grow as they hold more areas in the country. TheIndianpanaroma 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. MONDAY. APRIL 06, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES IS emergence sounds alarms in Afghanistan No A-10 warthog for tain differences with their leader- meeting with the Taliban s reclu- in some Central Asia states. The Afghanistan -- but here s ISLAMABAD: There are increas- ship. sive leader Mullah Omar. Mansoor Russian TASS news agency has ing fears in Afghanistan over the Hardliners and those who be- evaded queries of his plans to de- quoted the Tajik State Committee emergence of the so-called Islamic lieve they have been sidelined by clare allegiance to Dai sh, but ad- for National Security saying that THE NEXT BEST THING the present Taliban hierarchy, such mitted he was sympathetic to- Tajikistan is concerned about State or Dai sh in parts of the coun- For four long years, Afghanistan long-range plans to buy as many try. It is not alone as there are sim- as its commander Mansoor Dadul- wards its ideology. armed groups under the black ban- lah, could split and join Dai sh. The long disappearance of ner of the IS becoming active near has been waiting for an air force. as 52 Super Tucanos. ilar fears in neighbouring states and Now, they're finally going to get Is this how things will play even Russia. Mansoor, who spent nearly five Mullah Omar could also encour- its border with Afghanistan. years detained in Pakistan and was age some Taliban leaders to join Afghan private newspaper one -- courtesy of the U.S. Air out? With U.S. troops still in Af- Afghan President Ashraf Force. ghanistan, the Air Force cooling its Ghani touched upon the threat in freed last year, believes that some Dai sh in Afghanistan. The year Arman-e Melli reported this week top Taliban leaders were behind the 2007 was the last time that Tali- that the national security organi- There's "close-air support" -- enthusiasm for the A-10 Warthog, his address to the US Congress on and then there's "Warthog-close" - and Lockheed's F-35 in hot water March 25 and said the country s 2007 killing of his brother Mullah ban supreme commander s voice sation of Uzbekistan had recently Dadullah Akhund, a top com- was heard when he issued a hard- warned of Da ish presence in the - where the planes fly below the over its gun's inability to shoot, security transition was taking troops. Photo source: Flickr. it's entirely possible we might buy place in the backdrop of an unex- mander of the time. The Taliban hitting message against Mansoor border regions of Northern Afghan acting chief, Akhtar Mansoor, Dadullah. and Turkmenistan. Given their druthers, the Af- more A-29 Super Tucanos for Af- pected rise of religious extremism ghans would probably like an air ghanistan. In which case, the value in the Middle East. along with senior leaders, paid him This week s announcement by Many in Afghanistan view the a visit but failed to allay his doubts. the Islamic Movement of Uzbeki- recent kidnapping of Shiite Haz- force geared toward close-air sup- of Embraer's initial sales contract Dai sh is already sending ad- port of their troops combating could double or more. vance guards to southern and west- Mansoor Dadullah told The stan (IMU) to join Dai sh on the ara community members as the Express Tribune in February that grounds that it had neither seen nor handiwork of elements linked to Taliban fighters on the ground. For At a hypothetical value of $1 ern Afghanistan to look for vul- that role, the A-10 Warthog is by billion, this single contract could nerabilities, he said. It is critical he was shifted to Afghanistan to heard from Mullah Omar for 13 Dai sh. The Taliban denied any reorganise the followers of his slain years will be an embarrassment for involvement in the abductions. all accounts the best plane for the be worth nearly 18% of Embraer's EMERGENCY that the world understands the ter- job. But beggars can't be choosers. overall annual revenue -- and near- rible threat that Dai sh and its al- brother under the banner of the Taliban. The IMU fighters Afghanistan s deputy chief of CALLS Dadullah Front. operate from some northern parts army staff, General Murad Ali Instead of the A-10, the U.S. Air ly as much as the company's en- lied forces pose to the states of Force will outfit Afghanistan with tire defense business sells in a year. Western and Central Asia, Ghani During lengthy discussions of Afghanistan. The IMU, like Murad, says the IS is operating in with Mansoor prior to his depar- Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda, different parts of Afghanistan, es- 20 brand-new A-29 Super Tucano Fifty-two new planes would also Police told US lawmakers during his first fighter planes from Embraer grow the global fleet of Super Tu- state visit to the country. ture for Afghanistan, he claimed to had considered Mullah Omar as pecially southern, southeastern have received an emissary of the their Ameer-ul-Momineen (lead- and some northern provinces. He (NYSE: ERJ ) . canos in service by 30%, produc- Ghani s comments were seen As reported on ing more maintenance and services 100 - 119 in Afghanistan as efforts to attract Dai sh leader Abu Bakar al-Bagh- er of the faithful). believed IS in the country was dadi who sought his help for a The decision could raise alarm made up of defeated Taliban . DoDBuzz.com last month, Em- revenue, potentially even bigger the US and global community s braer and partner Sierra Nevada economies of scale in production, attention to the new threats in the will begin delivering Super Tucanos and bigger profits for Embraer. Hospitals war-torn country which is still to Afghanistan sometime in De- Speaking of which, profit- braving the Taliban. Last month s cember. Deliveries are expected to wise, Embraer already earns a 10% FMIC Hospital visit took place at a time when the be slow at first, then ramp up, with operating profit margin on its de- Behind Kabul Medical security situation in the country all 20 Super Tucanos due to be fense business, according to S&P University: was deteriorating and a number of delivered by 2018. Capital IQ. That makes defense provinces were seen as vulnerable. An A-29 Super Tucano in ac- Embraer's single most profitable 0202500200-+93793275595 In some areas, the Taliban, who tion. Photo source: Embraer and business division. are uneasy in their present leader- Sierra Nevada Corporation. As these birds start alighting Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital ship, have simply lowered their Wait -- "Tucano"? Like the in Afghanistan, Embraer's profits white flags and hoisted the black Froot Loops bird? could get even bigger. Pule Bagh-e- Umomi ones of IS. They have put on A lot like Toucan Sam, yes -- Are You Ready for the Next 070263672 masks and started calling them- except that Embraer's bird has se- Industrial Revolution? selves IS members. rious claws. An evolution of Em- There's a game-changing new The Taliban have never pub- braer's original Tucano design, the technology on the horizon, and one Khairkhana Hospital licly commented on the emergence Super Tucano is a prop-driven of the biggest industrial conglom- of Dai sh. However, some analysts ground-attack fighter powered by erates has proclaimed that this tech 0799-321007 are of the opinion that Dai sh could a single 1,600 SHP Pratt & Whit- will bring on the equivalent of the 2401352 replace the Taliban in Afghanistan ney PT6A-68/3 turboprop engine, next Industrial Revolution. From as people are unhappy with the and featuring: cars to airplanes to manufacturing policies of the latter militant group. An armored cockpit to protect to infrastructure and beyond, this Indira Gandhi Children Whatever the future of Dai sh against small-arms and anti-aircraft coming change is poised to shake might be in Afghanistan, it could fire. up every industry on earth. Ex- Hospital, Wazir Akbar embarrass the Taliban as those Two internal, wing-mounted perts are calling it the single larg- Khan, Kabul 2301372 most likely to switch loyalties have .50" machine guns for strafing, with est business opportunity in the reservations over policies and main- magazines of 200 rounds each. history of capitalism. Opportuni- 10 additional hardpoints along ty is knocking now: Are you ready Ibn-e- Seena the wings for attaching up to to rake in the profits? Click here 1,800 pounds of bombs and rock- for one stock to own before our Pul-e-Artan, Kabul AFGHAN TRADE WITH PAKISTAN ets -- or additional machine guns lives change forever. 2100359 or 20mm cannon pods. Will Super Tucano supersize A top speed of 370 mph, a profits for Embraer? It might. Pho- expects to hit $5b in 2014-15 340-mile combat radius (fully load- to source: Embraer and Sierra Ne- Wazir Akbar Khan ed), and a ceiling altitude of 35,000 vada Corp. feet. 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SERENA Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar dead or alive? 0799654000 Mullah-Mohammad-OmarThe the NDS officials said the Taliban Aimal Faizi, New Rumi Restaurant Taliban militants group commem- leaders have major differences spokesman for ex-Pres- orated the nineteenth anniversary among them due to the possible ident Hamid Karzai 0776351347 of the group s leadership at helm death of Mullah Omar. said the issue was of Mullah Mohammad Omar amid The officials further added that shared by the US Sec- Internet Services suspicions that is no more alive or Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Man- retary of State John is in the custody of Pakistani se- soor has initiated appointment of Kerry. UA Telecom curity forces. his friends as group s top figures. The current Sec- 0796701701 / 0796702702 The group issued a long biog- NDS spokesman Hasib Sediqi retary of State John raphy of Mullah Mohammad told reporters during a press con- Kerry who was serv- Exchange Rate Omar detailing about his life, edu- ference on 19th November last year ing as the US Senator, cation, family, Jihadi struggles, and that senior Taliban figures have had shared the issue foundation of the Islamic Emirate. divided into three groups due to with President Karzai Purchase: With millions of dollars of re- the major differences they have. during a meeting in ward for information leading to his Sediqi said the first group is Kabul, Faizi added. One US$ = capture, its been years since there led by Mullah Qayum Zakir and According to 57.79Afs has been a reliable sighting of Mul- Tayeb Agha is a member along with Faizi, President Karzai lah Omar. Hafiz Majeed, Amir Khan had sought clarification One Pound Sterling= The Afghan Intelligence Na- Haqqani, Mullah Mohammad Esa, regarding the presence 85.09Afs tional Directorate of Security Khadim Abdul RAuf, Zia Agha and of Mullah Omar in One Euro = (NDS) said in November last year Torak Agha. Karachi city, but re- that Mullah Omar has possibly He said the second group is ceived no satisfactory 62.97Afs passed away amid reports that the led by Mullah Agha and Mullah response from Kerry. 1000 Pak Rs = group has divided into three dif- Samad Sani, Mawlavi Nani, Sadar President Karzai 559Afs ferent parts. Ibrahim, Sheikh Mawlavi Abdul immediately respond- In the meantime, recent re- Hakimand Mawlavi Mohibulalh ed and said why US is Sale: ports suggest that Mullah Omar are members. not taking any action One US$ = has given his old friend and depu- Sediqi also added that the third to apprehend him? 57.99Afs ty Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor group is comprised of neutral Tal- There is a US bounty the authority to make decisions on iban leaders. on him and ordinary One Pound Sterling= his behalf regarding the peace pro- On the other hand, officials in civilians are targeted on 85.89Afs cess. ARG presidential palace said daily basis under his One Euro= The remarks by the informed Mullah Omar was in custody of leadership, but he is in 63.57 Afs Taliban sources confirming the au- the Pakistani security forces in custody of Pakistani thorization of Mansoor comes as Karachi city of Pakistan. forces, Faizi added. 1000 Pak Rs= 567Afs 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. MONDAY . APRIL 06 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Pakistani plane, ship to bring back 208 Pakistanis from Yemen ISLAMABAD: A PIA aircraft will go to Sana’a on Sunday while a Navy ship already on way to Ye- Modi’s is most men will reach Al Hodeida on Monday to evacuate the remain- ‘centralised’ ing 208 Pakistanis still stranded there, in what could possibly be government in the end of a nine-day evacuation operation. According to an evacu- ation update issued by the For- India’s eign Office on Saturday night, 174 Pakistanis are in Sana’a and 34 in history: Jairam Al Hodeida. A total of 849 Paki- stanis have already been evacuat- Ramesh ed. PIA will operate a special flight HYDERABAD: Narendra Modi is to Sana’a on Sunday to bring the running "the most centralised" gov- remaining Pakistanis, while a ernment ever in India's history, Navy ship will be reaching Al Ho- marginalising his cabinet, BJP and deida on Monday. “A special PIA MPs, former Union minister Jair- flight has been planned for Sana’a am Ramesh has charged. Ramesh, tomorrow (Sunday) to bring back a senior Congress leader, also ex- the 174 stranded compatriots. An pressed his fear that the country aircraft is on stand by, ground clear- may be moving towards becoming ances have been obtained, while a "illiberal democracy" under exemption of ‘No Fly’ restriction is expected shortly,” the FO state- Modi's leadership. "The style of ment said. Meanwhile, the navy government is one-man govern- ship PNS Aslat that reached ment. It's a very autocratic, author- Mukalla on Friday, but could not itarian form of government where evacuate Pakistanis because of de- only Mr. Modi counts...," Ramesh terioration in law and order situa- told PTI here in an interview. He tion following the jailbreak there said in the 10 months of the NDA in which Al Qaeda reportedly freed rule, the way Lok Sabha has been 300 inmates, had to be diverted to conducted was "almost dictatori- the nearby Ash Shihr port. The al" in nature. "For me, the biggest ship on Saturday evacuated 148 danger that the last one year rep- Pakistanis. In addition to the Pa- resents is India could be on the road kistanis, the ship helped evacuate to becoming an illiberal democra- 35 people of other nationalities. cy. We were a liberal democracy The nationalities of 23 were iden- but we are on the road to becom- tified in the FO statement — eight ing illiberal democracy because we Chinese, 11 Indians and four Brit- have a very authoritarian figure as ish citizens. The ship will reach Prime Minister who does not be- Karachi on Tuesday. A group of lieve in consensus, who does not 12 Pakistanis has also been evacu- believe in taking people along and ated through land border with who says 'either my way or high- Oman. Before the Houthi takeover way'," he said. He claimed there is of Sana’a in September 2014, the a lot of disenchantment among statement said, there were some people both with the style and 3,000 Pakistanis living in different substance of Modi's functioning. parts of Yemen. “By the embas- "He is running the most centralised sy’s reckoning, around 1,800 of our government ever in India's histo- expatriates gradually exited the ry; he is running a one-man gov- country” over the past few ernment; he has marginalised his months, it added. At the time of Bangladesh's former prime minis- grant her bail could be a sign of eas- year in a bid to force Prime Minister puted national election. Authorities blockades and strikes by the op- start of air strikes against Houthi ter and main opposition leader ing tension, Reuters news agency re- Sheikh Hasina to step down and hold denied confining the opposition lead- position aimed at toppling the gov- Cabinet; he has marginalised his party, his MPs and so far he only targets by the Saudi-led coalition, Khaleda Zia has been granted bail ported. Zia is accused of embezzling a new vote under a neutral caretaker er to her office, saying the heavy ernment. Zia is also facing charges the FO said, 912 expressed will- in two graft cases after appearing $650,000 in two corruption cases administration after a disputed 2014 police deployment was in response of instigating the violence. Bang- has done repackaging and given political content to UPA pro- ingness for evacuation. So far, 849 before a special court. On Sunday, involving charitable funds during her poll. Authorities had confined the to Zia's request for security. The ladeshi politics have been mired for have been evacuated. A Boeing 747 Zia appeared amid tight security last term as prime minister, from 69-year-old former leader inside her BNP refused to take part in the 2014 years in rivalry between Hasina grammes. People are beginning to ask questions," he claimed. Asked flight brought back 503 Pakistanis before a special anti-graft court in 2001 to 2006. She and leaders of her office compound in an upscale dis- general election, saying it was rigged. and Zia. Both women are related on March 31. Subsequently, 186 the capital, Dhaka, to request bail party have denied the charges, say- trict of Dhaka on January 3, after More than 120 people have been to former national leaders, and if Modi's "this attitude" would be his undoing, Ramesh said, "It will were evacuated from Aden on board more than a month after warrants ing they are politically motivated. she threatened to lead a massive anti- killed and hundreds injured in vio- they have alternated as prime min- a Chinese vessel to Djibouti and for her arrest were issued, her law- Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party government rally through the capi- lence - mostly in petrol bomb at- ister for most of the past two de- be. I think it's going to be one of the most crucial undoings. from there to Pakistan by a spe- yers said. The court's decision to (BNP) has intensified protests this tal on the first anniversary of a dis- tacks on vehicles - amid transport cades. cial PIA flight. Sri Lankan India evacuates 1,200 nationals, also helps 9 killed in storm president Bangladeshis, Pakistanis stuck in Yemen Yemen.” External Affairs Minis- in Bangladesh arrives in ter Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “There is heavy shelling in Aden. The ship is anchored 5/6 KM off the coast. Pakistan on Indian nationals are being taken by boat to board the ship there.” He three-day earlier said: “Even as we evacuat- ed 1,800 of our citizens from Ye- men we also helped some from state