DADU: Police picked up on Wednesday a clerk working for the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) for interrogation over the mysterious death of Naila Rind, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her room in Marvi hostel 11 days ago.A team of Jamshoro police led by inspector Agha Tahir, SHO of Jamshoro town police station, raided a residential colony near MUET and arrested Agha Babar Pathan who was said to be a close friend of Anis Khaskheli.
So, IT ( not International Terrorism !)and globalization is transforming Pakistan's Islamic society in ways one would have never thought before !Police took into custody Pathan’s laptop and mobile phone and found pictures of late Naila in addition to many video clips and pictures of the university’s female students saved on the gadgets’ data storage.
ISLAMABAD – Former president Asif Ali Zardari will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump later this month, close aides said.
Trump, who won the US election against Democrat Hillary Clinton in November, will take oath on January 20th in Washington. This will mark an end to eight-year Democrat rule. Mike Pence will take charge as the vice president.
.According to The Nation, a senior PPP leader told the scribe, that Zardari had been invited to Trumps inauguration and he would fly to the US to attend it. ( Is it possible that with his vast ill gotten wealth, Dus - Percenti has had some business dealings with the Donald !) Bilawal has also been invited but he may not go due to party engagement. Zardari will not be in the US for long, he said.The PPP leader, a confidante of the party co-chairman, said that Zardari would also undergo a routine medical check-up in the US. ( Is he still suffering from "depression" as some reports had suggested ?)The government has still not confirmed whether Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend Trumps oath-taking but the premier is likely to visit the US soon for a bilateral meeting with the new president-elect. ( Will Ganja do an = = with his corrupt political rival and invite himself to DC)
Mushy should do a reverse "Kennedy". "My phellow pakistaniyon, ask not bhat the foolj can do for bakistan, ask what bakistan can do for the foolj. That ij: provide fool proof security."sudhan wrote:If the security is 'fool proof', how will Mush, the grand chief of all fools make it through, hain?
Shahi Syed, Senator Awami National Party (ANP), has suggested death penalty for the Pakistani politicians who consume alcohol.
Does djinnah count?About consumption of Charas, Shahi Syed said, “it is a drug of saints.”
Hafiz Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind, has on Pakistani soil recounted how terrorists carried out an attack on a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp at Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Saeed has been caught on tape boasting that four militants from Pakistan had perpetrated the terror attack and "cleaned 10 [Army camps]."
Saeed is heard saying at the gathering: "Four young men, day before yesterday in the evening, entered the camp at Akhnoor, Jammu. I am talking about something recent, it's not an old event, it happened two days ago. They entered the army camp, the young men say they cleaned up 10 camps of Indian troops and all four of them returned safe and secure, they were not harmed."Saeed termed the attack — in which three civilian labourers were killed — a "surgical strike."
He added: "[Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi also talked about a surgical strike, I had replied to Modi. [Pakistani Prime Minister] Nawaz Sharif doesn't reply to Modi, I reply to Modi, by the grace of God. And he only accepts my reply, not the reply of anyone else." Saeed is a "willing tool" of the Paki Deep State , but he should be careful of RAA agents in his inner circle , if he wants to avoid these kind of leaks in the future
In a shocking turn of events which are likely to make Pakistan a global laughing stock, the FIA has arrested a ‘fake’ minister who had been duping everyone including government departments and even the PM house, for over six years. Ganja and his cronies should leave no stone unturned to ensure that this is Fake News
A person named Salamat Ali Chauhan, pretended to be a federal minister of Financial and Consumer Affairs for the last six years. He has been impersonating as a federal official even before this government took over and was never caught when the government changed and new ministers took oath. Was he also attending Cabinet Meetings and was privy to Deep State Secrets- Enquiring minds like to know
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) finally caught up with this fake federal minister and arrested him on Saturday.Salamat Chauhan has been obtaining favors from the government authorities and the public. He has been looting the public by taking bribes to comply with their requests. He has had political influence over the authorities for so long and these government departments never bothered to verify the identity of the minister.He had his own official number, granted by PTCL, and an office in Lahore with staff. He had submitted a request to get official cars and security. Social media ( like this report !) is getting a "free ride" ; it is high time ( if the media buzz is to be believed ) that the real Paki Govt i.e. Deep State should clamp down on such "unfounded fake news"
Did Ganja oblige ?He boasted that he could get loans for people, and in turn, made millions.The fake minister wrote letters to relevant authorities asking for an office, staff and security. He even wrote letters to the Prime Minister House and the ministry of finance asking for cooperation which were actually received by these offices without any verification. However, the government has declined replying to or accepting any of his requests.In a brazen attempt which defies understanding, he asked the PM for a meeting to discuss unemployment in Pakistan.
