29 June 2019:
25 Shawal 1440:Vol: 11, No:232
INDIA
Pehlu Khan lynched by gau rakshaks in 2017,
now chargesheeted for cattle smuggling by Rajasthan govt
Rajasthan Police have filed a chargesheet for
cow smuggling against Pehlu Khan, the dairy farmer who was beaten to death 2
years ago by a mob of gau rakshaks in Alwar for transporting cattle, and his
two sons.The chargesheet also names the owner of the pick-up truck that was
used for transporting the cattle on April 1, 2017, when the lynching took place
near Behror. The latest chargesheet,in which Pehlu Khan has been posthumously
charged, was prepared on Dec.30 last year, days after the new Congress government
came into power in Rajasthan, and was presented in the court of the Additional
CJM in Behror on May 29 this year.The chargesheet accuses Khan and his sons
under various sections Rajasthan Bovine Animal Act.Khan’s eldest son
Irshad(25), who is named in the chargesheet, said: “We lost our father in the
attack by cow vigilantes and now we have been charged as cow smugglers. We had
hoped that the new Congress government in Rajasthan will review and withdraw
the case against us but now a chargesheet has been filed against us. We hoped
for justice after the government change but that didn’t happen.” Khan’s younger
son, Aarif, has also been named in chargesheet.Last year, previous BJP govt in
Rajasthan had filed a similar chargesheet against Azmat and Rafique, two
associates of Khan who were also attacked by the mob that also targeted the
truck driver Arjun. Jagdish Prasad, the owner of the pick-up, was also charged
under Section 6 of the Act.2 FIRs were filed in the incident, first against 8
people who lynched Khan and his sons while second against Pehlu and his sons
for carrying cattle from Rajasthan to Haryana without taking permission from collector.All
8 accused are out on bail while 2 of them are incommunicado from a long time
now.Indianexpress/ times now
Gehlot on Pehlu Khan chargesheet:
Investigation done under BJP govt, will re-investigate if needed
Reacting to the posthumous chargesheet filed
against mob-lynching victim Pehlu Khan, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Saturday said
the investigation in the case was done during the previous BJP govt in the
state and the case would be re-investigated if any discrepancies are
found.“Investigation of this case was done in the past during BJP govt and
chargesheet was presented. If any discrepancies will be found in the
investigation, case will be re-investigated,” Gehlot said.indianexpress
Thane cab driver beaten, ‘forced to chant Jai
Shri Ram’; 3 held
Thane:A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten
up, abused and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” in Diva area of Thane on Monday.
The three accused, all residents of Agasan village in Diva, were arrested by
the police on Tuesday and have been remanded in police custody. Faisal Usman
Khan(25) has been working as a driver for a cab aggregator company since
Dec.2018. On Monday morning, around 3 am, Khan was on his way to Mumbai after
picking up passengers from Manav Kalyan Hospital in Diva when the car broke
down.“I switched on the parking lights and was trying to restart the car when 3
men on a scooter came from behind and started banging the windows,” Khan
recounted. “They were reeking of alcohol and wanted to know why I had stopped
my vehicle in the middle of the road,” he added.The accused then allegedly took
keys of the car, dragged Khan and one of the passengers out and started abusing
them. “…men also started abusing me for my religion and said that if I chant
‘Jai Shri Ram’ loudly, they will let me go,” Khan said. The accused then took
his mobile phone and fled after one of the passengers called the police, Khan
said. When Khan registered a complaint with the police on Monday, he just told
them about the physical violence and the theft of his phone. “I was in shock
and was worried about the repercussions on my family. However, I later told
senior officers at the police station the whole story. They assured me that I
had nothing to fear,” Khan said. He then narrated the entire incident,
including being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, in his statement to the police.The
victim had noted down the registration number of the bike, which helped us
trace the accused. Bike belonged to Jaideep Mundhe (26), who was riding it that
day. We also arrested Mangesh Mundhe (30) and Anil Suryawanshi (22). All of
them are residents of Agasan. The accused don’t have any previous cases against
them,” said senior police officer. indianexpress
Man made to do sit-ups for not chanting Jai
Shri Ram in Coochbehar
