Author: Yusara Askari

NSA Ajit Doval warned 7 years ago on China, Pakistan teaming up against India
10Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

NSA Ajit Doval warned 7 years ago on China, Pakistan teaming up against India

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval had in 2013 informed that China along with Pakistan has been spying against India, besides supplying arms to militant organizations in the northeast.In an article titled 'Chinese Intelligence: From a Party Outfit to Cyber ​​Warriors', former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Doval has described how Chinese spies are active in several countries including India and are spying for China in a planned manner.At the time when Doval wrote this article, he was associated with Delhi's Think Tank Vivekananda International Foundation. A year later, the NDA government in the Centre handed him the responsibility of the NSA.As per Doval, China had intensified the espionage activities against India after Dalai Lama along with his 80,000 followers took refuge in Ind
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Pakistan tries to heat up LoC, 41 militants killed this month in stepped-up J&K ops
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Pakistan tries to heat up LoC, 41 militants killed this month in stepped-up J&K ops

As India continues its scuffle at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan has not seen any dip in ceasefire violations intensity this year, raising the threat of two active military fronts at the same time.In May alone, there have been 382 ceasefire violations (CFVs) recorded on the LoC and 302 in June so far, rising sharply from 221 and 181 CFVs recorded during these months last year. Along with those statistics, security forces have killed 41 militants in the month of June itself.Official data shows that there have been 2215 CFVs recorded on the LoC till June 25 this year. A total of 3168 CFVs were recorded in 2019, and 1629 in 2018.This sudden spike in CFVs can be attributed to the government’s decision last August to abrogate Article 370 in
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Awareness cum free Immuno-booster distribution camp held in J&K’s Pulwama
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Awareness cum free Immuno-booster distribution camp held in J&K’s Pulwama

AYUSH Department of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in collaboration with Kashmakash Trust held an awareness cum Immuno-booster distribution camp in the city.District AYUSH Officer Pulwama on the directions of worthy Director ISM (J&K UT) Dr Mohan Singh, in accordance with Advisory issued by Ministry of AYUSH (Government of India), provided AYUSH Immuno Boosters to general public of Chattapora Pulwama.The camp was organized with the help by volunteers of Kashmakash “Polishing the Unpolished” Trust.The camp was inaugurated by District Ayush Officer Dr. Mir Shafiq, District Co-ordinator AYUSH Dr. Altaf Shah and Chairman Kashmakash Bhat Musaddiq Reyaz along with his team members Danish Mushtaq and Shahid Shabir.Addressing the public, Dr. Shafiq said that in order to combat the COVID-19 pandem
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Protests held against illegal detention of Baloch political leaders by Pak security agencies
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Protests held against illegal detention of Baloch political leaders by Pak security agencies

Illegal and forced abduction of Baloch political leaders and intellectuals by Pakistan intelligence agencies saw widespread demonstrations being held in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as well Germany on June 28.Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, a non-governmental organization in Balochistan’s Quetta city demanded the release of abducted Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch and Dr Akbar Marri.According to sources, hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Quetta for protest marking Dr Deen Mohammad Baloch's abduction 11 years ago.A huge number of Baloch women including Dr Deen Mohammad's Daughter Sammi and Mehlab Deen, men and students participated in the protest. The protesters demanded immediate release of Dr Deen Jan and Dr Akbari Marri and all other missing persons.Similarly, the Baloch Nationa
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Indians demand ban on Chinese apps after 20 Indian soldiers killed in Galwan valley stand-off
9Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Indians demand ban on Chinese apps after 20 Indian soldiers killed in Galwan valley stand-off

