Terroristan - July 27, 2018

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Questions Are Being Raised By CJP Nisar About That Much Touted LNG Deal In Which Pakistan "Saved $ 600 Million"

SC Questions Transparency of LNG Deal That Helped Pakistan Save $600m
Pro Pakistan
Sept 29, 2018

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Friday, ordered the national anti-graft body to hold an inquiry into the transparency of the multi-billion deal the PML-N led government struck with Qatar for import of liquefied petroleum gas to overcome energy shortages.

In contrast to Friday’s observations of the top court, there have been reports that the country saved some $600 million through the 10-year deal by employing maneuvering tactics and pitting top buyers against each other.Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who struck the deal as Minister of Petroleum in 2016, has gone on record to declare the agreement as the best in the world.A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar heard a suo motu case regarding unjustified taxes being levied on consumers on gas and oil.

Nisar is "accumulating" brownie points, which he may "encash" at the right time , either by joining a political party on his retirement or "promoting" himself as a candidate for Paki Presidency or as Chief Justice Of The Islamic Coalition ( position similar to fellow LaWhori Raheel !)

During the hearing, the top judge remarked that there has been a discussion in the public about lack of transparency in the LNG import deal.The court ordered the board of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to submit a report on LNG contracts within 10 days and explain whether there was transparency in the agreements with Qatar. During the hearing, the court issued directives to Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan to appear before it immediately. Later the minister turned up and joined the proceedings of the court.

If the Qataris are involved, Ganja ( along with Ex PM Abbasi) would have got their "usual commissions" on the deal and as a quid pro Ganja Sharif might have thrown some Houbara hunting licences- to the Qataris - to sweeten the deal

The top judge, while addressing the minister standing at the court rostrum, said: “You should work day and night and eliminate corruption from the ministry.” The minister assured the top court that its directives would be complied with and implemented. Public posturing of this kind does not hurt !

During the hearing, the bench also came down hard on the National Accountability Bureau. The CJP remarked: “NAB did nothing except appearing before the courts”. The top adjudicator remarked that the anti-graft watchdog performance is so dismal that it cannot cite a single graft case it has taken to its logical conclusion.

Bureaucratic infighting !

The court ordered NAB to submit details of inquiries pending with the bureau regarding LNG purchase contracts.

It remains to be seen whether they will comply to this "verbal order" of the CJP.

Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has time and again rubbished the claims of the lack of transparency and charges of kickbacks and corruption. He says that the deal is best one in the entire world.

There are rumours in Paki circles that Abbasi is one of the richest men of Pakiland !

Despite corruption charges, a recent report by Bloomberg said Pakistan saved more than $600 million over the first 10 years of a natural gas supply deal by pitting some of the world’s biggest sellers against each other.

That kind of news "plays well" in Bloomberg News . Gives a boost to the so called savviness of Abbasi !

As per the report, the maneuvering by Pakistan came after two years of negotiations hit an impasse as Qatar refused to lower its offer price for LNG. So Pakistan sought leverage on the open market in late 2015, publicly seeking 120 cargoes in two large tenders, which brought in bids from suppliers including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc. While negotiations with Qatargas Operating Co. were under way, the tender was “issued to fetch the maximum number of bidders and best price option,” the presentation said. “The strategy helped bring down prices with Qatargas and saved $610 million.”

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CJP Nisar "Orders" Huge Fine On "Crooked" Malik Riaz !

Malik Riaz Ordered to Pay Rs 1 Trillion for Encroaching on Govt-Owned Land in Islamabad
Pro Pakistan
Sept 27, 2018

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Saqib Nisar told the business tycoon Malik Riaz to pay Rs 1000 billion (Rs 1 trillion) for encroaching government land in Islamabad on the next hearing of Margalla Hills deforestation case.

CJP Nisar is "on a roll" levying massive fines, reprimanding govt employees, "demanding" dam donations from every Abdul . IMO, in this case, he has bitten more than he can chew ! This fraudster has got mega connections in the fauj and in the political establishment . Remains to be seen whose sifarish is more powerful Nisar's or Malik's

[Falijee]

PTI Minister Makes Surprise Visit To Kot Lakhpat Jail( Ganja Turf !) And Meets With Suspected Terrorists !

Minister’s suspicious visit to Kot Lakhpat Jail shocks officials
Dawn
Sept 29, 2018

LAHORE: Another case of political interference in official matters surfaced after Punjab Minister for Prisons Zawar Hussain visited the Kot Lakhpat Jail on Thursday and allegedly unlocked high security barracks.

A few weeks ago, the DPO of Pakpattan was abruptly transferred -when Bushra Bibi complained about him to Imran !

The minister, along with ‘six suspected civilians’, ( ISI / Deep State ) allegedly held a secret meeting with the militants of banned terror outfits involved in suicide attacks in Lahore and under-trial sectarian inmates. Through his visit to the high-profile prisoners, he created a risk of security lapse as he allegedly unlocked the barracks, housing 109 dangerous terrorists in sheer violation of Pakistan Prisons Rules 1978.

Presently, the jail houses 3,700 convicts and other inmates, including 300 death row prisoners, 45 foreigners, 70 high-profile/sectarian prisoners and those convicted by army courts, besides 2,200 other dangerous convicted inmates.

Minister Zawar Hussain allegedly forced his entry into the jail in the wee hours and stopped the jail superintendent and other senior officials from accompanying him as he went to meet the prisoners, says a detailed report dispatched to the home secretary by the prisons department.

t says the minister allegedly forced all the jail officials to leave the premises and made them wait outside it. He directed the officials not to enter the jail until he completes his ‘work’ as he seized the keys to the cells/barracks of the high-risk prisoners, unlocked the cells and met and interviewed the prisoners in violation of rules.

On resistance, he locked the official guards of the high-security blocks of the dangerous prisoners in a cell for ‘not cooperating with him’.In his meeting with the under-trial militants of the banned terrorist outfits involved in suicide attacks in Lahore, he was accompanied by six civilians. The minister remained in the prison for six hours.

Back door deal with militants ? Possible jail break in the future ? Future Jihad plans ?

Superintendent of the Kot Lakhpat Jail Ijaz Asghar made these stunning revelations in his detailed report, available with Dawn, sent to Punjab Inspector General of Prisons Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig.Mr Baig brought the matter to the knowledge of the secretary interior who ordered high-level investigation into the issue.

Jail bureaucracy , Ganja friendly

Earlier, incidents of political interference in the official affairs involving the PTI parliamentarians surfaced in Pakpattan and Chakwal, causing embarrassment for the party that has remained quite vocal against political interference in official matters.

In the fresh scam, the superintendent of the jail, in his report, mentioned serious violations of the prisons rules and the ‘mysterious activities’ of the minister and his six civilian companions. He took help of the CCTV cameras in the jail to prepare the report.

Deep State should have ensured that CCTV camera system was disabled, before the Minister had talks with the militants

“According to the prisons rules 1978, the prisons guard is the custodian of the keys of jail corridor and it happened for the first time that the minister snatched keys from him and handed them over to a suspected civilian ( Deep State / ISI ?) who was accompanying him,”the report says. Minister "exercising" his authority

The six civilians who came with the minister took into custody the official walkie-talkie sets from all the deputed jail employees, it alleges.

Dal mae kuch kala hae !

According to the section 924 of the prisons rules, no one is allowed to enter the jail after it is locked at the specified time but the minister violated the laws and entered the premises without prior intimation. The minister violated the section 925 of the rules, got the barracks unlocked and met high-profile prisoners along the civilian men, it says. He violated the section 725 of the rules by locking the night officer and security guards, unlocking the Barrack 4 of the high value targets (prisoners), creating a serious risk for their escape.

The Dawn newspaper is already under suspicion of "treasonous activities" and of supporting Ganja Sharif and not Imran Khan . This reporting cannot be but treated as an unpatriotic reporting !

According to the section 963 (ii) of the rules, no visitor is allowed to enter the jail without the assistance of the authorised prison officials.“The minister stopped the superintendent of the jail to accompany him and also disallowed him to enter the jail,” says the report.IG Prisons Punjab Shahid Baig refused to comment on the issue.The spokesperson for the prisons minister denied the allegations of violation of rules by the minister.

Talking to Dawn, the spokesperson said the minister had paid a surprise visit to the Kot Lakhpat Jail for routine inspection and he had received many complaints against the jail officials from the prisoners who told him that the jail officials took bribe from them to facilitate them.

