Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:258 Price: Afs.15 THURSDAY. APRIL 23 . 2015 -Sawr 03, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Team appointed to Karzai invited to attend Change in Pak-China probe Daesh symposium in Germany corridor route angers funding AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid allegations Karzai who is visiting Germany Pashtuns, Balochs has been invited to attend a sym- Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi posium as a chief guest in 2016. AT News Report Karzai during his trip visited KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani Bochum and Iserlohn cities of Ger- has appointed a delegation to many and signed golden books probe allegations that the Nation- there. al Security Council (NSC) has dis- According to a press state- tributed $200,000 among families ment issued by his office on of Daesh fighters. Wednesday, Karzai attended a cer- Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga emony organized by Business and (WJ) Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Information Technology School Wednesday said that President (BiTS) in Iserlohn city, Germany. Ghani has appointed a special The ceremony was held to pro- team to probe the allegation posed vide information about a sympo- by the Paktika governor that the sium which will be held by the NSC has supported families of the school in 2016. Thanking Germany for supporting Afghanistan during past 13 years, Daesh fighters financially in the Karzai accepted the invitation the ex-president called on German investors to invest in Afghanistan. province. to participate in the symposium Former National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta accompa- He said that the president had as a chief guest. nies Karzai in the trip. asked him to include some MPs in the delegation. The speaker of WJ informed Comment: 57 Afghan refugees the plenary that when the lawmak- apprehended in ers expressed their concerns over increasing insecurity across the TTP boasts of Khyber country and financial support to KABUL: Infuriated by change in passes through Quetta, Zhob and If changes were made it will cost Daesh the president assured him Pakhtunkhwa Gawadar-Kashgar corridor map, Dera Ismail Khan. He added that heavy, Lala added. to investigate the case. AT Monitoring Desk Pashtun nationalist leaders said the route was supposed to bring Nabi Bangash, another mem- He said that growing insecuri- test-firing missile that Punjab and China has signed prosperity in terms of infrastruc- ber of ANP, said that the route ty and financial support to Daesh By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: At least 57 Afghan na- some agreements that deprive Past- ture development to the tribal belt, should benefit marginalized areas would be on top of the agenda next tionals have been arrested by po- huns and Balochs of their rights. but now Punjab is trying to back of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tribal week. As soon as China announced an TTP has the capability to develop Chinese President Xi Jinping down from its decision and make belt and Baluchistan. However, investment worth $46 billion in modern lethal weapons, Khuras- lice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Member of the Defense Com- the state-run Radio Pakistan re- during his recent visit to Islama- changes to the original plan. Punjab and Sindh are concerned mittee (DC) of the WJ, Shukria Pakistan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban sani said. We are training our fight- bad announced projects worth $28 Afrasiyab Khattak, a senior over their own interests. Unfortu- Pakistan (TTP) claimed to have ers to get maximum results from ported on Wednesday. Barekzai, said that every day Af- According to the report, the billion in Pakistan. The projects leader of the ANP, said the federal nately the current government is ghans are killed by different successfully test fired its first in- the use of technology, including are part of $46 billion investment government wants the road to pass Punjab dominated and only Pun- digenously developed missile name suicide vests, suicide vehicles, hand Afghan nationals were held during groups while the government has search operation for not holding in infrastructure and energy through Islamabad and Lahore and jab will benefit from the project, not sent security strategy to the as Omar-1 . To substantiate grenades, anti-jammer devices and schemes known as the China-Pa- it is in the quest to leave Khyber he added. their claim the TTP group which so on, the statement added. legal documents. parliament. Chief minister of Khyber Pa- kistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan out Qaumi Watan Party leader, She expressed her concerns is currently at war with Pakistani Since Pakistan s military failed It is said that Pakistan is now of the project. Salim Khan, said that Pashtuns are troops in the volatile tribal regions to have arrested or killed any high khtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak visit- over insecurity and asked the pres- ed Kabul last week where he called trying to make changes to the orig- Rauf Lala, another leader of the disappointed and thinking that as ident to send political guideline and bordering Afghanistan, has issued profile militant leaders, and as well inal map of CPEC and instead want party, told Radio Mashaal that Chinese president is not visiting a statement and posted a video in- as its so-called operations against on President Ashraf Ghani and dis- government s development pro- cussed different issues including the route to connect Gawadar with changes to the original plan of the Pakistan but Punjab only and the grams to the WJ. dicating the launch of the missile. insurgents, it s not a shocking Kashgar through Punjab province route has also infuriated the chair- decisions taken are against Balochs In the video, different parts of the news at all. Though Pakistani se- Afghan refugees problem. It is worth to mention that Khattak told newsmen during of the country instead of Khyber man of Pakhunkhwa Milli Awami and Pashtuns. newly appointed governor of Pa- missile were assembled before its curity officials claimed that around Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan. Party (PkMAP), Mahmoud Khan He said that it was not the time ktika, Karim Matin, accused the launch. 2000 insurgents were killed, most Asfandyar Wali Khan, the Achakzai. Achakzai has warned to remain silent but Balochs and National Security Council of send- It can easily be assembled and of regions retaken from militants, chairman of Awami National Par- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pashtuns should forge unity to ing $200,000 to Daesh fighters dismantled in accordance to the but amid these claims, how the ty (ANP) said, The original route making changes to original route. protect their interests. families in the province. situation, said Muhammad TTP got space to make such mis- He said that though he in- Khurassani, the TTP spokesman. sile at a time when military opera- Regional formed the NSC about the funds, He also said that by launching this tions were going on. Suppose they UN says civilians protection but received no response. special-designed missile they did, could they clear the source intelligence The Meshrano Jirga or senate could target their enemy effective- from where they purchased its EFFORTS MUST IMPROVE has also decided to summon the ly. With the grace of God, you ll needed materials to make this mis- NSC officials and Paktika gover- soon see our enemies on the run, sile. Whose hand is behind this? AT Monitoring Desk behind nor to dig for more information in he said. Iran, Pakistan or there is a third this regard. The engineering unit of the See P2 KABUL: The United Nations As- tempted suicide bombing. On Fri- Nangrahar sistant Secretary-General for Hu- day, I met with civilian victims and CASA 1000: his trip in Kabul that Pakistani man Rights Ivan Simonovic on their doctors at the emergency hos- massacre: Taliban announce launch police have been ordered not to Wednesday said that more efforts pital in Kabul. And then on Satur- Core project harass Afghan refugees who have should be made to protect civil- day I was in Jalalabad at the time Daesh OF SPRING OFFENSIVE special refugee card. ians in Afghanistan as militants are of a ferocious suicide attack by pacts to be inked He said that specific mobile trying to intensify their subversive anti-government elements on a KABUL: A member of Daesh activates here. crowded marketplace, killing at group strongly condemned Nan- KABUL: Afghan Taliban an- eration and those who involved in phone numbers have been pub- in Turkey today lished in media for Afghan refu- Simonovic spent the past least 35 people, the UN envoy grahar massacre on Wednesday and nounced launching of spring offen- civilian casualties would be pun- week in Kabul, Nangarhar and said. It is unacceptable that Af- blamed regional intelligence for the sive codenamed Azm (Determi- ished as per Islamic law. gees to use them in case if they ISLAMABAD: Core project face harassment at the hands of Kapisa provinces. ghans should face such violence on devastating bombing. nation) amid Afghan government However, he asked civilians to agreements of the long-awaited Speaking at the end of a sev- a daily basis. There can be no doubt Talking to Pajhwok Afghan assurances that the country s se- keep themselves at distance from security officials in Khyber Pakh- Central Asia South Asia 1000 tunkhwa. en-day visit to Afghanistan, Simo- that the use of tactics of this kind News from undisclosed location, curity forces were strong enough government officials and offices (CASA 1000) will be signed on Life became miserable and dif- novic said: Afghanistan finds it- Maulvi Abdul Rahim Muslim to meet all challenges effectively. since these would be the main tar- April 23-24, 2015 in Turkey, offi- ficult for Afghan refugees in Paki- self in a paradoxical situation.