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Posts published in “Day: July 25, 2016

DPC for cutting off ties with India: REPORT in Dawn, July 25th, 2016

LAHORE: The Difa-i-Pakistan Council (DPC) has demanded breaking all trade and cultural relations with India until it accepts Kashmir as a disputed territory and pulls its troops out of the valley. It has also sought an all-party conference convened by the government to adopt a unanimous stance on the Kashmir issue like the National Action Plan (NAP) and announced holding a march up to Wagah. The council comprises about 40 religious parties, banned outfits and…

The ordeal at Wagah border: By AM Lahori in Dawn, July 25th, 2016

Recently, some visitors from India crossed the Wagah border to go to Rawalpindi to participate in a wedding ceremony. It was overcast after rain, providing some relief from the sweltering weather. The drive to Wagah border is about half an hour long but it’s scenic since the road runs parallel to the canal. Crossing the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal and taking a U-turn near Batapur, you head towards the border. The first Rangers check post is…

Turkish episode doesn’t apply to Pakistan : By Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2016.

The writer is an independent political and defence analyst. He is also the author of several books, monographs and articles on Pakistan and South Asian affairs Never before have Pakistan’s politically active circles expressed pleasure and satisfaction over a failed coup attempt in another country. The PML-N took the lead in celebrating the failed attempt at a coup in Turkey by a section of its military on July 15. While extending full support to the…

Janjua misses flight to Tehran: REPORT in Dawn, July 25th, 2016

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, who was travelling to Iran for security talks on Sunday, missed his connecting flight in Dubai, a diplomatic source revealed to Dawn. The adviser, who was scheduled to be in Tehran early on Sunday morning, arrived in the Iranian capital in the evening on another flight forcing rescheduling of his meetings. Gen Janjua would now open his tour on Monday morning with a meeting with…

Islamic State expanding foothold in Afghanistan By Tahir Khan in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2016.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State-claimed twin suicide attacks in Kabul on Saturday, which have been described as the deadliest since 2001 by the United Nations, show the ultra-extremist group has now expanded its foothold in Afghanistan. More than 80 people were killed and nearly 290 wounded when two suicide bombers struck in the midst of a rally organised by the Shia Hazara community in the capital Kabul. The Islamic State, also known by its Arabic acronym…

Lashkar-e-Islam Chief Mangal Bagh killed in US drone strike Report in The Nation, July 24, 2016

KABUL: Notorious militant commander and head of defunct Lashkar-e-Islam Chief Mangal Bagh has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan Nangarhar’s province, Afghan media reported on Sunday. The Pakistan government had fixed Rs 20 million bounty on his head. The death has been confirmed by intelligence agencies and the government officials. Bagh was head of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam organisation. He was wanted by Pakistani security forces for involvement in a number of terrorist…

Mangal Bagh ‘is dead’: by Jawad R Awan in The Nation, July 25, 2016

LAHORE – Mangal Bagh, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Islamabad’s list, has been taken out in a US drone strike in Afghanistan with the help of information inputs of Pakistani security agencies, security officials told The Nation yesterday. The chief of banned Lashkar-e-Islam was reportedly injured in a drone strike on the night of July 22 in Khoudi Khola area of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province bordering with Pakistan. On Sunday, he succumbed to his injuries,…

Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Kunduz: Officials Report in Afghanistan Times, July 223, 2016

KABUL: The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban after the militant group launched a series of attacks to take control of Qala-e-Zal and Dasht-e-Archi districts in restive Kunduz province, security officials said on Friday. Afghan security forces are fighting the Taliban insurgents in Qala-e-Zal and Dasht-e-Archi districts of Kunduz province, the defense ministry’s spokesman, Gen. Dawlat Waziri, told Afghanistan Times. He added that the security forces inflicted…

Samangan’s Dara-e-Sof District Cleared Of Taliban Report in TOLOnews.com, July 23, 2016

The Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives launched a joint military operation in Dara-e-Sof district in Samangan, where they cleared the area of Taliban, a press release issued by the Interior Ministry said Saturday. Three key commanders of the Taliban, named Khairullah, Abdul Haq and Bakhtiyar, were arrested in this operation, the statement added. According to the statement, the commanders were involved in many terrorist activities in…

Music composer Feroze Nizami’s widow wants to go back to India By Adnan Lodhi in The Express Tribune, July 23rd, 2016

LAHORE: As the wife of a renowned Bollywood music composer, the now 88-year-old Ghulam Fatima has seen many colourful moments back in the day. She has witnessed the golden era of Indian cinema first-hand, considering she along with her husband — the late Feroze Nizami — rubbed shoulders with the who’s who of the Indian entertainment industry. “I used to entertain people such as Lata Mangeshkar, Madhubala, Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar at our house; they…

Turkey and Pakistan: By Babar Sattar in The News, July 23, 201

The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Since last weekend there has been much excitement in Pakistan over the botched coup attempt in Turkey. This wasn’t because the Turks and us have a special shared affinity since the Khilafat movement and we were worried sick how our brethren might fare under a dictatorship. Pakistan and Turkey have both suffered military interventions in the past and that hasn’t affected our bond. (Actually it might be…