Muslims of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, Help Save Noor Nagar Temple from Damage; Temple Dharamshala Hosted Festivals of both Hindus and Muslims
New Age Islam News Bureau
27
September 2021
The swift move by Muslim residents of Jamia Nagar has ensured halting of
damage to the premises of an old temple in the locality by by Delhi High Court
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• Muslims
of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, Help Save Noor Nagar Temple from Damage, Temple
Dharamshala Hosted Festivals of both Hindus and Muslims
• Pro-Taliban Leader Maulana Abdul Aziz, Calls For
Islamic Revolution against Pakistani State
• Taliban Prohibit Barbers from Shaving, Trimming Beards in
Afghanistan’s Helmand Province
• Out-Of-Control Foot Soldiers Run Amok In Kabul,
Embarrass Taliban
• Zakir Naik Is Looking For A Daughter-In-Law, Will Be
Shocked After Reading Conditions
• Students Islamic Organisation of India Urged Telangana
Govt to Delete 'Islamophobic' Content from School Textbook
• Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Assumed
Absolute Discretion of Muslim Husband to Divorce to Wife
• No Muslim or Christian in Cabinet... What Vikas,
Questions Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah
• Hyderabad: 400-year-old mosque near Puranapul crumbling
& in need of upkeep
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Pakistan
• Pakistan's Founder M A Jinnah's Statue Destroyed In
Blast by Baloch Militants in Balochistan
• Eight terrorists arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province
• PML-N's Mohammad Zubair denounces 'fake and doctored'
video
• CTD detains two suspected militants linked with IS in
Karachi
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South Asia
• Washington Post Report: Collapse of Afghan Security
Forces Was Not Abrupt but Slow, Painful: Report
• Strengthening banking system, economic growth is of
utmost importance: Taliban
• Afghan airline flown out relatives, colleagues
impersonating journalists
• Taliban asks international airlines to resume flights
to Afghanistan
• Afghanistan President Ghani hacked: Facebook page posts
Taliban support message
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• Malaysian Apex Court to Hear If State Can Empower
Shariah Court to Review Fatwa
• Foreign minister: Special advisor Ahmad Azam to help
facilitate Malaysia’s humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
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• Israeli PM Bennett Meets Bahrain, UAE Ministers in US
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Military sources
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• Russia raids kill 11 pro-Turkish fighters in Syria:
Monitor
• Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief steps up mine-clearing project
in Yemen: Officials
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Understanding On Taliban
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• Iran Sends 2nd Consignment of Humanitarian Aid to
Afghanistan
• We have established six armies outside our borders:
Iranian military commander
• Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May
conflict
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• Sudan says thwarts Ethiopian incursion into disputed
area
• Sudanese adviser slams calls for restructuring army
amid tension
• Sudan says it repelled attempted incursion by Ethiopian
forces
• About 2,000 people gather to protest against Tunisian
president: Report
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against parliament
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protests
• Libya parliament speaker says to hand over power after
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Muslims of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, Help Save Noor Nagar Temple from Damage, Temple Dharamshala Hosted Festivals of both Hindus and Muslims
Sep 27,
2021
The swift move by Muslim residents of Jamia Nagar has ensured halting of
damage to the premises of an old temple in the locality by by Delhi High Court
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NEW
DELHI: A swift legal move by a concerned group of Muslim residents of Jamia
Nagar has ensured halting of damage to the premises of an old temple in the
locality by Delhi high court. A part of the dharamshala next to the temple was
razed by miscreants recently.
The
court stepped in last week after the Jamia Nagar 206 ward committee approached
it and highlighted encroachment and demolition of the only temple in the area,
which included the dharamshala situated at Johri Farm.
The
upset petitioners, who live in Noor Nagar Extension colony, informed the court
that a part of the dharmashala had been demolished overnight in haste and the
entire land was levelled so that it could be encroached upon by the
miscreants/builders.
Citing
the layout plan of the area, in which the mandir premises were marked clearly,
the committee headed by Fouzul Azeem alleged that a part of it had been
demolished to erect a building and sell flats. Not only was the act by the
builder illegal, it was aimed at earning money by creating communal tension in
the locality, the plea warned, urging the court to direct the municipal
corporation and Delhi Police to protect it.
“Noor
Nagar is a huge area with a dense Muslim population and a few houses of
non-Muslims (40-50 families). It is important to submit that both the
communities have been living here for years with love, affection and
brotherhood. However, the builder/miscreants are trying to disturb the
brotherhood and harmony among both the communities,” the plea filed through
advocate Nitin Saluja contended.
The
residents further stated that they had made repeated calls to police and South
Delhi Municipal Corporation officials regarding the encroachment and illegal
demolition, but no action was taken, prompting them to approach the court.
When the
bench queried about the razing of the dharamshala, the corporation clarified
that it had not carried out or authorised any demolition. It added that when
the property was inspected, no construction activity was found. However, since
the issue was related to law and order and protection of the area, it had
sounded out the police.
Police
assured the court that it would ensure there was no encroachment on the temple
premises and it would be preserved and protected. Binding both police and the
corporation to their assurance, the court ordered them to ensure there was no
law and order issue in the area and “the area depicted as mandir in the layout
plan is protected and maintained as a Mandir and no encroachment by any
miscreant is permitted on the same”.
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The Times of India
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Noor
Nagar Temple Dharamshala Hosted Festivals Of Both Hindus And Muslims
Sep 27,
2021
New
Delhi: The residents of Noor Nagar have many memories associated with the
dharamshala of an old temple in their locality, a part of which was demolished
overnight a few days ago by alleged miscreants. Not only did the Hindu
residents pray in the temple, but the premises, including the dharamshala, was
used by Muslims for many events, including festivals, weddings and ceremonies.
Syed
Azeem Faizul (Arshi), a resident of the locality, said, “I moved court to
ensure that the friendly atmosphere of the area was not vitiated. Noor Nagar is
a Muslim-dominated area, but there are 50-odd non-Muslim families living here
too. We have always promoted communal harmony in the area.”
Mathura
Dutt Sharma, a 56-year-old local resident, said, “Years ago, people used to
pray in the temple, celebrated festivals and performed marriage rituals. But
suddenly it was closed. The Muslim community has always supported us. Even
during weddings in Muslim households, people used to stay in the Dharamshala.
It was also very helpful for the poor.”
Ram
Naresh (46) said they had been living in the area for several years and had
never been harassed by the other community. “I was 10 years old when I started
going to the temple. I saw our Muslim brothers helping and supporting us during
festivals,” he added.
Another
local resident, 62-year-old Shanti, said, “After the temple was closed, we
started celebrating festivals on the streets.” Munna (80) said the nikah of his
daughter was conducted at the Dharamshala 17-18 years ago.
Reminiscing
the Janmashthami festival that was celebrated with great fervour in 2015,
Mohammad Harun (53), who lives near the temple, said, “We were all so happy.
Later, the main gate was built and the temple was closed to the public. We will
not allow any kind of communal disharmony in the area. I have also objected to
the demolition.”
On
Sunday, the temple gate was locked and a police Quick Response Team had been
stationed there.
On September
23, the then deputy commissioner of police (Southeast) RP Meena had tweeted:
“The property belongs to a member of the Hindu community who himself was
dismantling and clearing the built-up area adjacent to the temple in his own
property. No harm to the temple has been caused and it is intact.”
