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HANI S AR RDERS OT EING ‘Made in Pakistan’ expo kicks off in Kabul G ' W O N B “We are committed to fully facilitate Afghan transit trade,” says Pakistan’s Ambassador. IMPLEMENTED: HELMAND OFFICIALS AT News Report A number of military officials "The front line of Taliban was in Helmand province said on in Nad Ali district of Helmand prov- KABUL: The fourth ‘Made in Wednesday that despite a ince where we defeated them and Pakistan Exhibition’ kicked off on surge in violence in Helmand we will defeat them always," said Thursday here, attracting a large province, President Ashraf Jabar, a public order solider. Pakistan ‘Hopeful’ number of businessmen and wom- Ghani has still to give the or- According to TOLOnews' en. ders for a large scale offensive correspondents, Dasht Matkai The trade fair will continue for operation against the Taliban.? area of Nad Ali district is the front Of Peace Talks three days, organized by the Raw- But provincial governor line of the battle with Taliban. Pakistani officials are hopeful its position on talks, the Taliban alpindi Chamber of Commerce and about the prospects of talks be- could be wooed back to the nego- Industry (RCCI). tween Taliban and the Afghan gov- tiating table. Sixty booths of paint and hard- ernment following a recent visit by The Taliban rejected plans to ware, heating ventilation air con- Taliban representatives from Qa- join peace talks in early march fol- ditioning and refrigeration tar to Islamabad. lowing a series of meetings by the (HVACR), electronic goods, build- Local media reports that al- Quadrilateral Coordination Group ing material, leather goods, gems though the talks did not yield any (QCG) which drew up a road map and jewellery, furniture, services breakthrough results, officials were for negotiations between Afghani- sector, textile and handicrafts have Pakistan,” said Deputy Minister joint investment in Afghani- left hopeful. stan government and the Taliban. been placed for public display. of Commerce and Industries stan, he said that the two "The Taliban did not say no,... However, Dawn news report- “Organizing such exhibitions (MoCI) Muzamil Shinwari. countries were enjoying good is in the interest of Afghanistan and Urging Pakistani traders for they are now introspecting and ed that the Pakistani officials did SEE P8 reassessing the situation," a senior not give any timeframe for possi- official said in a background dis- ble talks between the two, but said cussion on the Taliban visit, report- preliminary contacts for talks ed Dawn news. might happen, which might even- According to the news outlet, tually help. a three-member delegation from Kabul took steps recently to Hayatullah Hayat says plans They said the insurgents are also Taliban's political office in Qatar harden its stance against both the are underway to launch a wide holed up in civilian houses, which comprising Shahabuddin Dilawar, Taliban and Pakistan following a scale operation across the they are using to fire on security Jan Muhammad Madni and Mul- deadly truck bombing in the Af- province. forces' strongholds. lah Abbas visited Pakistan last ghan capital last month which "Our planning is under- "Some times militants attack week for "exploratory meetings" killed 64 people and wounded over way, and soon, this week, our and open fire but we are also with Pakistani officials. 340 others. operations will be conducted equipped and prepared," said The official said Taliban's fu- Afghanistan has long accused and all the people support se- Marstyal another public order sol- ture strategy might depend on the Pakistan of harboring terrorists and curity forces in Helmand," dier. situation of war in Afghanistan and allowing them to plot attacks from said Hayat. "In Marja district small oper- Afghan government's position vis- within the neighboring country. But TOLOnews corre- ations are underway but big oper- à-vis peace negotiations. However, following the meet- spondents Wali Arian and Ab- ations will be prepared in wide and Adviser to the Prime Minister ing between Taliban members and dullah Hamim spoke to secu- joint plans," said Khalilurahman on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Pakistani officials, Aziz rejected rity forces in Helmand prov- Jawad a public order commander. while talking to reporters at the calls by Afghanistan for use of force ince who said that the troops But some provincial council Institute of Strategic Studies a day against Taliban saying it was un- are unhappy about having to members have raised concerns over earlier, said that although Taliban feasible and reconciliation efforts take a defensive position Ghani's failure to implement his had announced their spring offen- needed to be given time. against the Taliban. own war orders against the Tali- sive, they had not undertaken any "Our position has been that the They said troops have ban. called for the launch of an of- "The president is different in major operation, which gave hope military option has been tried for fensive operation as soon as action and speech and he is not that "if the ground situation re- 14 years, but has failed to resolve possible. putting his words into practice and mains stable, peace talks may com- the issue. Reconciliation cannot "See at the moment war is it means he is kicking dust in peo- mence soon," reported Dawn succeed in two or four weeks. We going on and firing sounds can ple's eyes," said Karim Attal Hel- news. do not see any other way for be heard," said Nagibullah, a mand provincial council head. However, reports indicate that achieving peace," he said. border police force member. Tolonews if Kabul showed more clarity in News Agencies FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Editorial Regional connectivity To improve the national economy, the government shall join hands with the neighboring countries for regional connectivi- ty. There are several ways to accelerate the economic growth. Regional connectivity through roads and rail-links is one of When protesters stormed Iraq's Across the border in Syria's Kurds are the most empowered, backed Shia militias in Mosul, parliament on September 30, a Qamishli clashes between the Kur- they face major obstacles. In Tur- which they view as an attempt to best way. Afghanistan can modernize its agriculture sector and Kurdish news team from Rudaw dish People's Protection Units key the Kurdish-dominated Peo- surround Kurdistan. Saudi Arabia increase production but it cannot supply the agri-products on found themselves reporting live in (YPG) and forces loyal to Syrian ples' Democratic Party (HDP) has been growing closer to the the midst of the chaos. A Kurdish President Bashar al-Assad ended made it into parliament in 2015, KRG over this issue as well, be- time if the roads were in poor condition. The country will Peshmerga soldier outside the par- on April 23 with dozens of casual- only to see the breakdown of the cause of fears of Iranian encroach- liament told them that protesters ties. ceasefire with the PKK lead to ment throughout the region. also have problem in exporting mass quantity of fruits and "had kissed [him] and given [him] The objective for Kurds must massive conflict throughout east- A Kurdish spring? vegetables if there was no railroad connecting us with the neigh- flowers. It's very peaceful." It was be to build stable institutions and ern Turkey. There seems little in- There was a kind of Kurdish a momentary gesture in a region seek international support, while terest on both sides in reducing this spring in the Middle East in the boring countries. Modern states see national economy as one that has become increasingly frac- not falling into the trap of interne- conflict. past few years, bolstered by mili- of the top national interests. They forge alliances with rivals tured along sectarian lines. cine fighting. In Syria the Assad government tary successes against ISIL. Kurds have been seeking great- In Iraq, conflict between Kurds will move to neuter Kurdish aspi- The US has dispatched mili- in this regard. er independence and autonomy and Shia Turkmen in Tuz Khur- rations if it defeats the Syrian rebels tary missions to both the KRG and throughout the region in the last matu, about 170km north of Bagh- with help from Iran and Russia. Syria's Rojava in recognition of Without regional connectivity, the government cannot cre- hundred years in the wake of what dad, boiled over last week. Yet here we find Russia polit- these achievements. ate employment opportunities or make the country the heart of many complain were European- These conflicts are all inter- ically supporting the Syrian Kurds, But when Kurds talk indepen- imposed colonial borders that ig- connected. Turkey's ruling party and Turkey unsurprisingly at- dence or federalism, the US admin- Asia in real sense. It is also imperative for boosting national nored their rights. and President Recep Tayyip Er- tempting to keep them from gain- istration is quick to oppose fur- Since the rise of the Islamic dogan have amicable relations with ing any ground or playing a role in ther gains. economy through generation of enormous amount in revenues. State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, KRG leader Massoud Barzani, peace talks. The objective for Kurds must It is also essential for attracting foreign investors to the coun- also known as ISIS) group in 2014, while Turkey views both the PKK Syrian rebel groups accuse the be to build stable institutions and the Kurdish regions in Syria and and YPG as "terrorist" organisa- Kurds of collaborating with Assad, seek international support, while try because investors see time more valuable than money. Easy Iraq have found their areas largely tions. even though the two forces have not falling into the trap of interne- cut off from the central govern- While the PKK operates from come to blows in Qamishli, where cine fighting. and quick supply of their products, made in Afghanistan, will ment. bases in Iraq, it is widely resented Assad's forces still control the air- This means finding accommo- cut their expenses. Thus, it enables them to compete at the This has brought widespread among members of Barzani's Kur- port and a small enclave. dation in Turkey, patching up dif- hopes for a Kurdish referendum dish Democratic Party (KDP) who That puts the YPG in the un- ferences between the YPG and regional and international levels. Inexpensive products will on independence in the Kurdistan recall the bitter years of civil con- enviable position of being disliked KRG and frustrating Iran's grow- provide advantage to the companies to find new markets. Fur- Regional Government (KRG) in flict with it in the 1990s. by both sides in the conflict while ing power without open conflict Iraq, and a federal structure in Syr- There is also a frigid coexist- it still fights a brutal war against or allowing Iran to harm the KRG thermore, it will create win-win situation for the government ia that would preserve the Kurds' ence between the KRG and the ISIL. economically. hard-fought rights. YPG-dominated Kurdish areas of In Iraq, the KRG is fearful of As a post-ISIL region comes and business community in Afghanistan. Conflicting interests Syria. For instance, a border cross- Iranian attempts to undermine into shape, the Kurds can play an Moreover, regional connectivity is essential to start and But a series of incidents in re- ing between Kurdish Iraq and Syr- moves towards independence. Iran essential role for the first time in cent weeks have threatened to undo ia has been closed for more than a has a deep influence over the Shia 100 years to heal the region's diffi- speed up work on the mega mining projects such as Mes Aynak Kurdish gains and are a foreshad- month. militias such as Hashd al-Shaabi culties. Seth J Frantzman is a Jerus- owing of worse to come if the dif- Three international volunteers and in Baghdad. alem-based commentator on Mid- in Logar province and Hajigak in Bamyan province. Mes Aynak fering Kurdish political groups can- for the YPG were briefly detained In the lead-up to the liberation dle East politics and has lectured contains the world’s second largest copper deposit but the not navigate the competing agen- in mid-April in the KRG while of Mosul from ISIL, the Kurds in American studies at Al-Quds das in the region. trying to travel home to the Unit- have been clear that they prefer a University. He has just returned Beijing-based China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) Kurdistan Workers' Party ed Kingdom and Ireland. The mes- Sunni Arab militia such as the Turk- from fieldwork in Iraqi Kurdistan. (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik told the sage was clear: the days of an open ish-backed Hashd al-Watani - The views expressed in this is unable to start extraction and processing of copper due to BBC that they are willing to esca- border are behind us. which is led by the former Mosul article are the author's own and do insecurity and poor infrastructure. Supply of the raw material late the conflict with Turkey that Complex situation governor - to re-conquer the city. not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's is also a challenge for mining companies in the country. Like- has killed thousands. At the very moment when They don't want Iranian- editorial policy. wise, the Hajigak iron ore deposit is a mega project which can change fate of the local population and give boost to the economy. The mine contains 1.8 billion tons of ore, as per estimation. Ready to join peace talks Realizing this fact, the government has decided to launch survey of the Jalalabad-Peshawar railway track. Ministry of Public Works will work with a private company