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Transcript of the Press Briefing by the Spokesperson on Thursday, 22 December 2022
December 22, 2022| Media Briefing|
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Assalam-o-Alaikum. Thank you for joining us for the Weekly Briefing.
We begin with the ongoing visit of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to the United States. The primary purpose of the visit was to attend the Ministerial Conference of the G-77 & China at the UN Headquarters in New York and to hold consultations for the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan to be held next month in Geneva.
The Foreign Minister chaired the Ministerial Conference of the G-77 & China on 15-16 December 2022. The Conference was convened by Pakistan in its capacity as the Chair of the G-77, the largest bloc of developing countries within the UN system.
At the Ministerial Conference, the Foreign Minister highlighted the need for a multilateral mechanism for sustainable management of the sovereign debt of developing countries and for lowering of borrowing costs for them.
He called for fulfillment of the agreed Official Development Assistance (ODA) target of 0.7 percent of the GNI of developed countries; promoting sustainable infrastructure investments; and an equitable international Information Technology regime.
Foreign Minister also emphasized full implementation of the climate change agenda and climate commitments in accordance with the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. He added that restructuring the international trading system is critical to revive export-led growth in developing countries.
The Ministerial Conference adopted a concrete outcome document spelling out the Group's strategy to address common challenges in achieving the SDGs in face of present challenges and building resilience to respond to future crises.
On 16 December 2022, the Foreign Minister met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. They discussed the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan and international support for Pakistan's long-term recovery, rehabilitation and restoration based on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). Foreign Minister also met with UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed and President of the UN General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi.
The Foreign Minister held bilateral meetings with counterparts from developing countries, including Cuba, the incoming Chair of G-77 & China for the next year. He briefed his interlocutors about Pakistan's relief and recovery efforts following the recent floods.
As we conclude our chairmanship of G-77 & China, we can say with satisfaction that throughout 2022, Pakistan played a leading role in highlighting the issues of importance for developing countries such as sustainable development and climate change. An important achievement this year was the establishment of a Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, where Pakistan led the cause of developing countries and forging a historic consensus.
Pakistan's chairmanship of G-77 & China concludes this month. However, it will continue its traditionally active and constructive multilateral diplomacy in advancing the common interests of the Global South at the United Nations.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a very productive visit to Washington DC. He had a busy visit schedule which included engagements with the Administration and members of the US Congress, speaking engagements at two prestigious think-tanks, interaction with Pakistani-American community leaders and DC based think-tank community as well as interviews with leading media outlets.
The main purpose of the visit to Washington was to continue discussions on Pakistan-US cooperation in flood relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts and enlist US support for the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan. The visit also provided an opportunity to review the entire scope of bilateral relations and discuss important regional and global developments.
On the Administration side, the Foreign Minister had a comprehensive conversation with Secretary of State Blinken during which both sides covered a wide range of issues of mutual interest, and meetings with other senior Administration officials including USAID Administrator Samantha Power, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Counselor to the Secretary of State, Derek Chollet.
During Foreign Minister's September visit to the United States, a bipartisan group of US Senators had invited him to visit Washington DC again in December to discuss further cooperation in flood relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Foreign Minister, therefore, held several important meetings at the US Congress. These included a joint meeting with a bipartisan group of senators including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, and Democratic Senators Bob Menendez, Jeanne Shaheen and Tim Kaine.
The Foreign Minister held separate meetings with Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Gary Peters and Senator Ben Ray LuJan and a joint meeting with Congressman Brad Sherman and Congresswoman Shiela Jackson Lee. He also held a virtual meeting with Congressman Ami Bera, Chairperson of House Subcommittee dealing with Asia.
On the think-tanks side, the Foreign Minister addressed and engaged with scholars and think-tank experts at The Heritage Foundation and the Atlantic Council.
The Foreign Minister had interactive sessions with the Pakistani-American community leaders, representatives of leading think-tanks and journalists from prominent media outlets.
The visit, that concludes today, was another important step towards further strengthening Pakistan's broad-based bilateral ties with the United States.
This week, Pakistan will host two important dignitaries from Central Asia. On 22-23 December 2022, H.E. Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime-Minister for Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan will lead a high-level delegation for the Pakistan-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Joint Commission (IJC) – an important mechanism to promote mutually beneficial cooperation.
The 11th Session of the Commission will be co-chaired by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and our Minister for Economic Affairs, Mr. Ayaz Sadiq. The Meeting will focus on cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture, energy, transport and industry, science and technology, banking, higher education, and tourism.
On 26th December 2022, Deputy Prime Minister for Trade and Investment of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Jamshid Khodjaev will arrive in Islamabad for a two-day bilateral visit. He will lead a high-level delegation, which will hold talks on a range of issues including trade, investment, and connectivity. The visit is taking place in follow up of the important understandings reached between the President of Uzbekistan and Prime Minister of Pakistan during their meetings held in September 2022 in Uzbekistan and in October 2022 in Kazakhstan.
Yesterday, we released a statement expressing our disappointment on the suspension of university and higher education for female students in Afghanistan. Our position on this issue has been clear and consistent. We firmly believe that every man and woman has the inherent right to education under the injunctions of Islam. We strongly urge the Afghan authorities to revisit this decision. We cannot deprive the enterprising and innovative Afghan women the right to progress and to follow their dreams. They have full and equal rights to participate in all aspects of life.
Last week, the Indian delegation once again politicized an international forum to project its agenda to target and malign Pakistan. For the last several years, India politicized the FATF process to prevent Pakistan's exit from the Grey List and is following a similar agenda at the UN Security Council.
For a country that has a grandiose vision about itself and its place in the world, India has been unable to act as a responsible member of the international community that can assume new privileges that it aspires.
India masquerades itself as a victim of terrorism, yet it is itself a perpetrator of repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and a sponsor and financier of terrorist groups in South Asia, including Pakistan.
We are concerned about the rise of extremist nationalism in India and its expansionist designs for the region. We still await condemnation from the Indian leadership on the recent call for violence and assassination by a BJP leader from Bhagpat.
India also continues with its policy of coercion and intimidation of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). This week, it killed three Kashmiri youth in fake encounter in Shopian district in IIOJK.
The occupation authorities are sealing properties owned by Kashmiris including those dedicated to educational institutions offering free education to disadvantaged Kashmiris. A property owned by Late Hurriyat Leader, Syed Ali Shah Gillani, and located in Barzulla Srinagar, has also been designated for closure.
You would recall that Syed Ali Gillani was not allowed a proper burial by the Indian occupation forces when he died in captivity last year. His family continues to be harassed for their contribution to the just struggle of Kashmiris to seek their inalienable right to self-determination.
India must be held accountable for these grave injustices. The only way to lasting peace in South Asia is by granting the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Question: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said that we should revisit policy about TTP. My question is that in which context he spoke? Can you elaborate?
