Monday, December 24, 2018

پاکستان انٹرنیشنل سکول دمشق: سفارتکاری کا غیر معروف اور خاموش کامیابی کی کہانی


شام کے باہر آنے والے تقریبا تمام کہانیوں کے موسم خزاں اورا دھر کے چند چند سالوں میں ہو چکے ہیں. گہری اور بے مثال تاریخ میں جڑواں زمین میں بہت زیادہ تباہی موجود ہے، دنیا کے سب سے قدیم شہروں میں سے دو لوگوں کے ساتھ، جو آسانی سے دنیا کے سب سے زیادہ مختلف کمیونٹیوں کو امن کے ساتھ مل کر امن مل کر بلایا جا سکتا ہے؛ علاقائی اور بین الاقوامی اداکاروں نے اس سے پہلے سب پراکسی جنگ کے لئے ایک وگرنڈ بنائی. جنگ سے پہلے، شام عرب دنیا میں سب سے طاقتور ریاستی تعلیم کا نظام تھا، اور یہاں تک کہ بی بی سی نے شام کے اسکول کے نظام کے متنوع اور ترقی پسند نوعیت پر گہری دستاویزی فلم کی. یہ سوریہ کے اسکول کے نظام اور صحت کی دیکھ بھال کے نظام کی یہ حقیقی کہانیاں ہیں جو عرب دنیا میں ایک بار تھا جس پر روشنی ڈالنے کی ضرورت ہے کیونکہ سوریہ نے یہ آہستہ آہستہ شروع کیا لیکن مسلسل بحالی کی طرف معمولی. یہاں یہ ہے کہ پاکستان نے زندگی کے ہر شعبے سے صیہونیوں کو اعلی معیار کی تعلیم فراہم کرنے میں خاموش لیکن اہم کردار ادا کیا ہے. دمشق کے پاکستان انٹرنیشنل اسکول (پی ایس آئی)، جو پاکستان کے سفارت خانے کے محاصرے کے تحت ہے، ملک میں ایک اہم اسکول ہے. اس دوران، دوسری بین الاقوامی اسکولوں جیسے دمشق کے فرانسیسی سکول اور امریکی اسکول، 2014 اور 2015 کے طور پر جنگ میں آپریشنز کو بڑھانے کے لئے تھے اور غیر ملکی کارکنوں نے ملک چھوڑ دیا. امریکی اسکول مکمل طور پر بند کر دیا، جبکہ فرانسیسی سکول شام کے والدین کی کوششوں کو کھولنے کے لئے جاری ہے.

تو پی ایس آئی نے خاموشی سے کیا کیا ہے جس نے اسے انسانی اور سفارتی کامیابی کی ہے؟

برطانیہ کے معروف صحافیوں میں سے ایک پیٹر اوبورن نے حال ہی میں شام کے دو ہفتے کے دورے سے واپس آ کر سوریہ کی تعلیم کے نظام کی عدم اطمینان کے باوجود غیر قانونی پابندیوں کے باوجود اس پر توجہ مرکوز کیا اور حکومت کو کس طرح اسکولوں کو دوبارہ تعمیر کرنے اور کھنڈروں کے درمیان قومی نصاب کے لۓ . شام کے باقاعدگی سے وزیراعظم، اوبورن نے معمول اور خاموش استحکام کے بارے میں بھی بات چیت کی جو سڑکوں پر واپس آئی ہے اور شام کے لوگوں نے تقریبا فوری طور پر کھڑے کئے جانے والے مواقع کے بارے میں سوچنے کے بغیر کس طرح شروع کردیئے ہیں. پی ایس آئی کے لئے، کہانی اسی طرح کی ہے. شام کے لوگوں کی خواہش اور تعلیم کے ساتھ حاصل کرنے کی خواہش پاکستانی سفارتخانے نے اپنے اسکول چلانے میں مدد کی ہے.