Angry over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops on June 15, Indian citizens are now demanding a complete ban on Chinese apps in the country – a move which has already led to a dip in popularity of famous Chinese apps.Popular Chinese apps like TikTok, PUBG, Bigo Live, Helo and Likee have already shown dip in download after the cross border tension at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh region."I believe, we the citizens of India should launch a campaign to completely boycott China and everything even remotely associated with it," Abhishek Yadav, a medical student in New Delhi said.He added: "Their army is unprofessional and businessmen unscrupulous. Their telecom players have been drawing billions by duping innocent people. Their key obje
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Amendment in ‘Azad’ J-K’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of subjugation, occupation: EFSAS
8Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Amendment in ‘Azad’ J-K’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of subjugation, occupation: EFSAS

An Amsterdam based think tank has said that the draft of the 14th Amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of the Pakistan-occupied and the so-called ‘Free’ Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), has served as a grim reminder of just how suppressed and occupied J&K actually is."It is not, however, the proposed 14th Amendment that would be responsible for bringing this situation about. The major credit for that would go to the 1974 Interim Constitution promulgated during the period when Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the Prime Minister of Pakistan," European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said."This so-called Constitution, among other things, spelt out the contours of the future relationship between the Pakistani State and Pakistan-occupied J&K, and the picture that it presented f
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PLA troops are an anxious group, recall Indian officers
8Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

PLA troops are an anxious group, recall Indian officers

Serving and retired Indian Army officers, who have spent a considerable time at the India-Chinese borders have all experienced the same thing – that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers lack motivation, have low pay, and are extremely corrupt.These Indian Army officers were or are posted at India’s eastern border, which it shares with China, including at Nathu La. And, all of these officers had, at multiple times during their posting, engaged in one-to-one confrontations with their Chinese counterparts.According to these officers, the PLA’s men, especially those who are asked to serve at the India-China borders, are not very motivated because of the physical hardship they have to endure and the low pay, which, does not justify the hardship that they have to face.In their interaction
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SP Is the space for critical thinking shrinking in Pakistan?
7Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

SP Is the space for critical thinking shrinking in Pakistan?

In Pakistan, professors and academic leaving literary institutes has become the new normal. A number of liberal academics have been sacked by their universities, allegedly over their anti-government stance.Ammar Ali Jan, a prominent Pakistani academic and activist has become the latest victim of it. In a Twitter post, Jan said that he would be parting ways with Lahore's Forman Christian College (FCC), where he taught political science.Jan is a renowned progressive scholar who has been vocal against alleged military atrocities in the insurgency-marred Baluchistan province. He also lends support to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in the country's northwestern areas."After I participated in a student demonstration, the government registered a sedition case against me. The university admini...
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SP Pakistan’s traditional allies in Gulf plan to suspend Pakistan origin pilots in their carriers
7Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

SP Pakistan’s traditional allies in Gulf plan to suspend Pakistan origin pilots in their carriers

Pakistan’s traditional allies in the Gulf have reportedly grounded Pakistan origin pilots after the issue of commercial pilots possessing suspicious licenses came to light, casting a long shadow on the future of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates besides Oman are now among the countries which have decided to remove pilots of Pakistan origin due to a fake license issue.There are reports that Kuwait Airways, one of the oldest Airways in West Asia has grounded all its seven pilots of Pakistani origin.A UK-based Pakistani-origin journalist Gul Bukhari had tweeted, “Kuwait Airways has grounded all 7 Pakistani pilots and suspended 56 engineers and ground handling staff in the backdrop of fake license issue. Similar reports from Qatar, Oman, Emirates and Vie
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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates Dharma Chakra Day
5Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates Dharma Chakra Day

International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, is celebrating Asadha Poornima on July 4, as Dharma Chakra Day.This day commemorates Buddha's First Sermon to his first five ascetic disciples at the Deer Park, Rsipatana in the present day Sarnath near Varanasi, UP.The day is also celebrated by Buddhists all over the world as the day of Dharma Chakra Parvattana or “Turning of the Wheel of Dharma”. This day is also aptly observed as Guru Poornima by both Buddhists and Hindus as a day to mark reverence to their gurus.In keeping with the historical legacy of India being the land of Buddha's enlightenment, his turning the wheels of Dharma, and Mahaparinirvana, President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Dharma Chakra Day from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The Minister
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