LIQUID FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
END PERIOD…..NET RESERVES WITH State Bank of Cwapistan :
19-Aug-16………18,186.8
26-Aug-16………18,128.8
02-Sep-16………18,065.3
09-Sep-16………17,853.7
16-Sep-16………17,657.2
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As per plan, the Chinese are getting their own water, i.e building a desalination plant near Gwadar. Plus Gwadar is more like a district with the town being one part. A 300 MW power plant, accommodation and hospital are also planned. All on Chinese Govt expense. No Paki money or payback. Huge tax incentives too.Peregrine wrote:GwadarCheersAs of right now, Gwadar is not even a city. As of right now, Gwadar has no drinking water, almost no electricity, little or no educational facilities and little or no health facilities. As of right now, Gwadar has none of the stuff that most cities do. As of right now, Gwadar has no right to be even called a ‘city’. As for the future, our ‘most prosperous mega city’ is being built on Chinese illusions more than anything else. Will the Chinese bring their own supply of drinking water?
Yes, ‘time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so’.
These guys don't want to stop terrorism. Just to buy time.pankajs wrote:Diversionary tactics whenever the heat is on. Offer to co-operate like with Mumbai and Pathankot and wait for the matter to cool down and go back to the usual programming ....
http://www.dawn.com/news/1284915
Exclusive: Responding to a dangerous time
Inam ul Haque, Riaz Hussain Khokhar and Riaz Mohammad Khan are former foreign secretaries and retired major general Mahmud Durrani is a former national security adviser.
Pakistan may buy used F-16 jets from Jordan
EpicRahul Roushan @rahulroushan
F-16 flying over Islamabad? Pakistan should check if it's their own fleet or if US is now hunting for Al Bagdadi there.
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has shut down 31 PhD and 26 MPhil programmes in a number of universities across the country for failing to meet the minimum quality criteria required by the higher education watchdog.
The chairperson said that HEC stopped further intake in 56 PhD and 10 MPhil programmes in various institutions for the same reason
Besides, according to the report, minor deficiencies were found in 21 MPhil programmes and some in 195 PhD programmes.
CheersThe PhD programmes were closed of Iqra National University Peshawar, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Bahauddin Zakaraiya University Multan, Beaconhouse National University Lahore, National Defence University Islamabad and others.
There must be credible intel input about an impending attack on Mumbai. Even NSG in Delhi has been put on stand by. So looks serious. Mumbai already has an NSG unit stationed there after 26/11. As far as whether Pakis can really do another 26/11 now, yes they can. May be Uri was just the first one in a series of attacks planned.Rudradev wrote:OK, what the hell is going on in Mumbai?
MARCOS, Police ATS, Coast Guard personnel are apparently out in force, securing 14 locations and launching a manhunt for suspected terrorists.
NSG is said to have been "deployed", per Times Now.
The whole thing devolves around a report from two school children (9th-10th standard boy and girl) who apparently saw a group of men (different DDM reports say 4, 5, or 6 men) opposite INS Abhimanyu in Uran, Navi Mumbai, at around 6:30 AM. They were wearing "pathan suits" according to some reports and "burqas" according to others, and carrying "weapons". Still other reports say the school children overheard them talking in a "foreign language" and referring to "school" and "ONGC".
What I'm wondering about is, are all these obvious inconsistencies coming from simple shoddy journalism by the DDM? Or are they coming from the fact that the schoolchildren made up a story and can't stick to the details (often happens when you make something up and have to answer questions repeatedly, as the cops know).
Given the huge scale of the response, it could be that the cops who interviewed the school kids found something that convinced them this was no made-up story. OR it could be that the GOMH simply doesn't want to take any chances at this time. OTOH, it could be that there's no big anti-terror operation in progress at all, but DDM is ramping up the hysteria for TRP purposes at this tense time (I really would not put it past them).
The broader question is: do the Pakis REALLY think it would be a good idea to launch a 26/11 type op at just this time?
It had few media clippings, photographs etc, nothing more .jash_p wrote:Did ganja gave dosas to noodle ?