Kolkata: A middle-aged man from minority
community was made to do sit-ups holding his ears for not uttering 'Jai Shri
Ram' in Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The video, which went viral, was
noticed by the state administration and the accused has been arrested in this
connection.Apsi Miyan, accused, was produced in a local court in Coochbehar’s
Tufanganj on Friday and remanded to police custody for interrogation.In the
video, Apsi Miyan is seen beating a man and asking him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
When the man refused to do so, he was forced to do sit-ups. According to
sources, Apsi Miyan is a BJP worker. However, the party refused any connection
with the accused.Following election results, the accused had tortured the
victim and Utpal Das, a local resident, had helped the victim to file a
complaint in the local police station. However, no one was arrested then. It
was only when the video went viral and the state administration noticed the
matter, the police took immediate action. Police has not confirmed any
political identity of the accused till now.mumbaimirror
UP: Miscreants harass Muslim boy in train,
remove his skull cap; case registered
Police on Friday registered a case after a man
complained that he was allegedly harassed by some miscreants while he was
travelling in a passenger train." Mujiburrehman informed us that some
youth harassed him near Rajghat station while he was travelling in a train on
June 18. He gained his consciousness next day at some other place. We have
registered a case based on the complaint," SP Abhishek told reporters
here.The victim alleged that miscreants threw his skull cap, looted money and
phone, and left him in an unconscious state. Mujiburrehman said: "I was
going to the madrassa on June 18. I purchased a train ticket for Bareilly. Some
boys harassed me and thrown my skull cap. They also beat me.""My son
told me that 8-10 boys boarded the train and snatched my skull cap.Then they
started beating him. They made him smell something after which Mujiburrehman
got unconscious. His phone and money were also looted," said his father.ANI
SC to hear plea seeking probe into ‘brutal’
torture of 2 Muslim men in Bihar police custody
New Delhi: Nearly 4 months after two Muslim
men died in Bihar police custody due to alleged torture, the Supreme Court will
hear a plea next week, seeking an impartial investigation into the incident.The
plea, submitted by NGO Citizens Against Hate, stated that the Bihar police and
the doctors who conducted the post-mortem colluded to cover up the crime.The
plea, filed in April by advocate Fauzia Shakil, will be heard Tuesday by a
bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi along with Justices Deepak Gupta and
Aniruddha Bose when the apex court reopens Monday after its nearly two-month
summer vacation.According to the plea, it appeared that the two men were
brutally beaten up in police custody — their hands and legs were broken, they
had abrasions, nails were hammered into their bodies, and they seemed to have
been given electric shocks too.Photographs and videos of the bodies being
washed before the burial showed marks of torture, plea stated.World
Organisation Against Torture, a network fighting against human rights
violations, condemned incident Friday and urged India to “prosecute the alleged
perpetrators” and “abide by its promise to ratify UN Convention against
Torture”. “Despite civil society fact-finding missions, numerous reports in
local and national newspapers and requests for investigations sent to the Chief
Minister of Bihar by a group of eminent former civil servants, no meaningful
actions have been taken almost 4 months after the incident,” the organisation said.“While
NHRC examines the case to decide its intervention, it is urged to immediately
conduct an independent inquiry with no more delay.”On the intervening night of
5-6 March, police officials of Chakiya police station had picked up Gufran Alam
(30) and Taslim Ansari (32) from their residences in Sitamarhi district in
connection with a case of motorcycle theft.theprint
Another BJP leader attacks municipal officer
in MP
Satna:BJP leader and his supporters allegedly
attacked the chief municipal officer of a civic body in Satna district of MP on
Friday,leaving him seriously injured,just 2 days after party MLA Akash
Vijayvargiya was arrested for assaulting an official with a cricket
bat.Ramnagar Nagar Panchayat president Sushil Patel and his supporters
allegedly attacked the civic body’s chief municipal officer D. Soni and a few
corporators, police said.Patel, however, alleged that it was Soni who attacked
