#Pakistani News 13 February 2018

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Kebab (UK: /kɪˈbæb/, US: /kɪˈbɑːb/; Arabic: كباب, kabāb, [kaˈbaːb]; Turkish: kebap, [cebɑp]) or kabob (North American) is a type of cooked meat dish that originates from cuisines of the Middle East. Many variants of the category are popular around the world, including the skewered shish kebab and the doner kebab with bread.

Kebabs consist of cut up or ground meat, sometimes with vegetables and various other accompaniments according to the specific recipe. Although kebabs are typically cooked on a skewer over a fire, some kebab dishes are oven-baked in a pan, or prepared as a stew such as tas kebab.[1][2] The traditional meat for kebabs is most often lamb meat, but regional recipes may include beef, goat, chicken, fish, or even pork (depending on whether or not there are specific religious prohibitions).

History

In Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq's 10th-century Baghdadi cookbook Kitab al-Tabikh (Arabic: كتاب الطبيخ), a compendium of much of the legacy of Mesopotamian, Persian, and Arab cuisine, there are descriptions of kabāb as cut-up meat, either fried in a pan or grilled over a fire.[3]

However, while the word kebab or shish kebab may sometimes be used in English as a culinary term that refers to any type of small chunks of meat cooked on a skewer,[1] kebab is mainly associated with a diversity of meat dishes that originated in the medieval kitchens of Persia and Anatolia.[4] Though the word has ancient origins, it was popularized in the West by Turks to refer to this range of grilled and broiled meat, which may be cooked on skewers, but also as stews, meatballs, and other forms.[1][4] This cuisine has spread around the world, in parallel with Muslim influence.[1] According to Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveller, kebab was served in the royal houses during the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE), and even commoners would enjoy it for breakfast with naan.[5] Kebab dishes have been adopted and integrated with local cooking styles and innovations, from the now-ubiquitous doner kebab fast food, to the many variations of shish kebab, such as the satays of Southeast Asia.[1]

The word kebab likely came to English in the late 17th century from the Arabic kabāb, partly through Hindustani, Persian and Turkish.[6][7] According to linguist Sevan Nişanyan, the Turkish word kebap is also derived from the Arabic word kabāb, meaning roasted meat. It appears in Turkish texts as early as the 14th century, in Kyssa-i Yusuf (the story of Joseph), though still in the Arabic form. Nişanyan states that the word has the equivalent meaning of 'frying, burning' with kabābu in the old Akkadian language, and kbabā כבבא in Aramaic.[8] In contrast, food historian Gil Marks says that the medieval Arabic and Turkish terms were adopted from the Persian kabab, which probably derived from the Aramaic.[4]

The American Heritage Dictionary also gives a probable East Semitic root origin with the meaning of 'burn', 'char', or 'roast', from the Aramaic and Akkadian.[9] The Babylonian Talmud instructs that Temple offerings not be kabbaba (burned).[4] These words point to an origin in the prehistoric Proto-Afroasiatic language: *kab-, to burn or roast.[10]

Varieties by region

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For a list of kebab variants, see List of kebabs.

In most English-speaking countries, a kebab may be the classic shish kebab or souvlaki – small cubes of meat cooked on a skewer[1][6] – or, in North America where it is better known as gyros where as outside North America fast-food is known as doner kebab.[11][6][4] By contrast, in Indian English, Bangladeshi English, Pakistani English[12][13] and in the languages of the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and the Muslim world, a kebab is any of a wide variety of grilled meat dishes. Some dishes ultimately derived from Middle Eastern kebab may have different names in their local languages, such as the Chinese chuan.

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There are so many words I haven't heard of before here.

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Specs-Wearing Cricketers in International Cricket.

Here are we going to talk about 25 specs-wearing cricketers of the world who have played international cricket wearing glasses on the ground during the game.

One of the essential established qualifications for any newcomer or well-established cricketer to be successful in the game of cricket is that he must have very strong eyesight.

In international cricket, a cricketer must have very strong eyesight to judge and understand the ball moving on up to the speed of 150 km/hs.

However, like other games, the weakening of a cricketer's eyes is not a very big problem in cricket. Many cricketers in the world have been seen wearing specs during the game for better viewing, better judgment & understanding of the line and length of the ball, which is very important.

Not only batsmen, but bowlers also use specs on the field. Some of which cricketers are to switch to contact lenses later in the span of their careers.

Here is a list of 25 glasses | specs-wearing cricketers who have played international cricket wearing specs on the playground during the game.

01. Imam Ul Haq...... 2018 To Present.

02 . Jack Leach...... 2018 To Present

03. Mitchell santner...... 2015 To Present.

04. Virender Sehwag...... 2001 To 2015.

05. Charles Coventry......2005 To 2015.

06. Daniel Vettori......1997 To 2014.

07. Anil Kumble...... 1990 To 2010.

08. Narendra Hirwani...... 1988 To 1992.

09. Anshuman Gaekwad...... 1974 To 1987.

10. Dirk Wellham...... 1981 To 1987.

11. Clive Llyod......1966 To 1985.

12. Paul Allott......1981 To 1985.

13. Zaheer Abbas...... 1969 To 1985.

14. Dilip Doshi......1979 T0 1982.

15. Geoff Boycott......1964 To 1981.

16. David Steele......1975 To 1976.

17. Mike Smith......1958 To 1972.

18. Eddie Barlow......1961 To 1970.

19. Alf Valentine......1950 To 1962.

20. Pankaj Roy...... 1951 To 1960.

21. Walter Hadlee...... 1937 To 1957.

22. Bill Bowes...... 1932 To 1946.

23. Sonny Moloney...... 1937 for only 3 test.

24. Tommy Mitchel...... 1933 T0 1935.

25. Percy Fender...... 1921 To 1929.

01. Imam Ul Haq.

Full Name... Imam-ul-Haq.

Date of birth... 22 December 1995.

Born territory... Lahore, Pakistan.

Height... 1.8 m.

Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.

Batting genre... Left Handed Bat.

Bowling genre...

International career span... From 2018 to present.

Imam Ul Haq is one of the specs-wearing cricketers in the Pakistan team who was born on 22 December 1995 in Lahore, Punjab province of Pakistan, in the home of his parents Insaram ul Haq and Farah Insaram.

He made his international career debut on 18 October 2017 against Sri Lanka in a one-day match played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium at Abu Dhabi, in which he had made a century, due to which he becomes the second Pakistani cricketer who has scored a century on his international debut match.

02. Jack Leach.

Full Name... Matthew Jack Leach.

Date of birth... 22 June 1991.

Born territory... Taunton, United Kingdom.

Height... 1.83 m approx.

Main Role in the team... As a Bowler.

Batting genre... Left Handed Bat.

Bowling genre... Left-arm orthodox.

International career span... From 2018 to present.

Jack leach is an English cricketer who was born on 22 June 1991 in Taunton, a town in Somerset, England who has a spot for Somerset County Cricket Club and the England national side for test cricket.

In his Test career so far, he has played a total of 16 Test matches, scoring 243 runs, and has hunted for 62 wickets.

03. Mitchell Santner.

Full Name... Mitchell Josef Santner.

Date of birth... 05 February 1992.

Born territory... Hamilton, New Zealand.

Height... 1.82 m.

Main Role in the team... As an all-rounder.

Batting genre... Left Handed Bat.

Bowling genre... Left-arm orthodox.

International career span... From 2015 to present.

Mitchell Santner was born on 05 February 1992 in Hamilton, a city on the North Island of New Zealand.

He made his Test debut against Australia on 27 November 2015, which was the first day-night Test match of Test cricket. With this, he also became the first player in the world to make his debut with the day-night test match and hit the first ball of his inning for four.

Currently, he plays alongside Dhoni in Chennai Super King in IPL.

04. Virender Sehwag.

Full Name... Virender Sehwag.

Date of birth... 20 October 1978.

Born territory... Najafgarh, Delhi, India.

Height... 1.7 m.

Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.

Batting genre... Right Handed Bat.

Bowling genre... Right-arm off-break.

International career span... From 2001 to 2015.

Sehwag is one of the specs-wearing cricketer of India was born in Najafgarh locality in Delhi city on October 20, 1978, Sehwag's father had a grain business, his childhood was spent in the joint family and due to being the youngest in the family, he started calling him Viru.

He has scored a total of 17253 runs and took 136 wickets in his entire international cricket career.

The record of scoring the world's fastest triple century in any format of cricket is still to his name.

05. Charles Coventry.

Full Name... Charles Kevin Coventry.

Date of birth... 08 March 1983.

Born territory... Kwekwe, Zimbabwe.

Height...

Main Role in the team... As a Batsman & Wicket-keeper.

Batting genre... Right Handed Bat.

Bowling genre... Right-arm leg-break.

International career span... From 2005 to 2015.

Charles Coventry was born on 08 March 1983 in the Kwekwe District of Midlands Province, Zimbabwe to his father Charles Coventry, his father being one of the leading cricket umpires of Zimbabwe

In the 2009 Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, he scored 194 runs in a one-day match against Bangladesh and equaled the world record of Saeed Anwar of Pakistan. Kindly click here to continue reading this article…

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The September 11th Attacks September 11th, 2001 - 8:46:40 A.M | S01E01

The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11,[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi[3] terrorist group Al-Qaeda[4][5][6] against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[7][8] It is the deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single  deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 340[9] and 72 killed,[10][11] respectively.

Four passenger airliners which had departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. Debris and the resulting fires caused a partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, which led to a partial collapse of the building's west side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, after passengers thwarted the hijackers.

Suspicion quickly fell onto al-Qaeda. The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had not complied with U.S. demands to expel al-Qaeda from Afghanistan and extradite their leader Osama bin Laden. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks. Although bin Laden initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks.[2] Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives. After evading capture for almost a decade, bin Laden was located in Pakistan in 2011 and killed during a U.S. military raid.

The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of New York City and had a significant effect on global markets. The U.S. and Canadian civilian airspaces were closed until September 13, while Wall Street was closed until September 17. Many closings, evacuations, and cancellations followed, out of respect or fear of further attacks. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002, and the Pentagon was repaired within a year. The construction of One World Trade Center began in November 2006, and the building opened in November 2014.[12][13]Numerous memorials have been constructed, including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial at the Pennsylvania crash site.

