Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - March 17, 2017

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 14:38

Falijee wrote:Paki F.O. Throws "Diplomatic Language" Out Of The Window !

FO slams India for blocking Sikh pilgrims' entry into Pakistan .

Amid souring Indo-Pak relations, Sikh 'jatha' fails to leave for Pakistan

AMRITSAR: The ongoing bitterness in Indo-Pak relations shadowed a Sikh "jatha" that failed to leave for Pakistan to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev. The Pakistan government refused to send a Sikh special pilgrim train at Attari international railway station on Thursday.

President of Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society Harpal Singh Bhullar told TOI on Thursday that the Sikh "jatha" had to return disappointed from Attari railway station since Sikh pilgrim special train didn't arrive.

He said that all the devotees had arrived at Attari railway station and had valid visas but they were disheartened after the special train didn't arrive from Pakistan.

He said since their visa was for travelling to Pakistan on board special train which was to be sent by Pakistan, they couldn't travel on Samjhauta Express.

Notably, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had already observed the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev on May 29 which falls according to amended version of Nanakshahi Calendar whereas Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee would observe the anniversary on June 8 which is according to 2003 version of Nanakshahi Calendar. PSGPC had chalked out the pilgrims programme from June 8 to June 17.

President of Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatree Jatha Swaran Singh Gill said Pakistan High Commission should have issued visas to cross the international border on foot from Attari land border which, he said, had caused immense disappointment among devotees. He said the Commission had issued visas on late Wednesday night due to which many devotees from far flung places couldn't make their programme.

Bhullar maintained that keeping in view the religious sentiments of Sikh "jatha", they should have been allowed to board Samjhauta Express.

An official at Attari international railway station who didn't want to be named said he had conveyed about the non-arrival of special train from Pakistan to his seniors but didn't get any response.

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Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 14:54

X Posted on the PESW Thread

Pakistan's trade deficit widens to record $ 30 billion

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's trade deficit ballooned by 42 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high of $30 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year on the back of falling exports and a sharp increase in the import bill, a media report said today.

The high deficit came weeks after the government claimed that it has turned around the economy by achieving 5.3 per cent GDP growth.

Pakistan's annual trade deficit was $20.435 billion when the PML-N came to power in 2013. It has been on the rise since then due to rising imports and falling exports, the Dawn reported.

Trade deficit stood at $3.465 billion in May, a rise of nearly 61 per cent compared to the same month a year ago, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics yesterday.

Two reasons explain the trade deficit: rising import bill of capital goods, petroleum products, and food products; and a steep fall in exports despite prime minister's support package to boost exports. The trade deficit is said to be posing a serious threat to external balance of payment.

In July-May, the overall import bill rose 20.6 per cent year-on-year to $48.54 billion. In May alone, it increased 28 per cent to $5.09 billion.

In the year 2012-13, the import bill was at $44.950 billion. It is expected to reach over $53 billion this fiscal year.

Exports fell 11 per cent year-on-year to $1.627 billion in May after witnessing paltry growths in the previous two months. Export proceeds grew 5 per cent in April and 3 per cent in March.

Exports are in decline despite government claims of providing the industry with round-the-clock power supply since November 2014. Similarly, the government was also providing Rs 3 per unit concession in electricity tariff since 2016 to export-oriented industries.

In the 11 months through May, the export proceeds fell to $18.54 billion from $19.14 billion a year ago.

Under a three-year Strategic Trade Policy unveiled last year, the government set an annual export target of $35 billion by 2018. To boost exports, the prime minister announced a subsidy package of Rs180 billion for textile, clothing, sports, surgical, leather and carpet sectors. The impact of this package on exports has yet to be seen.

The government has recently removed the commerce secretary, Azmat Ali Ranjha, for failing to promptly implement the trade policy. He was replaced by Younis Dagha, who was shunted out from the Ministry of Water and Power for his alleged failure to manage power load-shedding issues.

Under the Strategic Trade Policy 2015-18, the Ministry of Commerce notified five cash support schemes to improve product design, encourage innovation, facilitate branding and certification, upgrade technology for new machinery and plants, provide cash support for plant and machinery for agro-processing and give duty drawbacks on local taxes.

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Rishi Verma · Post by **Rishi Verma** » 13 Jun 2017 15:02

Taza News: Subway Shooting in Munich. Hoping against hope that a baki will be caught and named.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 15:35

1.A neutral role for Pakistan

THERE may be many strands to the latest crisis engulfing the Middle East, but there is only one conclusion for Pakistan: this country cannot afford to get embroiled in conflict in the Middle East.

With Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa in Saudi Arabia, the urgent, high-level diplomacy by Pakistan should have a dual focus ie help defuse tensions among the various state protagonists, each of which Pakistan has friendly relations with, and withdraw from the Saudi-led Islamic Military Alliance.

The bizarre and patently false assertion by a section of the Turkish state-run media that the Pakistani parliament is considering sending thousands of troops to Qatar underlines the risks involved in a conflict in which the media has become a weapon.

The possibility of false stories and propaganda setting off a diplomatic crisis for Pakistan is very real and the Foreign Office has done the right thing by quickly and emphatically denying the possibility of Pakistani troops being sent to Qatar.

While Pakistan’s leverage may be limited and its diplomatic heft in the Middle East far from obvious, it occupies a unique and potentially useful position as it has friendly ties with all the Middle Eastern and Gulf countries embroiled in the current crisis.

