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Pakistan is begging to survive
Such an attitude will only make getting that IMF package more difficult
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Empty vessels make more noise
Pakistan is begging to survive
Such an attitude will only make getting that IMF package more difficult
Thai court orders repatriation of Chhota Shakeel's aide to India, pulls up Pakistan for submitting 'concocted evidence'
Thai court orders repatriation of Chhota Shakeel's aide to India, pulls up Pakistan for submitting 'concocted evidence' - Firstpost
Seems pakistan can pull of their dirty tricks only with dirty mullah countries where the word fairness & justice dont even exist in dictionary. Without ummah they will simply stand bare naked, no wonder they suck up to it.
Thai court orders repatriation of Chhota Shakeel's aide to India, pulls up Pakistan for submitting 'concocted evidence' - Firstpost
Seems pakistan can pull of their dirty tricks only with dirty mullah countries where the word fairness & justice dont even exist in dictionary. Without ummah they will simply stand bare naked, no wonder they suck up to it.
Remind me on the 16th.
Forget it , It was done by one of their own
The thing worth noticing is that they don't give a damn anymore
Back to pakistan.
Rochdale grooming gang members to be stripped of UK citizenship, face deportation to Pakistan - World - DAWN.COM
Rochdale grooming gang members to be stripped of UK citizenship, face deportation to Pakistan
Dawn.comUpdated August 09, 2018
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(Left to right) Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf. Photo courtesy: BBC/UK police
Three men convicted of grooming girls for sex in a case that fuelled racial tensions in Britain face deportation to Pakistan after an appeals court upheld a government decision to strip them of British citizenship, The Guardianreported on Wednesday.
The ruling by the Court of Appeal clears the way for the men, all of Pakistani nationality, to be removed from Britain and be possibly deported to Pakistan. They had acquired British citizenship by naturalisation.
Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf were among nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent convicted of luring girls as young as 13 into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs. They were based in Rochdale, in northern England.
Read: The fate of migrants and Muslims in post-Brexit Britain
The three men were jailed in May 2012 but were later released on licence. The gang's ringleader, Shabir Ahmed, was sentenced to 22 years in jail and remains in custody.
Aziz, Khan and Rauf were convicted on conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation charges. Aziz was not convicted of having sexual intercourse with any child.
The case centres on a decision by Prime Minister Theresa May, when she was home secretary, to strip the men’s citizenship “for the public good”.
The men had challenged the government decision at two immigration tribunals, arguing revoking their citizenship would violate their human right to a family life, as they have children living in the UK. Their appeals were dismissed.
The convicts then approached the Court of Appeal, senior judges of which ruled on Wednesday that the previous tribunals had made a "proper and lawful assessment" of the likelihood of deportation.
Also read: Brides for sale: Pakistani men involved in trafficking for sham marriages
A person can be deprived of British citizenship for the public good on the grounds of “involvement in terrorism, espionage, serious organised crime, war crimes or unacceptable behaviours”.
After serving their sentences, the three convicts will have a further legal right to appeal their deportation and the process could take months, according to the BBC.
It quoted a Home Office spokeswoman as saying: "This was an appalling case. We welcome the court's finding and will now consider next steps."
The five victims of the gang who gave evidence in the 2012 trial were all white, and spoke of being raped, assaulted and traded for sex, being passed from man to man, and sometimes being too drunk to stop the abuses.
The men, ranging in age from 22 to 59, used various defences, including claiming the girls were prostitutes.
For more live updates, follow Dawn.com's official news Instagram account@dawn.today
Rochdale grooming gang members to be stripped of UK citizenship, face deportation to Pakistan - World - DAWN.COM
Rochdale grooming gang members to be stripped of UK citizenship, face deportation to Pakistan
Dawn.comUpdated August 09, 2018
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(Left to right) Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf. Photo courtesy: BBC/UK police
Three men convicted of grooming girls for sex in a case that fuelled racial tensions in Britain face deportation to Pakistan after an appeals court upheld a government decision to strip them of British citizenship, The Guardianreported on Wednesday.
The ruling by the Court of Appeal clears the way for the men, all of Pakistani nationality, to be removed from Britain and be possibly deported to Pakistan. They had acquired British citizenship by naturalisation.
Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf were among nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent convicted of luring girls as young as 13 into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs. They were based in Rochdale, in northern England.
Read: The fate of migrants and Muslims in post-Brexit Britain
The three men were jailed in May 2012 but were later released on licence. The gang's ringleader, Shabir Ahmed, was sentenced to 22 years in jail and remains in custody.
Aziz, Khan and Rauf were convicted on conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation charges. Aziz was not convicted of having sexual intercourse with any child.