Source:
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Pro-Taliban Leader Maulana Abdul Aziz, Calls For Islamic Revolution against Pakistani State
26
September 2021
Pro-Taliban
leader Maulana
Abdul Aziz, calls for Islamic revolution against Pakistani state
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Islamabad
[Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Taliban's return in Afghanistan seems to have
emboldened a radical leader in Pakistan, who have openly called for an
"Islamic revolution" against the state.
Pro-Taliban
leader Maulana Abdul Aziz, who is known for rabble-rousing sermons, recently
said: "The coming of the Taliban was an act of God".
"The
whole world has seen that they defeated America and its arrogant power,"
The New York Times quoted Aziz as saying. "It will definitely have a
positive effect on our struggle to establish Islamic rule in Pakistan, but our
success is in the hands of God."
Madrassas
in Pakistan have long played a major role in fostering militant Islamic groups.
The terrorists trained at these madrasas have targeted the neighbouring
countries including India and Afghanistan.
The
Afghan Taliban movement was spawned in a radical madrassa in Pakistan's
northwest border region, and Lashkar-e-Taiba, a violent anti-India insurgency,
was incubated in madrassas in Punjab province.
However,
one such homegrown group also known as Pakistan Taliban has targeted the
Pakistani government for years and is still active in Pakistan.
Red
Mosque in Pakistan has acted as a bastion of religious defiance, a nerve centre
of radical Islamist preaching.
In 2007,
the Mosque and its next-door Islamic seminary, or madrassa, for girls dominated
the news when it became the site of a bloody siege by Pakistani security forces
after a week-long standoff with armed militants inside the compound.
Since
then. Aziz has faced numerous criminal charges but has never been convicted.
Since
last month, Aziz, and his followers have periodically raised a white Taliban
flag on the Jamia Hafsa roof, defying government orders. The third time, on
Sept. 18, police cordoned off the area amid growing alarm among nearby
residents. Veiled students stood on the roof, shouting taunts.
Officials
in Pakistan fear that the Taliban takeover in Kabul could embolden such
extremists to launch a new holy war at home.
A surge
in religious fervor has sparked violent riots by one group that seeks a
crackdown on blaspheming against Islam.
Aziz
declined to say what steps he and his followers might take now, only that they
will continue the "struggle" to establish Islamic rule in Pakistan.
In the past, he has openly called for an "Islamic revolution" against
the state. Some see the recent Taliban flag skirmishes as a bargaining chip in
the group's relations with the government, as both sides wait to see what happens
next in Kabul.
"Most
people in Pakistan do not endorse their approach," one Muslim scholar said
of Aziz and his associates, speaking on the condition of anonymity to be
candid. He said Aziz is "exploiting the moment" as well as his
location in the capital. "The government cannot control that group,"
the scholar said, "but it should ask other like-minded groups to help deal
with them."
In
recent years, older students have acted as moral vigilantes, attacking music
stores and kidnapping suspected prostitutes.
"We
are all soldiers of Allah," Ghazi said as she showed a reporter around the
facility. Sounds of droning recitation came from dimly lit classrooms, where
girls of all ages were hunched over low desks with their heads covered,
memorizing the Koran. (ANI)
Source: Yahoo News
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Taliban
Prohibit Barbers from Shaving, Trimming Beards in Afghanistan’s Helmand
Province
27
September, 2021
The
Taliban has prohibited barbers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving
or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law and
anyone who does not adhere to the rule will be punished, the BBC reported on
Monday.
Some
barbers in Kabul have also received similar orders, which included banning them
from playing music in their shops, according to the CNN.
The
rules suggest a return to the strict control of the extremist group, similar to
that of its past tenure in power, despite their promises to exercise a milder
form of government.
“You are
urgently informed that from today, shaving beards and playing music in
barbershops and public baths are strictly prohibited. If any barbershop or
public bath is found to have shaved anyone’s beard or played music, they will
be dealt with according to the Sharia principles and they will not have the
right to complain,” the local authorities said in a statement issued on Sunday.
“The
fighters keep coming and ordering us to stop trimming beards,” a Kabul-based
barber told the BBC.
“One of
them told me they can send undercover inspectors to catch us.”
Another
hairdresser told the BBC that he received a phone call from someone claiming to
be a government official who instructed him to “stop following American styles”
and to stop shaving and trimming his clients’ beards.
Since
the Taliban seized power in August, there have been many reports of harsh
crackdowns, including the detention and assault of journalists, the use of
whips as a form of punishment against women who took part in protests and the
public hanging of alleged criminals.
In
addition to this, the extremist group has not permitted girls and women to
resume secondary education, breaching promises that were made when it came into
power.
When the
Taliban first seized power between 1996 and 2001, it banned flamboyant
hairstyles, insisting that men grow out their beards. However, since then, many
Afghan men opted for fashionable haircuts, the BBC reported.
“For
many years my salon was somewhere for young people to shave as their wish and
look trendy,” a salon owner told the BBC. “There is no point to continue this
business.”
“Fashion
salons and barbers are becoming forbidden businesses,” another said. “This was
my job for 15 years and I don’t think I can continue.”
Source: Al Arabiya
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Out-Of-Control
Foot Soldiers Run Amok In Kabul, Embarrass Taliban
Sep 27,
2021
ISLAMABAD:
Despite announcing a general amnesty after taking control of Afghanistan, the
Taliban foot soldiers have made life hell for the residents of Kabul and other
cities with their acts of aggression against their political opponents and
officials of the previous US-backed government.
Abdul
Haq Omari, a correspondent for Afghan Tolo news, has been waiting for his turn
to leave the country. Since August 15, he has not spent a night at his home in
Kabul. Since taking control of the country, the Taliban have carried out a
series of assassinations of political foes. A number of people, including civil
and military officials of the past government, were killed and tortured.
Their
top leadership had immediately announced general amnesty after they entered
Kabul. But these incidents of vengeance by the Taliban foot soldiers have
become a headache for the group’s top leadership, who have been trying to
convince the world that they have changed. Mullah Muhamad Yaqoob, the country’s
new defence minister and son of the group’s slain founder Mullah Omar, has been
compelled to warn his fighters that their abuses would not be tolerated.
In an
audio message, the Taliban minister said that some “miscreants and notorious
former soldiers” had been allowed to join Taliban units where they had
committed a range of sometimes violent abuses. “We direct you keep them out of
your ranks, otherwise strict action will be taken against you,” he warned.
“Under the general amnesty announced, no mujahid has the right to take revenge
on anyone.”
According
to Afghan journalists, majority of the Taliban fighter have not taken seriously
the amnesty issue. “They just know how to fight because this is the only thing
they have seen... They are not so organised and disciplined to follow a
decree,” Omari, who had lived in the country during the past Taliban regime,
told TOI. He said that any statement or order by Mullah Omar, who had ruled the
country from Kandahar from 1996 to 2001, was taken in letter and spirit. “No
one could dare go against it. The current leadership lacks the command and
control over the group that its founder had. This is the reason that Mullah
Yaqoob had to release a third audio message for his forces to improve their
conduct,” Omari said.
Majority
of the Taliban fighters stationed in Kabul are from the country’s rural Pashtun
speaking areas. Many of them, according to observers, had never seen Kabul and
life in other big cities before. Locals said that they act in a weird manner,
like driving bumper cars in Kabul’s amusement park. Sporting long beards and
wearing turbans, they enjoy taking selfies on swings, slides, merry-go-rounds,
etc. In his message, Mullah Yaqoob instructed them to stop taking selfies. “You
are damaging our status, which has been created with the blood of our martyrs.”