From Saudi Arabia to Qatar and from Egypt to Iran, Pakistan has genuinely friendly and stable ties with all sides — precisely the kind of committed and relatively neutral stakeholder that can act as an interlocutor to help rescue a region from a greater crisis.

But if a crisis-fighting role is not something Pakistan can realistically take on, there must be an emphatic signal sent to all sides: Pakistan values its relations with all countries and the Pakistani national interest requires it to stay neutral in the current crisis.

That should not be impossible, but it would require Pakistan to suspend its military participation in the IMA and withdraw retired Gen Raheel Sharif from his command of future IMA forces.

Simply, recent events in the Middle East have shattered the assumptions on which Pakistan’s original inclusion in the IMA was premised.

The IMA was supposed to be a counterterrorism force and there was no threat greater than the militant Islamic State group that Muslim-majority countries could jointly fight.

But the Saudi leadership has made clear that it primarily wants to contain Iran and, now, cut Qatar down to size — effectively destroying any possibility that the IMA can ever become a platform for all Muslim-majority countries to come together to fight militancy and terrorism.

Saudi Arabia is and will remain an important ally of Pakistan.

It is the responsibility of friends to stand by one another in times of crisis.

But responsible friends must also be unafraid to speak the principled truth and protect themselves from colossal errors by the other.

Withdrawal from the IMA has become essential.

2. China denies rumours of rift, says Xi Jinping, PM Nawaz met ‘several times’ at SCO summit

Ganja about to cry!

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Baikul · Post by **Baikul** » 13 Jun 2017 15:52

^^ I wonder how the conversation met when they met 'several times' and was Sharif very sore after those meetings.

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 13 Jun 2017 16:08

Trade Deficit Before Ganja ( 2013) = $ 20 Billion; Trade Deficit Now = $ 30 Billion ; 61% Increase Over Last Year

Pakistan's trade deficit widens to record $30bn

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit ballooned by 42 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high of $30 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year on the back of falling exports and a sharp increase in the import bill.The country’s annual trade deficit was $20.435bn when the PML-N came to power in 2013. It has been on the rise since then due to rising imports and falling exports. Should we now expect a new date for Pakistan joining the G-20 membership from Fin Min Dar
Exports are in decline despite government claims of providing the industry with round-the-clock power supply since November 2014. Similarly, the government was also providing Rs3 per unit concession in electricity tariff since 2016 to export-oriented industries.In the 11 months through May, the export proceeds fell to $18.54bn from $19.14bn a year ago.
The government has recently removed the commerce secretary, Azmat Ali Ranjha, for failing to promptly implement the trade policy. He was replaced by Younis Dagha, who was shunted out from the Ministry of Water and Power for his alleged failure to manage power load-shedding issues. The power deficit and other reason are just an excuse ; Pakistan is clearly living beyond its means for a long long time. The day of reckoning is going to going to come sooner or later !

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 13 Jun 2017 16:30

Peshawar court orders arrest of Chinese firm’s directors

PESHAWAR – An accountability court in Peshawar issued arrest warrants of three female Chinese directors of a mining company after they failed to appear in a case of alleged smuggling of a chemical substance antimony.The court directed the local police to produce the three suspects who are charged along with some other directors of the mining firm, Tuny Pak Mineral Private Limited on next hearing scheduled to take place on July 11.The court was informed that the three directors, Ms Hongying Wen and her two daughters, Xe Ping and Han Wen, had not turned up to face trial despite issuance of summons.

The country’s top graft-buster had filed a reference against the three suspects along with some other directors of the firm claiming that the firm had explored antimony from a mining site in Chitral and had smuggled it to China thus causing a loss of $947,000 to the national exchequer. Inshallah, the Pakistan Court System will be kept very busy as the CPEC ," exploitation corridor ", expands by leaps and bounds

The NAB had started an inquiry against the company three years ago when the then provincial minister Ziaullah Afridi had levelled certain charges alleging that the company had excavated antimony from mines in Chogor area of Chitral but sold it in China in violation of the set procedures. He had alleged that around 413 tons of antimony had been smuggled to China by the company in question. So, it took "only 3 years" for the case to come to court. How many years before it is finally settled ?

On the other hand, the firm had denied the charges and claimed that it had obtained a written permission in August 2012 from mines and minerals department for transportation of 500 tons of antimony to China as a sample for testing purposes. So now it has come down to a question of "he said, she said" only; this can easily be "solved" by "greasing a few Paki palms "

Rishi Verma · Post by **Rishi Verma** » 13 Jun 2017 16:47

Peregrine wrote:
Falijee wrote:
Not only BRFites but the Whole Wide World now have the Confirmation of ALL CLAPISTANIS (including the newly made "Stick Orderly" of the Saudi Rulers) BEING SLAVES OF ARABS AND CHINESE.
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FalconJi, the Whole Wide World suarly know with confirmation about the Crappistanis, bhat only we know the axxact reasons behind it, which are in-breeding, goat f*cking, and using the zamzam to power their cars. So in phase-2 we need to ejucate the Whole Wide World about these three reajons.

