Kiyya Qadir Baloch Islamabad- Though the previous Balochistan government received a lion's share of funds under the NFC Award, the fate of Dera Bugti people remained unchanged and the insurgency-hit district is giving a deserted look. No new schools, colleges, learning centres, roads or health centres were established after Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s assassination and the … [Read more...]
Hotels and cottages in Awaza open to tourists
Ashgabat, 30 July 2013 (nCa) --- The Turkmen state committee of tourism has announced that most of the newly opened facilities and several of the older ones in Awaza, the national tourism zone of Turkmenistan at the Caspian coast, are now open for the local and foreign tourists. Here is the list: Yacht Club ‘Yelken’ – 800-243-70371/72/73/74 Hotel and health improvement … [Read more...]
China: Here and Now – Part 3
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 29 July 2013 (nCa) --- Considering that talent is spread evenly across the continents and races, the size of the talent pool of China is four times that of the United States. At least theoretically, no matter how talented a person gets elected as the president of the United States, there should be at least four persons of the same quality in … [Read more...]
Китай: Здесь и Сейчас – Часть 3
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 29 июля 2013 (nCa) --- Учитывая, что таланты равномерно распределяются на всех континентах и среди всех рас, концентрация талантов в Китае в четыре раза выше, чем в Соединенных Штатах. По крайней мере, теоретически, независимо от того, насколько талантлив человек, избранный президентом Соединенных Штатов, в Китае должно быть не менее четырех человек, … [Read more...]
As Linux stalks Windows poor countries will benefit
(Corrected version: in para 4 line 1 - some 22 years ago instead of some 14 years ago) Nadeem M Qureshi What do the International Space Station, the Czech Post Office, the French Parliament and the Turkish Government have in common? All have switched from using a proprietary Operating System (OS) on their computers to an ‘open source’ or free OS; or putting it simply: They … [Read more...]
A new system for Pakistan
Nadeem M Qureshi That the political system in Pakistan needs changing is indisputable. The ‘Whitehall’ model has failed to deliver. Elections routinely bring into parliament the incompetent, insincere and corrupt. They come for the spoils. As ministers, they loot from the exchequer in the form of kickbacks and bribes. As members of parliament, they loot from public works funds … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 3: Beyond Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 9 July 2013 (nCa) [on this site - 25 July 2013] --- In order to understand the situation in Turkey, there are many issues that need to be treated, first separately and then in various combinations. For instance, the significance of the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and why it continues to matter, the difference and similarities between the Alawites of … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть 3: Вдали от Турции
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 9 июля 2013 (nCa) [on this site - 25 July 2013] --- Для того, чтобы понять ситуацию в Турции, нужно рассмотреть несколько вопросов, вначале в отдельности, а затем в их совокупности. Например, важность Лозаннского договора 1923 года и почему оно остается значимым, отличия и сходства между алавитами Сирии и алавитами Турции, демографический состав … [Read more...]
Álvaro, Vicente del Bosque’s son with Down syndrome, an example of self-improvement
Clemente Ferrer One of the most touching moments of the celebration after the Spanish victory in the Football World Cup in South Africa was when Álvaro, the son with down syndrome of the coach Vicente del Bosque, lifted the World Champion's Cup. "My son has changed my life" has stated del Bosque on several occasions. The coach's calm personality was known to all, both … [Read more...]
Fighting terror: Why leadership matters
Nadeem M Qureshi In the post September 11 world much has been said and written about terrorism. The 2001 events in New York had nothing to do with Pakistan. But since that time, a series of poor decisions at multiple levels, in and outside Pakistan, have put the country squarely in the eye of an expanding maelstrom of terrorism. Is it now possible to still these swirling … [Read more...]
Enough Oz-Economics… Let’s Get Back to Kansas-Reality!
Ben Tanosborn We simply don’t get it; better yet, we simply don’t want to get it! For all our proud puffing of an academic structure in economics second to none, coupled with business expertise we continuously claim to be the envy of the world, we’ll soon be proving ourselves as nothing but an inflated yokel with our pants down, squatting behind a pyrite-dust sprinkled … [Read more...]