Source:
Times of India
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Zakir
Naik Is Looking For A Daughter-In-Law, Will Be Shocked After Reading Conditions
By
Laxman Chaurasiya
Sep 26
2021
There
has been a piece of big news about Muslim cleric Zakir Naik, who fled from the
country due to allegations of religious hatred in India. In fact, he is looking
for a bride for his son Farik's wedding. Yes, under the information received,
he has also laid down a number of conditions for this. He posted on Facebook
the conditions you can see here. Zakir Naik's terms for his upcoming
daughter-in-law state, "Looking for a 'religious Muslim girl' worthy of
his son. The character of a Muslim girl is a Very important condition.''
You can
see Zakir Naik wrote, 'I am looking for a wife for my son Farik. A religious
Muslim girl with a good character so that my son and his wife can become a
strength for each other. If you are the father or relative of such a girl,
answer this post with full details.' At the same time, Naik has shared
information about his son and other family members. Tell all of you that Zakir
Naik is currently in Malaysia. He has also given some conditions for her
upcoming daughter-in-law.
He
writes, "It is mandatory for a girl to be considered Islam in the face of
the teachings of the Quran and hadith. The girl stayed away from all kinds of
haram activities. The girl should be religious and her character should be
enhanced. Our daughter-in-law should be the one who spreads the teachings of
Islam. Avoid luxurious life and lead a normal life. It is mandatory to speak
English. Also, be ready to live in Malaysia. The girl needs to be associated
with an Islamic organization.'' Zakir Naik's post is now receiving a variety of
comments.
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India
Students
Islamic Organisation Of India Urged Telangana Govt To Delete 'Islamophobic'
Content From School Textbook
Sep 26,
2021
HYDERABAD:
The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has demanded that the
Telangana government should immediately delete 'Islamophobic' content in Class
8 School textbook.
The SIO
Telangana chapter took strong exception to a picture published in the 'Question
Bank' for the Social Studies (English medium) of the Class 8.
The
picture of a 'terrorist' shows him holding a rocket launcher in his right hand
and carrying holy Quran in his left hand. It was published in the chapter
'National movement - the last phase 1919-1947'.
Dr Talha
Faiyazuddin, president, SIO Telangana condemned the publication of
'Islamophobic' content and urged the state's education minister P. Sabita Indra
Reddy to initiate action against the publisher.
He said
such content will prejudice students' minds. "It is creating and
propagating stereotypical, hateful and Islamophobic view towards the Muslim
community, by showing a person holding a gun in his right hand and the holy
Quran in left hand. It is a discriminatory and hateful content which destroys
the harmony, unity and integrity of the society," he said.
The
organisation said peace must be infused in the minds of students through peace
education, and peace curriculum in educational Institutions. It demanded the
education ministry not to approve such distracting content and take actions
against such irresponsible and propagandist behaviour.
Source:
Times of India
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Delhi
High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Assumed Absolute Discretion of Muslim
Husband to Divorce to Wife
Sep 27,
2021
NEW DELHI:
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the “assumed absolute
discretion” of Muslim husbands to divorce (Talaq-Ul-Sunnat) their wives at any
time without any reason and advocate notice to her, saying the Parliament has
already enacted a law in this regard.
A bench
of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said the petition was completely
misconceived and there was no merit in it.
“We do
not find any merit in this petition since the Parliament has already intervened
and enacted the aforesaid enactment/ Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on
Marriage) Act, 2019. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed,” the bench said.
The
bench noted that the apprehension of the petitioner woman is her husband would
divorce her by resort to Talaq-ul-Sunnat.
“In our
view, the petition is completely misconceived in the light of the enactment of
the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, and in
particular Section 3 thereof,” it said.
As per
section 3 of the Act, any pronouncement of ‘Talaq' by a Muslim husband upon his
wife, by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in any other
manner whatsoever, shall be void and illegal.
The
petitioner woman, in her plea, alleged that the practice is "arbitrary,
anti-Shariat, unconstitutional, discriminatory and barbaric" and sought
that the assumed discretion of husband to give divorce to his wife at any time
be declared as arbitrary.
The plea
also sought issuance of detailed step by step guidelines in the form of checks
and balances on the issue of assumed absolute discretion of the husband to give
divorce to his wife at any time without any reason.
It
sought direction to declare that the Muslim marriage is not just a mere
contract but it is a status.
The plea
was filed by a 28-year-old married Muslim woman who said she was deserted by
her husband by pronouncing instant 'triple talaq' on August 8 this year and
thereafter, she served a legal notice to her husband for restitution of
conjugal rights.
The plea
said in response to the legal notice, the man has denied pronouncement of
instant 'triple talaq' and asked the woman to give him divorce within 15 days
from date of receipt of this notice.
Source:
Times of India
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No
Muslim or Christian in Cabinet... What Vikas, Questions Opposition Leader
Siddaramaiah
27th
September 2021
BENGALURU
: There is not a single Muslim or Christian in the cabinet, though the BJP
claims it is working for everyone’s welfare, opposition leader Siddaramaiah
said, taking a swipe at the BJP slogan, ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. He said it
was the RSS which had chosen Basavaraj Bommai to be Chief Minister.
He alleged
that former chief minister B S Yediyurappa had launched Operation Kamala to
grab power, but the BJP had removed Yediyurappa himself. Slamming the BJP as a “party that repeats
lies over and over to make it the truth”, he said the party has “set up virtual
factories that manufacture lies”. It is historically proven that RSS leaders
did not participate in the freedom struggle, nor did they sacrifice their lives
for Independence, and had only recently started chanting ‘Vande Mataram’.
Source: New
Indian Express
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Hyderabad:
400-year-old mosque near Puranapul crumbling & in need of upkeep
Sep 27,
2021
HYDERABAD:
Standing for over 400 years now, the Mia Mishk mosque near Puranapul is now
crying out for attention. Recent spells of rain, with more expected in the
coming days, have weakened the mosque’s structure and further water leakage may
cause damage to its entrance and walls.
Leakage
and crumbling pieces around the structure have prompted the mosque’s caretakers
to raise the issue with officials but they said there has been no movement on
these complaints so far.
“The
matter was taken up with concerned authorities on the instruction of our party
chief Asaduddin Owaisi while representations have also been made in this
regard. Water leakage inside the mosque and the developing cracks at the
entrance need to be repaired immediately. The mosque should be protected as it
an old and beautiful monument,’’ former AIMIM corporator, Mohammed Abdul Samad
Warsi, told TOI.
The
mosque was constructed between 1676 and 1678 by Mia Mishk, an employee under
Abul Hassan Tana Shah, the ruler of Qutub Shahi dynasty. The façade of the
masjid resembles the Charminar. The mosque has a unique structure and fountain
while it also houses a dargah within the premises. People from various places
pay visits to the site but many are disappointed over the structure’s upkeep.
Source:
Times of India
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Pakistan
Pakistan's
Founder M A Jinnah's Statue Destroyed In Blast by Baloch Militants in
Balochistan
Sep 27,
2021
KARACHI:
A statue of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been destroyed by the
Baloch militants in a bomb attack in the coastal city of Gwadar in the troubled
Balochistan province.
The
statue, which was installed in June at Marine Drive - considered a safe zone -
was blown up by explosives placed beneath the statue on Sunday morning, Dawn
reported on Monday.
The
statue was completely destroyed in the blast, it added.
Babgar
Baloch, a spokesman for the banned militant organisation Baloch Republican
Army, claimed responsibility for the blast on Twitter, BBC Urdu reported.