I am having similar questions. Our esteemed RoyG and pankajs were discussing this on the previous page or two. I've also been following opinions espoused by Brahma Chellaney and Christine Fair on Twitter. Fair argues that we shouldn't pull out of IWT because (to paraphrase) it is an act of war (?!) and would hurt ordinary Pukis, thus tipping world opinion against us. Chellaney argues that there is no international law that prevents us from abrogating IWT. I' think I read Yashwant Sinha saying that pulling out would set a dangerous precedent that would then allow China to do similar things to us. Interesting that MEA is signaling that IWT could be on the table.MohdKav wrote:What happens if we stop water, and get off the Indus Water Treaty ? Internationally atleast ? What would be Pakistani response ? What would be the response of the Jaichands in our ranks?
The 300 bed hospital (mentioned elsewhere) interesting. Such a hospital can serve a population of 60 to 80,000 which would translate as a guestimate to about 20-30,000 expatriate families. Not trying to be sceptical but there are two possibilities. The Chinese often build ghost cities even in China with empty malls and facilities. A 300 bed hospital with no patients rapidly becomes a continuous drain on resources because at least 1000-1500 staff will be needed including maybe 80-100 doctors who will simply degenerate in their skills or get bored with no work unless they have a population come in with illnesses. Expensive equipment lying unused will still need maintenance and skilled staff will melt awaydeejay wrote:
As per plan, the Chinese are getting their own water, i.e building a desalination plant near Gwadar. Plus Gwadar is more like a district with the town being one part. A 300 MW power plant, accommodation and hospital are also planned. All on Chinese Govt expense. No Paki money or payback. Huge tax incentives too.
The problem with Yeshwant Sinha's logic is that our "goodness shown" towards Pakistan cannot guarantee that China will show us goodness, We have to work for our interests. If we stop Indus water we can still demand and dispute China's actionsmilano wrote: I' think I read Yashwant Sinha saying that pulling out would set a dangerous precedent that would then allow China to do similar things to us.
MohdKav wrote:What happens if we stop water, and get off the Indus Water Treaty ? Internationally atleast ? What would be Pakistani response ? What would be the response of the Jaichands in our ranks?
another attack, Indians will not wait for politics, they would just run across the borders themselves and beat up Porkis.RoyG wrote:I think it was just a warning. Hitting now is suicide for them.
That is what a normal nation would do. But Pakistan will cut off its own testicles to fornicate with India. China is fortunate to have such a partner as long as it can control Pakistan. In German there is an adjective, Dumm-Schlau that fits 140% in the case of Pakistan. India has the example of China and Brahmaputra, all that is needed is cojones, durchhaltevermögen and stop this giving out sweets at the border, for Allah's sake. Call them by their proper name: DUSMAN.partha wrote:India need not stop the water flow but just have to dispute the agreement enough for Pakis to come to negotiating table to have endless chai biskoot sessions to "resolve" water dispute instead of Kashmir.
Despite being a lower riparian state, Pakistan has been granted exclusive rights of three Kashmir rivers, Indus, Jhelum and Chinab, in lieu of India controlling three eastern rivers, Beas, Ravi and Sutlej, all flowing from Punjab.
These rivers irrigate Pakistan's food bowl in East Punjab and Sindh provinces. The treaty, which braved two full-fledged wars of 1965 and 1971 and a limited Kargil war of 1999, has come under cloud with External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup putting a question mark over its continuity. "There are differences over the treaty. For any such treaty to work, it is important that there must be mutual trust and cooperation. It can't be a one-sided affair," he said. Over the years, many analysts have been recommending review of this treaty in view of Pakistan's hostility towards India and more so because these three rivers are lifeline for southern Punjab regions, nursery of terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM).
"If Pakistan wishes to preserve the Indus treaty, despite its diminishing returns for India, it will have to strike a balance between its right to keep utilising the bulk of the river system's waters and a corresponding obligation (enshrined in international law) not to cause palpable harm to its co-riparian state by exporting terror," said noted analyst Brahma Chellaney. But another group of experts believe that International Tribunal will soon intervene to restore this treaty and also there is no way to lock or use water of these three rivers in Kashmir and they cannot be linked to any other river with mighty Pir Panchal mountains insulating them from rest of the country.