جنگ کے پہلے دو سالوں کے دوران، طالب علموں نے ڈرامائی طور پر گرا دیا اور اسکول اسٹافنگ کے مسائل سے متاثرہ تھا اور اسلام آباد میں غیر ملکی دفتر سے دلچسپی کی کمی تھی. تاہم، شام میں ایئر ایئر مارشل (ریٹائرڈ) رشید کمال اور اساتذہ کی مشیروں اور منتظمین کے اس امیدوار کے تحت سکول میں نئی ​​بلندیوں تک رسائی حاصل ہے. 2018 میں، کمار نے اتوار بخاری سے، ایک اور بہت کامیاب سفارتی شخص جو 2015 میں بہت مشکل وقت میں آیا اور دمشق اور اسلام آباد کے درمیان مجموعی سفارتی تعلقات کو بحال کیا. کمال نے ان تعلقات کو مزید لے لیا ہے، شام کے بڑے انسانی دارالحکومت پر سرمایہ کاری میں دلچسپی کے ساتھ.


پی آئی ایس صرف ان خاندانوں کو پورا نہیں کرتی ہے جو ادا کرنے کے قابل ہوسکتے ہیں، لیکن میرٹ کی بنیاد پر ضرورت پر مبنی اسکالرشپ فراہم کرتی ہیں اور دمشق کے باہر اسکولوں کو بھی جنگ یا اندرونی طور پر بے گھر افراد کی آمد سے متاثر ہوتے ہیں. اس سکول نے جنگ کی طرف سے متاثر کردہ ضروری ضروریات اور معذور بچوں کی مدد کی ہے.

اساتذہ کی تربیت موجودہ انتظامیہ کی ایک خصوصی توجہ ہے، اور جنگ کے بعد پہلی بار، سفیر نے بین الاقوامی اسکول کا دورہ کرنے کے انتظامات کیے ہیں، جبکہ ممکنہ طالب علم کے تبادلے کا پروگرام پائپ لائن میں ہے، برتانیا سے کوچوں کے ساتھ ساتھ کونسل یا کیمبرج یونیورسٹی. اس سکول نے دمشق میں خدمت کرنے والے دیگر غیر ملکی سفیروں کے بچوں کو بھی نامزد کیا ہے، جیسا کہ زیادہ سے زیادہ سفارتخانے دوبارہ کھولتے ہیں جبکہ شام باقی دنیا کے ساتھ مکمل سفارتی تعلقات میں واپس آنے کے لئے تیار ہو جاتا ہے.

سفیر کمال کے مطابق، "پاکستان کے لئے، انتہا پسندی کے وقت میں عالمی سطح پر تعلیم فراہم کرنے کے لئے یہ سب سے اہم بات ہے - تعلیم ایک بنیادی حق ہے جس سے سیاست اور پابندیوں سے کوئی تعلق نہیں ہونا چاہیے. ہم اس بات کا یقین کر رہے ہیں کہ ہم اس اسکول کی وراثت کرتے ہیں لیکن اس طرح سے اس طرح کے متنوع ہوتے ہیں کہ یہ شام کے لوگوں کو فائدہ پہنچاتی ہے. " وہ کہتے ہیں کہ شام کے سب سے زیادہ قابل ذکر اور مثبت افراد ہیں جنہوں نے اپنے پیشے میں ان کا سامنا کیا ہے.


سفیر بننے سے پہلے، کمال نے پاکستان ایئر فورس (پی اے ایف) میں 35 سالہ لمبی ممتاز کیریئر تھا، اور تین ستارہ جنرل کے طور پر، وہ عرب دنیا میں اجنبی نہیں تھا. وہ پی اے اے اکیڈمی کے کمانڈر اور ایئر آفیسر کمانڈنگ تھے، جو پی اے ایف بلکہ درجنوں عرب ملکوں کو شاندار لڑاکا پائلٹ کے لئے اہم کھانا کھلانا اسکول ہے. وہ اسلام آباد میں نیشنل ڈیفنس یونیورسٹی میں نیشنل سیکیورٹی کالج کے کمانڈنٹ تھے، جس میں اتحادی افسروں کے کورس کے حصے کے طور پر فوجی تعلیم حاصل کرنے کے دو درجن سے زیادہ غیر ملکی اعلی افسران افسران کی نگرانی کرتی ہے. کمال نے محض طلباء کی ضروریات پر توجہ مرکوز نہ کی بلکہ اساتذہ بھی جنہوں نے جن میں سے بہت سے لوگوں کو ذاتی نقصان پہنچایا ہے جنہوں نے سوریہ معاشرے کی ذہنی صحت پر بہت بڑا اثر اٹھایا ہے. شام کی ریاستی اسکول کے نظام کی امانت یہ ہے کہ اس کے نجی اسکول جیسے پی ایس آئی نے بین الاقوامی سرٹیفکیٹس پر قابو پانے والے شامیوں کی تعداد کے باوجود، ایک وسیع تر پرتیبھا پر اپنی طرف متوجہ کیا ہے. جب دمشق دمشق آتا ہے تو وہ دیکھ سکتے ہیں کہ سب سے زیادہ باصلاحیت شامی رہیں گے اور اب بھی تعمیر کر رہے ہیں.

