Indian Coast Guard intercept a suspicious Pakistani fishing boat

[hit&run]

Anyone apart from Praveen Swamy at IE claiming 'little evidence of terror link'?

Praveen Swami is a Pakistani rat.

 

[Nicky G]

Praveen Swami is a Pakistani rat.

He has zero credibility, which is why I asked if anyone else was making such claims.

 

[Ray]

Praveen Swami is a Pakistani rat.

Well senior Hurriyat separatist Abdul Gani Bhat has said -

"Snakes can marry rats and bulls chase lizards.......let's not count stars which lie beyond."

Let us await the investigation.

I believe the transmission from and to the boat has much to reveal.

 

[thethinker]

Swami and his ilk are a good example of misusing journalistic freedom. Under the excuse of balanced and neutral views, these people keep pushing anti-India agenda while maintaining that they "try to report" both sides of story.

Except that the final outcome and agenda of the "story" is also pre-decided by them and all that is needed is them using a constant barrage of disinformation, distorting facts and false claims.

Sedition charges should be applicable for such "journos" and the "media houses" that promote them in events that are related to national security.

 

[hit&run]

He has zero credibility, which is why I asked if anyone else was making such claims.

Well senior Hurriyat separatist Abdul Gani Bhat has said -


Let us await the investigation.

I believe the transmission from and to the boat has much to reveal.

Even earlier when the same journalist had come out with similar documents, a Pakistan journalist had tweeted about its impending publication. How did he do it? At whose insistence?, asks Raman. The editor of the magazine quaintly confessed that the Pakistan journalist in question in the case, swore he did't leak the story (some trust). Mr Raman, an intelligence professional with three decades of experience, told the editor that he could "smell a dead ISI rat from miles away". This , as per him, is a clear case of excellent psychological operation conducted by Pakistan trapping one of the most profound journalist and one of the most credible publishing houses in India.

Of Information Wars and Journalistic Ethos : South Asian Idea A good read @Nicky G;

 

[Nicky G]

Of Information Wars and Journalistic Ethos : South Asian Idea A good read @Nicky G;

Thanks. I am aware of the background of what's being discussed in that link but more information is always appreciated.

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

 

[anoop_mig25]

Thanks. I am aware of the background of what's being discussed in that link but more information is always appreciated.

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

GoV of day should really came out with strong against this junors ???

should gov takes jounros to war field evertime there is some attck so as to prove to world that attack is beging carrired out by terrorist


And some please inform this stupid Jurons YES we are in state of war with so called non sate actors of pakistan and state actors of pakistan from independence

 

[ladder]

Thanks. I am aware of the background of what's being discussed in that link but more information is always appreciated.

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

What is the relation between a boat with Lahore and Karachi? -idiot

 

[Bangalorean]

Thanks. I am aware of the background of what's being discussed in that link but more information is always appreciated.

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

GoV of day should really came out with strong against this junors ???

should gov takes jounros to war field evertime there is some attck so as to prove to world that attack is beging carrired out by terrorist


And some please inform this stupid Jurons YES we are in state of war with so called non sate actors of pakistan and state actors of pakistan from independence

What is the relation between a boat with Lahore and Karachi? -idiot

Guys, that's a parody account.

 

[Virendra]

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

Such an insult to the IQ of all humans, does not deserve any attention at all.
My request is, going forward let such trash rot alone. That is the best treatment to it.

Regards,
Virendra

 

[Apollyon]

One intelligence agency official claimed they had radio intercepts in which the crew of the boat said they had arms and weapons adequate to protect themselves and warned the Coast Guard vessel from acting against it.

Pursued, Pak boat with illicit plan goes up in flames: Govt

 

[Virendra]

Also saw on TV that the crew reminded their handlers to send 5 lakh to the family of each.
This is quite obvious for a suicide mission though.
But why would they use thee same Modus Operandi again? Was it because they thought we won't expect them to repeat it ?
They were headed for Gujarat this time, where some high profile summits/conferences are scheduled.

Regards,
Virendra

 

[hit&run]

Smugglers don't go for suicide mission, and governments don't ablaze such boats even if they are ordinary fishermen, you Idiot Parveen Swami.

 

[Nicky G]

Nice take-down of the filthy elements of MSM:

What do Indian journalists know that the Coast Guard doesnt?

First a few facts. Facts which are undeniable, no matter which narrative you choose, the one published by the Coast Guard via its press release, or the one which is being spread by some Journalists

1. A Pakistani boat was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard based on Intelligence inputs on 31st December 2014

2. The boat caught fire and sunk in the Arabian Sea, approximately 365 kilometer South-West of Probandar, Gujarat.

3. The incident took place around the new year's eve, and it came to light after a government press release issued yesterday i.e. on 2nd January 2015.

Now we first turn to the Coast Guards version, as per their official Press Release. The release says, based on the input that a boat was planning some "Illicit activity", they first located the Pakistani boat by air, and then sent a Coast Guard Ship to intercept it. The Coast Guard asked the boat to stop, but the boat chose to speed away. This led to a hot pursuit chase. The boat had 4 men on board, who eventually hid themselves in the lower deck and set the boat on fire, which resulted in a major explosion. The boat eventually sank in the wee hours of 1st January.