“The mobile phones service was also working. During the inspection, the minister found some prisoners of routine cases locked with the dangerous inmates.” The spokesperson added that the prisoners told the minister that they were being served low-quality food and medicines were not available while 40 inmates were found asleep out of 69.

Only Imran and the Deep State knows what is the true purpose of this secret visit in the dead of nite !

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Qureshi, Sushma avoid each other at Saarc moot in New York
Dawn
Sept 29, 2018

NEW YORK: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left the Saarc inter-ministerial meeting at a local hotel midway on Thursday without any interaction with her Pakistani counterpart.

Her quick departure shortly after her statement at the Saarc meeting prompted criticism from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi.

She already "knew" what Qureshi was going to say, therefore she left

“I am not hesitating in saying that for the progress and success of the Saarc and for the connectivity and prosperity of the region, there is only one obstacle. The attitude of only one country is hampering and not letting the spirit of the Saarc and of the founding fathers fulfilled,” Qureshi said, adding “when it comes to any positive gesture from India’s side, all I can say is that she left the meeting midway, maybe she wasn’t feeling well.”

Sushmaji dashed Imran and Qureshi's grand plan of playing "King of Saarc" at the next meet

Terming Sushma Swaraj’s statement at the Saarc meeting “very vague”, Foreign Minister Qureshi said, “She (Swaraj) talked about regional cooperation. My question is that how regional cooperation is possible if the nations in the region are ready to sit and you are the obstacle in those talks.”

Terrorism and talks cannot mix ! Pakistan should be treated like a leper !

Qureshi also reacted to the cancellation of the meeting. “How can one talk of regional trade when you fail to agree on a date for a summit? India is saying the meeting cannot happen until there is conducive environment. How do you define what conducive environment is? It can vary from country to country and person to person”.

So, what he is basically saying that there is no chance that Pakistan will mend its ways as far as terrorism is concerned ! For Pakistan, the atmosphere is "condusive" !

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Pakistan wants to engage with neighbours on basis of peace, equality: Qureshi speaks at UNGA
Dawn
Sept 29, 2018

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while representing Pakistan at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said Pakistan wanted to engage with "all countries and neighbours on the basis of peace and equality”.

The foreign minister addressed the audience in the national language, Urdu.

Ganja legacy !

"In these uncertain times, the global community seems desperate for leadership," said Qureshi, ( taunt at POTUS ) adding that Pakistan will continue to "collaborate on the platforms of United Nations and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( was there any reason to bring up the Ummah Factor, unless it is to curry favour and gain brownie points with The Head Of The Two Holy Mosque in these hard economic times for Pakiland ) to reverse the tide of bigotry".

Surprising that the "core issue" is not mentioned in this farticle . Did he bring it up ? Text is in Oordu . Will take time for Paki "translators" to get it right ! WRONG !

Unresolved Kashmir dispute poses great threat to peace, stability in region: Qureshi speaks at UNGA

Pakis will be Pakis

PS : Yawn is putting up live updates- every 5 minutes !

[Peregrine]

State Bank increases interest rate by 100 basis points to 8.5pc for next two months

The State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday announced to increase its main interest rate by 100 basis points to 8.5 per cent for the next two months, citing rising inflation and economic worries over the large fiscal and current account deficits, Radio Pakistan reported.

The central bank, while issuing the monetary policy statement, said “concerns on the economic front continue to persist on the back of rising inflation and large twin deficits ...(and) are likely to compromise the sustainability of the high real economic growth path”.

The widening current account deficit has fuelled widespread speculation that Pakistan may need another bailout from the International Monetary Fund. Goodness Gracious has it taken the Terroristan Government just that its coffers are empty? The Whole World is aware for the last Two Years and more that Terroristan is facing Bankruptcy!

The newly announced interest rate will be effective from Monday for the next two months.

Earlier this week, the SBP had said that a number of factors, including increasing inflation and volatile commodity markets, are a threat to financial stability in the next six months.

Cheers

[Falijee]

International Law Expert Cautions Pakistan On Relying On Influence Of Sajid Javid To Recover The So -Called Looted Wealth Of Pakiland Stashed In Bartania

Lawfare against corruption
Dawn
Hassan Aslam Shad
Sept 29, 2018

‘ANTI-CORRUPTION drive’ has been the primary slogan of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s movement for naya Pakistan with the promise of across-the-board accountability to cleanse the system of the proverbial cancer of corruption.

Apart from cancer, Pakistan is also suffering from diabetes, heart problem and hypertension ( Ganja !)

On Sept 17, 2018, a significant step was taken in this direction when Pakistan, led by its law minister, Dr Farogh Naseem, and British Home Secretary Sajid Javid, made a joint justice and accountability declaration. Early details indicate that the joint declaration is aimed at tackling corruption, money laundering, asset recovery and repatriating the looted wealth of Pakistan.

Before Pakistan gets excited on this score, Javid has come out with a statement saying that due processes of British Law will be followed !

It is hoped that in due course, this declaration will sow the seeds of a detailed bilateral treaty framework of cooperation between the two countries. This joint declaration must be viewed in the context of some important legal developments in the UK which are akin to the latter country having waged its warfare against corruption through legal means.

Doubt that Paki "legal experts" are up To Date on this development

Pakistan’s law ministry officials, it is hoped, are taking stock of these unprecedented recent legal developments in the UK. In the context of a broader framework of cooperation against corruption between the two countries, having a better understanding of these legal developments will enable Pakistan to negotiate from a position of strength, and put up a convincing case for the inclusion in the treaty framework of provisions favourable to Pakistan and to be otherwise seen to be playing by the ‘rules of the game’. Pakis rarely "play by the rules" might is right !

These legal developments in the UK must be seen in the context of the strategic weaponising of the law — a recurring theme at both international and state levels. Lawfare — a portmanteau of the words ‘law’ and ‘warfare’ — is the term commonly used to explain this weaponising of the law. The concept is taught at several top-tier US law schools such as Harvard Law School.

Pakistan follows a hybrid of Sharia and British Common Law - a legacy from colonial times . The Hadith and The Book are main sources and inspirations !

The resonance of lawfare as the preferred weapon of choice can be seen in international contexts where adversaries (countries) increasingly resort to the use of legal arguments at international fora to highlight transgressions of international law by the other party. A form of lawfare common in international relations is the passing of Security Council resolutions to penalise states that violate international law obligations.Eg. Hafiz Suar is an international know terrorist . He has been named as such by UNSC

Similar uses of lawfare can be seen in the domestic context. Governments, civil society and academia in countries are engaged in a constant internal lawfare with one another both as independent actors and as proxies of interest groups. This horizontal (intra-state) lawfare can be seen in many forms and manifests itself across a broad spectrum: legislation tabled with specific policy objectives, lobbying by civil society to pass specific legislation, and courtroom battles on legal issues.

. In Pakistan, the Islamic Ideology Council is one of the main actors . Anything which is not mentioned in The Book of 1400 years ago and the Words ( Hadith) of 1000 years ago does not carry any weight .

In the context of the UK’s lawfare against corruption, the first step seems to have been taken in 2017. In that year, amendments were introduced to the UK’s Proceeds of Crime Act, 2002. POCA, as originally passed, was a landmark legislation that allowed authorities to act against property where they could prove that it was obtained through unlawful conduct. However, the UK’s enforcement authorities still faced practical difficulties in successfully litigating cases due to lack of cooperation by the state authorities of the accused’s country of origin. In Pakistan, rule of law and due process is absent !

To avoid these difficulties, the 2017 amendments to POCA introduced the concept of unexplained wealth order, or UWO, which is an investigation order issued by the high court upon satisfaction of certain tests. Once granted, the UWO requires an individual to set out the nature and extent of their interest in the property in question and to explain how they obtained that property in cases where that person’s known income did not explain ownership of that property.

In Pakistan, a person is presumed guilty , until proven innocent !

Once the UWO has been granted by the UK high court, the individual must respond within a certain time period, and if a reasonable explanation for the wealth is not given, the property is presumed to be recoverable.

These are new concepts yet to be tested . Does Imran know this when he made a "request" to Sajid Javid to "help" Pakistan recover monies "stolen" by Ganja and Zardari , and "parked" in Bartania .

