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Ghani touts Most Ghazni PC mem- investment op- portunities in bers absent from office GHAZNI CITY: A number of pro- Ghazni people would possi- Afghanistan vincial council members and resi- bly boycott in future elec- KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani, dents of southern Ghanzi province tions, he said. People voted during his two-day trip to say most members of the council them to power at the expense Istanbul,on Thursday wooed are busy performing their person- of their lives, but they be- Turkish businessmen to invest in al tasks and do not attend meet- trayed them by not attending Afghanistan and assured them of ings. Under the civil servant law, their office, Arif added. Dep- foreign investor security in his government employees cannot uty provincial council head, country. Ghani addressed the Af- stay absent from duty for three Abdul Jami Jami, confirmed ghanistan-Turkey Joint Invest- consecutive days without an emer- people’s complaints and said ment Forum and commended ci- gency need, otherwise the absent some council members were vilian and military assistance from days would be marked unpaid. not attending office despite the friendly country to Afghani- Mohammad Halim, a resident of receiving privileges and secu- stan in the framework of NATO. Ghazni City, the provincial capi- rity guards from the govern- The forum was arranged jointly by tal, said provincial council mem- ment. the Ministry of Economy and the bers should evaluate the perfor- He said the council’s ad- Turkish Council of Economic and mance of local government and ministrative board was trying Foreign Affairs. The president bring the government and the peo- to make sure the council mem- termed relations between the two countries strong, saying Afghani- ple closer. bers were attending their of- stan’s geography, human and nat- “Some provincial council fice in a timely manner. Jami ural resources, agriculture and man- members have left their jobs and confirmed some of the council power needed Turkish investment gone to districts to fight against members had picked up guns to be exploited. Afghanistan was militants,” he said. fighting against militants. But an agricultural country, but the sec- Noorullah, another dweller of he did not name anyone. tor was not given proper attention the city, also said the council mem- The council secretary, in the past, the president lament- bers were busy dealing with their Hamidullah Sarwari, also con- ed. But his administration was de- personal matters. He claimed most firmed the absence of col- termined to invest in and develop members of the council were un- leagues but said they were the agriculture sector on a priority educated and they did not know overseeing all government basis, he said. He said more than about their responsibilities. A civil projects. The Ghazni provin- 60 percent of the Afghanistan’s society activist, Mohammad Arif, cial council has 19 members population was comprised of said provincial council officials did including four women. youth -- a huge manpower source not perform their duty properly. (Pajhwok) that could be exported to many countries. “Our infrastructure de- velopment has multiple dimen- Taliban conditionally reopen AT News Report Attaullah Afghan, said that secu- iban suffered heavy casualties in Naser Nezami, was killed along sions and we wanted to work on rity forces after an operation has the battle. In a media statement with his 50 fighters in Sangin dis- them simultaneously.” He told par- roads in 3 Paktika districts KABUL: Afghan security retaken the police headquarter and issued here, Ministry of Interior trict. Several others were injured ticipants Afghanistan offered vast forces had retaken Sangin dis- district chief’s office. He said that (MoI) said that Afghan comman- in the last night operation, the investment opportunities, with his SHARAN: A number of residents the transportation of fuel for trict of southern Helmand Afghan Special Forces arrived at dos supported by air force have statement added. According to the government willing to provide ev- of southern Paktika province say ery facility and protection for for- security forces.” Abdul Ghani, province after fierce clashes the district and the fighting was launched different operations statement, the government is try- the Taliban militants have condi- who belongs to the same dis- with the Taliban insurgents, still continued in some parts of against insurgents in Helmand ing to provide ammunition and eign investors. Efforts were being tionally reopened roads to three made to covert Afghanistan into a trict, said health clinics had also said officials. Member of the the district. Without giving com- province. MoI said that last night weapons to the security forces in districts after two months of a been closed in the area as a re- Helmand provincial council, plete details, he said that the Tal- a Taliban commander, Mullah the province. regional connectivity hub that blockade. Resident Jan Gul told could earn a lot of revenue from sult of rebel threats. “The Tal- Pajhwok Afghan News the insur- iban have warned of killing transit services. The president en- gents had blocked the roads link- 21 militants killed, Taliban prison couraged Turkish traders into in- medics if they open health Russia sharing information vestment in Afghanistan, saying his ing Wazikhwa, Tarwa and War- centres.” But the provincial destroyed in Kunduz government was working together mami districts with Sharan, the police chief, Col. Nisar Ahmad with Taliban against Daesh with World Bank, Asian Develop- capital of the province, for the past Abdur Rahimzai, asked resi- KUNDUZ CITY: Afghan spe- said 19 militants and their two com- ment Bank and other international two months. He said the Taliban dents to reject the Taliban’s cial forces killed 21 insurgents manders named Roohullalh and Syed KABUL: Moscow says it is in news agency quoted the senior organisations to address concerns reopened the roads based on cer- conditions. “Our people including their two command- Rahman were killed in the opera- contact with the Taliban to counter envoy as saying: “Taliban inter- about possible threats. The Turk- tain conditions. The rebels, he add- should never surrender to our ers and destroyed a Taliban-run tions. Roohullah was a son of the the threat from the Islamic State, ests objectively coincide with ours. ish minister of economy and head ed, wanted the Afghan Local Po- enemy,” he remarked. Ra- prison during night raids in Taliban-designated district chief for also known as Daesh. A Russian “I have said before that we have of the council acknowledged Af- lice (ALP) personnel to tender res- himzai claimed many areas had northern Kunduz province, of- Dasht-i-Archi, Dr. Husain. Anoth- diplomat said in an interview on communication channels with the ghanistan was rich in mineral ignations and the roads be used been wrested back from the ficials said on Thursday. The er four militants loyal to Maulvi Wednesday his country was shar- Taliban to exchange information,” wealth. He also evinced Turkey’s only for transportation of food and Taliban during an operation overnight operations were con- Taib, a Taliban governor for north- ing information with the Taliban he added. interest in tapping the opportuni- essential items. Another inhabit- launched few days ago. ducted in Nahr-i-Kohna area of ern Takhar province, were killed in- against the IS. In combating Daesh, Kabulov claimed both Afghan and ties. In the morning, Ghani left ant of Wazikhwa district, Bashir Wazikhwa is one of remote Dasht-i-Archi district, 20th side a school building in Pul-i-Mo- Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special Pakistani Taliban had refused Istanbul for Ankara to meet his Ahmad, said: “We have held talks districts where militants and Pamir Military Unit command- min of Dasht-i-Archi district and representative to Afghanistan, said recognising Daesh leader Abu Bakr Turkish counterpart Rajab Tayeb with the fighters on reopening of Afghan forces frequently clash. Moscow and Taliban had a com- al Baghdadi as a caliph. the roads. “The Taliban say locals er Gen. Muhiuddin Ghori told some explosives were also recov- Erdogan and Prime Minister (Pajhwok) Pajhwok Afghan News. He ered from the rebels, he said. monality of interest. The Interfax (Pajhwok) Ahmed Oglu. should stop joining ALP and ban This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] With the establishment of a base in Djibouti, China joins the global contest for maritime and commercial supremacy. www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 103: The Ministers can participate in the sessions of either House of the National Assembly. Either House of the National Assembly can demand the participation of the Ministers in its session. Editorial The gro w in g po rt at Djibo uti, the largest o n the co n tin en t's east co ast, is o n e co g in Chin a's gro w in g n etw o rk, w rites Aro n so n [Getty]

Moscow against Daesh China recently announced a land- forts, like the one operating off the points along growing trade routes. Piraeus - now run under contract mark agreement with Djibouti to Somali coast, is one thing. China's Djibouti, a tiny country of less by a Chinese company, China establish Beijing's first overseas growing appetite to contest Wash- than 25,000 square kilometres with Ocean Shipping Company Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Zamir Kabu- naval base in its modern history. ington's command of the seas, as it a population of less than one mil- (Cosco). The agreement opens the door to is doing in the South China Sea in lion, already hosts bases belong- The growing port at Djibouti, lov, said that his country was sharing intelligence about Daesh with the creation of a permanent Chi- particular, however, is something ing to France and the US. The lat- the largest on the continent's east the Taliban insurgents. The diplomat believes that it would help nese military presence on the Af- else entirely. ter, Camp Lemonnier, is home to coast, is one cog in this growing rican continent - at a key geopolit- The competitive context - stra- 5,000 US personnel, who fly drone network, an important prize in the Moscow to clip growing wings of the global terror group which is ical address bordering the Bab el- tegically as well as economically - and other missions to Yemen and global contest to operate, own, and also known as the Islamic State. According to Kabulov the Paki- Mandeb Strait guarding the ap- of China's move to establish a base Somalia as part of SOCOM - the control port facilities at critical proaches to Suez along the Arabi- on the African coast, where the US shadowy special operations com- points along growing trade routes. stani and Afghan insurgents had refused to recognize Abdu Bakar al an peninsula and the interior of Navy has long-reigned supreme, is mand that in recent years has OPINION: China has just be- Baghdadi, the group’s leader, as a caliph. Russia is also engaged in East Africa. self-evident. spearheaded the expansion of come a global financial giant In remarks on November 26, a Senator Chris Coons, a senior Washington's own military cam- The United Arab Emirates' a war against the terror group in the Middle East. Russian forces are spokesman for China's foreign member of the Senate foreign rela- paign against jihadis in the region. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed ministry sought to downplay the tions subcommittee on African af- The evacuation of 83 Chinese bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to continuously targeting Daesh in Syria. In civil war-hit Syria, Mos- move's strategic significance. "In fairs, said that the US has to be and Sri Lankan nationals from Ye- China last week was undertaken cow got Bashar al-Assad as a trusted friend. The two shares com- accordance with relevant UN res- "vigilant in the face of China's men earlier this year, and the kill- in the context of the broader Chi- olutions," explained spokesman growing ambitions. Overall, Chi- ing of three Chinese rail executives nese interest in cementing partner- mon interests. Therefore, they are on the same page. Hong Lei, "China has deployed na's presence in Africa is certainly in the recent hotel siege in Mali, ships along the trade routes iden- However, in Afghanistan the Putin-administration is trying to bring more than 60 vessels in the Gulf something we need to pay more highlight China's growing exposure tified as part of the Maritime Silk of Aden and the waters off the attention to, but not just in Dji- to security challenges in the vola- Road. the Taliban close as an ally against Daesh. A couple of years ago, Somali coast in 21 [anti-piracy] bouti." tile region. The UAE company DB Ports escort missions since 2008. In the A new maritime order? The driving force behind Chi- plays a critical role in this interna- the Russian officials were concerned over growing power of the process of escorting, we encoun- "Trade follows the flag" has na's move to establish a permanent tional contest to "claim space" Taliban. The Russia-led CSTO troops were deployed on Afghan- tered real difficulties in replenish- been the calling card for global naval presence in the region, how- along international trade routes, ing soldiers and resupplying fuel maritime powers for millennia. In ever, is Beijing's determination to including Djibouti where it oper- Tajik border till 2005, showing how much Moscow was worried and food, and found it really nec- China's case, the extraordinary ex- create a new system of trade and, ates the Doraleh Container Termi- about the Taliban’s ability to strike. She wanted to prevent the Af- essary to have nearby and efficient pansion of its global trade in re- therefore, security that will reflect nal. logistical support." cent years has been enabled by the China's interests. The crown prince explained ghan insurgents from making inroads into Central Asia. For Russian Notwithstanding such benign patronage of an international sys- There are two related elements that the UAE will support and explanations, China's establish- tem of trade and security domi- to the Chinese effort - Chinese- participate in the Belt and Road security officials, the Taliban militant group is a symbol of extrem- ment of a permanent facility in this nated by the US. financed economic development Initiative and play an active part ism and violence. region marks a critical step in the China, is now signalling, in this and the establishment of an inter- in China's new Asian Development maritime expansion and strategic and in so many other ways, its in- national trade and security infra- Bank. Since reports about emergence of Daesh in Afghanistan, Mos- creation of a Chinese "blue water" tent to establish a system of inter- structure to support it. Djibouti is the first, but cer- cow’s concerns increased further. Russia knows that the Taliban navy capable of operating global- national trade and security that Global trade network tainly not the last example of the ly. Djibouti is struggling to cope "looks like China" rather than The "Maritime Silk Road" is revolution China is leading not had no regional and global designs and their activities remained lim- with Yemen's shipping overflow Washington. China's agreement part of the overarching multibil- only in trade and development but "[China is] going to build a base with Djibouti marks yet another lion dollar Silk Road economic belt also in international security ited to Afghanistan. On the other hand Daesh is a global terror orga- in Djibouti, so that will be their milestone in the evolving transi- trade and infrastructure project throughout Africa and the broader nization with objectives to spread violence across the world. IS not first military location in Africa," tion to a new system. announced in September 2013. It Middle East. explained David Rodriguez, the The growing port at Djibouti, aims to create a new Chinese-in- Geoffrey Aronson writes only threatens Russian interests in the Middle East and South Asia commander of US Africa Com- the largest on the continent's east spired system of global trade and about Middle East affairs. He con- but also its own internal security. Once Daesh fighters enter into mand. coast, is one cog in this growing commerce, linking China's ports sults with a variety of public and Washington's support for Chi- network, an important prize in the with those of the Asian subconti- private institutions dealing with central Asia, it will unleash a wave of terror that could destabilize the na's increased participation in in- global contest to operate, own, and nent, the Arabian peninsula, the regional political, security, and de- former Soviet Union states. ternational maritime security ef- control port facilities at critical Red Sea and Suez to the port of velopment issues. Therefore, Russia should be concerned about the growing pow- er of Dash in Afghanistan. However, Russian alliance with the Tali- ban against the Islamic States is a bad move. It is also interference into Afghanistan. It will boost morale and strength of the Taliban insurgents against the Afghan government, thus, landing the war-hit country into the troubled waters. The Afghan government will find it more complicated than ever to reconcile with the Taliban. Russia should share intelligence information about Daesh with Afghan government because Afghan leaders have already requested Moscow for military support against Daesh. When Afghan govern- ment is an ally of Russia in the war against extremism and terrorism then there is no need for Moscow to find commonalities with the insurgents. Russian authorities should launch joint military opera- tions against Daesh. Indeed, Afghan government will support Rus- sia in this regard because the terrorist group not only threatens Rus- sia but Afghanistan as well. 