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PM Modi, Abhinandan posters come up in Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq’s constituency

2Nov

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia

PM Modi, Abhinandan posters come up in Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq’s constituency

Facing severe backlash over his remarks against Pakistan Army chief, posters featuring Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman came up in parts of Lahore.The posters, which dubbed him as “traitor”, went viral on social media after first being spotted in the constituency of the former National Assembly speaker.In some of the posters, Sadiq’s face was morphed to resemble Varthaman.This came days after Sadiq told the Parliament that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was perspiring and his “legs were shaking” when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that India would have attacked “that night at 10 pm” if Pakistan did not release Abhinandan."I remember Shah Mahmood Qureshi ...

2Nov

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia

Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India: MEA

After Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s attempt to accord provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, India, in response, lashed out at Khan’s remarks, saying it is intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region.India “firmly rejects” the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under Islamabad’s “illegal and forcible occupation”, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.He also asked Pakistan to immediately vacate such areas.“I reiterate that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the area of so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’, are an integral part of India by virtue of the legal, complete and irrevocable accession of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union of India in 1947,” he said.He said...

PML-N’s decision to not invite former Baloch CM to 3rd PDM rally causes turmoil in party

2Nov

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia

PML-N’s decision to not invite former Baloch CM to 3rd PDM rally causes turmoil in party

Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) is in chaos right now due to its Balochistan chapter’s decision to not invite former Baloch chief minister Sanaullah Zehri to the third power show of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on October 25.As per sources, the PML-N's decision to not invite Zehri to the Quetta rally did not go well with the leaders in the province.The president of PML-N's Balochistan chapter, retired Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, had also expressed his reservations over the hardline stance adopted by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.They have stated that the PML-N's provincial leaders will announce their future course of action soon.Meanwhile, PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal clarified that the party had decided not to invite Zehri due to a rift between the former chief minister and Balochistan...

2Nov

By Desk TeamNo Comments

Asia, China, World

China reports 10 COVID-19 cases

BEIJING: China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Oct 1, down from 11 a day earlier, the country's health authority reported on Friday (Oct 2). The National Health Commission said in a statement all new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not count as confirmed COVID-19 cases, rose to 33 from 10 a day earlier. The total number of COVID-19 infections in China now stands at 85,424, while the total number of deaths remained unchanged at 4,634. Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram

Commentary: Hong Kong and Singapore air travel bubble could be a game-changer

1Nov

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Asia, China, Market, Singapore, World

Commentary: Hong Kong and Singapore air travel bubble could be a game-changer

The air travel bubble between both countries is a landmark agreement that signals the start of a gradual recovery for Asia’s international passenger traffic, says Brendan Sobie. SINGAPORE: The air travel bubble announced by Hong Kong and Singapore on Oct 15 marks the first significant positive development in several months for both aviation hubs, Singapore Airlines (SIA) as well as Cathay Pacific. Both the Changi Airport and Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are currently at about 1.5 per cent of normal passenger traffic levels. Passenger traffic at SIA Group and Cathay Pacific Group are at even lower levels – down almost 99 per cent in recent months. Traffic has been essentially stalled at the current paltry level for the last three months, following a very slight uptic...

Intellectuals form Sampritee Bangladesh to provide a strong platform for secular forces

31Oct

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia, USA

Intellectuals form Sampritee Bangladesh to provide a strong platform for secular forces

In order to strengthen secular forces, several intellectuals have joined to form an organization called Sampritee Bangladesh (Harmonious Bangladesh) to weaken those who attempt to target the nation.Professor Mamun Al Mahtab (Shwapnil), Chairman, Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and Member Secretary of Sampritee Bangladesh, and Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Convener, Sampritee Bangladesh, in an opinion article said: "There is no place for filthy communalism and Rajakars in our thousand year’s history of unity and harmony. We have to stand against them who want to tarnish the spirit of 1971 in the name of religion.""This is the concept that led to the formation of our organization Sampritee Bangladesh (Harmonious Bangladesh). We had series of meetings with opinio...

Imran Khan-led Pakistan govt will be sent packing by January 2021: Bilawal Bhutto

31Oct

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia, USA

Imran Khan-led Pakistan govt will be sent packing by January 2021: Bilawal Bhutto

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government would be sent packing by January 2021, and a 'people's government' would take over, said Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a public gathering.He also pointed out that even though Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) had not yet become a separate province, the PTI government at the center had already imposed taxes on the region's people.“Today, every section of the society was protesting against the PTI government,” he asserted while addressing the gathering at the main Skardu Bazaar as part of the party's campaign for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections in November.He also declared that the campaign for the right to rule and right to property belonged to the PPP."PPP is the only party which included ...

PIA suffers loss of Rs 250 billion since suspension of EU flights

30Oct

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia

PIA suffers loss of Rs 250 billion since suspension of EU flights

Ever since the European Union and the United Kingdom suspended permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to enter its territories, the PIA has suffered a loss of a whopping Rs 250 billion.PIA’s spokesperson said that the national airlines is bearing a monthly loss of Rs 9 billion due to the suspension of its flights to Europe and the UK. The spokesperson further said that the airlines will face losses of Rs 54 billion if the suspension continues.The European Union Air Safety Agency had suspended flight operations of PIA for a period of six months from July 1 after it was revealed that the credentials of as many as 262 pilots were “dubious”.Post the revelation, Vietnam had grounded all of the 27 Pakistani pilots flying their aircrafts due to concerns about their qualifications. A...

Alibaba servers in India are stealing data of Indian users: Reports

29Oct

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia, China, USA

Alibaba servers in India are stealing data of Indian users: Reports

As many as 72 servers, which are based in India, are allegedly sending data of Indian users to China and at the center of this are cloud data servers of Chinese technology group, Alibaba, top intelligence sources have said.According to the officials, Alibaba’s cloud data servers are widely popular among businesses because they offer services at a far cheaper rate than European servers.However, they are seemingly responsible for “data stealing” from India, and have been allegedly found to be sending over data to China, a claim, the e-commerce giant has denied.According to sources, almost 72 data servers operated by Alibaba in India have been identified as sending data of Indian users to China.This is allegedly a systematic plan that has been organized by Chinese authorities, and works by fl...

J&K: Samoon reviews functioning of Career Counselling Centre’s

29Oct

By Joe RodriguezNo Comments

Asia

J&K: Samoon reviews functioning of Career Counselling Centre’s

In the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon chaired a meeting of senior officers to review online career counselling initiatives of the Technical Education department.All the personnel present at the meeting were informed that the Career Counseling centers have been established for guiding the educated (unemployed) youth of the UT in opting professional, skill development and nonprofessional courses as per the present-day demand.Dr Samoon stressed upon the concerned officers to provide all the requisite facilities to the youth/students willing to go for higher studies and the vocational and skill development courses.He said that the aim of starting the Career Counseling centers was to enco...

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