By Shabbir Mir in Express Tribune, May 28, 2014 GILGIT: The Ministry of Interior has sent a security alert to the government of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) warning that terrorists may target the region’s Ismaili community and foreign tourists. “A terrorist organisation is planning to carry out a vehicle-borne suicide attack at a prominent venue in Gilgit,” reads the statement which has been addressed to G-B’s inspector general of police (IGP) and chief secretary. “The likely targets…
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OPERATIONAL AIR BASE: The Joint International Air Exercise “Shaheen-III” conducted between the Pakistan Air Force and People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) culminated at an operational air base of the Pakistan Air Force on Tuesday. Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), Air Marshal Sohail Aman, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. During the three-week-long Shaheen-III air exercise, PAF and PLAAF participated with modern fighter jets and support elements. Following the rich tradition…
BEIJING : A decision by some Chinese banks to stop dollar business transactions with Afghanistan banks is connected to recent attacks in China’s western Xinjiang region, two senior banking sources said. One of the sources said dealings between Chinese and Afghanistan banks were subjected to greater scrutiny as early as two years ago in line with global rules, but regulation was further tightened this year mainly due to the conflicts in Xinjiang. Xinjiang has seen…