visit Bangladesh, Djibouti, Nepal, Pa- ISLAMABAD: Sri Lankan Presi- kistan and Uganda so far.” He add- dent Maithripala Sirisena arrived ed that in the morning 322 Indians in Karachi on Sunday, kicking off were evacuated by air from Yemen, a three-day state visit, Radio Pa- while more than 370 nationals were kistan reported. Sindh Chief Min- pulled out by sea in the afternoon. ister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and oth- Over 300 Indian evacuated from er senior provincial officials wel- Yemen are to reach Kochi late on comed him. He will leave for Is- Saturday. He said 978 Indians were At least nine people have been killed in a powerful storm that lashed the lamabad to meet Prime Minister’s evacuated in the last four days. northern districts of Bangladesh. The casualties occurred in Bogra, Ra- Adviser on Foreign Affairs and The figure did not include the In- jshahi, Pabna and Naogaon due to collapse of roofs and walls, landslide National Security Sartaj Aziz, who dians who were expected to land and lightning strike . Standing paddy crops and mangoes in the will receive him at the Benazir In- in Kochi late on Saturday. Two In- northern districts were also damaged in the storm. Many were injured ternational Airport this evening. dian Air Force flights carrying 334 after trees fell on them. Power connection in several areas across Bang- This is President Sirisena’s first Indian nationals evacuated from ladesh snapped due to the storm. Bogra Additional Police Superinten- visit to Pakistan, which was agreed Yemen had landed in Mumbai on dent Arifur Rahman said Ajiran Bibi, 38, and six-month-old ‘Mila’ died upon the request of President Friday night. A total of 330 Indi- when a wall collapsed on them at Sadar Upazila. Lutfar Rahman, 28, of Mamnoon Hussain and Prime ans had arrived on an Air India Shahjahanpur Upazila died in a similar accident. Over 50 people were Minister Nawaz Sharif, a state- flight in Kochi early on Saturday. injured when walls collapsed and trees fell during the storm in the dis- ment released by the Ministry of Yemen has been engulfed in strife, trict. They have been admitted to local hospitals. In Rajshahi, Jahanara Foreign Affairs stated. On Mon- as Shia Houthi rebels continued Begum, 60, died when a wall collapsed at Bagha. Bagha Police Station day, President Sirisena will meet their advance against exiled presi- OC Aminur Rahman said one “Imajuddin’, 47, also died when the land President Hussain, who is sched- dent Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's adjacent to a river was washed away. Manwara Bewa, 65, died after the uled to host a state banquet in his loyalists who are being supported roof of corrugated tins collapsed, Godagarhi Police Station OC SM Abu honour, whereas Nawaz will hold NEW DELHI: India evacuated 439 urday by air and by sea, adding to spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin by Saudi Arabia-led air strikes. Farhad said. Paba Uazila Nirbahee Officer Kaisarul Islam said ‘Hakim’ official talks with the president. of its citizens in Aden, carefully fer- the around 1,000 Indians who have Akbaruddin also shared images of With the violence increasing, India died after being hit by a lightning. At Manda in Naogaon, Shahnaz Following the talks, a number rying them in small batches onto the arrived back in India so far, the gov- those returning from Yemen, as he on Friday stepped up its evacua- Parveen, 35, died when a wall collapsed. Manda Police Station OC Memorandums of Understanding Indian Navy ship INS Mumbai that ernment said. India has also helped tweeted: “Precious cargo. INS tion. India began evacuating its Mozaffar Hossain said over 50 were injured in the storm. Of them, 11 (MoUs) will be signed along with was anchored off the coast amidst pull out nationals from Bangladesh, Mumbai to sail from Aden to Dji- nationals by air from Sana'a as two were taken to the local health complex. Tea-stall owner Jamuddin Baksh agreements of cooperation between heavy shelling. Over 1,200 Indians Djibouti, Nepal, Pakistan and Ugan- bouti in pitch darkness with pre- Air India flights took off with 351 of Pabna’s Chandmari died when a tree fell on his shop, Sadar Police the two countries. were evacuated from Yemen on Sat- da, tweeted External Affairs inistry cious cargo of 439 evacuated from Indians to Djibouti. Station SI Tariqul Islam said.

Addressing a joint conference of system, what they do is divine. chief justices of high courts and God has sent you to carry out this chief ministers, PM Modi on Sun- divine responsibility," said Modi. day said that judiciary should be Talking about the pending cases, both powerful and perfect. "The Modi said people need to think judiciary should be both powerful how courts functioned if there was and perfect. This is the place that no electricity or there were other is trusted by common people," the complications. "We all talk about prime minister said. Modi said that the pendency of cases in courts there was a need to create good but have we ever thought the num- law institutions and capable man- ber of hours the judiciary has to power keeping future in mind. spent on them and the problems "People have a lot of faith in the they go through," Modi asked. judicial system of India. We need Talking about the usage of tech- to look at the manpower that is nology in the judicial system, coming in this field in coming Modi said: "The quicker we get years. We have to think how can technology in this field, the easier we create good law institutions, it is to bring about a qualitative keeping in mind the needs of the change." "None of the responsi- future," he said. "There is a great bilities is one sided, more we use responsibility on the Indian judi- technology in the judicial system, ciary. In fact, we all are the same better it can function," he added. kind of individuals carrying out Modi even said there there is need responsibilities as per our poten- to have a relook at functioning of tial and capabilities. But this is not tribunals to see whether they de- the case with people in the judicial liver justice or are a barrier. 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. MONDAY . APRIL 06 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Houthis make gains in Yemen’s Aden, approach port ADEN: Yemen's Houthi militiamen, district, on the far end of the Aden supported by army units, gained peninsula which is still held by ground in the southern city of Aden Hadi loyalists, fighters told Reu- on Sunday, pushing back loyalists ters. Saudi Arabia has said defend- of the Saudi-backed President Abd- ing Aden's government is a "main Rabbu Mansour Hadi Residents objective" of its mission and Ha- took refuge in their homes and re- di's administration has called for a ported hearing sporadic gunfire and foreign ground intervention into blasts of rocket-propelled grenades, the beleaguered city. Adel al-Jubeir, and one witness saw a Houthi tank Saudi ambassador to the United in the downtown Mualla district, States, said sending ground troops which sits astride Aden's main com- remained "on the table" and the mercial port. Houthi forces have operation's spokesman Brigadier inched forward in street-fighting in General Ahmed Asseri declined to the city despite an 11-day nation- comment on media reports of Sau- wide bombing campaign by a Sau- di special forces there. In six months di-led coalition aimed at halting the of fighting, the Shi'ite Muslim Iran-allied group and protecting Houthis have seized much of Ye- Hadi's last bastion of support in men's north and center but have the country. Saudi planes parachut- faced stiff resistance in the coun- ed weapons to Hadi's armed sup- try's Sunni south, raising fears of a porters there on Friday, helping sectarian civil war. In the city of them temporarily beat back Houthi Lawdar about 200km east of Aden, advances. The crates of light weap- 10 Houthi fighters and allied sol- ons, telecommunications equip- diers were killed in clashes which ment and rocket-propelled grenades also killed four local tribesmen on were parachuted into Aden's Tawahi Sunday, residents said. Egypt refers 187 Brotherhood supporters to military court

Despite criticism by hardliners, Zarif's deal has been overwhelmingly backed by Iran's establishment [Getty Images] Iran's foreign minister has said that mitments] in case of violation of agreement as a good deal for the tional sanctions. Despite the criti- deal announced on Thursday in Tehran would be able to return to the agreement by the other party," West and disaster for Iran. Zarif cism by hardliners, the deal has Lausanne, Switzerland. Zarif at- its nuclear activities if the West Zarif said. INSIDE STORY: Will said Iran is "committed" to imple- been overwhelmingly backed by tributed Kerry's action as being An Egyptian prosecutor has referred to a military court 187 alleged withdraws from a pact that is to lifting sanctions mean a new era menting its part of any final agree- Iran's establishment, including aimed at addressing rifts between Muslim Brotherhood supporters who are accused of killing police offic- be finalised in June. Foreign Min- for Iran? Zarif, Iran's chief nuclear ment providing Western countries President Hassan Rouhani who the Obama administration and ers in a 2013 attack on a police station. Egypt expanded the jurisdiction ister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in- negotiator, said the framework nu- fulfil their promises. He said Iran pledged in a speech to the nation Congress over the deal. Republi- of military courts in October to permit them to try civilians accused of terviewed on a talk show on state- clear deal announced by Iran and wants to have a "moderate, con- on Friday that Iran will abide by cans are almost universally op- acts ranging from attacking state facilities to blocking roads, part of a run TV night, said Iran has the six world powers on Thursday in structive and proud presence" in its commitments under the nucle- posed to President Barack broad crackdown that first targeted Islamists but has expanded to in- power to take "corresponding ac- Switzerland was not binding until the world. The framework agree- ar deal. Objection to US rhetoric Obama's diplomatic effort; Dem- clude liberal activists. The change followed some of the worst assaults tion" and "will be able to return" a final agreement is worked out by ment, if finalised, would cut sig- In the TV interview, Zarif said he ocrats are divided. He said the deal, on security forces since the military removed Islamist President Mo- its nuclear programme to the same a June 30 deadline. Iran's top dip- nificantly into Iran's bomb-capa- "objected" to US Secretary of State if finalised by June, would nullify hamed Mursi in the summer of 2013 following mass protests against his level if the other side fails to ho- lomat gets warm welcome in Te- ble nuclear technology while giv- John Kerry using the word "sus- all UN Security Council resolu- rule. The 187 are accused of storming Maghagha police station in the nour the agreement. "All parties hran His remarks appear to be ing Tehran quick access to bank pension" rather than "termination" tions against Iran's nuclear pro- southern province of Minya in August 2013, weeks after Mursi's re- to the agreement can stop their aimed at reassuring hardliners who accounts, oil markets and other fi- regarding the sanctions against Iran gramme and lead to the lifting of moval, North Minya public prosecutor Abdelraheem Malik told Reu- actions [fulfilment of their com- strongly oppose the framework nancial assets blocked by interna- in the statement on the framework US and European Union sanctions. ters late . Kenyans dedicate “Erdogan to visit Easter to mourn Garissa attack Iran despite victims tensions” Saudi Arabia’s permanent repre- Three days of national sentative to the United Nations mourning begin for said Saturday that Russia’s call for victims of university a humanitarian pause in Yemen was aimed at hindering a draft res- massacre by al-Shabab olution by Gulf Arab states and which killed 148 people. Jordan that is being negotiated by the Security Council. Abdullah al- Kenyans have begun three days of Moalami’s comments to Al-Ha- national mourning and dedicated dath, Al Arabiya’s sister channel, Easter Sunday prayer services to came shortly after Russia called for the 148 victims of the recent uni- a meeting of the 15-member coun- versity massacre by al-Shabab cil amid growing alarm over the ris- fighters. Easter ceremonies across ing civilian death toll in Yemen. the country were due to be held in Russia had distributed a draft res- the memory of the students and olution pressing for a suspension security personnel killed in a coun- of airstrikes to allow the evacua- try where 80 percent of the popu- tion of foreign civilians and diplo- lation is Christian, with flags fly- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Tehran for high level meet- mats, and demanding rapid and ing at half-mast. President Uhuru ings on Tuesday, despite recent tensions over the Saudi-led bombing unhindered humanitarian access, Kenyatta has declared three days operation in Yemen. The visit has been on the cards for some time but reported Al Arabiya News Chan- of national mourning after the at- some Iranian lawmakers had called for it to be scrapped last week after nel’s correspondent in New York. tack in the northeastern town of Erdogan publicly backed Saudi Arabia’s operation against Iran-allied The correspondent said the one- Garissa, near the border with So- Houthi rebels in Yemen and criticised Tehran for trying to "dominate the page draft did not include any de- malia. In the capital city of Nairo- region." Erdogan, accompanied by a delegation of Turkish ministers, mands for the Iranian-backed bi, one candle was lit in memory will make the trip, meeting both President Hassan Rouhani and Su- Houthi rebels. Earlier on Saturday, of each victim of the attack on preme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to a statement posted on the Moalami said Saudi Arabia shared Garissa University College in a Turkish presidential website on Saturday. Iran’s semi-official Mehr news Russia’s concerns about ensuring vigil on Saturday. After besieging agency carried the news early on Sunday morning. "During the visit the delivery of humanitarian assis- he added, echoing comments made earlier by the Saudi spokesperson for the air campaign, Brigadier-General the university on Thursday, al- bilateral relations will be addressed in all their dimensions, and there will tance in Yemen, but the method of Ahmed Asiri. Moalami said the humanitarian situation in Yemen was already addressed in the draft resolution Shabab gunmen lined up non-Mus- also be an exchange of views on regional and international issues," the implementation is yet to be dis- by Gulf Arab states and Jordan. It is being negotiating with the council’s veto-wielding powers Russia, China, lim students before executing them statement read. The two countries have strong economic ties, with sanc- cussed, Reuters news agency re- the United States, Britain and France. Violence has sharply escalated in Yemen following a Saudi-led air in the armed group's bloodiest at- tions-hit Iran being the second-largest gas supplier to energy-strapped ported. “We always provided the campaign launched on March 26 to stop an advance by Houthi rebels that forced President Abedrabbu tack to date. The attack claimed Turkey, providing it with 10 billion cubic metres per year. However necessary facilities for humanitar- Mansour Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia. The United Nations backs Hadi as Yemen’s legitimate leader in the face the lives of 142 students, three diplomatic relations have suffered in recent years, with particularly ian assistance to be delivered,” he of the Houthi coup that has plunged the poor Arab state deeper into chaos. The Houthis and forces loyal to police officers and three soldiers. sharp disagreements over how to resolve the civil war in neighbouring said. “We have cooperated fully ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized the capital Sanaa in February, and last month advanced on the port 'Mindless slaughter' Kenyatta Syria. with all requests for evacuation,” city of Aden, Hadi’s stronghold, forcing him to go into exile. pledged that the attackers would face justice for the "mindless slaughter" and vowed to retaliate in the "severest way" to the kill- ings. Five men have been arrested in connection with the attack. Al Jazeera's Catherine Wambua-Soi, reporting from Garissa, said that the president's statement was hard-worded and tough. "He said that many of the funders, organis- ers and recruiters for al-Shabab are in Kenya and are Kenyans," she MOSCOW: The Syrian govern- favors talking to Damascus because said. The massacre was Kenya's ment and some opposition figures of the rise of radical Islamists in deadliest attack since the 1998 will start a second round of talks Syria, said the talks would focus bombing of the US embassy in in Moscow on Monday focusing on confidence-building measures Nairobi. On Saturday, al-Shabab on humanitarian issues, although a including ensuring access for hu- warned of a "long, gruesome war" broader agreement is unlikely as manitarian aid. "We won't get to a unless Kenya withdrew its troops Syria's main opposition group political transition without slow- from Somalia, and threatened "an- continues to boycott the talks. ly giving and taking," Kassis, who other bloodbath". Hours after al- Participants say they do not ex- now heads the Movement of Plu- Shabab's warning, police in Garis- pect any big breakthrough towards ralistic Society, told Reuters. Mos- sa paraded four corpses of the gun- ending a conflict that has killed cow has not said which opposi- men piled on top of each other face more than 220,000 people in Syr- tion figures will attend. But the down in the back of a pick-up ia since early 2011. January's un- line-up is likely to be similar to truck followed by a huge crowd. productive first round of consul- January, when more than 30 rep- Police insisted the grim display tations in Moscow was shunned resentatives of various groups at- was to see if anyone could identi- by the main political opposition tended, most from groups tolerat- fy the assailants, but some onlook- group, the Western-backed Syrian ed by Assad or who agree that ers threw stones at the bodies as National Coalition. It said it would working with Damascus is neces- they passed, while others jeered take part only if the talks were to sary to combat the rise of Islamic and shouted at the dead. Our cor- lead to the departure of Syrian Pres- State. The Syrian Observatory for respondent also said that another ident Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Human Rights monitoring group objective of the display was to Russia. The Istanbul-based SNC said Syrian authorities had released prove to Kenyans that the gun- has said it will also stay away from 650 prisoners from at least three men had indeed been killed, and to the second round of talks, due to prisons in Damascus on March 25- try and build public confidence in last until Thursday. Russia says 27, including women, children, the security forces. In Nairobi's fighting terrorism in Syria should political prisoners and fighters. A ethnic Somali district demonstra- be the top priority now and has Moscow-based member of mod- tors took to the streets protesting called on the opposition to work erate Syrian opposition group the against al-Shabab, echoing Kenyat- with Assad to that end. Randa Kas- National Coordination Committee ta's call for unity in the country. sis, a former SNC member who now said that this was not enough. 