Secondly, China is also engaged with Afghan government. Can Pakistan use China's leverage in Afghanistan to counter TTP? (Adeel Bashir, Roze News)
Answer: Foreign Minister has made comprehensive statements on the issue of counterterrorism and the threat of terrorism that Pakistan faces. He has himself been a victim of terrorism like countless other Pakistanis. So for him, it is important that Pakistan continues to pursue its policy of countering terrorist threats to Pakistan.
I would also like to add here that Pakistan has pursued continuous and practical engagement with interim Afghan government on all areas of mutual concern, including peace and security. We have conveyed to them our concerns about terrorist groups and we are in close communication with Afghanistan to ensure that activities of these groups do not threaten Pakistan.
With respect to your question about China, I would say that Pakistan and China are close, all weather strategic cooperative partners. We consult with each other on all matters of mutual interest, including counterterrorism and on the situation in Afghanistan. These consultations will continue.
Question: In the recent attack in Bannu, the attackers demanded a safe passage to Afghanistan during negotiations with authorities. It means that Afghan territory is being used for terrorism. Has Pakistan discussed this matter with Afghan side or lodged any protest on this issue that these militants come from Afghanistan to carry out terrorist activities in Pakistan and then demand to go back to Afghanistan? (Aamir Saeed Abbasi, Dunya TV)
Answer: I will not comment on any specific terrorist attack, because that pertains to internal security and Ministry of Interior is the right forum to answer that question.
However, I would like to underline that Pakistan is very concerned about the recent border incidents. On 16th of December, the Afghan C'dA was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when Pakistan lodged a strong condemnation of the recent incidents of unprovoked cross border shelling by Afghan border security forces in the Chaman – Spin Boldak area that resulted in the loss of life, injuries and damage to property. We reiterated to the Afghan authorities, that protection of civilians remains the responsibility of both sides and the recurrence of these incidents must be prevented.
We have agreed that we will continue to use established institutional mechanisms in this regard. Pakistan remains committed to maintaining its fraternal relations with Afghanistan and to ensure that peace is maintained on the Pakistan – Afghanistan border.
Question: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said that there was no new agreement with Afghanistan. Under any new arrangement, can US carry out attacks against terrorist targets in Pakistan? Will Pakistan allow it, as Pakistani security forces are conducting military operations against such terrorist elements?
My second question is about completely conflicting statements of two government ministers regarding procurement of Russian oil. What is the current status regarding Pakistan's procurement of oil from Russia? (Khawaja Nayyar Iqbal, Media Today)
Answer: On your first question, Pakistan is committed to countering terrorism. We have defeated terrorist forces in the past and we will defeat them again and our law enforcement agencies are fully equipped to do so. They are undertaking every possible effort to ensure that terrorism does not establish a foothold in Pakistan.
Regarding your question about the purchase of Russian oil and the statements of the Foreign Minister and the Minister of State for Petroleum, I would like to request you to look at the transcript of the statement that the Foreign Minister made.
As the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said, Pakistan is facing an extremely difficult economic situation, inflation and pump prices. He has also said that Pakistan is exploring various avenues to overcome its energy insecurity and to offset the pressure on our finances that have arisen because of high energy prices, internationally.
At this stage Pakistan is not purchasing any Russian oil. We will, however, continue to explore all avenues to meet Pakistan's energy needs at the best possible rates. The Government of Pakistan remains engaged with Russia and other partners in import of crude oil on competitive prices to meet our domestic requirements.
Question: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had an outburst and rightly pointed out what had been happening in India. The spokesman of the State Department Ned Price said United States is ready to offer mediation between India and Pakistan. What is the reaction of the Government of Pakistan? Last night the Foreign Minister had a meeting at the Department of State with Deputy Secretary of State. Was this issue touched that what could be the modalities of such mediation between India and Pakistan? (Shoukat Piracha, AAJ News)
Answer: First, I do not have the complete readout of last night's meeting with Deputy Secretary of State – just an initial readout.
I would like to underline here that Pakistan has maintained that all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India should be resolved through dialogue. However, in order to pave the way for a meaningful and result oriented dialogue, India must take steps to create a positive environment in the region. It should end the systemic violations of human rights that are taking place in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and it must end support to terrorist groups that threaten Pakistan. In this context, you are aware that Pakistan has already shared a Dossier and we have called for accountability of perpetrators of Indian-sponsored terrorist attacks on Pakistan.
Question: India has banned a Pakistani web series. What are your comments on that? (Saqib Ali, Daily Kashmir Times)
Answer: Such decisions by Indian Government reflect a consistent policy by the Indian authorities to hide the reality about the real face of India and the policies of hatred that are espoused by the Hindutva led government in India.
Question: Since last 5 months we have been highlighting and also asked questions regarding the presence of terrorist elements in Swat and establishment of posts by TTP in various areas. Our diplomacy has been going on for five months and now terrorist activities have started in Pakistan. What is our Foreign Policy on this? What is Foreign Minister doing regarding this issue? Why do we have a soft approach on this issue considering that everything happened including damaging of border fence and consequently terrorist activities have started inside Pakistan and we are just talking or sharing dossiers? (Sardar Amir Hussain, Daily Maddar)
Answer: I highlighted earlier, Pakistan's policy is very clear. We will not brook any terrorist groups in Pakistan and our security forces are already taking measures to fight this threat.
At the same time, we are engaged with international partners, including our neighbour Afghanistan, to ensure that terrorist groups do not threaten Pakistan's security.
We have certain mechanisms with Afghanistan in which we engage to discuss these issues. We will continue to engage with them to ensure that the Afghan authorities fulfill the commitments that they have made to Pakistan that Afghan territory will not be used to destabilize or to threaten Pakistan's security.
War and instability in Afghanistan has led to terrorism, extremism and instability in the region. We have a policy of engagement because unlike others Pakistan does not have a choice to walk away. The objective of our policy is to promote peace, progress and connectivity. It is underpinned by a desire to discuss and resolve all issues of concern through dialogue. We believe that peace, security and stability in Afghanistan would contribute to the safe and dignified return of all Afghan refugees and to help bring peace and prosperity to Pakistan.
Question: After the incident of Spin Boldak at local level a 16 member delegation from Pakistan visited Afghanistan for ensuring peace in the area. What is its current status? Secondly, in the border area of Chaman and Spin Boldak are Taliban involved in these activities against Pakistan or are there are any other forces?
Secondly last briefing I asked question that there are media reports that in area of Gwadar large fishing trailers of India and various other countries are fishing. This is violation of Pakistan's maritime waters and is also causing huge economic loss for the local people. This is in violation of Pakistan's maritime waters. What are your comments, please? (Abbas Jaffer, Daily District News)
Answer: On your second question, if you can share details of any particular incident we will try to verify and respond to your question.