him on the direction of a Congress leader.Both sides filed cases of assault
against each other, police said. No one has been arrested yet.CCTV footage of
the incident was being examined and the guilty will face action according to
law, said district superintendent of police Riyaz Iqbal. According to police
sources, Patel reached the Nagar Panchayat’s office with more than six persons
and attacked the officer and a few corporators with sticks.PTI
Pune wall collapse LIVE: 15 from Bihar killed,
most were labourers; govt orders probe
At least 15 people, including four children,
were killed Saturday morning after a compound wall collapsed at a construction
site in Pune’s Kondhwa area.All 15, belonging to families of labourers, were
housed in temporary shelters built at the site near Talab Masjid. Maharashtra CM
set up an inquiry and announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the next of
kin.Search and rescue operations have been called off. Three persons were taken
out alive and are being treated at a hospital for multiple serious injuries. A
stop work order has been issued at the construction site. The Maharashtra
Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said most of the deceased are from Bihar.
While three of deceased belonged to Mahisal in Katihar district of Bihar, 12
more were from Balrampur town of same district. The deceased have been
identified as Alok Sharma (28), Mohan Sharma (24), Ravi Sharma (19), all from
Mahisal. And Aman Sharma (19), Laxmikant Sahani (22), Sunil Singh (35), Ovi
Daas (2), Sonali Das (6), Bhima Das (38), Sangeeta Devi (26), Ajitkumar Sharma
(7), Rekhalkumar Sharma (5), Neeva Devi (30), Deepranjan Sharma and Avadesh
Singh. indianexpress
Article 370 temporary in nature, says Amit
Shah; President rule extended
New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah has told
the Lok Sabha that Article 370, which provides for special status to J&K,
is “temporary in nature” and “not permanent” in what was an unambiguous
articulation of BJP’s resentment of the constitutional scheme which it has held
responsible for the growth of separatism in the sensitive state. “This is
temporary, not permanent. Either you have forgotten this or have chosen to
gloss over the fact that Article 370 is a temporary provision of the
Constitution. Do remember this and also that Sheikh Abdullah (late founder of
National Conference and the tallest leader of the state) had concurred with the
arrangement,” Shah told Hasnain Masoodi, Lok Sabha member from Anantnag in
J&K who represents NC. This was arguably the first time that a home
minister had unambiguously said on floor of Parliament that Article 370 was not
sacrosanct, and is sure to heighten speculation about the steps the Modi govt
might take to tackle the twin challenges of terrorism and secessionism in the
Valley.Political circles have been thick with anticipation of bold measures
with regard to a fresh delimitation of constituencies in J&K and the stand
that the Centre might take in Supreme Court vis-Ã -vis Article 35A, which places
curbs on ownership of property on non-residents of the state. Shah was
participating in the discussion on bills seeking extension of President’s rule
in J&K for another 6 months beginning on July 3 and for extending
reservation to people living along international border.Lok Sabha cleared both
bills by voice vote. In a hard-hitting speech, Shah blamed secessionism in
J&K and loss of one-third of the state to Pakistan in 1948 on the policy of
first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. He also criticised failure of previous govts to ban
even self-avowedly hardline and secessionist outfits like J&K Jamat-i-Islami
and JKLF. He stressed that the party will not dial back on the poll pledge
after its victory. TOI
J&K: Article 370 has to go lock stock and
barrel, says Ram Madhav
New Delhi :Reiterating the saffron party’s
stance on the contentious Article 370, BJP national general secretary Ram
Madhav on Saturday said the Centre is committed to repealing the provision
which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported. “As far as
Article 370 is concerned, our ideological commitment is well-known. It has to
go lock stock and barrel as the Home Minister (Amit Shah) clearly mentioned
yesterday in Parliament,” Madhav said.“Our govt is committed to resolving all
outstanding issue in Kashmir. We are moving in that direction,” he added.Madhav
also said that ex PM Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the situation in the
state. “Whatever Amit Shah said is historical truth. The trouble in Kashmir is
a creation of the first government of independent India under Pandit Nehru.