Furthermore, FIA has informed the media that Chauhan had written to the Lahore District Coordination Officer (DCO) for personal security. The request was accepted and forwarded to the DIG Police.According to the FIA, these are only few of the instances as Chauhan has written letters to different government departments in all provinces and none made the effort to verify the letters and hence reveal his ruse. So, there is lot of scope for a Nawaz Sharif lookalike ( or a Ganja "double" ) to make millions in Pakiland !
If true, only in Pakistan !Mr. Chauhan has been shifted to an undisclosed location for further investigation according to FIA officials.
It is quite incredible how a person posed as a fake government official, let alone a federal minister, for such a long time. The most embarrassing thing is that he wasn’t lying low. He was interacting with officials, ministries and kept an office while no one caught him. Our government departments have been truly exposed by this incident.
Lie #1: Pakistan does not allow its territory to be used for attacks in any other country
Lie #2: Pakistan has lost thousands of its citizens
Lie #3: Pakistan has suffered economic losses of over $100 billion due to terrorism
Lie #4: Pakistan’s contribution in the fight against terrorism and sacrifices have been acknowledged at an international level
About the first lie, pakis are "technically" correct. Fata, KP, GB, PoK, etc are not part of it's territory. There is no writ of paki law in those areas. Its like the lie that pakis keep repeating - there is no cross-border terrorism in cashmere. They are "technically" correct there as well. LOC is not a border.Lie #5: Pakistan remains committed to peace efforts in Afghanistan
Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden has singled out Pakistan along with Russia and North Korea and others for making "counterproductive" moves that only heightened the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in a regional conflict."Not just North Korea, but Russia, Pakistan, and others have made counterproductive moves that only increase the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in a regional conflict in Europe, South Asia, or East Asia," Biden said in his remarks on nuclear security.Working with the Congress, the next administration will have to navigate these dangers and continue leading the global consensus to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in our world, Biden said a week before the end of eight years of the Obama administration."We know that terrorists have both the capacity and the goal of transforming nuclear materials into weapons to sow havoc. And we know that no nation acting alone can defeat this threat," he said.
Referring to the series of steps taken by the Obama administration in last eight years, Biden said these efforts have reduced the supply of nuclear weapons-usable material."And we've not only stepped up the physical protection of facilities where nuclear materials are stored we've greatly improved our ability to detect and seize unregulated nuclear and radiological materials being smuggled in secret," he said..
MisraJi, official definition of "reverse kennedy" is to goat a marylin "atimbum" monroe while shooting dead Lee "LaalTopy" Harvey Goatwald.anupmisra wrote:
Mushy should do a reverse "Kennedy". "My phellow pakistaniyon, ask not bhat the foolj can do for bakistan, ask what bakistan can do for the foolj. That ij: provide fool proof security."
CheersCall this the revenge of the PML-N. So soon after his stepping down they have managed to make controversial their erstwhile nemesis, Gen Raheel Sharif. Look at the defence minister’s forked tongue: first insinuating that the general’s acceptance of the phantom command – of an alliance that exists only in the imagination of its Saudi authors – was almost a done deal, and now backtracking by saying that the government knows nothing about it.
Too clever-by-half, but the damage to the general – which it would not be too far-fetched to assume was the intended purpose – has been done. Who’s to tell retired generalissimo’s what is appropriate, what looks good and what is self-defeating? Why didn’t he come up with a denial, or an explanation, once Khawaja Asif came out with his clever statement? Would it have lowered his dignity? With the general discomfited I can picture the PML-N’s smart guys rubbing their hands in glee.