Regarding your question on the visit of any delegation from Pakistan to Afghanistan, I reiterate that Pakistan and Afghanistan have mechanisms to discuss bilateral issues including security related matters. We have received some assurances and have held some important consultations with the Afghan authorities. We hope that the Afghan Interim Government will fulfill the commitments that it has made to Pakistan in terms of security.
Question: I would ask you for details on the visits of the Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Could you also please tell why Foreign Minister was arrested in New York? What were the charges on him? (Anwar Abbas, Bol News)
Answer: On your second question, I must say that this is completely devoid of any facts or any basis. And I did not expect such a question based on social media chatter from a serious journalist. So, I would not comment on that.
As for the visits of Foreign Minister, I have a list that I can share with you. Since assumption of his responsibilities, the Foreign Minister has visited UAE (in May 2022 and November 2022), United States (in May 2022, and December 2022), China, Switzerland, Iran, Uzbekistan (in July 2022), Cambodia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Singapore. In addition, he also accompanied the Prime Minister during his visits to Saudi Arabia, UAE (in April 2022), Turkey, Uzbekistan (in September 2022), United States (For UNGA in September 2022), Egypt, and China.
Question: Madam I have two questions. Yesterday, on the border incident with Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister said that the easier part is cooperation with the Afghan interim government and that is going to be his preferred route, but that is not the only route. What is he trying to suggest? Is he trying to suggest use of force against Afghanistan, blockade of the border trade or transit trade? Is that what he means?
And the second question is that Pakistan presented a Dossier last week about Indian involvement in terrorism in Pakistan and the State Minister said during the briefing that the Foreign minister of Pakistan is going to take up this matter. While the Foreign Minister was speaking at the UN Security Council's debate on international peace and security but there was no mention of that dossier in his speech. Did he present the same dossier to the UN Secretary General or the UN Security Council or other Member States? (Essa Naqvi, ABN News)
Answer: Okay, let me start by responding to your second question on the issue of sharing of dossier. The dossier was shared with members of the UN Security Council, even prior to the visit of the Foreign Minister, by our Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Regarding the statement made by the Foreign Minister — I spoke about it at our last briefing. The participation of the Foreign Minister at the high-level debate at the UN Security Council was in the context of a particular debate on 'reformed multilateralism.' The Foreign Minister shared Pakistan's views on the comprehensive reform of the United Nations and its various organs, as well as democratization of the global financial and economic institutions.
In meetings with high-level dignitaries, including at the United Nations, members of US administration and US Congress, the issue of state sponsorship of terrorism by India, have been raised.
Regarding the Foreign Minister's statement on Afghanistan, I believe that the statement is very clear and outlines Pakistan policy. Pakistan prioritizes dialogue and finding constructive solutions. That has always been our policy. We also want to find constructive solution to the current situation that we are facing, through dialogue. I do not want to speculate on what would happen if this route fails. Pakistan will take a decision when we are faced with that reality.
Question: Madam, would appreciate if you could brief us on the definite outcome of the Foreign Ministers recent visit to the United States. (Mazhar Iqbal, PNN News)
Answer: While I spoke at length on what transpired in New York and in Washington in my opening statement, I can brief you on some of the salient points from Foreign Minister's visit.
The primary purpose of the visit was to attend the Ministerial Conference of the G-77 & China at the UN Headquarters in New York and to hold consultations on the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan to be held next month in Geneva. At the Ministerial Conference Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan's vision about the challenges that developing countries face in achieving their SDGs and about building resilience to respond to new crises. He held meetings with the Secretary General and other officials of the UN as well as with leaders of other countries participating in the meeting of G-77 and China.
During these meetings, the Foreign Minister discussed at length, Pakistan's long-term recovery, rehabilitation and restoration needs and Pakistan's relief and recovery efforts following the floods. This was the culmination of Pakistan's chairmanship of G-77 and China and it was an important meeting for which the Foreign Minister was there in person.
Later, the Foreign Minister went to Washington, where he had a very busy program. The main purpose of the visit to Washington was to continue discussions on Pakistan-US cooperation in flood relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction and to enlist US support for the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan. The visit also provided an opportunity to review the entire scope of bilateral relations and discuss important regional and global developments.
In September, when Foreign Minister visited New York, a bipartisan group of US Senators had invited him to visit Washington DC in December to further discuss cooperation on flood relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. We believe Foreign Minister held important and substantive meetings with key Congressmen and Senators on the Capital Hill.
Question: Could you update us on the salary issue of the Pakistani missions. On one side, the Pakistani diplomats are not being paid salaries for the last many months, but on the other side, more than 1.5 billion rupees have so far been spent on the visits of Foreign Minister. What are your comments, please? (Naveed Siddiqui, Dawn TV)
Supplementary Question: Apart from the issue of payment of salary to diplomats, there has been no revision in foreign allowances since 2011. What is Foreign office doing in that regard? (Abbas Jaffer, Daily District News)
Answer: Regarding second part of your first question, I would say that it is based on a presumption, which is not based on facts and it is completely incorrect.
On the first part of your question — as I said earlier, our Missions have started receiving finances for their budgetary needs. There was a short delay in payments and the Foreign Office has been in contact with the Ministry of Finance to resolve all financial matters for the future as well.
Please understand that this is a very complicated and long process and it involves several steps including the Ministry of Finance, the State Bank, and then transmission of funds through international banking channels to the particular Missions. Sometimes in these processes' delays arise. These are occasional and are not consistent. We hope that soon all missions would have the requisite funds that they need.
On the issue of enhancement of foreign allowance and salaries, we are in contact with Finance Ministry on all these matters.
Question: It is expected that Pakistan – Russia Intergovernmental Commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation will take place in January 2023. Do you have any details on that? What is planned to be discussed? How long delegation of Russia is going to stay in Pakistan and what expectations of Pakistan towards that? (Ruslan Bekniyazov, ITAR-TASS News)
Answer: I do not have those details with me at the moment, but I can comment at our next briefing.
Question: Madam could you tell that what is the latest progress on CPEC projects? (Khawaja Nayyar Iqbal, Media Today)
Answer: CPEC is an important project between Pakistan and China. It is a symbol of our long-standing, ever-growing friendship and partnership. CPEC is a project that has brought enormous benefits to Pakistan. We have been in contact with the Chinese authorities to consolidate and develop CPEC.
If you would recall, recently the Joint Cooperation Committee meeting of CPEC was held in Islamabad, where all projects under CPEC were discussed at length. During this meeting, the two sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation and dialogue on CPEC projects. Following the JCC meeting, the Prime Minister visited China, where detailed meetings were held between the Prime Minister and the Chinese leadership. Both sides reaffirmed their continued commitment to CPEC projects. There was also a clear understanding that we will continue to explore new areas of cooperation under CPEC. Lastly, I would also like to highlight that next year will mark the ten years of CPEC. When we look back at these ten years since 2013, we can see that CPEC has made enormous contributions in terms of strengthening Pakistan-China relations, bringing prosperity to Pakistan and for enhancing win-win cooperation between Pakistan and China.