to complete the survey of 75 kilometer track. The railroad is 150 km long but only 75 km pass through Nangarhar province. PKR 60 mil- lion has been allocated for the survey which will take eight months. Pakistan is financing the project. Keeping in view the greater national interests, the government shall provide secu- rity and facilities to the company to complete the survey. This project, which is vital for economic growth, shall not fall prey to politics. It will not only benefit Afghans on this side of the Durand Line but also our sisters and brothers living on the other side of the line. Subscription Rates Fee Categories 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. FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Healthy job gains expected despite weak WASHINGTON: The Consumer for class-action lawyers and negli- funding. The Centers for Medicare matter and allowed it to issue reg- are only legally binding on the in- the clauses restricted their ability report Financial Protection Bureau un- gible benefits for individual con- and Medicaid Services is consid- ulations. dividual parties targeted by the to sue in court. veiled a proposed rule Thursday sumers. In a letter to the CFPB ering restricting arbitration claus- “It is the single, most impact- actions, she said. Consumers seem to support Several top analysts expect the to restrict the use of arbitration this week, the U.S. Chamber of es in long-term care facility con- ful thing the CFPB can do because The CFPB’s March 2015 tighter regulations on such a prac- government to report strong job clauses in consumer financial con- Commerce warned that the rule tracts. the arbitration rule will apply to study showed that more than tice. growth on Friday despite a disap- tracts, a step that would shift would force companies to stop Since the bureau was estab- multiple, whole categories of in- three-quarters of consumers sur- A recent survey by Pew Char- pointing private-sector survey, a power to consumers and away using arbitration clauses altogeth- lished five years ago, reining in ar- dustries,” said Jennifer Lee, a part- veyed in the credit-card market development that would reinforce from companies for a wide range er, eliminating an option that is bitration clauses has been near the ner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP and didn't know whether there was an itable Trust showed 91% of con- the belief that the economy is of financial products from credit “cheaper, faster and more effec- top of its lengthy to-do list. The a former enforcement lawyer at the arbitration clause in their contracts. sumers it surveyed said they fa- poised to pick up after two weak cards to bank accounts to private tive at delivering relief to consum- Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law CFPB. That is in contrast to CF- Fewer than 7% of those covered vored having the right to join a quarters. student loans. ers.” required the bureau to study the PB’s enforcement actions, which by arbitration clauses realized that class-action lawsuit. Payroll processor ADP said The CFPB aims to prohibit Plaintiffs’ lawyers, represent- Wednesday that businesses added financial companies from using ed by groups like the American 156,000 jobs in April, well below mandatory-arbitration clauses in Association for Justice, have been the 195,000 economists expected contracts with consumers as a way lobbying for the new rule along- and a possible red flag that the slug- to block class-action lawsuits and side consumer groups. gish economy is finally dragging force customers into private nego- “Signing up for a credit card or down the resilient labor market. tiations to solve disputes. opening a bank account can often But economists project the The clauses have become stan- mean signing away your right to Labor Department’s survey of the dard in recent years, aided by a take the company to court if things public and private sectors, due out string of court rulings that have go wrong,” CFPB Director Rich- Friday, will record 200,000 job limited consumers’ ability to file ard Cordray said in a news release gains for last month, according to lawsuits. A landmark Supreme Thursday. He said the proposed the median estimate of those sur- Court case in 2011, AT&T Mobil- rule would restrict forced arbitra- veyed by Bloomberg. ADP’s tally ity v. Concepcion, allowed busi- tion that “effectively denies has often varied significantly from nesses to enforce class-action waiv- groups of consumers the right to Labor’s, though the two reflect ers in their contracts. seek justice and relief for wrong- similar broad trends. The CFPB said mandatory- doing.” High Frequency Economics, arbitration clauses were included The proposed rule would cov- Barclays Capital and JPMorgan in “hundreds of millions of con- er a range of products, including Chase expect Labor to announce sumer contracts.” A 2015 agency credit cards, checking and deposit job gains of 240,000 to 250,000 study showed such clauses were accounts, prepaid cards, money- Friday, above the 209,000 month- used by 53% of credit-card issu- transfer services, certain auto and ly average so far this year. They ers, 86% of the largest private stu- auto title loans, payday and install- largely point to initial jobless dent loan lenders, and 44% of ment loans, and student loans. The claims, a reliable gauge of layoffs, banks taking insured deposits. The CFPB already prohibits mandato- that continue to hover near 42-year clauses also were included in 92% ry arbitration of disputes related lows. And the Institute for Sup- of prepaid card agreements and to most mortgage and home-equi- ply Management said Wednesday 99% of payday loan contracts in ty loans, and for transactions in- that its measure of service-sector some states. volving military service members employment reflected more hiring The study of six markets also using payday loans, vehicle title last month. found that consumers filed few loans and similar products. The labor market has held up arbitration cases—an average of The new rule is expected to remarkably well, defying weak 600 a year. The CFPB said few take effect next year after a 90- economic growth of 1.4% at an consumers bring individual actions day public comment period and annual rate in the fourth quarter of on small claims—either in court or drafting of the final rule 2015 and a meager 0.6% in this in arbitration—because they aren’t Other regulators have also year’s first quarter. A listless glo- aware of their legal rights or they been responding to the spreading bal economy, strong dollar and low find the process too time-consum- use of arbitration agreements of- oil prices have hampered U.S. ex- ing or troublesome. ten found in the fine print of ports and the production of crude Companies, concerned about lengthy contracts. In March, the and related products such as steel legal liabilities and costs, are fight- Department of Education unveiled pipes. Those headwinds typical- ing hard to stop the proposed rule proposals to ban such contracts ly hamper larger companies more in its tracks. They predict a boon by schools that receive federal than small businesses, which, the ADP report showed, continued to hire briskly. Of greater concern is that con- sumer spending — which makes Tesoro Corp. beats Wall Street, but profit slides ECB corporate bond up 70% of economic activity — also has slowed. That has stoked San Antonio-based Tesoro Corp. per share, up from $124 million in mer driving season, the company off from Tesoro in April 2011, said worries that monthly payroll earnings slid 60 percent in the first the first quarter of 2015. Analysts said. its first-quarter profit rose to $92 buying likely to boost growth topping 200,000 a month quarter but still beat Wall Street projected the company would earn “Looking forward, consumer million, or 64 cents a unit, com- may dip. estimates. $1.04 per share on an adjusted ba- demand for gasoline remains strong pared with profit of $70 million Yet Barclays economist Jesse Tesoro, which operates six re- sis, according to the average esti- and refining margins improved as for the year-earlier period. Tesoro US issuance in Europe Hurwitz blames the slip in con- fineries in the Western United mate of six analysts polled by the quarter ended, which benefits Logistics previously announced a sumption on soft heating demand So great may be the flood, some analysts estimate, that it could dampen States, generated $58 million in Zacks Investment Research. our outlook for the second quar- quarterly distribution of 81 cents because of unseasonably warm U.S. bond issuance and provide a lift for U.S. bond prices. profits from continuing operations A drop in refining income for ter,” Tesoro Chairman and CEO per unit. winter weather and a pullback in American companies have flocked to Europe’s bond markets in re- during the three months of this the first quarter was offset by big Greg Goff said in a news release. Tesoro said it cut its 2016 cap- torrid auto sales. A report this week cent times to borrow at rock bottom rates. The ECB plans to start year, down from $145 million in gains in Tesoro’s logistics opera- Tesoro said the board ap- ital spending plan by about $500 revealed that vehicle sales bounced buying corporate bonds in June—likely pulling borrowing costs down the same period in 2015, a record tions and its retail marketing seg- proved a quarterly dividend of 50 million to $1 billion — around $700 back in April. Solid job growth, low even more. Foreign companies can be included in the purchases provided year for the refiner. ment. Refining margins have im- cents per share to stock owners as million for Tesoro and $300 mil- gasoline prices and reduced house- they meet various criteria, including issuing the securities in euros through Excluding one-time costs and proved since the beginning of the of May 31. lion for Tesoro Logistics. The cuts hold debt, should continue to sup- a local subsidiary. gains, Tesoro reported adjusted year, and gasoline demand is ex- Also Thursday, Tesoro Logis- are due to timing on large projects, port consumer purchases, econo- “The ECB’s program is going to motivate everyone across the globe earnings of $144 million, or $1.19 pected to be robust during the sum- tics LP, which was partially spun the company said. mists say. to come to Europe to issue debt,” said Barnaby Martin, a credit strate- Meanwhile, both the dollar and gist at Bank of America Corp. oil prices have stabilized, while a Corporate bonds will form part of the ECB’s €80 billion ($92 bil- sharp retreat in business stockpil- lion) in monthly asset purchases, which now mainly consist of govern- ing is mostly played out, says Jim ment bonds. Analysts estimate the ECB could buy up to €5 billion of O'Sullivan, High Frequency's chief corporate bonds per month across primary and secondary markets. U.S. economist. That extra demand could encourage more debt issuance, following a Hurwitz also notes that the record year for corporate borrowing in Europe’s bond markets in 2015. government has at least partly at- European companies are moving away from bank lending towards tributed a pattern of weak first- capital markets when borrowing money. quarter growth to insufficient sea- In 2015, European companies borrowed 24.7% of their money (or sonal adjustments in the volatile €1.8 trillion) in bond markets, according to the Association for Financial cold-weather months. And many Markets in Europe, a trade group, with the rest coming from bank lend- economists believe the labor mar- ing. That’s up from 18.7% in 2009. ket provides a better barometer of In a recent note, credit strategists at Wells Fargo & Co. said the the economy than gross domestic ECB’s plans may result in a “notable shift” away from U.S. dollar bond product, which can be difficult to issuance towards euro borrowing, which they estimated could total $100 measure. billion to $150 billion over the remainder of this year. A report Friday of at least American companies were the biggest borrowers in euros last year, 200,000 or so payroll gains likely accounting for 22% of the €269 billion of investment-grade corporate would dispel concerns of a weak- debt sales, according to Dealogic, or more than German and Italian firms ening economy, O’Sullivan says. combined. “We now have a critical mass of U.S. issuers coming to Eu- At the same time, he says, a dis- rope. Those that haven’t already don’t want to be seen to be missing the appointing tally “is going to be opportunity,” Mr. Martin said. Foreign companies can be included in viewed as evidence the (job the ECB’s corporate purchases provided their bonds meet several crite- growth) trend is slowing.” Job ria, such as being eligible collateral for ECB lending operations. U.S. gains of 150,000 or fewer likely companies making the grade on that basis include industrial giant Gener- would help dissuade an already- al Electric Co. and Prologis Inc., the world’s largest owner of industrial cautious Federal Reserve from rais- real estate. Another box to tick: the bonds must be issued by a eurozone ing interest rates again in June, he entity, though the parent can be headquartered elsewhere. Whether those says. The Fed lifted its benchmark companies will issue through their European subsidiaries depends on rate in December for the first time whether they are willing to meet the necessary legal and operational in nine years but has stood pat hurdles, bankers say, such as drafting or updating issuance documenta- since. tion. “Bonds need to be rated and listed, which carries a cost,” said Marco Baldini, head of European corporate syndicate at Barclays PLC. Since the ECB announced its intentions to buy corporate bonds in March, corporate borrowing costs across the region have fallen. The average yield on high-grade corporate euro debt is 1%, com- pared to 1.3% prior to the ECB announcement, according to Barclays. That compares with an average yield of 2.5% on similar U.S. corporate debt. Some companies have already taken advantage. Last week, Mc- Donald’s Corp. sold €2 billion of bonds. On a €750 million slug of that debt maturing in 2028, the restaurant owner paid an interest rate of 0.75%. That compares with a 3.7% coupon it pays on $1.75 billion of 10-year dollar bonds it sold in December as part of a $6 billion offering. Katzenberg, Comcast execs seek to reassure DreamWorks Animation staff

