+ ( :' %+ /&6 &6 6 $#($%45& ,','1 /, 0 !! *, -*!. + = 3> 10?$% 0309 %3(5 ' #$('- %$435 48"( 93+04 93890($0- +0(135- -$5'0($ ' -0(35 -05+8- 30(%570-3 05% 30' 3$ %5% %$40-$ +0-044$4 7?' 5( 0= 5(%50O ' @80% %$3-0%8( 3>%$-090% ?510>0%0 4 /0%12 $$3 ; <0 $ 0 "67 879:9%;! %&< R on the one hand and between ($ %$435 5 7 (/ escalation of violence, social, the Pakistanis and Pathans +/ O + 50 ethnic and confessional con- within its jurisdiction to make ith uncertainty prevailing / ' 9 tradictions in the country, were Khan unpopular, Dr Mate Win Afghanistan, India on 0 5 / % emphasised, it added. added. Wednesday said it is wary of + 5 The two NSAs also delib- The presence of the Pakistan’s role due to its close +/ O ' erated on threats from drugs Haqqani Network fighters in links with the Taliban and - 80 ( % networks operating from the Presidential Palace will asserted that Afghan soil must Afghan territory, the role of " "! ($ %$435 keep close tabs on the workings not be used to foment terror- 5 +/ regional countries and details of the interim Government ism. Conveying this concern to / 0 of Indo-Russia cooperation to s part of its long-term and take measures in line with Russia and the USA, New 3 0 / meet the current and future Astrategic game plan, Pakistani interests. The ISI bid Delhi also sought an assurance ' challenges, sources said. Pakistan’s Inter-Services also suggests it does not rely on about safety and security of / 2 55 4 /22 On Tuesday, the Ministry Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz the Afghan cohorts. The ISI is minorities, including Sikhs and (0 0! ' 1 22 of External Affairs said Hameed’s visit to Kabul earli- already planting the terror Hindus there. % - # Patrushev was visiting India at er this week was to ensure commanders of its terror affil- These points were main the invitation of Doval. After implementation of a list of its iates as Governors of the takeaways of the separate high- the Modi-Putin conversation, demands, including reduction provinces. Pro-ISI Haqqani level meetings between intensifying joint work by “spe- Russia said the two leaders of the number of Afghans in Network’s chief Sirajuddin National Security Adviser cial services and military bod- expressed the intention to the Presidential Palace in Kabul Haqqani’s placement as Interior (NSA) Ajit Doval with his ies”. They also decided to hold enhanced cooperation to and to ensure the significant Minister in the interim Russian counterpart General further interactions on the counter the spread of “terror- presence of the mercenaries of Counter-Terrorism expert Government in Kabul will Nikolay Patrushev and Central anti-terrorist tracking, com- ist ideology” and the drug the Haqqani Network to mon- Dr Rituraj Mate said, “The ensure postings of Pakistanis as Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief bating illegal migration, and threat emanating from itor the activities of the Taliban regime needs legiti- Governors and key appoint- William Burns. drug trafficking. Afghanistan and agreed to Taliban leaders. macy from its own citizens but ments in the police and future While the India-Russia “As a follow-up to the tele- form a permanent bilateral Hameed, according to apparently it is working at ISI’s army with ISI’s favourites, the talks were held on Wednesday, phone conversation between channel for consultations on sources tracking the develop- behest to win over the hearts sources said. the interaction between Doval Russian President Vladimir the issue. ments there, also discussed and minds of its people. It is not “Hameed also pushed with and Burns took place on Putin and Indian Prime On Monday, Russian with the Taliban leadership going to work in Afghanistan the Taliban leadership to raise Tuesday. Minister Narendra Modi on ambassador to New Delhi ways to fill important positions as Pakistan has itself failed in a professional army and include As regards the talks August 24, an exchange of Nikolay Kudashev said that at the top in the future restive Balochistan and Khyber former members of the Afghan between Doval and Patrushev, views took place on the mili- there is “ample scope” for coop- Government and army there Pakhtunkhwa regions.” National Defence Force, many sources said India underlined tary, political and socio-eco- eration between India and with ISI-Pakistan Army Hameed’s meddling in of whom were planted by ISI- Pakistan’s ties with the Taliban nomic situation in Russia on Afghanistan and “stooges” and mercenaries of its Afghan affairs could also be Pakistan Army, leading to the and other international terror- Afghanistan,” the