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MUMBAI: Although it has busi- names. said one of the officials, who was source to avoid taxation. ments of its investors in its 2008- Alluding to this suspicion, one tiny investments from farmers, nesses ranging from finance and A team of officials from the part of the team. Both the officials Sahara has previously denied 11 bonds scheme, to SEBI two of the judges of the Supreme Court street vendors and others, whose property to media and Formula Enforcement Directorate, which is declined to be named. the money laundering allegations years ago in an effort to prove that. had said: “Despite restraint, one monthly income can be as low as One motor racing, India’s troubled responsible for fighting economic The Enforcement Directorate or that roughly 30 million inves- India’s Supreme Court, which is compelled to record, that the 2,000-3,000 rupees ($30-$45) a Sahara has never been very trans- crime, last month visited Sahar a declined to comment officially to tors in its 2008-11 financial plan has ordered Sahara to return $5.4 whole affair seems to be doubtful, month. parent on the source and use of headquarters in Lucknow to gather Reuters. Sahara did not respond — later ruled illegal by the mar- billion to investors who put money dubious and questionable.” Sahara’s founder Subrata Roy the billions of dollars it has raised data as part of a probe into pos- to Reuters request for comment. kets regulator Securities and Ex- in the 2008-11 plan, in August Sahara became a major finan- has spent the past 21 months in from mostly small investors. sible money laundering, said two In India, money laundering re- change Board of India (SEBI) — 2012 questioned the authenticity cial institution, one of India’s larg- New Delhi’s Tihar jail for failing Suspicions have swirled for department officials. fers to the practice of routing were fictitious. of Sahara’s investors in the 2008- est employers and owner of mar- to comply with the Supreme years that many of Sahara’s mil- “Since the data is huge we will money into various assets outside It sent a convoy of 127 trucks, 11 plans and whether many of quee overseas assets including New Court’s order to pay back inves- lions of investors are fictitious take time to get the finer details,” the country, without revealing the purportedly filled with the docu- them were fictitious. York’s Plaza hotel on the back of tors in the 2008-11 savings plan. Slowing UK US economy ending year with a whimper U.S. stock markets have surged this days. But stepping back, recent the National Association of Real- role, lessening the demand on utili- Financial markets are likely to growth leaves BoE week amid a holiday-shortened economic data suggests the enthu- tors on Tuesday showed existing ties, readings were soft overall, re- grow increasingly concerned that week for financial markets and siasm could be premature. The home sales coming in at a season- flecting a slowdown in global de- the Fed's more aggressive rate hike tepid trading volumes, putting the U.S. economy seems to be slow- ally-adjusted annual rate of 4.76 mand for U.S. products as a result forecast for 2016 -- the central bank unhurried on rates S&P 500 back back into the green ing just as the Federal Reserve million in November, a 10.5 per- of the dollar's recent strength. The expects four 0.25 percent hikes, for the year. Investors seem to tightens monetary policy. If the cent drop from October and be- result of the loss of momentum has while stock futures are pricing in have shrugged off a range of con- trend continues, stocks could low the 5.40 million consensus been a fresh decline in the Citigroup between two and three hikes -- cerns, including the potential fall- weak as the calendar flips into estimate. This was the weakest Economic Surprise Index, which could result in further economic out from the first interest rate hike 2016. On Wednesday, ongoing result in 19 months. The trade tracks actual economic data rela- weakness. in nearly a decade, weakness in the weakness in manufacturing under- group attributed the decline to a tive to expectations. When the data This is the message of the At- bond market and falling corporate scored a 0.4 percent drop in core sparse inventory of available is better than analysts are estimat- lanta Federal Reserve Bank's profitability. A rebound in energy capital goods orders in November. homes and rising prices, which is ing, the line rises; when results are GDPNow real-time tracking esti- prices, driven by a tax-driven de- Core capital shipments were down taking residential real estate be- weaker than forecast, the line falls. mate of fourth-quarter GDP crease in oil inventories heading 0.5 percent. This was well below yond the means of many house- As shown in the chart above, the growth. The tool shows that eco- into the end of the year -- has fu- expectations, with research firm hunters. Last week, U.S. industrial index (in yellow) is threatening to nomic growth for the period has eled much of the gain in stocks, Capital Economics forecasting 2 production dropped 0.6 percent in fall below its summertime lows and fallen to a low of 1.3 percent, with which has pushed the Dow Jones percent annualized growth in the November, the biggest month- return to the late 2014 perfor- consumer spending expected to be industrial average up nearly 450 final three months of the year. In over-month decline since 2012. mance that was blamed at the time modest this holiday shopping sea- points, or 2.6 percent, in three another sign of economic softness, While mild weather is playing a on severe winter weather. son. Committee China st imulus hopes lift global markets to review China prepares to launch fresh measures to rejuvenate its flagging economy Singapore's Chinese government officials have cleared the way for fresh stimulus measures to halt the worsening economic economic slowdown in the World's second largest economy, sending strategies stock markets around the world higher. At the close of a key meet- ing of China's Communist leader- revealed ship yesterday, the government an- nounced a series of reforms, in- SINGAPORE: The Committee on cluding plans to make China's the Future Economy (CFE), which monetary policy more flexible and is set to develop economic strate- to expand the government's bud- gies to position Singapore for the get deficit next year. The raft of future, was revealed in a Press measures are expected to provide Release on Monday (Dec 21). First much needed to support to a pain- announced on Oct 1 by Prime ful slowdown in the housbuilding Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the sector in China. Chinese stocks Committee aims to help Singapore reversed initial losses and ended be a vibrant and resilient economy Tuesday slightly higher, with a with sustainable growth that cre- resurgence in property shares help- ates value and opportunities for ing to push the blue-chip index of all. The CFE will build on and up- the biggest companies to a fresh date the Report of the Economic four-month high. The Shanghai Strategies Committee of 2010. It Composite Index gained 0.3pc, to LONDON: Britain’s economic September, the Office for National will address five areas of 3,651.77 points. “We’ve had eas- growth has slowed markedly, ac- Statistics (ONS) said. Britain has Singapore's future economic devel- ing on multiple fronts in China and cording to data on Wednesday that outpaced most other developed opment: The 30-member CFE will we are starting to see the green supports expectations the Bank of economies over the past two be helmed by Finance Minister shoots of recovery there,” said England (BoE) will not raise record years, helping Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and his deputy low interest rates any time soon. David Cameron to lead his Con- Nader Naeimi, Sydney-based head omy turn the corner in 2016 and 0.4pc higher, after Wall Street open 0.4pc higher. Germany's chairman, Minister for Trade and of dynamic markets at AMP Cap- the US dollar peaking." logged solid gains overnight. DAX was forecast to open 0.6pc Hurt by slow demand for ex- servative Party to an election vic- Industry (Industry) Mr S Iswaran. ports from a flagging global tory in May. A spokesman for the ital Investors. MSCI's broadest index of Asia- Financial spreadbetters at IG higher, while France's CAC 40 was Committee members come from “We should see China’s econ- Pacific shares outside Japan was expected Britain's FTSE 100 to expected to gain 0.6pc. economy, gross domestic product finance ministry said Wednesday’s different industries, operating in grew 0.4 per cent in the third quar- data highlighted the risks, among both global and domestic markets, ter, matching its lowest rate since them weaker growth in the world and enterprises both large and late 2012, when Britain was still economy. Another is home-grown. small. They include Citibank struggling to recover from the fi- Economists said Britain’s referen- Singapore CEO Han Kwee Juan, Mixed fortunes for UK economy during 2015 nancial crisis. The quarterly dum on its membership of the Eu- Minister for National Develop- growth rate undercut all forecasts ropean Union could weigh on ment Lawrence Wong and that the prospect of a rise would in a Reuters poll of economists and growth in 2016 when the vote is Singapore Business Federation come into "sharper relief" at the was down from a previous esti- likely to take place. CON- Chairman Teo Siong Seng. "With turn of the year, only to signal in mate of 0.5 per cent. There was a SUMER-DRIVEN: Britain’s re- their diverse backgrounds, experi- the Bank's last forecast of 2015 sharper cut for growth in the sec- covery since 2013 has been driven ences and expertise, members can that the cost of borrowing was like- ond quarter, meaning the economy in large part by spending by con- contribute different perspectives ly to remain on hold until the end looks set to grow by 2.2pc in 2015 sumers. Wednesday’s data showed and help reach out to different of 2016. America's first rise since as a whole, down from nearly 3pc household spending rose more stakeholders," said the CFE. the summer of 2006 has put fresh last year, economists said. “There quickly than previously thought Added Mr Heng: “We hope to go pressure on the Bank to follow will be even less near-term pres- in the third quarter, helped by the beyond seeking their views, to suit, although Mr Carney has been sure to raise interest rates,” Philip biggest annual increase in dispos- working with and supporting them quick to reassure that rates will Shaw, at Investec, said. He said his able income since 2010 as infla- to lead and champion some of the only begin to rise from the historic forecast that the Bank would make tion tumbled to zero and wages transformation processes. Ulti- low of 0.5% when UK economic its long-awaited tightening move rose. Still, the savings ratio fell to mately, what this committee rec- conditions allow. around May was looking at risk. its joint lowest level since 1963, ommends will touch all The weaker-than-previously Until a couple of months ago, the suggesting consumers might not be Singaporeans and friends of thought performance from the UK BoE was expected to raise rates able to keep up their recent levels Singapore who are invested in our economy in the second and third quite soon after the US Federal of spending. Other ONS figures future. Through this, we want to quarters means the Bank is unlike- Reserve, which last week increased suggested BoE Governor Mark encourage everyone – employers, ly to be in any rush to raise inter- borrowing costs for the first time Carney will not be worried about employees, individuals alike – to est rates, particularly with infla- in nearly a decade. But that was inflation pressures. Growth in unit work with us to build a stronger tion remaining close to zero. before wage growth slowed in Brit- labour costs, including wages and economy for the future, and a Na- Meanwhile, the European ain and Wednesday’s unexpected other employment-related costs, tion of Opportunity for all.” "Over Central Bank announced more growth downgrade. Shaw said slowed to an annual 2pc from Britain's economy saw mixed for- the UK over 2015 There have been has been muted for much of 2015, economy-boosting measures in the coming year, we will work tunes in 2015 as growth stuttered mixed economic fortunes for the following a disappointing start to Britain’s economy still looked 2.2pc in the second quarter. Carney closely with stakeholders spanning early December, cutting overnight likely to perform well in 2016. “We has said he wants to see unit labour amid warnings the UK is too reli- UK over 2015 The UK notched the year, when growth fell to a deposit rates from minus 0.2% to various backgrounds and experi- ant on consumer spending fuelled up its eleventh quarter in a row of paltry 0.4% from 0.8% the previ- remain of the view that the expan- costs picking up, among other fac- ence to design strategies that can minus 0.3% and extended a 60 bil- sion is not losing significant trac- tors, before thinking about raising by ultra low inflation and rock- gross domestic product (GDP) ous quarter. The second and third lion euro (£43 billion) stimulus spur sustainable growth and cre- bottom borrowing costs. growth by the end of September, quarters failed to deliver on hopes tion and that solid growth of rates. Furthermore, a measure of ate good jobs for Singaporeans,” programme by six months. around 2.5pc will be achieved,” he growth in the services sector Shock revisions to growth in but output was modest and came for a pick-up as the manufacturing While end of year economic said Mr Iswaran. For its work, the the third and second quarters, against the backdrop of a slowing and construction sectors faltered. said. The BoE has previously said slowed sharply in October, the Committee said it will consult with data came as a blow to Chancellor it expected growth in the third quar- start of the fourth quarter.In more which came just a day after worse- global economy. December's revi- But the dominant services sector George Osborne, he was handed a Trade Associations and Chambers, than-expected borrowing figures, sions from the Office for National has been surging ahead thanks to ter to hit 0.6pc. In annual terms, encouraging news for the govern- and the trade unions; as well as welcome boost from the Office for overall economic growth in the ment, the current account deficit, meant the economy ended 2015 on Statistics (ONS) meant growth buoyant consumer spending, Budget Responsibility (OBR) tap on local and international re- a sour note. Interest rates were also stood at 0.4% in the three months boosted by record low mortgage third quarter was revised down to considered one of the weak points source persons, such as thought when the Autumn Statement re- 2.1pc from a previous reading of of Britain’s economic recovery, in sharp focus as the US Federal to the end of September, down rates and as wages continue to out- vealed a £27 billion boost to the leaders from the corporate world Reserve finally pulled the trigger from the initial estimate of 0.5%. strip inflation - with Britain even 2.3pc, the slowest pace in two was almost stable in the July-Sep- and in academia. public finances. years. Weaker growth in Britain’s tember period at 3.7pc of gross on its first hike in nearly a decade, Expansion was also revised down seeing its first bout of mild defla- The OBR also said the UK was CFE said it will also consult seeing monetary policy in Europe to 0.5% for the quarter to the end tion since 1960. The Bank of En- huge services sector, especially fi- domestic product, despite fore- and engage widely to get a good expected to narrowly beat its bor- nancial services, was behind the casts by economists in the Reuters and American move in completely of June, from the initially robust gland sent out confusing messages rowing goal this year and remain representation of views from all opposite directions. There have 0.7% previously recorded. The over interest rates after Governor lower growth between July and poll that it would widen. sectors of the economy. on target to move into surplus by been mixed economic fortunes for data meant that expansion overall Mark Carney initially cautioned 2020.