PS bakis must be stealing zamzam which is an underground stream near the shivling at mecca, which understandably made the owners of zamzam (saudis) very angry

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 13 Jun 2017 17:06

Peregrine wrote:
Atmavik wrote:This mard-e-momin has produced a rugby team of TFTAs

Gulzar Khan , 57, from Bannu is father of 36 children from his 3 wives. "My kids don't even need friends from outside their home"

So, having married a Bombay bania girl thirty years ago I did the next logical thing after seeing this photo of the grand family reunion. I counted. I counted to confirm the "claimed" lottery numbers. To my dismay I could only count 32 nanha jihadis and jihadinettes. There are four missing: abdul, jr the Ist, karim jr-jr the IInd, little mo and his sister hasina begum. Also missing are three producer wives.

What gives?

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » 13 Jun 2017 17:30

Ji, even more strange, oldest kid looks about 13-14 years old, ie more than one mothoram pregnant at any one time for 14 years!

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 13 Jun 2017 17:41

anupmisra wrote:
Peregrine wrote:
So, having married a Bombay bania girl thirty years ago I did the next logical thing after seeing this photo of the grand family reunion. I counted. I counted to confirm the "claimed" lottery numbers. To my dismay I could only count 32 nanha jihadis and jihadinettes. There are four missing: abdul, jr the Ist, karim jr-jr the IInd, little mo and his sister hasina begum. Also missing are three producer wives.

What gives?

while papa jan is momentarily vertical, the mummy jans are all flat/horizontal on the assembly line, preparing to pop out the next lot of jehadis.

and nowhere does it say that this lot of mummy jans is the first set.

productive papa jan could have had many sets of three mummy jan groups before this lot.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 17:43

anupmisra wrote:So, having married a Bombay bania girl thirty years ago I did the next logical thing after seeing this photo of the grand family reunion. I counted. I counted to confirm the "claimed" lottery numbers. To my dismay I could only count 32 nanha jihadis and jihadinettes. There are four missing: abdul, jr the Ist, karim jr-jr the IInd, little mo and his sister hasina begum. Also missing are three producer wives.

What gives?

anupmisra Ji

The remaining children are in Nappies or too small to walk.
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arun · Post by **arun** » 13 Jun 2017 18:14

Peregrine wrote:X Posted on the OBOR, Chinese Strategy and Implications & Analyzing CEPC Threads

After OBOR gets ready, Pakistan will become China’s colony: S Akbar Zaidi

NEW DELHI: Pakistan will become a colony of China once the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) -- flagship project under the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is operationalised, contended top Pak political economist S Akbar Zaidi on the very day the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit praised Beijing’s mega connectivity plan.

In a lecture titled “Has China taken over Pakistan” organised in Kolkata by think tank ‘Calcutta Research Group’ on Friday night Zaidi noted that the CPEC initiative is the most discussed but the least transparent among all the foreign initiatives in Pakistan.

“It is indeed a game changer, but not in the way our ruling classes have projected it to be. It will enslave Pakistan and undermine its sovereignty,” alleged Zaidi author of pioneering books --‘Military Civil Society and democratisation in Pakistan’ and ‘Issues in Pakistan’s Economy’.

“CPEC is a part of China’s OBOR initiative to expand its influence in the world and Pakistan is just the geographical space used by Beijing to reach the warm waters of the Persian Gulf. But in the process, Beijing blueprint will ensure complete control over Pakistan,” Zaidi further alleged.

Incidentally Zaidi’s comments came on the very day when SCO praised China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). India, which went to the Summit as an observer and became a member, however, was not party to the final Summit document on this occasion. CPEC is the very project that has irked India as it passes through PoK besides the fact that OBOR or BRI initiative lacks transparency and is being implemented in a unilateral fashion.

Speaking at SCO Summit PM Narendra Modi took a dig at connectivity projects that infringes on sovereignty. Zaidi quoted Pak Senator Tahir Mashhadi, chairman of the standing committee on planning and development, who had described the CPEC corridor as the advent of “another East India Company is in the offing.” China has announced to invest whopping $ 62 bn in CPEC.

The most dangerous implication of the CPEC would be that Pakistan’s foreign relations, especially those with India, will be determined by the Chinese, the Pak scholar warned. “Pakistan’s obsession with China and CPEC will prevent any rapprochement between India and Pakistan unless the Chinese themselves initiate such a process and that they would do only if that fits into their grand design in the region. With China taking over Pakistan, providing it with undisclosed amount of investments, any any argument of increasing trade and economic cooperation between India and Pakistan lose out completely.” Zaidi blamed the Pakistani ruling elite for leading the country down the path of enslavement.

“Our ruling classes, especially the military, have first lived with the influence of US imperialism, then allowed unusual degree of Saudi intrusion in domestic, cultural and social affairs. Now they have prostrated themselves before Chinese imperial designs.”

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X Posted from the China Pakistan Economic Corridor aka CPEC thread.

Article in the PRC Communist Party controlled Global Times takes exception to speech by citizen of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Akbar Zaidi, warning his country men of the neo-colonial danger of CPEC.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan will do well to be cagey of Deeper than Indian Ocean, Higher than Himalaya’s, Closer than lips to teeth, Sweeter than Honey Iron Brother bearing dishes of Pork Haleem for the dish may turn turn out to be anything but Halal.

Concerns that CPEC will result in colonialism in Pakistan by China are not new and still wrong

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 13 Jun 2017 18:28

In a first, China seeks to mediate between Pakistan, Afghanistan - DAWN

China has expressed a desire to take on a role as mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in statement on Monday, Tolo News reported.

"China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit Kabul soon where he will meet Afghan officials to discuss ways to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations," the statement said.