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. MONDAY .APRIL 06, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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] By Bryan R. Gibson on Nov. 4, 1979, regime hardliners fight with Iraq had concluded. For the Clinton administration, it sabotaged the Carter administra- the United States, this inward turn seemed clear that the Iranians were Email: [email protected] The Obama administration has tion’s efforts by seizing the U.S. meant that Iran was no longer a not interested in pursuing a rap- achieved the unthinkable. It has embassy in Tehran and holding 52 major concern for policymakers, as prochement. However, what the www.afghanistantimes.af managed to cultivate a productive American diplomats hostage for Bruce Riedel, a CIA analyst during Clinton White House failed to rec- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi working relationship with one of 444 days. Ronald Reagan: During this period, said in James Blight’s ognize was that while Khatami the United States’ most dogged ri- the 1980s, the Reagan administra- Becoming Enemies. This did not, may have been Iran’s president, Advisory editorial board vals: Iran. Announced on Thurs- tion also sought to improve rela- however, prevent the new admin- true power actually rested in the Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, day, the interim deal to curtail Iran’s tions with Iran, which had been istration of George H.W. Bush from hands of the Supreme Leader. This nuclear ambitions cuts its capaci- locked in a brutal war with Iraq seeking to engage with Iran diplo- was a lesson that the Obama ad- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal ty to enrich uranium by about since September 1980. In 1985, the matically. During his inaugural ad- ministration would take to heart two-thirds for a minimum of ten Reagan administration had grown dress, Bush reached out to the Ira- when pursuing its own rapproche- Graphic-Designers: years, dramatically shrinks its concerned about two interconnect- nian regime. “There are today Amer- ment nearly a decade later.This was Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari stockpile of enriched uranium, and ed issues related to Iran: securing icans who are held against their will a lesson that the Obama adminis- Marketing & Advertising: eliminates altogether its ability to the release of American hostages in foreign lands and Americans who tration would take to heart when produce weapons grade plutoni- held by Islamic militants tied to are unaccounted for. Assistance can pursuing its own rapprochement Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 um. In exchange, Iran will receive Iran in Lebanon, and the lack of be shown here and will be long re- nearly a decade later. George W. Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan relief from the sanctions that have American influence in Iran at a time membered. Good will begets good Bush: The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 devastated its economy, so long as when the health of Iran’s Supreme will. Good faith can be a spiral that attacks on the United States pro- it continues to abide by the terms Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah endlessly moves on.” This implied vided the Bush administration Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press of the agreement. Should it fail to Khomeini, was believed to be de- that if Tehran were to help the Unit- with a unique opportunity to im- do so, the interim agreement in- teriorating. In mid-1985, Israeli ed States secure the release of the prove relations with Iran. After the cludes “snapback” provisions that officials helped the Reagan admin- remaining hostages in Lebanon, he attacks, the Iranian people poured The constitution says would immediately re-impose the istration establish a back-channel would respond with gestures of into the streets and the Khatami sanctions. What’s even more re- to a group of so-called “moderates” goodwill. However, as Bush’s Na- government made it clear that they markable about the agreement, inside the Iranian government, who tional Security Advisor Brent were ready to help. According to Article 111: The Loya Jirga shall convene in the following situations: though, is that it leaves behind were represented by Akbar Scowcroft pointed out in the 1999 Bruce Riedel, the United States and 1. To decide on issues related to independence, national sovereignty, territorial integrity as well as supreme Washington’s three-and-a-half de- Hashemi Rafsanjani, as the Tower book A World Transformed, co-au- Iran worked together closely after national interests; cade long record of failure with Commission’s report on the Iran- thored with George H.W. Bush, the toppling of the Taliban in Af- 2. Amend provisions of this Constitution; Tehran. Every president, from Jim- Contra affair found. After a pro- when Rafsanjani personally facili- ghanistan in October 2001 to help 3. Impeach the President in accordance with the provisions of Article Sixty Nine of the Constitution. my Carter to George W. Bush, tracted negotiation, in May 1986, tated the release of the hostages in establish the post-war Afghan sought to improve relations with top American officials, including late 1991, the Bush administration government. As Barbara Slavin, a Iran. But these efforts were un- former National Security Advisor “didn’t do anything.” Goodwill, as leading scholar of U.S.-Iran rela- Editorial dermined by unanticipated actions Robert “Bud” McFarlane, traveled it turns out, did not beget goodwill. tions at the Atlantic Council, re- on the ground, ill-timed leaks, fail- to Iran to make direct contact with Bill Clinton: Under President Clin- ports in her 2009 book Bitter ure to act at pivotal moments, mis- the Iranian regime and — poten- ton, the United States’ relations Friends, Bosom Enemies, “More perceptions, and ideological short- tially — deliver a shipment of with Iran were touch and go. In his than a dozen meetings were held Pressure mounts on sightedness. In each instance, when weapons in exchange for the re- first term, his administration cast between a handful of U.S. and Ira- faced with an opportunity to im- lease of the American hostages held Iran as a menace that — much like nian diplomats from 2001 through prove relations with Iran, the in Lebanon. This mission was a the Soviet Union before it — need- May 2003.” This unprecedented govt regarding Saudi White House balked. This is why disaster. The Reagan administra- ed to be “contained.” This resulted level of cooperation even survived the Obama administration’s per- tion failed to secure the release of in the implementation of a contro- George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil” sistence in seeking a deal with Iran any of the hostages, largely be- versial policy known as dual con- speech, which lumped Iran with support decision that would hold its nuclear ambi- cause the Iranians did not antici- tainment, which called for the Unit- its archenemy Iraq. In May 2003, tions in check is so impressive. The pate the arrival of top U.S. offi- ed States to increase its military Iran sought to trade western ac- Since the day the government declared its support to Saudi Arabia in its war process of achieving this agreement cials in Tehran, and were divided strength in the Gulf region in order ceptance of its right to a peaceful was not easy. The Obama admin- over how best to respond to the to “contain” Iran and Iraq. The prob- nuclear program in exchange for on Yemenite Houthis, the government has been held in sharp criticism at istration has faced challenges from American approach. As a result, lem, however, was that this policy assistance in stabilizing Iraq and home. Certain other Muslim nations have also thrown their weights behind all sides, whether it be from hard- the Americans left Tehran empty demonized the Iranian regime as a cooperation against al Qaeda. Un- line members of Congress, who handed. To make matters worse, threat to U.S. security interests at fortunately, the Bush administra- Saudi Arabia. However, this Yemen war doesn’t bode well for the entire have sought to scuttle the talks by in November 1986, Iranian hard- a time when Iran was actively de- tion, buoyed by its apparent suc- Muslim world because there is danger of schism among Muslim nations. imposing a fresh round of sanc- liners opposed to rapprochement mobilizing its military. In 1997, the cess in overthrowing Saddam Hus- The war will definitely divide Muslim nations on sectarian lines, because tions only to be blocked, or close with the United States leaked de- reform-minded Mohammad Khata- sein, rejected Iran’s proposal, un- American allies, like Israel, which tails of McFarlane’s secret trip to mi soundly won the Iranian presi- dermined the Khatami government, Iran—a Shiite state has been supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen. Sunnis broke diplomatic protocol to ac- Tehran to the press. As Congress dential elections after securing a and ruined any chance of achiev- will stand by Sunnis and Shiites will stand by Shiites. The former national cuse the White House of selling and the media began to dig into the whopping 70 percent of the vote. ing a lasting deal. In fact, Condo- out its allies. Here is a look back at story, it emerged that members of He immediately reached out to the leezza Rice, President Bush’s na- security advisor, Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, slammed the government for the presidents who — however the Reagan administration had il- Clinton administration, saying that tional security advisor at the time, deciding to stand with Saudi Arabia. He called it a senseless and divisive valiant their efforts — failed to legally diverted the profits from “all doors should now be open for did not recall ever seeing the Irani- bring Iran and the United States arms sales to Iran to the Contras, a such dialogue and understanding and an proposal. Both sides canceled decision. The war in Yemen that originated in Northern Yemen way back in closer together. Jimmy Carter: Af- right-wing paramilitary group that the possibility for contact between their meeting scheduled for May 2004 when a cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Shiite Zaidi ter the 1979 overthrow of the Shah Congress had barred the United Iranian and American citizens.” 25, as Slavin writes. This marked sect, unleashed an uprising against the Yemini government, has been pos- of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi States from supporting. This re- Seizing this clear opportunity, the the collapse of any efforts to im- — widely viewed as a dictator and sulted in the Iran-Contra scandal. Clinton administration exchanged a prove relations during the Bush ing a serious threat to the unity of the entire Muslim world today. The an American puppet — the Carter George H.W. Bush: Iran’s defeat series of letters with the Iranian re- administration. What sets the government’s decision is a foregone conclusion. Though, the Chief Exec- administration sought to smooth in the Iran-Iraq War in August 1988 gime. “The United States has no Obama administration apart from over relations with the new Islam- was a major turning point for the hostile intentions toward the Islam- previous administrations is that it utive Abdullah Abdullah, attempted to allay the concerns of the people of ic regime in Tehran. According to regime. After eight years of war, in ic Republic of Iran and seeks good has actually managed to sustain a Afghanistan, however what still remains prickly is the tacit and potentially Chris Emery’s 2013 book U.S. which more than 190,000 Iranians relations with your government,” dialogue with the Iranian regime for dangerous anger among one of the ethnic groups. Afghanistan should have Foreign Policy and the Iranian Rev- were killed and billions of dollars and it wished to “lay a sound basis several years, which has resulted olution, in mid-1979 the Carter were spent, the Iranian regime be- for better relations between our in a measurable improvement in its remained non-aligned. If Pakistan has joined Saudi Arabia or Turkey has administration approved a joint came isolationist, eschewing its countries,” Clinton wrote. When the relationship with Tehran, especial- vowed to support Riyadh, they could do so because they are the biggest CIA-State Department proposal revolutionary zeal in favor of re- Iranians responded, it was clear that ly since Hassan Rouhani’s election to share intelligence with Iran. The building its crippled economy and hardliners had hijacked the diplo- in 2013. two militaries in the Muslim world, but a country like ours, which is al- White House hoped that by shar- infrastructure. There were several matic exchange, writing that Clin- While it is too early to tell if the ready overtaken by a plethora of challenges has no capacity and its deci- ing more sensitive intelligence — reasons for this inward turn, in- ton’s suggestion that Iran was be- final terms of an agreement can be sion of joining the kingdom doesn’t make any difference. Now that the largely about Iraq’s military dis- cluding the death of Ayatollah hind the 1996 Khobar Tower bomb- locked down prior to the self-im- position and American concerns Khomeini in June 1989, the emer- ings, which saw the death of 19 posed June 2015 deadline, the re- government has attempted to bit something bigger than it can chew, it cer- that the purging of Iran’s military gence of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Americans, was “inaccurate and un- markably detailed terms set out in tainly is in a fit of distraction. If the pertinent aim of the government was to following the revolution had dis- as his successor, and the election acceptable,” and based on “biased the Joint Comprehensive Plan of rupted the regional balance of pow- of Rafsanjani, a moderate, as Iran’s information. Action offer quite a bit of hope. side with Arabia over Iran to maneuver the Taliban by showing them that er — with select individuals in the president.. ” The only positive element of the Of course, there are powerful Kabul is also concerned about the land of Arabia, wouldn’t work political- provisional Iranian government, it After the transition, Khamenei Iranian response was that they in- groups in both Iran and the United could “kick-start” high-level en- tasked Rafsanjani with rebuilding dicated that they had “no hostile States that will seek to block a fi- ly. The government should know that a biggest religious political party in gagement and potentially support Iran’s economy, improving its im- intentions toward Americans and nal agreement, but the momentum Pakistan called on the government not to side with Arabia. Yes a religio- more moderate elements in Iran. age internationally, and demobiliz- the Iranian people not only harbor of history appears to be on the political party which has long enjoyed Saudi petro dollars for decades. Unfortunately, just as this intelli- ing its massive army, which was no enmity, but indeed have respect Obama administration’s side. gence sharing effort got underway, no longer needed now that the for the great American people.” To (Courtesy: Foreign Policy) When it is known to all that Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been fighting a proxy war in the Middle East for protecting their own national interests and foreign policy objectives, why should Afghanistan intrude into the matter. The Yemen war has nothing to do with religious beliefs. Mohammad Mo- Weak judiciary haqiq, the second deputy chief executive, said the government did what was not approved in the National Security Council meeting. His statement is a gesture towards the government to look at home and think about its own national interests. The attempt of Abdullah Abdullah is worth appreciation as he made it clear that Afghanistan abstains from joining any camp, but yes, if Ka’aba—the spiritual center of all Muslims around the world is attacked, it wouldn’t remain neutral. This is what Iran should be careful about. oo ngar Ka ts Subscription Rates cour Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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MONDAY .APRIL 06 , 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES The dangerous, delicate Iran’s Chabahar: An amalgamation stan’s geography in its relationship and greater security on its trade of opportunities with Afghanistan. In fact, back in routes, Iran is a natural route to Saudi-Pakistan alliance 2011, a consortium led by Steel Au- India, which has not only econom- By Munkhnaran Bayarlkhag- will surely put the city on the world ic but geopolitical interests in the va and Roozbeh Aliabad thority of India ltd won the rights By Arif Rafiq actions that would further antago- used in Riyadh’s posturing toward map. For the Islamic Republic of to Hajigak iron ore in Bamiyan, and country. For Iran, it is a chance to nize Iran or strain Pakistan’s re- Tehran and Washington with exag- As the international community Iran, Chabahar can serve several in 2012, India sent 100 kilo tons of position itself as part of the solu- The former Saudi intelligence chief sources. In recent years, Islama- gerated claims of Pakistani nuclear cheered for the results of marathon strategic and economic purposes. wheat to Afghanistan through Cha- tion and increase its position