Even after three years of trying, has risen, male labor participation backward. That Japan is an aging push female workforce participa- ing people from Indonesia, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo has been declining, which acts as a country with a shrinking workforce tion back down. “There must be Philippines, and perhaps China Abe doesn’t seem able to get his brake on economic growth. Accord- will only exacerbate future eco- comprehensive support policies and even North Korea,” he said. economic program on the fast ing to the OECD data, the partici- nomic weakness. In November, for child rearing because a high fe- That is not to say that Abe isn’t track. Just as one part of the econ- pation rate for men ages 25 to 64 Tokyo said that if current trends male labor participation rate car- still trying to kick-start the econo- omy looks better, another falls has continued its steady slide of continue, it expects the population ries the risk of a future decline in my. He has now shot off two sets back into the decline that has the past 20 years — falling to 92.9 to drop from 127 million today to the birth rate if anything,” Deut- of “three arrows” promising eco- dogged Japan for a quarter-centu- percent in 2014 from 94.8 percent 117 million in 2030 and the work- sche Securities said in its research nomic growth; he has called on ry. Consider, for example, his April in 1997. The decline has been es- force to contract by 12.4 percent. report. Could immigration help? companies to raise wages; his gov- 2013 “womenomics” initiative — pecially severe in the key 25-to- The government has a plan to Unlikely. Tokyo implemented a ernment is planning yet another a part of his broader “Abenomics” 29-year-old age group, which has push up the birthrate, which at 1.4 few pilot plans, including a lack- stimulus; and he is proposing an program — designed to get more fallen to 93.6 percent in 2014, the per couple is well below the re- luster program to bring in nurses annual 3 percent rise in the mini- women into jobs in order to spur most recent year for which data is placement rate needed to keep the from Indonesia and the Philippines mum wage. But some analysts Japan’s moribund economy. One available. “Especially for young size of the population stable. There — but that was tripped up by stiff have expressed disappointment might argue it has been a success: males, the labor participation rate is even an office of Measures for exams on medical knowledge and and confusion over the new mea- According to the Organisation for is weak. This reflects discourage- Declining Birthrate (though its by the notoriously complex Japa- sures, saying that they appear to Economic Co-operation and De- ment over finding a good job,” said economic activity. cently released government data, minister, Katsunobu Kato, carries nese language. And Abe has all but have swept away the original pol- velopment (OECD), which groups Tokyo-based Deutsche Securities This issue shows how diffi- average monthly income per work- no fewer than six other titles, in- ruled out any change in policy. icies of strong monetary easing by together the world’s developed economist Kentaro Koyama. cult it has been for Abe and Ja- er’s household in October was cluding minister for Japanese citi- When asked about immigration at the central bank — policies that economies, Japan’s female labor- “Around 2000, companies want- pan’s policymakers to get the econ- down 0.9 percent in real terms from zens who were abducted by North a September news conference in have targeted fiscal spending and participation rate has risen to 70.1 ed to protect older people and were omy moving again, 25 years after the previous year, while spending Korea from 1977 to 1983). But by New York, Abe instead switched regulatory reform. “Not only is it percent for working-age women, hesitant to hire new graduates. the famous bursting of the asset fell 2.3 percent over the same pe- simple mathematics, a higher birth- the topic back to women in the suspect whether or not these up from 62.7percent in 1997 – on This has continued to have an im- bubble in 1990. As one area seems riod after adjusting for inflation. rate won’t be a meaningful con- workforce and the birthrate. Jun promises can be fulfilled,” Keio par with the United States. IMF pact,” he said. to show promising signs, bad news Despite the fanfare of Abe- tributor to the economy for at least Okumura, a visiting researcher at University economics professor Managing Director Christine And even with the increase in comes from elsewhere. For exam- nomics, the economy has done lit- 18 years. Some local governments the Meiji Institute for Global Af- Masaru Kaneko has said, but “it Lagarde has championed Abe’s fo- female participation, the overall ple, the jobless rate is now just 3.1 tle more than lurch between have taken to sponsoring “meet- fairs, said that the tenor may is clear that they were made in or- cus on increasing the role of wom- workforce continues its long-term percent, the lowest since July growth and contraction since Abe ing parties” for single young peo- change once Abe leaves office der to avoid questioning of why en in the workforce, and U.N. slide as the population ages. The 1995. But wages remain stagnant, took office in December 2012. ple, while other more practical (which is required by September the original three arrows ended in Women Executive Director Phumz- current total labor force of 66 mil- undercutting one of the key goals Revised GDP figures of the third measures include better access to 2018 due to party term-limit rules). failure.” Perhaps the one real po- ile Mlambo-Ngcuka has praised lion is actually smaller than it was of the government and the central quarter showed a reasonable an- child care and a reduction in the “I suspect that future leaders will tential bright spot in the economy the initiative. in 1993 and is below the peak of bank: ending years of deflation. nual growth rate of 1.0 percent, often punishing level of overtime be more amenable to a German- of late came from Bank of Japan But in Japan, no good deed 68 million reached in 1998. With Other indicators point to a contin- but that followed a contraction of for the average Japanese “salary- style guest worker program, with Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, who sur- goes unpunished. Even as the per- productivity levels in Japan stag- uation of Japan’s slow growth 0.5 percent the quarter before — man.” There’s a downside, how- prospects for permanent resident prised just about everyone with centage of women in the workforce nant, fewer workers means less prospects ahead. According to re- again, one step forward, one step ever: More mothers would likely status leading to citizenship draw- new measures on Dec. 18. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . DECEMBER 25, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Men t a l h ea lt h abies born with a low birth weight who are regularly held by their mothers skin-to-skin con cer n in r u - — or "kangaroo style" — may have a lower risk of dying prematurely, according to a new analysis of previous research. r al St An d r ew In the analysis, researchers looked at 124 studies that exam- At a treat and golden age dinner, who attended the treat, Elaine ined the relationship between so- hosted by the Poor Relief Depart- Jones — a member of the board called kangaroo mother care and ment of the Kingston and St An- of the Poor Relief Committee — health outcomes in newborns. drew Corporation, at Mavis Bank said that no matter how great Newborns born at a low birth Primary School, Walker told the their problems were, the great, weight — less than 4.4 lbs. (2 ki- Jamaica Observer that a men- wonderful and able God could lograms) — who received kanga- tal health officer from Kingston solve them. roo mother care had a 36 percent had been visiting the health centre In addition to the seniors in lower chance of dying premature- in Mavis Bank on a monthly basis attendance at the treat, members ly, compared with low-birth- to treat more than 20 mentally ill of the Mavis Bank Home Care weight newborns who did not re- patients in the 20 -40 years age and Benevolent Society, found- ceive such care, the researchers group. ed by Walker, also took dinner found. Moreover, the low-birth- “We are seeing a lot of young and packages to 150 shut-ins in weight babies who received kan- mentally ill persons in Mavis the community. garoo mother care had a 47 per- Bank,” Walker said. Alvin Francis, who has been cent lower risk of sepsis — a seri- She said she did not know a Jamaica Labour Party Council- ous illness that occurs when the whether ganja or family stress, due lor for 28 years (Mavis Bank Di- body has an overwhelming immune to a lack of employment, could be vision), said that poor relief of- response to an infection — com- contributing factors to the mental ficers did important work in com- pared with those who did not re- health cases. munities. He said that some years ceive kangaroo mother care, they Walker said that she became ago, when the Government was found. [7 Ways Pregnant Women aware of the problem in Mavis thinking of phasing out poor re- Affect Babies] "While [kangaroo Bank when she saw a young man lief officers, he moved a motion mother care], or skin-to-skin care, eating from a garbage pan in the against the decision . He praised is particularly useful for low-birth- area. Walker, who is also the poor Walker for her hard work in car- weight babies born where medical relief officer for the area, said that ing for the indigent and shut-ins resources are limited, developed er. In 13 percent of the studies, the the doctors recommended 22 or really hard to do," she told Live infections," Chan said. every third Wednesday she — in in the communities. and developing countries are mov- authors defined it as a combina- more hours of skin-to-skin contact Science. Between 8 and 12 hours Moreover, having the baby in partnership with the Mavis Bank Meanwhile, Francis also ing to 'normalize' [kangaroo moth- tion of regular skin-to-skin contact a day, the researchers said. In the probably would be helpful, Chan close contact with the mother may Pilgrim Church of God — prepares used the opportunity to intro- er care] or skin-to-skin as a benefi- and breast-feeding. In 19 percent remaining studies, the doctors who added. It is not exactly clear why allow the mother to spot signs of a meal for the mentally ill people duce Juliet Holness, the JLP care- cial practice for all newborns and of the studies, kangaroo care also did the studies recommended be- kangaroo mother care may be ben- infection or other illness early on in the area. taker for St Andrew East Rural, mothers," Dr. Grace Chan, co-au- included an early discharge from tween 4 and 21 hours of skin-to- eficial for babies' health and sur- and thus seek medical attention The 20 districts which com- to the senior citizens. Holness, thor of the analysis and an instruc- the hospital or close follow-up, in skin contact a day. To maximize vival, the researchers said. One ex- sooner, Chan said. prise Mavis Bank include Mount who is the wife of Opposition tor at the Harvard T.H. Chan addition to skin-to-skin contact the health benefits of kangaroo planation could be that because the The new analysis was pub- Charles, Westphalia, Resource, Leader Andrew Holness, served School of Public Health, said in a and breast-feeding. In 66 percent mother care for babies, the World skin acts as a protective barrier lished today (Dec. 22) in the jour- statement. In 68 percent of the 124 of the studies included in the anal- Health Organization currently rec- against infections, and the skin of nal Pediatrics. Contact Gap, Rocky Hill and lunches, presented gift packag- studies included in the analysis, ysis, the doctors who did the stud- ommends continuous skin-to-skin many preterm babies has not fully Follow Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Mount Hyblo. es, and sang verses of popular the authors defined kangaroo ies recommended less than 4 hours contact for as much time per day developed, "having the baby very on Twitter. Follow Live Science Meanwhile, in an address to Christmas carols for the senior mother care as continuous and pro- per day of skin-to-skin contact as possible, Chan said. Some data close to the mother may protect @livescience, Facebook& Goo- the more than 70 senior citizens citizens. longed skin-to-skin contact be- between the mother and the baby, suggest that more than 22 hours the baby from coming in contact gle+. Originally published on Live tween the newborn and the moth- and in 25 percent of the studies, per day is beneficial, but "that's with organisms that could cause Science. A patien t is Saliva test could indicate future health risk Sued, an d his Low levels of antibodies in saliva appear to indicate a greater risk of mortality and could be an early warning sign, according to research published in PLOS ONE.