The
matter was being investigated at the highest level, Gwadar Deputy Commissioner
Major (retd) Abdul Kabir Khan was quoted as saying by the BBC Urdu.
He said
that the militants who destroyed Jinnah's statue by planting explosives entered
the area as tourists.
According
to him, no arrest has been made so far but the investigation will be completed
in a day or two. "We are looking into the matter from all angles and the
culprits will be caught soon," he said.
"The
demolition of Quaid-e-Azam's statue in #Gwadar is an attack on Ideology of
Pakistan. I request authorities to punish the perpetrators in the same way as
we did with those behind the attack on Quaid-e-Azam residency in Ziarat,”
Balochistan's former Home Minister and current Senator Sarfraz Bugti tweeted.
The
demolition of Quaid-e-Azam's statue in #Gwadar is an attack on Ideology of
Pakistan. I request authorities to p… https://t.co/X6FeRl5EmJ
—
Senator Sarfraz Bugti (@PakSarfrazbugti) 1632644299000
In 2013,
Baloch militants blasted a 121-year-old building used by Jinnah at Ziarat and
raked it with gunfire, triggering a fire that blazed for four hours, destroying
furniture and memorabilia. Jinnah spent the last days of his life there as he
suffered from tuberculosis. It was later declared a national monument.
Source:
Times of India
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Eight
terrorists arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province
Sep 26,
2021
LAHORE:
Eight terrorists belonging to four organisations, including Islamic State and
TTP, have been arrested from various parts of Pakistan's Punjab province,
police said here on Sunday.
In the
wake of the recent wave of terror activities across Pakistan, particularly
target killing of police officials, the Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab
Police conducted extensive intelligence-based operations in the province during
the last one week and interrogated 40 terror suspects, they said.
Of the
40 terror suspects, eight have been arrested from Lahore, Hafizabad, Gujranwala
and Sheikhupura, the CTD said in a statement.
The
arrested terrorists belong to Daesh (ISIS), Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),
Lashkar-e-Jhanghvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and were involved in
various terror activities, including terror financing, the statement said,
adding that weapons were recovered from their possession.
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PML-N's
Mohammad Zubair denounces 'fake and doctored' video
September
27, 2021
PML-N
leader Mohammad Zubair denounced on Monday what he termed a "new low"
in politics after an alleged video of him and an unidentified women went viral
on social media.
The
video, which seemingly emerged on Sunday night, allegedly showed Zubair getting
intimate with an unidentified woman. The video was among the top trends on
Twitter.
In a
statement issued early on Monday, the PML-N leader said: "This is no politics.
In fact a new low."
He said
that the video was "fake and doctored".
"Whoever
is behind this has done an extremely poor and shameful act."
Zubair,
who served as the governor of Sindh during the PML-N government's tenure that
ended in 2018, said he had served his country with honesty, integrity and
commitment and would continue to raise his voice for its improvement.
Anchorperson
Gharidah Farooqi tweeted that Zubair intended to conduct a forensic audit of
the video.
Meanwhile,
Dawn.com is trying to reach the PML-N leader for more details.
Earlier
this year, the PML-N leader was embroiled in another controversy when reports
had emerged that his daughter and son-in-law were inoculated out of turn even
though they were neither health workers nor elderly.
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CTD
detains two suspected militants linked with IS in Karachi
Imtiaz
Ali
September
27, 2021
The
Counter-Terrorism Department and a federal intelligence agency carried out a
joint raid at New Truck Stand on Karachi's Mauripur Road on Monday and detained
two suspected militants linked with the Islamic State (IS) group, according to
CTD official Mazhar Mashwani.
The
official said the detained men had been identified as Naseemullah alias Naseem
and Mohammed Isa alias Molvi Idris.
The CTD
has claimed to have seized two pistols along with rounds from the custody of
the held suspects.
According
to Mashwani, the suspects were trained in Shorawak and Baramcha areas of
Afghanistan and have expertise in the use of explosive material.
During
interrogation, it was revealed that Naseemullah had married the daughters of
two killed IS militants, namely Hafeez Pandrani and Mohammed Siddiq, Mashwani
said, adding that both his wives were involved in the transport of weapons and
explosive material to militants.
The
officer added that Naseemullah had provided an explosive-laden Datsun vehicle
to an IS militant, Abdullah Brohi, in Khuzdar in 2013.
The CTD
had registered cases against both the detained men and they were being further
interrogated, while relevant police stations had been approached for more
information, the official said.
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South Asia
Washington
Post Report: Collapse of Afghan Security Forces Was Not Abrupt but Slow,
Painful: Report
Sep 27,
2021
WASHINGTON:
More than a month after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, a new report has
revealed that the collapse of Afghan security forces was not abrupt. On the
contrary, it was a "slow, painful breakdown" that began months before
the fall of Kabul on August 15.
The
United States' role in Afghanistan has come under scanner after the Taliban's
swift takeover of Kabul, following an offensive that saw the quick fall of the
US-trained Afghan army.
A new
report by The Washington Post has revealed that the Taliban started its
offensive in the spring. As the pace of the US drawdown increased,
Afghanistan's special operators were largely moved under the command of the
Defense Ministry.
This
shift robbed the forces of a degree of independence that had insulated them
from the corruption that handicapped other branches of the security forces, a
captain told The Post under the condition of anonymity.
As the
clashes intensified, several Afghanistan police personnel on the front line
were entering their sixth month without pay. This was reportedly a widespread
problem that took down morale and made of government forces and made them
vulnerable to Taliban offers.
Aside
from no pay, the country's most highly trained fighters were assigned to
defensive operations as the Taliban pushed closer to provincial capitals. With
no US air support, elite fighters were tasked with running dangerous resupply
missions that made them susceptible to the Taliban attacks.
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Strengthening
banking system, economic growth is of utmost importance: Taliban
Sunday,
26 Sep 2021
Taliban
say that the strengthening of the banking system, growth of commerce, and
economy of Afghanistan is vital and will do their best in this regard.
The
second deputy of the Prime Minister of the Taliban Abdul Salam Hanafi in a
meeting with the authorities of the central bank and associations of banks said
that the problems of banking will be resolved under the relevant laws.
The
promise comes as the Afghan people are still struggling with the banking
services by queuing hundreds of meters of lines and waiting for even three days
to withdraw their money.
The
central banks allowed firms and companies to withdraw $25 thousand per week
though, the individual account holders are still limited to $200 withdrawal per
week.
The
limitations, huge unemployment, and freezing of billions of dollars of
Afghanistan together have led to an economic and humanitarian crisis in the
country.
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Afghan
airline flown out relatives, colleagues impersonating journalists
27 Sep
2021
Bloomberg
has cited a number of US officials that the Afghan airline-Kam Air- has
evacuated 155 relatives of the owner of the airline and colleagues
impersonating to be Afghan journalists and media workers.
As per
the US officials, they planned to fly out 188 vulnerable Afghan journalists
from Kabul International Airport to Abu Dhabi.
Journalists’
advocates and the Afghan journalists reacted to the evacuation and said that
this was clear aggression on the rights of journalists and media workers.
The
journalists’ advocate groups in Afghanistan say that Kam Air has committed a
crime by stealing the identity of journalists which is a crime and asked the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to bring to justice the culprits.
Another
group has asked both the Taliban and international journalists’ advocates to
investigate the case impartially and punish those who committed the crime.
As per
the report of Bloomberg, the people who have been evacuated are still in Abu
Dhabi.
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Taliban
asks international airlines to resume flights to Afghanistan
26 Sep
2021
Afghanistan’s
ministry of foreign affairs in a statement said that the Kabul International
Airport is fully ready to host international flights and asked the foreign
airlines to resume flights.
