Tag: Pakistan

Pakistani scholar threatens China after Chinese companies ban Muslim employees’ namaz
10Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Pakistani scholar threatens China after Chinese companies ban Muslim employees’ namaz

Angry over the Chinese companies putting a ban on Pakistani employees from offering namaz, the Islamic prayer, a Pakistani maulana (scholar) has threatened China and asked the Chinese companies to follow the law of the land.In a video that has gone viral on social media, a visibly upset ‘maulana’ can be heard threatening China to not interfere in their religion.“Tell those Chinese this is not their country,” he could be heard saying in Hindi.“When some people gather and protest, they’d be scared. Then even their father will let you offer namaz. Today morning someone was asking that they’re afraid of losing job and hence can’t protest against Chinese companies for stopping namaz. This is our country, not their daddy’s. When we go to their country, we follow the rules,” he said.“You have to
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Vietnam grounds all Pakistani pilots over dubious license scandal
10Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments
World

Vietnam grounds all Pakistani pilots over dubious license scandal

Amid global concerns that some Pakistani pilots may have been using “dubious” licenses, the Vietnam’s aviation authority on June 29 decided to ground all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines.The Pakistan government in the same month had said that it would ground 262 airline pilots whose credentials may have been falsified, after global airlines body IATA said that irregularities found in pilot licenses at in Pakistan represent a “serious lapse” in safety controls.“The head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has ordered a suspension for all Pakistani pilots working for Vietnamese airlines,” the CAAV said in a statement.The suspension will be in effect until further notice from CAAV, it said, adding that the authority was coordinating with Pakistani authorities to revie
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Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from namaz
10Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia, Opinion

Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from namaz

A Muslim cleric has claimed that Chinese companies in Pakistan have been prohibiting their employees from offering Namaz, one of the five basic tenets of Islam."We cannot ignore namaz. People are afraid that they will lose their jobs. But it has now become a matter of self-respect for us," the cleric said.In a video that surfaced on social media on June 26, the cleric, while delivering a sermon, also urged Pakistanis to be firm and tell the Chinese that in Pakistan "they'll have to follow local laws and the country does not belong to them."China is considered to be a 'dearest friend' of Pakistan, from playing a central role in Asia's geopolitics to being the greatest economic hope and the most trusted military partner.However, this is not the only time Chinese companies in Pakistan have fo...
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NSA Ajit Doval warned 7 years ago on China, Pakistan teaming up against India
10Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

NSA Ajit Doval warned 7 years ago on China, Pakistan teaming up against India

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval had in 2013 informed that China along with Pakistan has been spying against India, besides supplying arms to militant organizations in the northeast.In an article titled 'Chinese Intelligence: From a Party Outfit to Cyber ​​Warriors', former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Doval has described how Chinese spies are active in several countries including India and are spying for China in a planned manner.At the time when Doval wrote this article, he was associated with Delhi's Think Tank Vivekananda International Foundation. A year later, the NDA government in the Centre handed him the responsibility of the NSA.As per Doval, China had intensified the espionage activities against India after Dalai Lama along with his 80,000 followers took refuge in Ind
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Coronavirus: Pakistani citizens disallowed to enter EU as the continent gears to open up
10Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Coronavirus: Pakistani citizens disallowed to enter EU as the continent gears to open up

The European Union (EU) has decided that from July, its borders will be reopened to citizens from a draft list of 54 countries barring Pakistan out of it.The countries that made it to the list are -- Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Serbia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia.China is on the list, but subject to
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Pakistan tries to heat up LoC, 41 militants killed this month in stepped-up J&K ops
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Pakistan tries to heat up LoC, 41 militants killed this month in stepped-up J&K ops

As India continues its scuffle at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan has not seen any dip in ceasefire violations intensity this year, raising the threat of two active military fronts at the same time.In May alone, there have been 382 ceasefire violations (CFVs) recorded on the LoC and 302 in June so far, rising sharply from 221 and 181 CFVs recorded during these months last year. Along with those statistics, security forces have killed 41 militants in the month of June itself.Official data shows that there have been 2215 CFVs recorded on the LoC till June 25 this year. A total of 3168 CFVs were recorded in 2019, and 1629 in 2018.This sudden spike in CFVs can be attributed to the government’s decision last August to abrogate Article 370 in
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Protests held against illegal detention of Baloch political leaders by Pak security agencies
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Protests held against illegal detention of Baloch political leaders by Pak security agencies

Illegal and forced abduction of Baloch political leaders and intellectuals by Pakistan intelligence agencies saw widespread demonstrations being held in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as well Germany on June 28.Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, a non-governmental organization in Balochistan’s Quetta city demanded the release of abducted Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch and Dr Akbar Marri.According to sources, hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Quetta for protest marking Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch's abduction 11 years ago.A huge number of Baloch women including Dr Deen Mohammad's Daughter Sammi and Mehlab Deen, men and students participated in the protest. The protesters demanded immediate release of Dr Deen Jan and Dr Akbari Marri and all other missing persons.Similarly, the Baloch Nationa
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How China eats the World
8Jul By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
Opinion

How China eats the World

China’s economic miracle, of the last 15-20 years, built on the back of debt and liquidity, and investing for an export driven economy have defined commodity prices, and global geopolitics. As per some estimates, China's total debt in the 21st century tops 300% of its GDP, and at an estimated US$40 trillion accounts for 15% of all global debt.But arguably, between the year 2006 and 2019, the export miracle never really materialized with net exports accounting for only about 2% of the total rise in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).However, there is yet another aspect of the China story which is not as appreciated as one believes it should be - Chinese investments in other countries, a strategy that appears to be driven by foreign policy, than economic considerations. As per data compiled by the
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Amendment in ‘Azad’ J-K’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of subjugation, occupation: EFSAS
8Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Amendment in ‘Azad’ J-K’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of subjugation, occupation: EFSAS

An Amsterdam based think tank has said that the draft of the 14th Amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of the Pakistan-occupied and the so-called ‘Free’ Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), has served as a grim reminder of just how suppressed and occupied J&K actually is."It is not, however, the proposed 14th Amendment that would be responsible for bringing this situation about. The major credit for that would go to the 1974 Interim Constitution promulgated during the period when Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the Prime Minister of Pakistan," European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said."This so-called Constitution, among other things, spelt out the contours of the future relationship between the Pakistani State and Pakistan-occupied J&K, and the picture that it presented f
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SP Is the space for critical thinking shrinking in Pakistan?
7Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

SP Is the space for critical thinking shrinking in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, professors and academic leaving literary institutes has become the new normal. A number of liberal academics have been sacked by their universities, allegedly over their anti-government stance.Ammar Ali Jan, a prominent Pakistani academic and activist has become the latest victim of it. In a Twitter post, Jan said that he would be parting ways with Lahore's Forman Christian College (FCC), where he taught political science.Jan is a renowned progressive scholar who has been vocal against alleged military atrocities in the insurgency-marred Baluchistan province. He also lends support to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in the country's northwestern areas."After I participated in a student demonstration, the government registered a sedition case against me. The university admini...
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