White blood cells secrete immu- saliva and mortality rates in the noglobulins (Ig), or antibodies. general population. m en tal health These proteins are essential for Low secretion rate indicates combating infectious disease. higher mortality They circulate in the body and tag, The 639 participants' saliva diagnosis be- destroy and/or neutralize bacteria, was sampled in 1995 when they viruses and other harmful or for- were aged 63 years. Their IgA se- eign materials. They do this by cretion rate was measured and the coating foreign materials, thus mortality rate was tracked over the comes public marking them for destruction or following 19 years. neutralization. Adjustments were made for Secretory IgA (sIgA) is secret- gender, assay batch, household oc- ed at the mucosal surfaces such as cupational group, smoking, medi- the mouth, nose and gastrointesti- cation usage and self-reported nal tract, and can be measured in health. IgA secretion rate was neg- saliva. atively associated with all-cause SIgA is the first line of defense mortality. Further analysis re- against infection at these surfaces, vealed an underlying association where it prevents colonization by with cancer mortality and, in par- microbes. It defends against viral ticular, with non-lung cancers. Sa- and bacterial infections of the up- liva sampling is less invasive than per respiratory tract (URTIs), blood sampling. If IgA secretion such as colds and influenza. rate in saliva does prove to be a However, the relationship be- marker of mortality risk, it could tween sIgA and health is complex be used by professionals as an in- and sometimes surprising. For ex- dicator of overall health during a ample, in the case of oral health, general checkup. Dr. Anna Phillips, lower levels of sIgA appear to be a from the University of Birming- risk marker for dental caries and ham, explains: "There are a num- decay, whereas high levels are as- ber of factors that can affect how sociated with current oral infection. well we produce antibodies and When a New Jersey lawyer named by unique codes listed in the Di- Researchers from the Univer- maintain their levels. There are Dr. Phillips adds that it is not erwise known as the "protective investigate the link with infectious Philip received legal papers last agnostic and Statistical Manual sity of Birmingham in the UK sur- some that we have no control over, yet known how saliva samples level." diseases and the development pro- year informing him that his former of Mental Disorders, the refer- veyed adults from the eldest co- such as age, heritability or illness, could be used in checkups, as re- She says that if the level is gression of diseases like cancer. psychologist’s practice was suing ence work on mental illness pub- hort of the West of Scotland Twen- but our general state of health can searchers have yet to establish very low, this could be considered This could provide a greater un- him over an unpaid bill, he was lished by the American Psychi- ty-07 Study. They wanted to ex- also affect their levels; stress, diet, what secretion rate would be con- a useful early indicator of risk. derstanding of the mechanisms initially upset they could not work atric Association. An online amine associations between secre- exercise, alcohol and smoking can sidered the threshold level before The team hopes to follow up behind the association found in the out a payment arrangement out- search of the codes quickly pro- tory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) in all influence those levels." becoming a cause of concern, oth- with a larger longitudinal study, to study. side of court. vides their meaning. Short Hills It was only later, Philip said Associates’ managing partner, in an interview, that he scanned the Barry Helfmann, has been a leader papers again and realized some- in New Jersey psychology cir- New health pro gram s fo r eld- thing else: The psychology group cles. He is a past president of the to which he had confided his in- New Jersey Psychological Asso- nermost feelings had included his ciation and serves as its director erly po o r m ake ro cky start mental health diagnosis and treat- of professional affairs. He has ments he received in publicly filed also served on the board of the Preliminary new research raises the of the treatment. Still, experts are court documents. American Group Psychotherapy been “really positive.” The agency prospect that a recently discov- hopeful about the early results that The greatest fear of many pa- Association. believes the program is on track to ered antibody—an important com- suggest patients can tolerate treat- improve care at the same or reduced ponent of the immune system— ment with the antibody well. The tients receiving therapy services is In other contexts, Dr. Helf- costs, a CMS spokesman said. could be enlisted to boost the study appears in the Dec. 23 issue that somehow the details of their mann has been a champion of Dual-eligible patients are some of body’s response to HIV, the virus of Science Translational Medicine. private struggles will be revealed patient privacy. In 2010, he was the most expensive on government that causes AIDS. A single injec- The new research included 14 peo- publicly. Philip, who requested his a plaintiff in a lawsuit against two insurance and more likely than those tion of the antibody, currently ple with HIV. Six were already re- last name not be used to protect insurance companies and a New on either Medicare or Medicaid to dubbed VRC01, dramatically re- ceiving ART therapy. Those six his privacy, said he felt betrayed Jersey state commission, accus- have mental illness or chronic con- duced the level of HIV in the blood who were already being treated re- by his psychologist. He worried ing them of requiring psycholo- ditions. With two forms of cover- of people who hadn’t yet been giv- ceived two infusions of the new that his legal adversaries would find gists to turn over their treatment age, they might see doctors who en antiretroviral drug treatment antibody treatment, but didn’t the information and try to use it notes in order to get paid. Philip don’t work together, which can mean (ART). ART is the current stan- have a significant response to the against him in court. is now countersuing Dr. Helf- poor care and high costs. dard treatment for managing HIV treatment, the study showed. Peo- “It turned my life upside mann and his partners, the psy- The experimental programs gener- infections, according to the study’s ple who hadn’t yet received HIV down,” he said. chology group and the practice’s ally require a social worker’s or authors from the Vaccine Research treatment — eight patients — were Short Hills Associates in Clin- debt collection lawyers for inva- nurse’s health assessment, by Center at the National Institute of given a single infusion of the drug, ical Psychology, the group based sion of privacy, breach of the phone or in person, of the patient. Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the study said. Levels of the virus in New Jersey that treated Philip, psychologist-patient privilege, From there, coordinators, who in Bethesda, Md. But in people in the blood dropped or even van- has filed dozens of collections fraud and misrepresentation, and some cases are nurses, step in to who’d already been treated with ished in six out of the eight HIV lawsuits against patients and in- other claims. He is seeking the help a patient figure out how to get ART, the antibody injection had patients who hadn’t been taking cluded in them their names, diag- court’s permission to represent A federal experiment to curb health better care for these needy and ex- care under a coordinated plan. De- no effect on HIV levels, presum- ART. That doesn’t mean they were noses and listings of their treat- other patients as part of a class spending and improve care for dis- pensive patients while saving the spite such benefits, many on Medi- ably because the ART therapy had cured of HIV. The virus still re- ments. action. Continue reading the main abled and elderly poor people is health system money, in part by care and Medicaid have been reluc- already reduced the levels of HIV The offices of Short Hills As- story Jon, another person being off to a rocky start, with enroll- keeping more people out of nursing tant to change. Some fear they might mains in the body, just at unde- sociates in Clinical Psychology, in sued by Short Hills Associates ment falling short of expectations homes. Medicare covers the elderly lose the network of doctors they virus in their blood, the research- tectable levels. Those who didn’t Springfield, N.J. Credit Richard for unpaid bills, said he was sur- as patients prove reluctant to and disabled and Medicaid covers worked hard to assemble, or are hap- ers said. And the researchers were respond to the treatment had Perry/The New York Times prised to learn from a reporter switch to the new programs. The the poor. py with the coverage they have. “I quick to note that the study was strains of HIV that were resistant In cases in which the patients last week that his son’s name and struggles experienced by the pilot The programs typically enroll “dual don’t really want to start over,” said small and even patients who re- to the treatment, the study authors were minors, the practice sued their diagnosis were included in court plans, which aim to streamline care eligible” patients—people who qual- Bertha Poole, a 63-year-old quadri- spond may not be completely rid said. parents and included the children’s papers. “Our kids learn in school for people who qualify for both ify for both Medicare and Medic- plegic in Long Beach, Calif., who is of HIV. Still, “this offers a poten- The researchers didn’t see signs of names and diagnoses. and we’re tasked to drive home Medicare and Medicaid, come de- aid—in one plan covering all of their on both Medicare and Medicaid, tial alternative to antiretroviral side effects. However, the research The Health Insurance Porta- to them that everything they do spite a growing national urgency care, rather than leaving them to fig- which cover visits with medical spe- therapy,” said Julian Ma, director is in the early stages, representing bility and Accountability Act, the online will remain online forever. about caring for the aging impov- ure out the rules of the two pro- cialists and in-home help. She opt- of the Institute for Infection and only the first of three stages of re- federal patient privacy law known And don’t do stupid stuff on- erished. The push to simplify their grams separately. The latest data ed out of joining the duals program Immunity at St. George’s Hospi- search needed before drugs are typ- as Hipaa, allows health providers line,” said Jon, who requested his coverage through the Affordable show enrollment in nine states where after receiving three letters from a tal Medical School in London. “We ically approved in the United to sue patients over unpaid debts, last name not be published to Care Act received rare bipartisan numbers are closely tracked—in- state agency telling her she would desperately need them given our States. Future studies need to look but requires that they disclose only protect his family’s privacy. support. States and the federal cluding California, which has the big- be automatically enrolled. dependence on a relatively small in greater detail at how the drugs the minimum information neces- “And now to find out that adults government spend roughly $300 gest duals program—stood at about In other cases, doctors have dis- number of antiretroviral therapy work in people who have varying sary to pursue them. Still, the law aren’t following that practice on billion a year treating the at least 371,000 as of Dec. 1, marking a third suaded patients from moving, amid drugs.” levels of the virus, and what con- has many loopholes. One is that their behalf is borderline devas- 10.7 million people on both Medi- straight month of modest declines. wariness about a changing payment Eventually, this new approach centration of the antibody is most Hipaa covers only providers who tating.” care and Medicaid, according to the A recent CMS tally of all 12 states system, regulators say. Enrollment could be combined with other treat- effective at suppressing the virus, submit data electronically — and In a deposition taken in No- Centers for Medicare and Medic- showed only about 34% of the nearly has also suffered because people ments aimed at lowering levels of the study authors noted. The treat- apparently Short Hills Associates vember, Audrey Muratore, bill- aid Services. The number of Amer- 1.4 million eligible people have with mental-health problems— HIV in the body and preventing ment’s costs are unknown, al- does not. Between 2010 and 2014, ing manager for Short Hills As- icans 65 and older living in pover- joined the programs, much lower common in this population—can be dangerous strains from emerging, though Ma said these kinds of ty was 4.6 million in 2014, up near- than expected, according to insur- hard for insurers to locate, some- Ma said. He wasn’t part of the drugs are generally expensive, Short Hills Associates filed 24 col- sociates, maintained that “it is ly 30% from 2010, Census figures ers, analysts and state officials. Tim times due to homelessness. The research but was familiar with the which potentially limits their use lections cases in which patients’ within my right” to send a bill show. Thirteen states, including Engelhardt, who directs the CMS most recent state data show 45% of study findings. in poor countries. diagnoses were listed, New Jersey for debt collection and that once California, Ohio and New York, office coordinating the experiments, duals in seven participating Califor- But many questions still remain. Dr. James Crowe, director of the court records show. The defen- a suit was filed, she did not see reached agreements with CMS said “some” and “maybe all of the nia counties opted out of coverage The study was small, and at this Vanderbilt Vaccine Center in Nash- dants included lawyers, business the legal papers. “Once they file under the 2010 federal health law states” would like to see higher en- before they were due to be moved stage, little is known about the side ville, Tenn., said the study is im- people and a manager at a nonprof- a suit, it’s out of my hands,” she to develop programs that would rollment, but overall results have into the program. effects, benefits and potential cost pressive and promising. it. The suits identified diagnoses said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY .DECEMBER 25, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Do n 't tell WASHINGTON: In the ruins of a in 1649. His heart had been re- medieval convent in the French moved upon his death and was later city of Rennes, archaeologists dis- buried with his wife, Louise de Ahab: scien - covered five heart-shaped urns Quengo, Lady of Brefeillac, who made of lead, each containing an died in 1656. Her wonderfully pre- embalmed human heart. served body was found in a coffin Now, roughly four centuries at the site, still wearing a cape, tists fin d the after they were buried, research- wool dress, bonnet and leather ers have used modern science to shoes with cork soles. The earliest study these old hearts. It turns out of the urns was dated 1584. The three of them bore tell-tale signs latest was dated 1655. Mokrane real great of a heart disease very common said an important aspect of the today. study was the finding that people "Every heart was different and hundreds of years ago had athero- revealed its share of surprises," sclerosis. It is a disease in which w hite w hale anthropologist Rozenn Colleter of plaque made up of fat, cholester- the French National Institute for ol, calcium and other substances Preventive Archaeological Re- builds up inside the arteries. Plaque search said on Wednesday. hardens over time and narrows the "Four of these hearts are very arteries. Atherosclerosis can trig- well preserved. It is very rare in ger heart attacks and strokes. "Ath- archaeology to work on organic erosclerosis is not only a recent materials. The prospects are very pathology, because it was found exciting." One heart appeared in different hearts studied," healthy, with no evidence of dis- Mokrane said. The researchers ease. Three others showed indica- cleaned each of the hearts, removed tions of disease, atherosclerosis, the embalming material and exam- with plaque in the coronary arter- ined them with MRI imaging, CT ies. The fifth was poorly pre- scans and other methods. served. "Only one heart belonged Archaeologists excavated the to a women, and was totally de- Jacobins convent in Rennes from graded, permitting no study," said 2011 to 2013. It was constructed radiologist Dr. Fatima-Zohra in 1369 and became an important Mokrane of Rangueil Hospital at pilgrimage and burial site from the the University Hospital of Tou- 15th to 17th centuries. About 800 louse. One of hearts belonged to a graves were found, Colleter said. nobleman identified by an inscrip- The research was presented at tion on the urn as Toussaint Per- a meeting of the Radiological Soci- rien, Knight of Brefeillac, who died ety of North America in Chicago. Fusio n po w er gettin g clo ser, say UK scien tists All the year’s Kickbutt As world leaders meet in Paris to dustrial Revolution to cleaner en- agree a legal framework aimed at ergies such as wind or solar power. science from space limiting use of fossil fuels and the Key to Tokamak Energy's resulting rises in global tempera- success is the spherical shape of tures, a UK company says it could its tokamak - a device using a mag- be as little as five years from mak- netic field to confine plasma - and WASHINGTON:- Don't call me smaller whales and seals," Boers- ing "reactor relevant" fusion, a thin high temperature supercon- Ishmael. Call me "Albicetus." ma said. potential game changer in energy ductor strips. Scientists on Wednesday said "I wouldn't have wanted to production. "Here what we're developing fossils unearthed in 1909 in Santa be a seal in the Miocene oceans," A British company