Comcast Corp. executives sought hind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Pan- cast is expected to funnel Dream- Katzenberg, who has led company in that same time frame," Katzenberg said. to calm nerves among employees da." Works Animation's robust library DreamWorks Animation for more "I owe this to you," he told the staff. "I owe it to you because in their hands – your future is actually at DreamWorks Animation's head- At the staff meeting, NBCU- of characters into businesses such than two decades, took pains to greater, and filled with more opportunity, than it is in mine. I really feel I owe you that." quarters Wednesday as the cable niversal CEO Steve Burke assured as consumer products and theme explain to his employees why he DreamWorks Animation last year was forced to cut about 20% of its staff after a string of box-office flops. giant prepares to acquire the Glen- DreamWorks Animation employ- parks. chose to sell the studio with which dale-based animation studio. ees that their firm would remain in Burke sought to emphasize the his name has become virtually The deal's announcement last Glendale creating movies to bol- benefits of joining the media con- synonymous. week raised questions over the fu- ster Universal's film business. glomerate, including the promo- The 65-year-old Hollywood ture of the animation studio found- "Are we going to continue tional prowess DreamWorks Ani- veteran had wanted to secure a fu- ed and led by Jeffrey Katzenberg, making films here in Glendale? Of mation lacked as a stand-alone stu- ture for the firm. DreamWorks who will step down as chief exec- course we are – that’s the whole dio. Animation has launched multiple utive if the transaction closes. point of what we’re doing," Burke "You are going to be part of animated franchises but has strug- Comcast's Universal Pictures said. the company that televises the gled in recent years to consistent- already has a successful animation Are we going to continue mak- Olympics, that has Jimmy Fallon, ly put out box-office hits. unit in "Despicable Me" producer ing films here in Glendale? Of that has 22 cable channels, that has "What became incredibly clear Illumination Studios, which is course we are -- that's the whole great theme parks around the to me very quickly is, the oppor- known for making profitable toons point of what we're doing. world," Burke said. tunity for this company for the while managing costs. Philadel- — Steve Burke, NBCUniver- Burke was joined at the staff next five years in their hands – with phia-based Comcast's NBCUni- sal CEO meeting by Comcast CEO Brian their resources, with their ambi- versal last week said it would pay The purchase is about more Roberts and NBCUniversal Vice tion – was just absolutely beyond $3.8 billion for the company be- than just the movies, though. Com- Chairman Ron Meyer. anything I could achieve leading the FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Half of teens say they feel addicted to their devices Hepatitis C-related deaths reached might not even know they are in- $40,000 for drug? time, that should result in the de- and get them into treatment. That's an all-time high in 2014, the Cen- fected. Why is Gilead charging VA cline of these restrictions." a work in progress." Both parents and teens admit to set a new tone about device use — ters for Disease Control and Pre- FDA approves breakthrough $40,000 for drug? (Opinion) Hepatitis C transmission Join the conversation having an unhealthy attachment to not just for their kids but for them- vention announced Wednesday, drug for treatment of hepatitis C The only drawback? The Today, most new hepatitis C See the latest news and share their phones. selves? surpassing total combined deaths The greatest risk involves baby price: A three month supply of the infections come from sharing nee- your comments with CNN Health Research is still emerging about Check out what three experts from 60 other infectious diseases boomers -- born between the years drugs, which is the standard treat- dles or other equipment used to on Facebook and Twitter. whether technology addiction fits suggest for those who want to be including HIV, pneumococcal dis- of 1945 and 1965 -- who are most ment course, can cost between inject illegal drugs. It's much rarer the classic definition of an addic- more mindful about the hours they ease and tuberculosis. The increase likely to have received a blood $80,000 and $120,000. That led to get a shot with infected blood Casual contact does not spread tion disorder, but many people spend in front of a screen: occurred despite recent advances transfusion or organ transplant many insurance companies and on it, although that can occur in the virus, so you can't get it from certainly feel addicted, according 1. Dr. Michael Rich: ‘Forget in medications that can cure most before 1992. That's the year all state Medicaid programs to limit some developing countries where coughing, sharing food or utensils, to a new survey. about time limits.’ infections within three months. donated blood and organs began to treatment to those with the most needles are reused due to poverty or through hugging and kissing. Half of all teens reported feel- There’s no use in pretending be screened for evidence of the vi- severe cases of liver disease. and a lack of medical supplies. A Sexual transmission is possible, ing addicted to their mobile devic- that computers, phones and other "Not everyone is getting test- rus. "It's the large number of peo- person might also get the virus but the risk is very small unless es, and 28 percent said their par- tools aren’t an integral part of ed and diagnosed, people don't get "The average age of death is ple who need treatment that cause from a tattoo or piercing if that you have many sexual partners. ents are addicted too, according to modern life, said Rich, director of referred to care as fully as they 59," said Ward, "very much in the those sort of issues," said Ward, equipment isn't properly cleaned, If someone in your household a nationally representative survey the Center on Media and Child should, and then they are not be- age group of baby boomers. But adding that he sees some hopeful but again, that is rare. does have the disease, precautions of 1,200 parents and children con- Health at Boston Children’s Hos- ing placed on treatment," said Dr. most people do not know they are changes on the horizon. "The other transmission route should be taken around any blood ducted by the non-profit media pital. He calls specific time limits John Ward, director of CDC's di- infected, because people don't re- "The cost of medication has we are worried about is mother to spills, such as nosebleeds. Accord- advocacy organization Common a holdover from the days when all vision of viral hepatitis. ally feel ill until the disease is very declined. The most recent drug child transmission via birth," said ing to the CDC, the virus can sur- Sense Media. From the parents’ screens did was deliver passive At the same time, surveillance advanced." came out at half the price of the Ward. "We know that some of the vive at room temperature for up perspective, 59 percent of them entertainment. Now, children are data analyzed by the CDC shows Data from death certificates first released several years ago," younger illegal drugs users with to three weeks, including in dried feel that their teens are addicted to expected to do homework, social- an alarming uptick in new cases of shows a total of 19,659 deaths in Ward added. "I believe the price of new infections are women of child- blood. Use gloves and clean up any their mobile devices, and 27 per- ize and express themselves cre- hepatitis C, mainly among those 2014, up from 11,051 in 2003. meds are heading in a very posi- bearing age, and so we're also try- blood with a dilution of one part cent feel that they themselves are atively using technology. with a history of using injectable Because death certificates often tive direction, so hopefully over ing to detect (it in) those infants bleach to 10 parts water. addicted, too. What’s more, setting strict drugs. From 2010 to 2014, new underreport hepatitis C, Ward said, This perceived unhealthy re- time limits will only make devices cases of hepatitis C infection more that number could also be much lationship with devices is frequent- “forbidden fruit,” according to than doubled. Because hepatitis C higher. ly a source of family tension, the Rich. That’s backed up by recent has few noticeable symptoms, said "These deaths should not be survey suggests, as 77 percent of research from Lebanon that found, Ward, the 2,194 cases reported in going up, they should be going parents feel that their teens get dis- unfortunately, that children whose 2014 are likely only the tip of the down," Ward said. "We want ev- tracted by their devices and don’t parents used screen time to disci- iceberg. ery baby boomer to go to their pay attention when parent and pline them had significantly more "Due to limited screening and doctor and get a one-time test. It's child are together, and 44 percent of it compared to kids whose par- underreporting, we estimate the a simple blood test, and can be done of teens feel the same way about ents didn’t use screen time to pun- number of new infections is closer at any regular checkup or screen- their parents. Approximately a ish or reward. to 30,000 per year," Ward said. "So ing." third of both parents and teens Instead of pointing the finger both deaths and new infections are If baby boomers follow this agreed that personal device use at computer games as a mindless on the rise." advice and get treatment if they causes daily conflict in their fami- time-suck, help your child fill the "These statistics represent the test positive, Ward said, "more lies. time another way: Ask your kids two battles that we are fighting. than 320,000 deaths can be avert- Devices also appear to be put- to help you come up with a list of We must act now to diagnose and ed over the next 15 years." ting families in physical danger, at responsibilities and expectations treat hidden infections before they Obstacles to treatment least when it comes to distracted and figure out what your child re- become deadly, and to prevent new Five years ago, treatment for driving. More than half of teens ally wants to accomplish. Now infections." hepatitis C involved weekly injec- (51 percent) say they’ve seen their that it’s summer time, that list may Silent but deadly disease tions with pegylated interferon and parents using their phones while include sleeping eight hours every Hepatitis C is a viral disease ribavirin, a treatment associated driving, and 56 percent of parents night, having a family dinner and that causes liver inflammation. with severe side effects that was admit to it. hanging out with friends at the Those with chronic or untreated only 50% effective. But drug man- At the very least, this un- beach. infections can develop cirrhosis, ufacturers have flooded the mar- healthy engagement with personal Afterwards, figure out how liver cancer and liver failure. An ket with new oral drugs, often pre- devices appears to go two ways; much time they realistically have estimated 3.5 million Americans scribed in combination, that are children feel ignored by their par- left over to veg out in front of a live with chronic hepatitis C. The between 80% and 95% effective. ents in favor of devices, and vice computer screen — and then let CDC estimates that half of those Why is Gilead charging VA versa. So what can parents do to them have it, Rich advised. Concerns Humans paid for Biotech company to try bringing the grow over getting high bigger brains with dead back to life A biotech company based in Phil- en comatose patients. of regeneration process in humans, said. "We hope to see results with- on anti- gas-guzzling bodies adelphia has gotten approval to try The test subjects will be mon- according to Discovery. in the first two to three months." reawakening nervous systems in itored for a few months as re- Right now, the company is In the first stage of the exper- Evolution works on a strict energy budget. Each adaptation burns through patients who've been declared clin- searchers look for signs of regen- working to identify 20 patients iment, patients will receive week- diarrheal a certain number of calories, and each individual can only acquire so ically dead, a move one doctor eration in the central nervous sys- who qualify and don't have reli- ly peptide injections directly into many calories in the course of a day. You can’t have flapping wings and called "another step towards the tem, and particularly the upper gious objections or medical barri- their spinal cords, along with bi- drug a huge body and venom and fast legs and a big brain. If you want to eventual reversal of death in our spinal cord, which controls breath- ers. Researchers are looking for 20 weekly stem cell treatments. Not expand some departments, you need to make cuts in others. That’s Self-treating opioid addicts look- lifetime." ing and heartbeat. patients to participate