Some leading legal jurists have argued that the true impact of UWOs will be seen in the years to come when the courts, faced with applications, decide on the grounds for the issuance of UWOs. As the UK is home to hundreds of NGOs and interest groups, it is inevitable that new legal battlegrounds will emerge in courtrooms as the interest groups vie for issuance of UWOs against individuals accused of hoarding dirty money in the UK. To what extent UWOs prove to be a potent arsenal in the UK’s lawfare against corruption will become clearer in the years ahead.

Pakistan is in desperate financial straits . It wants the money ( $ 200 Billion ) now ! Imran's Islamic Farewell State is on the line !

However, there are lessons to be learnt here for Pakistan whose own lawfare against corruption cannot succeed unless developments in the UK’s lawfare sphere — and those taking place in other countries of interest to Pakistan — are closely followed by the law ministry’s policymakers. Pakistan should gain a full understanding of how anti-corruption legislation has evolved in the UK. What is not permitted or allowed under UK law cannot be agreed to by it in a bilateral treaty framework with Pakistan. Doing the homework now will allow Pakistan to gain maximum leverage during the drafting phase and thus come prepared to the negotiating table.

I.O.W Paki "legal experts" should not be "sleeping on their jobs"

For the anti-corruption drive under the ‘naya Pakistan’ envisaged by Prime Minister Khan to succeed, it is time that Pakistan’s policymakers take stock of the different forms of lawfare being waged around the globe and weaponise laws effectively to ensure a comprehensive lawfare against corruption.

Good luck on this !

[Falijee]

Karachi Falooda Seller Under Cross Of The Notorious FIA

Karachi's falooda seller discovers he's become an instant billionaire
The News International
Sept 27, 2018

KARACHI: A falooda maker in Karachi has discovered that he has become an instant billionaire.Abdul Qadir, a resident of Orangi Town, Karachi, has a small Falooda stall selling the jelly ice-cream treat in the locality.

Qadir has learned that he has Rs2.225 billion in his bank account which he says he never opened.

He only came to know about the hefty amount when he got a letter from the Federal Investigation Agency.

“My brother told me that there’s a letter from the FIA in my name and that I have been summoned,” he told media.

When Qadir went to the FIA office, he was informed about the existence of Rs2.25 billion in bank account."I run a small stall. How can I have that much money. They have seen it themselves," he said. Qadir said that the account had English signature while he can hardly sign even in Urdu. "I am an illiterate person," he said. Qadir said he had opened an account once when he bought a house in Surjani Town.Policemen have been deployed outside his house till the completion of inquiry.

Has the FIA done their homework. Is there the hidden hand of Dus Percenti in all of this

[Peregrine]

CJP Nisar "Orders" Huge Fine On "Crooked" Malik Riaz !

Malik Riaz Ordered to Pay Rs 1 Trillion for Encroaching on Govt-Owned Land in Islamabad[/b]
Pro Pakistan
Sept 27, 2018

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Saqib Nisar told the business tycoon Malik Riaz to pay Rs 1000 billion (Rs 1 trillion) for encroaching government land in Islamabad on the next hearing of Margalla Hills deforestation case.

CJP Nisar is "on a roll" levying massive fines, reprimanding govt employees, "demanding" dam donations from every Abdul . IMO, in this case, he has bitten more than he can chew ! This fraudster has got mega connections in the fauj and in the political establishment . Remains to be seen whose sifarish is more powerful Nisar's or Malik's

Falijee Ji :
Rs 1 Trillion equates to US$ Eight Billion!

Me thinks CJP Nisar has LOST HIS MARBLES!

Cheers

[Falijee]

Qureshi "Complains" To UN About India . Blames All Paki Problems "Under The Sun" On India

India called off dialogue on flimsy grounds, preferred politics over peace: FM Qureshi
The News International
Sept 29, 2018

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said India in plain sight of the international community perpetrates state sponsored terrorism in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India.

As predicted, "core issue" gets first billing in this propaganda piece! !

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly's annual Session in Urdu language, Foreign Minister Qureshi said there can be no lasting peace in South Asia without a just settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute based on the UN Security Council resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people.

As predicted, "core issue" gets first billing in this propaganda piece!

He said India called off dialogue with Pakistan multiple times on flimsy grounds, preferred politics over peace - used the pretext of stamps issued of a Kashmiri activist and depicting grave human rights violations, including pellet gun victims, as an excuse to back out from the talks.

Talks and Terrorism do not mix !

"Pakistan continues to face terrorism financed and orchestrated by India - shall never forget the mass murder of more than 150 children in a Peshawar School, the terrible Mastung attack and others that have links with terrorists supported by India," he said.

Not sure, but this is the first time that Pakistan is blaming India for these attacks - in an International Fora !

"If India ventures across the LoC, or acts upon its doctrine of “limited” war against Pakistan, it will evoke a strong and matching response," ( threat to use the Bum ) Qureshi warned.

“Pakistan wants to engage with all countries and neighbors on basis of peace & equality,” The = = factor he said.

Serving Indian Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhev provided evidence of Indian financed, planned and executed acts of terrorism and violence in Pakistan, he added.

“Pakistan is a country that’s most affected by climate change. That’s why our province Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa has taken part in plantation of 1 billion trees under the Bonn Challenge.”

Climate change kae liye Paisa doe hamae !

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Sushma Swaraj at UN: No talks with Pakistan amid terror

Describing terrorism as the second existential threat to humanity after climate change, external affairs minister on Saturday launched one of the most scathing attacks on Pakistan in recent times, saying it is an expert not just in spawning grounds for terrorism but also in its attempts to “mask malevolence with verbal duplicity”.

Speaking at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, Swaraj said it had become something of a habit with Pakistan to throw the “dust of deceit and deception” at India in order to provide a thin cover for its own guilt. The minister said Pakistan’s commitment to terrorism as an instrument of official policy had not abated one bit.

Anticipating allegations of human rights violations in J&K by her counterpart Shah M Qureshi, who was scheduled to speak later in the evening, Swaraj said there was no greater transgressor of human rights than a terrorist.

In her speech, Swaraj described Pakistan as a defender of inhuman behaviour, not of human rights.

“Those who take innocent human lives in pursuit of war by other means are defenders of inhuman behaviour, not of human rights. Pakistan glorifies killers; it refuses to see the blood of innocents,’’ she said.

The United Nations has seen this before. Last year, Pakistan’s representative, using her right to reply, displayed some photographs as ‘proof’ of ‘human rights violations’ by India. The photographs turned out to be from another country. Similar false accusations have become a part of its standard rhetoric,’’ she added.

Swaraj also spoke in detail on the most recent dialogue initiative describing as a lie Pakistan’s contention that India was responsible for the collapse of talks. She said while India believed talks were the only rational means to resolve the most complex of disputes, it was only because of Pakistan’s behaviour that these had to be stopped.

“Please explain to me how we could pursue talks in the midst of terrorist bloodshed? Even now, after the new government came to power, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan wrote to Prime Minister Modi suggesting a meeting between foreign ministers in New York. We accepted the proposal. But, within hours of our acceptance, news came that terrorists had killed three of our jawans. Does this indicate a desire for dialogue?’’ said Swaraj.

The minister said there had been many governments in India, by many different parties, which had tried the peace option. She recalled how Prime Minister Modi, by inviting the heads of SAARC nations to his swearing-in ceremony, began his attempt for dialogue on his very first day in office.

“On 9th December 2016, I personally went to Islamabad and offered a comprehensive bilateral dialogue. But soon after, Pak-sponsored terrorists attacked our air force base in Pathankot on 2nd January,’’ she said.

“The demon of terrorism now stalks the world, at a faster pace somewhere, a slower pace elsewhere, but life-threatening everywhere. In our case, terrorism is bred not in some faraway land, but across our border to the west,’’ said Swaraj.

The most startling evidence of Pakistan’s duplicity, Swaraj said, was the fact that Osama bin Laden, the architect and ideologue of 9/11 was given safe haven in that country. She recalled how America had declared its most dangerous enemy, and launched an exhaustive, worldwide search to bring him to justice. “What America perhaps could not comprehend was that Osama would get United Nations sanctuary in a country that claimed to be America’s friend and ally: Pakistan. Eventually, America’s intelligence services discovered the truth of this hypocrisy, and its special forces delivered justice. But Pakistan continued to behave as if nothing had happened,’’ she said.

“The killers of 9/11 met their fate; but the mastermind of 26/11, Hafiz Saeed, still roams the streets of Pakistan with impunity,” she added.

