NEW YORK:Commenting on the capture by the Taliban of the Afghan city of Kunduz, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said on Wednesday that the occupation of a part of Afghanistan by any group was “unacceptable” to Pakistan.“Afghanistan is being run by a democratically elected and legitimate government and occupation of its territory by any group is unacceptable,” the top diplomat told reporters at a news briefing.“Pakistan believes that the solution to the Afghan issue lies in further cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan,” he said. “We should avoid blame game and find means to a lasting solution between the two countries.”
PM proposes formalization of LoC ceasefire, demilitarization of Kashmir
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (DNA): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday proposed formalization of the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control and expansion of the UN observers to monitor the ceasefire.Addressing the UN General Assembly he also suggested demilitarization of Kashmir.“I want to use the opportunity today to propose a new peace initiative with India, starting with measures that are the simplest to implement,” he said.
Over 750 Hujjaj killed in Mina
MAKKAH, SEPT 24: As many as 750 Hujjaj were killed during a stampede in the process of throwing stones at Satan. Over 900 people were seriously injured in this process. The stampede took place at the ground floor. There are three floor dedicated for this purpose. This is very strange that every year this process takes place and every year people are killed in this process. No steps seem to have taken to overcome this problem. Earlier this month over 140 people were killed in crane incident.
20 incluidng army Captain killed as TTP attacks air forece camp: 13 terrorists killed
PESHAWAR: 20 people inlcluding an army Captain were killed in air force camp attack. 13 terrorists have also been killed. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp at Inqalab road in Peshawar’s Badaber area came under attack early Friday.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesperson Muhammad Khurasani claimed responsibility for the attack in an e-mail sent to journalists.Thirteen militants were killed by security forces, Director-General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter. According to ISPR so far 08 terrorists have been killed while four army personnel got injuries. The injured have been shifted to hospital.Sixteen people offering prayers at a mosque inside the airforce camp were killed by a group of militants, Bajwa said.Two junior PAF technicians were killed in the attack, a PAF spokesperson said, adding that both airmen were deployed at the guardroom when the attack occurred.Terrorists entered the camp at two points, splitting into sub-groups, Bajwa claimed. The encounter began immediately due to the quick response from security forces, he said.
Turkmenistan one of most repressive counties in the world. HRW report
World Report 2014: Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan remains one of the world’s most repressive countries. The country is virtually closed to independent scrutiny, media and religious freedoms are subject to draconian restrictions, and human rights defenders and other activists face the constant threat of government reprisal. The government continues to use imprisonment as a tool for political retaliation. The release of several political prisoners and the adoption of some new laws that some have hailed as “reform,” have barely dented this stark reality.
Turkish airlines direct flight to Baku from next month
ISLAMABAD, AUG 27 (DNA) – Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week by the end of September 2015 and all necessary preparations for this purpose are being finalized, observed Mr. Yunus MERT, General Manager, Turkish Airline during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.He said Turkish Airlines has already started daily flights for Islamabad and Lahore and now it was planning to connect Pakistan with Central Asia by launching twice a week flights from Islamabad to Baku. It shows the commitment of Turkish Airlines to serve the people of Pakistan and contribute to bring two brother countries further closer.
Nedim Makarevic Bosnia a heaven for foreign investors
Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina talks to Centreline and DNA
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Nedim Makarevic talked to Centreline and Diplomatic News Agency(DNA) on a variety of issues. He specifically talked about the areas where both countries could cooperate with each other besides discussing business prospects in Bosnia. Nedim Makarevic is a highly qualified person. His two books were recently launched in Pakistan. Excerpts from his interview: Let us begin with bilateral relations. How would you describe Pakistan-Bosnia relations in the field of politics and business?
Peace in Karachi: govt and army need acknowledgement
BY ANSAR MAHMOOD BHATTI
Once in a complete mess and mayhem, Karachi the city of lights is fast regaining it peace and stability – hats off to the armed forces of Pakistan and the Federal government who have worked in tandem to win peace in the troubled business hub of Pakistan. Ostensibly it was the Pakistan Army that decided to tackle the challenge head-on by waging a full-fledged war against all those who had deprived the city of Karachi and people living there, of their peace and happiness. Until recently gloom and doom ruled supreme in Karachi as day in and day out terrorists and miscreants were taking heavy toll on the hapless people. But now the situation has shown good signs of improvement. Army Chief, during his recent visit to Karachi not only approved establishment of more military courts, but vowed to continue struggle till the elimination of terrorists and their supporters. To this end, a number of high profile arrests have also been made while many other are on the cards.
Tajikistan to host CSTO summit in September: Ambassador Sherali
ISLAMABAD, SPET 03 (DNA) – Ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan Sherali Jononov has Tajikistan will host CSTO summit this month in which all six members will participate .The ambassador told this while giving a briefing to a select group of media persons about the forthcoming meeting of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to be held in Dushanbe in the second week of September. Heads of State and government from six members’ countries will attend the meeting.Ambassador further informed the CSTO meeting apart from other things, will also discuss the terrorism related issues and how to deal with this threat. He informed ISIS issue will also come under discussion.
Speaker NA Ayaz Sadiq de-seated:AYAZ TO CHALLENGE VERDICT
ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal on Saturday de-seated speaker national assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and asked the election commission to hold fresh elections in this constituency. Imran Khan had challenged results of this constituency and alleged that election in this constituency was rigged. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq sources say they will challenge the decision in the Supreme Court. The tribunal has ordered fresh elections in the provincial assembly constituency also. Ayaz Sadiq lawyers claim the tribunal has not said that there was rigging in the elections. They have said that there were some irregularities and we are not responsible for irregularities. The tribunal delayed the decision for many hours, which gave birth to many rumours that there was something fishy going on. Analysts term this decision important in the sense that if the apex court upholds this decision, it may be a big moral defeat for the sitting government. It may then come under pressure to call early elections. It may be mentioned here that Imran Khan had seen maintaining a stance that 2015 is the year of elections.
