SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 THULHIJJA 17, 1437 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Higher transport Interior Ministry Iranian Watford add costs hit parents’ forms special Paralympic to Mourinho pockets as school unit to handle cyclist dies in woes as year begins2 civilian cases5 race18 accident Palace20 soar Kuwait seeks support for Min 25º Max 45º UN Security Council seat High Tide 01:08 & 13:33 PM: ‘Historic responsibility’ to preserve peace, fight terror Low Tide 07:31 & 19:59 40 PAGES NO: 16995 150 FILS Kandari to grill finance minister over petrol hike By B Izzak sion want the government to provide a form of compensa- tion or assistance for Kuwaiti citizens for the price increase, KUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Kandari said yesterday he will file a like what happened with electricity charges when the request to grill Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh over the gov- Assembly approved the government’s measure which ernment’s decision to hike the price of petrol, “unless the applies only to expatriates and for commercial use. Kandari government withdraws the decision”. The lawmaker said he said that if the government does not annul its decision, he will file the grilling request on the opening plans to go to the maximum extent in his day of the National Assembly’s new term in grilling, a clear reference that he and other mid-October to defend the rights of the MPs could file a no-confidence motion after Kuwaiti people. the grilling. “We have said this before. We will not A number of lawmakers have signed a peti- accept that the government takes even a sin- tion to hold an emergency session on gle dinar from the pockets of citizens,” Kandari Thursday to discuss the issue, but the request said in a statement. “If the government wants has not yet secured the majority necessary to NEW YORK: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives at his residence in New York HH to stop squandering of public funds, it has convene the session. MP Abdullah Maayouf the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. — KUNA other sources,” he said, adding, “until when said yesterday he supports holding the emer- should citizens remain victims of government gency session, but acknowledged that it still NEW YORK: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh ping up the fight against terrorism. “Kuwait is keen on decisions that are not properly studied?” requires “certain procedures”. He said that the Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime continuing its support to the UN so it can play an active Several lawmakers have threatened to issue must be resolved either through scrap- Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, role in helping many countries overcome crises and hoped UN member states support Kuwait’s quest for provide a decent life for their people,” he added. grill ministers over the petrol price hike, Faisal Al-Kandari ping the hike decision or compensating citi- which went into effect at the start of zens. Security Council membership. The premier, in a state- He said Kuwait has actively contributed to UN efforts September, but Kandari is the first to clearly state his inten- In another development, MP Saleh Ashour said he plans ment shortly after arrival in New York to represent HH to address international disasters and crises, as well as tion and fix a date. Kandari strongly criticized the govern- to file a request to grill Information Minister Sheikh Salman the Amir at the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) ses- contribute to development in many countries, stressing ment for taking and implementing the hike decision dur- Al-Humoud Al-Sabah for inviting former Bahraini minister sion, said Kuwait looks forward to the support of UN on the UN’s major responsibility regarding uncertainties ing the Assembly’s summer recess without consulting law- Sameera Rajab, despite her previous support for former member states for its candidacy for a non-permanent and terrorist acts threatening security and stability in makers. He also criticized the government for not fulfilling Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Rajab has been invited to membership of the UN Security Council for 2018-19 in the Middle East. Later yesterday, HH Sheikh Jaber Al- its pledge of taking a series of reform measures along with address a symposium starting today on Gulf identity by the the elections due to be held in June 2017. Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met HH the Amir Sheikh reducing subsidies on petrol. National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, which comes Sheikh Jaber called on the international community Sabah at his residence in New York, in the presence of Almost all the MPs who oppose the government’s deci- under the information minister. to live up to its “historic responsibility” to preserve inter- Deputy Chief of the Kuwait National Guard Sheikh national peace, security and stability, as well as step- Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — KUNA NEW YORK: Police and firefighters work near the scene of an explosion in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood late Saturday. — AP NY blast is ‘terrorism’, but no claim, motive unclear NEW YORK: A bomb that tore through an upscale New York “soldier” carried out a stabbing attack in a US mall that neighborhood injuring 29 people was an act of terror, the left eight people injured late Saturday in the state of state governor said yesterday, but the motive is unknown Minnesota. Local police said the attacker “made some and there has been no claim of responsibility. Heavily references to Allah,” but the motive was unclear. The armed police and National Guard soldiers deployed attacker was shot dead by an off-duty police officer. throughout New York as the city of 8.4 million prepared to There was no suggestion it was linked to the New York welcome world leaders at the UN General Assembly today. bombing. The attack happened late Saturday in Chelsea, one of “A bomb exploding in New York is obviously an act of Manhattan’s most fashionable districts packed with bars, terrorism, but it’s not linked to international terrorism,” restaurants and luxury residential buildings. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters yes- Police discovered a second bomb planted four blocks terday as he visited the crime scene. “In other words, we away, which was safely defused and is currently being find no ISIS connection, etcetera,” said Cuomo in refer- analyzed, officers said. The bombing came as a militant- ence to IS, which is based in Iraq and Syria. linked news agency claimed that an Islamic State group Continued on Page 13 Kashmir attack kills 17 soldiers, India blames Pakistan militants SRINAGAR: Gunmen hurling grenades killed 17 soldiers nation that those behind this despicable attack will not in a raid on an army base in Indian Kashmir yesterday, go unpunished,” Modi said in a series of tweets. with India blaming Pakistan-based militants for the No one has so far claimed responsibility, but Home worst such attack in the disputed region for over a Minister Rajnath Singh said he was disappointed with decade. The militants broke into the base near the de “Pakistan’s continued and direct support to terrorism facto border with Pakistan before dawn and lobbed and terrorist groups”. “Pakistan is a terrorist state and it grenades at tents and barracks housing soldiers, before should be identified and isolated as such,” Singh said on opening fire with automatic weapons, the army said. Twitter, adding that the militants “were highly trained, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to pun- heavily armed and specially equipped”. The raid is likely ish those behind the “cowardly” and “despicable” hours- to further sour ties between the nuclear-armed neigh- long attack near the town of Uri that also left four mili- bors given the high death toll and heightened tensions tants dead and scores of soldiers injured. “We strongly in the Indian-administered region following weeks condemn the cowardly terror attack in Uri. I assure the Continued on Page 13 LOCAL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Acting Prime Minister Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Deputy Prime Minister, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Minister of Information and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh. — KUNA and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Sabah. —KUNA Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.—KUNA Gasoline price hike, transportation costs dampen back to school charm By Ben Garcia result, many students and parents enjoyed part of economic reforms aimed at coun- increase took place. I knew about the price an extended vacation. However, on return, tering falling oil revenues. “I was informed hike, but I had no idea of its costs, especial- KUWAIT: The 2016-2017 academic year they were surprised by the increase in transportation fees will increase from KD ly on my daily expenses. It’s not that began yesterday for both private and pub- gasoline and transportation expenses, hit- 40 to KD 45 per month,” an expat parent expensive, but I could have used the mon- lic schools in Kuwait. Some schools opened ting their already depleted pockets. told Kuwait Times, whose two children are ey for other expenses,” said the parent. two weeks earlier, but many opted to wait The government increased prices of studying in a school in Jleeb.