Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:268 Price: Afs.15 MONDAY. MAY 04 . 2015 -Sawr 14, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Ezedyar stresses on end to culture Will not compromise of impunity in national interests in fight against AT News Report corruption peace talks: Abdullah KABUL: Afghan journalists AT News Report AT Monitoring Desk awarded champion of freedom of speech title to the ex-President KABUL: The Deputy Speaker of KABUL: The Chief Executive promising with the lives of Af- Hamid Karzai in order to honor Meshrano Jirga, Muahmmad Alem Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, ghans while sitting in for peace his whole-hearted support for Ezedyar, urged the concerned or- during his trip to Kandahar on Sun- talks in Qatar, UAE and other media freedom during his tenure. ganizations to end the culture of day said that the past decade s countries, he said. Addressing a seminar orga- impunity in fight against corrup- achievements will not be compro- It comes as the Senate speak- nized by Journalists Council of tion. mised for peace talks. er, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, said Sat- Afghanistan in connection with the Head of the Supreme Audit Abdullah introduced Huma- urday the he is not optimistic World Press Freedom Day, Hamid government, but it belongs to Af- racy, some people raised questions ex-president said. Karzai added Office, Muhammad Sharif Sharifi yun Azizi as the new governor of about the peace process brought Karzai said on Sunday that free- ghans. We regard press freedom as that whether the people of Afghan- that media should protect national received the title of honorary pro- dom of expression is one of the a great value of our society, he istan will accept it? Or understand interests and work to foster na- fessor from Nanjing University of greatest achievements of Afghani- added. Karzai pledged that he will its values? However, Afghans tional unity. He called on the Tal- China here on Sunday. Talking to stan over the past 13 years. spare no efforts to protect free- proved that they not only respect iban to renounce violence and use the ceremony, Ezedyar said that The freedom of expression is dom of expression. When we first their own freedom, but also re- their energies in reconstruction of unless the culture of impunity is neither my achievement nor of the talked about establishing democ- spect freedom of expression, the the country. ended, the fight against rampant corruption will not yield in any positive result. He called on the incumbent Pakistan backs Afghan dialogue in Qatar government deliver on its promis- es in fight against corruption. The KABUL: Pakistan on Sunday ex- ghanistan. strued as peace or negotiation conference was a positive step to- government of national unity, par- tended complete support and co- Qatar on Saturday confirmed talks . wards reviving the peace process ticularly President Ashraf Ghani operation to peace and reconcilia- it was hosting two days of rec- Insiders privy to the discus- in Afghanistan despite the event and the Chief Executive Officer tion process between Afghan gov- onciliation talks between the Af- sions in Qatar, requesting anonym- being unofficial. (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, should ernment and Taliban in Qatar. ghan government and Taliban in- ity, told Pajhwok Afghan News Haqyar told Pajhwok Afghan have a strong will to counter cor- Foreign Secretary Aizaz surgents. besides Afghan officials and Tali- News the dialogue gives an op- ruption he said. Ezyedyar added Chaudhry told a press conference The dialogue will be through ban representatives, the partici- portunity for both the government the only way to curtail corruption in Islamabad that Pakistan would open discussions about the Afghan pants included United Nations, and the Taliban to speak out their is to put end to the culture of im- be ready for every support need- reconciliation between all parties Qatari, Turkish officials. positions on the need and demand punity. The European Union Spe- ed and said Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan, the gulf country s Another source said the Tali- for peace and stability in Afghani- cial Envoy recently termed corrup- in Afghanistan and supports rec- official news agency, QNA, said ban were asked to present their stan . tion as Afghanistan s gravest chal- onciliation process between Tali- citing the foreign ministry official opinions in written form and not The conference, he said, had southern Kandahar province. Azizi to us by Pakistan. He insisted that ban and Afghan government. Yousif al-Sada. given a chance to speak. US and other Western countries was the minister of parliamentary he is personally not convinced He further said that peace in The Taliban identified eight The dialogue has been organ- support since the US had provid- affairs during former President with the reconciliation process Afghanistan was