It added that the Chinese foreign minister would work to discuss the possibility of setting up a meeting between the four members of the Quadrilateral Coordination Committee ─ Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China.

The four-nation group was formed in January 2016 for reconciliation in Afghanistan through the direct peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.

"It is the first time that China wants to be a mediator in Afghanistan’s peace process and soon the Chinese Foreign Minister will visit Kabul. Peace with Pakistan was our demand and this must be solved between government and government," Ghani said, according to the statement.

The development follows a spate of deadly attacks in the country.

Last week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Ashraf Ghani held a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit where both the leaders agreed to use the QCG mechanism as well as bilateral channels to undertake specific actions against terrorism.

They also agreed to use the QCG to promote peace and reconciliation within Afghanistan.

The Chinese are getting rattled that the Af-Pak situation is a big block for a successful CPEC among many other blocks in Pakistan. But, how can China be ever an honest broker when Pakistan is already a province of PRC?

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 13 Jun 2017 19:05

Already abdul is preparing the kids for a very bright future.
The boys dressed in black will join the LET / Hizb / LEJ / ISIS.
The boys dressed in brown (the ones with weaker sphincters) will join the ...

Ju guessed it right - the Bak Fauj !!!!!

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 13 Jun 2017 19:08

anupmisra wrote: So, having married a Bombay bania girl thirty years ago I did the next logical thing after seeing this photo of the grand family reunion. I counted. I counted to confirm the "claimed" lottery numbers. To my dismay I could only count 32 nanha jihadis and jihadinettes. There are four missing: abdul, jr the Ist, karim jr-jr the IInd, little mo and his sister hasina begum. Also missing are three producer wives.

What gives?

The grown up kids are either
a) Completing the daura-e-aam, or daura-e-khaas
b) Setting up (re)production factories of their own

hence missing from this picture

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 21:56

Where was Pakistan

Last month, the UN high level forum on science, technology and innovation kicked off at the headquarters in New York. The forum’s aim was to mobilise science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that all member states have agreed on. There is little doubt that the 17 SDGs ranging from better environment to equitable health to poverty eradication need science, technology and inclusive innovation. In fact, for many of the aims there is no chance of success without robust investment in science and innovation and a global partnership for sustainability.

The forum, which was kicked off by the president of the UN General Assembly, brought together ambassadors from dozens of countries and their representatives at the UN mission, stakeholders from academia, NGOs and civil society leaders. In addition, there were eminent scientists from around the world, chief scientists and technology advisers to various governments, members of national scientific academies and students from all over the world.

There was also a strong presence from a large number of African countries from Cameroon to Zimbabwe, Kenya to Zambia. Latin American countries were also well represented. Among our neighbours both India and Bangladesh had a very strong presence and so did Japan and China. Colleagues from the UAE and Saudi Arabia were part of important sessions on mobilising youth and women, and discussed national policies and infrastructure to indigenise manufacturing. Dozens of other countries participated actively in discussions. Institutions such as the World Bank, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) were engaged throughout the meeting.

While I was there in my capacity as a researcher and a professor, and not representing Pakistan, the Pakistani mission, or representatives from the research, civil society or the science policy domain were nowhere to be found. The sixth-most populous country in the world was not represented in any of the main or side events. There were no eminent Pakistani scholars or scientists, no national development experts or thought leaders and no student contingent. There was a week long Conference of Clapistani Terrorist in POK. Also Terrorism is far more important than Subjects like Science, Technology and Innovation.

I will never know whether it was oversight, ignorance or indifference, but what I do know is that there is a growing gap between our rhetoric and our action. We can continue to claim, all we want, about the next Asian tiger and our development ready to take off, but when it comes to global engagement, discussion of policy and practice, identification of challenges and opportunities, empty rhetoric will not cut it.

But perhaps it is part of a bigger picture where our national discourse on development, particularly through science and technology, is at best, an afterthought. A colleague at the meeting asked me who was the chief science adviser to the government of Pakistan? I thought and thought, looked online and even tried to call a couple of people. All I found was a website (that is not even hosted by the government of Pakistan server; http://most.comsatshosting.com/ContactUs.aspx) that is, to put it mildly, cryptic and outdated. Perhaps asking for an independent science adviser, when we do not have a foreign minister, is too much to ask for.

The recent conversation on development among our elected officials, unfortunately, is almost exclusively from the lens of our northern neighbour. While the relationship is important and fundamental to our geopolitical outlook, we have to recognise that not all roads to development go through CPEC. CPEC cannot be a solution to all our ills. Our ability to be globally engaged in rich conversations, to present our case and to learn from our peers must continue to be an important tenant of our science and technology development strategy.

Each country will chart its own course as it tries to meet the sustainable development goals. But none will be able to achieve it with just rhetoric.

Cheers

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 13 Jun 2017 22:33

It is Only 99% Confirmed ( Not 400% ) That Chini Guests Were Martyred

Video footage '99pc confirmed' Chinese nationals were killed: Sarfaraz Bugti

A video released by the militant Islamic State purporting to show the killing of two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped from Quetta last month has confirmed "99 per cent" that the duo was murdered, a Balochistan government official said Tuesday. Addressing a hastily called press conference, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said efforts were underway to recover bodies of the slain Chinese nationals. The area from where their vehicle was recovered was especially being searched, he said. The Chinese must have "demanded" the recovery of the dead bodies of their citizens !

