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Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan can help strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says a trade leader. Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3943 Sunday July 29, 2018 Asad 07, 1397 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Quote of the Day Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice. George Goethals (1858 - 1928) www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan LEADERSHIP ” ” ISLAMBAD - SAARC’s Senior Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik, speaking to journalists in Lahore, hailed Khan’s maiden address to the nation after his party won Wednesday’s general election. He welcomed the ex-cricket hero’s vow to nurture cor- dial relations with neighboring countries, including Af- ghanistan, India and Iran. Imran could help strengthen SAARC by bringing India and Pakistan closer. “PTI would chalk out comprehensive strategies to nur- ture good relations with India, Iran and Afghanistan and come forward with a solid plan to integrate this region economically,” Imran said in his speech. Having many fans in Afghanistan due to his cricket ca- reer, Malik urged the PTI chief to use his charismatic personality for bringing the people of the neighboring countries closer. (Pajhwok) KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has approved a list of 75 provincial election commissioners to scrutinise complaints, his spokesman said on Sat- urday. Shah Hussain Mortazwi told Pajhwok Afghan News the list of commissioners had been ap- proved by Ghani and sent to the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Meanwhile, IEC spokesman Ali Reza Rohani said: “The list of provincial commissioners to hear com- plaints has been dispatched to us but has not been received yet.” ...(More on P4)...(2) KABUL - Members of major political parties and movements met with government representa- tives and election commissioners on Saturday to discuss .their demands regarding the upcoming elections However, the three-hour meeting ended without any resolution having been reached, a participant at the meeting said on condition of anonymity. Political parties have called for a number of changes, including to the election system, the use of a biometric system at the polls and the right to monitor elections by political parties. Sources said there was a difference in views be- tween political parties, government and the In- dependent Election Commission (IEC). They said based on this it has been decided to hold another meeting on Monday. “(The political parties demands include) a change in election ...(More on P4)...(4) NEW DELHI - Afghan traders signed $68 million worth of deals for high-value agricultur- al products, such as pomegran- ates, saffron, apples, apricots, melons, grapes, nuts, and cher- ries, as a result of their partici- pation at a recent trade mission in New Delhi. The USAID Commercial Hor- ticultural Agricultural Market- ing Program (CHAMP), im- plemented by Roots of Peace, facilitated the trade event titled “Made in Afghanistan: Na- ture’s Best” on July 13 and 14. A total of 49 Afghan exporters exhibited and over 800 Indian buyers had the opportunity to learn about Afghanistan’s modern agricultural practices and products. The event capitalized on the growing economic coopera- tion between Afghanistan and India. Last year, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani provided air cargo incentives that led to the first direct air shipments of Afghan produce to New Delhi and Mumbai. AjmalAhmadi, Economic Advi- sor to Ghani stated that the air corridor connection has so far resulted ...(More on P4)...(1) The Attorney General Office (AGO) sees corruption as the main cause for continuation of war and insecurity in Afghani- stan. “Having peace would be impos- sible with the widespread cor- ruption in the country. The judi- cial institutions are ineffective in eradicating this phenomenon,” Farid Hamidi, the attorney gen- eral said. Hamidi urged the religious scholars to cooperate with the Attorney General to fight against corruption. In the meantime, the chairman of religious scholars’ general council, Qeyamuddin Keshaf declared that the major parts of government institutions are involved in corruption and this phenomenon caused the contin- uation of war and insecurity. Afghan religious scholars con- sider corruption as the main fac- tor of the current disturbances and stress on fighting against it. This comes as President Ashraf Ghani has announced Jihad against corruption in the be- ginning of the National Unity Government and several anti- corruption institutions were also formed, but criticisms still re- main in place. (ATN) President Ghani Approves List of 75 Commissioners Political Parties, IEC, Govt Meet Over Election Issues Afghans Sign $68m worth Of Deals at Indian Trade Show Corruption Main Cause of War, Insecurity in Afghanistan: AGO Imran’sVow to Nurture Ties with Afghanistan Hailed KABUL - The AG says war, poverty and unemployment are the main reasons for corruption while the Ulema council said corruption has led the war. The leadership of the Ulema Council of Af- ghanistan and the Attorney General’s Of- fice on Saturday embarked on a two-day consultation meeting on rule of law and Afghan Clerics Blame Corruption for Ongoing War BID ANNOUNCEMENT corruption in public offices in the coun- try. The meeting enabled del- egates to ex- change ideas on ways to cope with corruption and elimi- nate it from government offices. The dele- gates will present the results of their talks to the Presidential Palace after they wrap up their meeting on Sun- day. Qiyamuddin Kashaf, Head of the Ul- ema Council, the country’s religious scholarscouncil, said the majority of government institutions are affected by corruption and that this phenom- enon is one of the reasons for the on- going war in the country. Kashaf said some people are leaning towards the Taliban due to the lack of rule of law and corruption – es- pecially when it comes to their legal problems not being addressed. “Most of government’s offices are corrupt. There are different types of corruption,” Kashaf said. At the event, the Attorney General Farid Hamidi called on the people to support government’s anti-corrup- tion efforts. He said war, violence, unemploy- ment and poverty have led to cor- ruption in the country. “This conference is not for peace; it is for a continued and strict fight against corruption and for ending corruption in government offices in Afghanistan. Peace is ...