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Posts published in “Day: December 2, 2016

General’s solution for Karachi: By Syed Kamran Hashmi in Daily Times, 02-Dec-16

The writer is a US-based freelance columnist Earlier this week, Karachi Rangers Director General (DG), Major General Bilal Akbar, announced that the paramilitary force under his command had formulated a plan in conjunction with the Federal Government and the Sindh Provincial Government to create jobs for the youth in the largest city of Pakistan. The program addresses three different areas including a Skill Development Center, which would focus on the provision of vocational training to…

Karachi Operation’ needs a review: By Mazhar Abbas in The News, Dec 2, 2016

New army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, while setting his priorities on external and internal security, needs to give a fresh look to success and shortcomings of the ‘Karachi Targeted Action’ which, if not reviewed in a right perspective, could be counterproductive. While the ground situation by and large remains under control, the incidents of ‘target killings’ often resurface while street crime is constantly rising. The law enforcement agencies or the government have not been…

Murder accused appointed PSO to CM Sindh :By Imdad Soomro in The News, December 02, 2016

KARACHI: A police officer accused of many criminal cases including murder has been appointed as personal staff officer (PSO) of Sindh Chief Minister. SSP Farukh Bashir was indicted in a murder case of a political worker of Sindh United Party (SUP) Akhtar Shah in 2009 at Jamshoro Police Station when he was Police Chief of the district. He is also accused of kidnapping of Malik Changaiz Khan, vice president of Muslim League-N Sindh chapter. Police…

Foreigner ISIS commander killed in East of Afghanistan By KHAAMA PRESS – Thu Dec 01 2016, 11:23 am

A commander of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was killed in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the ISIS commander has been identified as Mujaid who was in command of a group of at least 20 ISIS fighters. The officials further added that Mujahid was killed during an operation in Achin district. The operation was conducted late on Wednesday night, the officials said,…

The ISIS conundrum – Is Pakistan heading in the right direction? by Shazar Shafqat in The Nation blogs, Dec 02, 2016

the writer is an independent researcher and a freelance policy analyst with specialisation in terrorism, internal security and military doctrine When it comes to terrorist outfits that have infiltrated in Pakistan, ISIS is one name that has surely resulted in the Pakistani authorities experiencing some sleepless nights. From Northern Iraq (Mosul) to Syria and from there on to the rest of the world, the global aspirations of IS can’t be overlooked. In terms of Pakistan,…

Indian tomato imports stopped: REPORT in Dawn, December 2nd, 2016

LAHORE: Pakistan has stopped importing tomato from India as there is enough local production to meet domestic demand, Federal Secretary National Food Security and Research Muhammad Abid Javed said on Thursday. Speaking to office-bearers of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said special attention was being given to the halal food sector as it has the ability to give a quantum jump to national exports. He said the Rice Research Institute has recently…

Pakistan denies ban on cotton imports: report in The News, December 02, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The government didn’t issue any notification to ban cotton imports from India, a commerce minister said on Thursday. “While we restricted import to 500,000 cotton bales through Wagah border there is no such restriction on Karachi port,” Khurram Dastgir Khan, minister for commerce told senate standing committee on textile industry. Senator Mohsin Aziz, chairman of the committee said a huge quantity of raw cotton had been stopped at the Karachi port. Minister Khan said…

Trade regime with Delhi unchanged: Dastgir Report in Dawn, December 2nd, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The government hasn’t changed trade regime with India despite strains in the relationship between the two countries, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir told Senate Standing Committee on Textile Industry on Thursday. He was speaking in response to the issue raised by chairman of the committee Senator Mohsin Aziz that a huge quantity of raw cotton has been stopped at the Karachi port. The minister said the government has not issued any notification in this regard.…

China sends first cargo train for Karachi: report in The Nation, December 01, 2016, 7:10 pm

BEIJING: Pakistan and China launched direct rail and sea freight service, linking southwest China’s inland Yunnan Province and Pakistan’s largest port of Karachi, Chinese state run media reported on Thursday. The freight line will cut transport cost by over 50 percent compared with past services, Xinhua news said in a report. A cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming – capital of Yunnan – for Karachi on Wednesday, marking the opening of…

China recommends railway line between Pakistan, Afghanistan

KABUL: China has proposed Quetta-Kabul and Peshawar-Kabul railway Line to link Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to Afghan Presidential Palace. A statement issued here says, the proposal was put forward by Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Kong Xuanyou in a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani this week. Xuanyou said that Afghanistan is of vital importance for the economic belt of China. He recommended initiation of trilateral discussions involving Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan over Peshawar,…

China, Pakistan to maintain close military-to-military ties: Chinese spokesman Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 1, 2016

A spokesman of the Chinese Defence Ministry Colonel Yang Yujun said at a weekly news briefing that China and Pakistan will keep up their decades’ old close strategic military-to-military partnership. Replying to a question about the deployment of Navy at Gwadar sea Port for ensuring smooth operation of shipments, he said the two countries will work closely for strengthening operation at the Port, which would contribute to regional economic development. China-Pakistan, he said are all-weather…