اس سفیر نے اس کی ٹیم پی آئی ایس، شام اور دونوں پاکستانیوں کے مٹھی پر بہت فخر ہے جو اسکول چلانے میں مدد کرتے ہیں، "1983 میں اس کی بنیاد سے، پی ایس آئی نے شام کے ملک کی تعمیر میں ہزاروں سے زائد شام کے بچوں کو گریجویشن کی ہے، اور ہماری ملازمت صرف اس وقار کو برقرار رکھنے میں مدد فراہم کرنا ہے جو اس جنگ کے دوران ظاہر ہوا ہے."


شام کی حکومت نے پاکستانیوں کی جانب سے اس کوشش کی بہت حمایتی اور تعریف بھی کی ہے، جو منفرد ہے، اس لئے کہ دوسرے بین الاقوامی اسکولوں نے جلد ہی ہی بالوں والے ہوتے ہیں. اس کے علاوہ، کسی بھی انتظامیہ اور قونصلر کے مسائل کو بھی اس بات کا یقین کرنے کے لئے کافی تیزی سے حل کیا گیا ہے کہ اسکول، اس کے بین الاقوامی عملے اور نقطہ نظر کے ساتھ، پیچیدہ بیوروکسیسی کی طرف سے رکاوٹ نہیں ہے. مجھے شام، شام کے موجودہ اور سابق سفیروں اور دمشق اور پی ایس آئی کے تمام دوروں میں کافی عرصے سے خرچ کیا جا رہا ہے، یہ شام کے بین الاقوامی کوریج اور اس کے محافظ افراد کو ہمیشہ دنیا سے منفی طور پر دور ہونے سے دور تھا. جنگ کی چوٹی کے دوران جب دمشق نے عسکریت پسندوں سے روزانہ آرٹریری راؤنڈ اور راکٹ فائر کرنے کے لئے یرغمل کیا تھا تو اسکول اس کی پیداوار میں اضافہ ہوا.

اب شام کے طور پر استحکام کی طرف چلتا ہے، پی آئی ایس پاکستانی سفارتکاری کا ایک غیر معمولی اور خاموش کامیابی ہے. پی اے ایف نے سوریہ میں ایک امیر تاریخ ہے - یہ سب سے پہلے میں اسے دمشق میں خدمت کرنے والے ایک سے زیادہ خاندان کے ارکان کے ساتھ ایک بچے کے طور پر متعارف کرایا گیا تھا. سفیروں نے ملک میں اچھے پھیلانے کے لئے پاکستان اور شام کے تاریخی فضائی قوت کے تعلقات کی نرم طاقت کا استعمال کیا اور اس کی خدمت کے سب سے زیادہ اہم ابھی تک شاندار شکل فراہم کرنا جاری رکھا ہے کہ ہر شام کے بچے مستحق ہیں. پی آئی ایس نے سوریوں کو اپنے مقاصد کو حاصل کرنے میں مدد دی ہے اور اس طرح سوری حکومت اور خارجہ افواج کی مدد سے اس کی مدد کی گئی ہے. انہوں نے یہ غیر قانونی منصوبے کو برقرار رکھنے میں کامیاب کیا ہے، اور بدقسمتی سے بحران میں شام سے ابھر رہا ہے، پاکستان اور شام کے تعلقات تعلقات کے تحت جرائم کا ایک منفرد مثال ہے.

Saturday, December 22, 2018

How the United States pushed Pakistan into the arms of China and Russia

How the United States pushed Pakistan into the arms of China and Russia


The United States has continuously had a curious however quietly spoken relationship with Pakistan. At one purpose, Pakistan was the third largest recipient people foreign help, receiving over $3.5 billion from the United States in 2011 alone. whereas this aid has been steady decreasing since the aforementioned peak in 2011, United States-Pakistan relations took a pointy flip for the more serious at the start of this year once US President Donald Trump set to herald within the New Year by launching a Twitter denunciation against Pakistan.