Background

Al-Qaeda

The origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to 1979 when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden travelled to Afghanistan and helped to organize Arab mujahideen to resist the Soviets.[14] Under the guidance of Ayman al-Zawahiri, bin Laden became more radical.[15] In 1996, bin Laden issued his first fatwā, calling for American soldiers to leave Saudi Arabia.[16]

In a second fatwā in 1998, bin Laden outlined his objections to American foreign policy with respect to Israel, as well as the continued presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War.[17] Bin Laden used Islamic texts to exhort Muslims to attack Americans until the stated grievances were reversed. Muslim legal scholars "have throughout Islamic history unanimously agreed that the jihad is an individual duty if the enemy destroys the Muslim countries", according to bin Laden.[17]

Osama bin Laden

Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks and initially denied involvement but later recanted his false statements.[2][18][19]Al Jazeera broadcast a statement by bin Laden on September 16, 2001, stating, "I stress that I have not carried out this act, which appears to have been carried out by individuals with their own motivation."[20] In November 2001, U.S. forces recovered a videotape from a destroyed house in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. In the video, bin Laden is seen talking to Khaled al-Harbi and admits foreknowledge of the attacks.[21] On December 27, 2001, a second bin Laden video was released. In the video, he said:

It has become clear that the West in general and America in particular have an unspeakable hatred for Islam. ... It is the hatred of crusaders. Terrorism against America deserves to be praised because it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel, which kills our people. ... We say that the end of the United States is imminent, whether Bin Laden or his followers are alive or dead, for the awakening of the Muslim umma (nation) has occurred but he stopped short of admitting responsibility for the attacks.[22]

Shortly before the U.S. presidential election in 2004, bin Laden used a taped statement to publicly acknowledge al-Qaeda's involvement in the attacks on the United States. He admitted his direct link to the attacks and said they were carried out because:

we are free ... and want to regain freedom for our nation. As you undermine our security, we undermine yours.[23]

Bin Laden said he had personally directed his followers to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.[24][25] Another video obtained by Al Jazeera in September 2006 shows bin Laden with Ramzi bin al-Shibh, as well as two hijackers, Hamza al-Ghamdi and Wail al-Shehri, as they make preparations for the attacks.[26] The U.S. never formally indicted bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks, but he was on the FBI's Most Wanted List for the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.[27][28] After a 10-year manhunt, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that bin Laden was killed by American special forces in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011.[29]

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Journalist Yosri Fouda of the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera reported that in April 2002, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted his involvement in the attacks, along with Ramzi bin al-Shibh.[30][31][32] The 2004 9/11 Commission Report determined that the animosity towards the United States felt by Mohammed, the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, stemmed from his "violent disagreement with U.S. foreign policy favoring Israel".[33] Mohammed was also an adviser and financier of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the uncle of Ramzi Yousef, the lead bomber in that attack.[34][35]

Mohammed was arrested on March 1, 2003, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by Pakistani security officials working with the CIA. He was then held at multiple CIA secret prisons and Guantanamo Bay where he was interrogated and tortured with methods including waterboarding.[36][37] During U.S. hearings at Guantanamo Bay in March 2007, Mohammed again confessed his responsibility for the attacks, stating he "was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z" and that his statement was not made under duress.[32][38]

A letter presented by the lawyers of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed in the U.S. District Court, Manhattan on July 26, 2019 indicated that he was interested in testifying about Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 attacks and helping the victims and families of the victims of 9/11 in exchange for the United States not seeking the death penalty against him. James Kreindler, one of the lawyers for the victims, raised question over the usefulness of Mohammed.[1]

Other al-Qaeda members

In "Substitution for Testimony of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed" from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, five people are identified as having been completely aware of the operation's details. They are bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Abu Turab al-Urduni, and Mohammed Atef.[39] To date, only peripheral figures have been tried or convicted for the attacks.

On September 26, 2005, the Spanish high court sentenced Abu Dahdah to 27 years in prison for conspiracy on the 9/11 attacks and being a member of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. At the same time, another 17 al-Qaeda members were sentenced to penalties of between six and eleven years.[40] On February 16, 2006, the Spanish Supreme Court reduced the Abu Dahdah penalty to 12 years because it considered that his participation in the conspiracy was not proven.[41]

Also in 2006, Moussaoui—who some originally suspected might have been the assigned 20th hijacker—was convicted for the lesser role of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism and air piracy. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the United States.[42][43]Mounir el-Motassadeq, an associate of the Hamburg-based hijackers, served 15 years in Germany for his role in helping the hijackers prepare for the attacks. He was released in October 2018, and deported to Morocco.[44]

The Hamburg cell in Germany included radical Islamists who eventually came to be key operatives in the 9/11 attacks.[45]Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Said Bahaji were all members of al-Qaeda's Hamburg cell.[46]

Motives

Osama bin Laden's declaration of a holy war against the United States, and a 1998 fatwā signed by bin Laden and others, calling for the killing of Americans,[17] are seen by investigators as evidence of his motivation.[47] In bin Laden's November 2002 "Letter to America", he explicitly stated that al-Qaeda's motives for their attacks include:

U.S. support of Israel[48][49]

support for the "attacks against Muslims" in Somalia

support of Philippines against Muslims in the Moro conflict

support for Israeli "aggression" against Muslims in Lebanon

support of Russian "atrocities against Muslims" in Chechnya

pro-American governments in the Middle East (who "act as your agents") being against Muslim interests

support of Indian "oppression against Muslims" in Kashmir

the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia[50]

the sanctions against Iraq[48]

After the attacks, bin Laden and al-Zawahiri released additional videotapes and audio recordings, some of which repeated those reasons for the attacks. Two particularly important publications were bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America",[51] and a 2004 videotape by bin Laden.[52]

Bin Laden interpreted Muhammad as having banned the "permanent presence of infidels in Arabia".[53] In 1996, bin Laden issued a fatwā calling for American troops to leave Saudi Arabia. In 1998, al-Qaeda wrote, "for over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples."[54]

In a December 1999 interview, bin Laden said he felt that Americans were "too near to Mecca", and considered this a provocation to the entire Muslim world.[55] One analysis of suicide terrorism suggested that without U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, al-Qaeda likely would not have been able to get people to commit to suicide missions.[56]

In the 1998 fatwā, al-Qaeda identified the Iraq sanctions as a reason to kill Americans, condemning the "protracted blockade"[54] among other actions that constitute a declaration of war against "Allah, his messenger, and Muslims."[54] The fatwā declared that "the ruling to kill the Americans and their allies—civilians and military—is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque and the holy mosque of Mecca from their grip, and in order for their [the Americans'] armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim."[17][57]

In 2004, Bin Laden claimed that the idea of destroying the towers had first occurred to him in 1982, when he witnessed Israel's bombardment of high-rise apartment buildings during the 1982 Lebanon War.[58][59] Some analysts, including Mearsheimer and Walt, also claimed that U.S. support of Israel was one motive for the attacks.[49][55] In 2004 and 2010, bin Laden again connected the September 11 attacks with U.S. support of Israel, although most of the letter expressed bin Laden's disdain for President Bush and bin Laden's hope to "destroy and bankrupt" the U.S.[60][61]

Other motives have been suggested in addition to those stated by bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Some authors suggested the "humiliation" that resulted from the Islamic world falling behind the Western world—this discrepancy was rendered especially visible by the globalization trend[62][63] and a desire to provoke the U.S. into a broader war against the Islamic world in the hope of motivating more allies to support al-Qaeda. Similarly, others have argued that 9/11 was a strategic move with the objective of provoking America into a war that would incite a pan-Islamic revolution.[64][65]

Planning

The attacks were conceived by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who first presented it to Osama bin Laden in 1996.[66] At that time, bin Laden and al-Qaeda were in a period of transition, having just relocated back to Afghanistan from Sudan.[67] The 1998 African Embassy bombings and bin Laden's February 1998 fatwā marked a turning point of al-Qaeda's terrorist operation,[68] as bin Laden became intent on attacking the United States.

In late 1998 or early 1999, bin Laden gave approval for Mohammed to go forward with organizing the plot.[69] Mohammed, bin Laden, and bin Laden's deputy Mohammed Atef held a series of meetings in early 1999.[70] Atef provided operational support, including target selections and helping arrange travel for the hijackers.[67] Bin Laden overruled Mohammed, rejecting potential targets such as the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles for lack of time.[71][72]

Bin Laden provided leadership and financial support, and was involved in selecting participants.[73] He initially selected Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, both experienced jihadists who had fought in Bosnia. Hazmi and Mihdhar arrived in the United States in mid-January 2000. In early 2000, Hazmi and Mihdhar took flying lessons in San Diego, California, but both spoke little English, performed poorly in flying lessons, and eventually served as secondary—or "muscle"—hijackers.[74][75]

In late 1999, a group of men from Hamburg, Germany arrived in Afghanistan; the group included Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, and Ramzi bin al-Shibh.[76] Bin Laden selected these men because they were educated, could speak English, and had experience living in the West.[77] New recruits were routinely screened for special skills and al-Qaeda leaders consequently discovered that Hani Hanjour already had a commercial pilot's license.[78] Mohammed later said that he helped the hijackers blend in by teaching them how to order food in restaurants and dress in Western clothing.[79]

Hanjour arrived in San Diego on December 8, 2000, joining Hazmi.[80]:6–7 They soon left for Arizona, where Hanjour took refresher training.[80]:7 Marwan al-Shehhi arrived at the end of May 2000, while Atta arrived on June 3, 2000, and Jarrah arrived on June 27, 2000.[80]:6 Bin al-Shibh applied several times for a visa to the United States, but as a Yemeni, he was rejected out of concerns he would overstay his visa.[80]:4, 14 Bin al-Shibh stayed in Hamburg, providing coordination between Atta and Mohammed.[80]:16 The three Hamburg cell members all took pilot training in South Florida at Huffman Aviation.[80]:6

In spring of 2001, the secondary hijackers began arriving in the United States.[81] In July 2001, Atta met with bin al-Shibh in Spain, where they coordinated details of the plot, including final target selection. Bin al-Shibh also passed along bin Laden's wish for the attacks to be carried out as soon as possible.[82] Some of the hijackers received passports from corrupt Saudi officials who were family members, or used fraudulent passports to gain entry.[83]

There is some idea that 9/11 was selected by the hijackers as the date of the attack because of its resemblance to 9-1-1, the phone number to report emergencies in the U.S. However, Lawrence Wright wrote that the hijackers chose it because September 11, 1683 is when the King of Poland began the battle that turned back the Muslim armies from the Ottoman Empire that were attempting to capture Vienna. For Osama bin Laden, this was a date when the West gained some dominance over Islam, and by attacking on this date, he hoped to make a step in Islam "winning" the war for worldwide power and influence.[84]

Prior intelligence

In late 1999, al-Qaeda associate Walid bin Attash ("Khallad") contacted Mihdhar, telling him to meet him in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hazmi and Abu Bara al Yemeni would also be in attendance. The NSA intercepted a telephone call mentioning the meeting, Mihdhar, and the name "Nawaf" (Hazmi). While the agency feared "Something nefarious might be afoot", it took no further action. The CIA had already been alerted by Saudi intelligence about the status of Mihdhar and Hazmi as al-Qaeda members, and a CIA team broke into Mihdhar's Dubai hotel room and discovered that Mihdhar had a U.S. visa. While Alec Station alerted intelligence agencies worldwide about this fact, it did not share this information with the FBI. The Malaysian Special Branch observed the January 5, 2000 meeting of the two al-Qaeda members, and informed the CIA that Mihdhar, Hazmi, and Khallad were flying to Bangkok, but the CIA never notified other agencies of this, nor did it ask the State Department to put Mihdhar on its watchlist. An FBI liaison to Alec Station asked permission to inform the FBI of the meeting but was told: "This is not a matter for the FBI."[85]