When it was introduced by former PM Nehru, he himself had said that it was
temporary and would erode on its own,” he asserted.However, the BJP leader
said, the removal of Article 370 may take time since the action involves some
procedure.indianexpress
J&K: Clash among militant groups exposes
rift in Valley
Srinagar:Fight between indigenous militant
outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a group
associated with the global Islamic State has triggered the first direct clash
involving the 3 in South Kashmir. A commander of Islamic State Jammu Kashmir
(ISJK), which operates under the banner of Wilayah Al Hind, was killed and a
Hizbul militant seriously injured in the gunfight in Anantnag district
Wednesday. The injured militant was later arrested by J&K Police.A senior
police officer in South Kashmir said:“We have arrested a terrorist belonging to
Hizbul, who was wounded in the firefight. The fight started because of some
issue regarding weapons. The injured terrorist is in hospital.” He said there
are “four to five terrorists associated with ISJK in South Kashmir”. “This is a
very small group of ISJK and I don’t think they can withstand the pressure of
Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar. This is the first such incident in South Kashmir
and now one of the ISJK terrorists, who was part of the clash, has issued a
video regarding the incident,” he said.The clash took place inside apple
orchards at Sirhama village in Bijbehara late Wednesday night. “ISJK terrorist
killed in the shootout has been identified as Adil Das of Waghama Bijbehara
while injured Hizbul terrorist is Arif Hussain Bhat of Larkipora Anantnag,’’officer
said.He said there were “3 terrorists belonging to ISJK while four or more
Hizbul and Lashkar terrorists” were involved in the skirmish. “There was firing
from both sides,’’ he said.ISJK has issued a video in Kashmiri on the incident.
“Man who has issued the statement has been identified as ISJK terrorist Khateeb
Das, who is apparently related to the killed terrorist,’’ the officer
said.Police sources said Adil Das was a Lashkar militant before switching to
Islamic State. They said Lashkar wanted Adil to return their gun, which
triggered the fight. While Hizbul and Lashkar have been silent on the incident,
the ISJK video accused them of tricking their commander into believing they had
come to join ISJK.“The tragedy that befell us happened because of the spying of
Hizbul and Lashkar. These are Pakistan’s dirty tricks and (Hizb chief in
Kashmir) Riyaz Naiku’s dirty tricks. We will give you proof. They tricked Adil
Das into believing that they were going to join IS and swear allegiance to Abu
Bakr Baghdadi…After martyring Adil, they opened a burst of fire at (another
ISJK man) Turabi (who was there) and it hit their own associate. They are
apostates and are fighting for apostate Pakistani state here,’’ the video
statement said. ISJK video also accused Hizbul of killing several other
militants.There has been growing friction between local militant groups and
affiliates of global terror outfits in Kashmir. Both Hizbul and the separatist
conglomerate Hurriyat Conference has said that there is no role for global
outfits like IS and Al Qaida in Kashmir.While Hizbul, which has a presence only
in J&K, advocates accession to Pakistan, IS and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH),
an affiliate of Al Qaeda with only a few members, have global ambitions. They
have vowed to fight Pakistan and local militant outfits.indianexpress
Ayodhya to Rafale: List of significant cases
up for hearing as SC resumes next week
New Delhi :As the Supreme Court resumes on
July 1 after its six-week annual summer recess, a list of significant cases
will come up for hearing. This includes the Ayodhya land dispute, review pleas
in the Rafale case and the contempt case against Congress president Rahul
Gandhi. The SC will resume hearings in the Ayodhya land dispute case after
mediation proceedings by a 3-member committee comprising Justice FMI Kallifulla
Sri Sri Ravishankar and Sriram Panchu. Meanwhile, the Court will also take up
for hearing the review pleas filed against its judgment on India’s Rafale
fighter jet deal with France.The defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi by
BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi will also be taken up. The case has to do with
Gandhi attributing a remark, “chowkidar chor hai” to the SC during a campaign
speech ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi had tendered an apology and sought
closure of the case.indianexpress
Prohibit multiple marriages in Islam:
Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati
Agra:Dwarika Peeth Shankaracharya Swami
Swaroopanand Saraswati demanded that the Muslim Marriage Act should be modified
and multiple marriages of Muslim men should also be banned in the law, similar
to Hindu Marriage Act.Saraswati said that if a person marries another woman