On May 24, in an instance of a security lapse (chai-biskoot break . Or sleeping on the job due to Ramzan ?) gunmen dressed as police kidnapped the Chinese man and woman from Jinnah Town in Quetta. A third Chinese escaped the abduction.

In a twist to the incident, a meeting at the interior ministry was informed on Monday that the Chinese visitors were preachers and not teachers as has been reported since their abduction last month. The reports received by the interior ministry identified the deceased as Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26. According to some reports, Christianity is the "fastest growing religion" in China, led by South Korean evengelists. Some Paki media reports said the leaders of this group were South Korean . According to another "conspiracy theory", they were sent to Pakistan to ensure that they meet their annual target quota , where they became Wajib- ul -cutlet , by the Greenest of the Green Faction ( ISIS) operating in Pakiland

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 13 Jun 2017 23:00

Deep State Orders Police Forces "To Pull Up Their Pants" In Wake Of Quetta Kidnapping And Killing Of Chinese Citizens .

Quick response force to guard Chinese workers

RAWALPINDI: The regional police officer (RPO) Rawalpindi on Monday directed the deployment of the Quick Response Force (QRF) units for the security of Chinese engineers working on a CPEC railway track and Elite Force commandos around their residence.

RPO Mohammad Wisal Fakhar Sultan Raja issued the directions after visiting the sites between Gujar Khan and Jhelum where the Chinese engineers are working. He found serious security lapses at the sites and directed the concerned police officer to strictly follow the standard operating procedure for the security of foreign engineers working on development projects. Who is going to bear the additional cost of these security measures

It has been almost eight months since an intelligence agency pointed out alarming lapses ( sleeping on the job ) in the security of the 16 Chinese engineers working on the rail track between Jhelum and Gujar Khan.

The intelligence agency in its report sent to the inspector general of police had stated that the 16 Chinese engineers, including a woman, (fair game for the sex hungry predators of Islamic Pakistan ) were erecting an iron fence along the rail track between Jhelum and Gujar Khan.

The intelligence agency had said only four low ranking police officials of the specialised protection unit (SPU) of the Punjab police were deployed for the security of the Chinese nationals. None of the senior security officials of the SPU or the district police were deployed to lead them. Are the Chinese "living" among the locals or they housed in an armed compound ?

During his visit to the site, the RPO directed the police to deploy QRF units for the protection of the Chinese workers within 24 hours in addition to deployment of the Elite Force commandos at their residence.A police expert said due to the tightened security in urban areas, the law enforcement agencies should not ignore the security of foreign nationals in the rural areas.Two Chinese language teachers were kidnapped by gunmen in Quetta on May 24. Later, the militant Islamic State (IS) group claimed that it had killed the two Chinese.“The kidnapping of the Chinese nationals has made us more vigilant over their security and we are taking no chance in this regard,” said a police officer. The Chinese will feel assured (of 400% vigilance and security in Islamic Pakistan) only when the same is provided to them by their brethren. IOW Chinese guards should be imported from China !

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 13 Jun 2017 23:33

Fully Posted on the China Watch Thread

Chinese daily blames Indian, Western media for exaggerating impact of Quetta abduction

A Chinese state-run newspaper blamed the Indian and Western media on Tuesday for exaggerating the impact of the abduction of two Chinese nationals in Quetta last month.

“Some Indian and Western media intend to exaggerate the impacts of the incident,” the Global Times wrote in its editorial.

Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26, were abducted in Jinnah Town of the provincial capital on May 24. Later, the Islamic State terrorist group claimed it had killed the abductees. However, the claim could not be verified as yet.

“They aim at badmouthing and disrupting China-Pakistan economic cooperation by linking the terror act caused by religious conflict to the political and economic cooperation between the two countries,” the editorial read.

According to the paper, South Korea missionaries misguided the two Chinese nationals into preaching Christianity.

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Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 00:41

Police And Army Clash In Peshawar; Joint Probe "Ordered"

Joint team to probe clash between police, army personnel

PESHAWAR: A clash took place between police officials and personnel of army in Yar Hussain area in Swabi district on Sunday night after which a joint inquiry committee was constituted to investigate the incident. Mohammad Sohaib Ashraf, the Swabi district police officer, told Dawn that the joint inquiry committee would look into the matter and would decide as to who was at fault.Sources in police said that police quick response force (QRF) ( This appears to be a "new animal" that has given birth in the wake of the "Chinese kidnapping " with some "extra powers" given to them )erected blockade in the Yar Hussain area when an army pick-up vehicle appeared from tehsil Chota Lahor side that was stopped by police for checking.

A captain was also travelling along the army personnel. The police action infuriated the army personnel, who were travelling in their official pick-up. They exchange hot words with the police that led to clash between them. (How dare the police stop a kaptaan of the Paki Fauj !)

One of the policemen told this correspondent that about five personnel were injured but it was not clear whether they were from army or police.Later, several army personnel reached Yar Hussain police station. However, sources said that Chota Lahor DSP Pashan Gul Khan succeeded to avert any serious clash between army and police. Probably , the Army Captain was a Pakjabi , while the Police were Pushtun .

The DPO, when contacted, said that the joint investigation team would probe the incident to ascertain as to what happened and who were responsible for it. However, he did not say anything about timeframe for completion of investigation. Sources said that Mardan DIG Alam Khan Shinwari was also apprised about the incident. He held talks with DPO and discussed the incident. In Pakistan, The Army do not like to be "challenged" by anyone! Period ! Be it police, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen or civilians !!!