The Mohammadden Terrorist fomenting Islamic Republic of Pakistan's version of what took place in the meeting between Li and Shariff:Li Keqiang Meets with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan
2016/09/22
On the morning of September 21, 2016 local time, Premier Li Keqiang met at the hotel where he stayed in New York with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan.
Li Keqiang expressed that as all-weather strategic cooperative partners, China and Pakistan always firmly support each other and share an unbreakable friendship. China is willing to, together with Pakistan, maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen all-round practical cooperation, and continuously strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs, so as to inject new impetus into the constant development of bilateral relations.
Li Keqiang pointed out that at present, bilateral practical cooperation, with China-Pakistan economic corridor as the priority, has achieved positive progress. In the next stage, it is hoped that both sides can effectively implement the planning and construction of the corridor, speed up the construction of the Gwadar Port and its supporting facilities, encourage more enterprises to set up shop in the industrial park, and enhance cooperation in livelihood and public welfare programs in such areas as education, medical treatment, public health and drinking water, so as to make relevant outcomes benefit more regions and peoples of Pakistan. It is hoped that Pakistan can reinforce prevention on the security risk of the projects and continue to provide safety protection to the program construction and Chinese personnel in Pakistan.
Nawaz Sharif noted that Pakistan and China are solid friends and partners who firmly support each other. Bilateral relations now undergo rather smooth development, and cooperation in various fields has entered into a new stage. Cherishing the friendship between the two countries, Pakistan is devoted to advancing bilateral cooperation and glad to see positive progress from the construction of Pakistan-China economic corridor as well as the high efficiency of Chinese enterprises and their high-quality work in the construction of the project. Pakistan will actively advance the corridor construction and take measures to protect the safety of Chinese personnel engaged in the construction.
FM PRC
Chinese leader assures Nawaz Sharif of support on Kashmir
By Web DeskSeptember 21, 2016 …………………
Li Keqiang told Nawaz Sharif that China hoped that there will be a better understanding of Pakistan’s position on Kashmir by the international community. ……………………..
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thanked China for expressing concern regarding Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir.
The News
The vastly different and dismissively shorter UN “Official” Statement on the meeting:Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, raises Kashmir Issue
September 21, 2016
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon today in New York.
The Prime Minister handed over dossier of Indian state atrocities on the innocent Kashmiris to the UN Secretary General.
The Prime Minister showed to UN Secretary General the pictures of the innocent and defenceless people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir who have been victimized through brutal use of force and atrocities at the state level.
The UN Secretary General expressed his shock while seeing the pictures of the victims of pellet guns being used by Indian occupying forces.
The Prime Minister thanked UN Secretary General for his strong and supportive statements on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He apprised the UN Secretary General of the gross human rights violations being committed by India that have resulted in over 100 deaths and injured thousands, during the last seventy four days in the Indian occupied Kashmir. The indiscriminate use of pellet guns, which have blinded hundreds including women and children, is reflective of the inhuman and barbaric mindset of the Indian security forces.
The Prime Minister apprised Ban Ki Moon of the plight of the innocent Kashmiri people who have been victims of Indian brutalities that continue unabated. India also continues to resort to repressive measures such as curfews, incarceration of Kashmiri leaders and denial of medical treatment to the injured, especially those blinded and poisoned by pellet gunfire.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has addressed letters to the leadership of P-5 member states as well as the UN Secretary General to draw attention of the international community to the Kashmir situation and to call upon India to immediately end violence in the Valley. The Prime Minister also reiterated the imperative of an independent inquiry into the extra judicial killings and a UN fact finding mission to investigate the situation in occupied Kashmir.
A dossier was handed over to the UN Secretary General on human rights violations committed by India in Kashmir. The Prime Minister emphasized that India must be urged to abide by UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir.
The UN Secretary General praised Pakistan for its prominent and active role in the United Nations and its contribution for peace and security in the world.
Clicky
21 September 2016
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The Secretary-General stressed the need for Pakistan and India to address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue in the interest of both countries and the region as a whole.
The Secretary-General expressed appreciation to Pakistan for its hosting of one of the largest groups of refugees for decades.
Clicky