“What is heartening is that the world is no longer ready to believe Islamabad. FATF, for instance, has put Pakistan on notice over terror funding,’’ she said.

Cheers

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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while representing Pakistan at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said Pakistan wanted to engage with "all countries and neighbours on the basis of peace and equality”.

False assumptions!

No two nations are ever "equal" in any manner or form, and no two nations can ever negotiate based on equality. Each will try to gain an edge over the other and take advantage. All peace treaties have been negotiated on that basis. Otherwise, why enter into any negotiations?

[Falijee]

Ghazwa - E- Hind Actor Jahil- Ham-EID Says " Dilli Chalo"


Zaid Hamid
‏Verified account @ZaidZamanHamid
5h5 hours ago

Delhi seems to be getting nearer

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Exiled Mohajir Leader Nadeem Nusrat Slams Imran Khan And The Paki Army
ANI
Sept 29, 2018

Pakistan government a military stooge: Nadeem Nusrat

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Imran Khan Does Another U Turn On Houbara Hunting. Allows Export Of Falcons To Curry Favour With UAE Vice President

Pakistan to export 150 Falcons for UAE Vice President
Sept 29, 2018

*ISLAMABAD - The foreign office has approved the export of 150 falcons to the UAE

The UAE sent a request for the falcons , which are used for hunting, on July 3.The falcons have been sent for the personal use of Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice-president of the UAE .

In its notification, the foreign office said it was using the opportunity to “renew to the UAE Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration”. The birds will be sent from the Karachi airport.On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan had banned the hunting of falcons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa earlier. Saker and Peregrine falcons are netted in the province and sold abroad.

Imran proves once again that he is the Captain Of U Turns . While in opposition, he was raving and ranting against Houbara Hunting Licences issued by the GOP on Ganja's order . To oblige his "Arab friends" . Now in power, he is doing the same . Because he needs the Arabs more than the "arrogant" Arabs need Pakiland

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Ghazwa - E- Hind Actor Jahil- Ham-EID Says " Dilli Chalo"

Apparently ghazwa-e-hind runs in his blood (whether his blood line is real or made up, you decide). Here's zaid pbuh ham-eid's facebook page:

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid
January 30, 2016 ·
Let me share with you our family tree

Alhamdolillah, I am Syed from both my father and mother side. My mother's family is Shah family of presently Indian occupied Kashmir. My nana is Syed Zahoor ud din ahmed Shah from Ananth Nag Islamabad. What I have heard from family elders is that our maternal ancestor Admiral Qasim came for Ghazwa e Hind to attack Sindh along with Muhemmed Bin Qasim and was settled in Syria before that.

During riots of partition and Hijrat, lots of precious family documents were lost but our maternal Syed Shah family is well known in Kashmir, Pakistan and East Punjab.

alhamdolillah, From my father side also, I am a descendant of Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (ra), a Hasni Hussaini Sayyad alhamdolillah. Hazrat Ibrahim Malik Biya was the 7th generation grandson of Hazrat Abdul Qadir Al-Jilani and was a General in the Tughlaq army who lead the Ghazwa e Hind campaign in that time and defeated the Hindus and captured the province of Bihar. The descendants of Syed Ibrahim are called "Maliks" in Bihar. My father used to write Malik with his name initially but when they came to Pakistan, he stopped using it as there were many Maliks in Punjab who were not Syeds. Many members of my paternal family still use the title "MaliK' to represent their Syed lineage but many use the original title Syed, as I do.

Alhamdolillah, you can see that Ghazwa e Hind is in my blood -- from both maternal and paternal sides and inshAllah, we Syeds will pay this debt back to Mushriks once again.. !

I am born in Pakistan alhamdolillah but my blood is Arab and lineage is Syed, alhamdolillah. Being a Syed is an honor as well as a great responsibility to defend and protect the deen of our beloved most honorable Nana Jan (sm). Standing against the Yazeed of the time is our duty. Being attacked by Khawarij is our history. Ghazwa e Hind is our destiny, Alhamdolillah !!!

You will always find that only the Mushriks or the Khawarij would be the most bitter enemies of this Faqeer. It is because of the sacred blood that flows within, alhamdolillah, as the dogs of hell and the Mushriks remain the worst enemies of Rasul Allah (sm).

According to Hasan Nissar, there are more syeds running around in pakhanistan than in arabia.

https://www.facebook.com/syedzaidzamanh ... 663256212/

[Falijee]

^^^^
Anupmisra-ji :
Thanks for posting the bio of this wacko

PS: Late V.S. Naipul in his book, Among The Believers - An Islamic Journey , correctly observed that in Pakiland , every second or third person claims to be a descendant of an mythical / fictional Islamic conqueror who came from Iran, Afghanistan etc and does not have one iota of "Hindu blood" in him. Wonder, if he was referring to Jahil - HamEid

[Amber G.]

Superb speech by Sushmaji.
Must listen.

(Original Hindi is best but the translation is available in many languages including English. English translation is good but it leaves out some finer points.)

https://gadebate.un.org/en/73/india

Pak's is speech is really laughable ... Multiple uses of "Janabe sadar" for "Madam President".. some parts sounds like plagiarized from a 18th century court poet.

[RCase]

Ghazwa - E- Hind Actor Jahil- Ham-EID Says " Dilli Chalo"

All-ham-o-dilli-la! SYED HAM-IED is a Bihari with a destiny for Gaswah-e-behind. Ham-IED is most welcome to come to Lal Qila in Dili, where we can flog him once again to match his Saudi flogged bottom with the RED tiles of the Lal Qila and fulfill his destiny.

Recommend he takes the DNA test to ensure he can take his rightful lordship place as a true blooded arab in Pakistan, compared to all those fellow countrymen of converted muslims.

[anupmisra]

Another paki who has gone over the bend is their CJP.

Allah made me CJ to punish killers in uniform: CJP

The Chief Justice, Saqib Nisar, on Saturday said Almighty Allah bestowed him with the office to hold those accountable who killed people while wearing uniform.

The chief justice also remarked that every relative becomes a vulture after an affluent man passed away.

I wonder if CJP has met Zaid Ham-Eid? Lot in common.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/374845 ... niform-cjp

[RCase]

CJP Nisar "Orders" Huge Fine On "Crooked" Malik Riaz !

Rs 1 Trillion equates to US$ Eight Billion!

Me thinks CJP Nisar has LOST HIS MARBLES!

Cheers

Dam(p) Squib is in a hurry to secure his retirement fund. In one stroke, the Dam(n) fund will be almost 50% there!

[Falijee]

Loose Cannon ( CJP) Nisar Now "Goes After Men In Uniform"

Allah made me CJ to punish killers in uniform: CJP
The News International
Sept 30, 2018

LAHORE: The Chief Justice, Saqib Nisar, on Saturday said Almighty Allah bestowed him with the office to hold those accountable who killed people while wearing uniform. He means the Police, not The Army !

The chief justice also remarked that every relative becomes a vulture after an affluent man passed away. What kind of justice is that, he lamented. The remarks came as the Supreme Court suspended former Lahore CCPO Amin Wains and Inspector Umar Virk, and directed the Punjab IGP to initiate departmental action against them in the light of the findings of an inquiry committee for forcing a widow to reach a settlement regarding precious properties.

The pay scales of Paki Police Officers have not been revised for the last 100+ years . So, afsars resort to extortion, blackmail etc etc to supplement their income

Both Wains and Virk were accused of using their influence to make two widows of a famous super store’s owner and alleged investors in the business to reach a ‘settlement’. Chief Justice Nisar had ordered an inquiry into the matter wherein the officers were found guilty of abuse of power. Former IGP Punjab Kaleem Imam, now IGP Sindh, submitted the report before a two-judge bench and stated that the officers were found guilty of misconduct. He said the inquiry had recommended departmental action against them.

Is Kaleem lily clean

The Chief Justice Nisar asked how the police got involved in a case that was between unrelated claimants. The report revealed that justice (retd) Hamid Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court also acted as arbitrator to settle the matter. At this, the chief justice summoned the retired judge and warned him to stay away from the matter in future.

Someone, should put a "brake" on the "summoning"- and suo moto - "power" of this CJP !