By late June, senior counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke and CIA director George Tenet were "convinced that a major series of attacks was about to come", although the CIA believed the attacks would likely occur in Saudi Arabia or Israel.[86] In early July, Clarke put domestic agencies on "full alert", telling them, "Something really spectacular is going to happen here. soon." He asked the FBI and the State Department to alert the embassies and police departments, and the Defense Department to go to "Threat Condition Delta".[87][88] Clarke would later write: "Somewhere in CIA there was information that two known al Qaeda terrorists had come into the United States. Somewhere in FBI there was information that strange things had been going on at flight schools in the United States... They had specific information about individual terrorists from which one could have deduced what was about to happen. None of that information got to me or the White House."[89]

On July 13, Tom Wilshire, a CIA agent assigned to the FBI's international terrorism division, emailed his superiors at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center (CTC) requesting permission to inform the FBI that Hazmi was in the country and that Mihdhar had a U.S. visa. The CIA never responded.[90]

The same day in July, Margarette Gillespie, an FBI analyst working in the CTC, was told to review material about the Malaysia meeting. She was not told of the participants' presence in the U.S. The CIA gave Gillespie surveillance photos of Mihdhar and Hazmi from the meeting to show to FBI counterterrorism, but did not tell her their significance. The Intelink database informed her not to share intelligence material on the meeting to criminal investigators. When shown the photos, the FBI were refused more details on their significance, and they were not given Mihdhar's date of birth nor passport number.[91] In late August 2001, Gillespie told the INS, the State Department, the Customs Service, and the FBI to put Hazmi and Mihdhar on their watchlists, but the FBI was prohibited from using criminal agents in the search for the duo, which hindered their efforts.[92]

Also in July, a Phoenix-based FBI agent sent a message to FBI headquarters, Alec Station, and to FBI agents in New York alerting them to "the possibility of a coordinated effort by Osama bin Laden to send students to the United States to attend civil aviation universities and colleges". The agent, Kenneth Williams, suggested the need to interview all flight school managers and identify all Arab students seeking flight training.[93] In July, Jordan alerted the U.S. that al-Qaeda was planning an attack on the U.S.; "months later", Jordan notified the U.S. that the attack's codename was "The Big Wedding" and that it involved airplanes.[94]

On August 6, 2001, the CIA's Presidential Daily Brief ("PDB"), designated "For the President Only", was entitled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in U.S." The memo noted that FBI information "indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks".[95]

In mid-August, one Minnesota flight school alerted the FBI about Zacarias Moussaoui, who had asked "suspicious questions". The FBI found that Moussaoui was a radical who had traveled to Pakistan, and the INS arrested him for overstaying his French visa. Their request to search his laptop was denied by FBI headquarters due to the lack of probable cause.[96]

The failures in intelligence-sharing were attributed to 1995 Justice Department policies limiting intelligence sharing, combined with CIA and NSA reluctance to reveal "sensitive sources and methods" such as tapped phones.[97] Testifying before the 9/11 Commission in April 2004, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft recalled that the "single greatest structural cause for the September 11th problem was the wall that segregated or separated criminal investigators and intelligence agents".[98] Clarke also wrote: "There were failures in the organizations failures to get information to the right place at the right time."[99]

TLDR; it was an inside job

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Queen Máxima will arrive in Pakistan from November 25 to 27 as the Special Advocate of the UN Secretary General for Inclusive Financing for Development (UNSGSA).

Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit Pakistan from Monday 25 November to Wednesday 27 November in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. She will be discussing progress made on providing access to financial services with the aim of improving the economic position of people in Pakistan. 

Queen Máxima is undertaking the visit at the invitation of the Pakistani government. It is a follow-up to the UN visit that took place in February 2016 (see Government Information Service news item no. 24, 2016). In Pakistan 21% of adults now have a bank account, up from 13% in 2014 (Global Findex). Despite this increase, 99 million Pakistanis still have no access to financial services such as bank or savings accounts, insurance, loans, pensions or digital payment methods. This limits their opportunities for development. Those most affected are people living in poverty, women, small business owners and people in remote rural areas.

One of Queen Máxima’s priorities is ensuring that women can access financial services. Only 7% of women have a bank account. Gender data needs to be gathered to gain insight into their specific needs in terms of access and use. Greater inclusion can also be achieved by digitising government payments such as social benefits. Fintech – the use of technology in financial services – offers an array of options for simple methods of banking, for instance via mobile phones. Regulations need to be adapted to safeguard privacy and ensure security and efficiency.

In Islamabad Queen Máxima will speak with international development partners, representatives from the fintech sector, the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir, the prime minister’s financial advisor Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and the chairman of the National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA), Usman Mubin. She will also meet with President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Queen Máxima will attend the launch of the Micro Payment Gateway, an initiative of the State Bank aimed at reducing the costs of small payments and boosting digital transactions to benefit people living in poverty in particular. She will also pay a field visit to a project set up by the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion (CEOP). The CEOP is an informal partnership of ten international businesses in various sectors, working to improve access to financial services and expand market potential. The CEOP met for the first time during the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2018 at Queen Máxima’s invitation. In Lahore Queen Máxima will visit several projects with a focus on digital financial services that help business owners develop their businesses.

https://www.royal-house.nl/latest/news/2019/11/15/queen-maxima-to-visit-pakistan-to-promote-access-to-financial-services

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A Month of Islam in America: February 2019

A Month of Islam in America: February 2019

For those who can’t find the House Homeland Security monthly report on terror because it appears to have been deleted when Democrats took over the House, you may find our monthly reports useful.

The trend of big technology platforms aiding and abetting the jihad and imposing sharia on the world continued and was further confirmed as Facebook and Twitter consult with terror-tied CAIR over who gets banned from platforms.

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February 2019

Jihad & Terror

California: Muslim Gets Almost 16 Years for Plotting Jihad in The U.S. in The Name of ISIS

Amer Sinan Alhaggagi was sentenced today to 188 months for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and identity theft charges.

Arizona: Bodycam footage shows ISIS suspect attacking police officer, then shot (VIDEO)

Sgt. Brandon Wells shot Ismail Hamed, 18, outside a police substation in Maricopa County last month after Hamed called 911, telling the operator he had a knife and rocks. “My name is Ismail Hamed,” he said. “I live in Fountain Hills, and I’m owing my allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. I just want a cop to come real quick and I want to deal with them.”

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to ISIS Bomb Threat on Pentagon, Govt Buildings

George Tomasack, age 47, admitted that during the calls he threatened to blow up the locations. Specifically, during the call to the Pentagon Tours Office, Tomasack stated that the call was an “ISIS threat” and “there will be a (unintelligible) at your building in five hours.” On that same day, Tomasack called a CNN news affiliate in Atlanta and stated that “he was associated with ISIS and they were going to blow up a government building.”

Bronx: Muslim Pleads Guilty to Attempting To Provide and Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS

ADAM RAISHANI, a/k/a “Saddam Mohamed Raishani,” pled guilty to attempting to provide and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”).

Florida: Fort Pierce Resident Sentenced to Prison for ISIS Related Threats

Charlton Edward LaChase, 28, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for text messages professing his support for ISIS and threatening to kill several people while committing acts of terrorism and mass murder.  A search warrant for LaChase’s Facebook account revealed several attempts by LaChase to purchase firearms, as well as threats to commit mass murder, threats to kill politicians, and statements of support for ISIS.

California: Somali Muslim Refugee Who Tried to Run Down Jews at Synagogue Charged with Attempted Murder

Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, 33,  accused of a hate crime attack after allegedly trying to run over two Jewish men outside a synagogue in Hancock Park last year is now facing attempted murder charges, officials announced Thursday.

North Carolina: Muslim gets 15 years prison for recruiting people to wage jihad on behalf of ISIS

Erick Jamal Hendricks, 38, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

New York: Man “Ready to Kill and Die in the Name of allah” Arrested at JFK Airport en Route to Join Pakistani Terror Group

Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion, a.k.a. “Jihadistsoldgier,” “Jihadinhear,” “Jihadinheart,” “Lionofthegood,” was arrested last night at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport) in Queens, New York and was charged today with attempting and conspiring to provide material support to Lashkar e-Tayyiba (“LeT”), a Pakistan-based designated foreign terrorist organization responsible for multiple high-profile attacks, including the infamous Mumbai attacks in Nov. 2008.

Ohio: Muslim who planned Cleveland jihad attack indicted for threatening to behead Trump and kill family

Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, 49, who uses the aliases Abdur Raheem Rafeeq and Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed,  who was previously indicted on federal charges for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Cleveland last summer has now been charged with additional crimes, including threatening to kill President Donald Trump and his family.

The new indictment supersedes the previous one from January that charged with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida.

Texas: 18-year-old charged with recruiting for Pakistani Islamic terror group LeT

Michael Kyle Sewell, of Arlington, has been charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to LeT, a Pakistani-based terrorist organization.

Ohio: Muslim convert charged with a hate crime for synagogue mass shooting jihad plot

Damon Joseph, 21, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, was indicted Tuesday on charges that include attempting to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to commit a hate crime.

Investigators say Joseph, who converted to Islam, talked about wanting to kill as many people as possible at a synagogue in the Toledo area.

Damon Joseph aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf

Islamic Rape & Violence Against Americans

Minnesota: Muslim Sexually Assaults 13-Year Old Girl in St. Cloud Minnesota: Rochester Muslim Convicted of Sexual Assault and False Imprisonment Ohio University Muslim student from Oman arrested for rape, stalking, kidnapping and more Oregon: Koran instructor sentenced to 4 years prison for sexual abuse of underage girls Wisconsin: Lyft driver asks to use passenger’s bathroom, sexually assaults her

Immigration Jihad in America

At least 17 Saudi students from 8 states flee after being convicted or charged with rape, manslaughter or child porn Illinois: Muslim who shot motorist near Georgetown flees U.S. to Saudi Arabia Minnesota: Muslim refugee charged with taking U.S. journalist, others hostage in Somalia New York: Diplomat’s Muslim husband has immunity revoked but avoids jail after beating wife Michigan: ICE allows Muslim to self deport with no charges after arrest in student visa fraud sting Virginia: Moroccan Immigrant Sentenced to 5 Years Prison for Assault on ICE Officers Texas: Houston getting new mega mosque for first Ismaili center in U.S.

Sharia in Your Community

Brooklyn: Muslims Form Community Patrol – Plan to Expand Citywide New York: Islamization continues – Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way inaugurated in Pakistani Muslim enclave Chicago Cubs agree to work with terror-linked CAIR over owners father’s leaked emails Minnesota: Christian Pastor Arrested at Mall of America Faces Hearing and Trial After Talking to Muslims Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum Indoctrinating Kids with Islam

Sharia Adherents in Elected Office

New York: Muslim Immigrant Who Joined ISIS Now Works With U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn Democrats Remove Monthly Terror Reports from Committee on Homeland Security Website Massachusetts Republican Gov. Baker visits terror-linked Boston mosque Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib ‘Lied’ About Residency To Run For Office, Registered To Vote At False Address Virginia: Democrat Candidate Ibraheem Samirah’s Donors Named in Terrorist Report for Hamas Links

Fraud for Jihad in America

Wisconsin: Another Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Turns Out to Be a Hoax New Jersey: Muslim Couple Charged in $4 Million Food Stamp Fraud at Paterson Store

Tennessee: Franklin man caught impersonating a U.S. Marshal

Kansas: Muslim leader who illegally stored hazardous waste costing taxpayers $760k gets probation, fine

U.S. to provide nearly $10M to Maldives – where non-Muslims can’t become citizens

Straight Out Treason:

Former U.S. Air Force and Counterintelligence Agent Converted to Islam, Gave Classified Info to Iran

Treasonous Muslim who fled Alabama to become ISIS bride & recruiter suddenly has regrets now that she wants to return to America

Florida: Muslim immigrant woman who fled U.S. with her young kids to join ISIS is killed in Syria

And the lone victory against Islam and sharia in February:

Arkansas: House passes resolution calling on law enforcement agencies to suspend contact with CAIR over terror links (VIDEO)

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Nobody could have predicted the kids would get this far.