The United States then straightaway vulnerable to withhold aid to Pakistan, that initially was a cool $255 million and later grew to a large $900 million before culminating into a complete of $3 billion in security help obtaining suspended, in line with a recent report.

However, despite Washington scapegoating Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan and attempting to justify its plan to squander a number of the money it generally wastes on its empire building, it really transpired that a major chunk of the money the United States has withheld from Pakistan isn't aid; it's money the United States really owes Pakistan.

That’s right. In December 2017, Trump himself signed into law a $700 billion defence bill that enclosed up to $700 million to reimburse Pakistan for supporting the US-led war in Afghanistan.

It is so not stunning that according to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s tweets utterly angered his Pakistani counterparts. Pakistan’s former foreign minister Khawaja Asif said the United States had did not behave as an ally which Pakistan now not viewed it collectively.

Th throughout the year, the cuts to Pakistan and therefore the insults on Trump’s Twitter timeline continuing. In response to a number of Trump’s attacks, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit back with the underlying sentiment of feeling that's stinging Pakistan’s sacrifices in America’s war on terror.



Never one to allow up once it decides a world player isn't taking part in by the foundations of american imperialism, United States country|North American nation} ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley recently explicit that Pakistan harbours terrorists that turn and kill American troopers, that is why the United States shouldn't provide Pakistan even one dollar till it addresses the difficulty.

And this can be wherever we tend to come back to the crux of the difficulty. will the North American country extremely have a retardant with Pakistan as a result of it “harbours” terrorists or as a result of it doesn’t allegedly pull its weight within the war on terror?

The obtainable proof shows the United States has enabled the strengthening of al al-Qa'ida in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq (where it'd ne'er have existed while not initial falling Saddam Hussein and so utterly disbanding the Iraqi police and military). The United States had a serious hand within the creation of al al-Qa'ida from the showtime, wherever it really used Pakistan at the time as a method of transiting weapons to extremists who were fighting against the state. Even underneath the administration of George W Bush, United States aid at the time was about to anti-Iranian extremist teams primarily based in Pakistan.

It appears as if the United States of America has been victimisation Pakistan as an entity within which it will sponsor and harbour terrorists, not the opposite means around.

No, the important issue is that Pakistan is not any longer following the rulebook and has begun to assess the varied choices obtainable to that with relevancy the formation of recent alliances. it's conjointly taken numerous measures that may not solely anger the United States of America, however conjointly place its standing because the world’s economic state utterly in danger.

In the wake of Trump’s robust animosity towards Pakistan, {islamabad|Islamabad|capital of Pakistan|national capital} took measures of its own to counteract Washington’s show of strength and proclaimed it had been considering a proposal to switch the United States of America dollar with the Chinese yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China. Following Trump’s tweets, the replacement of the dollar with the Chinese yuan was virtually instant.

Additionally, Imran recently visited China in an effort to get an economic package so as to beat the present crisis his country’s economy has been grappling with. the top result was that Pakistan walked away with variety of bailout packages from China within the type of investments. in line with minister of finance Asad Umar, of Pakistan’s $12 billion finance gap, a minimum of half it's come back from China. China’s ties with Pakistan have thus been growing within the face of deteriorating ties with the United States of America, with China having pledged to take a position $62 billion in Pakistani infrastructure as a part of its supposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

As of immediately, China has one foreign military base (in Djibouti, Africa). within the middle of last year, it had been wide rumored that China was considering establishing its own armed service bases in Pakistan. Earlier this year, similar reports resurfaced once more, tho' Pakistan and China have vehemently denied that any such armed service base are designed.

Not too way back, the specific apse rumored that Pakistan and China had begun a joint international air drill. moreover, Pakistan and Russia conjointly control joint armed service drills within the North Arabian Sea, {and the|and therefore the|and conjointly the} 2 countries also in agreement to upgrade bilateral ties to the “level of strategic partnership”. Russia has conjointly recently sold-out attack helicopters to Pakistan and signed a military cooperation written agreement to coach Pakistani officers. The written agreement includes strategy coaching as well; one thing the United States of America has set it'll now not gift Pakistan as a part of its overall penalization.