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 01:03

Paki Journo With British Passport Entices- Teases Paki Aam Abduls To Visit "Heavenly Bosnia" Which Has "Muslim Heritage" !

Vijja on a "Green Passport" might be a "problem" though ( the "special reputation" of the Pakistanis worldwide! )

partha · Post by **partha** » 14 Jun 2017 01:07

Falijee wrote:Paki Journo With British Passport Entices- Teases Paki Aam Abduls To Visit "Heavenly Bosnia" Which Has "Muslim Heritage" !

Vijja on a "Green Passport" might be a "problem" though ( the "special reputation" of the Pakistanis worldwide! )

UMERABOUT 14 HOURS AGO
Bosnian Visa from Pakistan and Pakistanis holding Pakistan Passport is an impossible thing! I tried twice but failed despite one time having UK visa and second time a Shenjen visa from Swiss embassy.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 14 Jun 2017 01:10

Pakistan eyes 2018 start for China-funded Diamer-Bhasha dam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan with work beginning next year, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said in an interview with Reuters.

Pakistan has been keen for years to build a cascade of mega dams along the Indus flowing down from the Himalayas, but has struggled to raise money from international institutions amid opposition from its nuclear-armed neighbour India.

Those ambitions have been revived by China’s Belt and Road infrastructure plans for Pakistan, a key cog in Beijing’s creation of a modern-day Silk Road network of trade routes connecting Asia with Europe and Africa.

The $12-$14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam should generate 4,500MW of electricity, and a vast new reservoir would regulate the flow of water to farmland that is vulnerable to increasingly erratic weather patterns.

The Diamer-Bhasha dam and reservoir would displace more than 4,200 families in nearby areas and submerge a large section of the Karakoram Highway to China, Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority estimates.

Iqbal, a close ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said India needed to “stop its myopic thinking towards CPEC” and accept the Chinese-funded project is going ahead. “Better still would be for India to become part of Beijing’s Belt and Road plans,” he said. Begging Bowl - Kaskol Again!

Cheers

Atmavik · Post by **Atmavik** » 14 Jun 2017 01:50

partha wrote:
Falijee wrote:Paki Journo With British Passport Entices- Teases Paki Aam Abduls To Visit "Heavenly Bosnia" Which Has "Muslim Heritage" !

Vijja on a "Green Passport" might be a "problem" though ( the "special reputation" of the Pakistanis worldwide! )

UMERABOUT 14 HOURS AGO
Bosnian Visa from Pakistan and Pakistanis holding Pakistan Passport is an impossible thing! I tried twice but failed despite one time having UK visa and second time a Shenjen visa from Swiss embassy.

Bhat. This after pakis gave refuge to Bosnians during the war. There are quite a few dura-e-aam/khaas alumnus in Bosnia prepping for gazwa-e-oirope

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 14 Jun 2017 02:05

Gagan wrote:Already abdul is preparing the kids for a very bright future. The boys dressed in black will join the LET / Hizb / LEJ / ISIS.
The boys dressed in brown (the ones with weaker sphincters) will join the ...Ju guessed it right - the Bak Fauj !!!!!

Or the australian kirkit team.

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 14 Jun 2017 02:12

Peregrine wrote:Where was Pakistan

The sixth-most populous country in the world was not represented in any of the main or side events.

This is new. A deep sense of self-induced entitlement based on the size of their population!! Next time there is a global meet on colonizing the Moon or Mars, I guess the pakis will want to be in it (based on their sixth largest country status).

Atmavik · Post by **Atmavik** » 14 Jun 2017 02:39

anupmisra wrote:
Peregrine wrote:Where was Pakistan

The sixth-most populous country in the world was not represented in any of the main or side events.
This is new. A deep sense of self-induced entitlement based on the size of their population!! Next time there is a global meet on colonizing the Moon or Mars, I guess the pakis will want to be in it (based on their sixth largest country status).

No mention abt Wahid Malsi Atami mulk

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » 14 Jun 2017 03:47

Senior Haqqani aide taken out in US drone strike

PESHAWAR: A senior commander of a militant group allied with the Afghan Taliban was killed in a US drone strike in an area on the confluence of borders between Hangu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Orakzai and North Waziristan tribal regions on Tuesday.

Two close aides of Abu Bakar Haqqani, a commander of the dreaded Haqqani Network, which is blamed for most violence against US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan, were also killed in the pre-dawn strike that took place in the Spin Thall area.

Officials said a remotely piloted US aircraft fired two missiles at a house being used by Abu Bakar Haqqani. They also confirmed that he was at home at the time of strike. Locals said a pilot-less aircraft had been seen hovering in the area.

The administration of Hangu and Orakzai agencies denied the village where the strike took place fell in their jurisdictions. Nonetheless they confirmed that three bodies had been pulled out from the rubble of the house. Security, administration and police officials said the missile strike ignited a huge fire which reduced the house to ashes.

“The village is in the jurisdiction of Fata (Federally Administered Tribal Area),” DSP Hangu Shaukat Bukhari told The Express Tribune. But Tehsildar Khaista Akbar denied it was in the jurisdiction of Fata. Both, however, confirmed a man by the name of Abu Bakar was among the fatalities. They didn’t say which militant group he had been affiliated with.

Sources claimed Abu Bakar was a key commander of the Haqqani Network, while the two other slain militants were his close aides from the Paktika province of Afghanistan. Officially, there was no confirmation of the identities of the slain militants.