Expressing displeasure over the conduct of the police officers, Chief Justice Nisar observed that former CIA SP Umar Virk was found involved in every big dispute of the city. “But you failed to track down a dacoity incident,” the chief justice reminded Virk, now an inspector after demotion. “ Why an inquiry should not be ordered into your complete service record as you are also accused of staging fake counters,” he asked Virk. The chief justice directed DIG Abubakar Khuda Bukhsh to name an honest police officer ( implying that there are only dishonest officers ) to hold the inquiry.

The chief justice further directed the FIA to investigate about assets and income tax data of the two main investors of Akbari Super Store, owned by late Sheikh Muhammad Ajmal. The agency was directed to file its report within a fortnight. The chief justice also asked investigators to ascertain the validity of the claims made by the various claimants to the properties, asking that if any had claimed to be the deceased's business partners, their tax records should reflect that. "If there are no tax records, they [the people laying claim to the property] are all thieves," the chief justice said. "We cannot leave the people at the mercy of extortionists," he said. Fauzia Ajmal, the second widow of the store’s owner, had filed an application to the chief justice, accusing the two police officers of coercing her to sign an agreement with the first widow Bilqees Begum and investors.

The CJP seems to be a modern day version of Robin Hood. Picking up cases here and there based on whim . Cases which brings him "good publicity" !

In another case, the Supreme Court directed Punjab Advocate General Ahmad Awais to act as a mediator and settle the case relating to the official residence of former president Justice (retd) Rafiq Tarar. Tarar had approached the Supreme Court against a notice issued to him by the provincial government for vacation of his official residence. However, Awais told the court that the notice was withdrawn. The Chief Justice, Nisar, directed the top provincial law officer to look into the matter personally and effect a settlement.

Just the other day, he "fined" one of the largest crooks of Pakiland with a massive, massive fine !

In yet another case, the Supreme Court gave another six-week time to Sialkot police to arrest the prime suspect involved in murder of a local journalist of Sambrial. The DPO Sialkot told the court that serious efforts were being made to arrest the suspect who has escaped abroad. He said a police team reached Dubai to arrest the suspect but he reportedly skipped to South Africa. The officer sought more time to arrest the culprit. Zeeshan Butt of Daily Nawa-i-Waqt was allegedly shot dead by Imran Aslam Cheema, chairman of a union council. Other suspects including Shahid Abbas, Saqlain and Shahid were already arrested by the police.

One of these days, he will meet someone who will "give" it to him !

[anupmisra]

Women, children in Balochistan suffering from malnutrition due to drought-like situation

Nearly 52 per cent children have reportedly become the victim of stunting as result of severe undernourishment due to the drought-like situation in the province, Dr Ali Nasir Bugti, the coordinator for Balochistan nutrition cell, told DawnNewsTV.

Dr Bugti, however, said that 16 per cent children in the province faced acute undernourishment while 40 per cent were underweight, terming it an alarming situation.

Quetta and many other parts of Balochistan are facing a severe drought-like situation for the last couple of years, which has severely affected the agriculture and livestock sectors of the province.

A survey conducted by the National Nutrition Cell revealed that 49 per cent women in Balochistan were suffering from malnutrition. Moreover, the ratio of maternal anemia was 49 per cent, anemia among children below five years was 57 per cent and iodine deficiency among women was 29 per cent.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1435348/women ... -situation

[CalvinH]

Plans For Gwadar ( Chini ) City !


Florida City plus Cantonment Area , next to the airport
Where is the water and the money coming from

Wonderful catch Falijee...
No Limit high rises. 1 KM wide green belts. Sub-cities on the side and prime residential at the very end next to PNS base.
A large dam just to sustain the city perhaps...

If wishes were horses....

[arun]

Excerpt from our External Affairs Minister’s speech to the UNGA:

Madam President

I had described terrorism as the second existential threat to humanity. We imagined that the arrival of the 21st Century would bring with it an age of common good, defined by cooperation in the quest for peace and prosperity. But here in New York, the horrific tragedy of 9/11, and in Mumbai the catastrophe of 26/11 became the nightmares that shattered our dreams. The demon of terrorism now stalks the world, at a faster pace somewhere, a slower pace elsewhere, but life-threatening everywhere.

In our case, terrorism is bred not in some faraway land, but across our border to the west. Our neighbour’s expertise is not restricted to spawning grounds for terrorism; it is also an expert in trying to mask malevolence with verbal duplicity.

The most startling evidence of this duplicity was the fact that Osama Bin Laden, the architect and ideologue of 9/11 was given safe haven in Pakistan. America had declared Osama bin Laden it’s most dangerous enemy, and launched an exhaustive, worldwide search to bring him to justice. What America perhaps could not comprehend was that Osama would get sanctuary in a country that claimed to be America’s friend and ally: Pakistan. Eventually, America’s intelligence services discovered the truth of this hypocrisy, and its special forces delivered justice. But Pakistan continued to behave as if nothing had happened. Pakistan’s commitment to terrorism as an instrument of official policy has not abated one bit. Neither has its belief in hypocrisy. The killers of 9/11 met their fate; but the mastermind of 26/11 Hafiz Saeed still roams the streets of Pakistan with impunity.

What is heartening is that the world is no longer ready to believe Islamabad. FATF, for instance, has put Pakistan on notice over terror funding.

Madam President

We are accused of sabotaging the process of talks. This is a complete lie. We believe that talks are the only rational means to resolve the most complex of disputes. Talks with Pakistan have begun many times. If they stopped, it was only because of Pakistan’s behavior. There have been many governments in India, by many different parties. Each government has tried the peace option. Prime Minister Modi, by inviting the Heads of the SAARC nations, to his swearing in ceremony, began his attempt for dialogue on his very first day in office. On 9th December 2016, I personally went to Islamabad and offered a comprehensive bilateral dialogue. But soon after, Pak sponsored terrorists attacked our air force base in Pathankot on 2nd January. Please explain to me how we could pursue talks in the midst of terrorist bloodshed? Even now, after the new government came to power, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan wrote to Prime Minister Modi suggesting a meeting between Foreign Ministers in New York. We accepted the proposal. But, within hours of our acceptance, news came that terrorists had killed three of our jawans. Does this indicate a desire for dialogue?

Time and again, Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations. Who can be a greater transgressor of human rights than a terrorist? Those who take innocent human lives in pursuit of war by other means are defenders of inhuman behavior, not of human rights. Pakistan glorifies killers; it refuses to see the blood of innocents.

It has become something of a habit with Pakistan to throw the dust of deceit and deception against India in order to provide some thin cover for its own guilt. The United Nations has seen this before. Last year, Pakistan’s representative, using her right to reply, displayed some photographs as "proof” of "human rights violations” by India. The photographs turned out to be from another country. Similar false accusations have become a part of its standard rhetoric.

Madam President:

Each year, for last five years, India has been arguing from this podium that lists are not enough to check terrorists and their protectors. We need to bring them to accountability through international law.

In 1996, India proposed a draft document on CCIT at the United Nations. Till today, that draft has remained a draft, because we cannot agree on a common language. On the one hand, we want to fight terrorism; on the other, we cannot define it. This is why terrorists with a price on their head are celebrated , finances and armed as liberation heroes by a country that remains a member of the United Nations. Cruelty and barbarism are advertised as heroism. The country prints postage stamps glorifying terrorists. If we do not act now, we will have to deal with conflagration later. Once again, I appeal to this August body to come to an agreement, soon, on CCIT as one of the necessary measures in a long running war.

From our MEA wbsite:

EAM's statement at the 73rd Session of the UNGA

[partha]

While home minister Rajnath Singh has dropped broad hints about such a raid in a recent speech, the government is likely to hold a full-fledged press briefing next week.

Sources in the Indian security establishment said the operation started three days ago but was not yet complete. This is the reason why the government is not revealing details. This time the forces have photo and video evidence of the operation. This evidence may also be used diplomatically to expose Pakistan’s backing or terror.

https://www.mynation.com/news/pm-modi-n ... han-pftfv7

[yensoy]

While home minister Rajnath Singh has dropped broad hints about such a raid in a recent speech, the government is likely to hold a full-fledged press briefing next week.

Sources in the Indian security establishment said the operation started three days ago but was not yet complete. This is the reason why the government is not revealing details. This time the forces have photo and video evidence of the operation. This evidence may also be used diplomatically to expose Pakistan’s backing or terror.

https://www.mynation.com/news/pm-modi-n ... han-pftfv7

If indeed it started a few days ago, it's unlikely to be an invasion into the enemy's territory - besides the note about it being on the IB rather than LoC (where we maintain sanctity of the border), past week was full moon and unsuitable for covert ops. It was probably more along the lines of artillery pounding/use of ATGMs/rockets, being tracked by satellite/aerial recon. Here it would make sense to target only the terrorist safehouses, to convey a clear message that they better not retaliate - for if they hit our civilians or military we still have the option of hitting back.