(More on P4)...(3) The Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT) invites from all eligible and qualified compa- nies to take part in bidding process of Hardware Requirement for NIXA project with code No: MCIT/97/ICB/G-04. Interested companies can reach the bidding documents from formal web- site of MCIT (www.mcit.gov.af), NPA web (www.npa.gov.af/en/bidding-opportunities) or visit the Head of procurement office at 14th floor of MCIT building. The deadline for submission of offer will be on 10 AM, Sunday, August 29, 2018. Late and electronic offer would not accept and the bid guarantee/security of project is 4000$ four thousand USD. KABUL - A former Taliban minister has con- firmed holding direct negotiations with an Ameri- can delegation in the capital of Qatar this week. Talks on ending the 17-year conflict would con- tinue at a higher level, Mutasim Agha Jan, said ex- finance minister in the Taliban government, in an interview published on Saturday. The Daily Times quoted him: “Taliban’s political representatives and American officials met in Qa- tar. No other side was part of the negotiations.” Mutasim, who is currently living in Turkey, said: “The talks are currently being held at a lower lev- el. Both sides will proceed gradually. “When negotiations take place at the highest level, we’ll reach an agreement. I’m confident the Taliban and the US will continue dialogue...” Asked about the movement’s refusal to talk to the government in Kabul, the ex-minister replied Tal- iban’s war against the US, not the Afghans. “The Taliban want to end the invasion.” (Pajhwok) Direct Talks with US Will Continue: Ex- Taliban Minister
Transcript of Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3943 Sunday July 29, 2018 Asad 07 ... 29, 2018...Qiyamuddin Kashaf, Head of...
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan can help strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says a trade leader.
Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3943 Sunday July 29, 2018 Asad 07, 1397 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs
Quote of the Day
Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united
with faith in his justice.George Goethals (1858 - 1928)
www.thedailyafghanistan.comEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019Add: In front of Habibia High School,
District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan
LEADERSHIP
””
ISLAMBAD - SAARC’s Senior Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik, speaking to journalists in Lahore, hailed Khan’s maiden address to the nation after his party won Wednesday’s general election.He welcomed the ex-cricket hero’s vow to nurture cor-dial relations with neighboring countries, including Af-ghanistan, India and Iran. Imran could help strengthen SAARC by bringing India and Pakistan closer.
“PTI would chalk out comprehensive strategies to nur-ture good relations with India, Iran and Afghanistan and come forward with a solid plan to integrate this region economically,” Imran said in his speech.Having many fans in Afghanistan due to his cricket ca-reer, Malik urged the PTI chief to use his charismatic personality for bringing the people of the neighboring countries closer. (Pajhwok)
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has approved a list of 75 provincial election commissioners to scrutinise complaints, his spokesman said on Sat-urday.Shah Hussain Mortazwi told Pajhwok Afghan News the list of commissioners had been ap-proved by Ghani and sent to the Independent Election Commission (IEC).Meanwhile, IEC spokesman Ali Reza Rohani said: “The list of provincial commissioners to hear com-plaints has been dispatched to us but has not been received yet.” ...(More on P4)...(2)
KABUL - Members of major political parties and movements met with government representa-tives and election commissioners on Saturday to discuss .their demands regarding the upcoming electionsHowever, the three-hour meeting ended without any resolution having been reached, a participant at the meeting said on condition of anonymity.Political parties have called for a number of changes, including to the election system, the use of a biometric system at the polls and the right to monitor elections by political parties.Sources said there was a difference in views be-tween political parties, government and the In-dependent Election Commission (IEC). They said based on this it has been decided to hold another meeting on Monday.“(The political parties demands include) a change in election ...(More on P4)...(4)
NEW DELHI - Afghan traders signed $68 million worth of deals for high-value agricultur-al products, such as pomegran-ates, saffron, apples, apricots, melons, grapes, nuts, and cher-ries, as a result of their partici-pation at a recent trade mission in New Delhi.The USAID Commercial Hor-ticultural Agricultural Market-ing Program (CHAMP), im-plemented by Roots of Peace, facilitated the trade event titled “Made in Afghanistan: Na-ture’s Best” on July 13 and 14.A total of 49 Afghan exporters exhibited and over 800 Indian buyers had the opportunity to learn about Afghanistan’s modern agricultural practices and products.The event capitalized on the growing economic coopera-tion between Afghanistan and India.Last year, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani provided air cargo incentives that led to the first direct air shipments of Afghan produce to New Delhi and Mumbai.AjmalAhmadi, Economic Advi-sor to Ghani stated that the air corridor connection has so far resulted ...(More on P4)...(1)
The Attorney General Office (AGO) sees corruption as the main cause for continuation of war and insecurity in Afghani-stan.
