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NSA Doval using insurgents to force Islamabad away from Kashmir issue, retd Pak Air Force officer

25Nov

By Yusara AskariNo Comments

NSA Doval using insurgents to force Islamabad away from Kashmir issue, retd Pak Air Force officer

A Pakistani military veteran has alleged that India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is using elements in the insurgent groups in Pashtun tribal areas and Balochistan to force the Pakistan Army away from the Kashmir issue.In an editorial titled 'Doval's dirty war', published on tribune.com.pk on November 22, senior Pakistani columnist and retired Pakistan Air Force officer Air Vice Marshal Shahzad Chaudhary said: "Reports of RAW teaming up splintered TTP elements under one control against Pakistan and synching them with Allah Nazar and the BLA in Balochistan, as indeed with some nationalists in the former tribal regions of Pakistan, is how Doval plans his next phase of war.""It is in play already and has gone on unremittingly, relentlessly and incessantly as Doval attempts at f...

MEPs express support for India’s respect for democratic, constitutional powers

25Nov

By Grace TsoiNo Comments

MEPs express support for India’s respect for democratic, constitutional powers

In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Tuesday expressed their support for India’s respect for democratic constitutional responsibility and to reinforce their backing for a common goal to address extremism and terrorism.“As the Republic of India, the largest democracy in the world, celebrates Samvidhan Divas on the 26 November 2020, we send our congratulations to the country for maintaining peace, democratic values and freedoms and for upholding the Constitution of India established in 1949,” French Member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani, and Gianna Gancia, Italian Member of the European Parliament wrote in the letter.The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said that despite India’s short term as a Republic, it was

India trashes Pakistan’s claims of Delhi sponsoring terrorism

15Nov

By Yusara AskariNo Comments

India trashes Pakistan’s claims of Delhi sponsoring terrorism

India on Sunday thrashed Pakistan’s accusations saying that India was sponsoring “terrorism" aimed at destabilising it and targeting its economic partnership with China. Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and chief military spokesman Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar had on Saturday released a dossier along with what they said were intelligence intercepts that purportedly showed the involvement of Indian intelligence operatives in acts of terrorism. India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava responded to the allegations levelled during the “press conference by the Pakistani establishment” by saying: “This is yet another futile anti-India propaganda exercise.” He added, “The so-called claims of ‘proof’ against India enjoy no credibility, are fabricated and represent figmen

Is any Hindu left in Pakistan: Twitteratis ask Imran Khan as he extends Diwali greetings

15Nov

By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Is any Hindu left in Pakistan: Twitteratis ask Imran Khan as he extends Diwali greetings

Social media platform Twitter was filled with sarcastic comments after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan extended his greetings to the country's minority Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali on Saturday."Is any Hindu left in Pakistan? I thought all are already converted, anyways, Happy Diwali," said a Twitter user.Another Twitter user stated that Pakistan has as many Hindus as the number of letters in Khan's tweet."Do you still have any left, in Pakistan?" asked another Twitterati.Meanwhile, Pakistani Hindus celebrated Diwali across the country with zeal and fervour, with families decorating their houses and temples with colourful lights."We have come here to celebrate this festival with colourful rangolis. I feel instead of playing with blood, it is so much better to celebrate our f...

Pakistan and Turkey identified by European parliamentarian as serious threat

13Nov

By Grace TsoiNo Comments

Pakistan and Turkey identified by European parliamentarian as serious threat

Amid rising terrorist attacks in Europe, French Member of European Parliament (MEP) Nicolas Bay asked the European Union (EU) to “showering” Pakistan and Turkey with subsidies and customs facilitiesFrench MEP Nicolas Bay’s remarks came during the European Parliamentary plenary of November 11, 2020. “MEP Bay’s comments were made in the context of a debate on the ‘fight against terrorism, freedom of expression and education’”, a press statement read.Speaking to the European Commissioner Ylva Johansson responsible for Home Affairs, Bay was critical of the support being given by the European Commission to the countries of concern. “You are showering countries like Pakistan and Turkey with subsidies and customs facilities. We want to sanction them!”, he said.Linking terrorism threats to migrati

Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch

12Nov

By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch

Pakistan on Wednesday continued with its ceasefire violation in the same three sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) in India’s Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, where they had been attacking incessantly for the past day.“At about 9.15 a.m., Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors,” India’s Defence Spokesman Devender Anand said."The Indian army is retaliating befittingly," he said.Since the beginning of this year, Pakistan has been violating with impunity the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 1999.In over 3,200 such ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC since January 2020, over 20 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured. Lives of thousan

PDM Lahore rally a referendum against ‘incapable, incompetent’ rulers: PML-N leader

4Nov

By Nectar GanNo Comments

PDM Lahore rally a referendum against ‘incapable, incompetent’ rulers: PML-N leader

Taking a jibe at the Imran-Khan led government in Pakistan, Rana Sanaullah, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab president said that the upcoming Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in Lahore on December 13 would be a referendum against "incapable and incompetent" rulers.Speaking at a press conference, he said that the event would prove that Lahore has awakened, after which entire Punjab and Pakistan would awaken.Sanaullah further asked how democracy would thrive if institutions are used for political objectives, and questioned who had made the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) controversial and who was blackmailing its chairman.He also claimed that he was arrested on fake and baseless charges and was implicated in a drug case when nothing incriminating was found against him...

Pak court issues arrest warrant against Maryam Nawaz’s husband in 2019 case

4Nov

By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Pak court issues arrest warrant against Maryam Nawaz’s husband in 2019 case

A court in Pakistan’s Lahore has issued bailable arrest warrants against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s husband Safdar Awan in a case related to a clash with police officials outside National Accountability Bureau (NAB) last year.A district court conducted the hearing of a case against retired Captain Safdar Awan and others over clashing with police officials outside a NAB court in 2019.As per media reports, Judicial magistrate Hafiz Nafees heard the case where the prosecution told him about non-compliance with the orders by the accused despite being summoned.The prosecution pleaded for issuance of warrants of the accused to make progress in the trial.Later, the district court issued bailable arrest warrants against the accused and adjourned the hearing t

Pakistan’s Pulwama attack admission could warrant action from international organizations

2Nov

By Grace TsoiNo Comments

Pakistan’s Pulwama attack admission could warrant action from international organizations

Tilak Devasher, a member of the Indian National Security Advisory Board has said Pakistan Federal cabinet minister Fawad Chaudhry’s admission on Islamabad’s role in Pulwama terror strike should be taken into consideration by UN and other international bodies for initiating tough action against Pakistan.Speaking in the Pakistan National Assembly on October 28, Science & Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said: “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home). Our success in Pulwama, is a success of this nation under the leadership of Imran Khan. You and us are all part of that success.”Despite damage control by the Pakistan Foreign office, the Minister’s remarks were a public admission of the use of terror as an instrument of state policy.“The admission of Federal cabi

2Nov

By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

Soldiers without ranks

Young Muslims trained in arms and light ammunition are sought after pawns in the markets of conflict and turmoil. Wearing the masks of Islam, they are out to create mayhem and massacre. In most cases, theses forces are out to challenge the State and its well-structured armies and police forces. In old times, such confrontations were a part of the game between rulers and their opponents.However, in modern times, the rules of the game have changed. Generally, the confrontations take place according to rules of war, as well as according to the international law approved by international community. But in this case, the engagement and employment of pawns is either overlooked or ignored. This strategic game was being played in pre-colonial and even colonial era as a state craft.The rulers who u...