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India pulls up Pakistan at UNHRC for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir

Updated Sep 19, 2018 | 00:59 IST | Times Now Digital

Geneva: India on Tuesday criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir at the 39th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and raised the issue of human rights violations across the border in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Indian diplomat Mini Devi Kumam exercised India’s 'Right of Reply' to the statement made by Pakistan on the same agenda. “We reject Pakistan’s continued reference to the fallacious and motivated report which India has outrightly rejected. We deplore Pakistan’s repeated and malicious propaganda to distract the world from its gross violation of human rights especially in the territories under its control,” Kumam said.

She further went on to say that “the nature and extent of cross-border terrorism is evident from the number of Pakistan terrorists who have been apprehended by Indian security forces”.

Huge amount of arms&ammunition that's been recovered from terrorists&continued existence of infrastructure of support for internationally proscribed terrorist groups like Hizbul Mujahideen,Lashkar-e-Taiba&Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pak controlled territories:India’s Right of Reply at UN pic.twitter.com/Tt79o3IgDu

— ANI (@ani) September 18, 2018

Criticising Pakistan for its incompetencies to deal with internal conflicts, she said, “It is ironical that a State whose foundation was laid on religious fundamentalism speaks about communal disharmony and religious intolerance. In its obsession with puritanism, it has unleashed systematic persecution against its own Muslim minorities including Shias, Ahmadiyas, Ismailia and Hazaras, who have been reduced to second-class citizens.”

“The Council may note that concerns have been raised by the international community on the absence of constitutional and civil rights of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and their sufferings due to deliberate economic policies causing extreme poverty, gross underdevelopment and economic hardships. Large-scale repression, enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings continue with impunity in Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir,” Kumam said.

The diplomat went on to add that Pakistan has the “dubious distinction of having more cases of persecution under Blasphemy laws than the rest of the world put together.”

The diplomat also urged Pakistan to “stop misusing the Council and focus on its own dismal human rights record”.

 

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Not India, terrorism a bigger threat, say young Pakistani Army officers

Pakistani Army is witnessing a generational shift in the anti-India stance that has long been ingrained in the minds of the military in Pakistan. For the young Pakistani Army officers, the growing internal security threats from a plethora of extremist groups in Pakistan are a bigger worry for the country instead of any military threat posed by India.

The finding is part of The Quetta Experience, written by retired US Army colonel David O Smith, who was an alumnus of the Command and Staff College in Quetta.

"Junior and mid-grade Army officers, particularly those who had served in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), tended to view terrorism as a much more immediate threat to Pakistan than India. These officers had spent the bulk of their military careers fighting this new threat, had seen their brother officers and soldiers killed and wounded by the groups, and watched their friends and their families’ lives shattered forever," the report states.

The study examines the experiences of US Army Foreign Area Officers who have attended the Pakistan Army Command and Staff College in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. These are the only US personnel ever to have had sustained interactions over an extended period of time with three distinct groups of Pakistan Army officers: senior officers (brigadier and major general), senior mid-level (lieutenant colonel and colonel), and junior midlevel (captain and major).

The study was aimed at examining the attitudes and values of the Pakistan Army officer corps over a 37-year period from 1977 to 2014 to determine if it had changed over time.

The report also states that the fear of 'Islamisation' within the officer corps or its susceptibility to radical religious influence is exaggerated. "Many students joked among themselves about the need to be seen going to the mosque on Fridays, but no one seemed to think the country needed or wanted more Islam than more democracy."

"Nearly all the Pakistani students, including those with more conservative religious views, expressed the attitude that religion is a personal matter that does not influence the performance of military duties. They also see little value in Islamic governance, preferring democracy and civilian governance in overwhelming numbers. There also was no evidence of any friction between Sunni and Shia officers," the report states.

The report also states that the implications of strategic or tactical uses of nuclear weapons are not well understood, and no doctrine for nuclear warfighting is taught at the Staff College.

"Certain aspects of nuclear usage might have been discussed in a Pakistani students-only exercise that has been conducted annually for several years to rehearse plans to deal with an Indian Cold Start (now called proactive operations) attack, but even this is apparently limited to a short briefing by the Strategic Plans Division with no questions or discussion by students being allowed," the study states.

"No doubt because of the absence of any opportunity to discuss nuclear issues, the Students noted a complete lack of awareness about the connection between the tactical use of nuclear weapons, the potential strategic impact of their use given the relatively short distances involved in the India-Pakistan case, and the likely Indian reaction to Pakistani “first use” of any nuclear weapon in a future war," the study adds.

The report also finds that the young Pakistani officers perceived that for the first time in history, the United States had become a serious military threat to them.

"The reasoning was highly emotional: the United States uses Pakistan and then discards her; the United States doesn’t respect Pakistani values; the United States is fighting people that Pakistani people support, such as the Palestinians; the United States is leading a “crusade” against Islam; the United States “screwed up Iraq” and “blundered into Afghanistan and made things worse (for Pakistan)," the report adds.

http://zeenews.india.com/world/not-...ay-young-pakistani-army-officers-2142191.html

pakistani values :

is TERRORISM, Protecting Most wanted Terrorists of USA like Osama near pak mil. complex.
and pakis expect much respect from USA and else!