when his wife is alive, then it should be made a crime for men of every
community. This will bring a major relief for Muslim women. Saraswati said that
Triple Talaq Bill should also clarify that if the husband is sent to jail under
this law, then how will the wife survive outside with no money and or
earnings.Commenting on the Ayodhya issue, Saraswati said that BJP and Modi
government are fooling the Hindu community on this issue.Criticising the
Saraswati's statement on the Muslim marriage practices, Sami Aghai of Bhartiya
Muslim Vikas Parishad said that the Muslims have always been governed by the
Islamic Law and the Quran contains solutions to all the problems, and that the
Hindu leaders should not meddle with Islamic matters unless they have
thoroughly studied Islam. Opposing Triple Talaq Bill, Aghai said that lakhs of
Hindu women have been left by their husbands and are living like destitute, but
the Modi government only saw the so-called atrocities being committed by Muslim
men over their women.Aghai said that a man who has himself left his wife
without any support since decades, does not hold the moral right to comment on
how other men are treating their wives. Aghai said that BJP MP Hema Malini and
her husband Dharmendra got married despite the fact that Dharmendra was already
married and even had kids."Why did Hema Malini marry a married man and why
did BJP give a ticket to a woman whose marriage to Dharmendra was not at all
legal? Why didn't the Hindu saints and the Hindu community oppose this marriage
or the several other high-profile marriages that took place in Bollywood
despite the first wives being alive?" Sami Aghai said said raising
questions.indiatoday
Not discriminating, dining halls in
Muslim-dominated schools is govt scheme: Mamata
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has said that
the state govt's directive on the construction of dining rooms in
Muslim-dominated schools is a government, the funds for which have been
sanctioned by the Minority welfare department.Asserting that the West Bengal
govt was not discriminating against students of others religions, Mamata
Banerjee also said that the circular was to figure out where the minority
students were in greater numbers so the funds of Minority welfare department
could be channelised. Her clarification has come a day after BJP slammed the
West Bengal govt for its recent order on the construction of dining rooms in
Muslim-dominated schools, terming it is as discrimination.Mamata said,
"The circular was worded in the manner to figure where minority students
are in greater numbers so that we could channelise Minority Welfare Dept funds
into this scheme." That, she said, is a Govt of India guideline."We
are following that. It's a technical matter, nothing more," Mamata said. MoS
for Minority Affairs Giasuddin Mollah also said that the project is being
carried out by Minority Affairs department. "As per its mandate, department
is working for infrastructure upgradation in minority-dominated general
institutions for the development of all the students."Mollah also said
that the dining halls in the schools will benefit all the students and not just
the Muslims. Since, he said, "the fund is being sanctioned by the Minority
Affairs department, the project can be implemented only in those schools that
have a sizeable population of Muslim students." india today
India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution
on goods used for capital punishment, torture
UN: India has abstained from voting on a
General Assembly resolution aimed at examining options to end trade in goods
used for capital punishment and torture, saying it is unacceptable to place
death penalty on par with torture.193-member UN General Assembly Friday adopted
the resolution ‘Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope
and parameters for possible common international standards’ by a recorded vote
of 81 in favour to 20 against, with 44 abstentions.By the draft’s terms, the
Assembly requested the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on
the feasibility and possible scope of a range of options to establish common
international standards for the import, export and transfer of goods used for
“capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.”India abstained from voting on the resolution, with First Secretary
in India’s Permanent Mission to UN Paulomi Tripathi, in the explanation of
vote, saying that incorporating capital punishment into the scope of this
resolution “raises concerns that it may be an attempt to place it on par with
torture.”PTI
Taking steps to keep oil supply regular: MBS
Osaka:Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed
bin Salman on Friday told PM Narendra Modi that he was taking steps to keep the
oil supply “sustainable and regular” for countries like India.Modi, who met
Crown Prince, commonly referred to as MBS, had discussed the situation in Gulf.
