Posts tagged as: Central Asia

Gunmen attack NATO containers, kill 5 people

Unidentified men in Khyber tribal region on Monday fired rockets on containers carrying supplies for MATO forces in Afghanistan, killing at least five people, officials said.     The drivers and cleaners of the containers were killed as the attackers torched the containers in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, bordering Afghanistan.     An official […]

China taking a lead in the New Great Game – Part 4

Strengthening relations with CAS The bilateral relations between the PRC and Kyrgyzstan have fortified in the post-Cold War era. Beijing sees Kyrgyzstan as a strategic base for trade expansion across Central Asia and the former Soviet space. Kyrgyzstan seeks to make best use of its profits from re-exporting Chinese goods. That trade is worth an […]

China taking a lead in the New Great Game – Part 3

China’s reliance on the predominantly Muslim Middle East and Central Asia puts stress on the fact that China cannot tamper or ignore the Uighur (Muslim) question without serious trade implications that could be disastrous for the country’s economy. The Central Asian governments have also adopted a “Go West” policy which is profoundly supported by China. […]

China taking a lead in the New Great Game – Part 2

The five CAS states, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, have huge hydrocarbon reserves which China and other global powers want a piece of. Much of China’s foreign policy complements Gorbachev’s “Perestroika” (restructuring) and “Glasnost” (opening up) principles – an ideology that took practical meaning under the tutelage of Deng Xiao Ping. This major shift […]

Amnesty international condemns Chinese repression in Xinjiang

The NGO has accused Beijing of conducting a policy of repression and intimidation of dozens of Uighurs in Xinjiang since the bloody rights that took place in 2009 In a report released on Wednesday, Amnesty International claims that Chinese authorities have executed nine people accused of having fomented violence and arrested several others. The NGO […]

President Obama urges Pakistan to resume NATO supplies

US President Barack Obama and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari met shortly on Monday on the sidelines of the NATO summit, but made no progress towards resolving their diplomatic standoff over land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s hard stance on resumption of supplies for foreign forces threatened to outshine the American […]

Twin cities enveloped in dust

Like the entire region, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad Tuesday remained enveloped by dust, particularly affecting those vulnerable to dust allergy and asthma patients. The phenomenon also affected the visibility across the green city. According to the metrological office, the cyclonic winds which had been hitting Sindh and Balochistan during last couple of […]

MPs express concerns over U.S. Congressional hearing on Balochistan

MPs express concerns over U.S. Congressional hearing on Balochistan Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday expressed concerns over the Congressional hearing on Balochistan, saying Americans wanted to make the province an independent territory to use it as a route to Central Asia. While speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, PML-Q Member […]

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