The
ministry has promised to be doing all the cooperation needed in this regard as
all the technical issues have been resolved.
Though
the airport has been fully functional for both domestic and international
flights over ten days ago, the international flights except for Pakistan, Iran,
and Qatar are yet to be resumed.
Spokesperson
of the ministry of foreign affairs of Afghanistan Abdulqahar Balkhi has written
on his Twitter post that the absence of international flights from Kabul has
created many problems for the Afghan people and asked for the resumption of
flights.
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Afghanistan
President Ghani hacked: Facebook page posts Taliban support message
27
September, 2021
Hackers
took over the former Afghan president’s Facebook page and posted a message
suggesting that people should support the Taliban, according to his official
Twitter account.
A
message posted to Ashraf Ghani’s Facebook page on Monday afternoon urged the
international community to “interact with the current government,” as Ghani’s
government no longer has control of the country.
The
message added that the current rulers of Afghanistan need “a hand of
friendship” in order for the country to prosper.
Less
than an hour later, the former president’s official Twitter account Tweeted:
“The official Facebook page of Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has been hacked. Until
it is retrieved, the content published from yesterday onwards on the Facebook
page is no longer valid.”
The
former leader of the US-backed Afghan government fled the country after the
extremist Taliban took over the capital Kabul on August 15 following the
withdrawal of US and allied troops.
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Southeast Asia
Malaysian
Apex Court to Hear If State Can Empower Shariah Court To Review Fatwa
September
27, 2021
PUTRAJAYA:
A nine-member Federal Court bench will sit on Oct 12 to hear a women’s rights
group’s challenge on the competency of the Selangor state assembly to pass a
law that allows the state Shariah High Court to review fatwa issued by the
state religious authorities.
Lawyer A
Surenthra Ananth, who is member of the legal team representing Sisters in Islam
(SIS), said the Federal Court registry notified the date to the parties in the
matter after a recent case management.
“We have
filed our written submissions and bundle of authorities for the Oct 12 oral
hearing,” he said.
On Sept
22 last year, judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof, who sat as a single judge, allowed
leave to SIS to have its complaint heard as a requirement under Article 4(3) of
the Federal Constitution was satisfied.
SIS had
filed the challenge on grounds that the state legislature cannot pass Section
66A of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor)
Enactment 2003.
Section
66A states that the Syariah High Court in Selangor has the jurisdiction to hear
judicial reviews against the decisions of state religious councils or
committees.
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Foreign
minister: Special advisor Ahmad Azam to help facilitate Malaysia’s humanitarian
assistance to Afghanistan
26 Sep
2021
KUALA
LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Commissioner to the Independent Permanent Human Rights
Commission (IPHRC) of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Datuk Ahmad
Azam Ab Rahman has been appointed as Foreign Minister’s special advisor on
Afghanistan.
Malaysian
Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said with his extensive network with
non-profit organisations (NGO) and Muslim leaders worldwide, Ahmad Azam will be
able help in facilitating Malaysian NGOs’ humanitarian assistance to
Afghanistan.
Saifuddin
said Ahmad Azam, who is also chairman of Global Peace Mission Malaysia (GPM),
has vast experience on Afghanistan that is valuable in providing crucial
first-hand information on the ground to him and the ministry.
“He also
helps Wisma Putra to facilitate humanitarian efforts by Malaysian NGOs. This is
very important so that we have the proper understanding on the latest
developments. Definitely Wisma Putra will be utilising many sources, but his
experience and networking will help us to obtain additional important
information.
“Looking
at the prevailing uncertainties, it is crucial for us to keep in contact with
reliable sources that we choose and look for. This is where Datuk Ahmad Azam
can help,” he said.
Saifuddin
announced the appointment at the KL Conference on Afghanistan: Re Emergence of
a Nation, held virtually on Sunday. The event was jointly organised by GPM and
Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM).
The
foreign minister said Malaysia will continue to monitor the political
developments in Afghanistan closely and build on its own understanding to help
in reconstructing the war-torn country.
He said
Malaysia should not fall into the trap of Western narratives on the situation
in Afghanistan.
“We need
to have our own understanding of what is happening in Afghanistan today, what
happened in the past and how do we move forward,” he said.
The
Malaysian government has also repeatedly stated that peace negotiation,
reconstruction and rebuilding of Afghanistan should be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned
and Aghan-controlled.
“I
believe it is the Afghanistan people who know best what needs to be done, they
know better their history, their problems and challenges. The new reality they
face and the way forward.
“While
we in Malaysia, the ummah and the peace-loving citizens of the world must show
our support and solidarity and try our level best to give whatever assistance
possible to the Afghan people,” he said.
Saifuddin
said that although Malaysia has yet to recognise the new Kabul government, it
is committed to assist Afghanistan in humanitarian aid as well as to
reconstruct and rebuild the country.
“We are
committed to continue rendering our assistance, especially humanitarian
assistance to Afghanistan,” he said.
He said
Malaysia also continues to work with the United Nations (UN) and the OIC, and
non-profit organisations such as Mercy Malaysia and GPM to provide humanitarian
assistance in Afghanistan.
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Arab World
Israeli
PM Bennett meets Bahrain, UAE ministers in US
27
September ,2021
Israeli
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with ministers from Bahrain and the United
Arab Emirates on Sunday, his first meetings with Gulf leaders since taking
office in June.
The
meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
In the
meeting Bennett expressed his support for the continuing relationship between
the three countries on the anniversary of the Abraham Accords, signed by the
leaders of Israel, the UAE and Bahrain in the US last September.
“I want
to tell you that I met the King of Jordan and the President of Egypt, and they
are of course delighted with the ensuing relationship between our countries,
and I want to assure you of continuity. We are stable and we believe in this
relationship, and we want to expand it as much as possible,” Bennett said,
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At least
50 killed in fighting for Yemen’s Marib: Military sources
26
September ,2021
At least
50 Iran-backed Houthis and Yemeni pro-government troops have been killed as
fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib, military sources said on
Sunday.
“In the
past 48 hours, 43 Houthi fighters were killed mostly in coalition airstrikes”
west of Marib, a military source told AFP, while another source said at least
seven loyalists died in fighting.
About
400 people have been reported dead in clashes in September for Marib, following
a lull in fighting in the region.
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Ethiopia
suspends work of its embassy in Egypt for ‘economic reasons’
27
September ,2021
The
Ethiopian Embassy in Cairo announced the suspension of its work, starting
October, for “financial and economic reasons.”
The
Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt, Marcos Tekele, revealed in press statements
reported by Egyptian media that the duration of the suspension of the embassy’s
work may extend between three to six months.
The
crisis of the Renaissance Dam between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan witnessed new
developments after the Security Council’s statement that the three countries
should return to the negotiating table and reach a binding and final agreement.
Egyptian
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the Security Council’s statement on
the Renaissance Dam strengthened the negotiating framework under the auspices
of the African Union.
He
added, in statements to the Egyptian Nile News Channel from New York on the
sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, that what is issued by the
Security Council has a mandatory character that requires that the three
countries engage in negotiations and reach an agreement to end this crisis.
The
Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that Egypt always looks forward to a
binding legal agreement that achieves the interests of the three countries,
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, and ends this crisis.
Shoukry
had confirmed that reaching a binding agreement on the Renaissance Dam would
spare the region a complex scene that we do not want and whose consequences are
not good.