A word of caution, though: no Gen Raheel Sharif, no Field Marshal Montgomery, can help resolve the many quandaries our Saudi friends have got themselves into. They are stuck in Yemen and there is no easy way out of that quagmire. Their entire stance in Syria has turned out to be wrong. They wanted Assad’s downfall and far from that happening he is emerging as the winner from Syria’s prolonged agony. The Saudis have no Syrian arrow left in their quiver. And in that other war in Iraq they are merely angry bystanders with no meaningful role to play.
Their so-called Islamic Defence Alliance against Terrorism is a futile attempt to claw back some relevance. Sadly, however, no conquering general can infuse meaning into a concept which inherently lacks meaning. So why is Gen Raheel even thinking of taking up this assignment? And if it is remuneration he’s after the less said about that the better.
One thing this incident makes amply clear: if there was a role for the general in domestic politics that door is now effectively shut. The chances are slim that people disillusioned with other possibilities would be streaming towards his door or holding him up as a messiah to solve Pakistan’s many ills and give the country a new start. That illusion is over, sooner than anyone would have thought.
Pakistan’s former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif will travel to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, Geo News reported on Friday.According to the TV, the retired Pakistani general, who has the vast counter-insurgency experience, will address a couple meetings on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, discussing security issues.An English daily reported the meetings would take place in Davos in November, where Raheel Sharif would highlight Pakistan Army’s counter insurgency operations and improved securityty environment in the country besides discussing developing opportunities under China Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC)..
Is FM Riyal Sharif going to become the Tariq Fatemi of Davos?Prem wrote:Raheel Sharif to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
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Pakistan’s former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif will travel to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, Geo News reported on Friday.According to the TV, the retired Pakistani general, who has the vast counter-insurgency experience, will address a couple meetings on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, discussing security issues.An English daily reported the meetings would take place in Davos in November, where Raheel Sharif would highlight Pakistan Army’s counter insurgency operations and improved securityty environment in the country besides discussing developing opportunities under China Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC)..
Pakistan appears to be at war with itself, as a result of a terrible mindset causing deep divisions in the social order. As early as 1958, when the Khans of Kalat protested for their political rights, it was taken as revolt and the Army was let loose on them. Such actions have been repeated five times against other tribes in Balochistan. Since 2005, the army has been used to settling political issues in Swat, Dir, Bajaur, Waziristan and FATA region. We do not realise that, unlike our people in Punjab and Sindh, who protest by blocking roads, sit-ins, dharnas and lock-ins, our tribals protests by moving into the hills with their weapons, which is construed as revolt and the army is called to crush them, thus blocking all chances of dialogue and reconciliation. That is the impasse we are now facing. As if this was not enough, we also have developed the habit of putting a ban on dissident elements, which now number over a dozen, thus denying ourselves all chances of dialogue and negotiations with them. The banned elements now are roaming all over the country, tormenting our souls. The chaotic situation thus offers an ideal ground to our enemies to create myriad security problems. So, here is one Ex COAS who did not agree with Raheel's Zarb-e- Azb policy ! Is it something to do with his Shia persuasion ?
So, Beg is one of those,( like the late Hamid Gul) , which say that "Pakistan is not green enough"Our present system of governance minus the ideology would collapse under pressure. Allah has given us the option to choose a system of governance, so long as its foundation was based on the principles of Quran and Sunnah. Following this dictate, the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan defines the National Purpose:“Pakistan will be governed by a democratic order, based on the principles of Quran and Sunnah.”
But unfortunately democracy has been preferred over the principles of Quran and Sunnah. No government in the past or the present one, nor the conglomeration of over two dozen religious parties, ever made any serious attempt to fortify our ideological identity. We have failed to give our children their Muslim identity, because our education system is devoid of teachings of the principles of Quran and Sunnah. The National Action Plan gives the impression as if religion is the root cause of terror in Pakistan. But how can Beg be truly Islamic, if he does not "sport a beard yet" ; also have not seen him yet in "truly Islamic ( ie Saudi or Iranian ) garb !
