By Mark Magnier in Wall St Journal, May 22, 2014 BEIJING—Violence again rocked the capital of China’s restive Xinjiang region, as explosives thrown from vehicles ripped through a street market, killing 31 people and injuring more than 90, Chinese state media reported. China’s public-security ministry described the attack as a “violent terrorism case.” The official Xinhua news agency, citing witnesses, said two vehicles rammed into people at the open-air market shortly before 8 a.m., and…
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The framework of global engagement and the balance of power is seeing what might be called a ‘tectonic’ shift, succeeding what might once have been called the ‘Teutonic’ shift that shaped the post-colonial world we live in today. This is exemplified by the rise of Asian economic powers particularly China, which looks set to become the world’s leading power in the near future. This week China played host to the fourth summit of the Conference…
BEIJING – The bombing of a civilian market in Xinjiang represents a shift in tactics by militants towards more spectacular attacks, analysts say, to invite a disproportionate response by China and so radicalise the Muslim Uighur homeland. At least 31 people were killed and more than 90 wounded when assailants threw explosives and ploughed two off-road vehicles through a crowd in the regional capital Urumqi on Thursday. The vast, resource-rich region which was rocked by…
PESHAWAR: Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Syed Akhtar Ali Shah on Thursday held responsible the police personnel manning a checkpost for not checking the Chinese national who was kidnapped in Dera Ismail Khan on May 19. Talking the reporters at the inauguration of Model Police Unit in Faqirabad Police Station, the secretary Home and Tribal Affairs said the police should have stopped the Chinese tourist and properly checked his document. He stopped short of saying…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to connect Islamabad with Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Kashmir through rail link.Finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar stated this in a meeting with AJK Prime Minister Ch Abdul Majid here on Thursday, says a press release. He informed the chief executive of Azad Jammu and Kashmir that the project will cost Rs60 billion and the federal government has an equal priority and respects the sentiments for development projects of AJK.…