He appreciated MBS’s leadership for keeping the oil prices “stable and
predictable”, according to Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.Salman also invited
Modi for an international event to be held later this year, and the PM has
accepted. “Details will be worked out later,” Gokhale said.indianexpress
Revolt brewing against Congress ‘old guard’
New Delhi:Throwing down the gauntlet to the
Congress’s ‘old guard’, 145 office bearers who had risen from the Youth
Congress ranks resigned en masse on Friday “in honour of” Rahul Gandhi’s
decision of May 25 to step down from the President’s post.The mass resignations
followed a six-hour-long meeting of ex Youth Congress office bearers who have
since been elevated to various positions in the party. As many as 373 Congress
functionaries participated in the meeting. Their main demand is that present
Congress Working Committee (CWC) must be disbanded and that Pradesh Congress
Committee Presidents of the 17 States where the party failed to win a single
Lok Sabha seat should step down. This group of younger functionaries are also
hoping that the mass resignations would convince Mr. Gandhi to return. After
almost a month of refusing to meet any senior leaders, Mr. Gandhi met leaders
from four poll-bound States on Thursday and Friday.The move is seen as a
challenge to the old guard and a pressure tactic to push for the implementation
of Gandhi’s plan of fixing accountability. Party officials, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said Gandhi had expected his resignation to spur many
others to follow voluntarily, allowing for a shakeup of party organisation.
Instead, more than a month later, the stalemate persists with senior leaders
attempting to coax him to return.A bigger meeting has been planned for July 2,
when Congress office bearers are expected to reach Delhi.thehindu
Flurry of resignations as leadership crisis
deepens young-vs-old faultlines in Congress
WORLD
US, China agree to restart trade talks, say no
to new tariffs on exports
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President
Donald Trump agreed on Saturday to restart fractious China-US trade
negotiations, with Beijing saying Washington agreed not to slap new tariffs on
its exports, according to Chinese state media.The 2 countries will restart the
talks "on the basis of equality and mutual respect", according to the
official Xinhua news agency after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the
G20 summit in Osaka. Xi opened the meeting by noting they sat not far from the
spot where 48 years earlier Chinese and American athletes faced off in table
tennis, opening the door to "ping-pong diplomacy" that eventually led
to the restoration of normal diplomatic relations."China and the United
States can both win through cooperation and both lose through fighting,"
Xi told Trump."Recently, I have
maintained close contact with the President through telephone and written
correspondence," Xi said at the start, adding he would like to exchange
views with Trump to guide relations to the next step.AFP
US, Taliban to open Doha talks in fresh bid to
end war
A fresh round of talks between the US and the
Taliban is to begin in Qatar, just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
said Washington is hoping for an Afghan peace deal before Sept. 1.Suhail
Shaheen, spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha, tells talks with US
peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will begin early Saturday morning. The focus of
the talks will be on the withdrawal of US troops and Taliban guarantees to
prevent Afghanistan from again hosting militants who can stage global
attacks.The latest round of talks comes amid heightened expectations that
followed Pompeo’s optimistic time frame for a pact to end Afghanistan’s war and
America’s longest-running military engagement.AP
Afghan officials say Taliban attack kills 25
in north
Kabul :Afghan officials say a Taliban attack
against pro-government forces has killed at least 25 in the northern province
of Baghlan.District chief Fazeluddin Muradi says that the insurgents’ attack
also wounded at least eight pro-government fighters, during several hours of
battle late Friday in the area of Nahrin.A police official, who was not
authorised to speak on the issue, confirmed the high death toll.Taliban did not