The liberals and the seculars want to separate religion from the matters of the state, on the ground that “our human existence is not to be a God-centered human order, but the modernity preferred order, that favours individual autonomy and a marginalised God. Not God first but We First.” Bangladesh is a living example, but Pakistan is different. God forbid, if that situation is reached, Pakistan may turn into a “regional cock-pit.” Such was the situation in Indonesia in 1965-66, when Socialism/Communism was being preached, which caused violent reaction, resulting into a civil war, with more than a million and a half dead, till Suharto took control. God forbid, if we fail to check the drift, the result would be disastrous, because Pakistan is not an island. In our neighbourhood, are the revolutionary Iran and Afghanistan, who would join the foray and the marginalised religious parties would find a job, to create hell out of the chaotic situation. Not sure what he is trying to drive here ; is he predicting an "Islamic bloodbath" here, like what happened in Indonesia more than 50 years ago .
The parliament has to pass the law that the teachings of the principles of Quran and Sunnah, be made compulsory for all Muslim students from Class III to VIII in all English and Urdu Medium Schools. This is the only way to create balance between the two elements of our National Purpose – Democracy as the system of governance and the principles of Quran and Sunnah as the ideological bedrock of the system. But unfortunately the high and the mighty, such as the Presidents, Prime Ministers, Chief Justices, Governors and Ministers who take oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan” have failed to safeguard the sanctity of the National Purpose, as defined in the Constitution. They all have the responsibility and so have the people of Pakistan to correct the dangerous drift and the disconnect. So, he is one of those, who claim that Pakistan is not Islamic enough !
Next door in Iran, they follow the system of governance, called Wilayat-e-Faqih, based on the principles of Quran and Sunnah, which gave them the strength to fight the machinations of sanctions, embargos and invasion by Iraq, Iran emerged triumphant, riding the high tide of the Islamic Revolution. Similarly the Afghans, upholding the system of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, have defeated the mightiest of the mighty during the last three decades and stand firm in their resolve to reject the agenda of the occupation forces, because it contrasts with their value system, traditions and ideology. It was the ideology that prevailed. That also is the verdict of history for Pakistan.The religious groups are the marginalised lot, having no political space, or policy decision-making related to governance. They themselves are the terrorised people. The Mullah Brigade of Pakistan should welcome this ideological warrior with open - arms
Is he going in his official capacity as the "Proven Killer Of Terrorism in Pakistan " all expense paid by the Govt OfRCase wrote:Is FM Riyal Sharif going to become the Tariq Fatemi of Davos?Prem wrote:Raheel Sharif to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
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SirJi,Peregrine wrote:X Posted on the Analyzing CPEC Thread
SenioreconomistRAA IJINT raises several questions regarding CPEC
ISLAMABAD: As both countries make steady progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Dr Kaiser Bengali, former advisor to Balochistan chief minister, has raised the issue of socio-economic implications of the mega investment project.
Happy days are back again for the Uniformed Jihadi’s of the Punjabi dominated Military of the Terrorist Fomenting Islamic Republic of Pakistan.arun wrote:That will remain to be seen if he is going to be the voice of reason from an Indian perspective going by the below article on Gen. James Mattis which suggests that he would more likely appease the Mohammadden Terrorist Fomenting Islamic Republic of Pakistan especially the Uniformed Jihadi’s of the Punjabi dominated Military rather than be tough:NRao wrote:
Trump’s New Defence Secretary Was Obama’s Go-To Man to Keep Pakistani Generals Happy : In the aftermath of the Raymond Davis and bin Laden affairs, General James Mattis was key in maintaining ties with top Pakistani military leadership.
“If confirmed, I will work with the State Department and the Congress to incentivise Pakistan’s cooperation on issues critical to our national interests and the region’s security, with focus on Pakistan’s need to expel or neutralise externally-focused militant groups that operate within its borders, Mr Mattis told the committee while responding to a question.”
I hope the citizens of Baluchistan who are up in arms against CPEC invasion of their territory will manage to demonstrate against Riyal Sharif for his hyman rights abuse and also throw a shoe or ink at him.Prem wrote:Raheel Sharif to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
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Pakistan’s former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif will travel to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, Geo News reported on Friday.According to the TV, the retired Pakistani general, who has the vast counter-insurgency experience, will address a couple meetings on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, discussing security issues.An English daily reported the meetings would take place in Davos in November, where Raheel Sharif would highlight Pakistan Army’s counter insurgency operations and improved securityty environment in the country besides discussing developing opportunities under China Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC)..
sometimes i look at our shit*y ass neighbour and wonder if we have our own death by thousand cuts going onUmar Khattak, Pashtun activist, on Saturday, spoke about Pakistani atrocities on the community and said that they were forming a Pashtunistan Liberation army to launch an armed struggle against Pakistan.