 

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No Lunch, Only Cookies At Meetings in cash-strapped Pakistan

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan got the word helicopter trending on Twitter recently.

Khan took a helicopter ride for a nine-mile journey from his hill-side home to his official residence in Islamabad last month. For a new leader who'd pledged to cut the perks of high office and who is trying to fix an economy in crisis, the incident didn't go down well with Pakistanis, who trolled the prime minister on social media.

Khan led a relentless anti-corruption campaign to win an election in July, describing his opponents as looters of Pakistan's coffers and holding them responsible for the nation's current economic mess. He now faces the same scrutiny over spending as the government tries to find the money for a potential $12 billion financial bailout.

The new government is trying to save money in small ways. A fleet of luxury government cars and helicopters are being sold, officials no longer get full meals at meetings, only cookies, and last week eight buffalo housed at the premier's official residence were added to the auction block.


Deficit Targets ::

But the austerity measures will have only a limited effect. Vaqar Ahmed, executive director at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, estimates the government can save as much as 20 percent from the annual 221 billion rupee ($1.8 billion) administrative budget from these spending cuts and others.

That compares with a budget deficit that Finance Minister Asad Umar estimated on Tuesday may widen to 2.9 trillion rupees, or 7.2 percent of gross domestic product in the year through June.

The government has deep problems to fix. Less than 1 percent of the nation's 200 million people file tax returns, foreign-currency reserves have plunged by a third this year to below $10 billion, the current-account deficit stands at more than 5 percent of GDP and the rupee is down 12 percent against the dollar this year.

While a bailout from the International Monetary Fund is likely, Khan's government is reluctant to seek aid from the lender, given the stringent conditions attached to the loans. His administration is looking to friendly countries -- including China and Saudi Arabia -- as possible funding sources. Khan left for a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.


'Symbolic' Steps ::

The spending cuts so far are "symbolic measures, which will not have a big financial impact on the economy," said Shabbar Zaidi, a former provincial finance minister and a partner at Karachi-based A.F. Ferguson & Co., an affiliate of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Khan told bureaucrats in Islamabad last week that the sale of helicopters and 34 cars, including BMWs and special utility vehicles, reflects a "change in mindset." But to his critics, his commute by air over a short distance shows that change in attitude isn't reflected at the top.

Some ministers defended Khan's helicopter ride, saying it was a practical security measure since a motorcade would clog up the capital's roads. When in the opposition, Khan criticized the excessive convoys and perks of office enjoyed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and ex-President Asif Ali Zardari, saying their counterparts in some European countries, like in the Netherlands, rode bicycles.


Security Needs ::

But a motorcade isn't exactly cheap. Even though Khan avoids the highways, more than 500 security officials are deployed in three shifts in and around the roads leading to his private hill-top Bani Gala residence, spread over about 38 acres.

"They are desperate and targeting Mr. Khan for these small things as they don't have anything else against him," said Senator Nauman Wazir Khattak, a member of Khan's party. "There are no budgeted targets for this austerity," he said, though "it puts you in the right direction not only economically, but also professionally."

With a funding gap of more than $12 billion, the austerity measures announced so far are limited, and Khan's spending will remain under scrutiny.

"There will be checks on him," said Umbreen Javaid, the chairwoman of the political science department at Punjab University in Lahore. "Khan is going to have a very tough time.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why...de-got-helicopter-trending-on-twitter-1918688

 

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Government of India gives clearance to Chenab water diversion project
Posted on September 21, 2018
4-5 minutes
Srinagar: The state government on Friday said that it has managed to get clearance from various central government departments to start the work on much awaited Chenab water diversion project.

One of the top officials in the civil secretariat said that the Government of India has given its clearance to go ahead with the project.

“Yes, the MHA, MEA, Niti Aayog has given its clearance. Now, the project has been submitted to the central government. As soon as we get the funds, the work will be started,” said the official.

Sources said that in 2015, the previous coalition under its Rs 886-crore plan “Augmentation of water supply to Jammu city from the Chenab” had approached the Department of Economic Affairs, which comes under the Union Ministry of Finance, for funding. After which, the Department of Economic Affairs directed the state to seek clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Niti Aayog and the MHA.

Sources said that though the MEA and Niti Aayog had given their nod but the Union Home Ministry had not given a clearance due to security concerns. However added that the MHA now granted a no-objection certificate to pave way for the ambitious project.

Sources maintained that the government has now submitted the project to the Department of Economic Affairs Government of India, which will approach Japanese International Cooperation Agency to acquire funds for the Phase-I.

The delay in granting permission from MHA had stalled the plan aimed at ending perennial water crisis facing nearly two million people in J&K.

Sources said that years of delay in the Chenab water diversion project has also led to cost overrun. “In 2007, the total project cost was Rs 1,000 crore. The Phase-I was to cost Rs 500 crore, which was to be completed in 2016. However, now the Phase-I is estimated to cost Rs 824 crore,” sources maintained.

Moreover, sources pointed out that it has been seen over the years that during the peak summer, the PHE department is unable to meet the requirements in Jammu as well as other towns of the region. The total water requirement of Jammu is 65 MGD while the PHE department is able to dig out only 50 MGD. The rest 15 MGD is covered by enforcing the ‘rationing of water’, where residential colonies get supply on alternate days or after three days.