China: Here and now – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 19 July 2013 (nCa) --- In the first half of this article, published yesterday (18 July 2013), we argued that China is where it is because of the people of China. This is no earth shattering discovery; just stating the obvious. However, it is necessary to underline this simple fact because the tail end of generation Y and the main bulk of generation Z, … [Read more...]
Китай: Здесь и Сейчас – Часть 2
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 19 июля 2013 (nCa) --- В первой части статьи, опубликованной вчера (18 июля 2013 года), мы утверждали, что Китай находится там, где находится сейчас, благодаря народу Китая. Это не шокирующее мир открытие; это констатация очевидного. Тем не менее, необходимо подчеркнуть этот простой факт, поскольку хвостовая часть поколения Y и основная масса поколения … [Read more...]
Conspiracy Behind Coup in Egypt
General Mirza Aslam Beg The “Evil Nexus of three As and O” struck Egypt and overthrew the elected government of President Morsi. We in Pakistan have had suffered such afflictions in the past and therefore our sense of loss for democracy in Egypt, is greater. The “Evil Nexus of three As and O” stand for America, Army, Adlia (Judiciary) and O for the Opportunists of sorts. What … [Read more...]
China: Here and now
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 18 July 2013 (nCa) --- On one end is President Xi Jinping with his superstar wife and on the other end is a teenager, Ding Jihao. Between them, China is inevitable. We will miss the point if we start debating whether 7.5% growth rate in GDP is too much or too little for China, whether the Chinese economy will overheat of freeze. We will be off the … [Read more...]
Китай: Здесь и Сейчас
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 18 июля 2013 (nCa) --- На одном конце находится председатель КНР Си Цзиньпин с его женой суперзвездой и на другом конце подросток, Дин Цзихао. Между ними, неизбежно Китай. Мы упустим самое важное, если пустимся в рассуждения о том, высоким или низким для Китая можно считать рост ВВП в 7,5%, перегреется ли от этого китайская экономика. Мы будем далеки … [Read more...]
Privatization a panacea?
Nadeem M. Qureshi Privatization was made fashionable by Britain’s Margaret Thatcher in the 1980’s. The sale, during her reign as Prime Minister, of poorly performing state enterprises to the private sector was widely lauded. Acolytes included global financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF as well as then US President Ronald Reagan. It seems Pakistan’s … [Read more...]
PIA: On a wing and a prayer
Nadeem M Qureshi Pakistan International Airlines, the national flag carrier of Pakistan, once a source of pride for the whole nation, is in trouble. Over the last five years it has reported cumulative losses of Rs. 160 billion – this is three times the amount Pakistan spends every year on education. Financial woes aside, service has suffered. Flights are routinely delayed. … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Caspian Dispute: Symptoms of something else
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 8 July 2013 (nCa) --- As soon as the summer sun starts warming the Caspian waters, something happens to some people in Azerbaijan. Not content with brazenly, illegally and uninterruptedly siphoning off the hydrocarbon resources that rightfully belong to Turkmenistan, they start a war of words every summer that is designed to draw out some kind of … [Read more...]
Туркмено-Азербайджанский каспийский спор: Симптомы чего-то еще
Комментарий nCa Ашхабад, 8 июля 2013 (nCa) --- Как только летнее солнце начинает прогревать воды Каспийского моря, с некоторыми людьми в Азербайджане что-то начинает происходить. Не довольствуясь наглым, незаконным и непрерывным выкачиванием углеводородных ресурсов, которые по праву принадлежат Туркменистану, они каждое лето разворачивают словесную войну, которая нацелена … [Read more...]
Babar Awan visits Bugti refugees camp, demanded safe restoration of IDPs
Kiyya Qadir Baloch Islamabad- Pakistan People’s Party law maker Babar Awan visited Bugti refugees camp in Islamabad here on Sunday and extended support to the refugees and also demanded chief justice of Pakistan to play his role for restoring Bugti refugees in their areas. Babar Awan on this occasion said country's survival was impossible without rule of law and urged that … [Read more...]