believes it is building these small tokamaks, Barbara, California, that had been added Nicholas Pyenson, the is within five years of achieving like ST25, and then we've got other wrongly categorized for decades as museum's curator of fossil ma- "reactor relevant" fusion, a major devices using key technologies belonging to a group of extinct rine mammals. landmark in the six decade long sci- which are high temperature super- walruses were the remains of a fear- This feeding style is uncom- entific search for the veritable Holy conductors and spherical tokamak some sperm whale that swam the mon among modern whales, lim- Grail of energy production. Fusion shapes," senior Tokamak engineer Pacific Ocean 15 million years ago ited to killer whales. Modern is how stars produce energy. It Bill Huang told Reuters. "So we've during the Miocene Epoch. sperm whales feed mainly on occurs when the nuclei of light at- got a slightly different shape from They named it Albicetus, mean- squid. oms, such as hydrogen, are fused traditional fusion and this allows ing "white whale," a reference to "It was evident to us at first together under extreme pressure us to get a higher plasma pressure the leviathan in Herman Melville's look that it was different from and heat. Tokamak Energy, from for a given magnetic field. It's a classic 1851 novel "Moby-Dick," any other fossil sperm whale we Oxfordshire, believes that the third measure of efficiency called beta, centering on Captain Ahab's ob- had seen, which meant that it version of their compact, spheri- and by using this improved effi- session with a huge white sperm may hold the key to important cal tokamak reactor will be able to ciency it means that the overall size whale. tidbits about the evolution of reach temperatures of 100 million of our device is actually quite a bit "Because the fossil specimen sperm whales," Boersma said. degrees Celsius by 2020. That's smaller." Tokamak Energy says its is a pale white color, and an an- The earliest-known sperm seven times hotter than the center technology would be similar in cient sperm whale, it seemed ap- whale lived 25 million years ago. of the sun and the temperature costs to a nuclear fission plant, but propriate to honor Melville's infa- Sperm whales are known for necessary to achieve fusion. Such without any fissile material and mous whale," said researcher Alex their unique block-shaped heads, a temperature fuses hydrogen at- with no risk of meltdown. The oms together, releasing energy, company, a World Economic Fo- Boersma of the Smithsonian Insti- which house what is known as which differs from fission reactors rum Technology Pioneer, says its tution's Museum of Natural His- the spermaceti organ, thought to that work by splitting atoms at compact design means fusion could tory in Washington. play a role in the generation of much lower temperatures. be generated in far smaller reactors Albicetus (pronounced al-bee- sound used in finding prey. Albi- Such an achievement wouldn't than assumed possible by scien- SEE-tus) was around 20 feet long cetus' skull shape suggests its mean a rapid rollout of a global tists until recently. Huang says that I THINK I can say it: This was a beyond) is just beginning. When tant space missions are ongoing. (6 meters) and likely weighed spermaceti organ was much fusion electricity network, but its current ST25 reactor has al- badass year for space. When I the New Horizons probe finally Cassini is finishing up its explora- about 5 tons. It was a distant rela- smaller, giving it a somewhat less- would be a significant step to ready reached fusion temperatures learned about the solar system in reached Pluto in July, after nearly tion of the Saturnian moon tive to today's sperm whales but bulbous forehead. achieving this by 2050, potentially in short bursts, but hopes its third elementary school, I thought of the a decade of travel through space, Enceladus this year, with more smaller: modern ones reach 60 feet The bulky fossils of its skull, making an enormous contribution reactor, ST40 - currently being planets as solid, immutable objects. scientists essentially discovered a moons to come. (18 meters). Its large conical teeth jaws and teeth were first de- both to world energy supplies and completed - will enable it to pro- They were far away, relatively un- new world. The Rosetta spacecraft and its and its jaws were much more ro- scribed in 1925 by Smithsonian reducing carbon emissions. In Paris duce "reactor relevant" conditions. knowable, but I was comfort- And the images of its remark- little lander Philae are still teach- bustly built than today's sperm paleontologist Remington Kellogg world leaders are meeting to try to "This (ST25) will allow us to get able—happy, even—with what I ably diverse icy surface, trickling ing scientists about the structure whales, indicating Albicetus was but had not been carefully exam- reach an agreed framework for ac- very high temperatures for a short did know about them. in at just one to four kilobits a sec- of comets, and satellites like MA- more vicious. ined since. Kellogg knew it was a tion aimed at stabilizing atmo- amount of time but what we're The one with the rings, the one ond, woke a new generation up to VEN are revealing secrets about "The presence of large upper sperm whale but unwittingly gave spheric concentrations of green- looking to do is generate these high with the spot, the really tiny cold the possibilities of astronomical NASA’s favorite wish-to-be-hab- and lower teeth suggests that Al- it a scientific name, Ontocetus, house gases (GHGs). Govern- temperatures which are reactor rel- one. That was enough. outreach. itable planet, Mars. bicetus was likely hyper-carnivo- covering a group of walruses. ments hope the summit will end evant, so we've set ourselves a 100 This year’s planetary research, It’s not just Pluto, either. New It’s looking like the only thing rous, meaning that it fed primarily The research was published on December 11 in a deal that will million degree challenge, and we're though, has reminded me that ex- Horizons was this year’s biggest more badass than 2015 might be on other marine mammals such as in the journal PLOS ONE. herald a shift from rising depen- aiming to get 100 million degrees ploration of the solar system (and space story, but dozens of impor- 2016. dence on fossil fuels since the In- in that (ST40) device," said Huang. Scientists, ethicists tackle gene editing's ethics, promise of, how do we use this technology in a responsible fashion," said mo- lecular biologist Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berke- ley, who helped pioneer the most- used gene-editing tool. Her calls for PARIS: The cold hard numbers of ground, sang and prayed for the preaching at the song-laden service almost all faiths have a theology called "a revelation." debate on its implications and science haven't spurred the world climate negotiators and mostly for about how the faithful and the of creation care at their heart." He was presenting a paper on boundaries led to this week's gath- to curb runaway global warming. the world. world have to open their eyes to Scripps Institution of Ocean- glacier melt to the scientists at the ering, a step that could eventually So as climate negotiators struggle Faith "is much deeper" than solutions to global warming. ography scientist Veerabhadran pontifical academy. It was academ- lead to research recommendations. in Paris, some scientists who ap- science, said Caroline Bader of the "The environment movement, Ramanathan, a non-Catholic who ic and laid out the conclusions in At issue are tools to precisely edit pealed to the rational brain are en- Geneva-based Lutheran World which has primarily been a secular advised Pope Francis on climate cold hard facts. But then the chan- genes inside living cells, finding spe- listing what many would consider Federation. one, has realized that over the last and is on the pontiff's science acad- cellor to the academy, a bishop, cific sections of DNA to slice and a higher power: the majesty of And so are their numbers. 30 years or so it's not been that emy, says he thinks this new alli- added one sentence to the end: "If repair or replace much like a biolog- faith. Bader said interfaith leaders recent- successful in achieving its goals," ance will play a major role in what we want justice and peace, we ical version of cut-and-paste soft- It's not God versus science, but ly handed top United Nations ne- Joe Ware of Christian Aid wrote in he hopes will be a historic agree- must protect the habitat that sus- ware. There are a few methods but followers of God and science to- gotiators a petition with 1.8 mil- an email from the Paris talks. "In- ment. tains us." one with the wonky name CRISPR- gether trying to save humanity and lion signatures begging for mean- creasingly it has looked to faith But for Ramanathan, now a It was quickly agreed to and Cas9 is so fast, cheap and simple the planet, they say. Physicist ingful climate action. Such action groups for help in mobilizing a member of the Holy See's delega- Ramanathan started to look at cli- for biologists to use that research is John Schellnhuber, founder of the was also sought by Brother Alois broader movement of people call- tion to the climate talks, it's more mate science not as an academic WASHINGTON: A hot new tool booming. The potential is huge: Sci- Potsdam Institute for Climate Im- Taize, a Catholic member of the ing for action on climate change. than science or history. About four issue but an issue of justice, be- to edit the human genetic code has entists are engineering animals with pact Research in Germany, said he ecumenical monastery, as he was They are actually natural allies as years ago he had a moment that he cause those who are hurt the most a big wow factor: the promise of humanlike disorders to unravel the has been coming to these interna- by climate change are the world's long-sought cures for intractable gene defects that fuel them. They're tional talks for 11 years and es- poorest 3 billion. He started vol- diseases. But depending on how developing treatments for muscular it's used, that same tool could also dystrophy, sickle cell disease, can- sentially seen negotiators throw unteering, working with the poor alter human heredity. The debate cer and HIV. They're trying to grow up their hands and say "sorry guys and examining his own consump- has brought hundreds of scientists transplantable human organs inside we tried our best." And no one tion habits, like how much he and ethicists from 20 countries to pigs. They're even hatching mutant protested. But this time, with the drives. a highly unusual, three-day meet- mosquitoes designed to be incapa- power of Pope Francis' encyclical Bishop Marcelo Sanchez So- ing in Washington on the ethics of ble of spreading malaria, and explor- earlier this year calling global warm- rondo, chancellor of the Pontifical human gene editing. "We could be ing ways to wipe out invasive spe- ing a moral issue and an even more Academy of Sciences, said Pope on the cusp of a new era in human cies. One hurdle is safety. While the energized interfaith community, Francis' encyclical Laudato Si is history," Nobel laureate David CRISPR tool is pretty precise, it Schellnhuber feels the world's faith- less about ecology than morality Baltimore of the California Insti- sometimes cuts the wrong section ful are watching and will hold and fairness. tute of Technology said Tuesday, of DNA. Tuesday, CRISPR pioneer world leaders accountable. "Climate change is a global in opening the international sum- Feng Zhang of the Broad Institute "They know they will be mea- problem with serious social, envi- mit to examine what he called at MIT and Harvard reported tweak- sured against the encyclical," ronmental, economic, distribution- "deep and disturbing questions." ing the tool's molecular scissors to Schellnhuber, a member of the Vat- al and political dimensions, and "The overriding question is when, significantly lower chances of off- ican's Pontifical Academy of Sci- poses one of the greatest challeng- if ever, would we want to use gene target editing errors — an improve- ences, said Saturday at a Catholic es for humanity," the bishop said editing to change human inherit- ment that could have implications Church event. Ever the scientist, Saturday. "The poor populations ance?" Baltimore said. That ques- both for developing therapies and Schellnhuber said on Saturday he are the most severely affected even tion gained urgency after Chinese for germline research. "The reality hadn't seen any evidence yet dur- though they are the least respon- researchers made the first attempt is, it will be years until this is turned ing the first week of negotiations sible." at altering genes in human embry- into some kind of a therapy," Doud- that this will happen, but he has Pope Francis, called a rock star os, a laboratory experiment that na cautioned reporters. Yet many faith it will. by young religious climate activ- didn't work well but did raise the scientists said it's not too early to In the first five days of climate ists, was not in Paris. But as he prospect of one day modifying consider the biggest ethical quanda- negotiations, interfaith activists spoke to faithful in St. Peter's genes in a way that goes far be- ry, that performing what's called ger- came, fasted, talked to media, but- Square Sunday he appealed to yond helping one sick person. The mline editing, manipulating repro- tonholed leaders and prayed. On those deciding on climate change process could also pass those al- ductive cells — sperm, eggs or em- Saturday night in a downtown Par- measures to show courage by also terations on to future generations. bryos — could spread gene changes is chapel, hundreds of people, fighting poverty, saying "the two "That really does raise the issue to future generations. many of them prostrated on the choices go together." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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Although he doesn't talk about it, bhabi. The boys played well! Sa- A few days ago Indian actress just plain nonsensical. As a com- uct." Nargis Fakhri herself seems per ad — an Urdu daily as it was what mediums, markets and audi- ex-One Direction member Zayn nia and Shoaib (left) and Wasim Nargis Fakhri appeared in multiple ment piece in Aurora Magazine to agree. In a statement she issued never meant to be." She continued: ences and hence given the brand's Malik is certified Pakistani. and Shaniera (right). Urdu language daily newspapers stated, "The focus on Fakhri has on the matter that appeared on In- "As a model or celebrity, I have firm penetration in the Pakistan mar- He topped this 'hottest Asian The boys played well! Sania in Pakistan in an ad for telecom no relevance whatsoever to the dian website Pinkvilla, the actress always believed in using my per- ket, we left it up to their expertise of the year' list. He's a Palestine and Shoaib (left) and Wasim and giant Mobilink — the ad, which advertised product... Mobilink has said: "I've been with Mobilink as sona to help further a brand's com- to use the images appropriately." On supporter. His middle name is Ja- Shaniera (right). featured Fakhri posing in a red to stop using blatant objectifica- their brand ambassador for the last munication but never to have it December 17 Fakhri had posted a vad. And that's proof enough for While Sania Mirza shrugged off dress with a cell phone, caused a tion of women in its advertising. 3 years and there has never been used where I end up being objecti- preview of an ad for the telecom us to claim him as our own! Which the honorific title, Shaniera furor. People called the ad out for The campaign seems to be a lame an issue like this. I was unaware fied for my looks. Culturally too, company on her Twitter account, is why Pakistani girls around the Akram's taken it in her stride being inappropriate, for objectify- attempt to fuel controversy and that they would consider using this my team and I are aware and re- saying, "All my Pakistani Fans get world waited impatiently for him (though she was briefly confused ing the actress and also for being get everyone to talk about the prod- visual for a mainstream newspa- spectful of what visuals work for ready for a big surprise!" to a) come of age b) become single. about being called Barbie). While they rejoiced the end of his Back in the day when Imran two-year engagement with Perrie Khan married Jemima, we thrilled Edwards, the latest development at the conquest and speculated Ayesha Omar breaks silence Nicki Minaj Katie Price signs daughter in his love life (coming to us via about what it was exactly that made his Instagram account) may burst Pakistani men so appealing to the after traumatic car accident their bubble: A photo posted by foreign woman. And remember performs at to modelling agency Zayn Malik (@zayn) on Dec 20, Lady Di's romance with Hasnat 2015 at 3:53am PST Yup, there Khan? Just the thought of maybe concert de- you have it — Zayn Malik is ap- having Di as a bhabi was enough parently dating supermodel and all- to induce a swoon. spite protest round hottie Gigi Hadid. In one fell The original national bhabi, swoop, Zayn has disappointed Jemima Khan. The original nation- desi girls and made desi boys al bhabi, Jemima Khan. In fact, proud. In fact, he's achieved the we're already mentally scrolling ultimate Pakistani objective: through a list of foreign supermod- #BhabiGoals, to be exact. Could els/actresses/singers who might be Gigi Hadid be the new national eligible to date our Pakistani celebs bhabi? There's no denying that ev- who are single and on the market. ery time a Pakistani man has scored Could Gigi-Zayn pave the way for a gori (or non-gori but still foreign) a union between, lets say, Sheher- wife, we've rejoiced. Cricketers yar Munawar and Kendall Jenner? Shoaib Malik and Wasim Akram Hamza Ali Abbasi and Taylor brought home Sania Mirza and Swift? Match made in heaven? Shaniera Akram, and Pakistanis Hamza Ali Abbasi and the voice of were quick to accept them as their teenage angst!