Sources said that under the project, 100 cusecs of water from the Chenab will be diverted at the Ranjan lift station in Akhnoor, 30 km from Jammu. It will be treated in the filtration plants on the banks of the river and carried through huge pipes till Muthi, 25 km from Akhnoor town and 8 km from the city centre, for distribution.

Under phase I, 250 million litre daily (MLD) will be lifted to cover the proposed population of 25 lakh by 2031. In phase II, 250 MLD will be lifted to meet the requirement of 37 lakh people in 2046.

Proposed in late 1980s, the first detailed project report was formulated in 2007 when the PDP-Congress coalition was governing the state. Later, the detailed environmental assessment report had led to the cancellation of funds by the Asian Development Bank in 2013-14.


Already suffering due to the discriminatory provision of the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1962 restricting J&K from using the water of its river, the scheme could help the authorities to meet the growing needs of the expanding population. The glacier-fed Chenab originates from upper Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh and passing through erstwhile Doda district is joined by several streams before entering Pakistan at the International Border in the Akhnoor sector.

(With inputs from KNS)

https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/0...-clearance-to-chenab-water-diversion-project/

 

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Government of India gives clearance to Chenab water diversion project
Posted on September 21, 2018
4-5 minutes
Srinagar: The state government on Friday said that it has managed to get clearance from various central government departments to start the work on much awaited Chenab water diversion project.

One of the top officials in the civil secretariat said that the Government of India has given its clearance to go ahead with the project.

“Yes, the MHA, MEA, Niti Aayog has given its clearance. Now, the project has been submitted to the central government. As soon as we get the funds, the work will be started,” said the official.

Sources said that in 2015, the previous coalition under its Rs 886-crore plan “Augmentation of water supply to Jammu city from the Chenab” had approached the Department of Economic Affairs, which comes under the Union Ministry of Finance, for funding. After which, the Department of Economic Affairs directed the state to seek clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Niti Aayog and the MHA.

Sources said that though the MEA and Niti Aayog had given their nod but the Union Home Ministry had not given a clearance due to security concerns. However added that the MHA now granted a no-objection certificate to pave way for the ambitious project.

Sources maintained that the government has now submitted the project to the Department of Economic Affairs Government of India, which will approach Japanese International Cooperation Agency to acquire funds for the Phase-I.

The delay in granting permission from MHA had stalled the plan aimed at ending perennial water crisis facing nearly two million people in J&K.

Sources said that years of delay in the Chenab water diversion project has also led to cost overrun. “In 2007, the total project cost was Rs 1,000 crore. The Phase-I was to cost Rs 500 crore, which was to be completed in 2016. However, now the Phase-I is estimated to cost Rs 824 crore,” sources maintained.

Moreover, sources pointed out that it has been seen over the years that during the peak summer, the PHE department is unable to meet the requirements in Jammu as well as other towns of the region. The total water requirement of Jammu is 65 MGD while the PHE department is able to dig out only 50 MGD. The rest 15 MGD is covered by enforcing the ‘rationing of water’, where residential colonies get supply on alternate days or after three days.


Sources said that under the project, 100 cusecs of water from the Chenab will be diverted at the Ranjan lift station in Akhnoor, 30 km from Jammu. It will be treated in the filtration plants on the banks of the river and carried through huge pipes till Muthi, 25 km from Akhnoor town and 8 km from the city centre, for distribution.

Under phase I, 250 million litre daily (MLD) will be lifted to cover the proposed population of 25 lakh by 2031. In phase II, 250 MLD will be lifted to meet the requirement of 37 lakh people in 2046.

Proposed in late 1980s, the first detailed project report was formulated in 2007 when the PDP-Congress coalition was governing the state. Later, the detailed environmental assessment report had led to the cancellation of funds by the Asian Development Bank in 2013-14.


Already suffering due to the discriminatory provision of the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1962 restricting J&K from using the water of its river, the scheme could help the authorities to meet the growing needs of the expanding population. The glacier-fed Chenab originates from upper Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh and passing through erstwhile Doda district is joined by several streams before entering Pakistan at the International Border in the Akhnoor sector.

(With inputs from KNS)

https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/0...-clearance-to-chenab-water-diversion-project/

Finally. Hope this project is funded asap and monitored straight by PMO for quickest completion.

 

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Pak created terror infrastructure in PoK to launch terrorist activities against India: Kashmiri activists

Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir organised a protest today in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council against human rights violations and exploitation of water resources by Pakistan. The activists also demanded Pakistan to dismantle its terror infrastructure in PoK. The protest was held to highlight the plight of people living in Pakistan occupied Kashmir during an event on the sidelines of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Session in Geneva.

Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, exiled chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party, said that PoK has remained a hub of terrorism for decades and Pakistan's agencies have created terrorists' infrastructure in the area launch terrorist activities in other parts of the Kashmir.

“It has become a launching pad. We have complete information that Pakistan has not changed its policies, it is merely statements by them to mislead the international community, but terrorist camps are running under the patronage of state of Pakistan,” he added.

Another human rights activist from PoK, Dr. Shabir Choudhry said that Pakistani authorities have got a license to intimidate and frighten people. They also “silence” activists who don’t toe their line.