Asian Games Flag Hoisted in Turkmenistan – Medalists of Incheon Games given cash prizes
nCa Report Ashgabat, 8 July 2013 (nCa) --- The Ashgabat stadium was packed to capacity Sunday evening. Except for government officials, diplomats and journalists, everyone was under 23. Some of us must have felt quite ancient in the presence of such enormous numbers of vibrant, colourfully dressed youth. The occasion was the transfer of the Asian Indoor Games and Martial … [Read more...]
В Туркменистане поднят Флаг Олимпийского Совета Азии – Медалисты Азиатских Игр в Инчхоне награждены денежными призами
nCa Report Ашхабад, 8 июля 2013 (nCa) --- В воскресенье вечером стадион «Ашхабад» переполнился зрителями. За исключением государственных чиновников, дипломатов и журналистов, здесь собрались молодые люди в возрасте до 23 лет. Некоторые из нас, должно быть, почувствовали свой возраст, в присутствии такого огромного количества ярко, красочно одетой молодежи. Поводом стала … [Read more...]
IDP protest after hospital administration refrain to handover dead body to deceased family
Kiyya Qadir Baloch Islamabad: Hunger strike of Dera Bugti affectees is continuing for the last four days outside Al-Shifa international hospital for getting the dead body of their one fellow, who died on July 3 in the same hospital but the administration refused to hand over the dead body to Dera Bugti affectees which may lead them to hold guns again as the government seems … [Read more...]
[Archive Material] — Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Caspian Dispute – The Legal Position
This report was initially published in September 2009. It is being reproduced here for record. Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Caspian Dispute – The Legal Position nCa Report by Tariq Saeedi Caspian is a matchless body of water, brimming with all kinds of legal questions.. One of the most contested questions in Caspian is the division of the seabed among the littoral … [Read more...]
[Архив Материал] — Туркмено-Азербайджанский Каспийский спор — Правовая Позиция
Этот доклад был опубликован сначала в сентябре 2009 года. Он воспроизводится здесь для записи. Туркмено-Азербайджанский Каспийский спор -- Правовая Позиция Доклад nCa Report – Тарик Саиди Бескрайние просторы Каспия сегодня наполнены до краев не только водой, но и всевозможными проблемами правового характера… Одним из наиболее спорных вопросов на Каспии является раздел … [Read more...]
Strange request: Publish our press release but don’t attribute it to us
On 4 July 2013, at 10:30 am (GMT+5), we received a press release from the email rajanzed@gmail.com. The name of the sender was Rajan Zed. It was about a singer of Turkmenistan origin, aspiring to ‘hit the world dance floors with her songs.’ We published it in good faith. It was carried at our site at this URL: … [Read more...]
Americans’ “Freedom to Flutter” in Their Gilded Cage
Ben Tanosborn Tomorrow I’ll be watching from my residential perch in Fort Vancouver – the cradle of a Europeanized Pacific Northwest – one of the nation’s top fireworks displays celebrating yet another Fourth of July. Today, as the enclave prepares for the welcoming of tens of thousands of celebrants, I ponder the meaning of freedom… and how my disgruntled mood when … [Read more...]
US based Dance-pop singer Shirin of Turkmenistan origins aspires to hit world dance floors with her songs
This press release has been removed at the request of the sender. Please see the following story to find as to why it has been removed: Strange request: Publish our press release but don’t attribute it to us http://newscentralasia.net/2013/07/05/strange-request-publish-our-press-release-but-dont-attribute-it-to-us/ … [Read more...]
Star-studded Concert at Awaza
Ashgabat, 4 July 2013 (nCa) --- A star-studded concert was held on 29 June 2013 at Awaza, the national tourist zone of Turkmenistan. Here are some photos showing the stars in action: … [Read more...]
