Balochistan unrest: FC police powers mandate gets one-month extension

Balochistan unrest: FC police powers mandate gets one-month extension Have conducted 26 operations, arrested many and recovered ammunition during two months, says IGFC. QUETTA: The mandate for exercising police powers conferred upon the Frontier Corps (FC) for restoring law and order in Quetta was extended for one more month on Saturday, Express News reported. Inspector General (IG) FC Major Gen Ubaidullah Khan said on the occasion that the FC had conducted 26 operations within the timeframe against terrorists and criminals. He said that in these operations, they had managed to arrest many terrorists and criminals and...

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Establishment destabilising Balochistan govt: Lashkari Raisan

Establishment destabilising Balochistan govt: Lashkari Raisan Claims ground is being cleared for favourites in the future government. PHOTO: ONLINE/FILE ISLAMABAD:  Baloch leader Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani has said the establishment is actively destabilising Balochistan’s provincial government. Talking to The Express Tribune on Saturday, he said political and constitutional turmoil in the province has been engineered by anti-democratic forces to create an administrative and political vacuum which their own ‘cronies’ can fill. Lashkari, who resigned as PPP’s Balochistan chapter president and from his Senate seat in...

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Balochistan unrest: Experts see Indian policy endorsement as a cover-up

Balochistan unrest: Experts see Indian policy endorsement as a cover-up By Zahid Gishkori Govt lauds New Delhi’s support for democratic institutions in some insurgency-hit states. PHOTO: INP/FILE ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan’s rare endorsement of the Indian approach to tackling insurgency in some of its states is a pretext to intensify operations against Baloch nationalists, say experts. In a statement earlier the interior ministry lauded India’s policy of allowing democratic institutions to thrive unhindered in Assam, East Punjab, Mizoram and Kashmir as a measure to counter armed insurgency in these states. It was claimed that...

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Nepal bans one-day trip to Khasa upon Chinese request

From 4 to 25 November entry of air is also prohibited in China. Nepal bans one-day trip to Khasa upon Chinese request Nepali authorities banned one-day trip to Khasa, small Tibetan bazaar bordering Sindhupalchowk district, in view of Chinese Communist Party's 18th congress starting from November 8. Chinese authority had been issuing one-day permit to Nepali travelers visiting Khasa. "We have prohibited one-day trip to Khasa effective from November 4 to 25 upon the request of Chinese authority," Sindhupalchok DSP Pratap Gurung told Kathmandu-based Ujyalo FM. However, entry to Khasa for passport holders will remain open. The five-yearly meeting of the Chinese Communist Party is the most important political event in China where some 2,270 delegates will choose a new 350-strong Central...

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Beijing clamps down on taxis and model aircraft in run-up to 18th Party Congress.

Beijing clamps down on taxis and model aircraft in run-up to 18th Party Congress. The Communist Party is under pressure, and it is determined that nothing can be allowed to spoil a smoothly running 18th Party Congress in Beijing. A window handle on the door at the back seat is seen removed in a taxi in Beijing  Photo: AP With its terrifying traffic and choking pollution, Beijing is never an easy city for taxi drivers. With the 18th Party Congress about to get underway, the Chinese Communist Party's biggest and most high-stakes gathering in ten years, life behind the steering wheel has just got a lot more difficult. To...

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Officials interact with Web users

Officials interact with Web users Senior Party officials stressed that they should be devoted to work, eliminate privileges and getalong with residents on the micro-blogging stage, in online messages to the upcoming 18thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China, scheduled to open on Thursday. Currently, Party chiefs of three provinces and a municipality in the country have posted on SinaWeibo, China's largest Twitter-like service, offering their best wishes to the globally watchedcongress. Yu Zhengsheng, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC, showed hisunderstanding of power and responsibility in words to micro-bloggers on Thursday. "It is the responsibility, instead of the power, that the official position gives to us," said Yu, alsoa member of the Party's top leadership....

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CPC Congress matters to China, the world as well

CPC Congress matters to China, the world as well BEIJING - The upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has drawn wide attention both in China and overseas, as the outcomes of the congress will influence matters around the globe. The growing influence of the national congress is evidenced by the number of reporters registered for the congress. An official in charge of the media center for the congress said Thursday that the number saw a remarkable increase from the previous congress and it was still growing. In 2007 a total of 1,135 journalists from 55 countries and 310 media organizations covered the 17th CPC National Congress, compared to 859 journalists who turned out for the 16th CPC National Congress in 2002. The upcoming congress is expected to...

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Beijing stalled on top of traffic jam list

Beijing stalled on top of traffic jam list If you want to be on time for an important meeting or a date in a crowded city like Beijing, it's wise to leave home early. But just how much time do you need to set aside for traffic congestion? On Wednesday, the sustainable development strategy research group under the Chinese Academy of Sciences published China's New-Urbanization Report 2012, the fourth annual report focusing on development strategies amid the country's fast urbanization. In the previous report, researchers used mathematical models to figure out the average time people spend going from home to their workplaces. Passengers...

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Two Chinese nationals detained in Nepal

Two Chinese nationals detained in Nepal KATHMANDU - Nepal Police on Friday detained two Chinese nationals on charge of possessingexcessive amount of China's currency Yuan. Yo Linglin and Yong Yang were held at Dolalghat--a town close to Chinese border  alongArniko Highway that connects Kathmandu with its northern neighbor when they were headingtowards Khasa, a Chinese market bordering Nepal, police said. Both were carrying the Chinese currency worth more than $6,000 and they  have been taken toDepartment of Revenue Investigation (DRI) for further questioning,...

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Pakistan, China to close ranks to face challenges: Chinese FM

The response diplomacy did not drive long distance . First China fix their dialogue in Eastern Hind Mahasagar (Ocean).  Pakistan, China to close ranks to face challenges: Chinese FM Pakistan and China have successfully completed the 5th round of strategic dialogue here on Friday.Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani represented Pakistan while Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying held dialogue on behalf of China. This was stated in a report in a Pakistani daily newspaper. While warmly greeting the Foreign Secretary to Beijing, Vice Foreign Minister Fu said the latest round of the strategic dialogue would further strengthen the “all-weather...

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