Back in 2015, a group of 21 young Americans decided to sue the US government over climate change. In Juliana v. US, the plaintiffs argue that the government has violated “the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property” by adopting policies that promote the use of fossil fuels—despite the knowledge that carbon dioxide emissions are a primary cause of global warming.

That might sound like an extreme claim. But in the years since, the lawsuit has kept succeeding against all odds. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on July 20 denied the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss the suit (pdf), and the case remains set for trial 0n October 29. “With the Ninth Circuit again ruling in our favor, we are going strong,” 12-year-old plaintiff Avery M. said in a statement (pdf). “The federal government is trying to block our path but we are persevering. We are optimistic and have the courage to keep standing up for our constitutional rights.”

To the average observer, the case may still seem like a long shot. But the kids are part of a global movement of concerned citizens advancing similar claims. Collectively, the lawsuits are creating new precedents that bolster activism—and may, in the long term, help alter the way governments think about their responsibility to protect citizens against climate change.

The young plaintiffs in Juliana v. US, who are now between 11 and 22 years old, are represented by the legal nonprofit Our Children’s Trust. The organization is involved in similar suits around the country and the globe. In this case, attorneys for the trust argue that a fundamental right to a stable climate that sustains life is implied in the US Constitution.

There’s no explicit mention of climate change in the Constitution, of course, since human-induced global warming wasn’t a concern in the 18th century. But the attorneys argue that, last century, once government officials became aware of the harm their energy policies were causing and persisted in approving measures that endanger the planet, the government ran afoul of the Constitution. The notions of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are meaningless on a planet that can’t sustain life.

The children also claim that, as a result of the government’s past and current policy decisions, their generation has been disproportionately burdened by the environmental impact of climate change. As such, they say they’ve been discriminated against in violation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection Cause.

There’s reason for the plaintiffs to be hopeful about their chances at trial come October.  This April, youth in Colombia succeeded in convincing the nation’s high court (pdf, in Spanish) to reverse a February decision denying their climate change lawsuit against the government. The Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia ruled in favor of the youth plaintiffs, who argued that deforestation in the Amazon and increasing temperature threatened their constitutionally-guaranteed rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food and water. Notably, the high court also found that the Colombian Amazon forest has legal personhood and that, as such, the government has a duty to protect the forest.

In Belgium, a climate change case against authorities is expected to proceed to trial this year after three years of procedural disputes. Similarly in India, a hearing is expected soon on the case of a ten-year-old plaintiff, Ridhima Pandey, who last year filed an affidavit with India’s National Green Tribunal arguing that the government has failed to implement its emissions reductions policies and adhere to its environmental laws. In 2016, a seven-year-old Pakistani girl sued the government for its environmental failures, and the case has been allowed to proceed.

Norwegian youth are appealing the Oslo District Court’s January denial (pdf) of their constitutional climate change case to the nation’s highest court. And lawyers in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom are working with Our Children’s Trust on filing actions there in the near future.

Although the children involved in the lawsuits may not know one another, they’re involved in a collective international effort. Judges considering the US case have looked at similar cases, like the one in the Netherlands, for guidance. It’s only fitting that the push to hold authorities accountable is a collaborative one, as climate change is an issue that transcends national borders.

In fact, the Dutch government unsuccessfully used that argument to try to disavow responsibility for the effects of its policies. When Dutch citizens sued the government over climate change in 2015, the government argued that the issue of climate change was too big for it to handle alone. But Dutch judges didn’t buy it, ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. The Dutch government was ordered to reduce emissions by 25% within five years. If the US kids keep winning, the American government could face a similar directive.

“Climate change is already destructive,” 13-year-old plaintiff Sahara V. said in a statement after the appeals court decided not to block the US case. “It’s harming me and my family, and will only get worse unless the government starts taking action to stop it rather than cause it.”

By Ephrat Livni July 24, 2018

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Showtime's 'BILLIONS' Season 3 Casting Call for a Restaurant Scene

Showtime’s ‘BILLIONS’ Season 3 Casting Call for a Restaurant Scene

Showtime’s BILLIONS season 3 is now casting background actors for a restaurant scene in New York City.

Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on December 4th in New York City.

Producers are seeking the following types:

GWC is seeking SAGAFTRA & NON-UNION Men and Women to portray Pakistani, Indian, and Bangladeshi Patrons at a Restaurant for BILLIONS!

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Texas death toll from February storm, outages surpasses 100 (AP) Texas officials on Thursday raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people—nearly doubling the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The frigid weather also was blamed for dozens of more deaths across other Southern states including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The majority of the Texas deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. And the dramatic number of new victims is still a potential undercount, as officials continue investigating deaths that happened around the time the storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers in Texas. Many homes went without power or drinkable water for days after subfreezing temperatures, failing power plants and record demand for heat pushed Texas’ electric grid to the breaking point.

Former Mexican governor admits he took millions in bribes: U.S. prosecutor (AP) A former Mexican governor told a U.S. court that he took bribes in Mexico adding up to more than $3.5 million and used the money to buy real estate in the United States, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday. Tomas Yarrington, who governed the state of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2005, admitted on Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Jennifer Lowery said in a statement. Yarrington faces up to 20 years in federal prison. The former governor was arrested in Italy in 2017 while traveling under an assumed name and was extradited to the United States in 2018.

Fresh Latin American lockdowns (Foreign Policy) Latin America’s vaccination champions, Chile and Uruguay, are among countries that announced new COVID-19 restrictions this week in response to surging cases. Uruguay cancelled public school classes through April 2 and closed nonessential government buildings until April 12; on Thursday, Chile began enforcing a strict quarantine, with groceries only allowed via delivery for regions home to more than 13 million people. In Brazil, which lost a record of more than 3,000 people to the virus in a single day this week, city governments across the country have announced new closure periods for nonessential businesses.

Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths (AP) Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing. Lawmakers fielded calls from panicked constituents across the country, where thousands awaited intensive care beds, and they had no effective health minister to turn to Sunday. Brazil was in political disarray as it surpassed 300,000 deaths from the virus Wednesday evening. Foes and even some allies are pleading with the president to change course to stem a recent surge of daily deaths accounting for almost one-third of the total worldwide.

Migrant arrivals to Europe lower but deaths remain high (AP) The number of migrants and asylum-seekers who reached Europe in 2020 is the lowest it has been in the past decade, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations migration agency. But deaths and disappearances on sea routes remain alarmingly high with only a small fraction of bodies recovered and victims identified. Of the 93,000 people who entered Europe irregularly last year, roughly 92% did so via the Western, Central and Eastern Mediterranean Sea, as well as through the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands, often on unseaworthy boats. The sea routes are lethal. The International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project has confirmed the death or disappearances of nearly 2,300 people last year. This number is higher than in 2019 when 2,095 victims were recorded and slightly lower than in 2018 which had 2,344.

France’s lockdown vice? Cheese (Reuters) French households feasted on cheese last year as they turned to home cooking and sought gastronomic comfort during coronavirus lockdowns that shuttered the restaurant trade. The amount of cheese purchased by French shoppers for at-home consumption increased by more than 8% in 2020, compared with just 2% the previous year, according to figures from farming agency FranceAgriMer and market data firm Kantar. That was part of a shift in food consumption in many countries last year as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, with households initially bulk buying staples like pasta and flour, and later settling into home-eating habits with extra purchases of products like butter. In France, mozzarella saw the steepest rise in demand among major cheese categories, with a 21% volume jump, followed by a 12% increase for raclette—a winter favourite eaten melted with potatoes and cured meats.

Ghani’s peace counterproposal (Foreign Policy) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has formally rejected the new U.S. peace plan that calls for the formation of an interim government. Instead, he intends to announce an alternative plan that calls for early elections within six months, so long as the Taliban agree to a cease-fire. Ghani’s proposal is wholly unrealistic. Elections in Afghanistan take longer than six months to plan, and Afghans residing in areas under Taliban control—19 percent of roughly 400 districts—would be unable to vote. Intense violence would pose major challenges to turnout nationwide, and Ghani’s cease-fire precondition wouldn’t be met by the insurgents. They would demand much more than an election process that they already reject. Ghani likely intended to express protest against Washington’s plan rather than propose a genuine policy initiative. The Taliban have already rejected the proposal.

Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence (Foreign Policy) Bangladesh marks the 50th anniversary of its independence on Friday, and the country is celebrating in style. The revelry contrasts sharply with the bloody events that led to Bangladesh’s independence. When Pakistan became independent in 1947, present-day Bangladesh was one of its provinces, known as East Bengal and later East Pakistan. It bristled at its marginalization by the Pakistani government, and it advocated for more autonomy. With U.S. backing, Pakistan’s military sought to suppress nationalist sentiment and unleashed horrific levels of brutality in March 1971. Bangladesh declared its independence, and war raged into early December 1971, when India’s military invaded in support of the breakaway region. Pakistan surrendered two weeks later, formalizing Bangladesh’s independence. The exact scale of war casualties remains unknown: Estimates of the number of people killed range from 300,000 to 3 million. Fifty years after independence, Bangladesh has much to celebrate. It has been one of the world’s greatest economic growth stories, with average economic growth increasing steadily every decade since 1980. Its exports have risen by about 80 percent over the last 10 years, in dollar terms. Last October, the International Monetary Fund projected that its domestic GDP per capita in 2020 would exceed India’s.

Thailand approves quarantine waiver for tourists, orders more vaccines (Reuters) Thai authorities on Friday agreed to allow foreigners inoculated against the coronavirus to travel to its biggest holiday island without undergoing quarantine, and announced a new order for five million more doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. With arrival numbers plummeting this past year, tourism-reliant Thailand is racing to secure vaccines for its population and reopen the country to foreigners in a pilot project for vaccine passports. “If we can inoculate 50% to 60% of the population we can open the country safely and move the economy and tourism forward,” senior health official Kiattiphum Wongraijit said.