The infertile Russian imagination
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 2 July 2013 (nCa) --- It is a pity ----- The Russians don’t know how to fib. They would spend considerable time and effort to manufacture a fairly plausible untruth and then spoil the whole thing by overdoing it. They should learn the art subtle deception from Americans. The latest example is the report by a Russian journalist that a Turkmen … [Read more...]
Бесплодная фантазия России
Комментарий nCa Ашхабад, 2 июля 2013 (nCa) ---Какая жалость ----- Россияне не способны привирать. Они тратят значительную часть времени и усилий на производство красивой правдоподобной лжи, а затем все портят, переусердствовав в своей выдумке. Им следует поучиться искусству изощренного обмана у американцев. Последним примером служит репортаж российского журналиста о … [Read more...]
The Jennifer Lopez Furor
(Updated 2 July 2013 -- correcting minor typos) nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 1 July 2013 (nCa) --- Jennifer Lopez performed in a concert in Turkmenistan on 29 June 2013 and it caused severe trauma to the self-appointed defenders of all kinds of things --- as if she needs their permission to sing a song. The critics, imitating each other like parrots, say that JLo should … [Read more...]
Фурор Дженнифер Лопес
Комментарий nCa Ашхабад, 1 июля 2013 г. (nCa) --- Дженнифер Лопес приняла участие в концерте в Туркменистане 29 июня 2013 года и это вызвало тяжелую критику среди самозваных защитников всего и всия --- как будто она нуждается в их разрешении, чтобы петь. Критики, подражая друг другу, как попугаи, говорят, что JLo должна извиниться и вернуть деньги, полученные от концерта, … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 2: Not for the love of Turkey
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 26 June 2013 (nCa) --- No training is required in deciphering the hieroglyphics: These protests are not for the love of Turkey; they are for the hatred of Erdogan. There are quite a few ways to deal with this jiggery-pokery. Here are some of them: 1. Show the price people are paying for these protests: Calculate the losses being caused by these … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть Вторая: Не во имя любви к Турции
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 26 июня 2013 (nCa) --- Не нужно особой подготовки, чтобы расшифровать значение: Эти протесты происходят не из-за любви к Турции, а по причине ненависти к Эрдогану. Существует довольно много способов справиться с этими интригами. Вот некоторые из них: 1. Показать народу цену, которую они заплатят за эти протесты: Рассчитать потери, понесенные в … [Read more...]
US-Afghan bilateral negotiations; peace on chess board
Jameel-ur-Rehman Zaib US, until recently, was bent upon crushing the all hideouts of the terrorist outfits operating in unbridled manners in the war-torn Afghanistan and she seemed unmoved to invite Taliban for table talk, but a sudden mind-changer made her realize that the stakes were no more in her favor and the war was unwinnable. Whatever the reasons behind the … [Read more...]
The Turkish Glum – Part 1: Before the Glum
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 24 June 2013 (nCa) --- The initial title of this article, when I started writing it on the afternoon of 12 June 2013, was ‘A quick fix for Turkey.’ Basically, I was just going to propose that Erdogan should announce a national referendum to determine the fate of the Taksim square. That would remove any controversy fuelling the street demonstrations, I … [Read more...]
Турецкая печаль – Часть Первая: до всеобщего уныния
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 24 июня 2013 (nCa) --- Первоначально, начав писать эту статью вечером 12 июня 2013 года, я назвал ее «Быстрое решение для Турции». В основном, в своей статье я собирался предложить идею проведения Эрдоганом референдума, который и определил бы судьбу площади Таксим. Я считал, что референдум устранит споры, наводнившие улицы демонстрациями. Через … [Read more...]
US Afghanistan Strategy: Expecting Jasmine from Skunk Cabbage
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 21 June 2013 (nCa) --- Let’s pack a lot of gobbledygook in one long sentence: Karzai announced plans to negotiate with Taliban, Americans trumped it within three hours by making counter announcement that they will negotiate with Taliban on bilateral basis in Doha, without anyone else on the table; Taliban opened office in Doha and named it representative … [Read more...]