Former model Katie Price has ing she would love," Price said. Kangana proves Rapper Nicki Minaj performed at signed her eight-year-old daughter The news comes after the a concert here despite protests Princess Tiaamii to a modelling former glamour model posted two her detractors wrong! from the Human Rights Founda- agency and isn't worried about crit- photographs of her daughter wear- tion which asked her to cancel the ics who say the youngster ing a full face of make-up on event due to the country's "cor- shouldn't wear make-up. Instagram last week. ruption and human rights viola- The 37-year-old star revealed But the mother of five was tions". Tiaamii will go to "a lot of cast- forced to respond to critics who The "Anaconda" hitmaker ings" because she loves to act and disagreed that the youngster was to perform at a show at a dress up, reports femalefirst.co.uk. should be wearing make-up and phone company named Unitel "Princess has joined a model- Price posted a video of her daugh- Boas Festas on December 19 in ling agency so she has a lot of cast- ter defending herself, in which she Luanda, the capital of Angola. ings. Anything like a panto or act- said: "It's none of your beeswax". Under Jose Eduardo dos Santos' government, the country has been accused of violating the basic rights of journalists, activ- Movie Review: ists and others who speak out against government oppression and intimidation, reports Lack luster 'Spectre' aceshowbiz.com. Earlier this month, Thor Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Halvorssen, head of the Human Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Har- Rights Foundation (HRF), penned ris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Pictures of a wrecked car on the treme terror of being kidnapped or an e-letter to the rapper, saying: Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes highway started circulating on so- mugged by dacoits on the highway "As a strong-willed independent and Jesper Christensen cial media a few days ago. taking advantage of our vulnerable artist, shouldn't you be advocat- Director: Sam Mendes Fans were shocked when they situation and of thousands of little ing for the release of the impris- Rating: **1/2 Lots has been said about why Kan- already done in the past. She is learnt that it was Ayesha Omar and kids strewn on the ground after oned rapper Luaty Beirao rather So finally wait gets over as our very Azfar Rehman who had been in various explosions in the world, than entertaining the dictator and gana is not doing Sultan. After two very focused on experimenting own "Bond, James Bond" is here super successful films Queen and with new characters and looks ir- that car and gotten into a road ac- with no one to help them and give his thieving family?" again with the much awaited cine cident. them any medical help." Minaj ignored the plea and en- Tanu Weds Manu Returns...all respective of the fate. This is how spectacle of the year i.e. Spectre. eyes are on the queen B on what's she wants to grow as an actor and Ayesha and Azfar were accom- Omar expressed her gratitude tertained thousands of fans at the Just like any other Bond cine panied by host/actor Anoushey to her friend and colleague, Azfar event, sponsored by Unitel. going to be her next and what are provide new entertainment value flick "Spectre" too starts off on an the projects that are coming to her. to her audience like a true enter- Ashraf and model Abbas Jafri on being around to take charge of the The phone company is part- inspiring and intriguing note with this trip, but were travelling in a situation, despite being injured owned by the daughter of dos While the haters have been spread- tainer. That's also the reason why a visually exciting oeuvre. quest for the nexus which is re- ing the word that she doesn't want she explored the bash and carefree separate car. A driver was behind himself. Santos, Isabel. She was named as Plot of Spectre takes off from sponsible for the deaths of his dear the wheel. "Luckily Azfar was in com- one of 15 symbols of grand cor- to work with a Khan, the real sto- yet vulnerable character of Payal Mexico City with two plots run- ones. With story rolling ahead ry is something else. in Katti Batti. While the film didn't The actress has now finally plete control despite sustaining a ruption worldwide by NGO Trans- ning in parallel, where one show- Bond lands in the arena of nefari- decided to break the silence after minor head injury and it was him parency International earlier this Apart from the fact that she do great at the box office, her char- cases `The Day of The Dead` car- ous terrorist organization, 'Spec- didn't have dates for Sultan as they acter was loved and appreciated. the traumatic incident on her who took care of me for the next 3 year. nival in the forefront the other one tre' and its dreaded leader Franz Facebook profile. hours in Jamshoro and during the However, two days after the were clashing with Rangoon which For similar reasons, Kangana showcases Agent Bond (Daniel Oberhauser, who has his own per- she had committed for before the has also declined Queen 2. The She starts off by sharing that excruciating, bumpy and never- accusation about Minaj's concert, Craig) trailing some criminals in a sonal agenda for causing Bond mis- her right arm is "immobile" and she ending 4 hour drive alone in an Isabel's company Fidequity said Yash Raj film came to her. Another character of Rani is something that continuous tracking shot. He ery. important reason is that she didn't has been explored so she didn't had to type this account with her ambulance back to Khi. If it wasn't the show was funded by an inde- shoots them, blows up the build- Unlike many Bond movies left hand so "this will take a while." for him, I wouldn't have made it pendent company, not the public. want to repeat what she has done want to repeat it again. The reason ing they are holed up in and es- narration of `Spectre`, for a rela- in the past and what has become she did Tanu Weds Manu Returns The Bulbulay star gave an up- back safely and God knows how I Minaj threw oil in the fire, capes the crumbling structure only tively longer period, cruises in date on her injuries: "As you all would've been handled." posing with Isabel before she took almost cult. was because she had a new charac- to land up fighting the criminal in- "Bond is on vacation" mode with Her character, Datto in Tanu ter to explore, Datto...which she must know, I've broken my right The duo have been good the stage. side the helicopter over the town tons of globetrotting between set collar bone and fractured my right friends for a long time. —Photo "She's just the eighth richest Weds Manu Returns was appreci- did to perfection. square. pieces from Mexico to London to ated by one and all and became fa- Well, we are happy to have shoulder. The last three days have courtesy: Ayesha Omar Official woman in the world. (At least This entire opening sequence Rome to Austria to Tangier in been excruciatingly painful and i Facebook page that's what I was told by someone mous almost overnight. Apparent- someone who's so clear in their is extremely thrilling and electri- Morocco. And that too in the ab- ly, the female character in sultan is thought process and believes in got no sleep the first 2 nights de- The duo have been good b4 we took this photo) Lol. Yikes! fying, but after that one gaze grab- sence of any quality entertainment. spite a mixture of heavy painkill- friends for a long time. —Photo GIRL POWER! This motivates again a haryanvi. When Kangana doing exactly what they are here bing depiction nothing manages to So what follows next to know you got to know about it, she was clear for....to entertain with something ers and sedatives. Finally got a few courtesy: Ayesha Omar Official me soooooooooo much!" Minaj match the level. have to have rendezvous with hours last night and I'm back home Facebook page captioned the Instagram image. `Spectre` that she'll not repeat what she has new every time. from the hospital. " "Those 6 hours were the What follows next is Bond's She goes on to recount the col- toughest few hours of my life and lision. Azfar Rehman protected and cared "I didn't lose consciousness at for me like I was his own child. Kim Kardashian scores 55 When Kourtney Kardashian cyberstalked girls the time of the accident despite God bless him a hundred times being in agonising pain and my first over and may everyone have Even after ending her relationship thought was of gratitude. I was friends like him in their lives. He's million Instagram followers with Scott Disick, reality TV star shocked and grateful to be alive and proved to be the most amazing Kourtney Kardashian continued to wanted to be out of the car as soon friend and care-taker ever. He "55 MILLION! spend some time finding informa- as possible but was not allowing helped me endure my pain, deal OMGGGGG! LOVE YOU SO tion about the women whom he anyone to touch me because I with the trauma and panic, kept MUCH," Kim captioned the im- partied with. In the latest episode knew I had broken something in wiping my unstoppable tears, and age. of "Keeping Up with the my shoulder and didn't want to be kept me hydrated till we reached Kardashian reached 55 million Kardashians", the eldest daughter mishandled." Khi. From there on, it was just x- followers just one day after her of the Kardashian family was "We hit an overtaking truck on rays and painkillers." mother Kris Jenner got her num- caught cyberstalking the women the highway just before The Karachi Se Lahore leading bers up to 10 million, reports who were photographed with Hyderabad and had two collisions lady will be taking a break from femalefirst.co.uk. Scott, reports aceshowbiz.com. due to being bumped into by an- her hectic schedule: "I'm in too Alongside a collage on her During the family's vacation in other truck from the back. It's a much pain, too exhausted and weak page, Kris wrote: "Thank you so St. Barts, Kourtney was informed women who Scott partied with. Kourtney's attention. miracle that me and Azfar came out to pick up the phone and talk all much for following me... Can't be- by her friend that Scott was par- Kourtney's other sister Kim On the other hand, Khloe was alive because the car was com- the time but will be able to do so lieve it's 10 MILLION of you!!!! tying hard and hanging out with Kardashian was clearly unhappy more understanding about pletely destroyed. I was immobile and meet people from day after. You are amazing!!! I am apprecia- several womne in Mexico. with the fact that Scott caused her Kourtney's feelings. and picked up by Azfar and a Recovery time is 6-8 weeks and Reality TV personality Kim Kar- tive and grateful and feeling hum- "It's like I don't even want to sister to have hard feelings. "I know that once you start group of passersby and put into a I'll be home bound mostly. A much- dashian has scored a whopping 55 bled and blessed... know, but it's like how can you "This is the first trip without cyberstalking someone... you be- police mobile that transported us needed break from my crazy million followers on Instagram, and "Merry Christmas everyone, not look," Kourtney said while Scott and he's still causing a prob- come addicted. So for Kourt to get to a rundown govt clinic in lifestyle. Just wanted to share my she celebrated the milestone by don't forget to tell those you love handing over her phone to her sib- lem. I just hope it doesn't ruin the so wrapped up in that I understand Jamshoro." She adds, "My next experience and thank you all for sharing a pouting selfie along with how special they are.... God Bless ling Khloe Kardashian to show her trip," Kim said, while adding that it, we've all been there," she com- few thoughts were a mixture of ex- the boundless love and wishes." a message to thank her fans. You!!! (sic)" the social media profiles of the it might be just Scott's ploy to get mented. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . DECEMBER 25, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES 2016 World T20: Muddled Pakistan have plenty to ponder

Pakistan will end 2015 with the interests have been compromised bitter taste of a 3-0 rout at the in the selection of players on too hands of a largely inexperienced many occasions, perhaps only to England side. serve someone else’s interests. No The T20 series defeat, in harm- wonder the team appear ill- less conditions in the UAE, set the equipped against stronger teams. alarm bells ringing but anyone who The brazen irregularities in the has followed Pakistan's limited- team selection (both by the nation- overs performances over the al selection committee and the team course of the year would agree that management) has perhaps become it did not come as a surprise. a ‘norm’. What is the criterion for Twenty20 is a battle of mo- selection? 