Activists also blamed newly-appointed Pakistan PM Imran Khan for deteriorating situation in PoK and said that called him ‘Taliban Khan’. The activists further raised the issue of the construction of Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project on River Neelum and said that it has created environmental issues and severe water crisis in the capital Muzaffarabad.

The activists said that not only Muzaffarabad, protests are also happening in Rawalakot, Tararkhel, Kotli, and other areas and has taken a shape of a movement 'Save Neelum River, Save Muzaffarabad'.

They also urged the Indian government to interfere to save the lives of Kashmiri people by putting pressure on the international community against Pakistan’s action in PoK.



https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...ir-peoples-national-party-neelum-river/288197

 

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India cancelled talks with Pakistan because of intercepted ISI messages: Report

The Indian intelligence agencies believe that Pakistan is involved in the recent killings of special police officers in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a report in The Times of India, the intelligence agencies received the information as they intercepted messages of Pakistan’s ISI.

As per the report, the intercepted messages suggested that there were “pinpointed instructions” to terrorists to kills the SPOs after abducting them.

A major reason for the cancellation of talks, between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, by India are the revelations of these intercepted messages from Pakistan’s ISI, said the report.

The instructions revealed through the intercepted message were so elaborate that the ISI had even mentioned the names of the SPOs who were to be targeted and killed by the terrorists functional in Jammu and Kashmir.

The three SPOs killed by the terrorists were – Nisar Ahmad, Firdous Ahmed and Kulwant Singh.

This comes a day after Pakistan reacted angrily to the cancellation of talks by New Delhi, with country’s foreign minister saying India’s move was triggered because of its internal issues.

Pakistan-based Geo News quoted Qureshi as saying that India cited an issue that took place in July to cancel talks that would have taken place now. The Pakistan foreign minister said that what New Delhi did was “not appropriate”.

Qureshi further accused India of “crushing diplomatic protocol” by cancelling the talks scheduled to be held on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York.

Pakistan foreign office had also released a statement saying reasons cited by India for cancellation of talks were “entirely unconvincing”. The statement further claimed that Pakistan military had no role in the killing of Border Security Force (BSF) jawan recently.

The reasons cited by the Indian side for the decision to cancel the Foreign Ministers' meeting, within 24 hours of its public confirmation, are entirely unconvincing. The so-called "disturbing developments" alluded to in the Indian statement predated the Indian agreement to hold the bilateral meeting in New York,” read the statement released by the Pakistan government.



http://zeenews.india.com/india/indi...-intercepted-isi-messages-report-2142946.html

can understand the pak dilemma.Taliban Khan wanted to portray himself as a strong man in front of the pakis, the nature of his tweets to belittle India never found the focus after the snub.

Everyone including the Raja of Commie party of India, stooges of congress was urging India to talk under pressure after the beheading incident.

 

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can understand the pak dilemma.Taliban Khan wanted to portray himself as a strong man in front of the pakis, the nature of his tweets to belittle India never found the focus after the snub.

I find this devlopments very amusing and Godsend. I forget the count how many times they repeated those tirade that "Look those european union how happy and connected they are. What can't we can be like this. And this Khitta bla...bla...bla..bla.."
What I feel is that I feel that While Pakistani awam vouch (act) for peace, their army clandestinely and relentlessly focus on terror ops. And all those Aman ki Aasha tamasha stuffs..

What used to frustrate me this 'friendship and peace talks' , used to only work for them, removing those peaceniks would be bad accrding to their judgement.
But the cancelling the UNGA meeting was great. And that flamboyant reply from taliban Khan was even better. Glory to God those bridge got burned.

Now, things can be honest. Comments on Dawn is great that "India is very big country but very small heart.", O Great, Now Pakistani can feel proud, go and worship taliban khan as black idol of medina.

When India accepted UNGA talks at New York, I was disappointed but when they rejected I felt good. Now after Imran's tweet. And statements by army chiefs, I think it was good that India accepted to talks just to reject. That's what they deserve. For all outsiders, it may look like a diplomatic disaster. I think it's diplomatic achievement. (Because Pakistan is not a normal country only promises to betray.). Now I pray this bridge stays burning.

 

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Now, India-Pakistan sniping finds new theatre: Radio waves | Amritsar News

AMRITSAR: At the village of Gharinda, 5 km from the Indo-Pak border at Attari, a 20-kilowatt frequency modulation (FM) transmitter is about to become the latest weapon in a war of wits and perception between the two countries.

The transmitter, which will begin Amritsar’s first FM radio broadcast from September 24, will cover a radius of 90 km, reaching not only Indian listeners, but also across the border in the heartland of Pakistan’s Punjab, including Sheikhupura, Muridke, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Gujranwala among other notable places.

The Indian government’s move, overseen by All India Radio (AIR), became necessary after years of the Pakistan government broadcasting a radio programme called Punjabi Darbar. For three decades, according to AIR officials and border residents, Punjabi Darbar has been running propaganda against India, including promoting the Khalistan cause. Residents of Indian Punjab are used to hearing voices from the past: speeches of militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, killed at the Golden Temple in Operation Blue Star in 1984, are still aired.


