Indian army eliminates 4 Pakistan backed terrorists in Kashmir
In a span of 24 hours the Indian army (Northern Command) has successfully launched a strike against Pakistan backed terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla and Machal. The army eliminated four terrorists.Police said incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including an AK 47 rifle and one pistol were recovered.
Hindu girl forcefully converted to Islam after abduction in Sindh
Another Sindhi Hindu girl Pars, daughter of Morji Maheshwari, resident of Ghulam Shah Lane Lyari, was kidnapped 15 days ago. The girl was forcibly taken, married and converted into Islam.This incident is just the latest in a string of similar kidnappings and forced conversions of Hindu girls in Pakistan, highlighting the continuing persecution of religious minorities in the country. Young girls are abducted, converted into Islam and forced to marry or are kept as sex slaves or raped.These incidents are happening on a daily basis across Sindh at the behest of Pakistan Army. Recently Sindhis took out protest rallies and shouted slogans against forceful abduction of Hindu girls and loot of natural resources in the name of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor). Sindhi protesters carried large banners that read “Stop Forced Conversion of Sindhi Hindu Girls”, “Stop Disappearance & Genocide of Sindhi and Baloch”, “No China Go China”, “Sindhis reject CPEC corridor”. All Sindhi protesters carried national flag of Sindhudesh.
BLA freedom fighters kill 3 Pak soldiers in Balochistan
In a BLA press release, Jeeyand Baloch, spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army has stated that BLA freedom fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army eliminated three personnel of occupying Pakistani military and destroyed a communications tower in three separate attacks carried out in Noshki, Panjgur and Mach.
He said that at night BLA fighters targeted an outpost of Pakistani military on a main highway in Noshki. In the hand grenade attack, an enemy personnel was killed and two were critically injured.After the attack, the Noshki police tried to intercept BLA fighters, however with good planning BLA fighters successfully reached their desired destination.
BLA has warned the local police and Levies forces in Balochistan to refrain from becoming an hurdle in front of Baloch liberation movement, and stop harassing the Baloch public. If such forces fail to pay heed then they will have to bear strong consequences.
The communiqué further states that in a separate attack in Panjgur, BLA fighters targeted a vehicle of Pakistani occupying military with an IED near custom area of Washbodh. This attack eliminated two enemy personnel, injured at least three Pakistani personnel and destroyed the enemy vehicle.
In the third attack, BLA fighters destroyed a communications tower in Mach, Bolan.
Qari Huzaifa rapes a 10 year old student at Pakistani madrasa
Qari Huzaifa and his partner have raped a 10-year-old student at Khanewal’s Jamiat al-Habib madrasa in Pakistan’s Panjab province, and in order to hide this heinous crime all talk against this sexual assault has been dubbed as an “attack on Islam” and a “plot against madrassas”.
The religious community of the madrasa is worth analyzing, especially in the context of this incident. When the rape at Jamiat al-Habib madarasa was reported, the victim was quickly branded as a concealed atheist or Qadiani by members of the religious community at the Khanewal madrasa. Instances of sexual intercourse in schools and colleges were cited as justification in response to this horrific rape against a ten year old boy. The Islamic religious community demanded that people who talk about the Khanewal rape incident should first speak out against sexual relationships that takes place in schools and universities, otherwise, they will be labeled as hypocrites.
Incidents of rape by clerics at madrasas are particularly concerning because the rape accused at madrasas are offered all kinds of help by religious elite, they are fully supported, and after a while, these rape accused are seen giving religious lectures elsewhere. The increasing trend of rape in madrasas is dangerous, and people should never send their children to residential madrasas until the Islamic religious community stops shielding these rape accused.
There are now schools where students can learn to read and memorize the Quran. Instead of the madrasas, children can be educated in such institutions until Islamist leaders openly come out against the rape accused in madrasas.
Interestingly, in order to avoid such issues, nowadays several parents invite Islamic clerics and qaris to their homes to teach Quran to children but these pervert maulvis do not hold themselves back. Even at a child’s home these qaris and maulvi’s find some way to have sexual relations with children.
Several Muslims say that these clerics, maulvis and qaris must be completely prohibited from entering the home in the name of teaching the Quran in order to protect children from these sexual predators. Of course, not all clerics and maulvis are same, but nobody knows when a cleric’s or maulvi’s sexual desires will surface and they sexually assault a gullible child. The reason for sexual perverseness in mullahs is sexual suffocation. They are suffocating because, owing to the issue of eye protection, they cannot look at women, and yet they desire to be in the company of women. The result is intense sexual suffocation, and if this suffocation does not find a proper route, they start fantasizing about women and/or force themselves on any available girl/young boys. They begin to perceive every youngster as a toy to be enjoyed which leads to rapes, like the unfortunate incident at Khanewal’s Jamiat al-Habib madrasa in Pakistan.
