Karzai S Office Hits Back at Pakistan S Interior Minister
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:192 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . FEBRUARY 13. 2015 -Dalw 24, 1393 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Sovereignty matters: Karzai s office PC members block airport hits back at Pakistan s interior minister square protesting WJ decision AT News Report KABUL: At least 700 Provincial tions would be intensified. state and improvement of the KABUL: Pakistan s interior min- release issued by the office of do operations inside Afghanistan, pendence which is highly intolera- Councils (PC) members and their Mohammad Noor Rahmani, affairs of the province in the ister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali in an in- ex-President of Afghanistan, the people of Afghanistan ask as ble, the statement adds. When- supporters on Thursday blocked head of the Sar-i-Pul province PC, manner prescribe by laws, and terview with Fars News Agency Hamid Karzai, here on Thurs- they consider it a biggest question ever Afghanistan has been attacked the road leading to Kabul Interna- said: The protest will continue shall advise the provincial ad- (FNA) said that their security forc- day, said that if Chaudhry s mark on their country s sovereign- by others, all Afghans have re- tional Airport to protest the Wolesi until the Wolesi Jirga reversed its ministrations on related es in coordination with NATO and words have anything with reali- ty and independence. sponded them with a tit-for-tat Jirga (WJ) decision. decision. issues.The provincial assem- Afghan government have conduct- ty, then Pakistan has commit- The statement adds that Af- reply, the statement adds. The Earlier, the lower house decid- ed military operations inside Af- ted a blatant act of aggression ghans have suffered much at the statement quotes Karzai as say- ed provincial councils did not re- ghanistan. against Afghanistan. hands of Pakistan for its interven- ing: as a citizen of Afghanistan I serve the right to supervise or eval- His remarks have upped con- The United States and tions into internal affairs of Afghan- will carry out my own research into uate the performance of local de- cerns of the people of Afghanistan NATO troops are here in Af- istan. Interventions of other the matter to find out how much partments. and they look curious to know ghanistan with mandate from the countries in internal affairs of Af- fact is there in Chaudhry s remarks But President Mohammad how much reality has been there United Nations, but how could ghanistan, and violation of its sov- and I will share the information Ashraf Ghani had said that PC in Chaudhry s remarks. A press Pakistan s military forces could ereignty is disrespect to our inde- with the people of Afghanistan. members deserve the right to su- pervise the performance of local bodies in a defined framework. Pakistan calls for greater shift in ties with Afghanistan Despite assurance by the head of the state the PC members and ISLAMABAD: Amid governance as the continuing chal- lation of foreign secretaries talks ties with Tehran were on path to their supporters continued with stepped-up diplomatic con- improvement while developments lenges in Afghanistan. and Indian ceasefire violations their protest against the lower tacts between Kabul-Islama- in Afghanistan and improvements The adviser welcomed China s along the Line of Control and house decision. They blocked the bad, the advisor to Pakistani in socio-economic indicators have increased involvement with Af- Working Boundary. main airport road at 10:30 am and prime minister on foreign af- been promising. ghanistan both at the bilateral and Indian leadership s threats the protest was still underway. fairs and national security said He called for an end to exter- regional planes and said: Pakistan of disproportionate use of force Sayyed Abdul Rahman, head his country needed a major nal interference in Afghanistan, views this as a welcome develop- portend India s dangerous desire of the Kabul provincial council, shift in ties with Afghanistan, continuous international econom- ment for peace, security, reconcil- to create a space for war, he not- told Pajhwok Afghan News the Article 139 of the constitution bly council shall perform its Iran and India to ensure regional ic and financial support and avoid- iation and economic progress of Af- ed. protest was a warning to the gov- says: The provincial council shall duties with the cooperation of peace and stability. ance of the mistakes of the past ghanistan. ernment and if the decision was participate in the attainment of the the provincial administra- Speaking at a seminar: for safeguarding the precious He reiterated the negative de- Pakistan, the adviser said, not reversed then the demonstra- development objectives of the tion. (Pajhwok) Crossroads Asia: Dynamics moment of hope and optimism in velopments in ties with India since would not get involved in arms of Peace and Progress, in Is- Afghanistan . Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s race in the region, but would lamabad, Sartaj Azizi said: He mentioned rise in insurgent meeting with his Indian counter- staunchly protect its interests, NEW VISA The vision of a peaceful activities, narcotics production part Narendra Modi in New Delhi besides maintaining credible de- neighbourhood cannot be rea- and trafficking and corruption and in last May, including the cancel- terrence capability. lised without a qualitative SCHEME transformation in our relations with Afghanistan, India and 3 rebels, 2 ANA soldiers dead in Nimroz offensive LAUNCHED FOR Iran, the dawn.com newspa- ZARANJ: At least two Afghan province, official said Thursday. arrested in the operation in Gach per quoted Aziz as saying. National Army (ANA) soldiers Col. Najeebullah Najeeb, dis- Star and Firozgi areas of the dis- FOREIGNERS Building a peaceful neigh- and three militants have been killed trict police chief, told Pajhwok trict last night. bourhood was the cornerstone during an operation in Dilaram dis- Afghan News that eight other Three Kalashnikovs, hundreds KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign of foreign policy of the sitting trict of southwestern Nimroz rebels were injured and three more of bullets and eight bombs were Affairs on Wednesday opened a government, he said, adding also recovered from the militants, consular office at the Hamid Karzai that complex challenges faced he said. But Taliban spokesman International Airport, formerly by the region, including terror- Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said four se- known as Kabul Airport, to issue ism (particularly the rise of the curity personnel were killed and visas to foreign nationals, particu- Islamic State militant group) two others wounded in the opera- larly investors on arrival in a move and others needed settlement tion. He rejected security forces to boost business. of regional disputes through claim that militants were detained Deputy Foreign Minister At- dialogue and political accom- tiqullah Atifmal, who inaugurated during the offensive. Separately, We will issue the three-year visas to big investors and the one- modation . two ANA soldiers were killed and the new scheme, said the facility During his speech, Aziz was aimed at attracting foreign in- year to those making small investments in Afghanistan. another wounded when their com- He added visas would be granted to diplomats, UN and other mentioned specifically his pound came under militants attack vestors and facilitating those en- country s challenging ties with tering the country. international organizations staff, journalists and athletes through in Dilaram district. Najeeb said the the newly-opened office. the three immediate neigh- incident took place last night and He said the Ministry of For- bours, including Afghanistan, eign Affairs would issue visas for We have set up this facility for nationals in countries where the rebels managed to escape after Afghanistan does not have its embassy or consulate, he said. Iran and India. the attack. PAN one to three years to foreign in- He claimed Islamabad s vestors on arrival in Afghanistan. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . FEBRUARY 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Mohamad Elmasry Three Muslim Americans were western civilisation. 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