Russian read- both sides have been in regu- jehadi terror conglomerates indicative of the dissensions quick control of the provinces ist organisations. out said. lar touch with each other on the besides resolution of the dis- within the Pakistani politico- by Taliban. The Taliban leaders India wanted Pakistan to It said the two sides agreed latest developments in the war- pute over the Durand Line in military-ISI combine. Pakistan led by Abdul Ghani Baradar ensure that Afghanistan soil is to coordinate on the Afghan torn country. favour of Islamabad. PM Imran Khan is himself a opposed the raising of the pro- not used for stoking terrorism issue in multilateral formats. He also said that Russia is In addition, the ISI chief Pathan and his party is ruling fessional army as Taliban is while highlighting close ties They also touched upon " " $ & as concerned as India that the also ensured the swift launch of in Pakhtun areas like Khyber essentially an insurgent outfit between the ISI and the humanitarian and migration & '( ) * Afghan soil should not be a the violent attacks on Panjshir Pakhtunkhwa region, making relying on guerilla tactics to Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e- problems in this country, as source of spreading terrorism Valley with aerial and ground him a popular face among the maintain supremacy,” Counter- Mohammad, they said. well as prospects for the ment process on the basis of an ing parameters of the future to other countries and there is support from the Pakistan Air Afghan origin people. The ISI Terrorism expert of Afghan A Russian read-out of the Russian-Indian joint efforts intra-Afghan dialogue, the State structure of Afghanistan a “danger” of terror being Force and the Pakistan Army to could be seeking to fuel conflict origin Ajmal Sohail told The delegation-level talks said the aimed at creating conditions for statement said. by the Afghans themselves, as spread to the Russian territory quell the resistance from the between the Pakhtuns from Pioneer. two countries paid attention to launching a peaceful settle- The importance of defin- well as the need to prevent the as well as Kashmir. National Resistance Front. either side of the Durand Line Continued on Page 11 ! " P P !"" # #$ !$% &"! absent at the meeting hosted by 30(%570-3 lathi-charge on farmers on Pakistan’s Foreign Minister August 28 in Karnal, the 1-30'678030'5 # Shah Mahmood Qureshi. he talks between the farm- Assembly constituency repre- Wang said China will pro- Ters’ unions and the sented by Chief Minister ! " # t least one person died and 9$515(7 vide Afghanistan with 200 mil- Haryana Government Manohar Lal Khattar. $%& A33 others went missing lion yuan ($31 million) worth remained inconclusive for the After their talks failed on after a boat carrying over 120 hina on Wednesday of grains, winter supplies, vac- second consecutive day on Tuesday, the Karnal District passengers collided with a ferry Cannounced USD 31 million cines and medicines as per the Wednesday in Karnal with Administration on Wednesday steamer and sank in the as aid to Afghanistan, its first needs of its people, state-run farmers announcing to con- again invited Samyukt Kisan ' ( # Brahmaputra river near Nimati after the Taliban seized power Xinhua news agency reported. tinue their protest outside the Morcha leaders in a bid to end )(#* Ghat in Jorhat district of Assam in Kabul, as it backed the Wang said China has mini-secretariat there. the stand-off. However, anoth- on Wednesday, officials said. Afghan militant group’s inter- decided to donate 3 million The sit-in outside the er round of talks which lasted ' + O $ Three officials of the im Government, saying it is a vaccine doses to the Afghan Karnal mini-secretariat, fol- for three hours failed to resolve -! Inland Water Transport (IWT) “necessary step” to restore people in the first batch. lowing a mahapanchayat in the deadlock. # & # Department have been placed order and “end anarchy”. Continued on Page 11 the same city, had begun on Bharatiya Kisan Union (# under suspension for alleged Taking part in the first Tuesday evening over the Rakesh Tikait told the media & negligence of duty, while senior meeting of Foreign Ministers of demands of registration of a persons after the meeting that ministers admitted that there the neighbouring countries on #$#%&''()$* case against IAS officer Ayush the talks completely failed ! were lapses and the “guilty” will Afghanistan, Foreign Minister (+P$!#+P$ Sinha, compensation for a because of the Government’s be punished. Wang Yi said China will pro- farmer