Posts published in “Day: November 9, 2016”

Karachi: A suspected terrorist of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba and a Lyari-based gangster were among four people gunned down by the law enforcement agencies on Tuesday in three separate encounters. SSP West Nasir Aftab said the Manghopir police were patrolling Northern Bypass when they saw two suspects riding a motorcycle. The police signalled them to stop but the men riding the motorcycle opened fire on them. The police retaliated and one of the men was injured…

QUETTA: A soldier of the Frontier Corps (FC) was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday in a landmine explosion in Shamozai area near the Pak-Afghan border in Zhob district. An FC spokesman said a patrol vehicle hit a landmine planted by militants, resulting in serious injuries to three soldiers. The FC vehicle was badly damaged in the blast. The injured were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital. The militants who were hiding in…

QUETTA: A heated debate took place on the floor of the Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday regarding the failure of security forces to prevent the militant attack on the Police Training College which had claimed 63 lives and left 165 cadets injured. Members of the opposition and treasury benches asked for an inquiry as to why security measures had not been taken despite an earlier alert about a possible terrorist attack. They demanded to know why…

The writer works in the technology sector. ANDREW Grove, one of the founders of Intel, is considered the pioneer of the semiconductor industry and of modern management practices. In one of his books, High Output Management, he talks about “management by objectives” (MBO), a method of creating meaningful plans that disciplines thinking, focuses efforts and gives direction to those involved in their implementation. This method had earlier been popularised by the founder of modern management,…

The writer is an author and journalist. IT should be a matter of days now when a new army chief is appointed to succeed Gen Raheel Sharif. The appointment is the prerogative of the prime minister who is expected to choose from a list of the four most senior officers. While one of them would get the coveted post of army chief, another would be promoted to chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. It all…

KARACHI: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that consultations had not been initiated so far about appointment of the next army chief. In an interview to DawnNews, the minister said no decision had been taken on the matter. Mr Asif praised the army for facilitating the continuation of democracy in the country. “I give credit to the Pakistan Army for completion of eight years of the democratic system,” he said. When asked about the…

The controversial detention of the iconic Afghan woman Sharbat Gula has unveiled new harrowing facts regarding the alleged misuse of the funds allocated by National Geographic and the American photographer Steve McCurry. According to the reports, the social media in Pakistan is rife with the alleged embezzlement of the funds which were supposed to be delivered to Sharbat Gula. The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal took to the social media by posting his…

KABUL –  The Afghan Taliban urged Islamic scholars on Tuesday not to let a proposed international religious congress become a means of legitimising the Western-backed government in Kabul. In a message sent to the “noble scholars of the Islamic World”, the Taliban said its fighters were engaged in a jihad against Western invaders and the conference should not be allowed to be interpreted as support for the “aggressors”. “The transgressing enemy now wants to pacify…

Throughout the presidential election campaign, neither frontrunner – Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton – mentioned anything about Afghanistan during their debates and campaign speeches but a number of Afghan analysts have said they believe that no matter who wins, the U.S foreign policy towards Afghanistan will not change. However, prior to embarking on their election campaign trails, both candidates supported the presence of nearly 3,200 U.S soldiers beyond 2017 in Afghanistan. “After a new president…

China will set up a new anti-graft body to consolidate separate state agencies and oversee all public servants in the latest move to combat deep-rooted corruption in the country. Beijing and the provinces of Shanxi and Zhejiang will set up new supervision commissions as pilot programmes, according to a statement from the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Xinhua reported late on Monday. The commissions will later be implemented nationwide,…