The distortion:

Now, let's be clear on a few things. Neither the Coast Guard nor anyone in the government claimed that this boat was an attempt at terror attack yesterday (today, BJP President Amit Shah claimed that it could be a "possible" attempt, but he doesn't represent the government. But most importantly, Shah said it "today". We are talking what happened yesterday).

Despite the government or the Coast Guard not putting any "terror" motive to the boat, hours after the press release was put out, Indian media went berserk. While some in the media chose to glorify the Coast Guard for averting a 26/11 scenario, some journalists started imputing motives to Coast Guards.

The press release had made it clear that the Coast Guard and intelligence agencies were indulged in finding more details, and thus they were not making any certain claims. But when did our journalists love "details"? They were quick to throw insinuations based only on the press release.

The filth:

This journalist from India Today declared that Coast Guard had indulged in "fake encounter":

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This journalist from NDTV put a question mark on the press release just because of the phrase:

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And the most disappointing and shocking spin came from Praveen Swami of The Indian Express, who wrote an article on the same evening as if time was running out and heavens will fall if he didn't come up with his half baked conclusions and theories.

Swami, almost behaving like Subramanian Swamy, declared that there were "mounting doubts" over "terror claim". Read his article here that he wrote last night. The inaccuracies start from the headline of the report itself.

Swami's headline reads: "Doubts mount over India's claims of destroying 'terror boat' from Pakistan". Did India ever claim to "destroy" a boat? Did they ever claim that the boat was a "Terror Boat"? The press release nowhere says the Coast Guard "destroyed" a boat, neither is the word "terror" ever mentioned. It just clearly says "Illicit activities" and that the boat had explosives. We wonder who gave this information to Mr Swami that "India claims to destroy a terror boat"

In the first line of this article, Swami again reiterates that "the Coast Guard destroyed a boat", and there is a link to an earlier article on The Indian Express, to sort of back this claim. The title of this earlier article says " Pakistani boat blows up". In the first para it says "its four occupants blew it up". STILL, Mr Swami, in his post, goes on to say that the Indian Coast Guard "Destroyed a boat". Dear Mr Swami, where did you infer this from? Did you have any live feed to this incident? How can you say that a boat was "destroyed" by the Indian Coast Guard, thus disputing the official version that it blew itself up, WITHOUT providing a shred of evidence?

There is no harm in having a different view as compared to the official version. But if you have another theory, and you are going to publish it via Mainstream Media, you better have facts or proofs to back your claims, not just "sources" or conjecture. We think Mr Swami and his friends have a lot of answering to do, but who will ask the questions?

 

[thethinker]

Typical Pakiness.

Pakistan Rejects Reports of Boat Interception off Gujarat Coast

Islamabad: Pakistan today rejected reports that a Pakistani fishing boat said to be carrying explosives was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Gujarat and the vessel exploded before sinking along with four occupants.

Foreign Office Spokesman Tasnim Aslam categorically denied the reports which said that the incident occurred on the night between December 31 and January 1, some 365 km off the coast of Porbander, generating strong speculation that it was reminiscent of the 2008 Mumbai terror strikes.

Mr Aslam told the media that no boat from Karachi had gone to the open seas.

Pakistan Defence Ministry officials also rejected the reports and said the Indians were "trying to divert attention" from the killing of two Pakistan Rangers on December 31.

It is part of Indian propaganda to tarnish the image of Pakistan," a Defence Ministry official told the Press Trust of India.

India's Defence Ministry said the Coast Guard ship warned the fishing boat to stop for further investigation of the crew and cargo. However, the boat increased its speed and tried to escape away from the Indian side of maritime boundary.

 

[nrj]

Such an insult to the IQ of all humans, does not deserve any attention at all.
My request is, going forward let such trash rot alone. That is the best treatment to it.

Regards,
Virendra

Its a parody account. Misinformation misinformation everywhere...

 

[Screambowl]

Thanks. I am aware of the background of what's being discussed in that link but more information is always appreciated.

Anyway, yet more nonsese:

Its a Fake profile. Shazia Ilmi is her name this sounds like ImLI

 

[Nicky G]

Its a Fake profile. Shazia Ilmi is her name this sounds like ImLI

I am aware. The parody account satirizes the prevalent mindset in some sections.

Moving on,

Relentless vigilance is the price of stability

Only those on a suicide mission prefer death. Certainly, smugglers are not in the business of self-destruction. They know that an occasional jail term is the price of their profession.

 

[Screambowl]

Relentless vigilance is the price of stability

Or could be a surprise check by RAW or ISI to see the preparedness. ISI has been analysing the Indian government's manoeuvre towards them and basically on all the fronts where they share border.

I believe the next incident will be Pakistani jets intruding Indian airspace.

More over, if they wanted to suicide, they could have slammed the boat onto the CG vessel. Other possibility, they didn't get the time.

 

[ezsasa]

One obvious thing that has come out of this coast guard episode is that it is difficult for a Common man to segregate fact from fiction. Official statements were clear.

Is there any news source which gives the news as it is?

On the other side in pak their foreign office seems to be making statements based on our media reports rather than our official statements.