Стратегия США в Афганистане: В ожидании цветка Жасмина из Скунса Капусты
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад 21 июня 2013 г. (nCa) --- Давайте упакуем абракадабру в одну длинную фразу: Карзай объявил о планах провести переговоры с талибами, американцы в течение трех часов после заявления изъявили желание провести переговоры с талибами на двусторонней основе, в Дохе, без остальных участников, талибы открыли представительство в Дохе, и назвали его представительством … [Read more...]
Избранный Президент Роухани: Сфабрикованный Сюрприз?
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 16 июня 2013 (nCa) --- Основываясь на косвенных доказательствах того, можно высказать определенное предположение о том, что Хасан Роухани является кандидатурой иранского духовенства. По всей вероятности, танцующие толпы на улицах Тегерана сочетаются синхронно с танцами в сердцах духовенства. Роухани не является человеком со стороны. Он - один из … [Read more...]
President-elect Rouhani: A manufactured surprise?
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 June 2013 (nCa) --- A case, albeit weak, can be built around the circumstantial evidence that Hassan Rouhani was the candidate of choice of the Iranian clerical establishment. In all likelihood, the dancing crowds on the streets of Tehran could possibly be in synch with the dancing hearts of the clerical establishment. Rouhani (also spelled … [Read more...]
Статистический отчет BP за июнь 2013 года: Дешевый выстрел в сторону Туркменистана и России
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 16 июня 2013 (nCa) --- BP прикончила остатки доверия к своему ежегодному статистическому обзору, объявив в среду произвольно и вопреки здравому смыслу пересмотренные цифры мировых запасов газа. Вместо того, чтобы опираться на факты, BP пытается проложить путь к сотрудничеству с некоторыми странами, путем сокращения показателей газовых резервов в … [Read more...]
BP Statistical Review June 2013: Cheap shot at Turkmenistan and Russia
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 June 2013 (nCa) --- BP kicked into gutter the remaining pieces of the credibility of its annual Statistical Review when it announced Wednesday the arbitrarily and illogically revised figures of the world gas reserves. It appears that instead of an eye on the facts, BP has vented out its frustration in being unable to bulldoze its way through … [Read more...]
Balochistan government to face enormous challenges
Kiyya Qadir Baloch Islamabad- As Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, A medical doctor by profession, belonging to a middle-class and educated family of Kech completed seven days of his government has to face enormous challenges from militants and power holder from Rawalpindi. People viewed the recent Quetta bombing and attack on Quaid-I-Azam residency in Ziarat as a part of a … [Read more...]
International Arms Trade Treaty and the West
Jameel-ur-Rehman Baloch The West celebrates the milestone signing of the International Arms Trade Treaty, the one which keeps the major powers baffled, US is restrained from singing in order to wait and vigilantly watch the developments that how the world reacts to the treaty whilst China and Russia seem to stay in a denial mode indefinitely. Yet, the signatories, almost 1/3 … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan: Decision to issue new passport to all citizens shows political maturity
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 14 June 2013 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Friday (14 Jun) the decision to issue the new version of the national biometric passport to all the citizens including those who are also currently in possession of the Russian passport. This is a timely and compassionate decision, fully in line with the policy of ‘State for the … [Read more...]
Туркменистан: Решение о выдаче паспортов нового образца всем гражданам демонстрирует политическую зрелость
Новости и комментарий nCa Ашхабад, 14 июня 2013 (nCa) --- В пятницу 14 июня Туркменистан объявил о выдаче биометрических паспортов нового образца всем гражданам Туркменистана, в том числе и лицам, имеющих паспорта граждан Российской Федерации. Это весьма своевременное решение, которое полностью соответствует политике «Государство - для человека». Это решение также … [Read more...]
Adaev – Where art and journalism meet
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 12 June 2013 (nCa) --- Had he been alive, Ashyr Adaev would have turned 85 on 10 June 2013 ----- He passed away in 2010 after protracted illness. Ashyr Adaev – to his friends and to us, Ashyr Aga – was a man of many talents, the foremost being the flare for art and journalism. At some point in his life he must have confronted the question: To be an … [Read more...]