Question: They were rumors and media reports that Kulbhushan Jadhav is no longer in Pakistan. Could you update us on the latest status? (Nayyar Ali, News One TV)
Answer: I had earlier commented on this issue as well. As of now, there is no change in the status.
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Letter from Hugh MacArthur: The Beginning of the Rest of the Story?
The private equity industry has had five years of unprecedented success.
By Hugh MacArthur
This letter introduces Bain's 2019 Global Private Equity Report. Explore the contents of the report here or download the PDF to read the full report.
The past five years have been ones of unprecedented success for the private equity industry. During that span, more money has been raised, invested and distributed back to investors than in any other period in the industry's history. Private investment in general, and private equity in particular, seems to be on a secular penetration curve that has no end in sight. Yet, there are also some cautionary notes to sound.
Returns, while still strong relative to other asset classes, have slowly declined toward public market averages during the period. Persistent high prices, volatile capital markets, US–China trade arguments, Brexit worries and, of course, the ever-present threat of recession have injected a sense of uncertainty that dealmakers dislike. The pace of technological change is also increasing in almost every industry, making it harder to forecast winners and losers. So, while the good times are rolling, some bells of worry are tolling.
In this, Bain's 10th-anniversary Global Private Equity Report, we look fearlessly at the industry's strengths, its challenges and the evolutionary path that lies ahead. In addition to the critical statistics that characterize PE industry performance, you'll find our assessment of how to do "buy-and-builds" properly and why this tactic is increasing in popularity. Building on last year's assertion that PE firms need to increase their 10% share of the approximately 40,000 M&A deals done globally each year, we discuss how firms are building merger integration muscles to better compete with corporate buyers, and why the integration process should begin during due diligence. We also take a hard look at adjacency strategy 2.0 and the new wave of equity products that many PE firms are moving into aggressively, hoping to find higher returns and more productive ways to invest capital at scale.
In addition, we zero in on exciting topics such as advanced analytics, which speeds insight in both diligence and post-close value addition; liquidity solutions for general partners; and the Chinese PE market, which is on the leading edge in areas like technology.
We close our 2019 review of important trends in private equity by getting out our crystal ball. It's a bit cloudy (as is everyone's), but we see fundamental shifts happening in capital markets that are likely to drive a long-term trend toward much larger private capital (and private equity) opportunities vs. traditional public equity models. This ongoing movement will have seismic impacts for providers of capital, investors of that capital and for the companies owned by a widening variety of private models. It portends a future in which a much larger share of capital flows into private markets. Perhaps this is indeed the beginning of "the rest of the story" for the PE industry.
Hugh MacArthur
Head of Global Private Equity
Explore the contents of Bain's 2019 Global Private Equity Report here or download the PDF to read the full report.
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"People are getting killed:" Dealership break-ins keep happening; 2 more early Wednesday
Car dealership break-ins
MILWAUKEE -- A group of six young men, accused in multiple car dealership break-ins in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties was charged this week -- but the crime spree continues.Two more break-ins occurred early Wednesday morning, October 25th.
It just keeps happening.
Cars stolen from dealerships are sometimes involved in violent crashes that injure innocent people. One burglary victim is working on a solution.
The damage at the Russ Darrow Mazda dealership near North 113th and Good Hope was extensive Wednesday. Police said around 2:55 a.m., electronics and at least one vehicle were stolen.
Milwaukee police said the Russ Darrow dealership on North 76th was also broken into Wednesday morning, around 2:35 a.m.
"They don't know how to drive. They're driving at high rates of speed. People are getting killed," said Tim Hansen.
On September 21st, Hansen's dealership on North 76th was broken into. It was the third time. Burglars never got any cars because keys are not kept on-site. Hansen said oftentimes, juveniles are released soon after they are arrested.
Russ Darrow dealership on North 76th
"We're not doing them any real service by letting them out right away. We need to spend money up front and fix the problem," said Hansen.
On October 20th, six Milwaukee teens were charged with various crimes -- after car dealership burglaries, high-speed chases and crashes over the last two months.
Hansen said car dealers have been meeting with the district attorney's office, police and the mayor's office.
"The collateral damage of all this is just staggering. The dealers getting broken windows, stolen cars, vandalism -- smashing into innocent people out on the road with stolen cars," said Hansen.
Hansen pointed to the troubled Lincoln Hills facility, where many of Milwaukee's juvenile offenders are housed, as part of the problem. He said there are not enough adequate places to put young car thieves once they are caught.
"This is not a huge group of people," said Hansen. "I think we can isolate the group, provide the services that are needed -- whether incarcerating them or assisting them back into normal society. We need to do that and I don't think we're doing that."
The suspects involved in Wednesday morning's crimes are not yet in custody.
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Amor Amor at Van Horn Düsseldorf – Diango H.
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Amor Amor, Diango Hernández first solo exhibtion at VAN HORN, Düsseldorf coincides with the first edition of ART Düsseldorf, to be held from the 17th to the 19th of November.
Since its beginning in 2008 VAN HORN blends international young and mid-career artists together with positions like Cady Noland, Mucha, WOLS and outsider positions like Crumb, Russ Meyer or Miroslav Tichy. Regularly artists, curators or collectors are invited to curate exhibitions for the gallery. VAN HORN represents the work of artists Jan Albers, Andrea Bowers, Koen Delaere, Claus Föttinger, Sabrina Fritsch, Manuel Graf, Joanne Greenbaum, Diango Hernández, Katie Holten, Markus Karstiess, Ulrike Schulze, Jens Ullrich, Wendy White, Stefan Wissel. VAN HORN has been collaborating with international artists such as R. Crumb, Nicole Eisenman, Leroy Grannis, Gregor Hildebrandt, Jose Lérma, Russ Meyer, Tracey Moffatt, Reinhard Mucha, Cady Noland, Manfred Pernice, Rudolf Steiner.


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With enhanced recovery, surgery interrupts life less
Spring 2016 : The benefits of enhanced recovery
MD Anderson surgeons are adopting a program pioneered by their peers in Europe that makes life easier for patients before, during and after surgery.
BY Laura Sussman
Survivor Linda Jenkins benefited from MD Anderson's Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program.
Photo: Wyatt McSpadden
"I wasn't allowed to eat for two days prior to surgery, I had to do a bowel preparation, and I was incredibly weak when I was wheeled into the operating room.
After surgery, I was in bed for quite some time," Jenkins recalls. "When I finally could walk around, it was really painful. After going home, I distinctly remember my husband cooking — the smell of spices made me cough, and the coughing caused such incredible pain that I had to tell him to stop."
A decade later, when Jenkins' cancer returned and her MD Anderson doctors determined that surgery was again necessary, she jumped at the chance to participate in a protocol designed to relieve patients' symptom burden and improve functional recovery.