in Af- Prince Turki bin Faisal once de- bad has balked at Saudi requests and conventional military assis- ghanistan beyond the supply of scribed ties between Pakistan and talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Creating a deep-water and higher- bahar despite objections from the for assistance, including for the de- tance. In all of these cases, it be- electricity and employment of ref- Saudi Arabia as “probably one of Lausanne, foreign investors have capacity alternative to Bandar- United States. Both Iran and India ployment of 15,000 Pakistani comes clear that Pakistan will aid ugees. By and large, deep-water the closest relationships in the troops to the kingdom in 2014. In Saudi Arabia but only in ways that been preparing their groundwork Abbas, which ironically handles have been separately developing the ports are peculiar and empower- world between any two countries recent years, Islamabad has balked will not distract from or exacer- to get an early foothold in perhaps 85% of Iran’s shipping but cannot land-based infrastructure networks without any official treaty.” The at Saudi requests for assistance, bate Islamabad’s primary security the last untapped big frontier mar- handle ships weighing more than in the form of road and railways that ing developments that take de- intimate friendship goes back de- including for the deployment of threats. And that’s precisely why ket, Iran. Among them, a long over- 100 kilo tons causing costly trans- would link Afghanistan to Chaba- cades to develop with supporting cades. In 1969, Pakistani pilots 15,000 Pakistani troops to the Sharif and his government cannot due program between Iran, India shipment of certain goods at Abu har. Regardless of whether the po- infrastructure links. However, in flew Saudi jets to thwart Yemeni kingdom in 2014. This is in part afford to provoke Iran right now. and Afghanistan to develop and Dhabi, it is an invaluable asset. It litical relations remain tense in the today’s 21st century Eurasia, incursions into the kingdom. Islam- because roughly 30 percent of Pa- Tehran has a number of levers it trade and logistics hub in Chaba- not only circumvents the busy and subcontinent and armed conflict where economies have become ever abad and Riyadh closely coordi- kistan’s active-duty troops have can use vis-à-vis Islamabad. It har is one of the most interesting politically charged straits of Hor- persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan more integrated, few opportunities nated support for the mujahideen been deployed in the country’s could, for example, charge Pakistan developments that is set to change muz, but also cements regional border areas, the route through Cha- have supporting arguments span- in the war against the Soviet occu- northwest since 2009 fighting penalties for failing to complete ning geopolitics, economics, secu- pation of Afghanistan in the 1980s; the geopolitical and economic dy- cooperation between India and bahar offers a much safer alterna- against the Taliban insurgency. construction of a gas pipeline the rity and simply business strategy. and during that decade, Pakistan namics in the region. Having a free Iran. Despite the traditional ties tive and opportunity for India to Troop levels along the Afghanistan two countries agreed to build in Chabahar has naturally risks asso- stationed upwards of 15,000 border will remain constant until 2013. The accord mandated that trade zone established in 1995, the between the two countries, there export iron ore from its 2 billion ton ciated with it that make further troops in the kingdom. Pakistani 2019, leaving Pakistan with a re- Pakistan complete its portion of port of Chabahar in southeastern is a plenty of room to grow and iron mine. For Afghanistan, the year troops returned to Saudi Arabia duced presence along its tense east- the pipeline by the end of 2014 Iran was promoted in 2003 by then expand, where increased infrastruc- of 2015 is perhaps the riskiest peri- commitments challenging. (Eg. fail- during the first Gulf War to pro- ern border with India — and few and includes daily penalty charges President Khatami to be an alter- ture development will serve Iran’s od in its recent national building ure for P5+1 nuclear negotiations tect it from an Iraqi invasion. And troops to spare for anywhere else. of around $3 million in case of fail- native route for India to Afghani- interest in being the shortest route process, where the withdrawal of or insurgency within Sistan-Bal- Saudi Arabia reportedly donated But even if the officials in Riyadh ure to do so. Islamabad, due to stan, only to be shelved due to for India’s goods to the European ISAF forces and decreasing of inter- uchistan or Afghanistan.) Despite oil supplies to Pakistan after Is- were able to convince Sharif and pressure from Washington, has yet political tensions for the rest of and CIS markets and both coun- national aid puts the country in dire all of that, a successful develop- lamabad was hit by sanctions for his generals to dispatch Pakistani to construct its portion of the pipe- the 2000s. However, a string of tries could cooperate in stabilizing need of alternative sources of reve- ment of the port will have wide conducting nuclear tests in 1998. forces to the Persian Gulf, such a line. Fines haven’t been levied, recent developments such as the post-ISAF withdrawal Afghani- nue. The end of “commodity super- ranging impacts across the spec- Last week, Pakistani Prime Min- force would likely be limited in its though Iran has rejected Pakistani Indian government’s approval of stan. India’s growing economy cycle” also meant that certain min- trum: be it economic empower- ister Nawaz Sharif assured Saudi mandate. Pakistan could send a claims that they have been formal- the framework agreement for $86 badly needs both Iran’s and Af- ing projects are no longer viable and ment of relatively less developed King Salman bin Abdulaziz that the modest contingent of soldiers and ly waived. More worrisome is Te- million in investments and 10-year ghanistan’s natural resources. Not the expected investments have di- areas of Iran and Afghanistan, cre- full resources of Pakistan’s army even pilots to Saudi Arabia, but hran’s ability to play the sectari- renewable lease together with the only is India seeking to solidify minished significantly. In case the ation of new trade transit routes are behind him as the kingdom at- any Pakistani assistance will be anism card. Pakistan, with over tempts to quash Yemen’s Houthi expected trilateral transit deal be- Iran as an access point to Afghan- or re-balancing of regional geopol- likely restricted to Saudi territory. 4,000 deaths from Sunni-Shiite vi- country wants to find sustainable rebellion, which receives some sup- istan but it wants to escape Paki- itics.—(Press TV) It is difficult to imagine Pakistan olence since 2007, is struggling to tween India, Iran and Afghanistan solutions for economic development port from Iran. But don’t expect engaging in any activity on sover- put the genie of sectarianism back Pakistan to go all-in on Saudi Ara- eign Yemeni territory. In recent bia’s war. Sharif understands that in the bottle. Iran could add to Pa- years, Pakistan has been respon- kistan’s woes by using its proxies he must walk a tightrope when it sive to Saudi inducement — but inside Pakistan to step up the tar- comes to this particular regional only up to a point. Last year, after geted killings of Sunni militants and conflict. News reports, particular- a flurry of visits by Saudi and Pa- religious scholars, some of whom ly from the Saudi-owned Al Ara- kistani officials to their respective biya, have claimed active Pakistani capitals, Pakistan received a grant have come out in support of Saudi involvement in Operation Decisive of $1.5 billion — described by the Arabia in recent days. Iran could Storm, as the anti-Houthi opera- Pakistani finance minister as “gift” also increase its clandestine oper- tion is called. Pakistan is said to with no strings attached. Islama- ations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. have already dispatched jets and bad initially kept the source of the In recent years, Iranian assets have naval ships to take part in the op- aid secret, but later revealed that reportedly assassinated a Saudi erations. These reports may be the donor was Riyadh. The dona- intelligence official and Pakistani part of a Saudi strategy to compel tion was made after Pakistan, in a Sunni leaders in Karachi, But Ira- Pakistani involvement. Alterna- joint statement with Saudi Arabia, nian activity in Pakistan today is tively, some elements of the Paki- abandoned its policy of non-inter- characterized by relative restraint stani government may have brash- ference in Syria, calling for the for- compared to the 1980s, when Iran ly made specific pledges of sup- mation of a “transitional govern- sought to export its revolution to port to the Saudis, either due to ment” in the civil war-ravaged coun- Shiites across the world, including Riyadh’s pressure or a desire to try. Subsequent media reports in Pakistan, where upwards of 20 keep it happy. But if Islamabad claimed that Pakistan provided percent of the population comes did indeed assent to Saudi requests, anti-aircraft and anti-tank weap- from Islam’s smaller sect. Iranian domestic and regional realities may ons, including the Chinese-made agents could also play a more ac- have forced it to backtrack, with FN-16, to Syrian rebels via Saudi tive role in sectarian conflicts in- the Pakistani defense minister stat- Arabia and dispatched small num- side Pakistan and Afghanistan, ing just days later that his govern- bers of trainers at the request of where there has been an uptick in ment has not made a decision to Riyadh. There have also been sectarian violence in recent send troops to Saudi Arabia. That claims, mainly attributed to un- months. Or Iran could partner with reversal may have been something named Saudi officials, that Paki- India to support political forces in Islamabad, which has been reluc- stan could transfer a nuclear weap- Afghanistan hostile toward Paki- tant to involve itself in Saudi Ara- on to Saudi control or include Riy- stan. Sharif understands the dan- bia’s wars, desired anyway. adh under Pakistan’s nuclear um- Sharif’s moral support for the Sau- brella should Iran near or cross the gers. His government must at- dis is clear. And he has tilted his nuclear threshold. Such reports, tempt to defuse relations with Te- country toward the regional Sau- not so coincidentally, have ap- hran in order to have stability at di-led Sunni bloc. But the costs for peared during negotiations be- home. The prime minister visited direct involvement are greater for tween Iran and the West, and are Iran last May and declared that he Pakistan than for any other coali- likely part of a Saudi policy of was ready to “open a new page” tion member. Pakistan shares a 565- nuclear ambiguity designed to com- in relations between the two coun- mile-long border with Iran and re- pel Washington to take a harder tries. That might be a bit ambitious. lations between the two countries line against Tehran. The first se- The close relationship between have long been rocky. If Iran starts nior Pakistani official to meet King Sharif, the Pakistan Army, and Riy- to view Pakistan as an active ad- Salman after he took the throne in adh means that they can never ful- By Patrick Gathara people were killed, it did not take posedly kept hundreds of cops and opposition CORD coalition, Rai- versary, it has many opportuni- January was Gen. Rashad Mah- ly gain the trust of Tehran. But more than six hours for the securi- soldiers at bay for four days, ap- la Odinga, coming out in support ties to cause trouble across the mood, the chairman of the Joint Sharif can at least hope to keep The figure was a blow that sent ty agencies to arrive. Some reports parently taking time off to pray and of the president's directive. Les- border that Sharif cannot afford. Chiefs of Staff, who has operation- relations with Iran drama-free. The one's senses reeling. I was expect- suggest a KDF unit was on the relax while the security agents loot- sons learned? So, while on the sur- Sharif chaired a five-and-a-half- al control over Pakistan’s nuclear Saudis have been there for Paki- ing a high number but 147 left me ground within an hour. In contrast ed the mall. Crackdown Following face it may have seemed that the hour-long meeting of senior civil- weapons. Mahmood briefed Sharif stan through thick and thin, and numb - 147 lives brutally snuffed with the confused response to the that attack, the government re- Kenyan government had learnt ian and military officials last before the president embarked on Islamabad has little choice but to out in a horrific, day-long orgy of September 2013 attack on the up- sponded with a crackdown that tar- some lessons, a closer inspection Thursday to discuss his country’s his visit to Saudi Arabia to meet provide limited assistance to Riy- killing. It is almost too much to market Westgate Shopping Mall in geted the ethnic Somali population reveals that this is little more than role in the Yemen conflict. After with the new king. Whether or not adh in response to its perceived grapple with, to ponder. Yet pon- Nairobi, the coordination between within Nairobi which was little more window dressing. Fundamentally, the meeting, Defense Minister nuclear cooperation was actually threat from the Houthis in Yemen. der it we must. For even as Cabi- police and military units seemed than an exercise in scapegoating and nothing has changed except the Khawaja Asif, who, along with on the agenda, the meeting was like- But it can assuage Iranian concerns net Secretary for Internal Security much smoother. Certainly the me- extortion. Similarly, Garissa itself, government's ability to project National Security Advisor Sartaj ly meant to signal to Tehran and by continuing to engage it on se- Joseph Ole Nkaissery solemnly dia statements were much better which is populated mainly by eth- change. It is still treating security Aziz, visited Riyadh on Tuesday, Washington that the Saudis could curing their shared border, open- announced the number that would choreographed. But the differenc- nic Somalis, has been the site for primarily as a public relations is- said that Pakistan would defend be interested in a nuclear weapon ing up a bilateral dialogue on stabi- make this the worst terrorist at- es end there. Like most other at- "security operations", the favoured sue. On Tuesday, the president's Saudi Arabia against any threat to of their own. Pakistan, which ob- lizing Afghanistan, and perhaps tack on Kenyan soil in nearly two tacks, there was prior warning that official euphemism for collective spokesman, Manoah Esipisu, was its territorial integrity. But he also tained nuclear weapons in the late even positioning itself as an inter- decades, questions were already this might happen. Along with oth- punishment, for well over half a cen- asked about his boss' promise in claimed that Pakistan is not join- 1990s, is unlikely to ever transfer mediary between Iran and Saudi forming about whether this was er universities in Nairobi, the tury. One such operation in 1980 the aftermath of the Westgate at- ing any war. Earlier in the day, a warhead to Saudi soil. Arabia. Pakistan, ravaged by ter- just the latest in a series of emi- Garissa University College had resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths. tacks to institute a comprehensive Sharif said in a statement that there Islamabad has assiduously worked ror for more than a decade, can ill- nently preventable terrorist atroc- warned students about a possible Two years ago, a week into the Ken- inquiry into the security failures. is no room for sectarianism in Pa- toward becoming recognized as a afford to become the next play- ities that have now claimed more attack and police presence there yatta presidency, another security He said that the president had con- kistan, comments which were like- legitimate, responsible nuclear ground for an Iranian-Saudi proxy than 350 lives in the last two years. had been doubled to four officers. operation saw the indiscriminate ar- cluded that a parliamentary com- ly influenced by the reports of his power and has sought membership war. Nearly everyone in Pakistan, The attack had begun about 16 A few days prior, the British gov- rest of over 600 Garissa residents, mittee report (which parliament country’s involvement in the Ye- in the Nuclear Suppliers Group.