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Pakistan Helping in Secret Talks with Afghan Taliban Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:111 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 20. 2016 -Aqrab 30, 1395 HS MoHEvows to address accommodation challenges in universities Deputy speaker warns against interference in parliamentary affairs By Farhad Naibkhel dermine supreme court credibili- KABUL: The first deputy speak- ty. According to some unconfirmed er of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower reports, after sacking a number of House) of the parliament on Sun- ministers due to their failure in spending development budget, the day said that the interpellation AT News Report of Higher Education has initiated and voting against ministers is the government referred the issue to the Supreme Court, which pro- several steps to update the curric- legal right of members of the KABUL: Marking the University ulum and upgrade the dormitories Wolesi Jirga and no organ has the voked anger of Wolesi Jirga. The Students’ Day, the Ministry of Wolesi Jirga members with a ma- to suit students need,” said Jalal. right to act against lawmakers’ Higher Education (MoHE) prom- Pointing to discrimination in cer- decision or interfere. “Interpel- jority vote, around two weeks ago, ised to strive hard to address lack summoned 19 ministers and a tain universities, he said the MoHE lation and impeachment is the le- of dormitory challenges, in the var- would act legally against those gal right of Wolesi Jirga and no number of departmental heads to sities, soon. “Ministry will exert brief regarding their failure in teachers, who fan the flame of dis- organ has the right to interfere in utmost efforts to solve accommo- crimination in the academic insti- the aspect,” said Zahir Qadeer, spending budgetary allocations dation challenges of the students during the outgoing Afghan fiscal tutions. the first deputy speaker of the in the country,” said Head of Uni- President of the Afghanistan Stu- Wolesi Jirga. He said that dis- year. It is pertained to mention that versity Students at the ministry, the lawmakers sacked ministers of dents Association, Zahir Faizi, qualification of a number of min- Sayed Najmuddin Jalal. While con- urged the students to keep unity isters over the failure in spending foreign affairs, labor and social af- firming lack of accommodation fa- fairs, public works, education, in their ranks and strive hard to budget is not an act against the cilities for students in Kabul, he pursue their studies. He said that government. It is a legal right prac- transport and civil aviation, tele- said that those students who have communications and information knowledge is more important than ticed by lawmakers. Pointing to no access to dormitory would be politics. “It is required of every some rumors that Supreme Court technology and higher education in provided cash to afford their stay the past three days. Ministers student to strictly pursue their ed- would interfere in decision of in the capital city. Construction of ucation in order to lead the coun- Wolesi Jirga regarding the minis- of justice, public health, energy and hostels would need budget and water, urban development, counter try toward development,” he said. ters, he said that the Supreme time, he said, assuring that the min- Faizi stressed on improvement and Court was a credible organ and narcotics, refugee and economy istry is searching for ways to ad- who had spent below 70 per cent promotion of Afghan culture and the decision taken under the frame dress these challenges. “Ministry languages. of law has no connection to exec- of the development budget re- utive power as well as to supreme ceived vote of vote of confidence court, because this issue can un- and remained in their posts. Pakistan helping in secret talks with Afghan Taliban ISLAMABAD: The ministry of report has been prepared jointly by situation on the eastern and west- In August, 86 border violations were tary revealed that after the Uri in- JALALABAD : Police have seized an explosives-laden car and a drug smuggler in two separate incidents in eastern Nangarhar province. The foreign affairs admitted on Friday in defence and foreign affairs commit- ern borders and preparation of made from Afghanistan and two cident, India violated the ceasefire bomb-rigged vehicle was confiscated in Momand Dara district and four a report presented in the Senate that tees of the upper house and tabled armed forces. The defence secretary army personals embraced shahdat agreement continuously. Last suspects, including three brothers, were arrested in connection with the Pakistan was helping in talks with by their chairmen, Mushahid Hus- told the parliamentary bodies that due to rocket attacks from Afghani- year, it committed 100 violations plot, eastern border police chief, Col. Mohammad Ayub Hussain Khel, Afghan Taliban but the policy was sain Syed and Senator Nuzhat Sadiq. the Pak-Afghan border was 2611 ki- stan in October. Both Afghanistan of the ceasefire agreement. To make told a press conference here. He said the