Washington’s pushing of Pakistan towards America’s ancient rivals goes way on the far side that of Russia and China (who are, let’s face it, the important thorns within the facet people foreign policy). Pakistan currently includes a nearer relationship with North Korea, whereas Iranian and Pakistani defence ministers have control talks on Washington’s role within the region, having begun increasing their relationship within the era of Trump.

The Asia Times conjointly rumored that Persia, China, and Pakistan are set to launch a “trilateral nexus” that may support economic development for as several as 3 billion individuals. Turkey, a North Atlantic accord Organisation (NATO) ally gone scallywag, is additionally formation nearer ties with Islamabad; as is Qatar, a rustic recently demonised by the US-backed Saudi coalition of bullies.

Clearly, Washington’s problems with Pakistan have very little to do with terrorist act, and its actions are additional in line with its overt makes an attempt to unilaterally force alternative countries into submission. Unsurprisingly, Pakistan, very like the remainder of the globe, is turning into more and more adept at ignoring the Trump administration’s demands and old-time with business as was common. And at the top of the day, maybe Pakistans of additional price to the United States of America than the United States is to Pakistan, as proven by Trump’s latest reversion within which he sent an missive to Pakistan requesting facilitate with the Afghan social process.

And allow us to not forget that Pakistan is that the solely Muslim-majority nation with a nuclear weapons offer. the thought that the United States ought to be taking part in a game of high-stakes chicken with this nation is laughable at the best, and harmful at the worst.

Friday, December 21, 2018

“Udhar tum, idhar hum”: when Bhutto pushed Bangladesh to the edge of Pakistan


The fall of Dhaka is one of those events in our history that we’d rather forget. nobody talks regarding it today, as a result of it had been the results of our own follies. however those that are still alive can ne'er be ready to forget TV announcer Shaista Jabeen’s tearful announcement that dreadful night in December:

 “According to an agreement, Indian troopers have currently taken control of Dhaka.”

The individuals in what remained of Pakistan were afraid beyond belief. For days that they had been told that everything was traditional within the eastern wing, despite the BBC giving a contrastive image. As always, the reaction from those that mattered was that BBC was an indian agent, presenting a false image of things. No surprise violent protesters came out on the streets and burned down then president Yahya Khan’s house in metropolis once feeling betrayed because of the surrender.

Most of the Pakistanis who were born once 1965 in all probability don’t apprehend that our country had a province referred to as Bangladesh, wherever the Pakistan movement started with the birth of the Muslim League in 1905. The individuals of that province were pretty much as good of Pakistanis as we in Islamic Republic of Pakistan were, nonetheless to our eternal shame, they were denied what was truly theirs. we tend to created fun of them, of the means they spoke, of their language and apparel. Most of the income for Islamic Republic of Pakistan was contributed from East Pakistan; but, the cash was spent to develop Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Despite all of this discrimination, we tend to were surprisingly astonished once we pointed out they didn’t wish to stay a part of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. To be honest, the sole stunning factor during this ought to be that Islamic Republic of Pakistan was even ready to stay united for twenty five years before being dismembered.

There are several versions of why we tend to lost Bangladesh, counting on who you raise. However, one factor is for sure: it didn’t happen nightlong. It took a few years for the individuals of East Islamic Republic of Pakistan to make your mind up that there was no future for them in an exceedingly united Pakistan.

Perhaps it all began once Muhammad Ali jinnah, despite the hostility of the scholars of Dhaka University he was addressing, insisted that “Urdu and only Urdu” would be the state language of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This was strange, since the Quaid himself may only speak broken Urdu which too with great problem. I strongly suspect jinnah needed Urdu because the national language as a result of he was besieged from the feudal lords of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to do thus. the only different reason would be that he failed to apprehend that the vast majority of individuals in Bangladesh didn’t speak Urdu or maybe understood it, that appears extremely unlikely.


PML-N seeks PTI govt’s support for creation of South Punjab province


Leader of the Opposition within the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Th declared that the PML-N was able to extend its "full cooperation" for the creation of a South Punjab province and therefore the restoration of the Bahawalpur province in Punjab.

Taking the ground, the PML-N president said his party was considering tabling a personal bill for this purpose and demanded that the govt. extend support during this regard.

Sharif said the PTI had additionally secure to form the South Punjab province and it should currently take steps for its implementation. "Don't run faraway from the [creation of the] province; the govt. itself had secure it," Sharif reminded the treasury benches.

He additionally assured the govt. of his unconditional support for the project. "We are able to establish the southern Punjab province with our heart and soul," he added.

