As relations between Pakistan and India continue to deteriorate, the top military and political leadership in Pakistan has come together to present a united front. Most recently, after cross-border firing which resulted in the deaths of two Pakistani soldiers in what was termed a ‘surgical strike’ by the Indian establishment and media, the government of Pakistan has categorically denied that any such strikes took place. Amidst the war mongering that is being led by the…
Posts published in “Day: October 4, 2016”
UN Secretary General’s spokesperson has exposed India’s claim of launching a surgical operation by maintaining that the UN mission monitoring the ceasefire “has not directly observed” any firing along the LoC. By Sunday, India had failed to produce footage of the operation, with an embarrassed Indian Home Minister asking media persons to wait and watch. The delay would lead some to opine that India was in fact busy manufacturing evidence. The Indian propaganda was further…
NO escalation, no increase in tensions desired and no warmongering — the message from DG ISPR Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa from the Line of Control was both clear and welcome. The combination of the Uri attacks and Indian claims of so-called surgical strikes had raised the spectre of escalating violence across the LoC and the Working Boundary and the frightening possibility of conflict spreading beyond the disputed Kashmir region. While the facts about both the Uri…
An online petition on the official White House website drawing the United States government’s attention to the Indian involvement in spreading terrorism in Pakistan is receiving huge support by every passing minute. The petition created on September 27 has already received thousands of signatures from the Pakistani-American nationals. It needs 53,162 signatures by Oct 27 to get a response from the White House. The petition states that India is involved in “spreading bloody proxy wars…
ISLAMABAD: Recent escalation at the Line of Control (LoC) seems to have unearthed the goodwill Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is still enjoying with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. While the entire nation synced its voice against the baseless Indian propaganda and war-mongering, the prime minster has conveniently spared his Indian friend, whom he once hosted at his palatial Raiwind residence. And Prime Minister Modi reciprocated too. Despite threatening Pakistan of dire consequences after Uri attack,…
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz confirmed that a contact was established between National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan, after recent tension between both countries on Line of Control (LoC). Sartaj Aziz said that Lieutenant General (retd) Nasir Khan Janjua and Ajit Doval agreed to reduce tensions on LoC. He said that India wants to divert world’s attention from Occupied Kashmir by escalating tensions. “Pakistan wants to reduce tensions on…
ISLAMABAD – China has assured it will not leave Pakistan alone in the event of a war with India, The Nation learnt. Senior officials at the foreign ministry said Beijing was in regular contact with Islamabad amid Pakistan-India tensions after the Uri attack and the subsequent skirmishes along the Line of Control. China, an official said, was trying to ensure peace but will stand by Pakistan if India imposed a war. “They have been publically…