To her absolute surprise, Jenkins' experience with her second operation was dramatically different than her first.
"The night before, I enjoyed a family dinner, drank clear liquids until two hours prior to surgery, and didn't have to endure a bowel preparation that had caused so much discomfort," she says. "After surgery, I had almost no pain — I was up and walking and was soon eating a full meal. I even felt well enough to talk to my friends and put on my makeup in recovery."
The principles of MD Anderson's Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) involve making interventions before, during and after surgery that get patients through their surgery and recovery process much quicker and with better outcomes.
The movement is not new. Rather, it was pioneered almost two decades ago by a group of surgeons in Europe. It's only more recently that physicians and institutions in the United States, including MD Anderson, have started to look more closely at its components.
Actually, many surgical practices are based more on traditions and previous teachings than sound scientific evidence, explains Pedro Ramirez, M.D., professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine.
"The pioneers of the movement questioned many traditional standards of practice that had been ingrained in the care of patients before, during and after surgery, and by doing so, came up with strategies that could benefit the patient," says Ramirez, an ESRP co-lead. "With implementation, they found that patients were recovering much faster and getting back to their regular activities much sooner, resulting in an obvious improvement in quality of life."
A gynecology ESRP has already registered 597 patients since its initiation in November 2014. Since then, there's been a one-day drop in average length of hospital stay, an 80% reduction in opioid consumption and an improvement in patient-reported outcomes, without noting any differences in postoperative complication rates or readmissions. The program also has significantly lowered the cost of caring for patients.
All Gynecologic Oncology patients who undergo traditional, open surgery performed through an incision are enrolled in an enhanced recovery protocol, "from pre-operative patient education to post-operative return visit."
Pedro Ramirez, M.D., professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine.
Principles of ESRP include patient education, opioid-sparing strategies for pain management, minimizing drains and tubes whenever possible, and managing intravenous fluid therapy. Also fundamental to the movement's success are changes in anesthesiology practices, with an increasing focus on using short-acting intravenous anesthetics. This helps lessen patients' post-operative confusion and allows them to emerge from anesthesia with less nausea, less vomiting and better pain control, says Vijaya Gottumukkala, M.D., professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.
"Patient education and engagement is paramount to the success of the program. We educate them on what to expect from their surgical experience. Just before surgery, we give the patients opioid-sparing oral medications that reduce pain immediately after surgery," says Gottumukkala.
The plan also encourages patients to ambulate earlier and return to normal nutrition and physical activity as soon as possible.
All Gynecologic Oncology patients who undergo traditional, open surgery performed through an abdominal incision are enrolled in an enhanced recovery protocol, "from pre-operative patient education to post-operative return visit." Ramirez and colleagues also have published inaugural enhanced recovery treatment guidelines for their field, with hopes of sharing best practices beyond MD Anderson.
In Thomas Aloia's opinion, enhanced recovery is the most important surgery advancement in the past 30 years.
"It's a care philosophy that's exclusively focused on the patient, with the primary goal to return the patient to normal function," notes Aloia, M.D., a liver surgeon who, with Gottukmukkala, is credited with introducing the concept at MD Anderson.
Thomas Aloia, M.D., associate professor of Surgical Oncology.
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Starting a RIOT
A major goal of the liver team's ESRP is patients' return to intended oncologic treatment, or RIOT. It's imperative, says Aloia, that patients are able to receive necessary chemotherapy or other cancertreatments after surgery.
Prior to initiating the program, Aloia, Gottumukala and colleagues found that, historically, 75% of liver surgery patients returned to systemic therapy, on average, in 45 days. In dramatic contrast, since ESRP was initiated, 95% of MD Anderson patients returned to therapy in an average of only 22 days.
"In liver surgery, we perform some surgeries that can be fairly intense, so we run the risk that surgery could derail the larger plan of care. ESRP helps us ensure that patients receive all their treatments," explains Aloia.
Almost all MD Anderson surgical departments have implemented variations of ESRP, with the specific needs of patients in mind. In collaboration with MD Anderson's Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, the teams are mining patient information on a variety of clinical data points, including cost effectiveness.
Since its origin 20 years ago, every enhanced recovery study has shown patient benefit, says Ramirez, including the work published by MD Anderson. In their respective disciplines, Ramirez's and Aloia's research has shown reductions in functional impairment and symptom burden, including pain, length of hospital stay, opioid needs, and readmission and complication rates.
Paramount to ESRP's success is the partnership across myriad specialties: surgery, anesthesiology, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition support and data coordination, to name a few.
"ESRP exemplifies one of our best successes of bringing together multiple disciplines," says Stephen Swisher, M.D., head of Surgery. "MD Anderson is also unique in that we are incredibly disease focused at all levels, and the teams can enact changes that are most specific to their patients' needs."
Swisher believes MD Anderson is paving the way for enhanced recovery in oncology, with more active research and patients enrolled on protocols.
For Jenkins, the experience was such a positive one that when a friend called to tell her she was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer and would be treated at MD Anderson, Jenkins strongly encouraged her to participate in the same protocol.
"I just wanted her to have the same positive experience that I had."
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Prescreening and sensing of diseases offers a number of benefits that can help in prevention of major diseases. The aim of disease pre-screening is to detect possible disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms. Earlier screening methods for the detection of diseases was invasive, complicated, and would require extensive tests. Some conventional methods used in clinical diagnoses include many invasive and potentially hazardous biopsy procedures, endoscopy, computed tomography; numerous innovative approaches have evolved to overcome the limitations of traditional techniques. Non-invasive biomedical sensor, genomics, electronic nose, nano-material, plasmonicsensor devices, microfabrication-based technologies, flat-panel detectors, digital breast object models, endomicroscopy, breath biopsy, and wavelet-based enhancement methods are some of the emerging frontiers in prescreening and sensing of diseases. This chapter will provide an in-depth discussion of the abovementioned innovative techniques related to prescreening and sensing of diseases.
Today early diagnosis of deadly diseases can save precious human life. Proper pre-screening and sensing of diseases are very important for administering right treatment. In this book chapter we will discuss about different innovative pre-screening and sensing technology of different diseases. The goal of disease pre-screening is to detect potential health disorders or diseases in people who do not have any symptoms of disease. Numerous innovative approaches have evolved over the years which aim to overcome the limitations of traditional techniques for pre-screening and sensing different diseases. The recently evolved methods are Non-invasive biomedical sensor, Genomics, electronic nose, Nano-materials, plasmonic sensor devices, micro fabrication-based technologies with cell biology, flat-panel detectors (FPDs), digital breast object models, endomicroscopy, breath biopsy and wavelet-based enhancement methods. Non-invasive Biomedical sensor devices offer a variety of benefits such as early detection and also provide prevention of the risk of infection.