Pakistan frequently objects to drone strikes within its territory, calling them a violation of its ~~sovereignty~~ sovirginity

Meanwhile Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head honcho of the Haqqani Network, denied involvement of his group in the recent deadly attacks at Kabul’s diplomatic area and at the funeral of an Afghan politician.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will never carry out any attack targeted at innocent civilians. We have had no role whatsoever in the Kabul attacks. We condemn the attacks and express remorse on the deaths of our Afghan brethren,” he said in an audio message.

“We stood up first against the Soviets and then against the US and its allies. Even if Afghan citizens don’t help us, shelter us or feed us, we will continue to save our country from infidels,” he said. “The Afghans celebrate the day of Soviet defeat in Afghanistan. And I assure you the day is not far when you will commemorate the day of American defeat in your country.”

Sirajuddin conceded a spike in civilian casualties in the Afghan insurgency and offered an apology to the Afghan people. “We haven’t started the jihad on the dictation of anyone. We are fighting to liberate our soil from foreigners who have shattered our country and divided us on ethnic lines,” he added.

Cheers

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 14 Jun 2017 03:49

I am really really really worried about the future of Pakistan due to CPEC.
This means not just economic and political slavery, but also slavery in every way possible.
Worse, this proselytation by the Chinese is only going to increase! Pakistan will probably get converted relentlessly.

Imagine the situation, the only nation on the face of the earth, created in the name of Islam, and that too on the 27th day of Ramzan

Sad...

nirav · Post by **nirav** » 14 Jun 2017 03:59

Gagan wrote:I am really really really worried about the future of Pakistan due to CPEC.
This means not just economic and political slavery, but also slavery in every way possible.
Worse, this proselytation by the Chinese is only going to increase! Pakistan will probably get converted relentlessly.

Imagine the situation, the only nation on the face of the earth, created in the name of Islam, and that too on the 27th day of Ramzan

Sad...

I get this feeling that just like how the pakis shafted the amrikhans, the Chinese are on the same way.

That the pakis will default is certain.

But to what degree the Chinese are able to insert themselves in Paki land for their failed investment is in serious doubt.

Only a matter of time before the "non state" actors turn on the Chinese masters.

The way I look at it, the Chinese are in for a big AoA ride, at the cost of 50+ billion dollars.

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 14 Jun 2017 04:07

The Pakistani Goat-napping industry is going to get a big boom time.
The only thing that China can hope to get out of this association with Pakistan is minerals (Gold, copper etc from Reko Diq / Saindak like places), some irritating of India via terrorism (But there is a limit to what Pakistan itself can safely do)
and a Military base, Navy base and Naval air station in Gawadar.

There's not going to be any exporting to be done out of Gawadar. The chinese are expanding Karachi Harbour for the Pakis.

In return, China has to eternally baby sit Pakistan, feed it, bear its tantrums (err, Terrorism), get it out of trouble when its about to get bashed up and so on.

Pakistan is the perfect parasite, I am almost going to feel pity for the Chinese here.

nirav · Post by **nirav** » 14 Jun 2017 04:15

^ AoA

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 04:33

"Corrupt Clever Bro " Also Summoned By So- Called JIT For" Probe"

Panama JIT summons Shahbaz on June 17

The Joint Investigation Team probing Sharif family in Panama Leaks case has summoned Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, reported Waqt News on Tuesday.Sources close the development said the JIT has summoned the Punjab chief minister on June 17 at 11 in the morning. They added that the the Chief Minister's Secretariat has received the summons.A government spokesperson was not available for comment. The JIT had also sought the record of Hudaibiya Paper Mills from Shahbaz Sharif.The team probing corruption charges had earlier issued summons to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who will appear at the Judicial Academy on June 15.So far, the elder son of Premier Sharif, Hussain Nawaz has appeared five times before the JIT, while his younger son Hassan Nawaz has appeared twice.Legal experts said that it would perhaps be the first time in the country’s history that a sitting prime minister would be appearing before an investigation team probing allegation of financial irregularities. Party sources said Nawaz Sharif will appear in his personal capacity and not as the chief executive of the country.By the same token, hope that the so-called JIT, does not treat him like a VIP, but an Aam Abdul , so he knows how the ordinary citizen are treated by the Establishment

. Will the Committee (JIT) observe the "sanctity of the holy month" or are they going to call the female members of the Sharif Household also for "probe" - no pun intended

RCase · Post by **RCase** » 14 Jun 2017 05:20

Gagan wrote:I am really really really worried about the future of Pakistan due to CPEC.
This means not just economic and political slavery, but also slavery in every way possible.
Worse, this proselytation by the Chinese is only going to increase! Pakistan will probably get converted relentlessly.

Imagine the situation, the only nation on the face of the earth, created in the name of Islam, and that too on the 27th day of Ramzan

Sad...

Slavery and S&M runs in the blood for Pakis. Firstly, they were the slaves of the Islamic invaders from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Arabia. Then came the British, to be replaced with the Americans and the neo-Arabs (KSA). They have already had internal cultural revolutions (Jinnah, Zia). Now it is time for Chinese torture. I am sure they will find their Iron brother overlord will dispense with the optics of human rights, international law and international opprobrium.

China will not hesitate to do a cultural revolution (or is it culture shock?) on Pakistan, if they indulge in goat-napping or IT. Just have to see numerous examples in the recent past.