in their all scientists are as optimistic ing for a legal replacement for hard- why, for example, animals that reproduce faster tend to die earlier. They The trial, which will take place "This represents the first trial study. Researchers are looking for about the project as the research- er-to-acquire prescription drugs divert energy towards making new bodies, and away from maintaining in India, will involve 20 patients of its kind and another step to- 20 patients to participate in their ers behind it. Dr. Dean Burnett of are increasingly turning to a new their own. who are brain dead and have been wards the eventual reversal of study. "To undertake such a com- Cardiff University told The Tele- source: over-the-counter, anti-di- But humans, on the face of it, are exceptional. Compared to other kept on life support, according to death in our lifetime," Dr. Ira Pas- plex initiative, we are combining graph that the thought of revers- arrheal medication. apes, we reproduce more often (or, at least, those of us in traditional The Telegraph. tor of Bioquark said, according to biologic regenerative medicine tools ing brain death was "far-fetched" According to a recent journal societies do) and our babies are bigger when they’re born and we live Scientists will try a combina- the London paper. with other existing medical devic- at this point. "Saving individual article published in the Annals of longer. And, as if to show off, our brains are much larger, and these huge tion of new therapies, including Some fish and amphibians can es typically used for stimulation parts might be helpful but it's a Emergency Medicine, officials in organs sap some 20 percent of our total energy. stem cell injections into the brain, regenerate their brains after major of the central nervous system, in long way from resurrecting a whole the Upstate New York Poison “We tend to have our cake and eat it too,” says Herman Pontzer lasers and nerve stimulation tech- injuries — and the hope is that the patients with other severe disor- working brain, in a functional, un- Center became alarmed recently from Hunter College. “These traits that make us human are all energet- niques that have worked to awak- trial treatments will spark that sort ders of consciousness," Pastor damaged state," he said. when they documented the deaths ically costly. And until now, we didn’t really understand how we were of two men after they overdosed fueling them.” on loperamide, an opioid that is Some scientists have suggested that we paid for our large brains by the active ingredient in anti-diar- reducing the size of another costly organ—the gut. Others have said that rheal medicines such as Imodium we freed up some energy by evolving to walk more efficiently. These A-D. explanations all assume that humans work to the same energy budget as “Even though it’s an over-the- counter drug, it is an opioid,” said William Eggleston, the lead author for the study and a toxicologist for the Upstate New York Poison Center. “But you can get high on it at high doses just like you can her- oin.” “Its use [as a heroin substi- tute] is something we’ve only started to recognize in the last few years,” Dr. Eggleston said. After the deaths were docu- mented, Dr. Eggleston and his col- leagues looked at their own data and found a seven-fold increase in calls to the poison center about loperamide abuse or misuse be- tween 2011 and 2015. That mir- rored national poison center data other apes. We supposedly have the same metabolic rates as them and that showed a 71 percent increase the same number of calories to burn, so we had to fuel our energetically in calls between 2011 and 2014. costly traits by making trade-offs. “It’s all framed as a zero-sum game,” In the Pittsburgh area, there says Pontzer. And that, he thinks, isn’t right. were 15 calls to the Pittsburgh By finally measuring the daily energy expenditures of humans and Poison Control Center about lop- other apes, Pontzer has found that we actually burn hundreds more eramide in 2015 and one so far this calories every day. Even when we’re all at rest, our metabolic rates are year, said Mike Lynch, medical higher. So, we didn’t balance our energy sheets by making cuts. We just director of the Pittsburgh Poison raised the total budget. We are the gas-guzzling primate. Control Center. “We’ve been fortunate locally Pontzer and his team measured the energy expenditures of 56 chim- that it has not been a significant panzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans that lived in zoos and sanc- problem,” he said. tuaries, as well as 141 people from the United States, Ghana, South Karl Williams, Allegheny Africa, Seychelles, and Jamaica. County’s medical examiner, said They gave each individual a glass of water containing distinctive his toxicology staff can recall in isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen. Both isotopes were eventually ex- recent years only one case in which pelled in the volunteers’ urine, sweat, and water vapor, but the oxygen loperamide showed a “spike” on was also lost through exhaled carbon dioxide. By measuring the rate at the toxicology screening. But it which both isotopes were lost, and subtracting the hydrogen from the was not an overdose amount and oxygen, the team could accurately track how much carbon dioxide the Cyclist teaches kids to use fun to prevent type 2 diabetes the cause of death was not related apes were exhaling. And that, in turn, precisely reflected how many to use of loperamide. calories they were burning. “We now see that everything’s working Jaime Rangel holds a bike tire and hood like many of the young rid- though he was tall — 6-foot-1 — their bodies aren't able to use it Using loperamide to replace towards providing a larger energy budget with the smallest costs and begins checking with his hands for ers at the event — kids who can't Rangel weighed 260 pounds. It's properly. People with Type 1 dia- heroin “is the kind of information biggest safety margins.” The team found that after adjusting for size, the thorns and other sharp objects that afford to have their bicycles re- been a dozen years since he got betes need insulin shots. But some that could spread like wildfire in humans were burning 400 more calories every day than the chimps and might be puncturing the tire's rub- paired. the diagnosis, but he recalls clear- people on the road to Type 2 dia- the [abuse] community,” he said. bonobos, 635 more than the gorillas, and 820 more than the orangutans. ber tread. His fingers, stained with "When I was a kid, no one ly how frightened he was. Diabe- betes are able to improve their Given the journal article, he said: That’s not because the apes were captive and the humans were free- black patches of oil, move quickly showed me how to fix a bike," he tes had already transformed the metabolism through shifts in diet, “Now we’ll look at [loperamide] range. The team carefully chose volunteers who didn’t work in manual and seamlessly. He's done this says. "My mom never took me to lives of his mother, two sets of weight loss and exercise. They can in a different light.” labor, and who were just as active as the zoo-bound apes. Their bodies type of work dozens of times be- a bike shop because we grew up grandparents and other relatives. often prevent — or in some cases, Dr. Eggleston said he and his weren’t any more active but their organs sure were. Even at rest, they fore. low-income, so everything I had He knew what he was facing. "I reverse — the illness without med- colleagues believe that increasing were burning hundreds more calories a day than their ape cousins. All around him, a steady stream to learn from scratch." Rangel was really scared," says Rangel. "I ication. Until about two decades legislation to limit addicts access Besides, Pontzer and others have shown that, surprisingly, captive of kids line up to get their bikes' makes a point of teaching those was seeing there were only certain ago, Type 2 diabetes in children to prescription heroin substitutes, mammals burn the same amount of energy as their wild kin. That’s true flat tires and faulty brakes fixed at skills to the kids and their parents. foods they would eat, taking their and teens was practically unheard as well as the low cost of loperam- this free event at a park in south- He wants young people and adults, insulin shots. And I was like, 'Nah, of. But the number of adolescents ide — anyone can buy a 400-tab- for pandas, monkeys, and even humans. A Hadza hunter-gatherer, though extremely active, has roughly the same energy expenditure as desk- east Fresno, Calif. especially in working-class neigh- that can't happen. I'm too young!' living with the disease has gone up let bottle online for $7 — have The free bike repairs are a pre- borhoods like southeast Fresno, to " Uncontrolled diabetes can lead in recent years, in large part be- made it a cheap heroin replace- bound moi. “It’s really surprising,” says Pontzer. “We think of daily energy expenditure as a function of how active we are, but it’s more amble to the Cumbia Ride, a group be able to bike more, to help fend to blindness, heart disease, ampu- cause of the obesity epidemic. As ment. “What we think would be bike ride with Latin American off some chronic diseases, such as tations, kidney failure and other with adults, rates of Type 2 diabe- appropriate for a first step is have about a species’ evolutionary history than its lifestyle.” We, for exam- ple, seem to have supported our bigger brains, longer lives, and faster dance music started last year by Type 2 diabetes. Rangel was just serious complications. Unlike peo- tes are higher among Hispanic, Af- it regulated the same way that Fresno's Cultiva la Salud to pro- 14 and living with his family in ple who have Type 1 diabetes, in rican-American and Asian-Pacific pseudoephedrine and dex- reproductive cycles by upping our energy budgets. “This was a long-lasting gap in our knowledge,” says Karin Isler mote biking and a healthier lifestyle Los Angeles when he was diag- which the body produces insuffi- Islander youth than non-Hispanic tromethorphan are, so that they among Latino families. nosed with Type 2 diabetes. Obe- cient insulin to process carbohy- whites, according to data from the are over-the-counter, but they are from the University of Zurich, “and the results are very important to kept behind the counter and you understand the peculiarity of human evolution within the broader pic- Rangel, 26, says he's here fix- sity and a sedentary lifestyle are drates, people with Type 2 diabe- Centers for Disease Control and can’t buy them in bulk,” he said. ture of primates and mammals.” ing bikes because he had a child- risk factors for the illness. Al- tes do make enough insulin — but Prevention. FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Governments should study worst-case global warming scenarios, former UN official says Scientists have been able to make "would allow embryos to feel as "That was a big eureka mo- scientific knowledge?' And then tually be significant for peoples' and study human embryos in their good as they would feel in the body ment in the lab," says Ali Brin- "If there's no other way to re- who counts as a human being?" moral beliefs if they think that's A United Nations panel of scien- labs for decades. But they have of the mother," Zernicka-Goetz valou, an embryologist at Rock- trieve valuable information that says Sulmasy. when you get a unique individual tists seeking ways for nations to never been able to keep them alive says. efeller University in New York. could be good for humankind, I The 14-day rule was estab- who finally appears for the first limit global warming to 1.5 degrees outside a woman's womb for more The next big question was: "All the information necessary think it's definitely worth discuss- lished at a time when it was im- time," Hyun says Celsius should not dissuade gov- than about a week. Would the same mix work to keep and sufficient to have the embryo ing the possibility of renegotiating possible to keep embryos alive in But Hyun argues in an article ernments from concentrating on That limitation meant scien- human embryos alive longer? Un- move forward is already contained where that stopping point ought the lab even that long. accompanying the new research bleaker scenarios of higher temper- tists were unable to conduct a range til now, the upper limit for human within those handful of cells," he to be," says Insoo Hyun, a bioeth- In the current research, both that the latest advance means it atures as well, its former chief said of detailed research into early hu- embryos was about seven days. says. "That was a very big sur- icist at Case Western Reserve Uni- groups of scientists stopped the may be time to rethink that rule. on Wednesday. man development. Zernicka-Goetz's group and a prise to us and to the field." versity. embryos from developing past 14 "Now there will be further Nations should be considering But now researchers say they separate team at Rockefeller Uni- Researchers know relatively For those who think experi- days because of the long-standing questions about whether or not the potential impact of tempera- have discovered a way to keep versity in New York decided to try. little about how a tiny ball of cells menting on human embryos is rule. But the new work suggests there would be good scientific rea- ture rises of much as 4 degrees human embryos alive in the labo- And it worked. Human em- that makes up an embryo starts to morally wrong, going even further they could have kept the embryos sons for moving that line out a lit- Celsius (7.2 Fahrenheit), said Rob- ratory about a week longer than bryos kept developing in the lab become a complex human. is deeply