imperative for people who would take part in the ised in Doha by the Pugwash Coun- ed financial support to the Pug- Hamid Karzai s tenure. wash Council which had organised which comes through Pakistan and peace in the region and that Paki- talks. However, they said the dis- cil, which brings together scholars Abdullah stressed that national the main motive behind such ef- stan desired better ties with Af- cussions should not be miscon- such conferences in France and and public figures to work against interests will not be compromised forts are not ascertained. armed conflicts and seek solutions Turkey in the past. for peace. Haqyar said the most impor- The remarks come as a delega- to global security threats. On the same occasion, the tion of the High Peace Council Former president Hamid tant point was that that the Tali- Farkhunda s case trial: ban had openly announced, for the Kandahar police chief, Gen. Ab- (HPC) is expected to meet with Karzai, Chief Executive Officer dul Raziq, called on the govern- Abdullah Abdullah and a number first time, their participation in the representatives of the Taliban mil- Arabic-speaking man held dialogue process and had named ment not to compromise lives of itants in Qatar. of political parties leaders and the participants on their behalf. Afghans and political figures un- lawmakers had been invited to the der the pretext of the reconcilia- The HPC officials said the oth- AT Monitoring Desk Dr. Faiz Ahmed Zaland, an- er day that the Afghan delegation conference. Qazi Hakim would other political expert, said the Qa- tion process with anti-state rebel represent the Gulbadin Hekmat- groups. consists of 20 members who will KABUL: The primary court on police chief presented the Arabic- tar conference was in the interest attend the meeting and will have yar-led Hezb-i-Islami of Afghani- of both the government and the I have obtained documents Sunday ordered the arrest of an speaking man who was arrested stan (HIA), the second largest mil- open discussions with Taliban rep- Arabic-speaking man in the sec- and later released. The man identi- Taliban, but added the govern- and videos as evidence which re- itant group after the Taliban. The ment s weak stance had strength- veal that the government is com- resentatives. ond session of Farkhunda s case fied himself as Wahab. He said his HIA has also a political wing led trial, the 27-year-old girl who was deceased parents were from Zabul ened Taliban s position. by former economy minister Ab- He said the US and its allies lenge, and said the level of bribery, Unknown gunmen kill Logar official lynched by a mob in Kabul around province but he rose in Saudi Ara- dul Hadi Arghandiwal. obstruction and nepotism is ram- two months back. bia. The documents he was carry- had realised that the Taliban could Others invitees include Qut- pant. President Ghani s special PUL-I-ALAM: Unknown gunmen Shaima Zargar said Shah had The man was arrested at the ing were incomplete and seemed not be defeated militarily so they buddin Hilal, Syed Ishaq Gilani, representative on reforms and good shot dead a senior woman s affairs been working with the department day Farkhunda was being lynched suspicious to the judge. At the end started efforts for peace talks. Haji Roohullah, Farooq Azam, governance, Ahmad Zia Masoud, department official in central Log- since a decade. of the session Judge ordered the He said Al Qaeda had been re- Yunas Qanuni, Faizullah Zaki, said the government has a strong ar province on Sunday, an official Mohammad Rahim Amin, the arrest of the Arabic-speaking man placed by Daesh in the region, Karim Khalili, Qazi Amin Waqad, resolve to fight against corruption. said. Nazrab Shah, finance section Baraki Barak administrative head, and an investigation to find out full making the Taliban to agree for Masoom Stanikzai and several He said that the government of head at the Women s Affairs De- said police had opened their inves- information about him. peace negotiations, Zaland said. others. national unity is committed to sup- partment, came under attack in tigation into the incident. The second day of hearings He said the presence of Daesh Mohammad Hassan Haqyar, port anti-corruption organizations Qala-i-Saidan locality of Baraki Ezatullah, a local resident, said ended and was postponed to or Islamic State group could prove a political analyst, said the Doha to curtail the infamous phenome- Barak district, the department head Nazrab Shah was an elderly man Monday. dangerous for both Afghan forces and Taliban militants. (Pajhwok) non. told Pajhwok Afghan News. and it wasn t clear who killed him. but he was later released. Contracts for major All 49 suspects, including 19 police officers, were present in the projects approved court as were senior police offi- cials who were summoned to ap- KABUL: The procurement com- ul with eastern Nangarhar prov- pear before Mojaddedi, the attor- mittee has approved contracts for ince.