Friday, July 5th, 2019
Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies inaugurated
ISLAMABAD 05 July, 2019: PAF achieved yet another milestone by inaugurating its policy think tank ‘Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies’. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the chief guest at the occasion. Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Training), welcomed the distinguished guests in his opening address. Air Marshal Waseem ud Din (retd), presented a broad overview of the newly established centre which would carry out systematic research in the Aerospace domain. AddressingRead More
Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies inaugurated
ISLAMABAD 05 July, 2019: PAF achieved yet another milestone by inaugurating its policy think tank ‘Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies’. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the chief guest at the occasion. Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Training), welcomed the distinguished guests in his opening address. Air Marshal Waseem ud Din (retd), presented a broad overview of the newly established centre which would carry out systematic research in the Aerospace domain. AddressingRead More
China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to separate children from families
China is deliberately separating Muslim children from their families, faith and language in its far western region of Xinjiang, according to new research. At the same time as hundreds of thousands of adults are being detained in giant camps, a rapid, large-scale campaign to build boarding schools is under way. Based on publicly available documents, and backed up by dozens of interviews with family members overseas, the BBC has gathered some of the most comprehensive evidence to date about what is happening to children in the region. Records show thatRead More
As Protests Rock Hong Kong, Xi Jinping’s View of History Shows He Will Dig In
BEIJING, (DNA) — When protesters in Hong Kong became more forceful on Monday, the People’s Daily reprised a recent speech of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, calling on party cadres to carry forward the struggle of the Communist revolution fought 70 years ago. “We must overcome all kinds of difficulties, risks and challenges,” he said. It was the latest signal that Mr. Xi has no intention of bowing to the protesters’ demands for greater rights. On the contrary, the storming of Hong Kong’s legislature on Monday night seems to have given ammunition toRead More
China accuses U.K. of ‘colonial mindset’ over Hong Kong protest comments
LONDON, (DNA) — Beijing has accused Britain of meddling in its affairs by supporting the pro-democracy protest movement in Hong Kong, fueling a growing diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom. Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to London, told reporters on Thursday the U.K was still acting as Hong Kong’s colonial master. “In the minds of some people, they regard Hong Kong as still under British rule. They forget … that Hong Kong has now returned to the embrace of the Motherland,” he said. Liu added: “I tell them: handsRead More
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt ‘keeping options open’ over China
The UK foreign secretary has continued to warn China it could face “serious consequences” over its treatment of protesters in Hong Kong. Jeremy Hunt told the he was keeping his options open over how the UK could respond, and refused to rule out sanctions. A group of activists occupied Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday over a controversial extradition bill. China warned the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs”. Mr Hunt said he would not discuss any potential consequences “because you don’t want to provoke the very situation you areRead More