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Posts published in “Day: September 15, 2016

Pakistan Foreign Office on India: edit in DailyTimes, Sept 10, 2016

Following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tirade against Pakistan at the G20 summit, the Foreign Office of Pakistan hit back on Monday accusing India of financing terrorism in Pakistan, saying it has open evidence of India’s involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan. Modi had singled out Pakistan in a veiled reference at the G20 forum as the “one nation in South Asia spreading terror in the region.” Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that India…

Sharifs’ sugar mills host 300 Indians, says Qadri By Ali Usman in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2016.

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri on Friday unveiled a list of 50 Indians who have been allegedly working in sugar mills owned by the Sharif brothers. “They are part of some 300 Indians working in the sugar mills on a police reporting-free, multiple-entry visas,” Qadri told reporters at the PAT Model Town secretariat. He said these Indians were issued visas on letterheads issued by the sugar mills owned by the Sharifs,…

Pathankot inquiry: Pak Govt accused of keeping Senate in the dark By Maryam Usman in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2016.

ISLAMABAD: Members of the opposition accused the government of misleading the Senate on Friday by deliberately concealing information from them. PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Friday went to the extent of alleging that the government was patronising militants, a claim that Leader of the House Senator Raja Zafarul Haq strongly denied. “Why else did the government not share details of the investigation into the alleged involvement of Pakistani nationals in the Pathankot attack with the…

Wukan chief jailed 3 years for bribery: By Cao Siqi in Global Times, Sept 9, 2016

Lin Zulian, the former village Party chief of Wukan, South China’s Guangdong Province, who gained fame in protests triggered by land disputes in 2011, was sentenced to three years and one month in jail for bribery on Thursday. According to news site southern.cn, the People’s Court of Chancheng district in Foshan, Guangdong found Lin guilty of accepting bribes and sentenced him to three years and one month in prison with an additional fine of 200,000…

Ash Carter Says China Shares Responsibility for North Korea Nuclear Test By PAUL SONNE in The Wall st Journal, Sept. 9, 2016

OSLO—U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said China bears “great responsibility” for North Korea’s latest nuclear test and called on Beijing to use its influence and apply more pressure to stop Pyongyang’s behavior. Mr. Carter also said he spoke with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and agreed that the international community will redouble pressure on North Korea by pursuing additional sanctions through the United Nations in response to the latest test, which Mr. Carter…

Iran desires a role in CPEC: report in Dawn, September 10th, 2016

ISLAMABAD: Iran is desirous of participating in the China-Pakistan Econo­mic Corridor (CPEC) which is one of the greatest projects in the history of the region, Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoust said on Friday. During a visit to the capital office of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), the Iranian envoy said his country has the capability to help the development of Pakistan’s economy through energy supply and construction of roads, railways dams and…