The case centres on a decision by Prime Minister Theresa May, when she was home secretary, to strip the men’s citizenship “for the public good”.
The men had challenged the government decision at two immigration tribunals, arguing revoking their citizenship would violate their human right to a family life, as they have children living in the UK. Their appeals were dismissed.
The convicts then approached the Court of Appeal, senior judges of which ruled on Wednesday that the previous tribunals had made a "proper and lawful assessment" of the likelihood of deportation.
Also read: Brides for sale: Pakistani men involved in trafficking for sham marriages
A person can be deprived of British citizenship for the public good on the grounds of “involvement in terrorism, espionage, serious organised crime, war crimes or unacceptable behaviours”.
After serving their sentences, the three convicts will have a further legal right to appeal their deportation and the process could take months, according to the BBC.
It quoted a Home Office spokeswoman as saying: "This was an appalling case. We welcome the court's finding and will now consider next steps."
The five victims of the gang who gave evidence in the 2012 trial were all white, and spoke of being raped, assaulted and traded for sex, being passed from man to man, and sometimes being too drunk to stop the abuses.
The men, ranging in age from 22 to 59, used various defences, including claiming the girls were prostitutes.
For more live updates, follow Dawn.com's official news Instagram account@dawn.today
3 policeman killed in Gilgit by jihadis
Bus carrying Chinese CPEC engineers bombed in Balochistan
This is one of the rare suicide attacks by BLA
Bus carrying Chinese CPEC engineers bombed in Balochistan
This is one of the rare suicide attacks by BLA
3 policemen martyred in militant attack on Gilgit-Baltistan checkpost
Imtiaz Ali TajUpdated August 11, 2018
At least three policemen were martyred and two others sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police checkpost in Kargah Nala area of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) early on Saturday, police said.
Five or six militants attacked the Kargah Police Checkpost in Joot area, some 40 kilometres from Gilgit, at around 5am, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gilgit Tanvirul Hassan told DawnNewsTV.
Twelve police personnel were present at the checkpost at the time of the attack. Three foot constables (FC), namely Nawaz, Fazal and Wakeel were martyred in the firing. FC Zeshan and FC Zia were injured and were shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Gilgit for medical attention.
According to SP Hassan, one of the assailants was killed, and another injured in retaliatory fire by the police. The rest of the attackers fled the scene after dropping their weapons.
According to Deputy Inspector General Gohar Nafees the assailant killed in the encounter, known as Commander Khalil, had a bounty of Rs3 million on his head. He was nominated in multiple cases related to terrorism, including the murder of nine foreign tourists in Nanga Parbat in 2013. He was also suspected of being involved in the murder of three security officials in Chilas in 2013.
A second attacker, identified as Commander Umar is injured, police say. Both the attackers belonged to Diamer.
Residence of deputy commissioner attacked
The attack came hours after unknown assailants opened fire on the residence of Diamer Deputy Commissioner Dildar Malik.
DC Diamer Dildar Malik. — Photo by author
The bullets fired by the gunmen early on Saturday morning hit the outer walls of the DC's house, SP Diamer Mohammad Ajmal said, adding that it appeared that the assailants had opened fire from a distance. DC Malik, who was present in the house, remained safe in the incident.
SP Ajmal said police started a search operation to apprehend the assailants soon after the firing incident; however, they had managed to escape.
Meanwhile, a bulldozer parked at the site of a development project was set on fire in GB's Khambri village.
The latest violence in GB come days after suspected militants set fire to more than a dozen schools in Diamer. According to officials, 12 schools were partially damaged while two schools were completely torched using incendiary material.
3 policemen martyred in militant attack on Gilgit-Baltistan checkpost - Home - DAWN.COM
Imtiaz Ali TajUpdated August 11, 2018
At least three policemen were martyred and two others sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police checkpost in Kargah Nala area of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) early on Saturday, police said.
Five or six militants attacked the Kargah Police Checkpost in Joot area, some 40 kilometres from Gilgit, at around 5am, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gilgit Tanvirul Hassan told DawnNewsTV.
Twelve police personnel were present at the checkpost at the time of the attack. Three foot constables (FC), namely Nawaz, Fazal and Wakeel were martyred in the firing. FC Zeshan and FC Zia were injured and were shifted to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Gilgit for medical attention.
According to SP Hassan, one of the assailants was killed, and another injured in retaliatory fire by the police. The rest of the attackers fled the scene after dropping their weapons.