troubling. alive longer. tle bit farther," Hyun tells Shots. ert Watson, former head of the ever before, and through a critical for about another week. It's been a complete "black "The 14-day rule has kept it The 14-day mark was also "What is the purpose of the 14- U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on period of development. Zernicka-Goetz says being box," Brinvalou says. pretty limited in terms of what picked originally because it was day rule in today's scientific envi- Climate Change. It's a step they say will yield able to go past the previous limit "I find this to be alarming and scientists could do. Once that goes, thought that was about the time ronment and do we want to keep The U.N. panel was assigned important insights into human de- is "extremely important" from a I find it to be a bit embarrassing," then it begins to sort of say: 'It's when embryos tend to form the it?" to find ways to limit global warm- velopment and could lead to a bet- scientific point of view. he says, "because I know more open season on human embryos. "primitive streak," which is a struc- Hyun stresses, however, that ing to 1.5C (2.7F) after a 195-na- ter understanding of the factors that That's because the seventh day about the fruit fly and the frog and Anything goes,' " says Daniel Sul- ture that starts to give the embryo any change to the 14-day rule tion climate change summit in Par- cause miscarriages and birth de- of development is the time when the fish and the bird than I know masy, a doctor and bioethicist at more of a structure and individual- would require the same kind of is in December. fects. the human embryo becomes em- about my own [human] develop- the University of Chicago. ity. careful, coordinated international Most of those nations signed "All of this research which we bedded within the body of the ment." "The question has to be: 'Are "Policymakers and others have debate that created the rule in the the climate change deal in April, do in the lab should have enormous mother — when it becomes im- The advance should help sci- there any limits to what we will looked at that developmental time first place, to satisfy moral pledging to seek a 2C degrees limit benefit," says Magdelena Zernic- planted in the womb. entists investigate many long- do to human beings in order to gain point and thought: That might ac- qualms. and make efforts towards a 1.5C ka-Goetz, a professor of develop- Scientists had thought embry- standing questions, including: Why level as well. mental biology at the University os could only keep developing if do so many pregnancies end in Some scientists have ques- of Cambridge in England who they were safely in the womb and miscarriages? How could infertili- tioned whether limiting global helped conduct the research. receiving instructions from the ty treatments be improved? What warming to 1.5C is realistic and if But the advance is reviving a mother's body. causes birth defects? How do em- the world's industrialized nations debate about the ethics of conduct- But the embryos in the stud- bryonic stem cells really work? are willing to make such deep cuts ing experiments on human embry- ies implanted in the dish as they "We will learn things we can- in greenhouse gas emissions. os in the laboratory. would in the womb. Then they not even imagine," Brinvalou says. Speaking at a Rutgers Univer- Specifically, the move has started organizing themselves into "It's as if you say: 'If I look at new sity conference with the current raised questions about whether to the very early stages of different sets of Hubble Space Telescope IPCC chair, Hoesung Lee, Watson change a long-standing rule that has complex organs and tissues and pictures that I haven't seen yet, said: "Is it feasible technically? limited research on human embry- structures in the body, the re- what will I learn from them?' It's Worth analysing, basically?" os to the first 14 days of their de- searchers report. difficult to say until you look at "I hope we don't lose sight velopment. An Embryo At Six Days them." however of what are the impacts The research, published Different cells types are Other researchers agree the of a 3 to 4 degree world," said Wednesday in two papers in Na- shown in an early human embryo, advance is very promising. In a Watson, who chaired the IPCC ture and Nature Cell Biology, six days after fertilization. Cell commentary accompanying the from 1997 to 2002. builds on a recent discovery by boundaries are indicated in white, research, Janet Rossant of The "The reason is if we don't get Zernicka-Goetz's group showing cells of the inner cell mass (which Hospital for Sick Children in Tor- the Paris agreement implemented, how to keep mouse embryos alive will give rise to the embryo prop- onto says the work could "pro- we may well see 3 and 4 degrees longer in the lab. er) are in green, and trophoblast vide important information" to re- Celsius." The researchers developed a cells (which will give rise to extra- searchers. Many poor nations, fearing specific mix of amino acids, hor- embryonic tissues) are in purple And that leads back to the cur- melting ice will raise sea levels and mones and growth factors that and magenta. rent status of the 14-day rule. swamp their coasts, have cam- paigned for the 1.5C level. Panel head Lee was steadfast Roost’s new on the merits of studying the 1.5C Scientists who detected gravitational waves receive $3m scenario. smoke detectors "We have already begun our work," Lee said. will alert your "There is no question whether breakthrough prize in fundamental physics it is worth pursuing," he told the phone if they After their discovery of the gravi- that gravitational waves open up a ner, and 23andme co-founder Anne monetary reward, Weiss said the the future of humanity and for solv- Thomson Reuters Foundation on tational waves, scientists are in for new astronomy that will give a Wojcicki, are behind the Break- prize sends an important message ing today's societal problems; but the sidelines of the conference. another celebration as they will better understanding of the uni- through Prize Foundation that has to the public. Thorne said public science cannot achieve its poten- Calling the consideration and sense danger receive their monetary reward for verse. awarded more than $160 million awareness of science and its mul- tial unless the public understands deeper analysis of more extreme Fundamental Physics. Silicon Valley investors, in- to researchers and scientists since titude of achievements are very and appreciates it," said Thorne. Roost's smart smoke alarm con- global warming "a value judgment," In February, the group ob- cluding Facebook's Mark Zucker- 2012. important. "Prizes like this are an important Lee said: "We are not in the posi- nects to Wi-Fi, comes with a com- served gravitational waves 100 berg, Russian billionaire Yuri Mil- While many are criticizing the "Science is a crucial tool for part of that." panion app, and lets you know tion of embarking ourselves in the years after it was first proposed judgment of addressing the weight when it's low on battery. The by Albert Einstein. alarm also alerts you and your loved of (such) values." Laser Interferometer Gravita- The IPCC is slated to issue its ones when it detects smoke, just tional-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to make sure everyone is good and 1.5C special report in 2018. group led by Ronald Drever, Rain- Last year, average global sur- worried. It relies on Roost's smart er Weiss, and Kip Thorne, along battery, which connects to Wi-Fi. face temperatures hit the highest with thousands of engineers and since records began in the 19th cen- The alarm itself isn't connected physicists get to receive the $3 until the battery is in place. Roost tury, about 1C above pre-indus- million Special Breakthrough Prize trial times. also sells the battery by itself, in Fundamental Physics awarded which home owners can use to by a foundation backed by Silicon make their not-smart smoke detec- Valley investors. First global tor a connected one. The prize, to be awarded dur- The $60 version of Roost's ing a formal ceremony in Decem- analysis indicates alarm monitors only smoke, ber, will be divided among the whereas the $80 version detects group. The founders will share the leopards have lost smoke, carbon monoxide, fire, and $1 million, while the remaining $2 natural gas. This is cheaper than million will be equally divided to nearly 75pc of Nest's all-in-one detector, which 1,012 engineers and physicists retails for $99. who were part of the LIGO team. their historic Thorne, who is also a Califor- nia Institute of Technology pro- range fessor of theoretical physics, spoke of his gratitude for all the The leopard (Panthera pardus), members of the team who worked one of the world's most iconic big with them in detecting the gravita- cats, has lost as much as 75 per- tional waves, which offers a dif- cent of its historic range, accord- ferent way to study the universe. ing to a paper published today in Prize selection committee chair the scientific journal PeerJ. Con- and Princeton Institute for Ad- ducted by partners including the vanced Study mathematical phys- National Geographic Society's Big ics professor Ed Witten is enthu- Cats Initiative, international con- siastic to learn more of what the servation charities the Zoological gravitational waves would reveal. Society of London (ZSL) and Pan- The universe, Witten said, may be thera and the International Union filled with cosmic strings that can for Conservation of Nature only be studied with their gravita- (IUCN) Cat Specialist Group, this tional signal. study represents the first known 2013 Special Breakthrough attempt to produce a comprehen- Prize winner Stephen Hawking sive analysis of leopards' status said the discovery of gravitational across their entire range and all nine waves is very significant for the subspecies. scientific community, as it provides The research found that leop- proof for general relativity and for ards historically occupied a vast its ability to predict black hole range of approximately 35 million mergers. Hawking also mentioned square kilometers (13.5 million square miles) throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Today, however, they are restricted to approximately 8.5 million square kilometers (3.3 million square miles). To obtain their findings, the It's unclear whether Planet Nine For example, Planet Nine may be based on computer modeling work. Planet Nine out of our solar sys- astronomers are able to get a de- resemble a giant Pluto with no gas." scientists spent three years re- exists, but astronomers are already a former exoplanet that was cap- Given the right initial condi- tem completely. cent look at it . "The nice thing The study by Li and Adams has viewing more than 1,300 sources digging into the mystery of the tured by our solar system's gravi- tions, Planet Nine could have coa- So the fog of mystery sur- about these scenarios is that they're been accepted for publication in on the leopard's historic and cur- hypothetical world's birth. ty. lesced near where it's now thought rounding Planet Nine remains observationally testable," Kenyon The Astrophysical Journal Letters. rent range. The results appear to In January, Konstantin Baty- This scenario appears to be far- to lie within 1 billion to 2 billion thick. But that fog could clear some- said. "A scattered gas giant will Kenyon and Bromley have sub- confirm conservationists' suspi- gin and Mike Brown of the Cali- fetched, however. Gongjie Li and years of the solar system's birth, day, provided that this mysteri- look like a cold Neptune, while a mitted their two papers to The cions that, while the entire species fornia Institute of Technology in Fred Adams, both of the Harvard- Kenyon and Bromley found. But ous world actually exists — and planet that formed in place will Astrophysical Journal. Pasadena announced that they had Smithsonian Center for Astro- their simulations also give credence is not yet as threatened as some inferred the existence of Planet physics (CfA) in Cambridge, to the idea that interactions with other big cats, leopards are facing Nine based on the strange orbits Massachusetts, performed com- Jupiter and Saturn kicked Planet a multitude of growing threats in of a half dozen small bodies in the puter simulations to estimate the Nine out from a formerly tighter the wild, and three subspecies have Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. odds that Planet Nine was plucked orbit. "Think of it like pushing a already been almost completely Planet Nine, Batygin and from a passing star system or kid on a swing: If you give them a eradicated. Brown suggested, is perhaps 10 nabbed as a formerly free-floating shove at the right time, over and Lead author Andrew Jacobson, times more massive than Earth and "rogue planet." In both cases, the over, they'll go higher and higher," of ZSL's Institute of Zoology, orbits the sun at an average dis- odds are less than 2 percent, the Kenyon said in a statement, add- University College London and the tance of about 700 astronomical researchers report in a new study. ing that this scenario is "the sim- National Geographic Society's Big units (AU). (One AU is the Earth- So it's likely that Planet Nine plest solution." Cats Initiative, stated: "The leop- sun distance — 93 million miles, is native to our solar system. But The gravitational boot, if it ard is a famously elusive animal, or 150 million kilometers.) [The did it form in its present location, occurred, didn't have to come from which is likely why it has taken so Evidence for Planet Nine in Pic- or begin life much closer to the sun a fellow planet. In their paper, Li long to recognize its global decline. tures] and then get booted into the outer and Adams also considered the This study represents the first of Some astronomers are now solar system by a gravitational in- possibility that Planet Nine was its kind to assess the status of the scanning the sky in an attempt to teraction of some kind? tugged outward by one of the sun's leopard across the globe and all nine find the putative planet, while oth- Both scenarios are possible, stellar neighbors. But their simu- subspecies. Our results challenge ers are tackling another mystery: Scott Kenyon, of the CfA, and lations pegged the probability of the conventional assumption in How did Planet Nine come to be? Benjamin Bromley, of the Univer- this scenario at 10 percent at best, many areas that leopards remain There are a number of possi- sity of Utah, report in two new suggesting that, in most cases, a relatively abundant and not seri- ble origin stories, researchers say. studies of their own, which are also passing star would have kicked ously threatened." FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