“Having peace would be impos-sible with the widespread cor-ruption in the country. The judi-cial institutions are ineffective in eradicating this phenomenon,” Farid Hamidi, the attorney gen-eral said.Hamidi urged the religious scholars to cooperate with the Attorney General to fight against corruption.In the meantime, the chairman of religious scholars’ general council, Qeyamuddin Keshaf declared that the major parts of government institutions are involved in corruption and this phenomenon caused the contin-uation of war and insecurity.Afghan religious scholars con-sider corruption as the main fac-tor of the current disturbances and stress on fighting against it. This comes as President Ashraf Ghani has announced Jihad against corruption in the be-ginning of the National Unity Government and several anti-corruption institutions were also formed, but criticisms still re-main in place. (ATN)
President Ghani Approves List of 75 Commissioners
Political Parties, IEC, Govt Meet Over Election Issues
Afghans Sign $68m worth Of Deals at Indian Trade Show
Corruption Main Cause of War, Insecurity in Afghanistan: AGO
Imran’s Vow to Nurture Ties with Afghanistan Hailed
KABUL - The AG says war, poverty and unemployment are the main reasons for corruption while the Ulema council said corruption has led the war.The leadership of the Ulema Council of Af-ghanistan and the Attorney General’s Of-fice on Saturday embarked on a two-day consultation meeting on rule of law and
Afghan Clerics Blame Corruption for Ongoing War
BID ANNOUNCEMENT
corruption in public offices in the coun-try.The meeting enabled del-egates to ex-change ideas on ways to cope with corrupt ion and elimi-nate it from government offices. The dele-
gates will present the results of their talks to the Presidential Palace after they wrap up their meeting on Sun-day. Qiyamuddin Kashaf, Head of the Ul-ema Council, the country’s religious scholarscouncil, said the majority of government institutions are affected
by corruption and that this phenom-enon is one of the reasons for the on-going war in the country.Kashaf said some people are leaning towards the Taliban due to the lack of rule of law and corruption – es-pecially when it comes to their legal problems not being addressed. “Most of government’s offices are corrupt. There are different types of corruption,” Kashaf said.At the event, the Attorney General Farid Hamidi called on the people to support government’s anti-corrup-tion efforts. He said war, violence, unemploy-ment and poverty have led to cor-ruption in the country.“This conference is not for peace; it is for a continued and strict fight against corruption and for ending corruption in government offices in Afghanistan.Peace is ...(More on P4)...(3)
The Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT) invites from all eligible and qualified compa-nies to take part in bidding process of Hardware Requirement for NIXA project with code No: MCIT/97/ICB/G-04. Interested companies can reach the bidding documents from formal web-site of MCIT (www.mcit.gov.af), NPA web (www.npa.gov.af/en/bidding-opportunities) or visit the Head of procurement office at 14th floor of MCIT building. The deadline for submission of offer will be on 10 AM, Sunday, August 29, 2018. Late and electronic offer would not accept and the bid guarantee/security of project is 4000$ four thousand USD.
KABUL - A former Taliban minister has con-firmed holding direct negotiations with an Ameri-can delegation in the capital of Qatar this week.Talks on ending the 17-year conflict would con-tinue at a higher level, Mutasim Agha Jan, said ex-finance minister in the Taliban government, in an interview published on Saturday.The Daily Times quoted him: “Taliban’s political representatives and American officials met in Qa-tar. No other side was part of the negotiations.”Mutasim, who is currently living in Turkey, said: “The talks are currently being held at a lower lev-el. Both sides will proceed gradually.“When negotiations take place at the highest level, we’ll reach an agreement. I’m confident the Taliban and the US will continue dialogue...”Asked about the movement’s refusal to talk to the government in Kabul, the ex-minister replied Tal-iban’s war against the US, not the Afghans. “The Taliban want to end the invasion.” (Pajhwok)
Direct Talks with US Will Continue: Ex-
Taliban Minister