According to Deputy Inspector General Gohar Nafees the assailant killed in the encounter, known as Commander Khalil, had a bounty of Rs3 million on his head. He was nominated in multiple cases related to terrorism, including the murder of nine foreign tourists in Nanga Parbat in 2013. He was also suspected of being involved in the murder of three security officials in Chilas in 2013.
A second attacker, identified as Commander Umar is injured, police say. Both the attackers belonged to Diamer.
Residence of deputy commissioner attacked
The attack came hours after unknown assailants opened fire on the residence of Diamer Deputy Commissioner Dildar Malik.
DC Diamer Dildar Malik. — Photo by author
The bullets fired by the gunmen early on Saturday morning hit the outer walls of the DC's house, SP Diamer Mohammad Ajmal said, adding that it appeared that the assailants had opened fire from a distance. DC Malik, who was present in the house, remained safe in the incident.
SP Ajmal said police started a search operation to apprehend the assailants soon after the firing incident; however, they had managed to escape.
Meanwhile, a bulldozer parked at the site of a development project was set on fire in GB's Khambri village.
The latest violence in GB come days after suspected militants set fire to more than a dozen schools in Diamer. According to officials, 12 schools were partially damaged while two schools were completely torched using incendiary material.
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Gilgit-Baltistan activist questions lack of mention in UNHRC report
Gilgit Baltistan [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): In a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), an activist from Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) questioned why the recent report on human rights in Jammu and Kashmir lacked a detailed study on Gilgit-Baltistan.
Activist Sher Nadir Shahi, who is currently based in another country, said that he would like Zeid bin Ra'ad al-Hussein, the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to pay attention to human rights violations in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan.
From forceful occupation on native lands to slapping sedition charges on anyone who dares to raise a voice against Islamabad, the letter details the hardship people are subjected to in G-B.
While stating that several activists have been arrested under Schedule-IV of ATA (Anti Terrorism Act), he said that "hundreds of activists have been confined to their houses and cannot move without permission of local police and administration. They are not allowed to participate in political gatherings and cannot protest for their rights."
He added that the injustice in the region cannot be highlighted for public opinion and consciousness.
Sharing the daily ordeal, Shahi said literature and fiction books, too, are banned in the region, adding that two students were sentenced to two years in prison for sending and receiving the aforementioned items.
Speaking about press freedom, the activist said that while electronic media did not exist in Gilgit-Baltistan, the print media acted as government mouthpieces.
"(The) Media cannot highlight the genuine issues particularly the real voice of indigenous nationalists and progressive movements who are demanding independence and their rights according to United Nation Resolutions. Local media propagate fake news and statements of Government officials and establishment and do not give space to indigenous local voices. Through local media government agencies do propaganda against local people particularly nationalists," the letter read.
Apart from the systematic suppression of ingenious voices, journalists are often subjected to torture and are faced with sedition charges for writing pieces critical of the government. He said that journalist Shabbir Siham, who is facing "terrorism" charges, had actually written a piece highlighting the issue of women trafficking here.
Apart from the aforementioned problems, people in the region also struggle to access basic amenities like healthcare and education.
"There are no quality government hospitals and health facilities in Gilgit-Baltistan. Hundreds of pregnant women die during delivery. There is no gynaecologists and mechanism in hospitals. People go to private hospitals for health facilities. Poor people do not have access to free health in the region," the letter highlighted.
Education, too, has taken a beating as the region boasts of just one university against a population of two million people.
"Education is the basic need of every citizen of the state, but unluckily, there is only one university namely Karakuram International University (KIU) for more than two million people of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan," said Shahi.
Furthermore, the activist accused the government of cheating his people through the imposition of the new Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018.
"The opposition of Gilgit-Baltistan, civil society, nationalist parties, progressive parties and all people of G-B rejected this order 2018 and demonstrated all over the region against it," he said.
He also stated that the region, which is situated in the north of Pakistan, had been occupied by the country illegally since November 16, 1947, shortly after its formation. Sixteen years later, in 1963, some of its part, namely Shaksgam, was illegally occupied by China. The acquisition was allegedly completed with the consent of Pakistan.
"Our people started an independence movement in 1970. In 1988, at the behest of military dictator General Zia Ul Haq regime, a huge massacre took place in village Jalalabad near Gilgit. This was genocide and thousands of native people have been killed and kidnapped by Pakistani militants. As a result of such atrocities our people restarted the freedom movement against Pakistan in 1988," the activist wrote.
"Our movement workers and leaders have been arrested, brutally tortured by Pakistani secret agencies and sent to different jails of Gilgit Baltistan. Due to our long struggle of political awareness, now our people knew that they are, in fact, slaves of Pakistan have been deprived of their basic rights, Pakistan is a trespasser, infiltrated by one pretext or the other, hence, snatched our land."