Since
2011, the three countries have been negotiating an agreement to fill and
operate this Ethiopian dam, which is intended to be the largest source of
hydroelectric power in Africa, with a capacity of 6,500 megawatts.
In March
2015, the leaders of Egypt and Sudan and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia signed
in Khartoum a Declaration of Principles agreement to overcome differences, but subsequent
negotiations did not lead to a final consensus and a binding agreement.
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If you
want change, participate in the elections: Iraq’s PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi
27
September ,2021
Iraq’s
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called on Iraqis to “quickly” obtain the
voter’s card for voting in upcoming elections.
Al-Kazemi
added in a tweet that “whoever wants reform and change for the better, must
work on broad participation in the elections.”
The
Independent High Electoral Commission announced that the distribution of voter
cards will continue until October 5.
The
legislative elections are scheduled to take place on October 10.
The
elections will be held according to a new electoral law that adopts closed
electoral districts, so that nomination does not require affiliation in lists
and can be limited to a limited number of candidates, according to the number
of residents in each district.
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Russia
raids kill 11 pro-Turkish fighters in Syria: Monitor
26
September ,2021
At least
11 fighters from a pro-Turkish rebel group were killed Sunday in Russian air
raids in northern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday.
The
strikes hit a school used as a “military base” by the Al-Hamza Division outside
the north Syria town of Afrin which has been under the control of Turkey and
its Syrian rebel proxies since 2018, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights.
“Eleven
fighters were killed and another 13 were wounded in the Russian strikes,” said
the monitor, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria.
It said
the death toll could climb further amid ongoing efforts to pull victims from
the rubble.
Observatory
head Rami Abdul Rahman said such Russian raids are rare in this region of
Syria, which has been controlled by Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies for
three years.
A
Russian raid outside Afrin last month targeted a position of Faylaq al-Sham,
another Turkey-backed rebel group, he said.
A
spokesperson for the National Army, a coalition of Turkey-backed rebel groups,
called Sunday’s attack a “clear message from Russia” to Turkey, showing that
there are no “red lines.”
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Saudi
Arabia’s KSrelief steps up mine-clearing project in Yemen: Officials
27
September ,2021
Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Masam
Project for Clearing Mines in Yemen dismantled 1,755 mines during the fourth
week of September 2021, officials said.
The
figure comprised of eight anti-personnel mines, 1,203 anti-tank mines, 543
unexploded ordnance and one explosive device.
Masam is
one of several initiatives undertaken by Saudi Arabia on the directive of King
Salman bin Abdulaziz to help ease Yemeni suffering. Since the beginning of the
project, as many as 277,060 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia
have been dismantled. According to project officials, more than 1.2 million
mines have been planted by the Houthis, claiming the lives of hundreds of
civilians.
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Saudi
Arabia intercepts explosive drone launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis
26
September ,2021
Saudi
Arabia’s air defenses have intercepted an explosive drone launched by Yemen’s
Iran-backed Houthis toward the Kingdom, the Arab Coalition said on Sunday.
“We deal
with sources of threat resolutely to protect civilians and civilian objects
from hostile attacks,” the Coalition said in a statement carried by the
official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The Yemeni
government, backed by Saudi Arabia, has repeatedly expressed its willingness to
see an end to the yearslong war, which has resulted in one of the worst
humanitarian catastrophes in the world.
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North America
US
allows humanitarian assistance, Quad reaches understanding on Taliban
Anwar
Iqbal
September
27, 2021
WASHINGTON:
The US Treasury Department has issued licenses to facilitate humanitarian aid
and financial assistance to the people of Afghanistan, while upholding
sanctions on the Taliban.
“Treasury
is committed to facilitating the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people
of Afghanistan and other activities that support their basic human needs,”
Andrea Gacki, director of the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
said in a statement.
The
facilities, announced on Friday evening, follow an understanding among
Pakistan, the United States, Russia and China to hold Taliban to the promises
they made when they seized control of Kabul in mid-August.
“Pakistan
has always believed that the Quad provides an effective platform for
sustainable peace in Afghanistan,” the country’s US Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan
told Dawn in Washington.
Two of
the four nations — Pakistan and China — have borders with Afghanistan while the
two others — the United States and Russia — have been involved in military
expeditions in the war-torn country.
The four
apparently reached this understanding after consultations during the 76th
session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood
Qureshi represented Pakistan in these talks during his week-long stay in New
York.
Russia’s
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced this understanding among the four
nations in his address to the UNGA on Friday and later reconfirmed it at a news
briefing as well.
But Mr
Lavarov also said that international recognition of the Taliban was “not on the
table yet.”
Earlier
during the session, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres alerted the
international community that Taliban’s desire for such recognition was the only
leverage they had over Afghanistan’s new rulers.
“What’s
most important ... is to ensure that the promises that they have proclaimed
publicly [are] to be kept,” Mr Lavrov said at a news conference on Saturday
afternoon.
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Europe
EU
peacekeeping force begins ‘Quick Response 2021’ drill in Bosnia
Gorana
Jakovljevic
25.09.2021
The EU peacekeeping
force (EUFOR) on Saturday began the "Quick Response 2021" military
exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Turkish
soldiers serving in EUFOR, Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces and Bosnia and
Herzegovina Research and Protection Agency (SIPA) officials are participating
in the exercise on the deployment and readiness of EUFOR's reserve forces.
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Impossible
for us to recognize Taliban: Italian FM
27 Sep
2021
The
foreign minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio strongly reacted to the Taliban’s
caretaker cabinet and said that it is impossible for the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan to be recognized by them.
Miao who
was speaking on Sunday, September 26 said that at least 17 acting ministers of
the Taliban are so-called “terrorists” and it is literally impossible for them
to recognize their government.
It has
been nearly 45 days since the Taliban takeover but has not been recognized by
any nation of the world yet.
The
Italian foreign minister said that the Taliban are accused of human rights
violations which will not be recognized but added that the people of
Afghanistan should be provided financial support by the international
community.
Miao
added that the world must get together to prevent an influx of refugees that
will destabilize the regional countries and terrorism in the country.
It comes
as the deputy minister of information and culture and spokesperson of the
Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid has said that they will soon be recognized as they
are in contact with the UN.
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Mideast
President
Rayeesi: Iran Never Surrenders to Bullying
2021-September-26
“The
Iranian nation enjoys the spirit of independence-seeking and freedom-seeking
and whenever it feels that other countries are bullying, it does not surrender
to it and shows a reaction,” Rayeesi said during the meeting in Tehran on
Sunday.
He also
underlined that Iran seeks relations and engagement with all countries based on
mutual respect.
"The
Islamic Republic of Iran wants cooperation and engagement with all countries,
but this cooperation must be based on mutual respect and taking into account
the interests of nations, and the hegemonic powers and the dominating system
must not take control of these relations," Rayeesi said.
The
president stressed that human rights have become a political means against
other countries, calling on the new British envoy to Tehran to convey the
realities about Iran to its own country.
Shercliff,
for his part, said that this is the second time that he is serving as a
diplomat for his country after twenty years from his first mission in Iran,
stressing that he has good experience and knowledge of Iran and his main goal
is to try to improve relations between the two countries with a positive and
constructive approach.
Shercliff
pointed to the history of Iran-Britain relations, and expressed the hope that a
new era of relations between the two countries would be created and that he
would play his role well in achieving that goal.
Earlier
this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a meeting with
Britain’s new Foreign Secretary Liz Truss rapped London and other European
states for keeping mum and indifferent to the US moves against the nuclear
deal.