When PTI lawmaker ameer Dogar defendant the opposition parties of "point scoring" on the problem, Sharif responded by saying, "This isn't purpose rating. do not mention the past or a chest can open [...] support the personal bill [for the creation of the province]."

Dogar was of the view that the PML-N was politicking on the the problem by seeking the restoration of the Bahawalpur province.

"The Bahawalpur province isn't viable: how will 3 districts be declared a separate province?" he asked, adding that a committee ought to be legitimate to appear into the matter.

Also speaking on the matter, minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi required a political accord over the problem.

Taking the ground, he advised that a parliamentary committee comprising the senior leadership of all political parties be legitimate to appear into the professionals and cons of bifurcating Punjab. Meanwhile, the lawmakers ought to avoid political purpose rating on this matter, he requested.

Qureshi conjointly invited all political parties to support the PTI government within the Punjab Assembly, the National Assembly, and also the Senate for the creation of the South Punjab province.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari claimed the credit for highlight the problem of South Punjab province, expression he was proud that the ppp had obsessed the problem of creation of provinces.

"We can get support for the bill within the Senate likewise because the National Assembly," he said and hoped that the PTI government won't back down from the problem.

Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-(Fazl) lawmaker Maulana Abdul Wasay cautioned that each step for the creation of a replacement province ought to be taken with care, because it could result in new demands for the creation of additional provinces out of alternative federating units.

Taking part within the discussion, ppp Leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said all political parties had secure the creation of a South Punjab province and no purpose scoring ought to be drained this regard.

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Tariq Bashir Cheema, however, needed the creation of the Bahawalpur province rather than the South Punjab province.

He urged a vote be control in Bahawalpur to determine whether or not the people wished a Bahawalpur province or a South Punjab province.

“Bahawalpur may be a separate entity having nothing to do with the South Punjab province,” Cheema aforesaid, adding that he was in favour of restoring the Bahawalpur province rather than creating it a part of a bigger South Punjab province.

"The speeches of the prime minister are on the record [in that he] secure to make the Bahawalpur province," the PML-Q leader aforesaid.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

PTI files disqualification petition against Zardari for 'concealing' NY flat in nomination papers

PTI files disqualification petition against Zardari for 'concealing' NY flat in nomination papers

The Pakistan Teh­reek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday filed associate application with the committee of Pakistan (ECP) in metropolis, seeking the disqualification of PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for concealing his assets.

According to the appliance filed by PTI Sindh MPA Khurram Sherzaman with the Provincial Election Commissioner, Zardari had didn't declare an apartment he allegedly owns in Belaire Condominiums placed at 524 East 72nd Street, New York, USA in his nomination form for the 2018 general elections.

The PPP leader could be a member of the National Assem­bly from NA-213, shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh.

"Because of this act of his, Mr Asif Ali Zardari below the Constitution of the Muslim Republic of Pakistan and Rules of the commission of Pakistan, he as per past precedent, ought to be disqualified from holding public office below Article sixty two (1)(f), as in my opinion he ceases to be truthful and sagacious," says the appliance

Sherzaman in his letter said he was attaching documents of the property in question at the side of Zardari's form B, "which shows that he failed to declare this property".

"This serious violation of the law has to be examined by you since Mr Zardari could be a former President of Pakistan and co-chairs one of the most important political parties of this country," the appliance read.

Although Provincial Election Commissioner Muhammad Yousaf Khan Khattak reluctantly accepted the appliance filed by Sherzaman, he advised the PTI leader that any action on the petition would be taken by the ECP's Islamabad headquarters.

PPP to file disqualification petitions against PM, Vawda


Also on Thursday, the PPP filed applications within the ECP's capital of Pakistan office seeking details of assets of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud Vawda.

After a PPP delegation met with the ECP secretary, party leader Farhatullah Babar told reporters they'd asked the commission to provide details of assets submitted by the premier for all elections he has oppose within the past.

"The money trail of Imran Khan's properties is suspect," Babar alleged, adding that his party can prove that Khan holds unacknowledged properties abroad.

The PPP has conjointly submitted applications in involved establishments to seek details of assets owned by the prime minister's sister, Aleema Khan, and of business interests of Jahangir Tareen, a senior PTI leader.