[Peregrine]

New Pakistan cast in the mould of the old: India at UN

NEW YORK: Rejecting Pakistan Foreign Minister Mehmood Shah Qureshi’s statement against India at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Eernam Gambhir India's First Secretary in Permanent Mission of India to UN has said, "New Pakistan Secretary in the mould of the old."

Exercising a Right of Reply, Gambhir, in the UNGA general debate, called out Pakistan's baseless allegations levelled against India while saying that New Delhi orchestrated terror activities in Islamabad
.
Referring to Qureshi's statement where he alleged India’s involvement in the 2014 Peshawar school attack, the Indian diplomat said, "Among the most outrageous was the preposterous allegation relating to the horrific terror attack on
a Peshawar school four years ago. Let me recollect for the new government of Pakistan the outpouring of sorrow and pain in India that followed the massacre of innocent children in 2014. Both houses of India's Parliament had expressed solidarity while paying respect to the memory of those killed. Schools all over India had observed two minutes of silence in their memory."

She further asserted that these allegations are a part of Pakistan's attempt to look away from the "monster of terror" that it has itself created to "destabilise its neighbours and covet their territory."

Gambhir also established the importance of the state of Jammu and Kashmir saying that it is an integral part of India and continue to be so. Aiming at Pakistan's claim of fighting terrorism, India asked Pakistan to deny being the host and patron of 132 of the UN-designated terrorists and 22 terrorist entities under the 1267 and the 1988 UN Security Council sanctions regime.

Gambhir also questioned the freedom experienced by UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed's in Pakistan as he continued to set up candidates for electoral office.

Taking a dig at Pakistan's newly-found appreciation of upholding Human Rights, the Indian diplomat quoted the example of appointment and removal of Princeton economist, Professor Atif Milan from the Economic Advisory Council on grounds that he belongs to a 'minority'. "Before preaching to the world, championing of human rights should begin at home,” Gambhir added.

Gambhir also slammed Qureshi for his comment where he said that New Delhi cancelled the meeting of the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan on “flimsy ground.”

“The new Foreign Minister of Pakistan chose to term the gruesome killing of our security personnel by Pakistani sponsored terrorists as 'flimsy' grounds. While it may not be the case for Pakistan, for India every loss of life counts. Hence our belief that talks and terror cannot go together," she noted.

"Pakistan must demonstrate that it has moved beyond a narrative of distortion, deception and deceit," Gambhir added while snubbing Pakistan's fake claims and allegations.

Cheers

[Peregrine]

Ghazwa - E- Hind Actor Jahil- Ham-EID Says " Dilli Chalo"

Apparently ghazwa-e-hind runs in his blood (whether his blood line is real or made up, you decide). Here's zaid pbuh ham-eid's facebook page:

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid
January 30, 2016 ·
Let me share with you our family tree

Alhamdolillah, I am Syed from both my father and mother side. My mother's family is Shah family of presently Indian occupied Kashmir. My nana is Syed Zahoor ud din ahmed Shah from Ananth Nag Islamabad. What I have heard from family elders is that our maternal ancestor Admiral Qasim came for Ghazwa e Hind to attack Sindh along with Muhemmed Bin Qasim and was settled in Syria before that.

anupmisra Ji :

Muhammad bin Qasim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born c. 31st December, 695 AD Ta'if, present-day Saudi Arabia
Died - c. 18th July, 715 AD He died at the Age of Nineteen Years Six Months and 19 Days!
Allegiance Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Governor to the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I
Rank - General
Battles/wars - Conquest of Sindh and Multan for the Umayyads.
‘Imād ad-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Qāsim ath-Thaqafī (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد بن القاسم الثقفي‎; c. 31st December, 695 - 18th July, 715 AD) was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Multan regions along the Indus River (now a part of Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was born and raised in the city of Ta'if (in modern-day Saudi Arabia). Qasim's conquest of Sindh and southern-most parts of Multan enabled further Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent.

A member of the Thaqif tribe of the Ta'if region, Muhammad bin Qasim's father was Qasim bin Yusuf, who died when Muhammad bin Qasim was young, leaving his mother in charge of his education and care. Umayyad governor Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Al-Thaqafi, Muhammad bin Qasim's paternal uncle, was instrumental in teaching Muhammad bin Qasim about warfare and governance. Muhammad bin Qasim married his cousin Zubaidah, Al-Hajjaj's daughter, shortly before going to Sindh.

Due to his close relationship with Al-Hajjaj, Bin Qasim was executed after the accession of Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.

Sir Ji, how in the name of sanity could a Teenager - he was supposed to be 17 years old when he defeated King Dhir - reach the Exalted Rank of Admiral or General at such a tender Age!

This History of Muhammed Bin Qasim is a "Humongous Load of Male Bovine Faecal Droppings"!

Cheers

[Bart S]

Ghazwa - E- Hind Actor Jahil- Ham-EID Says " Dilli Chalo"

Apparently ghazwa-e-hind runs in his blood (whether his blood line is real or made up, you decide). Here's zaid pbuh ham-eid's facebook page:

Syed Zaid Zaman Hamid
January 30, 2016 ·

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muhammad bin Qasim married his cousin Zubaidah, Al-Hajjaj's daughter, shortly before going to Sindh.

Too bad that it is all fake news/history because the cousin marriage would logically explain where Jahil Hamid get's his IQ from.

[Falijee]

Strategy meeting between Pajwa, Immy and ISI Head Honcho Naveed Mukhtar following India's covert operation across IB


COAS calls on PM Khan to discuss security and regional stability
Sept 28, 2018

Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM office on Friday — the third such visit since the latter assumed the prime ministerial office on August 18.Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar was also present during the meeting. A statement by the PM office said that "security and regional stability situation" ( code word for Indian retaliation !) were discussed in the meeting.

[Falijee]

Saidpur Village. 5 minutes away from the heart of Islamabad. Located at the foothills of the Margalla Hills. , Islamabad , Pakistan




Luxurious living in the suburbs of Isloo ! Almost a Mughal -like setting !
Note the gao takiyas on the beds, the servants and "security staff" in the background !
Do not miss the "private masjid" in the foreground/ background
Is entertainment under shadow of masjid, Sharia compliant
Getting ready for a qawwali and shairi session in the evening ! Honored guest ( Pajwa, Immy ?) will be thoroughly entertained until the wee hours of the morning .
Rumours say that it will be a strictly male affair . Entertainers from The Third Sex (aka hijras ) will be on hand, later on in the evening . Leftover kebabs and biryanis will be served to them. Honored guests may make their own "private arrangements" with the entertainers , if they so wish. Of course, "off the premises"
Not sure if "free booze" and drugs is going to flow freely. Otherwise it is going to be BYOB ( Bring your own booze or drugs !)
Meanwhile in NYC, FM Qureshi is "begging" the UN for Education Dallaars

[Falijee]

New ISI Head Honcho !

DG ISI among five three-star generals retiring tomorrow
The News International
Sept 30, 2018

The officers who got promoted are: Maj Gen Nadeem Zaki Manj, Vice Chief of General Staff Maj Gen Shaheen Mazhar, ISI DG (Planning) Maj Gen Abdul Aziz, Military Intelligence DG Maj Gen Asim Munir, Maj Gen Syed Muhammad Adnan and Frontier Corps IG Maj Gen Waseem Ashraf.
It is highly expected that Gen Asim Munir would be appointed as ISI DG.

[Peregrine]

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects – Reuters

ISLAMABAD: After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese " Silk Road" projects due to debt concerns.

The rail megaproject linking the coastal metropolis of Karachi to the northwestern city of is China's biggest Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project in Pakistan, but Islamabad has balked at the cost and financing terms.

Resistance has stiffened under the new government of populist Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has voiced alarm about rising debt levels and says the country must wean itself off foreign loans.

"We are seeing how to develop a model so the government of Pakistan wouldn't have all the risk," Khusro Bakhtyar, minister in Pakistan's planning ministry, told reporters recently. Chinaman say "Vely solly . Agleement is signed by both palties and stoled in stlong lockel in Beijing.