The half-hour programme is relayed every day from 7 to 7.30 pm and begins with Sikh religious prayers. In one of the broadcasts heard by TOI, the host expressed "grave concern" over the condition of roads and bridges in border areas of Indian Punjab and also gave an instance of seven schoolchildren dying after a bus fell off a bridge in a village in 2016. The host even quoted a person claiming to be living in the village who had written a letter to Punjabi Darbar expressing concern over the poor condition of roads.

Intelligence sources who monitor Pakistan’s radio propaganda say that before the internet era the radio station across the border would pick up news from Indian newspapers, which they believed could embarrass India or provoke separatist sentiments. AIR sources say Punjabi Darbar was heard in the whole of the Majha region in India bordering Pakistan, but now its reach is limited to villages close to the border due to outdated technology.


Now India has decided to shut down its old amplitude modulated (AM) radio service and switch over to the clearer FM technology for its nearly five-decade-old Des Punjab programme. Officials at AIR Jalandhar believe this will allow them to reach a large audience across the border with clearer programming.


“We will not counter Punjabi Darbar with propaganda. Instead, we will promote quality programming. We have received letters from listeners in Pakistan in the past. With the FM venture, we will reach our own citizens in the Majha region and across the border,” says Santosh Rishi, assistant director (programmes), at AIR Jalandhar.


Every day, for two-and-half hours, Des Punjab will be broadcast on FM 103.6. The programmes will include long-standing favourites like ‘Jawab Hazir Hai’ which answers listeners’ letters, ‘Ni Risa Punjab Dia’ which talks about unique characteristics of Punjab, ‘Guldasta’ which is based on Punjabi literature and ‘Rabta’ which talks of a shared Punjabi culture and ways of life. Then there is ‘Majhe Di Mehak’ which gives details about development in border regions of Indian Punjab, medical and education facilities and infrastructure.


Traditionally, these programmes are tweaked when tensions between the two countries escalate. During the Kargil War, Des Punjab had included a new segment – ‘Tiji Aakh’. The host would talk about development in the border areas and how people in these regions were helping the forces and were ready to crush Pakistani aggression. Now, with the aid of clearer transmission via FM, AIR officials hope to counter Pakistani programmes and reach both Indian citizens and their Pakistani counterparts.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-theatre-radio-waves/articleshow/65917534.cms

 

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I find this devlopments very amusing and Godsend. I forget the count how many times they repeated those tirade that "Look those european union how happy and connected they are. What can't we can be like this. And this Khitta bla...bla...bla..bla.."
What I feel is that I feel that While Pakistani awam vouch (act) for peace, their army clandestinely and relentlessly focus on terror ops. And all those Aman ki Aasha tamasha stuffs..

What used to frustrate me this 'friendship and peace talks' , used to only work for them, removing those peaceniks would be bad accrding to their judgement.
But the cancelling the UNGA meeting was great. And that flamboyant reply from taliban Khan was even better. Glory to God those bridge got burned.

Now, things can be honest. Comments on Dawn is great that "India is very big country but very small heart.", O Great, Now Pakistani can feel proud, go and worship taliban khan as black idol of medina.

When India accepted UNGA talks at New York, I was disappointed but when they rejected I felt good. Now after Imran's tweet. And statements by army chiefs, I think it was good that India accepted to talks just to reject. That's what they deserve. For all outsiders, it may look like a diplomatic disaster. I think it's diplomatic achievement. (Because Pakistan is not a normal country only promises to betray.). Now I pray this bridge stays burning.

Thats the usual paki double talk.
The paki pigs want a Union in Asia,,it can be understood cuz china's OBOR provides the framework for it.
So them batting for china is understood.

Now the very basic fact is India granted MFN status to pakis..but pakis are still yet to grant MFN status to India..,.and them bitches are talking about UNION and what not.
If they cant do such a simple thing, before they shoot off their mouth, it can be considered just along the lines of their "peace talk".
All air and nothing more.

UNGA talks was never an event to happen in he first place. The Indian media jumped the guns on it, created a sensationalism to sell the news.

 

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Pakistan's 'one-trick pony' act on Kashmir has no resonance ..

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

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Pakistan’s security dilemma and the Pashtun belt

A fresh wave of terror attacks by militants on Levies – a tribal police and security force installed in Pakistan’s federally administered frontier regions – in Pashtun-majority districts of Balochistan province is predicting a shift in the war against the Taliban from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to the Pashtun belt in Balochistan.

The presence of Taliban and frenzied jihadis in the southern Pashtun belt is alarming, a vivid threat to national security and the Pashtun community. In these scenarios, Pashtun resistance against insecurity and unlawful detentions led by the PTM (Pashtun Protection Movement), unwisely imagined as a threat to Pakistan’s national security and integrity, will surely redefine the epistemology of Pashtun nationalist politics in Pakistan.


Launching military operations after terrorist attacks and establishing cantonments and security check posts in the affected area are the tenets of Pakistan’s national-security policy. Simply put, Pakistan’s security policy is reactive and reactionary in total. There is no sense of robustness and consistency in security policy in the country.

Confused relations with neighboring states, backing banned jihadist elements in the country, politicizing religion to counter nationalists, total involvement of the military in policy mechanisms, and the military’s hegemonic interests are the drivers that have brought the entire state of Pakistan to the brink of security failure, wreaking mayhem at the national level and fueling vibrant Islamization.