He aforesaid the PPP can file a disqualification reference against Khan and others "based on the proof we have a tendency to are gathering".

"We need everybody within the government and also the opposition to be control responsible under identical law," Babar said, adding that the PPP can face all cases against it through legal channels.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace efforts with General Bajwa

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace efforts with General Bajwa


Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated finish to Afghanistan's 17-year recent war, on Wednesday referred to as on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to debate regional security and also the first step in Afghanistan, the military’s advocator aforesaid.

According to a press release tweeted by the Inter-Services publicity chief, the “visiting very important person appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for [the] Afghan peace process”.


The army chief reiterated that “peace in Afghanistan is vital for Pakistan” and guaranteed that continuous efforts are going to be dispensed “for delivery peace and stability within the region”.

Earlier in the week, Washington had welcome Pakistan’s efforts to market peace talks between the Afghan government and also the Taleban.

The acknowledgement came on a daily basis once Prime Minister Imran Khan proclaimed that Pakistan had organized another round of talks between the United States and Taleban officers however he didn't say once and wherever.

“The US welcomes any actions by the Pakistani government to market bigger cooperation, together with fostering negotiations between the Taleban, the Afghan government, and different Afghans,” a United States of America embassy advocator was quoted as oral communication.

Prime Minister Khan had additionally highlighted Pakistan's "abiding interest" in achieving lasting peace and reconciliation in war-worn Afghanistan through a political settlement.

Monday, December 17, 2018

First Pak-aided US-Taliban talks command in UAE

First Pak-aided US-Taliban talks command in UAE

ISLAMABAD: united states diplomats and religious movement representatives met within the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks expedited by Islamic Republic of Pakistan on finding a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan.

The meeting in United Arab Emirates's capital was additionally attended by officers from Pakistan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also the UAE.

There were no statements from the collaborating parties at the top of the daylong meeting, though Pakistan’s ministry voice Dr Muhammad Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud formally proclaimed the beginning of the talks through a tweet.

“Talks are being control in UAE,” Dr Faisal tweeted because the meeting within the UAE got beneath manner. He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan|Asian country|Asian nation} and expressed the hope that the engagement that began within the UAE would “end bloodshed in Afghanistan and produce peace to the region”.

He closely echoed a recent statement by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Army’s governance during which it absolutely was aforementioned that the corps commanders meeting “hopes for achievement of in progress Afghan reconciliation method whereas supporting all stakeholders to bring Afghan war to a peaceful logical conclusion”.

It was the third meeting between the Taleban and U.S.A. officials since the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as U.S.A. special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Their meeting last month continued for 3 days.

However, it absolutely was the primary meeting sponsored by capital of Pakistan and additionally the primary outside port that hosts Taliban’s political workplace and was the venue of the earlier 2 rounds. it's believed that the newest meeting was convened outside Qatar to underscore Pakistan’s role in transcription it and at identical time permitting participation of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, each of whom had last year cut diplomatic ties with port.

Ambassador Khalilzad led the U.S.A. facet, whereas Taleban were delineate at the talks by their ‘political negotiators’ from Qatar office.

Taliban representative Zabihullah Muslim had confirmed during a statement sent to VoA the participation of insurgents’ political negotiators within the meeting with american officers.

Pakistan had organized the meeting once receiving letter of invitation from America President Donald Trump for facilitate within the social process a two weeks past. Prime Minister Imran Khan had proclaimed the Pakistan-backed meeting within the UAE throughout his visit to metropolis last Friday.

The Afghan government wasn't depicted at Monday’s meeting as a result of religious movement have stood firmly on not lecture the Afghan government, whom they decision the puppet regime, and insisted on talking directly to the America.

The Afghan government, however, control consultations with the America, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also the UAE each day before the talks with religious movement. Afghan National Security authority Hamdullah Mohib, UN agency took half within the quadrilateral meeting on Sunday, tweeted on Monday that “President Ashraf Ghani’s roadmap for peace given at Geneva and direct engagement of Afghan government with religious movement for intra-Afghan dialogue” were mentioned.

Kabul, despite not getting a seat at the talks, is seeing the method completely. The Washington Post quoted Shah of Iran Hussain Murtazawi, a interpreter for President Ghani, as having aforesaid that the US-Taliban meeting was being coordinated with the Afghan government. “The Afghan government supports any effort and action that paves the manner for an Afghan-led social process,” he said.