China hits British lawmakers with new sanctions as spat with U.S. allies intensifies (Washington Post) China’s tit-for-tat sanctions war with the West escalated Friday as Beijing fired back against more than a dozen British politicians and entities that include the Conservative Party chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee amid growing international furor over Xinjiang and allegations of forced cotton production. The move came in response to joint Western sanctions against Chinese officials in Xinjiang earlier this week over their alleged role in the region’s human rights abuses. Britain, Canada, the United States and the European Union joined on Monday to announce travel bans and asset freezes against Chinese officials, including the former head of the Communist Party’s political affairs committee in Xinjiang. China vowed retaliation and this week announced sanctions against European politicians and researchers. Beijing followed up Friday by targeting British members of parliament. The British individuals and entities had “maliciously spread lies and disinformation” and they and their immediate family members would be banned from entering China or doing business with China, China’s Foreign Ministry said. The sanctions spat has been part of a momentous week in China’s foreign relations, with far-reaching implications. It has thrown the future of an investment deal between two economic giants—China and Europe—in doubt. It has shredded goodwill between China and the West, with Chinese diplomats and state media publicizing the Holocaust in Europe and slavery in the American South as examples of Western countries’ human rights records.

N Korea confirms missile tests as Biden warns of response (AP) North Korea on Friday confirmed it had tested a new guided missile, as President Joe Biden warned of consequences if Pyongyang escalates tensions amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the two “new-type tactical guided projectiles” accurately hit the target off the eastern coast on Thursday. Photos on the website of the North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile lifting off from a transport erector launcher amid bright flames. Japanese officials said both weapons tested Thursday were ballistic missiles, which are prohibited by U.N. Security Council resolutions. According to South Korean officials, North Korea fired two other missiles on Sunday but they were likely cruise missiles, which are not banned.

Inside the secret data cell infiltrating jihadist networks (Le Monde/France) Over the past several years, the United States and 27 other countries have been quietly collaborating on an enormous, secret data cell aimed at fighting jihadist groups all over the world. Hidden from view in the quiet heat of Jordan, a vast data war is being waged. Ground zero is an American military base in the heart of the Hashemite kingdom, where for the past five years, a silent tracking system has been developed based on meticulous archives. The goal of this painstaking project? Identifying and consolidating the traces of every kind of jihadist fighter to pursue them in any way possible—including in the courts. This extraordinary project was long run by the Pentagon and kept completely under wraps. While it remains a confidential operation to this day, it’s been mentioned briefly by official sources across the Atlantic and by a few intelligence unit insiders in European media. Yet the undertaking was never disclosed to the public in detail. Today, Le Monde can reveal the origins and the modus operandi of what is known under the code name “Operation Gallant Phoenix” (OGP). The information held in the OGP is no ordinary data. It’s what specialists call “proof of war.” Essentially, this refers to any trace left on the web, social media or the field by jihadist groups, or anything found on their person when they are taken prisoner. Initially focused on al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) soldiers in the Iraqi-Syrian zone, the Gallant Phoenix network now encompasses all of their affiliates, stretching across Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya and elsewhere in Africa.

Israel’s Shadow War With Iran Moves Out to Sea (NYT) The sun was rising on the Mediterranean one recent morning when the crew of an Iranian cargo ship heard an explosion. The ship, the Shahr e Kord, was about 50 miles off the coast of Israel, and from the bridge they saw a plume of smoke rising from one of the hundreds of containers stacked on deck. The state-run Iranian shipping company said the vessel had been heading to Spain and called the explosion a “terrorist act.” The attack on the Shahr e Kord this month was just one of the latest salvos in a long-running covert conflict between Israel and Iran. An Israeli official said the attack was retaliation for an Iranian assault on an Israeli cargo ship last month. Since 2019, Israel has been attacking ships carrying Iranian oil and weapons through the eastern Mediterranean and Red Seas, opening a new maritime front in a regional shadow war that had previously played out by land and in the air. The Israeli campaign, confirmed by American, Israeli and Iranian officials, has become a linchpin of Israel’s effort to curb Iran’s military influence in the Middle East and stymie Iranian efforts to circumvent American sanctions on its oil industry. But the conflict’s expansion risks the escalation of what has been a relatively limited tit-for-tat.

Trains collide in southern Egypt, killing at least 32 (AP) Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing at least 32 people and leaving 108 injured, Egyptian authorities said. Dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene in the southern province of Sohag, according to a statement by Egypt’s heath ministry. The wounded were transferred to four nearby hospitals. Their injuries included bone fractures, cut wounds and abrasions, the statement said. Egypt’s Railway Authorities said the accident happened when someone activated the emergency brakes of a passenger train that was headed to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. The train stopped abruptly and was struck from behind by another train. The collision caused two cars from the first train to flip over. Egypt’s railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Official figures show that 1,793 train accidents took place in 2017 across the country.

Faulty cogs and their consequences (NYT) In our digital age, we can forget how fragile—and analog—the interconnected networks threading our world can be. But then there are moments when a faulty cog spins loose, the gears moving the heaving apparatus of the global economy shudder and we realize how suddenly things can go awry. That’s sort of what has happened in the Suez Canal, where a cargo tanker the size of a skyscraper found itself still marooned on Thursday. It has essentially choked off a narrow artery that sees the passage of about a tenth of all global shipping. A Dutch salvage company working on freeing the ship, the MV Ever Given, said it could take “weeks” to pull it loose from its beached landing—an unprecedented blockage in recent years. Meanwhile, at least 150 ships attempting the crossing from Asia to Europe, or vice versa, are facing delays. Those tankers, carrying everything from oil and cement to consumer goods and live animals, are trapped in a traffic jam whose trickle-down effects could reach every corner of the planet.

Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray (AP) Ethiopia’s prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray region, where witnesses have described them looting, killing and raping civilians. The statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office comes after intense pressure from the United States and others to address the deadly crisis in Tigray. Abiy’s statement after a visit to Eritrea said that Ethiopian forces will take over guarding the border areas “effective immediately.” Abiy only in the past week has acknowledged the presence of soldiers from Eritrea, long an enemy of the Tigray leaders who once dominated Ethiopia’s government.

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Hopes Dim for Three Climbers Missing in Winter K2 Attempt

Reaching the peak in the harshest of seasons is considered one of the greatest challenges in mountaineering.

The Concordia camping site in front of the K2 summit, center, in the Karakoram range in Pakistan. Credit...Amelie Herenstein/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

— By Zia ur-Rehman and Sameer Yasir | February 8, 2021 | The New York Times

KARACHI, Pakistan — Some climbers call it “the savage mountain.” K2 stands as the world’s second-tallest summit, after Mount Everest, and some climbers consider it even more perilous. Only last month did one group become the first to successfully scale it during winter, braving dangerously thin air and temperatures that can plunge past minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

On Monday, rescuers and mountaineers underscored the dangers of climbing K2 in winter after the authorities in Pakistan said that three climbers had been missing since Friday and that hopes of finding them alive were evaporating. The missing climbers were Muhammad Ali Sadpara, a 45-year-old from Pakistan; John Snorri, 47, from Iceland; and Juan Pablo Mohr, a 33-year-old Chilean.

The authorities said that they would continue the search on Tuesday after halting operations briefly on Monday because of poor visibility. But officials and some family members expressed little hope that the three would be found alive.

“There is no hope for anyone to survive at 8,000 meters after three days,” said Sajid Ali Sadpara, the son of Mr. Sadpara. The younger Mr. Sadpara had been part of the expedition but aborted his ascent at an altitude of 8,200 meters after his oxygen pipe started leaking. “Now the search operation should continue to recover the bodies,” he added.

The trio was making its second attempt to scale the summit since December. The three were last seen on Friday, around noon, at a narrow couloir called Bottleneck, the precipitous climb just 300 meters from the peak of K2.

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, left, the Pakistani mountaineer, in 2018.

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, left, the Pakistani mountaineer, in 2018.Credit...Alpine Club of Pakistan, via Associated Press

K2, in the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, near the border with China, is 8,611 meters — that’s more than five miles — above sea level. For decades, climbers from across the world have regarded scaling K2 from November to the end of February as one of the most daunting challenges in mountaineering.

Many who have tried have lost their lives. In 2008, 11 lives were lost, while 13 climbers died over a two-week span in 1986, one of the worst disasters in mountaineering history. Mountaineering experts say climbers face a lack of oxygen, snow blindness and frostbite.

This winter has been especially deadly. Last month, two climbers died after either falling down a crevasse while descending or trying to scale nearby peaks in preparation for K2.

A 42-year-old Bulgarian alpinist, Atanas Skatov, was found dead on Friday by a Pakistani Army helicopter on K2 after reportedly falling at about 7,400 meters.

In January, a Spanish climber, Sergi Mingote, fell to his death while descending the mountain. Alex Goldfarb, a Russian-American professor from Harvard University, also lost his life in the same month on a nearby mountain during an acclimatizing mission.

Still, climbers continue their attempts. Last month, a Nepali mountain-climbing team become the first to reach the peak of K2 during winter.

K2: The Killer Summit

K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and Dafdar Township in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.

In August 2008, 25 climbers from several international expeditions converged on high camp of K2, the final stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Just 48 hours later, 11 had been killed or simply vanished, making it the deadliest day in mountaineering history.

In a century of assaults on K2, only about 300 people have ever seen the view from the planet's second highest peak. More than a quarter of those who made it didn't live long enough to share the glory.

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Imran Khan Biography: Early Life, Education, Net Worth, Assets, Controversies, Cricket and Political Career

The 22nd and current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a cricketer turned government official. He was brought into the world on October 5, 1952, and is likewise the director of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Imran Khan prior to going into governmental issues, Khan was an International Cricketer and Captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team which he prompted Pakistan's triumph in 1992 Cricket World Cup

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Imran Khan: Birth and Family

history of imran khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi was destined to a Pashtun group of Mianwali in Lahore on October 5, 1952, to Ikramullah Khan Niazi and Shaukat Khanum. Imran Khan was the lone child of the couple and has four sisters.

mran Khan has a place with Pashtun identity and Niazi clan. Haibat Khan Niazi, one of Imran Khan's predecessors, was Sher Shah Suri's driving general and the legislative leader of Punjab.

Imran Khan's mom hails from the Pashtun clan of Burki which has given a few effective cricketers in Pakistan's set of experiences. His cousins Javed Burki and Majid Khan are additionally the effective cricketers of Pakistan. Imran Khan is additionally a relative of the Sufi fighter artist Pir Roshan.

Imran Khan: Education

Imran Khan got his previous training at Aitchison College and Cathedral School in Lahore and afterward the Royal Grammar School in Worcester and dominated in cricket. In the year 1972, he got himself joined up with Keble College, Oxford and graduated in 1975 in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Imran Khan: Cricket Career

Imran Khan began playing cricket at 13 years old and made his five star cricket debut at the age 16 in Lahore. From 1970-71, he began playing for his host groups - Lahore A, Lahore B, Lahore Greens and Lahore.

At 18 years old, Imran Khan made his presentation for the Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against England in 1971 at Edgbaston. In August 1974, Khan made his presentation in One day International (ODI) and played against England at Trent Bridge. In the wake of moving on from Oxford, Khan got back to Pakistan in the year 1976 and began playing for all time in Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against New Zealand and Australia. He met Tony Greig on his West Indies visit. Tony marked Imran Khan for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.

In a quick bowling challenge at Perth in the year 1978, he came third bowling at 139.7 km/h abandoning Dennis Lillee, Garth Le Roux and Andy Roberts while Jeff Thomson and Michael Holding were still in front of Khan.