Pakistan’s poorest province according to a United Nations report, Balochistan is on the hit list of terrorist attacks. Recently, “known” terrorists killed eight Levies in Pishin and Killa Saifullah, the two poorest districts of Balochistan. Apparently, the circumstances indicate an intentional shift in the war against the Taliban to the Pashtun belt of Balochistan as per changing national-security scenarios.

On August 24, addressing a public gathering on third day of Eid-ul-Adha, Pashtun nationalist leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, predicted such a shift. He further said that Pashtuns needed to support one another to secure the motherland from war against militancy that could undermine the peace and stability of the region. Undoubtedly, the recent terrorist incidents endorse Achakzai’s argument on the rise of extremist activities and the start of a new proxy war that will surely impact Pakistan’s national security.

Additionally, the PTM, led by the charismatic young Pashtun nationalist Manzoor Ahmed Pashteen, is in full swing against the military aristocracies in Pashtun belts and campaigning for restoring peace and security of Pashtun land in Pakistan. Security for the Pashtun community is the core demand of the PTM and it is also calling for the top military brass to roll back destructive and war-centric policies that have ruined the entire Pashtun land and the national security of Pakistan.

Revising the same old tactics, the Pakistani military establishment is linking the PTM and its leaders to Afghanistan and India. This is wrong. The existing conflict between the PTM and the military establishment over security policy will draw a line of controversies between Pashtun nationalists and Pakistani military complexes, possibly leading to counter-operations against the PTM. This is alarming, a vivid threat to national integrity.

The initiation of China’s One Belt, One Road project that includes the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is another threat to Pakistan’s national security. The US will never let China enhance its military and naval power in the Indian Ocean Region.

Interestingly, since Imran Khan’s “selection” as prime minister, a remarkable shift in Pakistan’s security paradigms has been seen at both the national and regional levels. The very first speech by Khan clearly indicated that policies concerned with regional security and foreign relations would be dealt with by the military complexes of Pakistan.

The shift in security and foreign policies after Khan’s coming to power will bring lots of changes in Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan. The quest for security and economic interests in the region will help the US and China to install proxies in the Pashtun belt of Balochistan to counter each other. Pakistan, too, wants to play its own cards to secure strategic interests in the region.

The CPEC project, the arrival of China and Russia in the Arabian Sea and US interest in Pakistan and Afghanistan will establish the Pashtun belt in both countries as a proxy zone for regional and extra-regional states to counter each other’s interests.

The way forward
Apparently, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government and the military establishment are on the same page, which is in favor of political stability but is ignoring the other influential political parties in opposition and nationalists on domestic and foreign affairs. Khan, backed by the military and judiciary, is focusing on mere military-centric policies. This is wrong. Without consulting the political leadership on important national issues, the situation will lead the entire country to disintegration, controversies and insecurities.

Pakistan is at a crossroads, not in a position to face further insecurity, ethnic and political controversies at the national level, unnecessary involvement of the military in civilian matters and discrimination against Pashtuns; detaining and torturing in the name of security and law and order.

The imprisonment of Hayat Preghal, a prominent PTM activist, is unlawful and contrary to basic human rights and defined judicial standards of Pakistan. The Imran Khan-led government, the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the military establishment should take necessary action to ensure his immediate release, which would be beneficial in terms of both security and national integrity.

The Pashtun community, the second major ethnic group of Pakistan, plays a vital role in national politics, strengthening the economy and guaranteeing national integrity. Sidelining Pashtun nationalists and countering tribal Pashtuns will create menace in the state.

The PTM is demanding an end to discrimination against Pashtuns, which is purely constitutional and advocates the principles and charter of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Smearing Manzoor Pashteen and his team as Afghan-sponsored traitors and registering FIR against PTM activists by Khyber Pashtunkhwa police will further mobilize the Pashtun community in Pakistan.

Negotiation toward a peaceful solution in the light of the constitution of Pakistan is the best option to ensure political stability and security in the country. Unrest and anarchy in the state will provide leverage to terrorist elements to undermine peace and security.

Another problematic issue faced by Pakistani security policymakers is “ending extremism” by launching military operations against terrorist elements. This could be effective but can’t counter the entire terrorist and jihadist structure prevailing in the country.

First, Pakistan needs to take a clear stance on the presence of jihadist elements in all four corners of the country. The activities of banned organizations and pro-government Taliban (in FATA and Balochistan) in the Pashtun belt are the real threats to national security. The civil-military leadership should take it seriously to avoid threats in the future.

The 21st century is an era of ideological wars rather than conventional ones. Pakistani security policymakers should focus on how to socialize and liberalize the youth studying in religious seminaries in Pakistani rural areas. Religious rigidity and strictness in understanding the basic concept of jihad and martyrdom prevail in these areas, which helps the Taliban and other militants recruit suitable numbers of youth for terrorist activities. Extending modern education to religious seminaries is important to counter religious fundamentalism.

Since 1979, the Pashtun belts on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have been facing jihadism, assassination of nationalists, insecurity, social and cultural disturbance and involvement of regional and extra-regional security states. The unending jihad, security interests of Pakistan and regional states and the “war on terror” in the post-9/11 era have made the entire Pashtun belt in Pakistan and Afghanistan dangerous and a hell for Pashtuns.