2015 did not give us any Manchester United suffered a third ford Bridge to ease away from the stands, goals from Branislav holiday schedule. Two Riyad Southampton while Crystal Pal- ments; copybook cricket usually clues. Forget the past faults, con- consecutive defeat with Norwich Premier League's bottom three Ivanovic, Pedro and Oscar restored Mahrez penalties and a goal from ace remain sixth after a 2-1 win at takes a backseat in this format. And sider the latest anomalies that ex- City winning 2-1 for their first vic- while Leicester City moved five some sense of normality in west Shinji Okazaki put Leicester on 38 Stoke City. Bournemouth claimed Pakistan likes to pride itself on posed the horrifyingly wrong tory at Old Trafford since 1989. points clear at the top. London. points from 17 games, with chas- a third consecutive league victory being the most 'natural' T20 sides strategy of our selectors and the The result meant that United As the home fans sang the Leicester's remarkable title ing Arsenal and Manchester City, with a late Charlie Daniels pen- in world cricket. The 2009 World touring team management in the drop out of the top-four on the name of the man who was sacked challenge continued with a 3-2 vic- who clash on Monday, on 33 and alty sealing a 2-1 victory at West Twenty20 crown and an impres- UAE. Why were Sarfraz Ahmed table headed by Leicester City. on Thursday after Chelsea's worst tory at Everton that ensures they 32 respectively. Tottenham Bromwich Albion who had James sive overall record (56 wins in 95 and Mohammad Rizwan – the two Meanwhile, Chelsea began the start to a season since 1978 and will spend Christmas top of the Hotspur took advantage of McClean sent off in the first half international outings) have kept vital cogs of the T20 team – axed post-Jose Mourinho era with a 3- newly appointed interim coach table, a year after occupying bot- United's woes to move into fourth and Salomon Rondon in stoppage the side in top shelf but recent re- by the team management for dif- 1 victory over Sunderland at Stam- Guus Hiddink watched from the tom place heading into the hectic place thanks to a 2-0 win at time. sults have left a lot question marks ferent games against England? ahead to the 2016 World T20. Sha- With the World T20 just months hid Afridi and company have ex- away, was it the right time to ex- perienced a decline, and given the periment? Why was Umar Akmal quagmire the team is in – mainly played for all three games despite Sky Spo rts' Ed British bo xer Fury bein g over team selection issues – they his failure in the first two, plus his are likely to struggle in India. Pa- alleged involvement in controver- Cham berlin 's Christ- kistan’s show in T20 Internation- sies? The purpose of picking 39- investigated for 'hate crime' als this year has been topsy-tur- year-old Raffatullah Mohmand for vy, to say the least. They started the England T20s remains as am- m as stars to fo llo w British world heavyweight champi- off the year with an unexpected biguous as the working of our se- on Tyson Fury has been named the seven-wicket drubbing at the hands lection committee. Haroon subject of a police investigation af- of Bangladesh, where they were Rasheed and his selection team, it ter making comments about homo- also blanked 0-3 by the hosts in seems, seriously lack the direction sexuality. Greater Manchester Po- the ODI series. After smothering a they need to work in. Had the pre- lice said on Wednesday that they weak Zimbabwe side in the two vious selectors spotted and given have received a report of a "hate T20 home games in May, with chance to Raffatullah a few years crime" regarding Fury's comments, rookie opener Ahmed Mukhtar ago, perhaps it would have bene- which were published in a newspa- giving a standout performance, fitted Pakistan as well as the play- per interview before his victory over came the high point: the green- er. Pakistan's performance against Wladimir Klitschko in November. shirts stunned Sri Lanka 2-0 in their England summer up their limited- Fury has also been stripped of his backyard with young guns Imad overs fortunes in 2015 Pakistan IBF title, one of three he won by Wasim and Anwar Ali booming. It were clearly found wanting against beating Klitschko, after agreeing to was heartening to see the team England And nobody knows which a contracted rematch with the Ukrai- performing well in high-pressure magic wand works for Sohail Tan- nian instead of fighting the IBF's situations, and the endeavours fea- vir, who despite being a mediocre mandatory challenger, the Ukraini- turing budding players’ contribu- pacer is not only selected in the an boxer, Vyacheslav Glazkov . The tion made it all special. The renais- national squad but also often boxer, who is fiercely religious, said included branding two fellow En- Tucker, IBF championships chair- sance of veteran all-rounder Shoaib makes the playing XI, as he did that among the things that need to glish boxers "gay lovers". In the man, told the BBC. "Our challenger Malik was equally elevating. Pa- against England in the UAE. With happen "before the devil comes ring, Fury beat Klitschko, who had was Vyacheslav Glazkov, but in- kistan downed Zimbabwe 2-0 absolutely no notable internation- home ... homosexuality being legal reigned as world champion for 11 stead Fury's gone and signed a re- Sky Sports' Ed Charmberlin pro- here, but was unfortunate when again in run-of-the-mill away fix- al performance under his belt, the in countries". Before the Klitschko years, on points in November to match clause with Wladimir Klitsch- tures but they failed miserably left-armer’s name has kept pop- vides his six Christmas stars to falling at the second-last with the fight, Fury also ranted about abor- take his unbeaten record to 25 pro- ko." The contract for last month's follow that could lead to a profit- race won at Market Rasen on his when faced with their first big chal- ping up regularly for the last four tion, and said that doping should be fessional fights. The 31-year-old title fight in Dusseldorf included a lenge. Shoaib Malik's resurgence years. Will the selectors or the team able festive period. penultimate start. He is very ex- legalised in all sports to make it "ful- Ukrainian Glazkov has a 21-1 rematch clause, which 39-year-old Don Cossack (King George VI perienced for a young chaser and provided for a high point in 2015. management explain as to why their ly fair". He was fined about $4,500 record. "It's true he's [Fury] been Klitschko said last week he had de- — AFP Shoaib Malik's resurgence decisions haven’t clicked? Exactly Chase) the weight he is getting from older in 2012 for a foul-mouthed rant that stripped of his IBF belt," Lindsey cided to exercise. What a race this is going to be! horses will make all the difference provided for a high point in 2015. what strategy did the selectors and It looks set to crown the new star on the forecast heavy ground. It — AFP Very few expected them team management (mainly captain if the staying ranks: Don Cossack. was a case of the further he better to wilt in the familiar conditions in and head coach) have in their He's not put a foot wrong since he he went at Warwick last time, and To ur de Fran ce 20 17 Gran d De- the UAE where the Test team had minds when they chose players for was an unlucky loser in Ryanair at this sort of test will play to his earlier trounced England 2-0. It certain games? Who will be re- the Festival and looks tailor-made strengths - I believe he's ready for was indeed unusual to see them sponsible if Pakistan experience a for a King George. I'm happy to it, despite the recent hike in the part to be held in Dusseldo rf swept aside 0-3 by Eoin Morgan crash-out in the World T20 where take on Vautour going right-hand- weights. and company, though the small they are grouped with strong teams ed. After the race, I'm expecting Wouldn't have the chasing ex- margin of defeats do not indicate of Australia, India and New Don Cossack to be the new favou- perience of most of his rivals and England’s overall supremacy. Still Zealand? Will some be held ac- rite for the Gold Cup, where he'll he's yet to get going in three chase the losses laid bare the chinks in countable for the England series chase home Don Poli, and Vautour starts so far this season. Howev- Pakistan's armour ahead of all-im- rout? Taking into account the his- will be a short price for the 2016 er, he has probably been brought portant World T20, now less than tory of Pakistan cricket, one reck- Ryanair. along with handicaps in mind and three months away. Looking at Pa- ons it will require a sort of revolu- Full Shift (1.25, Kempton 26 there was a lot to like about his kistan’s entire T20 show during the tion for the Pakistan Cricket Board Dec) effort behind Bob Ford at Ffos Las year 2015, it can be safely con- to carry out genuine scrutiny of Some punters will have given two weeks ago, on ground that was cluded that while they found a few its own officials. Owing to the up on this horse after a string of barely raceable. Granted, the close promising young campaigners for massive selection glitches, the Pa- substandard efforts, albeit taking proximity of this race is a concern, the slam-bang format, their mettle kistan think-tank and the players on some stiff opposition. I'm get- as it was the sort of ground that as a team always remained in will now need to do something ex- ting close to the cliff edge with him can leave its mark. Having said doubt. It’s really complex for any ceptional to excel at the World and if he doesn't win this, he's go- that, he isn't going to be carrying a expert of the game to explain how Twenty20. Our batting looks frag- ing on the 'dodge' list. Ignore his lot of weight and has a touch of an outfit which outsmarted current ile, is short of experience and lacks chasing debut run at Newbury last class to be running off a mark of T20 world champions Sri Lanka direction. Other than a settled vet- month, as a strongly run 2m was 129. I remember him outclassing at their venues, lost to Bangladesh eran in Mohammad Hafeez and an never going to suit and this step Hold On Julio (conceding 8lb to (not taking anything away from exuberant Sarfraz Ahmed there are up in trip, on a track he enjoys, Alan King's horse) in a novice hur- The Grand Depart of the 2017 Only the host of 2017's Grand after ASO last week informed the Tour de France will be held in Dus- Depart has been announced at this UCI that it would be withdrawing Mashrafe Murtaza-led team’s out- not many we can bet on. The se- will play to his strengths. The dle over an extended 3m on soft standing performance). Looking lective in-and-out policy for thing with these novice handicap ground here two years ago and it's seldorf, Germany, organisers have stage. Tour organisers Amaury its events from cycling's top tier announced. Sports Organisation (ASO) will in 2017. ASO also organises Paris- ahead, the major query is: are Pa- Ahmed Shehzad of late has affect- chases at this time of year, you only a matter of time before he kistan really prepared for the chal- ed his natural aggression; a deter- don't quite know what is lurking, translates that sort of form over The start of the race had been unveil full details on January 14. Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bas- but what I do know is Full Shift is fences. If and when he does, we offered to London, but Transport It will be the fourth time the togne-Liege and La Fleche Wal- lenge in India next year? The caus- mined-looking Mohammad a lot better than his 127-rating. will be talking about a 140-plus for London turned down the op- Grand Depart has been held in lonne. es of the dip in T20s are similar to Rizwan and a gutsy Anwar Ali David Dennis's four-year-old chaser, so now might be the right portunity after deciding it did not Germany. As it stands, the race will The 2016 Tour will start at those plaguing the ODI side. There down the order haven’t played should be going for his hat-trick time to jump on board with him. represent value for money. not be a UCI WorldTour event, Mont-Saint-Michel in France. are clear indications that national much at the international level. PHF set to launch video referral system in National Hockey Championship KARACHI: Third umpire video The teams have been drawn fairs Mohammad Rashid. country. He added that an exhibi- referral system will be introduced into four pools and after the league The two officials along with tion match between Sindh Gover- in the 62nd National Hockey matches, top two teams from each chief engineer Aslam Meher, exec- nor’s XI and Sindh Chief Minister Championship that pushes off at pool will advance into the quarter- utive engineer Najmuddin Sheikh XI that includes former stalwarts the Hockey Club of Pakistan Sta- finals. The knock out matches from and former Olympian Islahuddin will mark the inauguration of the dium on Friday afternoon. quarter-finals onward will be visited the HCP Stadium on Tues- event on Friday at 3pm. The open- “The launch of the system is played under floodlights and tele- day to watch the facilities. ing day’s two matches will be aimed at minimising the errors, if vised live, he added. PHF official Iftikhar Syed said played at the Islahuddin-Dr M. A. any, during the matches,” techni- He added that chief selector the senior government officials Shah Academy. He said the teams cal delegate of the country’s pre- Abdul Rashid Jr and co-selectors have assured to lay tartan track, will be provided boarding and lodg- mier hockey championship former will watch the event to identify besides adding facilities of modern ing at the Airport hotel. At the Olympian Qamar Ibrahim said talented players. gymnasium, club house, changing outset, former Olympian goal- while unveiling details of the event Qamar said a disciplinary com- room and up gradation of hostel in keeper and president of the Sindh at the venue on Wednesday. mittee which include technical del- the near future. Qamar said gold, Hockey Association (SHA) Sha- He maintained that under the egate, umpires manager, chief se- silver and bronze medal winning hid Ali Khan unveiled the logo of system the two umpires’ super- lector and chief coordinator of the teams will be handsomely reward- the championship “Revival of Pa- vising a match will be video linked event has been formed. Dilawar ed besides “Best Player of the kistan Hockey” with umpires’ manager to give fair Bhatti has been named umpires Championship”, “Top Scorer” and Organising secretary Moham- advantage to the teams. manager. “Best Goalkeeper”. He, however, mad Farooq Khan, chief coordina- The former Olympian said 20 He applauded the whole- refused to divulge proposed bud- tor Kamran Ashraf, newly ap- teams comprising 15 departments, hearted support of the Sindh gov- get. He said the PHF has invited pointed director administration of four provinces and Islamabad will ernment, particularly, additional all former Olympians and interna- the PHF camp office Waseeq vie for honours in the event which chief secretary, Ajaz Ali Khan and tionals to come and give their in- Ahmed and Iftikhar Syed were concludes on Jan 10. Secretary Sports and Youth Af- put for the uplift of game in the also present. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . DECEMBER 25. 2015 -Jadi 04, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:146 Price: Afs.15