In 1970, he turned into a pioneer of 'switch swing' bowling method. He conferred his mystery stunt to Pakistan's bowling team Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.

In 1982, Khan took 62 wickets in 9 Test matches at 13.29 each. In January 1983, he accomplished a Test bowling rating of 992 focuses playing against India.

Imran Khan accomplished the second-quickest all-rounder's triple in 75 tests- - making sure about 3000 runs in 300 wickets. Ian Botham holds the quickest record of all-rounders triple. Khan has additionally accomplished the second-most elevated record-breaking batting normal of 61.86 for a Test batsman- - playing at position 6 in the batting request.

Imran Khan played his last Test coordinate in January 1992 against Sri Lanka at Faisalabad. Khan resigned from cricket after Pakistan's notable success in 1992 World Cup last against England in Melbourne Australia.

Imran Khan has played 88 Test matches, 126 innings and scored 3807 runs with 6 centuries and 18 fifties as a batsman while as a bowler he stepped through 362 wickets in Exam matches turning into Pakistan's first and world's fourth bowler. In ODI, he played 175 matches and scored 3709 runs as a batsman and as a bowler he took 6 wickets for 14 runs, establishing a precedent for the best bowler in ODI innings in a losing cause. In Test cricket, his most noteworthy score was 136 and in ODI his most noteworthy score was 102 not out.

In 1982, Imran Khan succeeded Javed Miandad turning into the chief of Pakistan cricket crew. Imran Khan played 48 Test matches (Pakistan won 14, lost 8 and 26 were drawn) and 139 ODI's (Pakistan won 77, lost 57 and just one match was drawn) as a skipper.

Imran Khan: Post-retirement from cricket

Imran Khan after his retirement from the cricket conceded that he sporadically scratched the ball and lifted the crease. In the year 1996, Khan effectively protected himself in a criticism activity delivered by a previous English chief and all-rounder Ian Botham and batsman Allan Lamb. They guaranteed that Khan had called the two cricketers "bigot, not well taught and ailing in class" and was engaged with ball-altering. Khan fought that he had been misquoted, saying that he was guarding himself in the wake of having conceded that he altered the ball in a district coordinate 18 years prior. Imran Khan won the criticism case, which the appointed authority marked a "total pointless activity", with a 10–2 larger part choice by the jury.

Post-retirement, Imran Khan composed a few assessment pieces for different papers - Guardian, The Independent, Telegraph, and so on He has likewise seemed a few times as a cricket reporter on a few Asian and British games organizations - BBC Urdu, TEN games, and so forth He has likewise given the match outlines to each Cricket World Cup since 1992.

On November 23, 2005, he was named as the chancellor of University of Bradford. On February 26, 2014, the University glided a movement to eliminate Imran Khan as a chancellor because of his nonappearance from each graduation service since 2010. Later on, on November 2014, Khan ventured down as the chancellor refering to his expanding political responsibilities.

Imran Khan: Political Career

Imran Khan was offered the political situations during his cricket vocation - the then President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq offered him a political situation in Pakistan Muslim League (PML), previous Prime Miniter of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif additionally welcomed him to join his ideological group, which he declined.

In 1994, Khan joined a gathering drove by the previous ISI ( Inter-Services Intelligence) boss Hamid Gul and Muhammad Ali Durrani who was head of Pasban, a breakaway youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.

On April 25, 1996, Imran Khan established his own gathering Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and challenged races for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1997 Pakistani general political race as an applicant of PTI. He challenged more than two voting demographics however lost the political race.

Imran Khan upheld General Pervez Musharraf's military upset in 1999 and accepted that he will end debasement. In 2002, he was likewise offered the Prime Ministerial post by General Musharraf however turned down the offer.

On October 2, 2007, Khan joined 85 different MPs to leave the Parliament fighting the official political decision which General Musharraf was challenging without leaving as Army Chief. After General Musharraf announced a crisis in Pakistan, Khan was put under house capture on November 3, 2007. Be that as it may, he later figured out how to get away and joined understudy fight at University of Punjab on November 14 where he was caught and abused by the understudy activists. He was later captured from the dissent and was shipped off Dera Ghazi Khan prison in Punjab yet was delivered following a couple of days.

On October 30, 2011, Khan tended to countless allies in Lahore and on December 25, 2011, in Karachi on the difficult approaches of the public authority.

On April 21, 2013, Imran Khan dispatched his PR lobbies for 2013 Pakistan races. Khan tended to public gatherings in various pieces of the nation - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Seraiki belt urban communities, and so forth He reported that his gathering will present a uniform arrangement of training where the rich and helpless will have similar chances. He finished his mission by tending to allies of Islamabad by means of a video where he was lying on a medical clinic bed in Lahore because of his head wounds after he tumbled from a forklift at the edge of the stage.

On May 11, 2013, races were held in Pakistan and Pakistan Muslim League (N) won with a greater part. Nonetheless, PTI arose as the second-biggest gathering in Karachi and won 30 straightforwardly chose parliamentary seats. PTI turned into the third-biggest gathering in National Assembly after Pakistan People's Party.

PTI dipped the hostility hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and framed common government and introduced a tax-exempt, even spending plan for the Financial Year 2013-14.

Imran Khan was of the assessment that fear monger exercises can be halted in Pakistan through discourse and offered to open an office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory. He charged US when they murdered Hakimullah Mehsud (Talibani Leader) which prompted the aggravation in Pakistan and requested the public authority to impede NATO supply line in reprisal.

On November 14, 2013, Khan requested for the excusal of Ministers of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) and requested Chief Minister Pervez Khan Khattak to end the coalition with QWP. Bakht Baidar and Ibrar Hussain Kamoli of QWP who were clergymen for Manpower and Industry and Forest and Environment separately were excused and Chief Minister excused Yousuf Ayub Khan, Minister for Communication and Works of PTI over his phony degree.

Imran Khan: 2018 Pakistan General Election

Imran Khan challenged from 5 bodies electorate in 2018 Pakistan General Elections. He turned into the primary individual throughout the entire existence of Pakistan who challenged and won in all the 5 electorates. Beforehand, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who challenged from four voting demographics won in three of every 1970.

In May 2018, PTI reported a 100-day plan for the future government- - the production of another territory in Southern Punjab, optimizing of the consolidation of Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the improvement of peace circumstance in Karachi, and advancement of relations with Baloch political pioneers.

Imran Khan: Victory discourse subsequent to winning 2018 decisions

After his triumph in 2018 Pakistan General Election, Khan laid a few strategies for his future government and expressed that he will assemble Pakistan as a

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Watch FIR tv serial full episodes videos online! FIR, a Tv show aired on SAB Tv is a comedy show with amusing & entertaining comedy and is being broadcast Monday to Friday – Hindishows.com. The plot of 'Chandramukhi' revolves around a woman who suffers from a mental disorder affecting a family and a psychiatrist who risks his life to save hers. Readmore 03 /6 'Santosh Subramaniam' - 2008.

Chandra Mukhi is a 1993 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Debaloy Dey starring Sridevi, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl and Pran in lead roles. Chandra Mukhi Film poster Directed byDebaloy Dey Produced byBubby Kent Written byAnwar Khan Story bySalman Khan StarringSridevi Salman Khan Pran Gulshan Grover Mohnish Behl Puneet Issar Music byAnand-Milind Edited byMukhtar Ahmed Release date 22 October 1993 Running time 152 minutes CountryIndia LanguageHindi.

Chandramukhi is one of the pivotal characters in the 1917 Bengali novel Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Her character was inspired by the Hindu mystical singer Meera, who devoted her life to Lord Krishna; similarly Chandramukhi devoted her life to Devdas.

ChandramukhiDevdas characterCreated bySarat Chandra ChattopadhyayPortrayed byChandrabati Devi Vyjayanthimala Madhuri Dixit Kalki Koechlin Anwara For more 'Performers'In-universe informationAliasChandrikaNicknameLeniRaceIndian peopleGenderFemaleOccupationTawaif CourtesanSpouseDevdas MukherjeeReligionHindu

Chandramukhi is one of the pivotal characters in the 1917 Bengali novelDevdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Her character was inspired by the Hindumystical singer Meera, who devoted her life to Lord Krishna; similarly Chandramukhi devoted her life to Devdas.[1] Chandramukhi is portrayed as a hooker with a heart of gold in the novel and its film adaptations.[2] Chandramukhi means 'moon faced' or 'as beautiful as the moon' in Sanskrit.[3]

In the novel[edit]

Chandramukhi is a courtesan who lives in Calcutta also known as Kolkata. She is considered the most beautiful and richest prostitute in the area of Chitpur.[4] She is first introduced to Devdas by Chunnilal, who returns to Calcutta heartbroken after the marriage of Parvathi 'Paro'. Devdas, disgusted over Chandramukhi's profession insults her and leaves her kotha. Chandramukhi, impressed by Devdas's attitude, later falls in love with him after realizing his steadfast love for Paro. She leaves her profession for Devdas and convinces him to marry her; he, however, has to reluctantly reject her offer as he has devoted his life to Paro. In return, Chandramukhi does not force him to be with her but waits patiently for him. Subsequently, she also moves to Ashthajhari village, where she lives in a muddy house located at the bank of a river and helps the needy. After some struggle, she meets with Devdas again, who now accepts her love.

In the film[edit]

Chandrabati Devi as Chandramukhi and Pramathesh Barua as Devdas in the 1935 Bengali filmDevdas

In most of the film adaptations of Devdas, the story of Chandramukhi is similar to the novel. Ibm lotus notes mac. However, in most of the films her humanitarian work in helping the needy is not depicted. Unlike in the novel, a scene in which Chandramukhi and Parvathi meet was added in Bimal Roy's 1955 version when Paro, played by Suchitra Sen riding in a human rickshaw, comes across Chandramukhi, played by Vyjayanthimala, who just stares at Paro without a single word being exchanged between them.[5] The meeting scene of Paro and Chandramukhi in the 1955 version was still regarded as one of the memorable scene in Bollywood with the background music adding the impact to the scene.[6] In the 2002 version, the director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, extended the interaction between Paro and Chandramukhi, also showing them dancing together to the hit song 'Dola Re Dola'.[7]

Performers[edit]

