he 2016 Uri attack was a terrorist attack by four armed militants on 18 September 2016, near the

town of Uri in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was reported as "the
deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades and there were 4 terrorist attackes
on uri camp and 17 or 18 soldiers died..to divert the attention of the world from Kashmir issue
just before 71th UNGA session.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa taking over of
the Industrial Estate or Economic Zone Bill 2016 and the KP Adhoc Employees of Directorate
of Information Technology (Regularisation of Services Act 2016).

The former law transfers all the assets, properties, liabilities and employees of the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Development Authority (KPDA) or Sarhad Development Authority (SDA) to the
public limited company K-P Economic Zones Development and Management Company
(KPEZDMC).

The government had abolished the KPDA, established in 1972 via an act, in July by issuing an
ordinance titled, K-P Taking Over of the Industrial Estates or Economic Zones Ordinance,
2016.

The law minister also tabled the K-P Public Private Partnership Amendment Act 2016, a bill
aimed at making changes in five sections of the K-P Public Private Partnership Act 2014.

The bill makes changes in the section-9 of the act, making it mandatory for the contracting
authority government entity to take the approval of the chief minister for projects costing
more than Rs 500 million if it wishes to do them in the public-private partnership mode, while
for projects costing up to Rs 500 million the contracting authority shall decide for itself the mode
of its implementation under the PPP Act or else.

The bill also increases a member of the Public Private Partnership Committee and states that the
chief executive officer of the KP Board of Investment and Trade shall be the member of the
committee

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly passed the law to give a reward of 30 per cent of the
money involved in any identified corruption case to whistleblower with the aim to eliminate
corruption and corrupt practices.

The Assembly passed "The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance
Commission Bill 2016" and "The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans
Bill 2016" unanimously on Monday.

According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance

Commission Bill 2016, that citizen of the province who identified corruption and
irregularities then he will be rewarded 30 per cent of the money which was handed by the
government from the corrupt person.
 in the bill it was written that those people who blame someone and allegation were not proved
against the person then that person will be fine according to the law.

The bill was presented by Member of Provincial Assembly Arif Yousaf while the opposition
party member Sardar Babak Hussain of Awami National Party rejected the bill saying that in this
bill people will benefits it for its own interest to take revenge from their rival groups.

Pakistans effort to stay focused on Indian atrocities in held Kashmir is resonating at the
71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as US Secretary of State
John Kerry also expressed strong concern over recent violence in the occupied Valley.

But a stronger reaction came from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperations (OIC) contact
group at the United Nations, which met on the sidelines of the General Assembly session and
urged India to peacefully resolve the 69-year-old dispute.

We call for an immediate cessation of Indian oppression and atrocities and urge the government
of India for peaceful settlement of the dispute, in accordance with wishes of Kashmiri people and
the UN Security Council resolutions, said OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani. The
Indian occupation forces can physically blind the Kashmiri people by their pellet guns, but they
cannot block their vision for the realisation of their right to self-determination.

Secretary Kerrys reaction was brief and also included a reference to Sundays militant attack in
Uri.

The prime minister and Secretary Kerry expressed strong concern with recent violence in
Kashmir particularly the army base attack and the need for all sides to reduce tensions,
said a statement issued by his office.

OIC calls upon India to stop oppression in the Valley and to work for a settlement in line
with the wishes of Kashmiris

Secretary Kerry met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday but the State Department issued
its version of the meeting on Tuesday, which significantly differed from the official statement
Pakistan had issued after the meeting.

The State Department made it a point to underline the issues missing from the Pakistani
statement, such as the need for nuclear restraint and preventing cross-border terrorist attacks.

The secretary reiterated the need for Pakistan to prevent all terrorists from using Pakistani
territory as safe havens, while commending recent efforts by Pakistani security forces to counter
extremist violence, said State Department spokesman John Kirby while outlining the issues
discussed in the Sharif-Kerry meeting.
They also spoke about regional issues, including recent developments with regard to
Afghanistan. The prime minister and Secretary Kerry also stressed the need for restraint in
nuclear weapons programmes, he said.

However, Mr Kerry praised Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees for over 40 years and
highlighted the importance of continued respect for humanitarian principles, he added.

The two leaders also emphasised the need to continue a strong, long-term bilateral partnership
and to build upon the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue, said the US statement.

The secretary praised the prime minister for restoring macroeconomic stability to Pakistan over
the last three years and expressed appreciation for Pakistans cooperation on climate change
priorities, it added.

At a briefing for Pakistani journalists, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry and Pakistans
permanent representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, said that while Mr Sharif discussed other
issues in his meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session,
he was focused on one particular issue: Kashmir.

The prime minister has come to the UN General Assembly with only one agenda, to highlight
Indian atrocities and the indigenous and peaceful nature of the Kashmiri struggle, Mr. Chaudhry
said.

Dr Lodhi said that linking Kashmir to other issues was other peoples agenda. The PM has
come with Pakistans agenda, which is drawing the worlds attention to the atrocities of Indian
occupation forces.

The prime minister was here on mission Kashmir. We are focused. There will be other
occasions for other issues, she said.

Asked if the attack on the Indian military base in Uri could lead to an armed confrontation
between India and Pakistan, the foreign secretary said that India was playing up the attack to
hide its atrocities in the valley.

The Indian reaction is regrettable. They blamed Pakistan even before knowing the details. India
will have to think how to resolve the Kashmir dispute, blaming Pakistan will not help, Mr
Chaudhry said.

Dr Lodhi said that the uprising in the occupied valley was an indigenous movement and nothing
can stop that movement. The sooner India realises it, the better it is for all.

She said that the ground situation in Kashmir was moving in a certain way and India could not
ignore the wishes of the Kashmiri people for long.