Khattak said that the Pashtunistan liberation army would put an end to terror. He asked for the global community to support them in their struggle against tyranny.he Pashtun activist further claimed that according to the UNHCR records, about 5 lakh people from the area have fled to Afghanistan to escape from the atrocities of the Pakistan army.
According to Khattak, the Pakistan army has demolished several houses, looted markets, and raped women. He termed it as a catastrophe. He further informed the media that Pakistan had kept hundreds of Pashtun girls in Lahore as sex slaves. They have also kidnapped girls from SWAT and Waziristan.
Enforced disappearances have remained a serious problem in terms of violation of human rights in Pakistan for a long time. But the scale and magnitude that this problem has acquired over the last one decade is frightening. The fourth military operation that started in Balochistan against Baloch nationalists in 2005 saw a growing number of Baloch political activists getting disappeared. Unfortunately, the parliament, political parties and the media didn’t focus on the Baloch disappeared persons. That’s why the problem has not only persisted but has acquired more serious dimensions. The so called war on terror after 9/11 had its own share in intensifying the problem of enforced disappearances in Pakistan. At that stage, Pakistan was seen as the epicentre of international terrorism due to the presence of top leaders of the most dangerous international terror outfits here. But since the country lived in denial of the existence of extremism/terrorism for quite some time under General Musharraf, she could not develop an effective system of anti-terror laws and procedures to prosecute terrorists. The security agencies, meanwhile, started dealing with the problem in extra-judicial ways. The problem came to national and international limelight when the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry took up the cases of missing persons. The apex court did provide some relief to a few individuals, but it could not resolve the problem as such. Ultimately a special commission under a retired judge of the Supreme Court was created to address the issue of missing persons, but not much progress has been made as the relevant authorities have failed to cooperate with the judicial commission. Deep State "does not listen" to anyone !
About ten days ago, a new chapter in the history of enforced disappearances in Pakistan started, when some bloggers and social media activists started disappearing from Islamabad and different places in the Punjab. So far, there is confirmation of five missing persons who were active on social media. There have been widespread protests against these abductions in the Parliament and outside it by civil society activists. So far, there is no authentic/formal information about the missing bloggers. But social media accounts supposedly run by the proxies of intelligence agencies have launched a vicious campaign against some of these bloggers for allegedly posting blasphemous material on their accounts. They are even recklessly hurling similar accusations towards political leaders, parliamentarians and civil society activists who are protesting against enforced disappearances. Knowing that levelling of such accusations is invitation to extremist violence, these elements are indulging in this practice with complete impunity. Is this a fascist tactic to silence the opposition? The other important question is that if any one of these bloggers have committed any offence, why are they not being properly arrested and produced in the court of law? Obviously no one will have any problem with that. But kidnapping and unjustified confinement is illegal and it can’t be justified under any pretext.In this day and age of globalization, social activism and social media it will be difficult to re-impose censorship or pretend that "Deep State" has nothing to do with these disappearances !
The abduction of social media activists is a serious issue in itself because when those who are supposed to provide security allegedly start abductions, what recourse will be left for ordinary citizens? But it is definitely not as simple as that. These abductions are connected with the larger questions of freedom of expression on social media and state policy about extremism and terrorism. As we know, print and electronic media have already been brought “under control” of the deep state through various modes of pressure. Self-censorship has become a feature of our mainstream journalism. Now is the turn of social media, although, a quite stringent or even draconian law was passed by the Parliament some time ago for curbing cybercrime. Many had expected action against hate speech on social media or legal action against the accounts of the proscribed organisations suspected of involvement in terrorism. But so far, no such action is visible. On the contrary, accounts known for their vehement opposition to extremism, sectarianism and terrorism have been targeted. As mentioned earlier, if there is anything objectionable or any material that violates the law of the land in these accounts, the law must take its course. But impunity for the proscribed organisations creates serious questions about the role of state institutions. It’s particularly so when the honourable Interior Minister justifies his interaction with banned organisations on shaky ground, not strong enough to stand logic. The so-called "Good Taliban , Bad Taliban" argument, which no on is buying nowadays
But it is common knowledge that in practice, intelligence agencies do arrest people on regular basis and go into denial when asked by the courts. This is a ridiculous situation that can’t go on indefinitely. We have to have an honest debate about it. The Parliament in consultation with all stakeholders and the civil society must come out with a workable solution for the problem. This shouldn’t be taken by any side as a zero sum game. It is after all, a joint effort for creating a democratic and civilised state and society in Pakistan. This is presuming that a democratic process exists in Pakistan ; real power in Pakistan lies in the hands of the Pak fauj and Deep State !