* including the major Sunni parties, hours before Nkaissery's an- ernment had issued a travel advi- including newly elected local lead- itself threw out as incompetent) men war. This is all part of Sharif’s Giving nuclear technology to Sau- realizes this and opposes Pakistani nouncement. Before dawn, four sory to its citizens advising against ers, by a security team the govern- and a forensic audit (which no one now well-established pattern of di Arabia would undermine these intervention in Yemen. gunmen had stormed the Garissa travel to Garissa, among other ment itself had described as "rot- has seen) had provided all there accommodating some Saudi de- efforts. Still, Islamabad has and And so the Pakistani premier will University College, located with- counties. Such advisories, which ten". Even worse, last year, under was to know about the affair. In mands, while also wisely resisting will continue to allow itself to be continue to walk this tightrope. in the eponymous county, killing the Kenya government continues the pretext of responding to terror truth, the president had deemed the two guards and then opening fire to blame for the collapse in the attacks, the government forced country's security less important on students who had gathered for tourism industry, were rubbished through parliament draconian legis- than the egos and jobs of his top LETTER TO THE EDITOR morning prayer. Kenyan officials by President Uhuru Kenyatta the lation to curtail fundamental rights security officials. If you want to promise more security after Garis- day before the attack. In contrast to privacy, expression and a fair tri- understand why 147 people died sa Then, as panic and terror spread, with the confused response to the al, which was subsequently ruled at the hands of terrorists two days they moved to the four student September 2013 attack on the up- unconstitutional by the courts. Sim- later, and why for the last two Unity among Afghans accommodation buildings, killing at market Westgate Shopping Mall in ilarly, after the latest Garissa atroc- years Kenyans have continued to will. Shambolic responses By the Nairobi, the coordination between ity, President Kenyatta has once regularly perish in large numbers ‘One nation one voice’. This is the slogan and message of Afghanistan Soccer Premier League. This year the time most Kenyans were getting police and military units seemed again responded with another direc- at the hands of terrorists, that tells the news, a coordinated response soccer league is completely different when comparing it with the leagues in past years. This year, players much smoother. Further, though tive of dubious legality, directing the you everything you need to know. by the Kenya police and the Ken- are well-prepared and play outstandingly, people are more eager to watch the matches live in the stadium it boggles the imagination that four police to ignore a court order that Patrick Gathara is a strategic com- ya Defence Forces was already gunmen could hold off our elite had frozen police recruitment fol- munications consultant, writer, and this time the slogan of the league is highly encouraging and touches heart when you hear it from viewers under way and for once the securi- in the stadium. A player from Da Speenghar Bazaan Football Club, the soccer club from east zone, said in counterterror police and military lowing a corruption-riddled exercise and award-winning political car- ty forces seemed to have learnt the units for many hours while sys- last year. Predictably, and as they toonist based in Nairobi. The an interview in a local TV channel that he is from central Bamiyan province, but he joined Da Speenghar lessons from the shambolic re- tematically massacring "hostages", did after Westgate, Kenya's rapa- views expressed in this article are Bazaan FT because he wanted to practice the message of the league—the message of unity among Afghans. sponses to previous attacks. Un- it is hardly unprecedented. Pretty cious political elite has closed ranks the author's own and do not nec- Considering all these important issues, each and every Afghan can have the hope that there would be no like the attacks in Mpeketoni in much the same thing happened at to frustrate any prospect of ac- essarily reflect Al Jazeera's edito- disunity among Afghans anymore. Afghans want unity, peace, stability and as well as development in all June 2014 in which more than 60 Westgate where four gunmen sup- countability, with the leader of the rial policy. fields. There is no space for disunity among them. Participation of players from different provinces in one team in the soccer league is an example of Afghans’ eager to unity, peace and development. Therefore, hope such steps are taken more and more in order to further develop Afghan youngsters and give them more hope for making headway in every field. 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The prevailing sentiment in part reflects the history of the Southern California’s Iranian community, made up of those in the earliest wave of migration after Iran’s 1979 revolution. Many are still distrustful of the Iranian government. A rollback of U.S. sanctions, which have contribut- ed to Iran’s skyrocketing inflation and inability to obtain Western med- ical supplies, will do little to improve the lives of ordinary people, many expatriates say. Instead, they see the government as the only beneficiary of any economic boost that might follow the lifting of sanc- tions, a reward for what they say is the Iranian leadership’s decades of bad behavior. “They don’t use money for their own people,” said Rafi Mehrian, owner of a housewares store in an Orthodox Jewish neighbor- hood of Los Angeles that displays Iranian and Israeli flags. He fled Iran on camel more than 25 years ago and never returned. Similar to the anti- Castro Cuban community in Florida, many Iranian expatriates advocate for the overthrow of their home-country’s government, said Reza Aslan, a religious studies scholar at the University of California, Riverside. “The anger, the hatred, that many older Iranians have toward the regime • tends to overshadow the hope for their country getting back to a full, prosperous life,” he said. While Iranians living abroad keep a close watch on news reports of their native country, understanding the condi- tions that families are facing back home can be difficult, said Aslan. Iranians from religious minority groups - such as Jews, Christians and Baha’is - have largely been unable to visit for the past three decades, further distancing them from home. The Iranian Jewish community in particular has developed allegiance toward Israel. The majority of Irani- an Jews in Los Angeles oppose the proposed deal, which has been criticized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A sense of anger that U.S. President Barack Obama has turned his back on Israel is shared among Iranians who emigrated as adults as well as those who left as babies. “I am deeply concerned and disappointed,” said Sam Yebri, who founded a local organization to draw young Iranian-Americans into political activism. Despite widespread concern among Iranians, ana- lysts have emphasized that the expatriate community represents a di- versity of opinions. And some in Los Angeles expressed optimism that the new deal, if successful, would bolster human rights and freedom for Iranian citizens. “I think this is a wonderful thing,” said Saba Soomekh, a visiting professor of religious studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, who left Iran when she was 2 years old. “Who knows where the Iranian government will be in 15 or 20 years?” Alarabiya Thanks to ISIS ‘burns halal US chickens’ Obama, baby intended as aid for Syrians is born in ISIS released this week pictures which were filled with chicken legs, the chicken is not slaughtered the ported adding that parts of the alleging to show boxes of halal fruit and vegetables, and dumping Islamic way. The chicken was sup- WFP logo were still visible. presidential chicken intended for civilians be- them at the bottom of a hill in the posed to be going to civillians.” In posts on channels support- ing burned. Akhtarin countryside, in north The boxes of chicken were la- ive of the group, the aid is described traffic jam According to The Indepen- Aleppo,” the report added. beled “Koch Foods” as “zakat,” or almsgiving to the The ever-popular “Thanks, Obama” gag may be an exaggera- tion of many Americans’ sarcastic daily struggles, but for one wom- Baby Arley and his mom, Jes- ty much had to ride the emergency an, it’s no understatement. sica Brown, in hospital after the lane all the way down.” While stuck in traffic on a high- dramatic delivery. (Facebook/Dai- Stormy weather did not help way in Kentucky - caused by Pres- ly Mail) matters, according to local news ident Barack Obama’s motorcade A nurse, who happened to be reports, as the rush-hour traffic - Jessica Brown was forced to give stuck in traffic nearby, helped remained at a standstill moving as birth in her car. Brown deliver the baby boy with a major route had been shut down Her husband had called 911 the assistance of a MetroSafe emer- gency operator. so that the presidential motorcade about 5:15 p.m. on Thursday to could travel from the airport to report that his wife was in labor “They couldn't get through due to the traffic from the motorcade,” downtown Louisville. and that traffic was not moving, This led to emergency crews Louisville MetroSafe spokeswom- Courtney Maloney, the Louisville an Jody Duncan was quoted as MetroSafe operator who respond- being unable to reach the woman saying. ed to the call, told WAVE. “I pret- giving birth. Alarabiya Al-Qaeda makes itself at home in Yemen palace

Pictures showing an alleged Al- Saeed Batarfi, a senior leader with In another photograph, Batar- Qaeda commander relaxing inside the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Pen- fi is seen standing on a Yemeni flag a palace in Yemen days after he insula (AQAP), appears sitting in in the abandoned building. was liberated by terrorists from the governor's palace in the city of Al Arabiya News could not prison have emerged online. Mukalla, pretending to be on the independently verify the images. In one of the images, Khalid telephone and holding a weapon. Batarfi, who was jailed by Ye- meni officials, was reportedly freed Thursday along with 300 other inmates from the Central Prison of Mukalla when members of AQAP stormed the building with machine guns and rocket launch- dent, the militants set fire to the The boxes of chicken were la- In February, photographs poor. ers. food aid because the birds had been beled “Koch Foods,” a U.S.-based posted on ISIS-affiliated websites The United Nations food agen- After taking over the prison, killed in the U.S. chicken company. showed the militant group hand- cy expressed alarm over the imag- the group reportedly took to twit- “Two trucks transporting box- Images from a propaganda ac- ing out food from aid packages that es circulating on social media. ter and wrote: “All the brothers es of food aid were apparently count affiliated with ISIS show seem to bear the United Nation’s “WFP condemns this manip- have been liberated, including stopped at a checkpoint in Alep- militants emptying the food aid World Food Program (WFP) logo. ulation of desperately needed food Sheikh Batarfi who is now amongst po province in an area under the trucks Photos published last Febru- aid inside Syria,” Muhannad Hadi, his brothers, all praise to Allah.” militant group’s control on When asked why they burned ary suggest ISIS rebranding U.N. the agency’s emergency coordina- The commander is most Wednesday,” the newspaper re- the chicken, Abu Mohammed food aid. (Photo courtesy: tor for the Syrian crisis, said at the known for his prominent role in a ported. Hussam, reportedly an activist Vocativ.com) time. 2011-2012 battle with government “Images from a propaganda with the Syrian group Raqqa is The boxes appeared to have According to U.N. estimates, troops during which extremists account affiliated with ISIS show Being Slaughtered Silently, told been labeled with the ISIS infamous 9.8 million people are in need of seized large parts of the south and militants emptying the trucks, The Independent: “ISIS said that insignia, news website Vocativ re- food assistance in Syria. Alarabiya east of Yemen. Alarabiya Crash pilot’s profile prompts questions, deep unease

The profile that has emerged of searching his homes in Duesseldorf Barcelona on March 24, Lubitz of- prevent them from seeking help, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas and Montabaur, and by interview- fered to take over the controls doing greater harm than good. Lubitz has become more troubling ing friends, relatives, colleagues while the pilot went to the toilet. Few commentators, however, by the day. and doctors. Finding himself unable to enter the have raised the possibility that In the hours after Flight 9525 So far, this is what they have cockpit on his return, the pilot Lufthansa, a national institution, crashed in the French Alps two communicated about their findings: pleaded with Lubitz to let him back may have made any avoidable mis- weeks ago, Lubitz was regarded as -Medical records show that in. Lubitz ignored him and repeat- takes. Instead, they have pointed one of 150 victims in an unex- before he received his pilot’s li- edly accelerated the plane before to similar incidents that are be- plained disaster. Two days later he cense, Lubitz suffered from de- it slammed into a mountainside near lieved to have taken place in was the prime suspect of an un- pression, with doctors recording the village of Le Vernet. Namibia, the United States and fathomable act. “suicidal tendencies.” It forced him With pilots responsible for the Indonesia over the past two de- By now, French and German to take a break of several months lives of 10 million air travelers cades. Conservative daily Frank- prosecutors have little doubt that from his pilot training. Lufthansa worldwide every day, the idea that furter Allgemeine Zeitung conclud- the 27-year-old intentionally has said Lubitz informed their flight one might be harboring a dark de- ed that “ultimately Lufthansa’s slammed the Airbus A320 into a school when he returned in 2009 sire to harm himself and others has system failed.” However, given mountain, killing everyone on that he had experienced an episode prompted deep unease. that Lubitz appeared to have gone board, and there is growing evi- of “severe depression.” But Ger- “A technical malfunction, a to great lengths to conceal the ex- dence that his actions weren’t just manwings, the Lufthansa subsid- terrorist act, a natural disaster or tent of his illness, the paper ques- a split-second decision but the re- iary Lubitz joined in 2013, said it human error - none of these would tioned whether any system could sult of days of planning. was unaware of this. But both air- be so troubling,” German weekly ever account for what goes on in- The revelations have raised lines say Lubitz passed all medi- Der Spiegel wrote in its latest edi- side a person’s head. Others questions about who knew what, cal tests and was cleared by doc- tion. evoked the phenomenon of the when, and whether Lubitz could tors as fit to fly. As the extent of Lubitz’s ill- “Geisterfahrer” - a German term have been stopped. -In the months before the crash ness became known in the days meaning “ghost driver” describing The crash has prompted par- Lubitz sought help from several following the crash, German pros- someone who drives the wrong ticular soul-searching in Germany. doctors, including specialists at ecutors took the unusual step of way down the Autobahn, endan- Seventy-two of those killed were Duesseldorf’s University Hospi- providing regular updates on their gering himself and others. The no- German citizens, the worst air di- tal. The hospital declined to con- investigation to reassure the pub- tion of an unstoppable yet ulti- saster in the nation's history since firm reports that Lubitz was ex- lic. German newspapers, normal- mately rare incident resonated in the Concorde crash of 2000, in periencing vision problems, but ly at pains to protect the identity Spain, which counted 51 of its cit- which 97 Germans died. said he had come in for tests. Dues- of even convicted criminals, spelled izens among the dead. “Who could “Germany, a byword for tech- seldorf prosecutors say there was out the co-pilot’s full name to in- have known that he was determined nical perfection where security no evidence the co-pilot had any dicate the gravity of his alleged to destroy himself on that day?” isn’t just a hallmark of quality but physical ailments. deeds Meanwhile, the country’s said Mercedes Valle, a 54-year-old an article of faith and a measure of -In the week leading up to the airlines swiftly mandated that two doctor in Madrid. She added that value, has been traumatized,” his- crash Lubitz spent time online re- people have to remain in the cock- the content of the black box had torian Michael Stuermer wrote in searching suicide methods and pit at all times, while politicians confirmed “there was a deranged an op-ed Saturday for Die Welt cockpit door security. Safety rules debated the need to relax patient person with suicidal tendencies left newspaper. introduced after the Sept. 11, 2001, privacy rules - prompting a swift in charge of a plane.” “In the past Investigators have pieced to- terror attacks in the United States rebuke from medical associations I’ve seen the impact such a person gether a picture of Lubitz by ana- allow someone in the cockpit to who warned that rash changes to can have at the wheel of a school lyzing the voice and flight data re- deny others entry. the rules could undermine pa- bus or even a car. Fortunately, it’s corders found at the crash site, -Shortly after takeoff from tients’ confidence in doctors and a very rare occurrence,” she said. 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. MONDAY. APRIL 06 , 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES IRAN DEAL may pressure Gulf, some IMPORT OFEurozone TILES HURTING PAKISTAN’Sprice falls stocks to benefit LOCAL INDUSTRY The deal between Iran and world Ceramics and tiles should be furtherease damage is done in by low im- powers on its disputed nuclear dropped from the list of products port trade price.” A trend of de- programme may pressure Gulf given duty-free access under free crease in ITPs of all tile exporting stock markets on Sunday but some trade agreement (FTA) with Chi- countriesMarch has been seen from the individual stocks could benefit na to save the local industry. “The year 2010 to 2015. Lower ITP has from the prospect of the Iranian government should exclude tiles increased imports from China and economy opening up. from the FTA with China which is this trend is hurting the local man- The agreement on curbing being renegotiated,” said Tiles and ufacturing industry badly. Differ- Iran’s nuclear programme, reached Ceramics Manufacturers ent factors, including high tariff, late on Thursday, will - if confirmed Ass•o•c•iation (TCMA) in a com- price-hike, lower GDP, poor law in a final deal by a June 30 dead- munique to the commerce minis- and order, low level of income and line - begin to ease economic sanc- try. “Policy-makers should lower ITP have given tough time tions on Iran. It would eventually und•er••stand vulnerable condition to the industry. Despite these chal- allow more Iranian oil into the of local tile industry while making lenges, the government through market, perhaps from 2016. policies or negotiating trade deals. FTA and by reducing ITP strength- Brent oil fell nearly 4.0 per- The industry has already invested ened import from China that hit cent to $54.95 on Thursday in re- around Rs40 billion so far despite the local industry, and last year a action to the deal, and it could re- facing stiff challenges.” Dumping major manufacturer from the ce- main soft this week when trading duty on Chinese tiles sought A ramics industry had to shut down resumes after Easter holidays. This study by the National Tariff Com- its plant due to losses. The associ- is negative for Gulf stock markets in general, especially petrochemi- cal shares. But some companies would benefit from a strong Iranian econ- omy and freer trade with Iran. Dubai would probably become a jumping-off point for foreign com- panies going back into Iran, lifting the emirate’s economy. sible beneficiaries. “When the international situation is resolved and restrictions are lifted, we’ll be among the first ones in there,” Agility’s chief Transport and logistics firms, executive Sultan Tarek told Reuters late last year. including Dubai’s Air Arabia and Lower oil prices would benefit Egypt’s stock market overall by slashing state subsidy costs and keeping a lid on inflation. Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways and lo- Dubai-listed construction firm Arabtec will have a profit margin not exceeding 7.5 percent for its project to build homes in Egypt, a company gistics firm Agility, are among pos- spokesman said on Saturday. This could disappoint some investors who had been hoping unrealistically for fatter margins. Egypt non-oil Investors Joshi seeks steps to reduce private sector shrinks for feel bullish economic disparity in India third month in Former human resource develop- ence and politics to develop a of the wealth. mission also indicates that there is ation said that rampant under-in- about UK ment minister Murli Manohar unique Indian philosophy and The bottom 10% struggles a serious injury to the local indus- voicing/mis-declaration of import- March Joshi called for urgent measures to thought. now with 0.2 % of the wealth. So try and recommended that dump- ed tiles and lower ITP with China reduce economic disparity in the Joshi said the key indicators the economy faces disparity at an ing duty be placed on tiles from and other countries is endangering Egypt’s non-oil private sector economy society. of growth and development of In- alarming ratio of 370:1 between China. Making ceramics and por- livelihood of some 10,000 families shrunk in March for the third Joshi was speaking at 'Ekatma dian economy is still measured by these two categories where the celain tiles part of FTA with Chi- who are directly or indirectly de- month in a row, though at a slower Manava Darshanam - A vision for Western standards . He also urged Almost three quarters of investors normal disparity ratio is 1:10." na would hurt the local industry, pending on growth of local tile in- pace than last month’s contraction, better tomorrow', a two-day sem- Indian scientists to publish their said the association, adding, the dustry. Local ceramics and tile in- with output declining and new or- (73 per cent) in Leeds are optimis- inar organized by RSS thinktank works in Indian journals instead He also added that Pandit tic about the prospects for the Deendayal Upadhyaya's great government sho•uld support the dustry consumes raw material pro- ders showing a slight pick up, a Bharatiya Vichara Kendram in of publishing it in foreign ones. industry and review ITP on Chi- duced in the country and supports corporate survey showed on Sun- UK’s economy as politicians en- Kochi on Saturday. India must start thinking in Indian contribution to India was that he ter the last few weeks of the Gen- introduced a new political vocab- nese tiles. The industry, they the development of other indige- day. The function was inaugurated terms. Unless we set our own claimed, is saving foreign exchange nous sectors while in contrast im- The HSBC Egypt Purchasing eral Election campaign, according by RSS joint general secretary benchmark, the world is not going ulary in the country that freed to a survey by UBS Wealth Man- philosophers, scientists and social by using local raw material. Paki- ported tiles not only eat up share Managers Index showed a reading Dattatreya Hosabole. Joshi urged to care, he said. stan has adequate production ca- of local tile industry, but also push- of 49.6 in March, a milder slow- agement. the country to take ownership of Joshi said, "The top 10% of scientists from the bonds of West- This sentiment chimes with the pacity of over 60 million square ing allied emerging sectors to wall. down than February’s 46.8, but a its achievements in economics, sci- the world population holds 74% ern analytical tools. metres of tiles not only to meet The cost of production is rap- contraction nonetheless. A reading positive growth forecasts an- nounced in George Osborne’s 2015 local demand but to export as well. idly rising in China and their min- above 50 indicates expansion and However, a lot of production ca- imum wages are three times higher below 50, contraction. budget. He predicted that the UK economy will continue to grow pacity remains idle as last year than Pakistan. Under this scenar- February saw the sharpest Japan’s wary manufacturers 15m square metre tiles were im- io, it seems illogical that the prices contraction since September 2013, above European rivals at a rate of between 2.3 and 2.5 per cent. ported from China alone. “This of tiles could go down in China and the survey showed many of invasion is detrimental to the in- whereas the ITPs of Chinese tiles the same trends continuing to Andrew Aitken, regional head of UBS Wealth Management, York- resist Abe’s urge to splurge dustry with lower duties applied have reduced from $4.57 per square weigh on the economy in March, on imported tiles from China while metre in 2011 to $2.51 in 2013. including a weak currency boost- shire, said: “Investors in the re- Hirotoshi Ogura, a self-described took office, economists say. ing input costs and subdued de- gion are increasingly confident “factory geek”, is Daikin Indus- “It turned out that the govern- mand dampening output and em- about 2015. We’ve noticed an in- tries' <6367.T> master of doing ment and the BOJ were wrong in crease in client activity, with busi- Libyan govt seeks to deposit ployment. more with less – and part of the thinking monetary easing would “Egypt’s non-oil private sec- ness owners and managers increas- reason Japan’s recovery remains boost capital spending,” said Taro tor remained in contraction terri- ingly investing in their businesses, stuck in the slow lane. Saito, director of economic re- tory in March, continuing the trend taking on more staff and exploring As Japan heads into the sea- search at NLI Research Institute. OIL REVENUES ABROAD observed so far in 2015,” Markit a broader range of opportunities son of peak demand for room air- “Low growth expectations appear economist Philip Leake said. with their personal investments conditioners, Ogura and other to outweigh the benefit from low- “As a result, the outlook for and wealth. Daikin managers have been tasked er interest rates, keeping compa- Egypt remains uncertain, with the “The General Election may with figuring out how to boost nies from boosting capital spend- depreciating pound providing a key well change this sentiment, espe- output by some 20 percent at a ing.” source of instability.” cially if we are faced with a sce- plant in western Japan that six For Daikin, there is a wariness For the fourth straight month, nario where no party can form a years ago the company had almost that the slumping demand and Egypt’s non-oil private sector shed stable coalition.” given up on as unprofitable. sharply higher yen that almost jobs in March, with some survey Investors do not feel the buoy- The wrinkle: they have no forced the closure of the Kusatsu respondents saying employees had ant economic climate will cause budget for new capital investment plant in 2009 could return at any left to search for better opportu- interest rates to rise anytime soon. at the 45-year-old Kusatsu plant. time. Sales in Japan represent just nities. Over half (53 per cent) of respon- The still-evolving workaround 25 percent of Daikin’s air-condi- New orders picked up slight- dents are not expecting any move- shown to a recent visitor involves tioning sales now, down from over ly in March after two months of ment until 2016. home-made robots for ferrying a third in 2009. contraction, though some respon- Bill O’Neill, head of invest- parts, experimental systems using But managers also say the lean dents mentioned the negative im- ment office, UBS Wealth Manage- gravity rather than electricity to years have forced the company to pact of economic and political in- ment, said: “We are very optimis- power parts of the line, more tem- innovate at its four home facto- security on their order books. tic about the UK economy and porary workers on seasonal con- ries, a theme mirrored at Daikin’s Egypt held an investment con- confident that economic growth tracts and dozens of steps to chip production mentor, Toyota Mo- ference in March which saw tens will be felt beyond the South. The away at the 1.63 hours it takes to tor <7203.T>. At the urging of of billions of dollars of new for- UK will remain among the best make a typical new air condition- Toyota president Akio Toyoda, eign investment announced, as the performing G7 economies this year er. Japan’s top automaker last week Libya’s internationally recognized government said it plans to open a bank account abroad to deposit oil government tries to turn around an as we see business and consumer “We can do a lot without unveiled the results of a five-year- revenues, hoping to divert proceeds from the industry away from the country’s rival government in Tripoli. economy battered by four years confidence increase and real in- spending anything,” says Ogura, a old program to re-engineer the way Control of the North African OPEC producer’s crude revenues is at the centre of a battle between the two of economic and political turmoil. comes grow.” 33-year Daikin veteran who joined it makes cars to cut the costs of rival governments and their armed forces which have emerged four years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. the company just after high retooling existing factories and Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni’s decision, announced in a statement late Saturday, authorized his school. “Anything we need, we building new ones. government’s National Oil Corporation to open the account in the United Arab Emirates. Greek finance minister to discuss first try to build ourselves.” Like Daikin, a number of Jap- reforms with IMF chief anese manufacturers are shifting Dubai developer DAMAC considers London tower investment production back to Japan from Dubai property developer DAM- The second biggest Dubai de- en, comprises 685,000 square feet pany, also not named, under the Greek Finance Minister Yanis Var- ers, Athens sent a more detailed China and elsewhere to take ad- oufakis will meet International list to institutions representing the AC will consider taking an equity veloper by market value has of internal space for 450 residen- control of main DAMAC share- vantage of a weaker yen. Rival stake in a project to build a 50- projects in the United Arab Emir- tial units, as well as Grade A offic- holder and Chairman Hussain Sa- Monetary Fund Managing Direc- creditors - the European Commis- Panasonic <6752.T> has pulled tor Christine Lagarde in Washing- sion, the European Central Bank storey mixed-use tower in central ates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan es and retail space. DAMAC said jwani. Completion of the deal is back some production of room air- London, which would mark its and Lebanon. an initial exchange of contracts for expected shortly, it added without ton on Sunday to discuss a set of and the IMF - on Wednesday. conditioners, Sharp <6753.T> has planned reforms that Athens hopes But the list arrived too late to entry into the British market, it The London project, for which the land had taken place between specifying how large a stake it brought back production of some said on Sunday. planning permission has been giv- an unnamed seller and another com- might take. will unlock much-needed bailout be discussed by euro zone deputy refrigerators, and Canon <7751.T> funds. finance ministers - the Euro Work- has repatriated some output of The unexpected meeting ing Group that usually prepares high-end copiers, according to a list would be "an informal discussion" meetings of euro zone finance min- compiled by Nomura. on Greece's reform plan, the fi- isters who can decide whether to But even as output recovers, nance ministry and the IMF said. grant new loans to Greece - at a Japanese companies remain cau- Varoufakis is also expected to meet teleconference on Wednesday af- tious about new capital investment U.S. Treasury officials on Mon- ternoon. EU officials have said that in factories and equipment. The day. progress had been made in talks trend is especially pronounced for Greece is fast running out of but more work was needed for a smaller firms down the supply cash and its euro zone and Inter- deal to be reached. chain. national Monetary Fund lenders "It is necessary to restore the After increasing capital spend- have frozen bailout aid until the Greek economy's funding flow," ing by 6 percent in the just-com- leftist-led government reaches Labor Minister Panos Skourletis pleted fiscal year, small manufac- agreement on a package of reforms. told Greek Ependysi newspaper, turers plan a 14 percent decrease Talks with lenders have been accusing the country's lenders of in the current year, according to have been tense and slow-moving. taking advantage of Greece's fund- the Bank of Japan’s quarterly sur- Greek officials suggested this week ing limits to add pressure on Ath- vey released this week. Big manu- that the government would priori- ens. "Whether the country will facturers like Daikin plan a 5 per- tize spending on wages and pen- meet its external obligations de- cent increase, but overall invest- sions over meeting the conditions pends on our lenders' final politi- ment remains 10 percent below necessary to unblock a roughly 450 cal choices and stance," he said, pre-crisis 2007 levels. million euro loan tranche to the adding that pensions and wages Over the same time, corporate IMF due on April 9, making mar- were not at risk. earnings have increased by 11 per- kets nervous and reviving fears of Greece has its hopes set on cent, shares have rallied – Daikin's a Greek default. another meeting of euro zone dep- are up more than four-fold from Athens denied that was its in- uty finance ministers on the after- its 2008 low - and Japanese com- tention, with government spokes- noon of April 8 and on the morn- panies have socked away a record man Gabriel Sakellaridis saying ing of April 9, although it is un- 87 trillion yen ($730 billion) in there is "no chance that Greece will likely that a deal could be reached cash. not meet its obligations to the by then. The next meeting of euro For Prime Minister Shinzo IMF". zone finance ministers will take Abe’s economic revival plan to Greece has not received bail- place on April 24 in Riga. work, pulling Japan out of decades out funds since August last year On April 8, Greek Prime Min- of stagnation and deflation, com- and has resorted to measures such ister Alexis Tsipras will meet Rus- panies need to be willing to use as borrowing from state entities via sian President Vladimir Putin in that cash for new investment in a repo transactions to tide it over. Moscow. It will be his first visit way they have so far baulked at in After a first set of planned to the Russian capital since taking the more than two years since he measures failed to impress lend- office in January. 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. MONDAY. APRIL 06 , 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES TPFW 2015 Trend alert: Highlights Furious 7 gets (FINALE): FIERY PUSH and fashion fails of from fans Deluxe grandeur LOS ANGELES: Actor Vin Diesel the season admitted he made a mistake turn- ing down the second film in the well-executed With spring finally here, and with done it again. His ‘La Dolce Vita’ Fast & Furious franchise because The finale ramp exhibit of TFPW (Telenor Fash- another fashion week over, it’s collection defined by jewelled em- he didn’t like the script. “I rea- ion Pakistan Week) was a motivating amalgam- time for a complete wardrobe over- bellishments and rich printed silks lised later the audience didn’t care ation of exclusive textures, unique pastel hues, haul. We’ll be swapping our cash- exuded opulence. The collection about what I thought about the blasé looks and bohemian themes. The design- mere for chiffon, replacing the deep was a display of an interesting co- script. They wanted Dom Toret- ers illustrated inimitable fashion trends that winter hues with bold prints and lour palette of deep, warm hues. to,” Diesel said of his character, would mark the inauguration of the upcoming florals and opting for fresh silhou- The vintage inspired collection the leader of a team of street rac- seasons. ettes and colour palettes. combined exquisite jewels and soft ers. Zara Shahjahan Before you shop for the new pastel floral prints and made for a It may seem like Diesel and ‘Forever Boho’, the collection bragged Shah- season, here’s a quick-fix style fabulous trend for spring. his diverse crew drive Universal jahan’s keenness for vintage floral patterns and guide to some of our favourite Drawing inspiration is one Pictures’ longest-running and most bridal designs. Her prêt wear anthology unfold- lucrative franchise, now in its sev- ed on the ramp comprising trendy Bohemian enth film, but the action star chalks looks crafted with an Eastern twist. Captur- up its longevity to “the audience ing the essence of boho chic, the designer claiming it as its own.” embossed distinctive motifs of flora onto As Furious 7 opened on Fri- the ensembles. From jet to ivory back- day, its weekend haul could hit drops, the collection was decked with $122 million in the United States ethnic mirror-work and traditional and Canadian ticket sales, predict- embroidery. ed Phil Contrino, chief analyst at Deepak Perwani boxoffice.com. That would set Titled, ‘La Dolce Vita’, three box-office records: biggest Perwani’s exuberant col- debut for the franchise, for the lection incorporated dig- month of April, and any movie so ital prints in geomet- far in 2015. The first six movies ric designs and flo- earned $2.4 billion combined. ral prototypes. The cast of the family-friend- From tribal tops ly PG-13 franchise stoked inter- and snug cigarette est on social media, posting pho- pants to silk jump- tos from the set and taking fan suits and over coats feedback, Contrino said. The mov- — the collection was a ie’s Facebook page has 54 million parade of colour and dis- ‘likes’, higher than any other ac- crete textures. Singer Ali looks from Fashion Pakistan Week thing, but going overboard with it tive film franchise. “It just listens Azmat was teamed with 2015, which will be trending this is another. It wasn’t quite clear to its fans and incorporates what Bollywood actor-fimmaker season, and the not so favourite. whether Sheza Azhar’s collection