While she is known to be a versa- tile actor and was one of the first artistes from India to make a name YES, I on the global platform, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says she enjoys be- ing a part of all kinds of movies HAVE irrespective of their language or region. STAGE Asked whether she feels inter- national film-makers are opening opportunities for different roles for FRIGHT: Indian actors, Aishwarya said, “Kudos to all the professionals who are doing all kinds of cinema FAWAD … I don’t think cinema needs to be localised. That has always been KHAN my attitude,” reported The Indian Express. Fawad Khan has carved a niche for The 42 year-old-actor has al- himself in Bollywood in a very ways believed in doing a variety short period of time. After top- of roles and that reflects in her fil- ping the Times Celebx list and grab- mography. “Probably, one of the bing the third spot on Times ’50 main reasons for me to start my Most Desirable Men of 2015' list, career with Iruvar was to make this the Khoobsurat actor has now ap- statement … I am here to be an peared on the cover of yet another artiste and enjoy being a part of magazine. cinema irrespective of which re- The new Khan in B-town has gion, language or where it is being set the temperatures soaring with made. I enjoy cinema for what it his inimitable good looks on the is,” stated Aishwarya, who will latest cover of Hi Blitz. complete 15 years of walking the The prince charming has once red carpet at the Cannes Film Fes- again managed to make ladies tival this year. swoon. Unbelievable! “I have never been the one to Fawad Khan outranks SRK, make a hullabaloo about where the Salman Khan on Times Celebex list film is being made … that has been Fawad, however, told Hi Blitz my attitude and continues to be. that he is frightened to perform on That’s why I have had the won- stage. “Yes, I have stage fright. derful opportunities of working in When you go up on stage you just south Indian films, Hindi cinema, feel the pressure that you have to Bengali movies and a couple of not just perform but perform per- English films,” she added, mention- fectly,” said the Kapoor and Sons ing that her approach to selecting actor. projects has been very simple. Fawad’s role in Kapoor And “The deciding factors in my ap- Sons was rejected by 6 actors, con- proach are very simplistic. It could firm KJo be the subject, or something that He also spoke about his unique works with my schedule or fits sense of humour saying, “I used with that phase of my life. It is to have a morbid and morose sense not any more or less. There is no of humour and people don’t gen- larger plan to it.” erally get it – they’ll say ‘god for- On the work front, Aishwarya bid, god forbid’ – not realising I’m has begun shooting for her role in joking.” Omung Kumar’s directorial Sarb- jit. Aishwarya’s co-star in the film, Ankur Bhatia, heaped praise over Some Pakistani the Jazbaa actor stating she has given one of her career’s best per- Big Clash: SRK to take onAjay and Hrithik actors made a fool formances in the upcoming biop- After much to and fro, makers of 'Kaabil' and Ajay Devgn's 'Baad- clash with Salman's film, the atres. Who knows, they might con- of themselves in ic. Ankur, who plays Aishwarya’s Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' lock Jan- shaho'. Says a source, "The an- project will now have to take on sider moving their release dates husband in the film said, “Sarbjit uary 26, 2017 for release; the film nouncement of Raees' release date two big films. now." The source adds, "The mak- Bollywood: Iman is one of her best films and perfor- will now clash with Ajay Devgn's is a huge relief for other filmmak- However, there is no clarity if ers will also get enough time to mances. I was completely in awe 'Baadshaho' and Hrithik Roshan's ers as they can now schedule their the other two films intend to stick market the film well and also work Ali of her. She is a huge star, but at the 'Kaabil' For a long time now, mak- films accordingly. But, to avoid a to January 26, 2017 to enter the- on the other aspects." Model-turned-actor Iman Ali, who same time very jolly, nice and hum- ers of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' is all set to work her magic on the ble. She used to talk about her baby have been looking for an apt re- silver screen with her upcoming and made sure everybody was lease date. After deciding against a film Mah-e-Mir, has opened up comfortable on the sets.” The film clash with Salman Khan's 'Sultan' about working in Bollywood. stars Randeep Hooda in the titular this Eid, speculation was rife that In a recent interview with Kha- role and Aishwarya as Sarbjit’s sis- the film will move to Diwali and ter Dalbir Kaur. release alongside Ajay Devgn's Bollywood actor Richa 'Shivaay'. Now, in a joint statement, Chadha who will also be seen in the producers of 'Raees' - Farhan Sarbjit, too shared it was a plea- Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani - and sure to work with Aishwarya. “I SRK have revealed that the film am in awe of her. She is so sharp. will release on January 26, 2017. She knows all her lines at the back "It was not an easy decision of her mind. We have to applaud to move the film. We understand the fact that Hindi is not her mother that 'Raees' is highly anticipated. tongue, and here she is trying Pun- However, a film of such magnitude jabi,” said Richa, proving Aish- requires the appropriate showcas- warya works hard to adapt to dif- ing and therefore, we have decided ferent roles. “She guided me like a to shift our release date to 26th mentor. She is a superstar and the January 2017," the statement read. world’s most beautiful woman. With this, the SRK-starrer will Her name itself is a big brand.” now clash with Hrithik Roshan's leej Times, the Khuda Ke Liye star 'Sultan' in shared her views on Pakistani ac- ICONIC ROCK LEGENDS TO PERFORM AT MEGA CONCERT tors such as Fawad Khan and legal trouble: Mahira Khan who have crossed the LOS ANGELES: The Rolling Stones’ 68-year-old guitarist Ron- form on October 8 and The Who ed June dates to appear at festi- about the concert began swirling. border. Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCart- nie Wood are in their 70s. The acts and Waters will close the three-day vals in Europe. The mega show by the six Rock Complaint filed “Everyone should follow ney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and all remain active and pull in major event on October 9. The festival The Who frontman Roger and Roll Hall of Fame inductees their dreams and aspiration. If our The Who — the most celebrated audiences eager to see them for could mark a final appearance for Daltrey called the lineup for the immediately created a buzz on so- against Salman actors are doing well in Bollywood, acts in rock ‘n’ roll will perform at sheer, unadulterated nostalgia. The Who, whose members Roger October concert “the greatest re- cial media, with many dubbing the why not? One should not put bar- a mega festival in October, organ- Concert organizers said that Daltrey and Pete Townshend have mains of our era.” concert “Oldchella.” One tongue- riers on actors; mankind has for- isers confirmed on Tuesday. Dylan and the Stones would hinted at imminent retirement. The “It’s amazing really. It’s amaz- in-cheek posting on Twitter de- ever been putting barriers up. It The iconic artists have been launch the concert on October 7, group was scheduled to end their ing we’re still here,” he told the scribed it as “Desert Trip and Fall: has not done any good to mankind confirmed for the October 7-9 con- Young and McCartney would per- tour in May, but have already add- BBC last month when rumors The Broken Hip Tour.” anyways,” said Iman. Iman Ali and Fahad Mustafa cert at the Empire Polo field in In- sizzle on screen dio, in the California desert, an “We should start thinking like event being billed by music lovers a human being and let people be. I as one of the greatest concerts ever. think whatever they want to do, Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the good for them. As long they are concert industry site Pollstar, said not going to India and like some that the presence of the legendary people who made a fool of them- rock stars at the same event was a selves – and there have been some “unique concept” that was sure to – as long as they are not bringing prove successful.”It is historic in shame to the nation, even that we that having just six headline acts shouldn’t take it personally. It’s over three days has never been done their choice. They are not respon- before and it really is a once-in-a- sible for entire Pakistan, if they lifetime experience,” he said. want to make a fool of themselves. Tickets for the event, which “I am really happy for the ones has been rumored for weeks, will who are doing good for themselves. go on sale Monday and will range All the best to them,” she added. Iman herself hasn’t planned to from $199 to $1,599, according to make a Bollywood debut as yet, concert promoter Goldenvoice. as she believes everything happens Customers are limited to buying a Muzaffarnagar: A complaint has at the right time. “I don’t think maximum of eight sets of tickets and plan. I think there is a divine for the festival, which is being been filed in a court here against Bollywood superstar Salman plan and a divine planner in this called The Desert Trip. “With per- existence of ours,” she said. formances starting after sunset, Khan and "Sultan" director Ali “We can do the best that we each artist will play a full set, serv- Abbas Zafar alleging the upcom- can, with whatever that is thrown ing up three incomparable nights ing film was shot in Morna area of our way. Planning doesn’t work of rock ‘n roll,” stated Goldenvoice the district but the location was for me because I believe in the di- on its website. shown as Rewari in Haryana. vine plan and that’s the design I The same venue hosts the an- Earlier, Salman had also tweet- want to go with. So wherever the nual Coachella music festival, one ed about his shooting experience force takes me, I shall go and be of the world’s highest-grossing fes- in the city. the best that I can,” she added. tivals that attract tens of thousands According to the prosecution, ‘It’s ironic that a Sindhi is play- of fans. Bongiovanni said given the judicial magistrate has fixed ing a role inspired by Mir’: Fahad that the majority of the concert May 3 for hearing the case. Mustafa goers will likely be graying music Complainant Ehtesham Siddiq On the other hand, her Mah- alleged that Khan and Zafar have e-Mir co-star Fahad Mustafa be- fans, most tickets will be for re- lieves that “Indian films are going served seats rather than general been shooting in Morna area but the place was shown as Rewari. for a set formula” and there is a lot admission. of room for experiment in the Pa- All of the artistes except the He also claimed the people of Muzaffarnagar are annoyed. kistani industry. FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Jordan “Pretty Boy” Parsons, a 25-year-old contender in Bellator’s featherweight division, died Wednesday of injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run auto accident Sun- day in Delray Beach, Fla. Parsons was struck by a gray or silver 2012 or 2013 Range Rov- er while crossing the street short- ly after midnight on May 1. He was taken to Delray Medical Cen- ter, where a portion of his right leg was amputated. On Wednesday, Bellator MMA president Scott Coker con- firmed the news in a statement. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of a dear member of the Bellator fami- ly, Jordan Parsons,” Coker said. “Jordan was an exceptional ath- lete and a rising star in the sport. But more importantly, he was an exceptional young man. Jordan was hard-working, dedicated, in- telligent, and a pleasure to be around. He represented all the rea- sons we love this sport. It is a ter- ribly tragic loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and teammates." Jordan was a member of the Blackzilians and was training part- ners and close friends with fight- ers such as Rashad Evans and An- thony “Rumble” Johnson. According to police, the driv- er who hit Parsons never stopped. Police are still seeking the public’s assistance to find the driver. Any- one with information about the accident is asked to phone the po- lice at (561) 243-7800. Police said the Range Rover lost its left mir- ror in the accident. Parsons was 11-2 in his MMA career and 2-1 in Bellator. He lost a split decision to Bubba Jenkins at Bellator 146 in his last fight, on Nov. 20 in Thackerville, Okla.