To overcome this crisis, we need a human rights charter jointly prepared by all political parties and the civil society so that there is no immunity for violators. We also need a commission of truth and reconciliation so that the matter could be brought to a closure. The retired senator can shout from the roof top, as much as he wants , but it will take a "lot" to change things in Pakiland !
New York, January 13, 2017--Pakistani authorities should credibly investigate yesterday's fatal shooting of a journalist in Baluchistan province and bring those responsible to swift justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.Two unidentified men on a motorcycle fatally shot Muhammad Jan, a reporter for the Urdu-language daily newspaper Qudrat in the Qalat district in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, and fled the scene, according to news reports. Jan, 37, was also press secretary at the press freedom group the Pakistan Media Council and a teacher at a secondary school in Qalat. Baluchistan has long been the site of conflict between the state and separatist and other militant groups.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Media reports said that police had opened an investigation into the murder, but had not yet named any suspects. A police officer told Agence France-Presse that Jan had not told police about any threats he might have received, or about any personal disputes."Baluchistan, mired in a protracted conflict, is a particularly dangerous place for journalists," said Steve Butler, CPJ's Asia program coordinator. "We call on the Pakistani government to conduct a thorough investigation of Muhammad Jan's murder, and to consider his journalism as a possible motive. Pakistan must show that journalists cannot be murdered with impunity."Impunity in the attacks and murders of journalists in Pakistan runs high. With insufficient or no official investigation into the crimes, it is often hard to determine the motives for the attacks. Pakistan ranked eighth on CPJ's 2016 Impunity Index, which highlights countries where journalists are murdered and their killers go free. The Pakistan Press Foundation, an advocacy group, has reported that entrenched impunity has forced Pakistani journalists into self-censorship or leaving the profession altogether.
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Before bosting Ju should know the obvious that Dr. Kesar (Saffron) Bengali is a RAA Ijint or elsewise his/her nomenclature would have been Dr. Hari (Green) Punjabi.
Uff! Coffee spill alert onlee!Looks like he is joining 11 in marketing goodness of CeePek at the Davos.Rakhel Sharif to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will lead an 80-strong delegation of business executives and billionaires to the annual gathering of the powerful and super-rich in Davos next week.
Xi will be the first Chinese president to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) and lead the country’s biggest-ever delegation to the celebration of capitalism in the Swiss Alps as a statement of intent that China wants to assume a global leadership role as other world powers struggle with domestic tumult...(more)
KARACHI, Pakistan
A senior figure in the separatist movement in Pakistan’s Balochistan region has surrendered, local media said Tuesday.
Balakh Sher Badini -- said to be a top commander in the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army, the largest separatist group in the mineral-rich southwestern province -- handed himself in to security officials in the state capital Quetta on Monday.“I am a proud Pakistani and a brave Baloch,” he told reporters. “I was deceived by foreign-sponsored elements to carry out terrorist activities in Balochistan.”
akistan has accused India of sponsoring the unrest in the province.More than 800 alleged Baloch separatists have laid down their arms in the last year, according to official statistics. Official statistics are "manufactured" in Sialkot; someone independent, ( who is outside of the Ummah world ) needs to audit these "tall" claims ; BTW foreign journos are banned from Balochistan !
n the past, Chinese workers have been attacked, killed and kidnapped in western Pakistan, including around Gwadar, by Baloch separatists and Taliban militants.“Of course, this will not just be good for the CPEC but a turning point in the context of the overall security situation in Balochistan,” Mir Sarfraz Bugti, Balochistan’s home minister, told Anadolu Agency.