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 05:47

Amnesty International Submits A Negative Report To UN On Pakistan - Social, Cultural And Economic Rights Under Attack

Pakistan: Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 61st Session, 29 May – 23 June 2017

n recent years, Pakistan has registered modest economic growth, low inflation and price stability. Despite that, an estimated 29.5% of the population lives below the poverty line. The situation is more alarming when other socio-economic indicators are looked at. 38.8% of people in Pakistan are deprived in at least one-third of the indicators under education, health and living standards. Provincial and federal assemblies have recently adopted new laws against domestic violence, so-called “honour” crimes, and child labour. However, there remain significant gaps in the legal recognition and protection of several Covenant rights. Women, children, religious minorities, refugees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTQI) persons continue to face barriers in the realization of their rights.

Pakistan is an Islamic Country Under Malsi these groups are not considered "equals". If nothing else this will add to Pakistan special reputation in the world .

RCase · Post by **RCase** » 14 Jun 2017 06:02

Peregrine wrote:Where was Pakistan

Last month, the UN high level forum on science, technology and innovation kicked off at the headquarters in New York. The forum’s aim was to mobilise science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that all member states have agreed on. At least one Pakistani mobilized Islamic science and technology and has been sustaining a goal of at least one child every year

The sixth-most populous country in the world was not represented in any of the main or side events. There were no eminent Pakistani scholars or scientists, no national development experts or thought leaders and no student contingent. Pakistanis have been very busy in trying to move the needle to become the fifth-most populous country in the world. Hence could not make it to the UN.

I will never know whether it was oversight, ignorance or indifference, but what I do know is that there is a growing gap between our rhetoric and our action. We can continue to claim, all we want, about the next Asian ~~tiger~~ rabbit and our development ready to take off, but when it comes to global engagement, discussion of policy and practice, identification of challenges and opportunities, empty rhetoric will not cut it. Talk is cheap, practice is important! Pakistanis have identified the challenge of reproduction and are going at it hammer and tongs with their practice.

While the relationship is important and fundamental to our geopolitical outlook, we have to recognise that not all roads to development go through CPEC. CPEC cannot be a solution to all our ills. Our ability to be globally engaged in rich conversations, to present our case and to learn from our peers must continue to be an important tenant of our science and technology development strategy. The world needs to know about cutting edge technologies like jinn energy, water kit car engine etc.

Each country will chart its own course as it tries to meet the sustainable development goals. But none will be able to achieve it with just rhetoric. Actually Pakistanis have been busy meeting their development goals like the abdul aiming for a 100 kids!

Cheers

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 06:29

Heroin Recovered from Pakistani Couple Traveling for( "Small Hajj"!)Umra
1 day ago

The Airport Security Force (ASF) claims to have arrested a couple attempting to smuggle heroin to Saudi Arabia.According to ASF officials present at the Lahore International Airport, a couple of passengers were found in possession of illegal contraband. Muhammad Anwar and his spouse were about to board a flight to Jeddah for Umrah when they were intercepted by the airport security. During the search, the officers found six kilograms of heroin in the couple’s luggage.And that too, in the "Holy" Month Of Ramzan

A few weeks ago, the ANF recovered 20 kgs of heroin from a PIA flight at the Benazir Bhutto International airport. The flight was headed to London, UK. ANF had recovered the drugs before the flight it took off towards its destination.Of late, several heroin smuggling scandals have made the news. PIA staff was also investigated in the UK after British law enforcement agencies found heroin on board a flight. No wonder the Saudis are deporting Pakis like droves !

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 14 Jun 2017 06:44

Google Allows Itself To Be Used " In The Service Of Malsi"

Google Lets You Locate Qibla Direction With Its New App

Are followers of Islam ( specially the Mullah Brigade) "comfortable" in using Modern Western (Infidel) Technology to make sure that they are praying in the right direction. Has it been "studied" yet by the "Denizens Of The Faith ( Haram or Halal ) . Has a Fatwa been issued in this regard . Is there a Sunni School Of Thought and a Shia School Of Thought on this Important Issue

PS: If the "App" was invented by a Muslim IT expert , it should be Halal , if not then it should be declared Haram

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 14 Jun 2017 06:57

The thing is,
As the chinese involvement with Pakistan grows, so will Chinese control over the day to day actions of the running of the state.

In Pakistan, a lot of things are completely out of control:
Most importantly, Religion and Law and order - each out of control thing, feeds off each other.

The chinese will insist on curbs on both religion and jihadism. Back home in Xinjiang, the chinese experience has been with curbing religion first, after which everything has fallen in place. They will very likely impose the same tactics on the Pakistani awam.

In the very near future, the Pakistanis might find curbs in their freedom to practice Islam in all its glory.
For example, the punishment for munafiqs and kafirs, as mandated by their religion might face curbs.
Similarly, the toheen-e-rasul laws might face curbs, as I forsee, several Chinese will get caught in it, because of their unfamiliarity with religious sentiments. The inflexion point might be when the simple Pakistanis want to give the death penalty as mandated by the law of the land to a chinese who gets accused of blasphemy, and the chinese government uses its influence with the army and the civlian gorment to free such a chinese citizen.
This is not a scenario too far from reality - it is bound to happen.

The chinese are a very resilient lot - they don't much care for things such as sentiment. The chinese women were doing their ancient profession in the heart of islamabad, that the talibs from the lal masjid objected to. You think the chinese will be stopped so easily?

Interesting times ahead.