Carole Foy et al., (2012) used the new generations of technologies, such as ultra-high throughput sequencing to identify the outbreaks of food borne disease as compared to other previous technologies to reduce the risk of the disease. Electronic nose devices were used by Wilson (2015) to analyze the human breath profiles and opined that diagnosis will be much faster than earlier detection of human diseases and disorders. Few of the authors also used the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (Broza & Haick, 2013) by using Nano-material-based sensors, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) (Barizuddin, Bok & Gangopadhyay, 2016) to provide earlier detection of diseases and suggest the applications of medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring and food safety.
Moreover, Ertl, et al., (2014) presented a micro-fabrication-based technology based on cell biology for the development of advanced in-vitro diagnostic system which will be capable of analyzing cell cultures under physiologically relevant conditions. O'Connor et al. (2010) have proposed the techniques called digital breast object models for investigation of emerging tomographic breast imaging and opined that it has outperformed the previous mammographic screening technique. Jabbour et. al., (2012) discussed about Confocal endomicroscopy; high resolution and non-invasive imaging technology to evaluate the microscopy of cellular and sub-cellular features in tissues. Therefore, the authors have opined that it can detect any disorder; and may be provide significant advantages over conventional wide-field microscopic imaging.
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As part of an ongoing mosquito surveillance program, 27 sites in the greater metropolitan Albuquerque area (Bernalillo County, New Mexico) were trapped from May through September 2004. Each site was sampled for 1 night weekly, using a standard CO2-baited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light trap and a gravid trap. Captured mosquitoes were catalogued by location, species, and date, and selected pools were tested for West Nile virus (WNV) by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. Based on previous surveillance, WNV was already established in the state of New Mexico. Surveillance during 2003, the 1st year of WNV detection in New Mexico mosquitoes, was focused on the bosque forest of the Rio Grande river valley. Surveillance during summer of 2004 was extended to additional areas around the city of Albuquerque, the state's largest population center. In addition to the standard surveillance objectives, a secondary goal was to determine whether foci of WNV activity were detectable in other habitats besides the riparian ecosystem of the Rio Grande, and in other species not previously identified as vectors. There was no demonstrable advantage to extending the traditional trapping area outside of the Rio Grande valley. Sites in the valley area had WNV-positive mosquitoes earlier in the season, and for a longer period than the added sites. In addition, riparian sites had the highest diversity of species, the largest numbers of Culex spp. captured, and the largest proportion of the WNV-positive mosquito pools from the study. Species found in other areas of the metropolitan area were also represented in the valley. Although WNV activity was detected in other areas of the city, its activity began later and ended earlier than in the river valley. We surmise that the greatest benefit to mosquito surveillance could be achieved by focusing on the river valley area.


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Israeli police arrest a Palestinian at Damascus Gate as Palestinian Muslims stage a march to mark the day of Mawlid al-Nabi (birth of Prophet Muhammad) in Old City, East Jerusalem, on October 19, 2021. Several Palestinians were arrested during the intervention. [Mostafa alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]
The Israeli occupation authorities arrested 390 Palestinians last year for alleged "incitement of violence" on social media, the Palestinian Prisoners' Centre for Studies has reported. According to the centre's media spokesman, 2021 witnessed a significant escalation in the Israeli arrest campaigns targeting Palestinians on charges related to social media content.
Riyad Al-Ashqar added that Israel's routine arrests of Palestinians for social media activity constitutes a punitive policy used as a deterrent by the occupation state. The aim, he believes, is to imprison the largest possible number of children, women and young people. "Not only does the state pursue Palestinians on the ground, but also in the virtual world."
He noted the case of 17-year-old Omar Hashlamoun, from Jerusalem, who was arrested because of a Facebook post in which he wrote: "I am not sure of my long existence in this world, but I hope that I have instilled in everyone a good memory that will remain forever."
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"With the space for such advocacy under threat in many parts of the world," added Deborah Brown, senior digital rights researcher and advocate at the human rights body, "Facebook censorship threatens to restrict a critical platform for learning and engaging on these issues."
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Katrina Webb
Katrina Webb is recognised and acknowledged for her unique athleticism and outstanding success as a Paralympic athlete. She has won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in athletics at three Paralympic Games.
She was the first torch bearer to enter the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and in 2006 Katrina was selected to present on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee to the United Nations in New York.
Off the track Katrina is the Director of her own business Silver 2 Gold High Performance Solutions. As a qualified physiotherapist and a person that knows how to achieve gold medal results more than once, her business specializes in 'Turning Silver into Gold' and improving the performance and health of organisations, teams and individuals.
To add to this, she is a member of the Premiers Council for Women in SA, has walked in the Kokoda track and is a mother of 3 boys. In 2012, Katrina was selected as one of three International Paralympic Committee Ambassadors at the London Paralympic Games.
Katrina Webb OAM is a unique and inspiring speaker and facilitator. Delivering more than 600 presentations to over 150,000 people across five different countries, Katrina is arguably one of Australia's most highly regarded professional speakers.
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Domestic Violence has many ripple effects – none more so than the impact domestic violence has on children. Children are affected not only by directly witnessing the abuse, but also by living in a home environment where usually their mother – as the main caregiver – is being repeatedly victimised. A significant body of research details the many and varied effects domestic violence has on the emotional and behavioural wellbeing of children and on their development. In Australia, more than 50% of women who report an experience of domestic violence in their lifetime will have children in their care during a violent relationship. This snapshot explores how we are better able to help children living with, and recovering from, the ripple effects of domestic violence. Click through to view Maree Cutler-Naroba share her abstract on the DV SnapShots Conference You Tube Channel
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Discussion on all aspects of proactive mens health and its role in providing an early intervention in possible domestic violence situations.
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The objective of Digital Witness™ to utilise the powerful features of smartphone technology to provide a useful app that supports personal safety and security.
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She is also the collaborative author of a biography that will share the voice of Annette Elliot and those of the women at Naomi, the first women's shelter in South Australia.
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Its not as simple as "If you leave me I will kill myself"
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Past history of domestic violence for all these groups is a risk factor for self-harm and suicide.
The threat of suicide by a perpetrator is often used as a method of control over survivors and their families and has been known to continue after a completed suicide.
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Life on Your Terms – Reclaiming your Power
What you can dream, you can achieve. I know this now, but growing up in a home of drugs, alcohol and domestic violence, there was no dream. There was nothing more than the tiny world I was trapped in with no-one to look up to, and no way of getting away from it all. Like everyone on a journey; it begins with one step. This is about exploring you first steps into freedom and the pursuit of your dream.
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B-J is currently employed at Flinders University in Human Rights and Disability, Specialist Lecture and Workshop: Human Rights Based Practice and Community Development.
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Gary Edwards is a former lawyer and educator who was part of the research team (with Dallas Colley) who drafted the original competency standards for domestic violence workers. An ambassador for White Ribbon, Gary is also a professional magician, communication expert and keynote speaker. In this session Gary will demonstrate how we fool ourselves and why we need to make sure that we are dealing with the reality of DV and not just the perception.