The cooling of enthusiasm for China's investments mirrors the unease of incoming governments in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Maldives, where new administrations have come to power wary of Chinese deals struck by their predecessors.

Pakistan's new government had wanted to review all BRI contracts. Officials say there are concerns the deals were badly negotiated, too expensive or overly favoured China.

But to Islamabad's frustration, Beijing is only willing to review projects that have not yet begun, three senior government officials have told Reuters.

China's Foreign Ministry said, in a statement in response to questions faxed by Reuters, that both sides were committed to pressing forward with BRI projects, "to ensure those projects that are already built operate as normal, and those which are being built proceed smoothly".

Pakistani officials say they remain committed to Chinese investment but want to push harder on price and affordability, while re-orientating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - for which Beijing has pledged about $60 billion in infrastructure funds - to focus on projects that deliver social development in line with Khan's election platform.

China's Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, told Reuters that Beijing was open to changes proposed by the new government and "we will definitely follow their agenda" to work out a roadmap for BRI projects based on "mutual consultation".

"It constitutes a process of discussion with each other about this kind of model, about this kind of roadmap for the future," Yao said.

Beijing would only proceed with projects that Pakistan wanted, he added. "This is Pakistan's economy, this is their society," Yao said.

Islamabad's efforts to recalibrate CPEC are made trickier by its dependence on Chinese loans to prop up its vulnerable economy.

Growing fissures in relations with Pakistan's historic ally the United States have also weakened the country's negotiating hand, as has a current account crisis likely to lead to a bailout by the International Monetary Fund, which may demand spending cuts.

"We have reservations, but no other country is investing in Pakistan. What can we do?" one Pakistani minister told Reuters.

CRUMBLING RAILWAYS

The ML-1 rail line is the spine of country's dilapidated rail network, which has in recent years been edging towards collapse as passenger numbers plunge, train lines close and the vital freight business nosedives.

Khan's government has vowed to make the 1,872 km (1,163 mile) line a priority CPEC project, saying it will help the poor travel across the vast South Asian nation.

But Islamabad is exploring funding options for CPEC projects that depart from the traditional BRI lending model - whereby host nations take on Chinese debt to finance construction of infrastructure - and has invited Saudi Arabia and other countries to invest.

One option for ML-1, according to Pakistani officials, is the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, which would see investors or companies finance and build the project and recoup their investment from cashflows generated mainly by the rail freight business, before returning it to Pakistan in a few decades time.

Yao, the Chinese envoy, said Beijing was open to BOT and would "encourage" its companies to invest.

Rail mega-projects under China's BRI umbrella have run into problems elsewhere in Asia. A line linking Thailand and Laos has been beset by delays over financing, while Malaysia's CPEC new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad outright cancelled the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

Beijing is happy to offer loans, but reticent to invest in the Pakistan venture as such projects are seldom profitable, according to Andrew Small, author of a book on China Pakistan relations.

"The problem is that the Chinese don't think they can make money on this project and are not keen on BOT," said Small.

OFF-BOOKS DEBT

During President 's visit to Pakistan in 2015, the ML-1 line was placed among a list of "early harvest" CPEC projects that would be prioritised, along with power plants urgently needed to end crippling electricity shortages.

But while many other projects from that list have now been completed the rail scheme has been stuck.

Pakistani officials say they became wary of how early BRI contracts were awarded to Chinese firms, and are pushing for a public tender for ML-1.

Partly to help with price discovery, Pakistan asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a chunk of the rail project through tendering. The ADB began discussions on a $1.5-2 billion loan, but China insisted the project was "too strategic", and Islamabad kicked out the ADB under pressure from Beijing in early 2017, according to Pakistani and ADB officials.

"If it's such a strategic project then it should be a viable project for them to finance on very concessional terms or invest in?" said one senior Pakistani official familiar with the project, referring to the BOT model.

China's foreign ministry said Beijing was engaged in "friendly consultations" with Pakistan on the rail project. Chinese companies participated in BRI projects in an open and transparent way, "pooling benefits and sharing risks", it said.

Analysts say Pakistan will struggle to attract non-Chinese investors into the project, which may force it to choose between piling on Chinese debt or walking away from the project.

In 2017, Pakistan turned down Chinese funding for a $14 billion mega-dam project in the Himalayas due to cost concerns and worries Beijing could end up owning a vital national asset if Pakistan could not repay loans, as occurred with a Sri Lankan port.

Khan's government chafes at several Chinese intercity mass transport projects in Punjab, the voter heartland of the previous government, which now need hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies every year.

They also fume about the risk of accumulating off-books sovereign debt through power contracts, where annual profits of above 20 percent, in dollar terms, were guaranteed by the previous administration.

With the ML-1 line, there are also those who harbour doubts closer to home, including the previous government's finance minister, Miftah Ismail, who said his ministry had always had concerns about its viability.

"When people say it's a project of national importance, that usually means it makes no sense financially," he said.

Cheers

[Falijee]

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects – Reuters

Rest snipped ....


"We have reservations, but no other country is investing in Pakistan. What can we do?" one Pakistani minister told Reuters.

CRUMBLING RAILWAYS

The ML-1 rail line is the spine of country's dilapidated rail network, which has in recent years been edging towards collapse as passenger numbers plunge, train lines close and the vital freight business nosedives.
During President 's visit to Pakistan in 2015, the ML-1 line was placed among a list of "early harvest" CPEC projects that would be prioritised, along with power plants urgently needed to end crippling electricity shortages.
"When people say it's a project of national importance, that usually means it makes no sense financially," he said.

Cheers

Peregrine-ji
-(C.P.E.C ) Chickens are coming home to roost .
- Guess someone "goofed" on the "weather forecast". No monsoon rain, therefore no "early harvest" . This "buzz word" has been used ad nauseam

[Peregrine]

Currency weakens to Rs128 due to uncertainty over IMF bailout - Salman Siddiqui

KARACHI: The rupee continued to remain on a downward trend in the open market on Saturday as it lost over one-rupee to Rs128 to the US dollar on speculation that the government would let the currency depreciate further under the influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“Dollar is priced at Rs128 (a new two-month low),” said a dealer at Galaxy Exchange Company in Karachi.

Currency dealers reported they closed the rupee-dollar trade in the range of Rs126.8 to Rs128 compared to Rs126.1 to Rs126.8 a day earlier.

In the officially run inter-bank market, the currency trade ended at a stable level of Rs124.24 on the last working day of the week on Friday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

“Market talk suggests the IMF has recommended further depreciation of the rupee to Rs150 to the US dollar if Pakistan wants to opt for a bailout to avert balance of payments crisis,” Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) General Secretary Zafar Paracha told The Express Tribune.

“Devaluation of the rupee to Rs150 seems unrealistic in the current scenario. However, if the government opts for the bailout, it will definitely let the currency weaken to Rs130-135,” he said.

Pakistan Forex Association President Malik Bostan said, “The currency market has faced panic buying as the government did not come forward to deny media reports.”

An IMF team is in Islamabad these days, holding meetings with Pakistani authorities to review the country’s economic performance.

Many are seeing the meetings as a prelude to negotiations for a new bailout for Pakistan, which is facing growing pressure on its external sector.

Finance Minister Asad Umar has reiterated that the meetings are not aimed at seeking a bailout and if the country requires an IMF loan programme, the government will formally apply for it later.

Despite the minister’s statement, currency dealers continued to ask the government to remove uncertainty by disclosing its actual plans.

“The market may remain uncertain in the next two to four weeks,” Paracha said. “The government must clarify the situation.”

The supply of dollars to the open market shrank further and impacted the rupee as potential sellers withheld dollars on expectations the rupee would further go down, Bostan added.

Banks are the second source of dollar supply to the dealers. They, however, remained closed on Saturday on account of weekly holiday.

The rupee should recover after the central bank tightened the monetary policy by increasing the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 8.5% on Saturday, he said.

Stock market outlook

The increase in interest rate would strengthen the rupee and that should invite renewed buying, including from foreigners, at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, Bostan said.

However, historical evidence suggests the PSX’s benchmark KSE-100 index will react negatively to the increase in the interest rate.

Bostan said banks may react positively to the rate hike as they would benefit from the move.

Dollar hovers around Rs130.5 in open market

Besides, those listed companies which are operating on heavy bank loans may react harshly and those running on low bank loans may face a low selling pressure.