He also stated that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was in violation of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolutions as well as international law.
"Pakistan and China have no right to make roads or any work in our region without our consent. Both the countries are usurpers and trespassers, but there is no one to ask them or prevent them to do so. We seek the help of UNO, EU, and international human rights organisations to come forward and support our stance and freedom struggle," he said in the letter. (ANI)
truggle," he said in the letter. (ANI)
Gilgit-Baltistan activist questions lack of mention in UNHRC report
Pakistani obsession with Sukhoi-35 shows, how bad Chinese Sukhoi Copies are – Indian Defence Research Wing
Damn, on paper the PAF is pretty pathetic - and those Falcons are getting pretty old too. I used to get a bit surprised at some of the comments around the time of Ex Gagan Shakti where people talked about rolling over the PAF in a matter of days - and I still choose to err on the side of caution rather than being overconfident - but those claims don't seem totally unreasonable after looking at their numbers and force composition.
US slaps sanctions on two Pak firms for nuke, missile-related activities
The US on Saturday slapped sanctions on two Pakistani companies by placing them on the export entities list for activities related to nuclear and missile trade. The two companies - Technology Links Pvt Ltd and Techcare Services FZ have been placed under the Entity List by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
In a federal notification, the US Department of Commerce said that the entities added to the EAR list have been determined by the US government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the US.
The move comes days ahead of the visit of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Pakistan.
The EAR determined that Technology Links Pvt. Ltd., located in Pakistan, be added to the Entity List based on the company's involvement in the supply of items subject to the EAR to nuclear and missile-related Entity List parties in Pakistan without the required license, the federal notification said.
In addition, the EAR determined that Techcare Services FZ LLC, located in the UAE, and UEC (Pvt) Ltd, located in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, made multiple attempts to acquire US-origin commodities ultimately destined for Pakistan's unsafeguarded nuclear programme and have provided false and misleading information during an end-use check, the federal notification said.
The US on Saturday slapped sanctions on two Pakistani companies by placing them on the export entities list for activities related to nuclear and missile trade. The two companies - Technology Links Pvt Ltd and Techcare Services FZ have been placed under the Entity List by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
In a federal notification, the US Department of Commerce said that the entities added to the EAR list have been determined by the US government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the US.
The move comes days ahead of the visit of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Pakistan.
The EAR determined that Technology Links Pvt. Ltd., located in Pakistan, be added to the Entity List based on the company's involvement in the supply of items subject to the EAR to nuclear and missile-related Entity List parties in Pakistan without the required license, the federal notification said.
In addition, the EAR determined that Techcare Services FZ LLC, located in the UAE, and UEC (Pvt) Ltd, located in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, made multiple attempts to acquire US-origin commodities ultimately destined for Pakistan's unsafeguarded nuclear programme and have provided false and misleading information during an end-use check, the federal notification said.
‘Pakistan considering allowing India-Afghanistan trade via its territory’
Pakistan had approached Afghanistan earlier this year and indicated its willingness to discuss resumption of trade between Afghanistan and India via Pakistan through the land route, United States ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass told ET in an interview.
The revelation is significant, given that for years Pakistan has not allowed Indian goods to be transported to Afghanistan through its territory.
Bass said the Pakistani government had approached Afghanistan after looking at two developments. “We have seen an increase in exports from Afghanistan to India (through air cargo)… it is obviously one part of the export strategy but it is an important part… and I think part of the reason why, in addition to the economic relationship between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, a couple of months ago for the first time the Pakistani government expressed a willingness to start talking with its Afghan counterparts for parameters to enabling trade between India and Afghanistan through Pakistan,” he said
The US ambassador to Afghanistan spoke to ET on the sidelines of the India-Afghanistan Trade and Investment show being held in Mumbai. He said that Indian firms had been investing in Afghanistan’s growth and that last year’s trade show in Delhi had led to $27 million of investments at the event itself, and another $200 million of “prospective” investments from Indian companies, much of which had materialised.
Bass said a political settlement in Afghanistan was in “Pakistan’s long-term interest”. “Increased trade in both directions, increased connectivity through central and south Asia through Afghanistan – those are all missed opportunities if Pakistan has its sole focus on perpetuating the status quo,” he said.
The envoy acknowledged that the Indian government had brought up the issue of US sanctions on Iran and how it would impact Chabahar port in Iran when US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defence secretary Jim Mattis were in India last week. He said that the Indian government in the discussions with the two US officials conveyed India’s perspectives “on the importance of Chabahar as a means to expand bilateral trade and help improve Afghanistan’s connectivity with South Asia”.