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Suspect Jeremy Christian in Oregon train stabbings indicted for murder
Portland | Updated: June 7, 2017 7:30:50 AM
An Oregon grand jury on Tuesday returned a 15-count indictment against an ex-convict accused of harassing two African-American girls, one wearing a Muslim head scarf, then stabbing three men who intervened, killing two of them.
The suspect, Jeremy Christian, 35, who served time for a 2002 armed robbery conviction, was initially charged in a criminal complaint last week with nine felony counts from the bloody May 26 incident. (Reuters)
An Oregon grand jury on Tuesday returned a 15-count indictment against an ex-convict accused of harassing two African-American girls, one wearing a Muslim head scarf, then stabbing three men who intervened, killing two of them, aboard a Portland commuter train. The suspect, Jeremy Christian, 35, who served time for a 2002 armed robbery conviction, was initially charged in a criminal complaint last week with nine felony counts from the bloody May 26 incident. The indictment contains five additional counts and spares prosecutors the procedural step of having to present their case to a judge in a preliminary hearing to show they have sufficient cause to proceed to trial.
Christian is due to appear in court on Wednesday for an arraignment on the charges – two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder and multiple counts of assault, unlawful use of a weapon, intimidation and menacing. Christian is accused of yelling racial and ethnic epithets at two teenage girls, both black and one wearing traditional Muslim dress, before several fellow passengers stepped in to confront him.
His tirade, according to an affidavit filed by prosecutors in the case, included the comments: "I don't care if you are ISIS" – an apparent reference to Islamic State – and "Free speech or die." Prosecutors say Christian then pulled out a knife and slashed three men in their necks before fleeing the train when it stopped. One victim stumbled to his death on a station platform and another died in the rail car where he was stabbed. The third wounded man survived.
Christian was arrested a short time later and jailed without bond in the attack, which the FBI has been investigating as a possible federal hate crime. The Southern Poverty Law Center has reported finding "racist and other extremist" ideology posted on Christian's Facebook account. The attack became an undercurrent in dueling rallies staged in Oregon's largest city on Sunday by supporters of President Donald Trump and counter-demonstrators who said his divisive political rhetoric was encouraging acts of racial and ethnic hatred.
Christian was said by anti-Trump activists to have taken part in a previous pro-Trump rally in east Portland in April, although sponsors of that protest denied he was part of their movement. Prosecutors say Christian confessed to the train stabbings in a profanity-laced rant recorded in the back of a police vehicle after he was taken into custody. In his initial appearance before a judge four days after the attacks, he entered the courtroom shouting, "Free speech or die, Portland … This is America – get out if you don't like free speech."
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By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Algiers, Algeria, Jul 22 – With no clear successor to longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerians may well see their frail leader who rarely appears in public cling on for a fifth term in office.
When Bouteflika came to power in 1999, he won the backing of his conflict-weary citizens who credited him with bringing about reconciliation after a fierce civil war.
Nearly two decades on and with a presidential election scheduled for next year, the 81-year-old leader shows little sign of leaving office despite his ailing health.
"As long as God keeps him alive, Bouteflika will definitely seek a fifth term," said Mohamed Hennad, political science professor at the University of Algiers.
There has been constant speculation about the health of the president — and even rumours of his death — who suffered a stroke in 2013 that saw him spend three months in a French hospital.
But Bouteflika surprised observers to win a fourth term in 2014, casting his vote from a wheelchair, and he is widely expected to appear on the 2019 ticket.
"All the external signs tend to show a very small group of very powerful people at the head of the Algerian state, in favour of the re-election of the current president," said Pierre Vermeren, contemporary history professor at the Pantheon Sorbonne University in Paris.
One possible successor, national police chief Abdelghani Hamel, was last month ejected from the president's inner circle.
The sacking of Hamel was intended to curb the official's ambitions, according to a diplomat based in the capital Algiers.
"It's the housekeeping before the election," the foreign envoy said.
The move is similar to reshuffles within the powerful intelligence services just months ahead of the 2014 election, in which Bouteflika clinched 81.5 percent of the vote despite being absent from the campaign trail.
Politicians have already been preparing for a fifth term under Bouteflika, with the secretary general of his National Liberation Front (FLN) in April asking him to run.
Last month, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said his Rally for National Democracy (RND) party would support the president "continuing his mission and his sacrifice in the service of Algeria".
One fierce critic of Bouteflika's decision to stay in power, New Generation (Jil Jadid) party president Soufiane Djilali, accused the presidential camp of trying to "neutralise other potential candidates".
There is "no doubt that President Bouteflika wants to finish his days in power", he said.
Possible opponents such as religious groups or political parties have been "totally marginalised", according to historian Vermeren who said there is "no counter-power to the state leadership".
Algerians may have some wait ahead before he announces his candidacy, which the president did just two months before the last poll.
Although those wary of a political overhaul, after a fourth term marred by social and economic hardships, may decide to steer clear of the polls entirely.
The last presidential election saw a 50-percent abstention rate and it could reach a record high in 2019, with Algerians suffering from falling oil prices and youth unemployment at 30 percent.
Half of Algeria's 40-million population is now under the age of 30 and few young people remember the expectant days of their president's first term.
Nonetheless, from the University of Algiers, Hennad regard Bouteflika stepping aside voluntarily as an "improbable hypothesis".


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him except by Sikeston. Will send General Paine to-morrow to direct the five infantry regiments which left here yesterday to move over the trestle to Sikeston and join General Pope immediately, carrying four days' rations in haversacks, though Pope does not ask for re-enforcements. Have directed Paine to employ the largest possible force to push forward the railroad. Telegraph any orders immediately, as Paine leaves early in morning.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Saint Louis, March 6, 1862.
Yours of the 28th ultimo just received.* I think it very important that the Kansas troops should advance rapidly south and support General Curtis' right flank. He will not cross the Boston Mountains, but hold his present position in rear of Fayetteville. The two forces can therefore co-operate against any Indian movement. If Price has fallen back on Fort Smith he will soon be starved out. Curtis' force is about 22,000.
Three hundred rebels are herded 3 miles south of Vera Cruz. They have run off cattle from within 12 miles of here. Captain Bowman was at Hartville yesterday with 25 men. I have 40 men near Vera Cruz to-night, and I send 50 more to-morrow to re-enforce them.
Shall I continue these long reaches with my small garrison? Is it safe to let them collect within 40 miles of men?
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSOURI, Numbers 57.
Surveyors and other custom-house officers and agents in this department, as well as those on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers or elsewhere, are expected to respect permits issued by the surveyor of either of the parts on the Ohio River and bearing his official signature and seal. Military officers commanding posts or encampments where there are no such custom-house officers or agents, or acting temporarily in concert with such officers or agents, will in like manner respect those permits. Sealed baggage, while the seals remain unbroken, will also be respected by both classes of officers.