Pakistanis torture Ahmadiyya on allegations of insulting the Prophet
In Pakistan, an Ahmadi (one who belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community) has been accused of “blasphemy” just for associating himself with the Prophet of Islam on a hereditary basis. Human rights activist Senge Sering from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (POGB), currently residing in the United States, says “…if non-Muslims consider Islam as a religion that promotes racial discrimination and bigotry, then Muslims should not be displeased by it. This is entirely a personal and individual act.” Ahmadis in Pakistan have often come under religious religious persecution and discrimination. Pakistan is not only a hell for Ahmadiyyas but also for other minorities. Physical assault like beating and torture on the Ahmadiyyas and other minorities has become a routine practice in Pakistan and their government institutions.
Rawalpindi facilitates TTP resurgence, spews anti-India propaganda
Rather than providing answers, Director General [DG] of Pakistan Army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR] Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary’s maiden press conference on Tuesday only ended up raising more questions.
However, it would be wrong to blame him for the same because defending Rawalpindi’s specious narrative has never been an easy job-especially when it has to be done before a discerning audience. Nevertheless, DGISPR did a fairly good job in defending the indefensible.
Rawalpindi-Terrorist Relationship
While the DGISPR maintained that relationship between the Army and terrorists is only of “kinetic operations,” Rawalpindi’s past record most definitely doesn’t seem to suggest so. Noted Pakistani nuclear physicist, activist and author Pervez Hoodbhoy points out that “Direct negotiation between the army and terrorist groups is nothing new but has never produced results,” [Emphasis added] and his incisive observation is certainly based on facts.
Readers would recall that in May 2004, the Pakistan Army oversaw the signing of a peace accord with Nek Mohammad Wazir, a notorious terrorist leader from South Waziristan. Since it was signed at Shakai, this accord is commonly referred to as the ‘Shakai agreement’ and the terms of this agreement were [to say the least], outrageously ridiculous.
In return for stopping attacks on Pakistani security forces and government and not providing sanctuary to foreign terrorists, Wazir and his cohorts were granted amnesty and the terrorists apprehended during military operations would be released, the government agreed to pay a princely sum of Rs. 40,000,000 as compensation for casualties and collateral damage.
The most ludicrous part of this accord was that Rawalpindi agreed to allow Wazir’s terrorist group to retain their weapons and the fact that this agreement lasted for 50 days is in itself a wonder. That Wazir didn’t sign this agreement under pressure became evident the very next day after signing this agreement, when he made it clear during a radio interview that no agreement could stop him from hosting the Chechen and Al Qaeda terrorists.
Luckily, with Wazir being ‘droned’ by the US two months later, Rawalpindi was saved from further embarrassment for having pandered to the terrorists.However, the 2006 Waziristan Accord signed in Miranshah was the most appalling, with photographs of senior Pakistan Army officers joyously embracing the very terrorists who had the blood of Pakistani soldiers and civilians on their hands. Once again, de-weaponisation was inexplicably excluded and PTI chairman Imran Khan had aptly remarked that the “Waziristan [accord] has been a disaster; there’s been a disgraceful withdrawal from there. The Pakistan Army has been defeated“ [Emphasis added].
By entering into a ceasefire agreement with the butchers of Army Public School Peshawar students and secretly releasing several Tehreek-e-Taliban [TTP] terrorist including top notch leaders like Ehsanullah Ehsan through an orchestrated ‘escape’ [alongwith his entire family], it’s amply clear that Rawalpindi’s relations with terrorists are more than just “kinetic operations”!
Furthermore, the recent killing of Brig Mustafa Kamal Barki of Pakistan Army in the TTP stronghold of the Angoor Adda area in South Waziristan lends credence to suspicions that Rawalpindi hasn’t yet stopped secret negotiations with TTP. It’s no secret that Brig Barki was working with Pakistan Army’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence [ISI] and was a key negotiator in the latest round of Rawalpindi-TTP talks.
So, its obvious that by mentioning that “holding dialogue with the banned TTP was the decision of the then-government of Pakistan and they have openly admitted this as well” .DGISPR is clearly trying to shift focus from Rawalpindi’s deep complicity in these secret negotiations and release of hard core TTP leaders. Could TTP terrorist Muslim Khan [sentenced to death for killing 31 civil and military personnel] have been released by Islamabad without explicit approval of Rawalpindi?
Indian ‘Aggression’
Maj Gen Chaudhary reminded the media that during his very first visit to the Line of Control [LoC] army chief Gen Asim Munir had made it clear that the Pakistani armed forces would defend every inch of the country and warned that in doing so, Rawalpindi could even “take the war to enemy territory” [emphasis added].
However, what DGISPR showcased as Gen Munir’s zero tolerance as regards Pakistan’s sovereignty, pales on his disclosure about rampant aggressive actions of the Indian army and Rawalpindi’s apparently meek response.
As per DGISPR, the India army committed 56 small-scale ceasefire violations [including 22 incidents of ceasefire speculative fire], 3 air space violations, 25 tactical air violations, and 3 ceasefire violations. In addition, the Pakistan Army has allegedly shot down six Indian spy quadcopters along the LoC.
If true, then the natural question that arises is, why didn’t Pakistan follow the routine practice of revealing details of such flagrant aggressive actions immediately on occurrence to apprise the international community about India’s irresponsible behaviour?