seizure of the explosives-filled to keep it secret, and the Afghan The report includes the suspension lometers long and we were facing and Pakistan agreed to hold a flag the Afghanistan border safe and se- car prevented a bloody terrorist attack in the district centre. Elsewhere, government took the right decision of talks with the Afghan Taliban af- problems to stop terrorists and drug meeting every month to check bor- cure, a border management system a man arrested after 62 kilograms of hashish were recovered from him in to contact Gulbadin Hikmat Yar. This ter the death of Mullah Munsor, the smugglers due to the porous border. der violations. The defence secre- has implemented. DAILYTIMES Darband locality of Dur Baba district, Col. Hussain Khel said. The Citizen’s Charter, another Stride of the National Unity Government towards Success Through implementation of effective development programs, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has always worked hard to ensure socio-economic growth and foster cultural values that have a prominent role in improving the community livelihood. As such, thousands of public utility projects in various sectors have been implemented by the National Solidarity Programme of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/NSP). Considerable changes have been brought about in our rural communities on completion of these projects indeed. The development process did not end upon completion of the NSP as it has been replaced with a quality, new development program; the Citizen’s Charter. By establishing linkages between villages and cities, the Citizen’s Charter will strengthen the people’s economy. This program will meet the needs of people in various sectors including health, education, agriculture, safe water, power, etc. An inauguration ceremony has recently taken place to formally announce the commencement of the Citizen’s Charter. The preliminary gathering of the Citizen’s Charter took place on September 24, 2016 with participation of Eng. Naseer Ahmad Durrani the MRRD Minister, Nasir Hameed the Director of Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and 250 members representing Community Development Councils and Urban Development Councils (UDCs) in Inter-Continental Hotel, Kabul. “The design of Citizen’s Charter also covers the role of the displaced and the returnees as they were never given attention in the past. We put an end to this favoritism in the execution of the Citizen’s Charter. Moreover, you will not have the responsibility to only implement the projects under Citizen’s Charter, but you will have to monitor the performances of every line ministry”, added the MRRD Minister. According to MRRD Minister “The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) was an experimental phase yielding some extraordinary results as some 88,700 development projects for millions of dollars have been constructed across Afghanistan under this program. The role of women was carefully considered in NSP implementation, being able to give opinion about the development of their communities”. While shedding light on Citizen’s Charter, the MRRD Minister said: “This program will be implemented during coming ten years at a sum of one milliard dollars and our villages and cities will experience considerable economic growth in this period.” Through delivering a rhetoric speech, Muhammad Ashraf Ghani the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has expressed his pleasure over the start of the Citizen’s Charter in the gathering that witnessed the participation of cabinet members, parliament members, donors, CDC and UDC male and female members, civil society representatives and journalists. He has expressed his views, expectations, vision about the Citizen’s Charter as well as indicating the government and people’s commitment and their reciprocal responsibilities in this regard. The President has appreciated the MRRD and other relevant ministries for designing the Citizen’s Charter program as well as requesting further coordination among them in successful implementation of this national program. The President has also pointed out the active participation of women in this program and praised the efforts they have put into implementing the NSP over the last decade. In addition, he has praised the sacrifices made by the Afghan security forces and took pride in the patriotism and the loyalty they have towards their nation and country. In addition to expressing his pleasure over the start of Citizen’s Charter and mentioning it as glad tidings for reciprocal cooperation among people, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah the Chief Executive of Afghanistan revealed: “It is a great pleasure that today a pledge of government, which was only a topic two years ago, has been carried out. In fact, the Citizen’s Charter is building certainty between people and the government in terms of prioritizing community needs and delivering services through the National Unity Government to the vulnerable spheres of society both at village and city levels.
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