Enough has already been done in the name of security and national interests. Now, Pakistan must reconsider its policy shift in national security to secure and stabilize the Pashtun belt in the country. A stabilized Pashtun belt will surely stabilize the national security of Pakistan.

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Rahim Nasar writes on foreign policies, regional security and strategic affairs with special focus on the Middle East, Central Asia and Indian Ocean regions. He tweets on @Rahim_Realist.



http://www.atimes.com/pakistans-security-dilemma-and-the-pashtun-belt/

 

[Kshatriya87]

Pakistan's 'one-trick pony' act on Kashmir has no resonance ..

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

They are a worthless country now. UN only gives them a chance to speak coz they have to. Nobody takes terroristan seriously anymore.

 

[Kshatriya87]

Imran Khan's charade of peace with India falls apart amid brutal killings, garish stamps and a childish tweet

"Disappointed at the arrogant and negative response by India to my call for the resumption of the peace dialogue. However, all my life I have come across small men occupying big offices who do not have the vision to see the bigger picture."

Thus spake brave Imran Khan after New Delhi decided to call off talks. And with damn good reason. If anyone smacks of arrogance, it is this newbie to power (if being a puppet on a military string can truly be given that commendation) and his petulant tweet. This is the man whose government, in the run-up to this summit, released 20 stamps glorifying terrorism and terrorists including Burhan Wani and his two associates.

File image of Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. AP

And if that wasn’t exactly conducive to Imran’s mature and peace-oriented overtures, the clumsy captions of these postage stamps covered provocative aspects as seen through the hostile prism of Islamabad. "Use of chemical weapons and pellet guns", "mass graves" and "braid chopping". Whereas, the subjects of the stamps include phrases like "over 100,000 Kashmiris martyred", "freedom struggle", "fake encounters" and "bleeding Kashmir, his warm and friendly statements were ostensibly designed to make the Indian contingent feel this was certainly going to be a cordial and congenial one between the two foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

As if this wasn’t reason enough to drop the charade and get real — which India did after the kidnapping and cold-blooded killing of three policemen in the Shopian region of Kashmir and the brutal murder of a border guard — clearly indicated that Imran had no intention of doing anything concrete in the matter of addressing terrorism and ending the refuge given to sundry militant groups housed in as many as 42 camps.


What part of it did the Pakistani leader not understand? Besides pushing the envelope to the edge with those gross postage stamps, he assumed for once wrongly, that the Indians would tamely trot up and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would play nice while Imran enjoyed her discomfort.

Speaking of arrogance, what could be more so than a prime minister who then decides to send out an insult on a tweet like a child whose birthday cake has been ruined. Who are these small men in big offices he refers to with such disdain? Narendra Modi? Arun Jaitley? Rajnath Singh? Swaraj? Really? For a man who has just got into an office that is so far proving too big for him, it is bit rich making such crude observations.

And let us set the record straight. The Opposition has not gone against him to protest his foolishness and immaturity in this slanging effort, but to critique him for deciding so early in his tenure to seek calmer waters with India. Ergo, even the other parties are fine with the stamps, the killings and the Imran slurs; all they are teed off about is the weakness that seeking peace displays in the Pakistani psyche. There is a delicious irony in all this.

Khan plans to score a point by 'charming' India, but his contempt comes to the fore with his indifference to the slain policemen and guard, and he thinks the Indians will swallow the stamps and be there in New York where Foreign Minister Mahmood Hussain Qureshi can have a little ‘bob for an apple’ fun.

Now that India has said no, the deception is exposed. It was all an exhibition game, like some T20 for charity. Nothing has changed, not with the new prime minister in situ and not with the parties he defeated. They are all on the same page united in being anti-India.

 

[Mikesingh]

But the cancelling the UNGA meeting was great. And that flamboyant reply from taliban Khan was even better. Glory to God those bridge got burned.

When India accepted UNGA talks at New York, I was disappointed but when they rejected I felt good. Now after Imran's tweet. And statements by army chiefs, I think it was good that India accepted to talks just to reject. That's what they deserve. For all outsiders, it may look like a diplomatic disaster. I think it's diplomatic achievement. (Because Pakistan is not a normal country only promises to betray.). Now I pray this bridge stays burning.

Just wait a little. If the opposition led by RaGa of the lame duck Cong ever takes power in New Delhi, it would be them who will propose talks with the Pakis and probably start the ball rolling by giving away Siachen on a platter to the Pakis as a 'confidence building measure'. They almost achieved this dubious plan but were thwarted by the Indian Army. The Congis are so pissed off with the Army that they even called the chief, "sadak ka goonda'! And termed the surgical strike a figment of imagination!

What more can one expect from these morons?

 

[sorcerer]

Pakistan unlikely to change its behaviour over terrorism: Haqqani

.....Haqqani warned that the Trump Administration should be prepared for "less cooperation from Pakistan" with respect terrorism.

He noted that less than a week after Secretary Pompeo's stopover, Pakistan's Supreme Court had overruled restrictions imposed by the previous government on Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a front for the terrorist Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and its charity arm Falahi Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), both of whom are connected to UN designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed.

This was an indication that Pakistan's new government, backed by the country's military establishment and judiciary, did not intend to respect US or UN terrorism designations, Haqqani alleged.......


