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Posts published in “Day: October 6, 2016

Million-yuan bribes and money-back guarantees-how Chinese lawmakers bought seats By Choi Chi-yuk in The South China Morning Post, Oct 5, 2016

Business executives seeking elected office in Liaoning province, the epicentre of an unprecedented vote-rigging scandal, were willing to make payments ranging from hundreds of yuan to millions, sources say. Handing out cash to voters or contributing tens of millions of yuan to powerful political brokers were two ways they sought to game legislative elections. Following the exposure of the biggest electoral fraud scandal since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the…

Xi Jinping May Delay Picking China’s Next Leader, Stoking Speculation By CHRIS BUCKLEY in The NY Times, Oct 5,

BEIJING — The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, appears prepared to defy the Communist Party’s established script for transferring power and delay the designation of his successor until after a party congress next year, unsettling the party elite and stirring speculation that he wants to prolong his tenure. The delay would buy Mr. Xi more time to promote and test favored candidates and prevent his influence from ebbing away to a leader-in-waiting, experts and political insiders…

Implications of the latest Indian moves on the Indus Waters Treaty By Shafqat Kakakhel in The Express Tribune, October 4th, 2016

The writer is a retired ambassador and a former UN Assistant Secretary General Pakistan should respond to India’s latest moves on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in a responsible manner aimed at achieving its core concerns over the shared water resources of the Indus Basin, its sole source of fresh water. In this regard, an analysis of the decisions taken by a high-level meeting convened by Prime Minister Modi on September 26 is called for.…

Mystery of the ‘surgical strike’: by ZAHID HUSSAIN in Dawn, October 5th, 2016

The writer is an author and journalist. IT cannot get more absurd. While the Indians insist that they carried out a cross-LoC surgical military strike, the Pakistanis are befuddled by the claim. Either the Indians are hallucinating or the Pakistanis are in a complete state of denial. The riddle gets more confusing with the Indian claim of having destroyed ‘terrorist camps’ a few kilometres inside Azad Kashmir killing dozens of militants, and the Pakistani security…

Talking To A Wall: edit in The Nation, Oct 5, 2016

Recent events prove that India doesn’t want the UN to mediate between Pakistan and India. A neutral body calling the shots will make India lose control of the narrative. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s offer to act as a mediator first came on September 30 after Pakistan’s UN ambassador urged Ban to intervene after India’s unprovoked hostilities led to losses on both sides of the border at the LoC. Pakistan’s insistence upon a resolution through dialogue is…

Dossier on Indian brutalities presented to Obama admin Special Correspondent in The Nation, Oct5, 2016

WASHINGTON – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed over a dossier to the US on India’s gross human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said that Washington was continuing efforts to reduce South Asian tensions. “We urge calm and restraint on both sides. We understand, as we said last week, that the militaries are in touch. We believe that continued communication is vital to reduce these tensions,” State…

US in picture for Pak-India peace: by SHAFQAT ALI in The Nation, Oct5, 2016

ISLAMABAD –  The United States is once again in picture to ensure peace between Pakistan and India amid skirmishes along the Line of Control between the nuclear armed neighbours, The Nation learnt yesterday. Washington had until now been showing tilt towards India but is gradually adopting a more ‘acceptable’ role to silence the guns at the LoC and convince the two to settle their issues through dialogue. The global super power has previously played the…

Govt in the dark about Pakistanis’ role in Pathankot attack By AMIR WASIM in Dawn, October 5th, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday admitted on the floor of the Senate that it was still in dark about the alleged involvement of Pakistanis in the attack on the Pathankot airbase in India. Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, who was responding to questions on behalf of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, found himself in hot waters when he first failed to give satisfactory replies to the questions put by the members…

Tension may force troops relocation from west front By Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2016.

ISLAMABAD: On November 26, 2003, Pakistan and India entered a landmark truce putting an end to a virtual 14-year-long daily exchange of fire on the Line of Control (LoC). The historic ceasefire deal was brokered by the United States, though it was little known at that time. The purpose of Indo-Pak rapprochement was simple — the then Bush administration wanted Pakistan to relocate its troops from the eastern border to the western front in order…

Kunduz City Dominated by Taliban, Again!: edit in The Outlook Afghanistan, Oct 4, 2016

Different sources confirmed yesterday that after a threatening attack by Taliban in northern Kunduz province, Taliban militants entered the capital of the province and they captured the city’s main square, raising their white flags. News reports revealed that one person was killed and 35 people including civilians and security forces were wounded after the insurgents stormed Kunduz city from four directions. The attacking rebels captured several security posts. Some photos on social media also showed…

Taliban videos purportedly shows capture of key parts in Kunduz city By KHAAMA PRESS – Mon Oct 03 2016

The Taliban militants group has released numerous videos earlier this evening which purportedly shows the capture of the strategic Kunduz city in north of Afghanistan. The authenticity of the videos which can not be independently verified shows the Taliban group moving towards the main square which was captured by the group last year. The group has also released several other videos which purportedly shows the militants of Taliban moving in parts of the city as…