While it has all the time in the world to wax eloquent on the imaginary ‘atrocities’ in J&K, its stoic silence on the alleged provocative actions by the Indian army is inexplicable and DGISPR’s mention of “small scale” ceasefire violations doesn’t make any sense at all since every ceasefire violation is tantamount to a potential threat to peace and tranquillity and hence a serious affair.
There can be only two plausible reasons to explain Rawalpindi’s silence and meek response even though the Indian army allegedly violated the ceasefire in various ways nearly a hundred times. One, because Rawalpindi feared that any retaliation on its part would escalate tension and invite massive Indian retribution; two, that these allegations are untrue.
Gen Munir’s menacing threat of taking war to enemy territory rules out fear of escalation being the reason behind Rawalpindi’s apparent lack of retaliation to Indian army’s belligerence. Hence, it is amply clear that DGISPR’s claims regarding ceasefire violations are patently fabricated. However, some may ask as to what does the Pakistan Army gain by levelling these false charges?The answer isn’t too hard to find.
Just the other day, Pakistan’s defence ministry [read Rawalpindi] submitted a report to Pakistan’s supreme court requesting postponement of elections. Dawn, which accessed this document, has revealed that it mentioned how “despite a ceasefire understanding in place, India continued to challenge Pakistan’s response capacity through frequent violations along the Line of Control [LOC] and international borders.”
Doesn’t the need to buttress this claim alongwith the critical requirement for Rawalpindi to portray India as an existential threat to Pakistan in order to preserve its own relevance and justify the extra-constitutional power it enjoys, explain DGISPR suddenly pulling out the ceasefire violation ‘rabbit’ out of his hat?
Rawalpindi’s Omission and Commission
Even if one was to accept DGISPR’s stand that the onus of entering into dialogue with TTP rests solely with Islamabad, wasn’t it Rawalpindi’s constitutional responsibility to ensure that this serious threat which openly challenges writ of the government and endangers lives of both Pakistani security force personnel and civilians alike isn’t allowed to gain a foothold on Pakistani soil?
Isn’t it Rawalpindi’s brazen apathy towards TTP resurgence in the erstwhile Tribal areas responsible for the current crisis? When Swat Valley residents took to streets in August last year demanding action against growing TTP presence in the area, why did ISPR rubbish ground realities by saying that “During the past few days, a misperception about the alleged presence of large number of proscribed-organisation TTP’s armed members in Swat Valley has been created on social media”? [Emphasis added].
Most importantly, why did ISPR dismiss clear signs of TTP build up in Swat by saying “Presence of small number of armed men on few mountain tops between Swat and Dir has been observed, located far away from population”? [Emphasis added]. So, despite DGISPR’s spirited attempt to play down Pakistan Army’s perceptible acts of omission and commission, Rawalpindi nevertheless has a lot to answer for its questionable role in dealing with TTP and muted response to alleged ceasefire violations by Indian army along the LoC!
Postscript: In a piece giving source-based inputs on a secret Pakistan Army-TTP ‘peace deal’ published in August last year, British-Pakistani journalist and columnist Gul Bukhari wrote, “Had a handful of loudmouths like myself not raised a stink about the specifics of the [Pakistan army’s] secret deal with a terror outfit [TTP] signing away fundamental rights of citizens in return for “peace”, the matter may never even have reached Parliament.”
Now, if DGISPR’s claim that it was the Government of Pakistan and not Rawalpindi that was brokering a peace deal with TTP, then it’s obvious that Ms Bukhari is obviously lying and if this is really so, then why hasn’t ISPR rebutted Ms Bukhari’s claim about secret Rawalpindi-TTP deals till date?
BLA eliminates Pakistani officer involved in abduction & fake encounters of Baloch
Baloch Liberation kills Pakistani CTD officer in Khuzdar, Balochistan. “Operation conducted by BLA’s Special Tactical Operations Squad (STOS) on information of BLA’s Intelligence wing,” said Jeeyand Baloch,spokesperson for the Baloch Liberation Army. He further stated, “CTD officer Sharbat khan commented crimes like abduction, torture & fake encounter of Baloch people”. The BLA is committed to continue to target Pakistani military and its secretive agents until the liberation of Balochistan.BLA media Hakkal has published a photo of the incident and photos of STOS members form the location.
Pakistan Army registers sedition case against Sindh activists for peaceful protest
The Pakistan Army has registered a case of sedition against Deedar Shabrani, Central Press Secretary of Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) for taking out a protest rally on the death anniversary of Sain GM Syed (pronounced Sanyeen) Father of Sindhi Nation in occupied Sindh.In 2017, Deedar was forcibly disappeared for a year by the Army .The Pakistani regime has been responsible for the massacre of Sindhis and promoting terrorist activities across Sindh.They have also been forcibly abducting Sindhis and then subject them to cruelty and harassment.There has been a surge in Sindhi nationalism and independence of Sindhis from the Paki regime under the aegis of JSFM . This however has made Islamabad and Rawalpindi jittery and as a result the Paki regime uses various repressive measures on the Sindhis across occupied Sindh.