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Asia's Biggest Hosiery Market Fell Victim to Riots Before the Lockdown
Economic aspects of the Delhi riots need to be studied in detail.
Afzal Imam
Image Courtesy: AFP
Despite slogans like "self-reliant India" and "vocal for local and then global", Gandhi Nagar, the largest wholesale garment market in east Delhi, is dying. About 20% of shops in the market have permanently closed because the shopkeepers were not earning enough to pay monthly rentals. Thousands of shops connected to this market have also closed down. Every year, in June and July, thousands of workers begin manufacturing jackets at the Jafrabad locality in Northeast Delhi. They prepare in advance for the spike in demand during winter. But this year there is no sign of activity in Jafrabad so far. Thousands of the artisans, helpers and labourers who used to manufacture hosiery and finished textile goods have fled to their villages from Jafrabad and neighbouring areas.
Some would say that it is the Covid-19 pandemic that has made businesses in Northeast Delhi go to waste. They would insist that the lockdown announced on 23 March is the reason why the traders and manufacturers have fallen on hard times. But if you meet the shopkeepers of Gandhi Nagar, which is 4 km from Jafrabad, they would tell you that their crisis began a full month before the lockdown. They would say, with anxiety and foreboding, that things went south right after February, when riots broke out in Jafrabad.
The violence that engulfed Northeast Delhi was concentrated in areas where the suppliers to Gandhi Nagar's garment stores were located. First, the skilled workers were forced to flee from the riot-affected areas of Jafrabad and around to save their lives. Soon after, the merchants and customers from other cities stopped visiting the shops and manufacturing outfits in the areas which had witnessed violence.
Academic research into rioting in India has shown that one of the main reasons behind them is also economic. If there had not been a riot in Bhagalpur in 1989, there would not have been any destruction of the cloth business there. Similarly, repeated riots broke the back of the traditional brass-ware, lock and utensil industries of Aligarh, Saharanpur and Moradabad. Some analysts have pointed to the growing rivalry between Hindus and Muslims due to the agrarian crisis and shrinking resources for the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. But few have paid attention to the economic aspect of the Delhi riots so far. Such violence took place in the capital for the first time since 1984 and robbed thousands of people of their sources of livelihood. Going by government figures, 52 people died, 526 were injured, 371 shops and 142 houses were burnt in this violence. A number of religious sites were also damaged.
Recall that in 2016 the Gandhi Nagar market was included in a list of 19 "notorious markets" by the United States on account of trademark and copyright violations. This list is prepared annually by the office of the United States Trade Representative, an official body under the executive office of the US President. It has been alleged that imitations of well-known American clothing brands are sold at this market, for which reason the market and its suppliers have been on America's radar for a long time, along with Burma Bazaar in Chennai, the Kashmiri Gate market in Delhi, and other so-called hot spots of imitation.
Manoj Gupta, a shopkeeper from Gandhi Nagar, says that the area is considered the biggest wholesale hosiery market in Asia, but more than half the people who worked here have now left. Shopkeepers are unable to pay salaries to those employees and helpers who have stayed on. They are also unable or struggling to pay the rent for their shops. Many workers have become unemployed after 15 or 20 years of having worked in this market. Of the more than 12,000 small and big shops here, about 20% are still closed.
Many big shopkeepers here purchase clothes from Gujarat or get goods manufactured in their own factories and in addition are supplied by factories operating in the localities of Jafrabad, Janata Colony, Kardampuri, Seelampur, Welcome and Tank Road (near Karol Bagh, which featured in the United States "most notorious" list in 2018). Most of these areas were engulfed in violence this February, and the Covid-19 lockdown came as a further blow. Work has stopped completely in the factories in these areas. The arrival of traders from outside stopped due to the riots and now, with Covid-19, even local shopkeepers from Delhi have stopped coming to Gandhi Nagar.
Gupta says that the business was already declining before the lockdown. After the announcement of Unlock-1, some hopes of a revival were triggered, but traders outside Delhi are still afraid of visiting due to the news they hear on TV about Covid-19 spreading rapidly through the Capital and repeated lockdowns of its borders with other states. He says that he hopes for some sales on the approaching Rakhi festival. If this does not happen, Diwali will become the only hope. Another shopkeeper says that business has gone cold since early this year. The persistent lack of demand and prevailing uncertainty, shopkeepers say, has forced them not to order fresh goods.
In Janta Colony, midway between Jafrabad and Gandhi Nagar, lives Giyasuddin, who runs a jeans factory. He also manufactured kurtis, capris and other assorted "fashion items" until February. He says he had around 11 artisans and helpers working for him, but the riots forced them all back to their villages. At present he is neither getting orders from the shopkeepers in Gandhi Nagar, nor does he have any workers left. When the situation was normal, after accounting for all his expenses, Giyasuddin used to make about Rs.35,000-40,000 a month. He suffered losses during demonetisation too, but now the situation is worse. He says that about 1,000 small and big factories in Jafrabad and its neighbourhood have closed. Many of these factories used to supply goods to traders in cities other than Delhi's Gandhi Nagar. But now there is no demand from anywhere.
A factory worker in Jafrabad says that he mainly used to stitch jeans and jackets. Every year, work would be in full swing by June, but this year there is a silence in the factory. Neither are orders coming in nor are there any workers around. It is the same situation in all other factories. The traders and large shopkeepers are refraining from placing orders because they are not sure when, or if, the market conditions will return to normal. They seem to have assumed things will not improve for two or three months. In Seelampur, embroidery workers were a critical part of the supply chain of "fancy" items, but they also left Delhi during the riots. The shops here are also closed. The lanes and by-lanes of Seelampur saw massive violence during the riots in February.
It is noteworthy that the entire hosiery and garment supply-chain in this part of East and Northeast Delhi is purely indigenous. The big traders and shopkeepers buy their supplies from Indian companies and the artisans who convert the fabrics into costumes are also Indian. Their goods are consumed in the domestic market as well. Perhaps in today's global world no trade can get more indigenous than this. These factories' jeans, shirts, t-shirts, capris, track-suits, kurtis, blouses and children's clothes were also reasonably priced. For instance, a pair of jeans or a jacket would fetch just Rs.300 to 1,500 while children's clothing bought here would cost anything from Rs.150 to Rs.200. The items sold here were such that people belonging to all sections of society could afford them.
Despite all this, entire swathes of these neighbourhoods are on the verge of ruin. And it took just five months. The riot swallowed up the livelihoods of thousands of artisans and labourers weeks before the lockdown dealt scores of traders and manufacturers a fatal blow. The government has made one "major announcement" after the other and "Atmanirbhar Bharat" campaigns are being promoted day and night through television campaigns, but no one is ready to even bear witness to the decline unfolding before our eyes.
The author is a freelance journalist. The views are personal.
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