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Posts published in “Day: January 27, 2016

KHAAMA PRESS, Jan 26 2016, 8:49 am

Taliban commander among four killed in Nangarhar A Taliban commander and three other militants have been killed by military and police in eastern Nangarhar province. A statement released by the 201st Selab Military Corps in the country’s east states that Qari Rafiullah, a prominent commander of Taliban, was killed during operation Shaheen 13 in Koz Behar area of Khogyani District on Monday. The statement adds that two companions of Qari Rafiullah sustained injuries in the…

10 policemen martyred in Urozgan ‘Insider attack’ KHAAMA PRESS, Jan 26 2016, 1:33 pm

10 policemen have embraced martyrdom in an ‘insider attack’ at a security post in central Urozgan province. Officials suspect that Taliban had established links with a policeman at the same security post in Chinartu District for coordinating the attack on Monday night. The policeman reportedly had mixed chemicals in the dinner to make his colleagues unconscious. Local officials say the policeman alone or together with Taliban have sprayed bullets on the unconscious policemen. Ammunition and…

Inquiry in China Adds to Doubt Over Reliability of Its Economic Data By KEITH BRADSHER in The NY Times, Jan 27, 2016

HONG KONG — The veracity of China’s economic data has been increasingly questioned as the slowing pace of the country’s growth has startled the world. And a new investigation into the official who oversees the numbers is unlikely to inspire confidence. The Communist Party’s anticorruption commission announced late Tuesday that it was looking into the head of the country’s statistics agency over what it called “serious violations.” It is unclear whether the investigation into the…

Pursuing critics, China reaches across borders. And nobody is stopping it: The Washington Post, Jan 26, 2016 at 11.45 AM.

By Emily Rauhala and Simon Denyer BEIJING — China’s campaign against dissent is going global. Amid extraordinary moves to rein in criticism at home, Chinese security personnel are reaching confidently across borders, targeting Chinese and foreign citizens who dare to challenge the Communist Party line, in what one Western diplomat has called the “worst crackdown since Tiananmen Square.” A string of incidents, including abductions from Thailand and Hong Kong, forced repatriations and the televised “confessions”…

Pakistan’s peace wish list: Dilemmas home and abroad: By Iqbal Khan in The Frontier Post, Jan 26, 2016

I tend to begin by quoting from Mohammed Hanif’s recent heart rending column “Pakistan’s needless martyrs” carried by “International New York Times” on January 22: “Last week Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief were seen huddled together in a plane on their way to Saudi Arabia and then Iran. As the rulers of the sole Muslim nuclear power in the world, they were on a mission to bring peace to the region. Maybe they should…

Saudi denial: edit in Daily Times, January 27, 2016

In stark contrast to the many positive reports following the diplomatic mission led by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to Saudi Arabia (SA) and Iran in an attempt to dissipate growing tensions between the two countries, the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir has, in a recent statement, denied that Pakistan has mediated between SA and Iran. The increasing discord that originated with the kingdom’s execution…

Opposition parties form alliance against Punjab govt; By Aroosa Shaukat in The Express Tribune, January 26th, 2016.

LAHORE: Four major opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly on Monday formed an alliance against what they said was undemocratic attitude of the provincial government. The alliance warned that a protest campaign would be launched if the government did respect the PA’s mandate and set its priorities right. The announcement was made following a meeting among the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Jamaat-i-Islami, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf leaders. Talks among Leader of…

NDS raids weapon depots of Daesh in Logar, seven terrorists arrested separately KHAAMA PRESS,Jan 25 2016

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s inelegance agency has raided three weapon depots of the terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) in Azra District of central Logar province. A statement released by NDS on Monday states that the depots belonged to Mohammad Ali Amarati who was previously a commander of Taliban group but now part of Daesh. Different types of weapons including Kalashnikovs, hundreds of rounds of weapons and bombs were recovered…

Drone strikes kill 17 Daesh militants in Nangarhar: KHAAMA PRESS,Jan 25 2016

17 loyalists of the terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) which also goes by its Arabic name Daesh have been killed in newest drone strikes in eastern Nangarhar province, Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. A statement released by the ministry states that the air strikes were carried out on positions of Daesh in Deh Bala and Achin districts on Sunday. According to the statement, 13 militants of the group were killed in the Unmanned…

Three Taliban killed in Kandahar attack: KHAAMA PRESS,Jan 25 2016

Three Taliban militants have been killed in attack on police in Spin Boldak District of southern Kandahar province. Samim Khpalwak, spokesperson for the governor of Kandahar province while confirming the attack said it started with a suicide blast at a police center about 01:30 PM this afternoon. He added that other militants started a gun battle with security forces following the suicide bombing which lasted for about 30 minutes. Officials had not released details of…

Peace talks only with Taliban groups renouncing violence: Afghan govt KHAAMA PRESS,Jan 25 2016

The Afghan government on Monday said peace talks will only take place with the Taliban groups renouncing violence as efforts are underway to revive the stalled peace process amid rampant Taliban-led insurgency. Deputy presidential spokesman Syed Zafar Hashemi told reporters that trilateral and quadrilateral meetings between Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and United States will continue as part of efforts for the Afghan peace process. Insisting on immediate end to war and violence by the militant groups…