YearTitleEssayed byLanguageOther castNotesDevdasParo1928DevdasNiharbala / Miss ParulSilentPhani SharmaTarakbala1935DevdasChandrabati DeviBengaliP.C. BaruaJamuna Baruah1936DevdasT. R. RajakumariHindiK.L. SaigalJamuna Baruah1937DevdasMohiniAssamesePhani SharmaZubeida1953DevadasuLalithaTelugu, TamilAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitri–1955DevdasVyjayanthimalaHindiDilip KumarSuchitra Sen1955Good Bye My LoverMolly LimMalayS. Roomai NoorChang Lai LaiMalaysian film; also known as Selamat Tinggal, Kekasihku[8]1965DevdasNayyar SultanaUrduHabib TaalishShamim AraPakistani film1974DevadasuJayanthiTeluguGhattamaneni KrishnaVijaya Nirmala1979DevdasSupriya ChoudhuryBengaliSoumitra ChatterjeeSumitra Mukherjeealso known as Debdas1982DevdasAnwaraBengaliBulbul AhmedKabori SarwarBangladeshi film1989DevadasRamya KrishnanMalayalamVenu NagavallyParvathy2002DevdasIndrani HalderBengaliPrasenjit ChatterjeeArpita Pal2002DevdasMadhuri DixitHindiShah Rukh KhanAishwarya Rai2009Dev.DKalki KoechlinHindiAbhay DeolMahi GillA modern-day take on Devdas2010DevdasMeeraUrduNadeem ShahZara ShaikhPakistani film2013DevdasMoushumiBengaliShakib KhanApu BiswasBangladeshi film2017DeviShataf FigarBengaliPaoli DamShubh Mukherjeemodern-day take on Devdas genderbent versions of characters2017 – presentDev DDSanjay SuriHindiAsheema VardaanAkhil Kapoorweb series modern-day take on Devdas genderbent versions of characters2018Daas DevAditi Rao HydariHindiRahul BhattRicha Chaddamodern-day take on Devdas

Social impact[edit]

Chandramukhi is one of the first characters in an Indian novel to deal with prostitution.[9] She was often depicted as a prostitute with a heart of gold.[10] The character of Chandramukhi had paved the way for other portrayals of prostitutes in films like Sadhna, Pyaasa and Pakeezah.[11] Actresses such as Nargis, Suraiya and Bina Rai refused to enact the role of a prostitute in the 1955 film of Devdas, which later went to Vyjayanthimala.[12]

Legacy[edit]

Chandramukhi was well-received in India by critics. In 2006, Rediff listed Chandramukhi in their list of 'Bollywood's Best Tawaif'.[13]Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India also ranked Chandramukhi at #5 in his list 'Tart with a heart', saying that 'The egotistical Paro may have given her boy friend the goby, but self-sacricficing Chandramukhi was willing to put everything on hold — her livelihood too — for her lover'.[14]

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Awards[edit]

Riverbed nightmare pathfinder. There are many actresses who have portrayed Chandramukhi in film adaptations of Devdas. The first notable award was won by Vyjayanthimala in 1956 when she won the Filmfare Awards, known as Bollywood's Oscar,[15] in the Supporting Actress category. However, she was also the first person to decline the award, as she thought that her role was not a supporting one but was of equal importance and parallel to that of Parvathy in the 1955 version.[16] Other actresses who played Chandramukhi in Hindi versions of the novel have also won this award.[13]

The following are awards and nominations received by actresses who have played the role of Chandramukhi in film:

YearFilmNomineeAwardResultNoteRef.1957DevdasVyjayanthimalaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressWonShe refused to accept the award as she thought that Chandramukhi and Parvathi were parallel roles and not a main and a supporting role[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]2002DevdasMadhuri DixitFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressScreen Award for Best Supporting ActressZee Cine Award for Best Actor – FemaleNominatedIIFA Award for Best Actress2010Dev.DKalki KoechlinFilmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressWonStardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – FemaleNominated2013DevdasMoushumiBangladesh National Film Award for Best ActressWonMeril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress (people’s choice)Nom[22]

See also[edit]

Chandramukhi (2005) Tamil film

References[edit]

^Guha, Srejara (2002). Devdas: a novel. Penguin Books. p. 9. ISBN978-0-14-302926-7. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

^Vidya Pradhan (21 Jan 2008). 'Heart of gold, speckled with sin'. The Hindu. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012.

^Ghose, Anindita (August 2006). 'Of Names of Women in Hindi Cinema: An Exploration in Semantics'(PDF). e-Social Sciences. p. 11. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012. Madhuri Dixit in ‘Devdas’ (2002) is Chandramukhi which means ‘moon faced’.

^Shubha Tiwari (2005). Indian fiction in English translation. New Delhi Atlantic Publication. p. 151. ISBN978-81-269-0450-1. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

^Corey K. Creekmur (13 December 2001). 'The Devdas Phenomenon'. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

^Vijay Lokapally (20 February 2009). 'Devdas (1955)'. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

^'Fighting Queens'. Outlook (magazine). 13 December 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

^Allan Koay (2 Apr 2007). 'A new era'. The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.

^Lindsay J. Proudfoot, M. M. Roche (2005). (Dis)placing empire: renegotiating British colonial geographies. Ashgate Publishing Limited. p. 160. ISBN0-7546-4213-5. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

^Sumita S. Chakravarty (1993). National identity in Indian popular cinema, 1947-1987. Harward Academic Publication. p. 271. ISBN978-0-292-71156-3. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

^Meghnad Desai (2004). Nehru's hero Dilip Kumar in the life of India. Lotus Collection, Roli Books. p. 95. ISBN978-81-7436-311-4. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

^Lata Khubchandani (5 Jul 2002). ''I did not approve of Vyjayanthimala as Chandramukhi''. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.

^ abDinesh Raheja (30 Oct 2006). 'Bollywood's top tawaifs'. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.

^Nikhat Kazmi (16 January 2006). 'Tart with a heart'. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

^Mishra, Vijay, Bollywood Cinema: A Critical Genealogy(PDF), Victoria University of Wellington, p. 9, archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-09-24, retrieved 2012-02-18

^Sheela Bhatt (22 Jun 2012). 'A star spangled evening'. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.

^'Vyjayanthimala'. Upperstall. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012.

^'The Winners – 1956'. Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

^Subhash K. Jha (2003-02-22). 'Shah Rukh, Ash, Ajay Devgan's rich haul'. Rediff. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

^Raymond Ronamai. 'The winners of the 55th Filmfare Awards are..'Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

^Bollywood Hungama News Network (2010-01-16). 'Nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2010'. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2012-02-16.[permanent dead link]

^'মেরিল—প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার ২০১৩' [Meril Prothom Alo Award, 2013]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). April 17, 2014.

External links[edit]

Chandramukhi on IMDb

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Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandramukhi_(character)&oldid=992321596'

Chandra MukhiDirected byDebaloy DeyProduced byBubby KentWritten byAnwar KhanStory bySalman KhanStarringSridevi Salman Khan Pran Gulshan Grover Mohnish Behl Puneet IssarMusic byAnand-MilindEdited byMukhtar Ahmed

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Chandra Mukhi is a 1993Hindi-languageIndianfeature filmdirected by Debaloy Dey starring Sridevi, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl and Pran in lead roles.[1][2][3][4][5]

Summary[edit]

Chandra Mukhi tells the story of Chandra Mukhi (Sridevi), a princess of a heavenly kingdom, who comes down to earth in search of her lost magical leaf. A boy named Raja (Salman Khan) gets the same magical leaf and the adventure starts.

Cast[edit]

Sri Devi as Chandra Mukhi

Salman Khan as Raja Rai

Pran as Rai (Raja's grandfather)

Gulshan Grover as Madan (Raja's Uncle)

Mohnish Behl as Tony

Puneet Issar as Zhola

Tinnu Anand as Santala

Kunika as Lily

Maya Alagh as Chandra Mukhi's mom

Asha Sachdev as Kamini Rai

Tej Sapru as Ghunga

Shiva Rindani as Bob

Avtaar Gill as Yakeemo

Rana Jung Bahadur as Ved

Kim Yashpal as special appearance in song (deleted song)

Soundtrack[edit]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length1.'Aa Paas Aa To Zara'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy05:022.'Tune Pakdi Kalai'Renu Mukherjee04:033.'Chha Raha Hai Pyaar Ka Nasha'Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai06:554.'Maine Pilayee Ke Tune Pilayee'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:175.'Mere Honthon Pe Ek Kahani'Anand (Anand-Milind, Kavita Krishnamurthy08:396.'Tere Dil Ki Baat Main Janoo'Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik05:207.'Teri Hi Aarzoo Hai'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy05:548.'Ding dong bell Ding dong bell Apna hai Main' (Deleted song)

References[edit]

^'Salman Khan's films you might have missed watching'. The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

^'rediff.com: Sridevi-Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan'. Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

^Poonacha, Sahitya P (15 April 2020). 'What made Salman Khan fear Sridevi alone [Throwback]'. International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

^'Watch: When Salman Khan Introduced Sridevi as 'The Ultimate Superstar''. News18. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

^Bhatnagar, Rohit (2 December 2016). 'Salman Khan to cast Sridevi?'. The Asian Age. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chandra_Mukhi&oldid=990186770'

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Evaluating the Trump administration’s Pakistan reset

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Evaluating the Trump administration’s Pakistan reset

By Madiha Afzal Looking back over the past four years, the Trump administration’s Pakistan policy can be divided into two phases: bilateral relations that were decidedly strained for the first two years of the administration and, since 2019, a far more positive relationship marked by cooperation on the Afghan peace process and attempts, with limited success, to boost the relationship on other fronts. The reset that occurred in 2019 was due not to Trump’s impulsiveness, but to a transactional approach driven by Pakistan’s usefulness in the Afghan peace process. It is an approach that has had its advantages, but it has run into obvious limits as well.

Seven Decades of U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Pakistan and the United States established diplomatic ties on Aug. 15, 1947, the day after Pakistan gained independence. It was a close relationship for the new country’s first few decades, especially as U.S. relations with Pakistan’s archrival, India, were relatively cold. In many ways, 1979 marked a turning point for both countries, and Afghanistan became a defining feature in their relationship over the next four decades. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that year, Pakistan became party to the Soviet-Afghan conflict and used U.S. and Saudi money to train and arm the mujahideen. In 1989, when the Soviets exited Afghanistan, the United States left the region, fueling a visceral sense of American abandonment in Pakistan and a sense that America could not be trusted. The U.S. relationship with India has been a second defining factor in the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Pakistan has been sensitive about growing U.S.-India bilateral ties since the 1990s. In 1998, the Clinton administration imposed costly economic sanctions on Pakistan (to its considerable angst) for testing its nuclear weapons in response to India’s nuclear test. Concerns about U.S. preferences on the subcontinent persist. According to a 2015 Pew poll, 53 percent of Pakistani respondents said they believed U.S. policies toward India and Pakistan favored India; only 13 percent said they favored Pakistan. After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pakistan joined the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. Pakistan allowed NATO access to supply routes through the country and received considerable military and security assistance in return. President George W. Bush named Pakistan a major non-NATO ally in 2004. Relations cooled during the Obama administration as concerns grew about Pakistan’s safe havens for the Taliban and the presence of al-Qaeda in the country. This history has, for many Pakistanis, fueled the belief that Republican presidents are better than Democratic presidents for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.