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[sorcerer]

India opens flood gates, Pakistan pays price for not making dams?
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), in the Pakistani province of Punjab, has issued a flood alert for parts of the province in anticipation of outflows from Indian reservoirs and heavy showers. India, faced with heavy rainfall in catchment areas, is opening its floodgates. More than 50,000 cusecs feet of water was released from Bhakra Dam, alone, on Monday. The PDMA, in a statement, warned that medium to very high flood situation is expected in River Chenab from Sept 23 till Sept 28; owing to the increased downpour in catchment areas and release of water from India.

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/flood-warning-rising-water-levels-showcase-pakistans-dam-dilemma/

Pakistan spent Rs 100 crore funding terror in J&K over the past year, Indian intelligence sources say
Top intelligence sources say Pakistan pumped in around Rs 100 crore over the past year to fuel terror in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, Pakistani intelligence agency the ISI has been sending the funds through its terror agents in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who are being controlled by Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salauddin and Jamat-Ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiaho...ast-year-Indian-intelligence-sources-say.html

ISI’s budget for Kashmir stone pelting is Rs 1,000cr

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has released close to Rs 1,000 crore to separatist groups and overground workers of terrorist groups to fuel public protests in Kashmir after the death of terrorist Burhan Wani, as per information gathered by Indian intelligence agencies. Demonetisation decreased the cash flow for some time, but it has again picked up and money is pouring in from ISI, which is using the hawala route to transfer the money.
Official sources, who are tracking developments in Kashmir, say that this huge sum of money is going to the separatist leaders, compromised officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government, and even some MLAs, among others. The money is then being dispersed to the handlers who manage “angry young Kashmiris” on the ground, and pay them to throw stones at the security forces, hampering anti-terror operations, apart from providing safe hideouts to terrorists.

https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8956-isi-s-budget-kashmir-stone-pelting-rs-1000cr


and pakistan selling Buffaloes + cars +international begging to make money for the DAM

 

[sorcerer]

Kashmir is Pakistan’s ‘annual itch’, says India on eve of UNGA
Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India has sent a stern message to Islamabad on Kashmir. Calling Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at the UNGA an “annual itch” for Pakistan, India’s permanent representative to UN Syed Akbaruddin said, “India is part of the mainstream of global community, if someone else wants to fritter away the time and have an annual itch, it is their choice.”

He said UNGA is a global forum that provides “everybody an opportunity”. “It can be used either to broaden friendships, strengthen collaborations or to follow tracks that have no resonance... each country has to do something that finds resonance,” he said.

The sentiment was echoed by Dinesh Patnaik, head of the UN division within the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “This is not the first time this is happening,” he said, adding that Pakistan wants to “act solo”. “They want to bring issues that are not part of multilateral agenda. This is not the first time they doing this. Whenever they have done it in the past, we have tackled it. This is nothing new.”

At the UNGA, India will raise several issues, ranging from climate change to peacekeeping. India has also been calling for a common definition of terror through the comprehensive convention on international terrorism.


https://www.dnaindia.com/india/repo...annual-itch-says-india-on-eve-of-unga-2667452

 

[Kshatriya87]

compromised officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government, and even some MLAs, among others.

Track these pricks and charge them under sedition.

 

[Kshatriya87]

India opens flood gates, Pakistan pays price for not making dams?
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), in the Pakistani province of Punjab, has issued a flood alert for parts of the province in anticipation of outflows from Indian reservoirs and heavy showers. India, faced with heavy rainfall in catchment areas, is opening its floodgates. More than 50,000 cusecs feet of water was released from Bhakra Dam, alone, on Monday. The PDMA, in a statement, warned that medium to very high flood situation is expected in River Chenab from Sept 23 till Sept 28; owing to the increased downpour in catchment areas and release of water from India.

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/flood-warning-rising-water-levels-showcase-pakistans-dam-dilemma/

Pakistan spent Rs 100 crore funding terror in J&K over the past year, Indian intelligence sources say
Top intelligence sources say Pakistan pumped in around Rs 100 crore over the past year to fuel terror in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, Pakistani intelligence agency the ISI has been sending the funds through its terror agents in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who are being controlled by Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salauddin and Jamat-Ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiaho...ast-year-Indian-intelligence-sources-say.html

ISI’s budget for Kashmir stone pelting is Rs 1,000cr

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has released close to Rs 1,000 crore to separatist groups and overground workers of terrorist groups to fuel public protests in Kashmir after the death of terrorist Burhan Wani, as per information gathered by Indian intelligence agencies. Demonetisation decreased the cash flow for some time, but it has again picked up and money is pouring in from ISI, which is using the hawala route to transfer the money.
Official sources, who are tracking developments in Kashmir, say that this huge sum of money is going to the separatist leaders, compromised officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government, and even some MLAs, among others. The money is then being dispersed to the handlers who manage “angry young Kashmiris” on the ground, and pay them to throw stones at the security forces, hampering anti-terror operations, apart from providing safe hideouts to terrorists.

https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/8956-isi-s-budget-kashmir-stone-pelting-rs-1000cr


and pakistan selling Buffaloes + cars +international begging to make money for the DAM

Why not submit these findings in UNGA?