immediately claim the attack, but recently the militant group has stepped up
its offensive against Afghan security forces.AP
Uighur leader urges G20 pressure to end China
‘genocide’
An exiled advocate for China’s ethnic Uighur
minority yesterday urged world leaders gathered in Japan for the G20 summit to
confront Chinese President Xi Jinping over the “genocide” of her Muslim
people.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Osaka meeting, Rebiya
Kadeer said strong world pressure was essential to free an estimated one
million people, mostly ethnic Uighurs, held in internment camps in western
China.Chinese officials describe the camps as voluntary “vocational education
centres” where Turkic-speaking Uighurs receive job training.But rights groups
and former inmates describe them as “concentration camps” where Uighurs and
other minorities are being forcefully assimilated into China majority ethnic
Han society. thehindu
US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid
Iran tensions
US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar
for the first time, its military said, adding to a buildup of US forces in the
Gulf amid tensions with Iran.The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have
been deployed "to defend American forces and interests", the US Air
Forces Central Command said in a statement on Friday. It did not specify how
many of the hi-tech planes had been sent.A photo handout showed 5 of the jets
flying above the Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar. aljazeera
Saudi pipeline attacks originated in Iraq: US
Drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil industry
in May originated in Iraq, not Yemen, US officials have concluded, according to
a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report. The report, drew questions from Iraqi officials who asked
Washington for more information supporting the claim.US officials familiar with
the intelligence on the May drone attacks said they had originated in southern
Iraq, the WSJ reported, adding that it most likely pointed a finger at
Iran-backed armed groups in that region. Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have been
battling a Saudi-led military coalition for more than four years, had claimed
responsibility for the May 14 drone attacks against the East-West pipeline. The
attack forced a brief shutdown but caused no casualties.aljazeera
Dalai Lama says Europe will become Muslim if
immigrants stay:BBC report
Dalai Lama has recently grabbed headlines for
his controversial remarks against US President Donald Trump, women and European
migrants. The Buddhist spiritual leader, in an interview with the BBC, opened
up about a wide range of topics including, Trump’s tenure, European migrants,
his relationship with China, and his potential successor. The Buddhist monk
launched a scathing attack at US President Trump saying he lacks moral
principle, which came contrary to his remarks made in 2016 that he had no
worries about his presidency. Lama also contended that he doesn’t agree with
Trump’s Amerca first policy too. Lama, who is currently exiling in India for
the past 60 years, also shared his views on immigration. He reiterated his
statement made during a speech last year that refugees to the European Union
should ultimately return home. He added that Europe is for European. newsx
Sudan braces for 'millions march' as defiant
protesters regroup
Across Sudan, defiant protesters are preparing
to return to the streets on Sunday for what social media users are calling a
"millions march".The protesters are demanding power be handed over to
a civilian-led government and justice for all lives lost at the hands of the
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during a recent crackdown in the wake of President's
Omar al-Bashir's removal from power.The Sudanese Professionals Association
(SPA) on Twitter called on people to take to the streets on Sunday, saying
"let's be loud on the streets again, and let's make the demonstrations on
June 30th a prominent new page in the last chapter of the falling regime and
its rigged council's drama". aljazeera
3 plead
guilty to plot against New York Muslim community
3 young men accused of plotting to attack a
Muslim community in upstate New York with homemade explosives have pleaded