The
meeting was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General
Assembly’s 76th Session in New York.
The
European attitude was helping “the US administration keep enforcing its illegal
sanctions [against Iran], while at the same time laying claim to seeking a
return to the JCPOA”, Amir Abdollahian said.
Iran has
been given many words and promises alleging that the West intended to revisit
its JCPOA approach, the Iranian top diplomat said. There, however, have been no
actions, he added.
“Unfortunately,
the UK has been part of this inaction too, and this approach should change,”
Amir Abdollahian said.
“This is
the obvious inconsistency that is being witnessed by the Iranian nation,” he
said, adding, “For the current Iranian Administration, measurable actions on
the part of the other parties in the JCPOA form the only yardstick.”
Separately,
the Iranian official urged that the UK take action towards repaying its debt
towards Iran.
Britain
owes as much as £400m to Iran arising from the non-delivery of Chieftain tanks
ordered by Iran's former monarchical regime. An international arbitration in
2008 ruled the UK owed the debt.
Rebuilding
of the bilateral ties took serious action, Amir Abdollahian asserted, urging
London to note that taking such action on its obligations constituted the only
means of reconstructing the relations.
Tehran
responds proportionately to any positive and constructive step, he, meanwhile,
pledged.
Truss,
for her part, alleged that the UK was prepared to repay the debt.
Concerning
the JCPOA, she claimed that the main focus currently rested on resumption of
the talks.
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Israeli
gunfire kills at least four Palestinians in West Bank: Palestinian ministry
26
September ,2021
Israeli
forces killed at least four Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West
Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Israeli
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in a statement, said Israeli forces had mounted
an operation against “Hamas terrorists who were about to carry out imminent
terrorist attacks”.
He made
no mention of casualties and an Israeli military spokesperson had no immediate
comment on the raids.
Israeli
officials have long voiced concern that Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip,
intends to gain strength in the West Bank and challenge its rival, the
Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA).
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Two
inmates found dead in Iranian prison south of Tehran
26
September ,2021
Iranian
prison authorities confirmed the deaths of two inmates within a week at a jail
south of the capital and opened investigations into the circumstances.
“A
committee has been set up to probe the death of Amir-Hossein Hatami in Grand
Tehran prison,” penitentiary authorities in the capital announced in a brief
statement issued late Saturday.
The
Ghanoun newspaper said Hatami was a 22-year who worked in Tehran bazaar and had
been arrested after getting into a fight.
On Thursday,
the chief of Iran’s prisons, Mohammad-Mehdi Hadj-Mohammadi, ordered an
investigation into the death of Chahine Nasseri, another inmate of Grand
Tehran, located some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital.
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FM Urges
Implementation of Iran-Algeria Agreements
2021-September-26
During
the meeting held on the sidelines of the 76th Conference of the United Nations
General Assembly held September 21-27, the Iranian foreign minister called for
holding Tehran-Algiers political committee meeting to review ways to upgrade
bilateral relations.
Amir
Abdollahian expressed satisfaction over the current level of cooperation
between the two countries and appreciated Algeria for its stance on regional
developments.
The
Algerian foreign minister, for his part, welcomed Amir Abdollahian's proposals
and expressed his readiness to fly to Tehran to review the mentioned issues.
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FM: US
Practical Measures, Not Conflicting Signals Important to Iran
2021-September-26
“We said
this clearly that we will use the Americans’ practical behavior as the basis of
our judgment,” Amir Abdollahian told Iranian reporters on Saturday before
leaving New York for Tehran.
“The
Americans’ contradictory signals that are relayed to us through media or
diplomatic channels do not serve as the bases of our final decision-making
[process],” he added.
The
foreign minister said Iran’s behavior was governed by “wisdom and logic”,
reiterating remarks that he had made on various occasions during his stay too.
“While
the (American) decision-makers’ and the White House’s behavior has come to be
governed by some rashness and illogicality,” he added. The official cited the
US recent actions concerning Afghanistan as a case in point for the US “wrong
and inefficient” policies.
He had
just concluded a four-day stay New York city, to which he had travelled to
attend the UN General Assembly’s 76th Session.
The stay
featured his sitting down with around 50 officials from various countries and
attending several important conferences. He reiterated how he used the
opportunity to outline the new Iranian Administration’s foreign policy.
Amir
Abdollahian separately noted that his talks with world officials had featured a
primary focus on economic and commercial cooperation with various countries.
He
predicted that the country would witness some positive developments in the area
in “the not-too-distant future”.
Iran and
the other five remaining parties to the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and
world powers in 2015, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA), that is, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, have held
six rounds of talks in Vienna to salvage the faltering agreement by bringing
the US, as the violator of the deal, back into compliance.
In
quitting the JCPOA in May 2018, the administration of former US President
Donald Trump reinstated the sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the
accord, while mounting pressure on the country with new bans, as the other
parties stood by and failed to protect Iran’s contractual benefits.
During
his first televised address to the Iranian people, Iranian President Seyed
Ebrahim Rayeesi dismissed the idea of holding negotiations over the JCPOA
revival under pressure, saying such tactics have never yielded the US and
Europe any result.
“Negotiation
and dialog have always been and will continue to be part of the instruments
that are in the service of diplomacy. We do not balk at negotiation and
dialogue,” he said, adding, “But the Americans and the Westerners are after
negotiation in conjunction with pressure. This is while negotiations are there
to avoid pressure.”
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Top
Diplomats Discuss Unfreezing of Iranian Assets by Iraq
2021-September-26
During
the meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on
Saturday, economic diplomacy was another topic discussed by the two foreign
ministers.
Also an
agreement was reached between the two sides on pursuing issues related to gas
and electricity exports to Iraq. Amir Abdollahian and Hossein also agreed that
certain issues between the two countries, including transferring Iran’s assets
frozen by the Iraqi government (due to the US sanctions), should be pursued
more seriously than before and the problem should be resolved as soon as
possible.
During
the meeting, the two top diplomats also conferred on bilateral ties as well as
the latest developments in the region, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
Amir
Abdollahian and Hussein had also earlier this month held phone talks to confer
on bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region, including the
recent Baghdad summit.
The
'Summit on Regional Support for Iraq' was held in Baghdad late in August with
participation of delegations from Iraq's neighbors and some countries in the
region and the world except Syria.
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Iran
Sends 2nd Consignment of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
2021-September-26
The
plane delivered Iran’s second shipment of humanitarian aid, including rice and
cooking oil, to the people of Afghanistan in Kabul International Airport on
Saturday.
Last
week, an Iranian plane landed in the airport and delivered the first shipment
of Iran’s humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, including food and medicine.
According
to a recent survey by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), only five
percent of Afghans currently have access to three adequate quality meals a day.
“In the
last two weeks, about 50 percent of the Afghan people have been without at
least one meal,” said Arif Husain, the chief economist and director of the Food
Security Analysis and Trends Service at the WFP.
The UN
agency has already asked for $200 million in emergency aid to deliver food to
Afghanistan's vulnerable people before the winter season, Husain said.
He,
meantime, warned that the war-ravaged country would run out of food in less
than a month if emergency aid did not arrive there.
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We have
established six armies outside our borders: Iranian military commander
27
September ,2021
A
prominent Iranian military commander said that his country has “six armies
outside its borders that work for it.”
Gholam
Ali Rashid, the commander of what is known as “the headquarters of Khatam
al-Anbiya”, said in statements carried by the Iranian Mehr Agency, that Qassem
Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force, announced, three months
before his death, that he had organized six armies outside Iranian territory.