A Low Point and a Reset

Enter the Trump administration and Trump’s focus on his campaign promise of getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. The relationship with Pakistan for the first two years of the administration was characterized by an almost-singular focus on U.S. concerns about Pakistani safe havens for the Haqqani Network. The administration said it would make economic ties contingent on Pakistan taking action against militant and terrorist groups. Things soured further in January 2018, when Trump accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit” in its relationship with America, tweeting that it took U.S. aid for nothing in return. The administration cut off $1.3 billion in U.S. security assistance following Trump’s tweet. By the fall of 2018, the Trump administration seemed to have calculated that an exit out of Afghanistan would not come via a military victory. Trump appointed Zalmay Khalilzad as his special envoy to Afghanistan, and Khalilzad began the painstakingly slow work of the Afghan peace process. Though Trump had engaged in a war of words on Twitter with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan just a few weeks before, Trump wrote Khan a letter in the fall of 2018 asking for help with the Afghan peace process. Khan, who had long argued for political reconciliation in Afghanistan, was forthcoming. The seeds for a reset had been sown. Pakistan produced Mullah Baradar, the deputy leader of the Taliban who had been in Pakistani custody. His release helped jump-start the peace process, and Baradar became the Taliban’s chief negotiator. In many ways, Pakistan was uniquely positioned to help, enjoying leverage with the Taliban and a working relationship with the United States. Khalilzad has visited Pakistan at least 15 times in the past two years. Pakistan considers the U.S.-Taliban deal signed in February a product of its help, and Khalilzad has publicly acknowledged Pakistan’s help with the process numerous times. The hoped-for reset in the bilateral relationship was acknowledged formally during Imran Khan’s visit to Washington in July 2019, when he and Trump first met and hit it off. In a presidency where personalities have mattered a great deal, it was clear that these two celebrity-turned-populist politicians enjoyed meeting each other. They have since developed a personal connection, meeting again on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in the fall of 2019 and at the World Economic Forum in early 2020. During the first meeting with Khan at the White House, Trump offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, setting off alarm bells in New Delhi—India almost immediately responded that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. Trump also called for dramatically strengthening trade ties between Pakistan and the United States. America is Pakistan’s top export destination, but these trade gains have yet to be realized. Nevertheless, the bilateral reset has sustained. Pakistan is now helping with the intra-Afghan peace process as well, though it was not obvious that Pakistan would remain involved in this phase. Trump’s messaging on Pakistan has been scrupulously positive since the reset, something the country appreciates as it seeks to move past an image associated with terrorism. The United States has given Pakistan $8 million to help its fight against the coronavirus; Pakistan returned the favor with a goodwill gesture of personal protective equipment donations. China’s growing presence in the region, and the United States’s willingness to tolerate Beijing’s close economic and strategic ties to Pakistan, has also reassured Pakistan that major powers value its partnership.

The Advantages and Limits of a New Approach

Trump’s relatively hands-off approach to India and Pakistan has had benefits, but it has also run into limits. While Pakistan welcomed Trump’s July 2019 offer to mediate the Kashmir dispute, that pronouncement may have done more harm than good. Some Indian political analysts surmised that it might have accelerated India’s revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy, announced just a couple of weeks later, on Aug. 5. More broadly, Trump’s approach to the region has largely decoupled India and Pakistan, which has generated less concern from Pakistan about the U.S.-India relationship. India’s lack of a role in the Afghan peace process has also allayed Pakistan’s fears. Trump even mentioned his “very good relationship” with Pakistan on his visit to India—a comment that Pakistan appreciated (and that New Delhi did not like, but let go). The Trump administration has also taken a different tack in trying to influence Pakistan. Rather than using direct assistance as a tool to drive Pakistan’s actions—which would have a limited effect given Pakistan’s economic relationship with China—the Trump administration has relied on other tools to affect Pakistan’s behavior. Most notably, the administration moved to change Pakistan’s status with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international watchdog that monitors terrorist financing, in February 2018. Pakistan was placed on the FATF increased monitoring “grey list” in June that year; the designation impedes economic investment into the country and causes it financial harm. (Pakistan had also been placed on the grey list in 2008, and from 2012 to 2015.) In its bid to avoid being blacklisted, Pakistan has since 2018 taken actions against militant groups—including placing economic sanctions on Lashkar-e-Taiba and sentencing the group’s leader, Hafiz Saeed, to 11 years in prison for terrorist financing. The Khan government has made it a key goal to come off the grey list, passing legislation to help its case. In its latest review this October, FATF announced that Pakistan has made “significant progress” and has largely addressed 21 out of 27 action items; it will remain on the grey list and has until February 2021 to address the remaining requirements. While the FATF listing is multilateral and therefore a less direct policy tool than U.S. assistance, many observers in Pakistan still perceive it as a U.S. instrument, and it is driving growing backlash in a public that perceives Pakistan’s greylisting as unfair. Although Trump has been criticized for playing fast and loose with America’s alliances and cavorting with its foes, his Pakistan policy reveals a practical side. This more transactional approach has yielded results for the United States on the Afghan peace process and has largely been received well by Pakistan since the reset. Yet the limits of Trump’s rhetoric and lack of homework before making pronouncements are also apparent. The trade gains Trump promised Pakistan have not materialized. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross visited Pakistan in February 2020, but the United States has had trouble investing in Pakistan due to “Pakistan’s significant business climate issues, including regulatory barriers, weak intellectual property protections, and discriminatory taxation,” according to the State Department. With the FATF, the Trump administration has chosen an economic tool more effective than aid to encourage Pakistan to crack down on terrorist groups. So far, this approach has worked. Pakistan is eager to shed its image associated with terrorism and increasingly recognizes that global stature is driven by economic ascendance rather than strategic importance. Yet with the United States making a deal with the Taliban and giving it legitimacy, many Pakistanis have wondered why Pakistan is still maligned for its relationship with the group. The Trump administration has not offered Pakistanis the clarity they need on that front.

The Next Administration

If Joe Biden is elected president this November, he will find a different U.S. relationship with Pakistan than the one he left behind with the Obama administration four years earlier, partly because Pakistan has changed but also because of changes in the region and the Trump administration’s unique approach to the country. The road to the U.S. reset with Pakistan in 2019 came through Afghanistan. Pakistan’s closeness with a rising China has offset some of Pakistan’s existential angst about its relationship with the United States. Trump has, against all odds, successfully balanced the U.S. relationship with Pakistan and India in a way that doesn’t worsen Pakistan’s paranoia, and the administration’s reliance on the FATF listing as a tool has also proved effective in goading Pakistan to take action against militant groups. Yet this approach is piecemeal and opportunistic. The next administration will need to round out America’s Pakistan policy, to make it comprehensive and take a longer term view. This is especially true as the United States seeks to withdraw troops completely from Afghanistan—for the first time in more than four decades, the two countries may be looking at a bilateral relationship not driven by Afghanistan. The U.S.-Pakistan relationship, long dominated by strategic concerns, can become a productive one for both countries, if redefined carefully and with an open mind.

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Thai baht leads Asia's bullish prospects; yuan long bets on the mend: Reuters poll

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Thai baht leads Asia's bullish prospects; yuan long bets on the mend: Reuters poll

© Reuters. Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok

By Aby Jose Koilparambil

(Reuters) – Investors remained bullish on China’s yuan for a third straight fortnight, a Reuters Poll showed on Thursday, as markets turned optimistic about the progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks.

Long positions on the yuan rose to their highest since February last year, the poll of 10 analysts showed, with investors regaining some of their lost appetite for a currency that shed nearly 6 percent against the dollar in 2018.

Global markets have taken heart from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this week to extend a deadline to increase tariffs on imports from China, although he did not give away any clear-cut indications whether a resolution is possible or not.

Progress in trade talks between the world’s top two economies offset any dent in sentiment from soft economic data out of China lately.

Official survey results released on Thursday showed China’s service industry slowed in February, with analysts expecting further weakness this year as a slowing economy makes consumers more cautious on the spending front.

The poll respondents maintained bullish positions on the Singapore dollar, the Indonesian rupiah, the Malaysian ringgit and the Philippine peso as well.

Bullish sentiment for the Thai baht remained the strongest in the region for a third successive poll, with long bets at their highest in 13 months.

Thailand’s strong economic fundamentals, which consist of steady exports and domestic production, have made the baht a bastion of stability in Asia.

The Taiwan dollar, however, remained under pressure with bearish positions on the currency piling up in the past month and a half.

Taiwan’s export orders contracted in January for a third month on the trot, data showed last week, adding to evidence of a global tech slowdown that will likely hit profits for the island’s many technology manufacturers this year.

Meanwhile, short positions on the Indian rupee fell to their lowest since early April last year, when investors were bullish on the currency.

A bulk of the poll responses came in before India and Pakistan got involved in a military conflict this week, prompting leading powers to urge the nuclear armed neighbors to show restraint.

That sent Indian and Pakistani stocks lower on Wednesday, and caused the Indian rupee to weaken.

The Reuters survey is focused on what analysts believe are the current market positions in nine Asian emerging market currencies: the , South Korean won, Singapore dollar, Indonesian rupiah, Taiwan dollar, Indian rupee, Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit and the Thai baht.

The poll uses estimates of net long or short positions on a scale of minus 3 to plus 3.

A score of plus 3 indicates the market is significantly long U.S. dollars. The figures included positions held through non-deliverable forwards (NDFs).

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

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Thai baht leads Asia's bullish prospects; yuan long bets on the mend: Reuters poll

© Reuters. Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok

By Aby Jose Koilparambil

(Reuters) – Investors remained bullish on China’s yuan for a third straight fortnight, a Reuters Poll showed on Thursday, as markets turned optimistic about the progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks.

Long positions on the yuan rose to their highest since February last year, the poll of 10 analysts showed, with investors regaining some of their lost appetite for a currency that shed nearly 6 percent against the dollar in 2018.

Global markets have taken heart from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this week to extend a deadline to increase tariffs on imports from China, although he did not give away any clear-cut indications whether a resolution is possible or not.

Progress in trade talks between the world’s top two economies offset any dent in sentiment from soft economic data out of China lately.

Official survey results released on Thursday showed China’s service industry slowed in February, with analysts expecting further weakness this year as a slowing economy makes consumers more cautious on the spending front.

The poll respondents maintained bullish positions on the Singapore dollar, the Indonesian rupiah, the Malaysian ringgit and the Philippine peso as well.

Bullish sentiment for the Thai baht remained the strongest in the region for a third successive poll, with long bets at their highest in 13 months.

Thailand’s strong economic fundamentals, which consist of steady exports and domestic production, have made the baht a bastion of stability in Asia.

The Taiwan dollar, however, remained under pressure with bearish positions on the currency piling up in the past month and a half.

Taiwan’s export orders contracted in January for a third month on the trot, data showed last week, adding to evidence of a global tech slowdown that will likely hit profits for the island’s many technology manufacturers this year.

Meanwhile, short positions on the Indian rupee fell to their lowest since early April last year, when investors were bullish on the currency.

A bulk of the poll responses came in before India and Pakistan got involved in a military conflict this week, prompting leading powers to urge the nuclear armed neighbors to show restraint.

That sent Indian and Pakistani stocks lower on Wednesday, and caused the Indian rupee to weaken.

The Reuters survey is focused on what analysts believe are the current market positions in nine Asian emerging market currencies: the , South Korean won, Singapore dollar, Indonesian rupiah, Taiwan dollar, Indian rupee, Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit and the Thai baht.

The poll uses estimates of net long or short positions on a scale of minus 3 to plus 3.

A score of plus 3 indicates the market is significantly long U.S. dollars. The figures included positions held through non-deliverable forwards (NDFs).

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

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