they say into the movies,” said Pooja Bhatt as the showstop- Nida Azwer – French Trellis was a tribute to the 70s because Contrino. “In that sense, it is a pers for the collection. Collection her excessive use of neon is a big very smart franchise.” Sonya Battla Inspired by French architec- no for spring, or any other season At a time when Hollywood is ‘Manora’, the collection was an ture, Nida Azwer opted for nude for that matter. There is a subtle under fire for lack of diversity, the eclectic blend of chiffon and jersey fabrics, hues, using grey, beige, off-whites way to use neon (if you really franchise boasts one of the most featuring voluminous shapes and ample pleats. and subtle hints of tea pink. Luxe must) and this was not one of The compilation comprised nature-inspired fabrics comprising organza, chif- them. Polka dots and stripes in an hues teamed with faded bottoms. The lengthy fon, cotton net and silk, all adorned array of colours do not bode well dresses, chunky accessories and sea-shells fes- with delicately embellished em- together and this collection didn’t tooning the ensembles were an innovative aes- broidery, pearls and crystals were quite make the cut for the season. thetic. Ayesha Tammy Haque was one of the accompanied by floral detailing and Hassan Riaz’s combination of showstoppers for the collection. trellis-based patterns all made for leather and denim made for an in- Shamaeel Ansari a good collection on the first day teresting attempt to be creative but In the collection, titled ‘Bring Your Re- and definitely a trend to follow. the collection was in no way a de- naissance’, Ansari demonstrated a luxurious- Drawing inspiration from piction of spring. Models were diverse casts of any production, vintage inspired assemblage. From floral de- Dolce and Gabbana, Zaheer Ab- seen sporting suede boots, denim with blacks, whites, Hispanics, signs to chunky motifs, intricate embroidery bas presented his “Primavera” col- skirts, leather corsets and leather Asians and women all breaking ste- and hemlines trimmed with lace, the collec- lection using white as a canvas for buckles in abundance which made reotypes. “It is such a multicul- tion was only one of its kind. The jamawaar bold floral prints teamed with birds it easy to confuse the collection as tural cast that I think our fans and material was used to its full potential in and finished of with intricate gold an ode to ’50 shades of Grey’. audience globally see themselves creating the outfits. Emitting an elitist ap- needle work. The collection exudes Abdul Samad’s ‘Uptown in us,” said Jordana Brewster, who peal, Ansari showcased distinct colour pal- has played Dom’s sister Mia since ettes consisting of deep burgundies and the first film. ivory-greys. There is also the thread of fam- Rizwanullah for Fifth Element ily and brotherhood among street In his collection, titled ‘Age of Ele- racers, who fight evil in far corners gance’, the designer utilised solid shades of the world. “Not just in the mov- of white and crème. An effective utili- ies, but off camera, we are a real sation of the silk fabric, the anthology family and I think… the whole permeated a celestial feel. Featuring an world knows it to be true,” said interesting mix of Eastern and West- Tyrese Gibson, who plays Roman. ern cuts, the collection boasted lace Fans may love the over-the-top, saris and toga style numbers. car-heavy action, but Furious 7 Swarovski crystals added glitz to the director James Wan said, “It is the ensembles whilst maintaining the el- characters you keep coming back egant appeal of the designs. for.” Daaman by Maleeha Chaudhry Modern yet minimalistic, the How Zayn Malik’s collection flaunted designs meant for a free-spirited contemporary whirlwind shows woman. Employing shades of ash- spring effortlessly and was kept Funk’ collection put a dampner on en, beige and midnight blues, the en- interesting with a variety of cuts. spring and felt like a trip to the effects of stress sembles saw a variation in cuts. The Organza capes, cropped tops circus. It wasn’t quite clear what AND BURNOUT fusion techniques used to amplify adorned with multi-coloured em- he was trying to achieve with the the simple tailoring patterns added broidery and skirts of varying primarily linen collection. The first A hectic lifestyle can put individ- a sense of juxtaposition to the tex- lengths made for the best collec- section of the collection spelled uals under severe pressure, lead- tures. Daaman made an attempt to tion on day two. Where Saniya monochrome disaster with dramat- ing to the feeling of exhaustion, redefine fashion, while staying true Maskatiya lacked in her ‘Khayat- ic cuts, while the second half com- emptiness, prolonged stress and to its signature refined assortment. The tailor’ collection, she made up prised a puzzling mix of bright ultimately the inability to cope. Amna Aqeel for in her collaboration with hues. We’re hoping there won’t be Currently, all eyes are on Zayn Titled, ‘Romancing the Lines’, Alkaram. The two collaborated to a man brave enough to wear this Malik, who has lately quit One Aqeels’s collected works utilised produce a premium designer lawn men’s wear range. Direction. Zayn recently spoke out an assortment of fabrics. Toying collection featuring vibrant blends At first glance, ‘Manora’– a that he wanted to be ‘a normal 22- with chiffons, silk and brocades, of both pattern and texture. Bright collaboration between Sonya Bat- year-old who is able to relax and in muted shades and restrained de- colours and unique prints on lawn, tla and Naiza Khan — was con- have some private time.’ signs, the ensembles were embroi- silk and chiffon made for a wear- fusing to say the least. The attempt Zayn was thrust into the spot- dered with gold wire work and the able pret line and will take us to combine silks, chiffon and jer- light at the tender age of 17, after time-honoured goota kaam. Efficiently assem- through the spring season. sey did come up to par with the being persuaded to audition for bled, the collection comprised Western cuts sty- As always, Deepak Perwani’s spring trends for the season. With The X Factor. Up until recently, lised in an Eastern fashion. From ankle-length collection didn’t fail to please fash- no visible structure, the collection he was part of one of the most snug pants to chic crop-top style cholis, the com- ion fiends. Not many designers can — in hues of teal, indigo and grey successful boy bands globally. pilation oozed sophistication. nail print, but Deepak Perwani has — made for a poor collaboration. Being in the limelight at such a young age can be hard. Some ce- lebrities cannot handle the pres- FRANCE BANS sure and others seek professional Hollywood star Julianne Reality Check: A scientific look at help. SUPER-SKINNY Moore axed from Turkey MODELS IN on-screen chemistry in Bollywood The meeting of two personalities Chemical reaction: Spunky girl Chemical reaction: Vengeful ANOREXIA ad for ‘POOR ACTING’ is like the contact of two chemical heated till visible effervescence by atoms are stored at freezing point substances: if there is any reaction, backward in-laws, parents and (in Kashmir) and allowed to inter- Hollywood star Julianne Moore Moore refused, according to the both are transformed," said CG husband until molecules re-bond act freely with other atoms. Giv- CLAMPDOWN was reportedly dismissed from a Hurriyet Daily News. Jung. Obviously, Jung had not to stability. ing birth to a new compound called turkey tourism ad for her “poor The actress had agreed to seen any of the films mentioned in Conclusion: Yash Raj Films Haider which is as inflammable as France will ban excessively thin acting,” Hurriyet Daily News re- shoot the tourism ad for govern- fashion models and expose model- this list, but it's the best way to has, through the years, given us hydrogen. Conclusion: Although Most of us cannot relate to ported this week. ment officials last year to encour- begin a discourse on them. In these good and bad love advice. At the this film takes inspiration from ling agents and the fashion houses Moore, who recently who an age people to visit the country. stardom, and stress is by no means that hire them to possible fines and films the makers have made an ef- helm of the business of spreading Shakespeare's Hamlet, as a film in something that only affects the Oscar for her performance in the In the film, called Home Of, fort to introduce the audience to a love was Yash Chopra and now recent times there are aspects of it even jail, under a new law passed film “Still Alice,” was dropped Moore appeared revisiting her rich and famous. However, there on Friday. The move by France, "meeting of two personalities" and the baton has been handed over to that lean towards the unconven- are a few things we can learn from from the promotional film after childhood while traveling to Tur- present a transformation that gives with its fashion and luxury indus- representatives at the Culture and key on an airplane. celebrity breakdowns and the over tries worth tens of billions of eu- a more palpable sense of the trans- exhaustion we see amongst this Tourism Ministry were reported- Home Of, which was filmed formation. Here is hitlist's low- ros, comes after a similar ban by ly unhappy with the footage. last year in Los Angeles, was sup- group of people. Firstly, being a Israel in 2013, while other coun- down on the films that managed to celebrity is effectively a juggling Officials reportedly asked the posed to be aired in Turkey in Feb- augment our imagination aided by tries, like Italy and Spain, rely on actress to reshoot the film but ruary 2014. act; celebrities have back-to-back voluntary codes of conduct to pro- ingenuity. schedules that need to be managed. tect models. The measure is part Chemical reaction: Unadulter- Many of us do not have the luxu- of a campaign against anorexia by ated amounts of compound V ry of a Personal Assistant, so there President Francois Hollande's gov- (Veera) are exposed in different are some ways to manage your ernment. Lawmakers also made it environments. A gradual change in time effectively. Setting your pri- illegal to condone anorexia and said viscosity points at a probable in- orities in the form of lists can help any re-touched photo that alters teraction with chemical M (Ma- you feel in control. Initially, un- the bodily appearance of a model habir). derstand your priorities and ask for commercial purposes must Conclusion: Imtiaz Ali, with yourself, “What should I focus carry a message stating it had been his brand of cinema, like few Bol- on?” “What areas need my atten- manipulated. “The activity of lywood filmmakers, gives a much- tion right now?” Your priorities can model is banned for any person needed twist to the fact that our change over time so re-evaluate whose Body Mass Index (BMI) industry is run by the 'star actors'. them regularly. Personal time is is lower than levels proposed by Thanks to a few directors, includ- Aditya Chopra who made a great tional. Instead of roping in the au- something that is often neglected health authorities and decreed by ing him, a film becomes appealing choice by picking an unconven- dience by depicting the chemistry by those in the spotlight. Relation- the ministers of health and la- because of 'star directors' too. tional tale penned by Sharat Ka- shared between girl and boy, Vishal ships are important and in Zayn’s bour,” the legislation says. Metaphorically, the film is about taria. The film lets us in on a cur- Bharadwaj works rather intricate- case his relationship was under The lawmaker behind the bill a bird's journey from its cage or, rent issue faced by many women ly in pruning a mother-son rela- scrutiny, which could have been a previously said models would have better still, as Kafka said, "I am a that was divulged in a hilarious tionship. While parents of ICSE factor contributing to his stress. to present a medical certificate cage, in search of a bird." Since manner. It would have been a blun- students would have been happier Close relationships are fundamen- showing a BMI of at least 18, we've already pulled Kafka into der - the pairing of the two leads - if Vishal Bhardwaj made Julius tal for our wellbeing and in turn about 55 kg (121 lb) for a height of this, the less said the better; the if Ayushmann Khurana and Bhu- Caesar more interesting for their our happiness. Strong relation- 1.75 metres (5.7 feet), before be- chemistry between the bird (Ma- mi Pednekar were not talented children, there was much to take ships with family and friends al- ing hired for a job and for a few habir) and the cage (Veera) is why enough to build up their chemis- from this film and its nuanced ele- low us to share our feelings and weeks afterwards. this film makes it to this list. try the way they have. ments. give us emotional support. 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. MONDAY. APRIL 06, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Serena strolls to eighth Miami Open title Women Squash Championship: Maria braves ankle-injury Serena Williams won her eighth Miami Open title with little trouble, enjoy- to clinch title ing a 6-2, 6-0 win over Despite carrying an ankle injury, had to see a specialist to overcome Spain's Carla Suarez Na- Maria Toorpakai stunned top-seed the pain within 24 hours. varro in just 56 minutes. Siyoli Waters 3-2 in the final to Her time on the treatment ta- The victory was the clinch the 2nd Bahria Town Inter- ble proved fruitful for her as she world number one's third national $10,000 Women Squash was able to move freely in the ear- consecutive title at Mi- Championship title at the Safari ly parts of the game and took a 2- ami and she becomes just Club, Bahria Town in Rawalpindi 0 lead. the fourth woman in the and took home $1,444. However, as the game open-era to win the same “I’m really happy to win this stretched, the pain came into play tournament eight times, title at home because you don’t and Maria had to withdraw her joining Martina Navra- often have a $10,000 WSA event attacking game for a more cautious tilova, Chris Evert and being played in Pakistan,” Maria approach to make sure that she Steffi Graf. told The Express Tribune. stayed in the match. “A special mention goes to the Waters brought herself on lev- "It feels really good efforts of the Pakistan Squash Fed- el terms at 2-2 but Maria was not to have eight under my eration and the sponsors without willing to give in and won the de- belt. I can't say I thought whom such an event was not pos- cider to win with a scoreline of 11- I would win eight, espe- sible. It’s a really positive sign for 9, 11-7, 6-11, 10-12 and 12-10. cially in the beginning of female squash players of Pakistan “Initially I was able to play the week," Williams said. as they hardly get to play in tour- my game and move freely but as The American had naments. Hopefully, it’s just the the match progressed, I realised to pull out of Indian start and more such tournaments that I wouldn’t be able to play my Wells before her semi-fi- will be held in the country.” preferred aggressive game. I was nal due to a knee injury Maria had suffered an ankle- more cautious and started playing and there had been doubt twist during her semi-final win and with rhythm instead of going out over her participation at for winners,” Maria added. “I Miami. didn’t want to get injured because The American, a 19- then all my efforts would have gone times grand slam cham- down the drain.” pion, produced some Maria added that her ranking magnificent winners, 27 is suffering because she is not able in all, and her powerful to get more WSA tournaments un- serve delivered seven der her belt, while also stating that aces. she could break into the top play- The win also extend- ers of the world if she gets more ed Williams' winning opportunities to play at such streak at premier manda- events. tory level matches to 46. “My rank is declining; not be- The most titles won cause I’m losing, but because I’m at a single event is 12 by not able to play in more WSA tour- Navratilova at Chicago naments. I am still able to beat the but Williams, 33, ap- players who are in the top 30 and peared horrified at the it’s just a matter of being regular. suggestion she might I’ve not given up hope of becom- ing a world champion one day,” manage four more in Serena has now won in Miami three consecutive times [Geoff Burke/Usa Today Sports] Miami. she concluded. Al Iaquinta yells expletives at UFC fans ARSENAL, MAN UTD WIN BIG BUT CHELSEA MAINTAIN LEAD