He added
that Soleimani was supported by the leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary
Guards and the General Staff of the Army.
He added
that these armies have ideological tendencies, live outside Iran, and their
mission is to defend Tehran against any attack, according to his claim.
In his
statements, he also said that these armies include the Lebanese Hezbollah, the
Hamas and Jihad movements, the regime forces in Syria, the Iraqi Popular
Mobilization Forces, and the Houthi militia in Yemen, stressing that these
forces represent a deterrent force for Iran.
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Gaza to
begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict
26 September,
2021
The
reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May
conflict between Israel and Hamas will begin in the first week of October using
aid from Qatar, a senior Palestinian housing official said on Sunday.
Gaza’s
Hamas-run government says Israeli air strikes destroyed about 2,200 homes in
the enclave during the 11-day conflict and damaged 37,000 others. Some homes in
Israel were damaged by rockets launched by Islamist organization Hamas and
other Gaza militant groups.
About
1,800 destroyed or damaged homes will be rebuilt in the first phase of work,
according to Naji Sarhan, Gaza’s deputy minister for housing and public works.
He said
that Israel had lifted some restrictions on steel and cement entering the
territory in recent days. Last week, Egypt began repairing Gaza’s main coastal
road, part of a broader plan to revamp Gaza infrastructure.
Palestinian
officials say 250 people, including 66 children, were killed by Israeli air
strikes on Gaza. Israeli officials says 13 people, including two children, were
killed in Israel by militant rockets.
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Africa
Sudan
says thwarts Ethiopian incursion into disputed area
Buhram
Abdel-Men'em
26.09.2021
The
Sudanese army said Sunday its forces had repelled an attempt by Ethiopian
troops to push deep into the disputed Al-Fashqa border area.
“The
armed forces resisted an incursion by Ethiopian troops and forced them to
retreat,” Al-Taher Abu Haja, media adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces, told Anadolu Agency.
“The
army will not allow the Ethiopian forces to enter Al-Fashqa again after
reclaiming the territory,” he said.
With a
1,600-kilometer (994-mile) shared border, Sudan and Ethiopia are engaged in a
conflict regarding al-Fashqa Triangle, a decades-long disputed border without
rigid demarcation that was renewed in November.
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Sudanese
adviser slams calls for restructuring army amid tension
Talal
Ismail
25.09.2021
KHARTOUM,
Sudan
A media
adviser to the head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah
Al-Burhan, on Saturday criticized calls for restructuring the Sudanese army.
"Talking
about restructuring the armed forces is intended to leave Sudan without an army
or claws, to make it easier to divide and swallow it," Brigadier-General
Al-Taher Abu Haga, said in a statement.
He
described the calls as a "malicious” campaign targeting “the army and the
dignity and pride of every Sudanese officer and soldier."
On
Tuesday, the National Consensus Forces (NCF), which is a party to the Forces of
Freedom and Change alliance, called for restructuring the Sudanese army and
other regular forces, and the expulsion of remnants of the former regime of
Omar Al-Bashir.
A
similar call was made in May this year by the Forces of Freedom and Change
coalition.
Notable
parties in the coalition are the National Umma Party, the Sudanese Congress
Party, and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
Abu Haga
slammed those calling for restructuring the army as seeking to “falsely portray
to the world that the military is against democratic transition and the civil
state.”
He
hailed Al-Burhan for being “the leader of openness to the international
community, the leader of the campaign to lift the siege on Sudan, and the
protector of the democratic transition.”
Disagreements
between the military and civilian components of the transitional government
have intensified over a number of issues, including ongoing protests in eastern
Sudan, power handover to civilians, and appointing a chief justice.
On
Friday, a member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Muhammad al-Faki Suleiman,
accused the military component of trying to control the political situation in
Sudan.
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Sudan
says it repelled attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces
26
September ,2021
Sudan’s
military said on Sunday it had repelled an attempted incursion by Ethiopian
forces in the border area between the two countries.
The
Ethiopian forces had been forced to retreat from the Umm Barakit area, a
military statement said, without giving further details.
The head
of Sudan’s military, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, told reporters the
incident took place on Saturday. He said it showed how the military was
protecting the country in the wake of a coup attempt in Khartoum last week.
Colonel
Getnet Adane, Ethiopia’s military spokesperson, did not immediately respond to
request for comment.
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About
2,000 people gather to protest against Tunisian president: Report
26
September ,2021
About
2,000 people have gathered in Tunisia to protest against President Kais Saied,
Reuters reports.
The
capital Tunis’ central Avenue Habib Bourguiba has been reinforced with security
teams, according to Al Arabiya sources.
All
roads leading up to the avenue have been closed in anticipation of the
protests.
A large
number of security forces have surrounded the perimeter of the Municipal
Theatre where a number of people have gathered.
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Libya PM
Dbeibah draws crowd for mass wedding, protest against parliament
25
September ,2021
Several
thousand Libyans packed a Tripoli square late on Friday for a state-funded mass
wedding celebration that also drew supporters of transitional Prime Minister
Abdulhamid Dbeibah and protesters against the eastern-based parliament.
Dbeibah
was installed in March through a UN-backed process to head a unity government
after years of division between rival administrations in the civil war, and to
prepare for an election.
The
election is planned for Dec. 24 but there is controversy over parliament’s
handling of a law for the vote to take place and analysts fear the jockeying
among rival factions could unravel the peace process.
Dbeibah
has courted popular opinion with measures such as financial support for
newlyweds but has faced problems with the parliament, which was elected
nationally in 2014 but moved east as the country split between warring
factions.
The
parliament has not passed his budget and this week its speaker, Aguila Saleh,
passed a vote to withdraw confidence from the government though some members of
the chamber said he had falsified the vote count.
Saleh
had earlier passed a law for a presidential election that his critics said was
tailored to allow him to run without risking his existing role by stepping
aside for three months before the vote.
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Khartoum
dispatches delegation to contain Port Sudan protests
Buhram
Abdel-Men'em
26.09.2021
KHARTOUM,
Sudan
A
government delegation arrived in Port Sudan city on Sunday for talks aimed at
containing protests in eastern Sudan.
Demonstrators
have blocked the city’s airport, and seaports and the main road between
Khartoum and Port Sudan in protest of a 2020 peace deal with rebel groups,
which the Beja tribes in eastern Sudan say it marginalizes them.
A
statement by Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council said the government delegation
will hold a series of meetings with the city’s security committee and the High
Council of Beja Nazir.
The
delegation is headed by council member Shams El-Din Kabbashi and includes the
foreign, interior and oil ministers.
The High
Council of Beja Nazir complains about the marginalization of the eastern
regions, demands the cancellation of the peace deal and the establishment of a
national conference for approving development projects in the eastern regions.
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Libya
parliament speaker says to hand over power after elections
Walid
Milad
25.09.2021
TRIPOLI,
Libya
Speaker
of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, promised Saturday that he
will hand over power as soon as a new assembly is elected.
We
"will hand over power as soon as the new parliament is elected,"
Saleh told the local channel 218 in an interview that was shared by the
parliament’s media office.
Asked
whether he will run for the country’s presidency, Saleh said it is
“inappropriate” for him to announce his candidacy “until the door for
announcing candidacy is opened.”
He
stressed that Libya’s solution lies in conducting elections and warned that any
obstruction of the vote “will entail serious consequences and chaos."
Saleh
also defended his move to withdraw confidence from the unity government of
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh arguing that "it was for fear that it
would continue to sign contracts that would result in large debts on the
people."
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