Bass further said, “We are processing and evaluating how best to reimpose sanctions on Iran, with the Irani regime’s malevolent behaviour and its activities in destabilising its neighbours. My government is still thinking through how Chabahar factors in the reimposition of the toughest sanctions that we believe need to be put in place to hold the Iranian government accountable for its action.”
He said that the “matter is still very much under discussion, and consideration and review as per the policy process in Washington”.
Bass said the US did not believe that the conflict in Afghanistan would end with a military victory. “No one in the US government is saying at this point that we expect this conflict to end with a military victory. We believe that this conflict will end with a political settlement,” he said.
‘Pakistan considering allowing India-Afghanistan trade via its territory’
Pakistan had approached Afghanistan earlier this year and indicated its willingness to discuss resumption of trade between Afghanistan and India via Pakistan through the land route, United States ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass told ET in an interview.
The revelation is significant, given that for years Pakistan has not allowed Indian goods to be transported to Afghanistan through its territory.
Bass said the Pakistani government had approached Afghanistan after looking at two developments. “We have seen an increase in exports from Afghanistan to India (through air cargo)… it is obviously one part of the export strategy but it is an important part… and I think part of the reason why, in addition to the economic relationship between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, a couple of months ago for the first time the Pakistani government expressed a willingness to start talking with its Afghan counterparts for parameters to enabling trade between India and Afghanistan through Pakistan,” he said
The US ambassador to Afghanistan spoke to ET on the sidelines of the India-Afghanistan Trade and Investment show being held in Mumbai. He said that Indian firms had been investing in Afghanistan’s growth and that last year’s trade show in Delhi had led to $27 million of investments at the event itself, and another $200 million of “prospective” investments from Indian companies, much of which had materialised.
Bass said a political settlement in Afghanistan was in “Pakistan’s long-term interest”. “Increased trade in both directions, increased connectivity through central and south Asia through Afghanistan – those are all missed opportunities if Pakistan has its sole focus on perpetuating the status quo,” he said.
The envoy acknowledged that the Indian government had brought up the issue of US sanctions on Iran and how it would impact Chabahar port in Iran when US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defence secretary Jim Mattis were in India last week. He said that the Indian government in the discussions with the two US officials conveyed India’s perspectives “on the importance of Chabahar as a means to expand bilateral trade and help improve Afghanistan’s connectivity with South Asia”.
Bass further said, “We are processing and evaluating how best to reimpose sanctions on Iran, with the Irani regime’s malevolent behaviour and its activities in destabilising its neighbours. My government is still thinking through how Chabahar factors in the reimposition of the toughest sanctions that we believe need to be put in place to hold the Iranian government accountable for its action.”
He said that the “matter is still very much under discussion, and consideration and review as per the policy process in Washington”.
Bass said the US did not believe that the conflict in Afghanistan would end with a military victory. “No one in the US government is saying at this point that we expect this conflict to end with a military victory. We believe that this conflict will end with a political settlement,” he said.
‘Pakistan considering allowing India-Afghanistan trade via its territory’
9 terrorists ,7 soldiers killed in North Waziristan operation
RAWALPINDI: At least nine terrorists were killed in an intelligence-driven operation in North Waziristan tribal district which also resulted in the martyrdom of seven servicemen, including an officer.
According to the military’s media wing, security forces launched an IBO [intelligence-based operation] in the Gharlamai and Spera Kunar Algad of North Waziristan on Saturday.
The operation was ordered after intelligence had been received that a group of terrorists was hiding in a compound after infiltrating from across [the Afghan] border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a brief statement.
During the operation nine terrorists were killed, it added. The bodies have been taken into custody. In an intense exchange of fire, seven Pakistan Army soldiers – including a captain – embraced Shahadat (martyrdom).
RAWALPINDI: At least nine terrorists were killed in an intelligence-driven operation in North Waziristan tribal district which also resulted in the martyrdom of seven servicemen, including an officer.
According to the military’s media wing, security forces launched an IBO [intelligence-based operation] in the Gharlamai and Spera Kunar Algad of North Waziristan on Saturday.
The operation was ordered after intelligence had been received that a group of terrorists was hiding in a compound after infiltrating from across [the Afghan] border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a brief statement.
During the operation nine terrorists were killed, it added. The bodies have been taken into custody. In an intense exchange of fire, seven Pakistan Army soldiers – including a captain – embraced Shahadat (martyrdom).
A Pakistani SSG commando next to a sign post at a training facility in Cherat.
The sign reads: Jerusalem 4880 km, Delhi 907 km, and Srinagar 406 km
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I think it's supposed to be motivational, but it feels a bit too optimistic