Hospital fire India’s reliance defence signs $6b deal with Security, economy top kills 25 in Russian arms firm as Modi visits Moscow priorities: Saudi king Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said NEW DELHI: India's Reliance on Wednesday that his govern- At least 25 people were killed and Defence said on Thursday it had ment’s top priorities are the eco- 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in signed a manufacturing and main- nomic development of Saudi citi- Saudi Arabia’s Jazan on Thursday, tenance deal potentially worth $6 zens and the country’s security. Saudi civil defense agency aid in a billion with Russia's Almaz-Antey, King Salman made these re- statement. the maker of an air defence system marks in his first address to the The fire first broke out on the first that sources said the Indian mili- Saudi Shura Council since his as- floor in the intensive care unit and tary was poised to buy. The part- cension to the throne earlier this the maternity ward of the Jazan nership between the Indian firm year. His speech opened the General Hospital in Saudi Arabia's controlled by billionaire Anil Am- fourth session of the council. port city near Yemen’s border, the bani and the Russian firm was an- In his address, King Salman Saudi Civil Defense reported on nounced as Indian Prime Minister pointed out to a cabinet reshuffle Twitter. Narendra Modi began a trip to earlier in July saying that it was The injured were transferred Moscow aimed at strengthening undertaken to support the “path to private and general hospitals in defence ties. Earlier this week, In- to development.” He also said that the area. dian defence ministry sources said the development of the Saudi citi- In one of its latest tweet, the zen is the number one priority held the government had cleared the by the Saudi government. striving to maintain Syria as a uni- agency said the fire was brought purchase of five S-400 air defence under control and “an investiga- As to the country’s foreign fied nation inclusive of all sects, systems that are estimated to cost Under the offsets policy, global itary and Modi's government India. The company also plans to policies, the king said the country according to the Twitter account tion is underway to determine the about $4.5 billion in a bid to mod- defence contractors are required to wants a greater role for Indian state bid for contracts for local manu- causes.” It said that security and has conformed to its principles of the Saudi Shura Council. ernise the country's defences invest a percentage of the value of and defence firms. Reliance is forg- facture of helicopters, submarines and international covenants as “it The king also blamed the gov- emergency services supported by against airborne attacks. "The two any deal in India to help it build a ing close ties with Russia to jump- and ships. 21 civil defense teams had assisted defended Arab and Islamic caus- ernment of Syrian President Bashar sides identified the air defence mis- defence industrial base and reduce start its ambitions to develop a Earlier this month, Ambani's es.” He also said Saudi foreign pol- al-Assad for the rise of militant in putting out the fire. Director of sile systems... radars and automat- imports for a military that has defence business from scratch. It Reliance Infrastructure took sole the Civil Defense in Jazan, Major icy was aimed at “fighting terror- groups in the region, saying ter- ed control systems as areas of part- emerged as the world's biggest buy- said it had also discussed joint im- management control of Pipavav ism” worldwide and restoring sta- rorist organizations would not find Yahya al-Qahtani reportedly re- nership... as well as offset policies er of arms in recent years. India is plementation of modernisation, Defence and Offshore Engineering ceived information about the fire bility. fertile ground without the Syrian of the Indian Ministry of De- forecast to spend $250 billion over repair and overhaul of Almaz-An- Co which has built patrol vessels On the crisis in Syria, King government's policies, the council at 2:00am local time (2300GMT). fence," Reliance said in a statement. the next decade to upgrade its mil- tey systems already in service in for the Indian navy. Salman said his government was said. Libya ‘will hold off’ call UN’s Ban appoints new head of Mali mission U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- which has suffered the highest rate fighters have stepped up attacks moon on Wednesday named a new of losses of any active peacekeep- this year, hitting targets beyond special representative in Mali ing mission, according to a state- their traditional northern bases. for strikes against ISIS where the peacekeeping mission ment. He replaces Mongi Hamdi In November, militants at- has struggled to help implement a of Tunisia, who will complete his tacked a luxury hotel in the capital peace deal amid a surge in violence assignment next month. Militants Bamako and killed 19 people, in- by militants. Ban named Mahamat linked to al-Qaeda seized Mali’s cluding many foreigners. Saleh Annadif, the former foreign desert north in 2012. They were arlier this month, rockets hit a minister of Chad, to head the scattered by a French military in- U.N. base in Kidal, killing three 10,000-strong MINUSMA force, tervention the following year, but people. Syria ready to take part in Geneva peace talks Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help the country form a national unity government, Syr- ian Foreign Minister Walid al- Moualem said on Thursday. The U.N. Security Council last Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an interna- tional road map for a Syrian peace process, a rare show of unity among major powers on a conflict that has claimed more than a quar- ter of a million lives. The U.N. plans to convene peace talks in Libya’s U.N. ambassador said nity has pressed for Libya’s two resolution stresses that the national Geneva towards the end of Janu- Wednesday his country will hold rival governments to come together unity government is the “sole le- ary. Moualem, who spoke to re- off asking nations like the United to stabilize the country, which slid gitimate government of Libya” and porters in English, said he had told States and Britain to intervene with into chaos after the toppling of dic- asks countries to “cease support Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi airstrikes against the growing pres- tator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. to and official contact with” oth- that Syria was “ready to partici- ence of the ISIS group in the oil- Urgency has grown in recent ers who claim to be the legitimate pate in the Syrian-Syrian dialogue rich North African nation as a new months as the ISIS group has authority. in Geneva without any foreign in- national unity government tries to gained ground and moved toward U.N. envoy Martin Kobler told terference”. He said that “our del- establish itself. Ambassador the country’s oil fields and facili- reporters that the one thing egation will be ready as soon as Ibrahim Dabbashi told The Asso- ties. Libya’s various parties, and its we receive a list of the opposition ciated Press he would rather see a The new agreement calls for a na- neighbors, have been able to agree delegation”. U.N. arms embargo loosened so tional unity government to be on is the need to counter the ISIS “We hope that this dialogue blessing to a plan negotiated earli- agreement at the U.N., the major Syrian government and opposition Libya can defend itself against formed within 30 days, but chal- group. He said the national unity will be successful to help us in er in Vienna that calls for a cease- powers are bitterly divided on who figures before, though it remains a ISIS instead. lenges remain. The speakers of the government will have to organize having a national unity govern- fire, talks between the Syrian gov- may represent the opposition as peripheral diplomatic player in the He spoke shortly before the Secu- rival governments’ parliaments that fight, and “later on, the ques- ment,” Moualem said. “This gov- ernment and opposition and a well as on the future of Syrian Pres- crisis. rity Council unanimously endorsed have rejected the deal, and multiple tion arises of whether they’re go- ernment will compose a constitu- roughly two-year timeline to cre- ident Bashar al-Assad. While relying on the region for a U.N.-brokered deal to form a militias remain active in the coun- ing to do it alone.” tional committee to look for a new ate a unity government and hold Wang over the weekend invit- oil supplies, China tends to leave unity government that Libya’s ri- try. Security Council members Kobler said Libya’s future constitution with a new law of elec- elections. ed Syrian government and oppo- Middle Eastern diplomacy to the val factions signed last week. The urged Libyans to come together army will need weapons, but the tion so the parliamentary election But the obstacles to ending the sition figures to come to China as other permanent members of the council’s resolution also asks coun- behind the agreement, which the new government must be in place will be held within the period of war remain daunting, with no side Beijing looks to ways to help with U.N. Security Council, namely the tries to help Libya defeat the ISIS U.N. calls the best chance to pull to ask the Security Council for ex- 18 months, more or less.” in the conflict able to secure a clear the peace process. United States, Britain, France and group. The international commu- the country together. The council’s emptions to the arms embargo. Friday’s resolution gives U.N. military victory. Despite their China has played host to both Russia. Syrian crisis: Pakistan against any Somali Islamists publicly attempt to topple Bashar al-Assad execute two officials ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on eign Affairs Committee, which met Later, after initial ambiguity, ror allianceDirector General of In- Wednesday stated that it is against earlier at Parliament House in the Pakistan government con- ter Services Public Relations any attempt to topple the govern- Islamabad. Pakistan’s stance on firmed its participation in a Saudi- (ISPR) Lt Gen Asim Bajwa had ment of Syrian President Bashar finding a peaceful solution for the led military alliance for ‘fighting also stated earlier in November that al Assad. "Pakistan is also against Syrian crisis was also reiterated on terrorism’, but said the scope of Pakistan will not send its troops foreign military intervention in the occasion. its participation would be defined for any mission outside the region. Syria and fully supports the terri- Earlier, the adviser to prime after Riyadh shared the details of This is not the first time that torial integrity of the Syrian Arab minister on foreign affairs, Sartaj the coalition it was assembling. Saudi Arabia has named Pakistan Republic,” said Foreign Secretary Aziz, had told the Senate that the The Saudi government sur- as part of its military alliances Aizaz Chaudhry. exclusion of some Islamic countries prised many countries by announc- without Islamabad’s knowledge It is pertinent to mention that from the Saudi-led 34-nation anti- ing that it had forged a coalition and consent. The Saudis earlier since the start of the Syrian con- terror alliance will be discussed at for coordinating and supporting named Pakistan as part of the coa- flict, Pakistan had maintained a international level. military operations against terror- lition that carried out operations policy of strict neutrality. The Pakistan was named as part of ism in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt in Yemen and a Pakistani flag was statement from the foreign secre- the Saudi-led 34-nation anti-terror and Afghanistan. The headquarters displayed at the alliance’s media tary marks a significant shift in alliance meant to combat terrorism, of the new Saudi-led coalition centre. Pakistan later declined to Pakistan's policy on the ongoing without first getting its consent, would be based in Riyadh. join the Yemen war. Do you agree Syrian crisis. The foreign secretary and found itself in the crosshairs Take a look: Pakistan confirms or disagree with Pakistan's stance was speaking at the Senate For- of Middle Eastern politics. participation in Saudi-led anti-ter- on the Syrian conflict? Japan seeking information on journalist held hostage in Syria The Japanese government is seek- what was needed to save Yasuda. ing information after reports a Jap- Suga said the Japanese government Al Shabaab took over Bariirey about two months ago. It identified the men as the head of anese freelance journalist is being knew of the case but was not aware Mareerey, a small town that the militants seized this month, and a military officer, whom the held hostage in Syria and has been of any fresh developments. “Giv- group said it had captured at sea (File Photo: AP) threatened with execution, Chief en the nature of the matter, I would Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga like to refrain from commenting on Islamist militant group al Shabaab militants shoot the two men dead, He did not say what crimes said on Thursday. Paris-based Re- details,” he told a regular news con- publicly executed a Somali military residents said. “Al Shabaab called the two committed, but al Shabaab porters Without Borders (RSF) ference. “The safety of our citi- officer and the leader of a small us for a gathering. We thought they has banned many aspects of mod- said this week it had received in- zens is an important responsibili- town in the southern Somali re- wanted to preach (to) us. But we ern life and ordered executions, formation that an armed group ty of the government, so we are gion of Lower Shabelle, a spokes- saw two men whose hands and legs floggings and amputations for holding journalist Yasuda Jumpei making every effort and making full man for the group and local resi- were bound. They opened fire on crimes such as theft. hostage had started a countdown use of various information net- dents said on Thursday. them, shooting them to death,” resi- Police confirmed the killings. for an unspecified ransom to be works,” Suga said. The ISIS mili- The group, which seeks to dent Ahmed Aden told Reuters. An African Union peacekeep- paid and had threatened to execute tant group beheaded two Japanese overthrow the Western-backed Al Shabaab took over Bariirey ing force working with Somalia’s or sell him to another group if their nationals - a self-styled security government and impose its strict about two months ago. It identi- military has made significant gains demands were not met. consultant and a veteran war re- Shinzo Abe’s defense policy shift anese forces to help friendly coun- version of Islamic law, has re- fied the men as the head of against the group, but the militants RSF said in a statement on its porter - early this year. The grue- to allow the military to fight abroad tries, such as the United States, mained a potent threat in the Horn Mareerey, a small town that the still control swathes of Lower website that Yasuda was kid- some executions captured the at- for the first time since 1945 could under attack based on the Abe ad- of Africa country after it was militants seized this month, and a Shabelle, though it has been napped in July by an armed group tention of Japan but the govern- be used by militants as an excuse ministration’s reinterpretation of forced from the capital Mogadishu military officer, whom the group pushed out of strategic port towns. in an area controlled by the mili- ment said at the time it would not to attack Japan. the constitution. in 2011. said it had captured at sea. Somalia, which descended into tant al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s negotiate with the militants for Noda is hoping to become Ja- Such collective self-defense About 200 locals gathered on “We executed them according chaos after dictator Mohamed Siad Syria wing, shortly after entering their release. Seiko Noda, a senior pan’s first female prime minister was banned by previous govern- Wednesday in Bariirey town, to the Islamic sharia,” Sheikh Barre was ousted in 1991, is try- Syria earlier that month. It urged ruling party lawmaker, told Reu- after Abe’s term expires. Laws en- ments as a violation of the post- about 50 km south of the capital Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s ing to rebuild after two decades of the Japanese government to do ters this week that Prime Minister acted in September will allow Jap- war charter. Mogadishu, to watch as al Shabaab military spokesman said. conflict and chaos. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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