guilty. 3men and a 16-year-old high school student from Rochester area were
arrested in Jan and accused of planning to attack the community of Islamberg,
near Binghamton. Police have said the defendants had access to 23 rifles and
shotguns and three homemade explosives. Investigators uncovered the plot after
a student reported a suspicious comment in a lunchroom.On Friday, Vincent
Vetromile, 20, pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted criminal possession of
a weapon. He faces seven to 12 years in prison.aljazeera
Ghannouchi accuses Gulf, foreign media of
targeting Tunisia security
The leader of Ennahda Movement, Rashed
Ghannouchi, has accused foreign and Gulf media of trying to cause unrest in
Tunisia and to shake the people’s confidence in their security and military
institutions.Ghannouchi made these accusations during an interview yesterday
with the Midi Show, broadcast by Tunisian radio station Mosaïque FM.Ghannouchi
said:“[Thursday] was a difficult day for Tunisians, who had to suffer two
different issues, namely the rumour war targeting the health of our president
[Beji Caid Essebsi], may God cure him, and used by foreign media to wage war on
Tunisian public opinion and intimidate it in order to disrupt Tunisia and shake
its security.”Essebsi was rushed to hospital in a “critical condition”,
prompting many media outlets to report that he had died. Essebsi’s aide Firas
Guefrech and Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed stressed that, though the
president was seriously ill he had not in fact passed away, calling on
onlookers not to be “misled by rumours”.middleeastmonitor
Tunisia: Prez improving, to be discharged from
hospital soon
Arab League rejects any change in historical,
legal status of Jerusalem
Arab League renewed its rejection of any
change in the historical and legal status of Jerusalem, including the
relocation or opening of any embassy or representation office in the Holy
City.This came in a speech delivered by the Permanent Arab League Observer at UN,
Ali Al-Sammak, to the sixth meeting of the conference held by the UN Committee
on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinin People, which was
held in Geneva on Thursday. Al-Sammak stressed that any change in the
historical or legal status of the Holy City is a violation of international law
and the resolutions of the international community.MEMO
Pak rejects US report on ‘forced conversions
of non-Muslims’
Pakistan has rejected the recent US report on
religious freedom violations in the country, terming it
"unsubstantiated" and "biased".According to the report
issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), religious
freedom conditions in Pakistan "generally trended negative" in
2018."During the year, extremist groups and societal actors continued to
discriminate against and attack religious minorities, including Hindus,
Christians, Sikhs, Ahmadis, and Shi'a Muslims,"report said.However, Pakistan
Foreign Ministry has dismissed the report."The report's segment on Pakistan
is a compendium of unsubstantiated and biased assertions. As a matter of
principle, Pakistan does not support such national reports making observations
on the internal affairs of sovereign States. Pakistan, therefore, rejects these
observations," Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.IANS
Flash: views & NEWS
'Jai Shri Ram' might be new slogan – but use
of Ram as political symbol is 800 yrs old:Shoaib Daniyal
Junaid, Akhlaq, Tabrez: Muslims aside, we are
also lynching our laws and legal system each and every time:Umar Khalid
Jai Shri Ram: How a Chant Became A War Cry for
Attacking Muslims:ADITYA MENON
IMA ponzi scam: Unravelling of an investment
fraud: The Hindu
India can negotiate an era of peace that may
transform South Asia, with India as its central power: Khaled Ahmed
Don’t lay blame, analyse consequences of
enforcing laws against cattle slaughter: Fauzan Alavi
The Indian economy’s crisis is not of GDP
growth, but a drying up of animal spirits: Harish Damodaran
From Indian Cities to Boston, Protests to
Condemn Lynching Of Tabrez Continue:newsclick
CHRI’s RTI intervention reveals details about
detention centres and NRC Process:Tahmina Laskar
India,Indonesia set US $50 billion trade target
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