following controversial split-decision win Arsenal thumped Liverpool 4-1 Some fighters don’t seem to mind was greeted by a chorus of boos looked in the crowd and a guy was while Manchester United also re- when they receive a controversial from the Fairfax, Virginia faithful giving me the middle finger. It real- tained their slim title hopes by win and the disapproving crowd inside the Patriot Center. ly got to me because I do this for beating Aston Villa. Leaders in attendance showers them with And that’s when things got the fans.” Chelsea, though, maintained their boos. interesting. Think of this from Iaquinta’s lead at the top by beating Stoke 2- UFC lightweight and Long Is- “Are you guys booing me?” perspective. He was bloodied, 1. land native Al Iaquinta definitely shouted Iaquinta. “You better not swollen and generally beaten up Arsenal applied a little pres- minds. boo me!” Iaquinta followed that after his fight with Masvidal. It sure to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea After a back-and-forth three- up with two expletives directed was unquestionably a close split- by sweeping away Liverpool be- round slugfest with veteran fight- towards the crowd. decision victory for the Serra-Lon- fore halftime at The Emirates er Jorge Masvidal, Iaquinta came Was Iaquinta’s post-fight go upstart, but given the energy where Hector Bellerin, Mesut Ozil away victorious with what fans comments in good taste? Obvious- expended and the entertaining na- and Alexis Sanchez were all on tar- apparently felt was a controver- ly not. But it sounds like an over- ture of the fight, it is completely get. sial split-decision. The scorecards zealous fan is what sparked his understandable that Iaquinta Olivier Giroud sealed victory read 30-27 for Masvidal and 29- anger. would take exception to being dis- in the final minute after a Jordan 28 (x2) for Iaquinta, and when “I got extremely frustrated respected in such a manner. Henderson penalty had raised the “Raging Al” took to the micro- when the crowd was booing me,” After all, Al Iaquinta isn’t a hopes of fifth-placed Liverpool, phone in his post-fight speech, he Iaquinta said. “I do this for them. I judge. He’s a fighter. who also had Emre Can sent off late in the game. Later, Ander Herrera scored twice and Wayne Rooney once with a spectacular strike as Manchester United moved above champions Manchester City into third place with a 3-1 home win over Aston Villa. Chelsea are now on 70 points from 30 games with Arsenal on 63 and United 62, both from 31 matches. Liverpool are drifting away on 54 points. It was a good day for teams striving to avoid relegation with bottom club Leicester City 2-1 home winners over West Ham United and 18th-placed Queens Park Rangers crushing West Bro- mwich Albion 4-1 for a rare away win. Hull City's worries deepened, however, after a 3-1 loss at Swansea City. Southampton's hopes of a top-four spot look for- lorn after a 1-0 defeat at Everton left them in sixth place. Gunshots fired at Turkish Dortmund wins Santa Anita Derby, improves record to 6-0 football team's bus Dortmund towers over his com- races, he's still learning,'' said Gar- the $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks by tucky Oaks on May 1. - Even- 1:14.64 and paid $4 to win. - Spir- petition, standing the equivalent of cia, who won his first Santa Anita 5 1/4 lengths under Victor Espino- money favorite Gimme Da Lute it of Xian won the $151,750 Prov- 5-feet, 8-inches tall. He's pretty Derby. ''He can play around a bit za. The 6-5 favorite ran 1 1/16 won the $200,000 Echo Eddie idencia Stakes by a neck under Joe President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish television. imposing on paper, too. when someone comes to him. miles in 1:43.26 and paid $4.40 to Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths for Baf- Talamo. The filly ran 1 1/8 miles a supporter of the Istanbul club, None of the players were in- Five Palms wins Santa Anita When I ask him to go, he becomes win. Trainer John Sadler said he fert. Ridden by Garcia, the 3-year- on turf in 1:48.10 and paid $35.60 has asked about the investigation jured in the attack, which hap- feature by 4 1/2 lengths The Asso- pushbutton and he just takes off.'' plans to run the filly in the Ken- old colt ran 6 1/2 furlongs in to win. into the attack [Getty Images] pened as they returned to Istan- ciated Press Dortmund joins his sire Big President Recep Tayyip Er- bul. Pictures of the bus showed a The chestnut colt romped to a Brown (3-0) and Barbaro (5-0) in dogan, a supporter of the Istanbul damaged windshield on the driv- 4 1/4-length victory in the $1 mil- taking an undefeated record into club, has asked about the investi- er's side. lion Santa Anita Derby on Satur- the Kentucky Derby. Big Brown gation into the attack [Getty Im- President Erdogan inquires day, keeping him unbeaten at 6-0 won the Derby in 2008 and Bar- ages] Trabzon governor Abdil Celil heading into next month's Ken- baro did so in 2006. Gunshots have been fired at a Oz said he received a phone call tucky Derby. At 17 hands, Dortmund stands bus carrying Turkey's Fenerbahce from President Recep Tayyip Er- ''It's good to see this horse just taller than the average thorough- football team back from their 5-1 dogan, a supporter of the Istanbul really developing the way he has bred, which can measure anywhere victory over Black Sea side Riz- club, asking him about the investi- from his first start,'' Hall of Fame from 15 to 17 hands, with a hand espor, injuring the driver but leav- gation into the attack, the AFP trainer Bob Baffert said. ''I just love being equal to 4 inches. ing players unhurt, the club said. news agency reported. the way he ran.'' One Lucky Dane, also trained Several shots were aimed at the The players and their entou- Dortmund led all the way in by Baffert, returned $4.80 and bus as the Turkish Super Lig league rage were later met by hundreds of running 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.73 un- $2.80, while Bolo was another 2 leaders passed through the north- supporters in the club's blue-and- der Martin Garcia and paid $3.20, 1/4 lengths back in third and paid eastern town of Trabzon on Sat- yellow strip at Istanbul's Sabiha $2.40 and $2.10 as the 3-5 favor- $3 to show. Prospect Park was urday night following their away Gokcen airport. ite of 38,647. Baffert earned his fourth, followed by Cross the Line game in nearby Rize, said the club's Sports Minister Cagatay Kilic record seventh victory in the West and Bad Read Sanchez in the six- vice president Mahmut Uslu. described the attack as "cowardly Coast's major prep for the Ken- horse field. The driver managed to bring and barbaric" but said the champi- tucky Derby. Dortmund earned 100 points the bus to a stop despite being onship would go ahead as planned, ''When we bought him he for the victory, moving him into looked like a really good horse, but second place on the Kentucky he was just a big horse and some- Derby leaderboard that determines times they don't turn out,'' Baffert the 20-horse field for the May 2 said. ''He's a big, long-legged horse. race. One Lucky Dane was run- When he made the lead and when ning just 16 days after returning he gets by himself like that, he'll from a 4 1/2-month layoff with a idle on you a little bit, so he had to victory on March 19. He moved keep going.'' into 16th on the Derby leaderboard Dortmund bobbled slightly and will head to Churchill Downs, coming out of the starting gate in too. ''He qualified in Bob Baffert's the No. 1 post - a spot Baffert eyes,'' the trainer said. ''I don't need detests - but he quickly went to 40 points.'' Baffert's other top the lead and kicked clear leaving horse, American Pharoah, will run the final turn. in next weekend's Arkansas Der- View galleryDortmund wins by, giving the white-haired trainer Santa Anita Derby, improves a third shot at winning the Ken- wounded in the face, and was im- as Turkish media responded with record to … tucky Derby for the fourth time in mediately taken to hospital in a shock to the unprecedented attack In this photo provided by his career. ''I can't believe I'm so police car, said Uslu, who was on on a club in the football-mad coun- Benoit Photo, Kaleem Shah's Dort- fortunate to be in this position the bus at the time. He accused the try. 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India set to host Efforts underway to ensure durable peace, stability: Murad Govt failed to successfully tackle SAARC health ministers meeting KABUL: Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad on Sunday pledged to simultaneously fight decisively against elements posing armed groups in Kunduz: MP threat to national security and go for negotiations in larger interests of the country. Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi AT Monitoring Desk Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 700 junior graduated army officers at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC), he said security KABUL: India is engaged in prep- forces would chase those creating law and order situations. The unity government already conveyed to militants, neighboring and regional KABUL: Illegal armed groups are stan Times. posing serious threat to life and She went on saying that many aration to host the SAARC health countries about the roadmap of peace process, he added. Our wish for peace should not be taken as our weakness rather it is the reflection of ministers meeting next week in property of Kunduz residents, but people were misusing their weap- our desire for stability of the country and nation. the government has been utterly ons. I received complaints in this New Delhi. Murad said the government efforts to engage rebels in peace process would continue, but no one would be allowed to target security forces. Health ministers of the failed to bring the situation under regard as well, especially from SAARC member states would dis- Since one year, he recalled Afghan forces took security responsibility of the country and there was no reason left for insurgents to fight their its control, said a member of the girls. Women and girls complained cuss key health issues including brothers and sisters by carrying out suicide attacks and roadside explosions. The 13-year combat mission by the International Security Wolesi Jirga. of harassment by commanders of HIV/AIDS, prevention of commu- Assistance Force (ISAF) formally ended in 2014 and the Resolute Support (RS) mission started including training and advising of Afghan During an interview with Af- the armed groups. They say that nicable and non-communicable dis- security forces. Brig. Gen. Aminullah Patyani, commander of the KMTC, said Afghan security forces were trained professionally and had the ghanistan Times, the Wolesi Jirga their daily life has been disrupted (WJ) member from the restive by presence of the armed people. eases, disease surveillance net- ability to defend the motherland without the help of foreigners. PAN work, health infrastructure, human Kunduz province Fatima Aziz The irresponsible gunmen asked resources for health, immunization confirmed presence of illegal girls for wedding tax. I have re- for vaccine preventable diseases, 171,697 people are prone to natural disasters, warns MRRD armed people and said the gunmen ceived a phone call from a woman mental health and others. were fueling insecurity. who was approached by com- She said that besides the Tali- In the fifth meeting on April By Akhtar M. Nikzad 13,000 gabions, 44,000 blankets, tion of inadequate budget by Min- million to protect more than 100 8, the ministers would also explore 27,000 basins, 4,000) lamps, 200 istry of Finance hampered the vulnerable areas from floods. ban and Al-Qaeda fighters the ways to foster cooperation among coverlets, 6,000 kitchen kits, 9,000 projects. He said that this year Members of Meshrano Jirga are armed groups were also hell-bent KABUL: Ministry of Rural Re- on challenging writ of the govern- the member countries in order to habilitation and Development shoes, 1,500 jackets, 2,000 socks, Ministry of Finance allocated $2.2 concerned about seasonal floods overcome the outstanding challeng- (MRRD) on Sunday notified that 840 carpets, 800 gas balloons, million to build protection walls and droughts in the country and ment. Daily I receive hundreds 5,000 health kits, 33 water tanks, along the riverbanks is inadequate. asked the government to take prac- of telephone calls from the resi- es. 171,697 people in vulnerable ar- 38,000 food packages, 432 carts, According to the budget we tical measures to deal with natural The minister would confer on eas are threatened by natural di- dents, complaining that illegal gun- and 1200 shovels, he told the sen- selected only 14 vulnerable areas disasters. men annoy them and posing seri- adoption of the Delhi Declara- sasters. ators. Regarding building of pro- to build protection walls. Work Afghanistan is a mountainous tion , promising to join hands in The Meshrano Jirga has sum- tection walls along the riverbanks over four projects is underway and country which always suffered ous threats. The dwellers say that moned Minister of MRRD Nasir insecurity is growing day by day, identified areas and foster collabo- Ahmad Durani, Acting Minister of to protect vulnerable areas from on the remaining would be started from different natural disasters and ration further based on the agreed flooding, the acting minister of soon, he said He termed lack of every year hundreds of people lose said Ms Aziz. Energy and Water (MoEW) Sul- The legislator said that many roadmap and timeline. tan Mahomood Mahmoodi, Dep- power and energy Sultan Maho- budget a national challenge and their live due to floods and ava- On April 6-7, the 7th Meeting uty of Afghanistan National Di- mood Mahmoodi said that alloca- stressed that MoEW needs $30 lanches. civilians were killed and injured in of SAARC Expert Group on HIV/ saster Management Authority for clashes with the armed groups. AIDS, 5th Meeting of the SAARC briefing about their preparations According to the United Na- Technical Committee on Health to deal with natural disasters. tions, more than 6500 foreign Nasir Ahmad Durani said that Traders access to financial fighters have presence in Afghani- and Population and the 5th Meet- according to the new general plan stan. The illegal gunmen have also ing of the SAARC Senior Officials for identification of vulnerable ar- (Health Secretaries) would take created security-related challeng- eas, it is anticipated that around es for the provincial government. place. 171,697 people (estimated 22,191 services agreement signed According to the Indian health families) are prone to natural di- Their presence have provoked ministry, SAARC countries com- sasters in 297 districts of the coun- By Farhad Naibkhel loan providers. Afghanistan s ex- industrial sectors in Afghanistan. Kunduz s governor and warned mander of the gunmen for the so- prising Afghanistan, India, Paki- try. He counted the naturals disas- port marked 33 percent increase He said that ARFC provide that he would resign if the central called and illegal wedding tax, the stan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, ters as floods, heavy rains, storms, KABUL: Export Promotion Agen- last year. So, such programs will loans as per rules of the Islamic government failed to disarm the lawmaker said. Maldives, and Sri Lanka, account droughts and avalanches in the cy of Afghanistan (EPAA) on Sun- help us to increase exports to 50 banking. Amarkhail added that groups. Ms Aziz added that the gun- for nearly a quarter of the world vulnerable areas. At least 15,983 day signed an agreement with Af- percent this year, said Najla ARFC would grant $10,000- The provincial governor Mu- men even took away the cooked people (2,283 families) in central ghanistan International Bank Habibyar, adding that they would hammad Omer Safi urged the Min- food. population. provinces, 30,893 people (4,413 100,000 to women and $100,000- Afghan health minister Firo- (AIB) and Afghan Rural Finance work over standardization and 500,000 to businessmen. Besides istry of Interior to neutralize the When asked why the govern- families) in northeastern provinc- Company (ARFC) to boost up zuddin Feroz, Bangladeshi health es, 44,715 people (2,245 families) quality improvement of the prod- providing loan, the ARFC also armed factions. In a meeting with ment is not taking the issue seri- minister Zahid Maleque, Bhu- in northern areas, 4,550 people ( traders accessibility to financial ucts to compete in the international impart trainings to businessmen in elders, Safi has showed concern ously, she replied that in a meeting tanese health minister Lyonpo 640 families) in southeastern prov- services in the country. markets. different fields. It is pertained to over presence of the armed people with representatives of the north- Tandin Wangchuk, Maldives ince, 23,170 people (3,310 fami- Director General of EPAA, ARFC s Chief Executive Of- mention that often traders ex- and given two weeks deadline to east zone the president and other health minister Ahmed Zuhoor, lies) in southern parts and 14,400 Najla Habibyar, said that lack of ficer Hashmat Seyar Amarkhail pressed concern over lack of loan the groups to cease their activities. concerned officials vowed to bring Nepal s health minister Khaga Raj people (270) in other parts of the access to soft loans was major hur- said that his organization s objec- facility, energy shortage, and poor Fatima Aziz said that several the situation under control, but country are vulnerable to natural dle before the traders that ham- tive is to develop agriculture and people were killed when they were they have failed to translate their Adhikari, Pakistani health minis- disasters, he added. infrastructure. ter Saira Afzal Tarar, and Sri Lan- pered export promotion and indus- at their shops or homes. Many words into actions. The minister pointed out that trial development. She said the kan health minister Rajitha Se- according to anticipating of gener- people left their homes past She further said that more than naratne will participate in the meet- al plan for identification of vulner- agreement would enable the Af- month. Due to a clash between two ten times she asked the ministries ing. In a media statement the Indi- able areas, if the natural disasters ghan entrepreneurs to access soft groups in Khan Abad district, few of defense and interior to take ac- an health ministry said the take place, totally171, 697 people loan facilities and promote export months ago, seven members of a tion and disarm the irresponsible SAARC member countries face in 297 districts of the country of local products. As per the agree- family were killed, she lamented. gunmen, but nothing happened. same health challenges and issues. would be smash up. ment inked with the AIB, business- The rampant insecurity has The local government is unable to Regarding provision of urgent men will have the opportunity to also prevented farmers from going control them due to lack of suffi- The meetings is aimed to find out aid to vulnerable people, Minister ways and means to synergize joint get long-term loan up to $7 million to their fields. Recently, a woman cient facilities, added the lawmak- of MRRD stressed that though with two percent lower interest efforts, share strategies and imple- necessary aid have been stored in was killed her daughter was in- er. ment identified best practices to the stocks but still majority of rate than the market. ARFC pro- jured, as result of clash between Afghanistan Times has tried to provide better health and a better vulnerable districts in the provinc- vide loans for improvement of ag- armed people, when she was pre- get comments of the provincial quality of life to the citizens of es are deprived of relief aid. riculture products from farm to paring breakfast for her school- police and Ministry of Interior SAARC countries. The 4th meet- The MRRD with cooperation markets. going children. Scores of shop- over deteriorating law and order ing of the SAARC health minis- of other relevant organizations She said that after following a keepers have lost their lives be- situation in Kunduz, but failed as stored some urgent materials in its procedure of the EPAA the trad- cause of conflicts between the the officials were not ready to talk ters was held at Maldives in April stocks including 10,000 tents, 2012. ers would be introduced to the two armed groups, she told Afghani- on this particular issue. 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.