Spieth says even par will Nyquist draws No. 13 post as early 3-1 Kentucky Derby fav Easy as three: be a great score at US Doug O'Neill was all smiles after might be less than perfect but it ridden by three-time winner Gary we are again," Baffert said. "I want- Cavs' record bar- early 3-1 favorite Nyquist drew doesn't bother me much because Stevens, will break from the No. ed the 16. All the speed is on the Open host Oakmont the No. 13 post for the 142nd my horse has always been real calm 17 post. No horse has won from outside, so there will probably be rage buries Hawks Kentucky Derby. in the gate. What's there to worry there in the race's previous 141 two different races going on." Defending U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth got a look at 2016 host The number with an unlucky about?" editions. Mor Spirit is 12-1, the Speedster Danzing Candy The Cleveland Cavaliers have been Oakmont Country Club in an 18-hole Wednesday practice round, and reputation didn't faze the trainer. Creator, Gun Runner and same odds as Brody's Cause, who drew the No. 20 post on the far the Eastern Conference's clear fa- the experience affirmed something most everyone in the golf world In fact, it brought back good mem- Mohaymen are the co-third choic- drew No. 19. outside. Hall of Fame rider Mike vorite throughout the 2015-16 sea- already knows: Oakmont is really hard. ories. es at 10-1. Creator will break from Last year, Baffert won with Smith will be gunning his horse to son (and the preceding offseason), "There's just so many other tough holes that par is going to be a Nyquist left from the same the No. 3 post with Gun Runner American Pharoah, who swept the gain the lead before the chaotic first but several minor controversies fantastic score," Spieth said after his round. "I'd sign for even par right spot when he won the Breeders' in the No. 5. Both are trained by Derby, Preakness and Belmont turn. and rough stretches appeared to now for 72 holes in June. Obviously given the history, but also having Cup Juvenile last year at Keene- Steve Asmussen. Mohaymen drew Stakes to win the sport's first Tri- "I'm sure Mike Smith is hap- put that status into doubt, if only played it." land, part of his 7-0 career record. the No. 14 post for trainer Kiaran ple Crown in 37 years. py," Stevens said. "That speed for short periods of time. After six Spieth said the obvious, that Oakmont will be a radically different "No matter if we drew the one McLaughlin. "The last time I had the 17 post horse is nasty in the starting gate wins in their first six playoff test than last year's host Chambers Bay, which sought to give players or the 20, the thought is we were Mor Spirit, trained by four- was Point Given with Gary so he won't be in there long. I'm games, though, whatever doubt options with wide-open driving areas. going to leave there with the intent time Derby winner Bob Baffert and Stevens (fifth in 2001), and here glad of that because I need a target remained must have disappeared "Chambers Bay was a bit different because it's a lot of drivers, and of being forwardly placed and just in front of me." by now. The Cavs are clearly the it's wider fairways," Spieth said. "And sure, you can get into a lot of play it by ear," O'Neill said Todd Pletcher will saddle a pair best team in the Eastern Confer- trouble there, but out here, you're going to have to curve the ball into Wednesday after the post-position of 15-1 shots in Destin and Out- ence, and it's not very close at all. these fairways to hold it in the right places, and you've got to take your draw. "More than anything, I'm so work. Chad Brown has 20-1 shots Wednesday's Game 2 of the medicine a lot more." happy with the way he's training, My Man Sam and Shagaf. Eastern Conference Semifinals Missing fairways at Oakmont means nasty rough or, worse, landing the way he's acting. He's thriving The dreaded No. 1 spot that against the Atlanta Hawks con- in many of the deep, challenging bunkers at the course. There's good to on all the positive attention." pins a horse to the inside rail com- firmed Cleveland's supremacy in be a lot of hitting out sideways from nasty off-fairway lies. Four horses have won from the ing out of the gate went to Trojan one of the most devastating offen- The Pittsburgh area club is hosting the U.S. Open for the ninth time No. 13 spot since 1900, most re- Nation, who has yet to win a race. sive displays in NBA history. The next month, and it's doing so for the first time since 2007, when Angel cently Smarty Jones in 2004. Along with Trojan Nation, the oth- Cavs shattered the record for most Cabrera beat Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a shot at 5-over 285. O'Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez er 50-1 shot is Oscar Nominated, three-pointers in a playoff half, set However, the winning score has been under par at Oakmont in three and owner Paul Reddam teamed whose owners Ken and Sarah a new record for most three-point- of the four Opens there prior to '07, including in 1994, when Ernie Els to win the race in 2012 with I'll Ramsey put up a supplemental fee ers in a playoff game a little more prevailed in a playoff over Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie after Have Another. of $200,000 to get him into the than halfway into the third quar- all three posted 5-under 279, when the course played as a par-71 test. "The whole team is pumped race. ter, and set a new NBA record for up," O'Neill said. "We're just very That fee boosted the Derby three-pointer in any kind of game optimistic for a big day." purse to $2,391,600 if 20 horses during fourth-quarter garbage time. Exaggerator drew the No. 11 start. The winner would receive They led 74-38 at the half for the post and is the 8-1 second choice $1,631,000. second-largest halftime advantage in the full field of 20 horses for the Japanese entry Lani is listed in the shot-clock era and cruised 1 1/4-mile race Saturday at at 30-1. The horse is known to be to a 123-98 win that opens up a 2- Churchill Downs. He's trained by unpredictable in the gate, where he 0 lead in the series ahead of Game Keith Desormeaux, whose Hall of landed in the No. 8 hole. 3 in Atlanta on Friday. The Hawks Fame brother, Kent, will be aboard. New Orleans Saints owner look like they would be fortunate Horses are loaded into the gate to compete in another game this two at a time, starting with posts Tom Benson has a pair of long shots in 20-1 Mo Tom and 30-1 series, let alone win one. one and 11, which spend the most Cleveland's historic shooting time waiting for the start. Tom's Ready. Saints coach Sean Payton was on hand to lend sup- from deep was unquestionably the "Kent thinks it's a little disad- story of the night, although it took vantage because we load first in a port. Mo Tom drew the No. 4 post and Tom's Ready got No. 12. the team a bit to get going. After 20-horse field," Keith said. "It making just one three-pointer in the opening five minutes (and fall- ing several points behind), the Cavs closed the period on a 19-4 run to finish the first quarter 8-of- Djokovic beats Coric, advances to Madrid Open 3rd 12 from beyond the arc. Several of those looks were tough, but the Top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased fessional tennis.'' I'm able to compete today,'' adding she will undergo medical tests in Madrid later Wednesday before making a decision about playing in Rome. Cavaliers were able to shoot so into the third round of the Madrid Tennis fans are bound to see She said it is going to be a matter of making the ''smart decision.'' well in part because the Hawks Open by beating Borna Coric 6-2, more of Coric, Djokovic predict- The women's tournament also lost its fifth-seeded player when 22-year-old Daria Gavrilova of Australia defeated Petra Kvitova of the Czech collapsed on dribble penetration to 6-4 on Wednesday. ed, adding: ''And I'll be glad to help Republic 6-3, 6-4. allow open shots from the perim- Djokovic, who had not played him become better.'' eter. Whether due to missed assign- in Madrid since 2013, served four Djokovic's next opponent will ments or intentional tactics, those double faults but relied on his re- be Roberto Bautista Agut. decisions backfired completely and turn to overpower Coric. Also, Nick Kyrgios of Austra- allowed the Cavs to lead 35-20 at ''I thought I was serving quite lia put in a hard-hitting perfor- the buzzer. It only got worse for well in the practice sessions, but mance to beat fourth-seeded Stan the Hawks. The Cavs' continued then the first set went well, the Wawrinka of Swizterland 7-6 (7), to make two-thirds of their three- second, not so much,'' said Djok- 7-6 (2), while sixth-seeded Kei pointers, knocking down 10-of-15 ovic, who claimed his only Madrid Nishikori advanced by beating Fa- in the second quarter to shatter the title in 2011 when he beat Rafael bio Fognini 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. previous record of 12 three-point- Nadal in the final. Sam Querrey of the United ers in one half of a playoff game, a ''The first serve percentage States defeated Lucas Pouille of mark set just 10 days prior by the could have been higher and should France 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 and eighth- Golden State Warriors. The record- be higher for the upcoming match- seeded Tomas Berdych beat De- setting three came at the 7:37 mark es. But I'm satisfied with my nis Istomin 6-3, 6-3. of the period, which gave them game.'' In the women's draw, fourth- plenty of time to add to it. In fact, Coric's style has been com- seeded Victoria Azarenka pulled Cleveland's 18 first-half three- pared to that of 'a young Djokov- out of the tournament because of a pointers put them ninth on the sin- ic,' and the Serb said his opponent lower back injury. gle-game playoff list with 24 min- had a ''nice balance between confi- The 26-year-old Azarenka said utes still to play. The operative dent approach and self-belief on she ''tweaked'' her back during her question at halftime wasn't if the the court, and is not really intimi- opening match against Laura Rob- Cavs would top the Warriors' play- dated by anyone's presence.'' son and that the pain persisted off record of 21 three-pointers, but Djokovic said he could ''iden- during her second-round win over when they would do it. The an- tify myself with him because we Alize Cornet. swer came after fewer than seven have very similar backgrounds, Azarenka had been scheduled minutes of game-time when Kyrie coming from Croatia and Serbia. to play Louisa Chirico of the Unit- Irving made the record-tying and We have the same mentality, speak ed States on Wednesday, but she record-breaking shots on consecu- the same language and more or the withdrew during the warmups. tive possessions. less same trajectory or path to pro- Azarenka said ''I don't feel that FRIDAY . MAY 06. 2016 -Saur 17, 1395 H.S Vol:X Issue No:275 Price: Afs.15

WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBER, ACCOMPLICE HELD IN TAKHAR, CLAIMS NDS KABUL: A would-be suicide bomber and an accomplice guiding him have been detained in northern Takhar province, the National Director- ate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday. A statement from the intelligence agency identified the would-be Two top UN officials told the Se- bomber as Mohammad Ayub and his guide as Mohammad Ibrahim. curity Council Wednesday that They were arrested during an operation in Ishkamish district. those responsible for hospital at- The suspects planned to carry out a suicide attack in the province, tacks and starvation sieges in Syr- but they were caught before reaching their target, the spy service said, ia’s frontline city of Aleppo should adding the detainees were involved in attacks in Takhar, Baghlan and face trial for war crimes. Kunduz. (Pajhwok) The 15-member council met to discuss the crisis in Aleppo just as the United States and Russia agreed EU envoy concerned at child to extend a truce to end nearly two weeks of near-constant attacks in situation in Afghanistan the northern city. KABUL: The European Union (EU) special representative for Afghan- “Let me be absolutely clear istan on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation of Afghan once again: intentional and direct children and called for protection of child rights. attacks on hospitals are war Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin was speaking at a ceremony marking crimes,” said the UN’s top politi- ‘Europe Day’ in Kabul, attended by students of a government high cal affairs official, Jeffrey Feltman. school and a private school. “Using starvation as a weap- He said Afghanistan had many positive aspects including one in on during conflict is a war crime.” which Afghans helped each others in times of hardship and joys. Feltman said that Syria should However, Mellbin said challenges and issues existed in Afghani- be referred to the International stan. “Unfortunately children in Afghanistan are victims of violence, Criminal Court in The Hague for they are being abused and their situation is getting worse day by day and war crimes prosecutions. it is so sad.” “Those responsible for war Also the head of the EU delegation in Kabul, Mellbin said children crimes must be held to account,” should be looked after, protected, allowed to play and kept happy. he said. Zenat, a student of 5th grade attending the gathering, said “there are A bid by the council in 2014 less recreational areas in Kabul and I urge the government to give atten- to refer Syria to the ICC was tion to children and pave the way for their happiness.” blocked by China and Syrian ally A school principal, Hosai Andar thanked the EU office and said Russia, and it appeared unlikely poor security situation was the main reason children were unable to that a new push for such action acquire education. would garner enough support. She asked the government to consider happiness and future of chil- UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien dren and seriously work towards creating a suitable environment for said “life for people in Aleppo is them to continue their education. horrendous” as he condemned the Child casualties have soared in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban “inexcusable, deeply disturbing stepped up attacks in urban areas, the United Nations said last month, attacks” on medical facilities. branding the figures "appalling". Between January and March, 161 chil- Those responsible for the at- must know that they will one day rage and calls for an end to the fight- Geneva this month and push ahead tests were put down. Fighting dren were killed and 449 others injured -- a 29 percent increase from a tacks “must understand that these be held accountable,” he added. ing. with a plan to end the five-year quickly escalated into a multi-fac- year earlier -- the UN's mission in Afghanistan said in a report. The acts cannot and will not be forgot- Hospitals in both rebel and The fighting in Aleppo is war. eted war that has killed more than report said the conflict denied children access to healthcare and educa- ten,” said O’Brien. government-held areas of Aleppo threatening to derail international Syria’s conflict erupted in 270,000 people and forced millions tion and intimidated teachers in Afghanistan. (Pajhwok) “Those who are responsible have been hit, triggering global out- efforts to resume peace talks in 2011 after anti-government pro- from their homes. Alarabiya ‘Made in PM NAWAZ REBUFFS OPPOSITION’S CLAMOUR OVER PANAMA LEAKS Russia foils ‘terrorists LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: The prime minister, who is visibly perturbed by the crescendoing calls for his resignation, has asked the ruling party Pakistan’ to turn a deaf ear to the opposition’s public clamour over the Panama Papers scandal. Deal with each opposition party keeping in mind its numerical attacks’from Turkey, Syria strength in parliament, he told senior PML-N leaders in a meeting at the Prime Ministers House on Wednesday. Russia has foiled a string of plots The FSB added that the at- The meeting was convened a day after nine opposition parties thrashed out parallel terms of reference (ToRs) for a judicial commission the ordered by “international terrorist tacks, which would have struck in expo kicks prime minister has requested the country’s top judge to form to investigate claims in the Panama Papers that the Sharif family has set up offshore organizations” active in Syria and early May, had been ordered by companies through money laundering. Wednesday’s session pored over several issues, including the political storm whipped up by the Panama Turkey, the FSB intelligence agen- “the leaders of international ter- off . . . leaks, the opposition’s ToRs, the ruling party’s relationship with the security establishment, and the prime minister’s recent visits to Quetta and cy said Wednesday, adding that rorist organizations active in Syria FROM P1 Bannu. Not only did they discuss the issues but also charted out a future course for the government. However, sources in the PML-N said the several suspects had been arrest- and Turkey”. trade relations. “We must strive meeting was fixated on the opposition’s ToRs. The prime minister and his senior aides agreed to engage the opposition in talks in order to pacify ed. Several high-profile cultural frayed public tempers but not to make any commitment on their ToRs, according to sources. Premier Nawaz said the combined opposition made “A group of immigrants from hard to increase the bilateral trade and political events occurred on volume to $5 billion as agreed by up only 10% of parliament – but it spoke 200% more than its weight. The opposition has rejected the ToRs formulated by the government saying Central Asian countries who were the Sharif family was named in the Panama leaks. If this is their objection, then why did PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan frame parallel ToRs as three leaders planning to carry out a series of May 1 in or near Moscow to mark the Afghan and Pakistani high rank- Labour Day, a national holiday in ing officials,” he said, adding that of his party also have offshore holdings, sources quoted the prime minister as saying. Similarly, how could PTI leaders sit with other opposition terrorist acts in the Moscow re- Afghanistan Pakistan Transit parties and draft parallel ToRs as two of its bigwigs, Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan, also have offshore companies according to the Panama gion” have been arrested, the FSB Russia. In addition, this year the Trade Agreement will be revised Papers? Sources said the prime minister and his aides dismissed the opposition’s ToRs as ‘guilty verdict’ against the Sharif family. said, cited by state news agency Russian Orthodox Church cele- to facilitate Afghan traders more. RIA Novosti. brated Easter on May 1. The deputy minister said that traders in both countries are facing transport-related challenges which IRAQ PM SACKS COMMANDER should be addressed by the respec- EU leaders in Rome to discuss migrant crisis tive governments. AFTER GREEN ZONE BREACH He suggested that two coun- Iraq's prime minister has sacked the commander of special forces in EU president Donald Tusk trav- trols at the Brenner pass linking Wednesday welcomed the “move- prize, which each year honours “an tries shall formulate and sign an els to Rome Thursday with fellow Italy through the Alps to northern ment from an emergency approach exceptional contribution to Euro- agreement to provide transporta- Baghdad's Green Zone after protesters breached the fortified area over the past week, a military statement said late on Wednesday. EU institution leaders and German Europe. to a structured approach, making pean unification.” tion facilities to the traders. “Af- Chancellor Angela Merkel for two Threats to the Schengen Trea- plans and reflecting on (the) inte- The Pope, who usually refus- ghan-Pak trade volume was sup- The removal of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Ridha is being seen as an indication of tightening security as authorities plan on taking days of talks likely to focus on ty on free movement sparked by gration” of migrants into countries es prizes, explained in February posed to increase through mutual next steps in Europe’s migrant cri- the migrant crisis were described where they arrive. that he accepted this one in order commercial ventures, but unfortu- a harder line against planned protesters over the weekend. Iraqi analyst Taif Jany told Al Arabiya English that angry protest- sis. by Italian Finance Minister Pier After Renzi on Thursday, to appeal for a “refounding” of the nately it was decreased to $2 bil- Prime Minister Matteo Ren- Carlo Padoan as “more dangerous Pope Francis will meet Merkel and European bloc. In November 2014 lion from $2.5 billion,” he noted. ers, most of them supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, broke into the Green Zone and stormed parliament on Saturday in an unprec- zi, who fears Italy becoming the than the euro crisis a few years the three EU institution leaders on he called at the European Parlia- He said that the Jalalabad-Pe- new migrant frontline after the clo- ago”. UN refugee agency spokes- Friday, before making a speech as ment for Europe to become a “ref- shawar railway track project is edented security breach after years of frustration with the political elite. “The fortifications reinforce a literal barrier between Parliament and sure of the Balkan route, will host woman in Italy, Carlotta Sami, on he is given the EU’s Charlemagne erence point for humanity.” AFP very important for both countries. the first day of talks, followed by “The two countries shall complete the people. Not only is the government's business conducted without our input, but we are also cut off by razor wire, guards, and enormous Pope Francis on Friday. the project on time.” As the EU braces for more tur- Deputy of Afghanistan Cham- concrete fences,” Jany, Program Manager at Education for Peace in Iraq Center, told Al Arabiya English. bulence notably with next month’s ber of Commerce and Industries “Brexit” referendum in Britain as KhanjanAlkozaiasked the two Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi issued commander Ridha’s relief or- der and replaced him with Maj. Gen. Karim Aboud al-Tamimi, according well as renewed Greek debt talks, governments to keep politics away Italy is keen to keep the focus on from trade. to a statement from Iraq's Joint Operations Command. Ridha was seen kissing Sadr's hand when he entered the heavily forging a joint plan over migrants. He said that economic growth Renzi will start by meeting wouldhelp in elimination of ex- fortified Green Zone in late March during a sit-in organized by the cleric, who has demanded the government carry out reforms. Merkel from 2 pm (1200 GMT), tremism and terrorism in the two followed by talks with European countries. Demonstrators are expected to protest on Friday and may attempt to re-enter the Green Zone, which is home to Iraq's main government Commission leader Jean-Claude Pakistan’s Ambassador to Af- Juncker, EU Council president ghanistan Abrar Hussein said that institutions as well as various embassies, including those of the United States and Britain. Tusk and European Parliament running of such exhibitionswould chief Martin Schulz. lead to a new chapter of economic From 6:30 pm (1630 GMT) cooperation between the both they will hold a conference on the countries. future of the EU, which will take He said, “There are two pri- place in the same room in the Cap- mary reasons for us to have better itole where the 1957 Rome Treaty economic relation with was signed, founding the body that Afghanistan:First is Afghanistan’s developed into today’s 28-nation strategic importance; and second EU. Pakistan’s cultures andgeographi- With over 28,500 migrants ar- cal proximity to it.We have mutu- rived since January 1, Italy has ality of interests and shared objec- once again become the principal tives.” entry via the Mediterranean, after He highlighted that due to geo- the controversial EU-Turkey deal graphical proximity Pakistan is and the closure of the Balkan route Afghanistan’s route to foreign mar- north. ket and it is a largest and most im- Rome fears that, unlike previ- portant trading partnership.”We ously, Italy will be left hosting are committed to fully facilitate masses of new arrivals if, for ex- Afghan transit trade to Pakistan,” ample, Austria mounts stricter con- he underlined.

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