Gold up

The All Sindh Saraf and Jewellers Association announced an increase of Rs450 per tola (11.66 grams) to Rs59,300 in the price of gold on Saturday mainly due to the downturn in the rupee.

“The downturn in the rupee has made gold expensive,” association’s President Haji Haroon Chand stated.

Besides, the price of gold, which is largely imported to meet local demand, surged to $1,192 per ounce (33.10 grams) in international markets from $1,183 a day earlier.

Rupee gains 0.68% as dollar inflow continues

An analyst at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) said the gold outlook remained negative internationally since the Fed continued to increase interest rate.

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[Falijee]

The "Poor" Falooda Seller Caught In The FIA Net

Who deposited Rs2.25 billion in Karachi falooda vendor’s account?
The News International
Sept 30, 2018

KARACHI: The sources in Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have revealed that the hefty amount of Rs2.25 billion discovered in a bank account of a Karachi falooda vendor is linked with multi-billion rupee money laundering scam involving PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur.

Dus Percenti stooping to this level

Abdul Qadir, a resident of Orangi Town, Karachi, learned that he has Rs2.225 billion in his bank account which he says he never opened.

Sources say the deposit was unearthed during investigations related to the biggest money laundering scam in Sindh’s history.“There are many persons like Abdul Qadir who do not know about existence of accounts in their names with hefty amounts,” he said, adding that the investigators have found dozens of such accounts opened in the names of people belonging to the lower strata – mostly labourers.The official claimed that there are over 500 such accounts in the country and the investigators are tracing them.

[Peregrine]

CHORISTAN - The other name of Terroristan!



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[Vips]

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects.

After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese " Silk Road" projects+ due to debt concerns.

The rail megaproject linking the coastal metropolis of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar is China's biggest Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project in Pakistan, but Islamabad has balked + at the cost and financing terms.

Resistance has stiffened under the new government of populist Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has voiced alarm about rising debt levels and says the country must wean itself off foreign loans. "We are seeing how to develop a model so the government of Pakistan wouldn't have all the risk," Khusro Bakhtyar, minister in Pakistan's planning ministry, told reporters recently.

The cooling of enthusiasm for China's investments mirrors the unease of incoming governments in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Maldives, where new administrations have come to power wary of Chinese deals struck by their predecessors.

Pakistan's new government had wanted to review all BRI contracts. Officials say there are concerns the deals were badly negotiated, too expensive or overly favoured China. But to Islamabad's frustration, Beijing is only willing to review projects that have not yet begun, three senior government officials have told Reuters. (Danda that has already been inserted will not be taken off )

China's Foreign Ministry said, in a statement in response to questions faxed by Reuters, that both sides were committed to pressing forward with BRI projects, "to ensure those projects that are already built operate as normal, and those which are being built proceed smoothly".

Pakistani officials say they remain committed to Chinese investment but want to push harder on price and affordability, while re-orientating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - for which Beijing has pledged about $60 billion in infrastructure funds - to focus on projects that deliver social development in line with Khan's election platform.

China's Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, told Reuters that Beijing was open to changes proposed by the new government and "we will definitely follow their agenda" to work out a roadmap for BRI projects based on "mutual consultation".

"It constitutes a process of discussion with each other about this kind of model, about this kind of roadmap for the future," Yao said. Beijing would only proceed with projects that Pakistan wanted, he added. "This is Pakistan's economy, this is their society," Yao said.

Islamabad's efforts to recalibrate CPEC are made trickier by its dependence on Chinese loans to prop up its vulnerable economy.

Growing fissures in relations with Pakistan's historic ally the United States have also weakened the country's negotiating hand, as has a current account crisis likely to lead to a bailout by the International Monetary Fund, which may demand spending cuts.

"We have reservations, but no other country is investing in Pakistan. What can we do?" one Pakistani minister told Reuters.

The ML-1 rail line is the spine of country's dilapidated rail network, which has in recent years been edging towards collapse as passenger numbers plunge, train lines close and the vital freight business nosedives. Khan's government has vowed to make the 1,872 km (1,163 mile) line a priority CPEC project, saying it will help the poor travel across the vast South Asian nation.

But Islamabad is exploring funding options for CPEC projects that depart from the traditional BRI lending model - whereby host nations take on Chinese debt to finance construction of infrastructure - and has invited Saudi Arabia and other countries to invest.

One option for ML-1, according to Pakistani officials, is the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, which would see investors or companies finance and build the project and recoup their investment from cashflows generated mainly by the rail freight business, before returning it to Pakistan in a few decades time. Yao, the Chinese envoy, said Beijing was open to BOT and would "encourage" its companies to invest.

Rail mega-projects under China's BRI umbrella have run into problems elsewhere in Asia. A line linking Thailand and Laos has been beset by delays over financing, while Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad outright cancelled the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

Beijing is happy to offer loans, but reticent to invest in the Pakistan venture as such projects are seldom profitable, according to Andrew Small, author of a book on China-Pakistan relations.

"The problem is that the Chinese don't think they can make money on this project and are not keen on BOT," said Small.

During President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan in 2015, the ML-1 line was placed among a list of "early harvest" CPEC projects that would be prioritised, along with power plants urgently needed to end crippling electricity shortages. But while many other projects from that list have now been completed the rail scheme has been stuck.

Pakistani officials say they became wary of how early BRI contracts were awarded to Chinese firms, and are pushing for a public tender for ML-1.

Partly to help with price discovery, Pakistan asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a chunk of the rail project through tendering. The ADB began discussions on a $1.5-2 billion loan, but China insisted the project was "too strategic", and Islamabad kicked out the ADB under pressure from Beijing in early 2017, according to Pakistani and ADB officials.

"If it's such a strategic project then it should be a viable project for them to finance on very concessional terms or invest in?" said one senior Pakistani official familiar with the project, referring to the BOT model.

China's foreign ministry said Beijing was engaged in "friendly consultations" with Pakistan on the rail project. Chinese companies participated in BRI projects in an open and transparent way, "pooling benefits and sharing risks", it said.

Analysts say Pakistan will struggle to attract non-Chinese investors into the project, which may force it to choose between piling on Chinese debt or walking away from the project.

In 2017, Pakistan turned down Chinese funding for a $14 billion mega-dam project in the Himalayas due to cost concerns and worries Beijing could end up owning a vital national asset if Pakistan could not repay loans, as occurred with a Sri Lankan port.

Khan's government chafes at several Chinese intercity mass transport projects in Punjab, the voter heartland of the previous government, which now need hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies every year.

They also fume about the risk of accumulating off-books sovereign debt through power contracts, where annual profits of above 20 percent, in dollar terms, were guaranteed by the previous administration.

With the ML-1 line, there are also those who harbour doubts closer to home, including the previous government's finance minister, Miftah Ismail, who said his ministry had always had concerns about its viability.

"When people say it's a project of national importance, that usually means it makes no sense financially," he said.

[SSridhar]

Fearing debt trap, Pakistan rethinks Chinese 'Silk Road' projects – Reuters

Peregrine ji, but, then, the deep question to ask is why did Pakistan choose to go for CPEC in the first place?

Why did ( does ) the PA support the CPEC to the hilt? Why was DAWN targetted by the PA when the evil designs of China, under the guise of CPEC, were leaked?

Why did almost all political parties, politicians and even chiefs of jihadi tanzeems support CPEC?

The answer is simple and time-unwavering. It is to use CPEC as just another tool to attack and destroy India. It is an asininely wishful thinking, looking at it neutrally from across the border here, but a desperate Pakistan has been clutching at straws in the typhoon to somehow wipeout the mortal enemy of Hindustan. For a frantic Pakistan used only to straws, CPEC appeared as a small twig and was over-excited.

Soon, Imran would also beat a hasty retreat and fall into the rut because the rut is so deep to climb out and is the only path for a self-destructing Pakistan. Pakistan has to plod along the rut which empties into an abyss at the end.

China is keeping Pakistan under its sranglehold because neither has any friends left. Both have common enemies too. The have collaborated since 1963. Both are indebted to each other for various commissions and omissions.

The CPEC is the flagship BRI project for PRC and it cannot allow it to fail just as the argument used to be put forward every time, that a nuclear Pakistan couldn't be allowed to fail.

If Imran doesn't fall in line, he shall be removed. After all, he doesn't have a simple majority on his own in the National Assembly. He is enjoying Prime Ministership at the pleasure of PA, just like any other PM in Pakistan but only made worse for him by the indecisive poll results.