Turkish reporter allowed to do a field tour of Balochistan on his own or just fed propagandu at the Karachi Press Club ?Pakistan is pursuing a policy of incorporating surrendering militants back into society by providing them security and jobs.
“This is no walk in the park,” Bugti said. “Rehabilitation of these militants is a complicated and tough job.”He added: “But, as I said, we are committed to clearing Balochistan of terrorism and will leave no stone unturned to bring our misguided youths back to normalcy.”
Here are a few YouTube videos on this liberation movement.ricky_v wrote:http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pak ... li=AAggbRN
HAD last week’s kidnappings of bloggers and social media activists happened in Balochistan, it would have been a non-event. But all five abductions happened in Punjab — and now the authorities are feeling some heat.
Although intelligence agencies are empowered to act where national security is jeopardised, no one has alleged that the abducted activists are dangerous people. Nevertheless, there is a strong feeling that elements within Pakistan’s deep state felt sufficiently outraged to take the law into their own hands and order the disappearances.
The army, police, and Pakistan’s security agencies have paid a terrible price in lives and material at the hands of religious fanatics. Extremist organisations and individuals have declared bloody war upon the state. Against the culture of intolerance, corruption, and militancy that is ruining Pakistan, only a few brave souls have dared to speak out. It is insane to crack down on them. Pressure by foreign agencies, governments may work in these cases !
What is going on these days in Pakistan; when maulaunas start disappearing? Is this Deep State's doing ? maybe, it is a "publicity stunt" by the "soldier" to draw attention to this new entrant in the long Islamic field ; surely the "Deep State" is not going after the Islamic Brigade ! Is there a serial killer on the loose on the streets of Isloo, targeting bloggers, social activists and now malaunasISLAMABAD: Maulana Zahid Wasim has gone missing from the office of Aalmi Majlis Tahafuz-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat. ( big name amazing (Islami) results! ) The organisation’s secretary general has reported to the Aabpara police ( where ISI is housed !) that Maulana Wasim went out of his office on a motorcycle but did not return and his cell is also off. He demanded that the government and law enforcers act to recover the Maulana who has no dispute with anyone and “who is a soldier” ( the correct word is "mujahideen"
The "renowned anchorperson" - known for self publicity - is incorrect over here ; in Pakistan, "Democracy is not better than dictatorship ; Islam is ! the Mullah Brigade should protest ! a second revision is needed.KARACHI: The Sindh government has revised a controversial phrase about democracy and dictatorship in a text book for matric students, after Geo News pointed to it in one of its talk shows."Dictatorship is better than democracy," was written in a book for matriculation students by the Sindh Textbook Board. Renowned anchorperson Hamid Mir, in October 2016, had pointed to it during Geo News' program 'Capital Talk'.Taking notice of it, the Sindh Education Department has revised the text, replacing it with: "Democracy is better than dictatorship."
Mir also urged Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to address the issue.After the targeted attack by the Deep State on his person, this "renowned anchorperson" has now become an ardent "supporter" of the Kaptaan and his Tehreek !
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Jalil Abbas Jilani, has suggested that the incoming Donald Trump administration should seriously consider revisiting the sale of F-16 fighter jets in Pakistan and also resolve issues with regard to the Coalition Support Fund (CSF).( So they want the new administration to "reverse" the audit adjustments and pay the "fictitious" invoices that were submitted ; Trump has "vowed to drain the swamp" so that is unlikely to happpen)
Pakistan's special envoy , Fatemi, a few weeks ago,was unsuccessful in meeting any Trump officials in NYC. Now this "new method" is being tried by the Head Diplomat in D.C to convey a favourable impression!“Cooperation between Pakistan and the US in the fight against terrorism will be further strengthened by revisiting the sale of F-16s and CSF issues,” Jilani told American print and electronic media correspondents at a reception for them at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington.He said Pakistan looks forward to closely working with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.In April last year, US lawmakers blocked a move by the Obama administration to subsidise Pakistan’s purchase of eight F-16 fighter jets after accusing Islamabad of ‘not doing enough’ to crack down on militants.The Express Tribune quoted Jilani, as saying Pakistan and the United States had a historic relationship which spanned over seven decades. He said the interests of both countries converged on several issues and that this would help strengthen their bilateral ties in the future.