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Protest in Gilgit-Baltistan against lack of teachers in school

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Protest in Gilgit-Baltistan against lack of teachers in school

Students and parents protested in Gilgit-Baltistan against lack of teachers in primary and middle schools in Memosh Thing area of Kharming by blocking the Kargil highway.

According to the students and their parents, local people have been deprived of posts and teaching jobs are mostly given to those who live far off and for whom it is even difficult to travel everyday to school for their duty.This has hampered childrens’ education who have lost half of the year’s education. The protestors demand immediate action or else they would continue with their protest.The attitude of Pakistani federal government, regardless of the party in power, has always been perfidious and double dealing, so far as Gilgit-Baltistan is concerned.The high handed attitude adopted by the Pakistani authorities simply reinforces the perception that they are interested only in exploiting the rich natural resources of the region and looting the people in every conceivable manner without giving even a passing thought to their aspirations. Fed up with this blatant exploitation, the people are now exhibiting widespread resentment without fear of the inevitable reprisals that come in the form of illegal detentions and strange disappearances of those who protest.

Radical islamists abduct another Hindu girl in Sindh

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Radical islamists abduct another Hindu girl in Sindh

11 year old Ashu has been kidnapped at gun point by the Islamists from Umerkot, Sindh. Ashu’s mother is running around to rescue her daughter.
Pakistan’s forced abductions and conversions have been known to put minority women at risk. Young girls are abducted, converted into Islam and forced to marry or are kept as sex slaves or raped. The government has been unsuccessful to implement the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 and the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013, which raised the legal minimum age of marriage to 18 in Sindh province. The victim girls are largely left in the custody of their kidnapper throughout the trial process, where they are forced to claim that the conversion or marriage was consensual.

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Taliban Regime in Punjab

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Taliban Regime in Punjab

Terrorist shot dead as security forces hit back after killing of Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama

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Terrorist shot dead as security forces hit back after killing of Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama

Security forces killed a terrorist in an encounter in Pulwama district’s Awantipora area in the early hours of Tuesday. The shootout comes close on the heels of terrorists gunning down a Kashmiri Pandit in the district on Sunday.

Taking to Twitter, Kashmir zone police said, “Encounter has started at Padgampora Awantipora in Pulwama district. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.”

This was followed by another tweet saying: “One terrorist was killed in the encounter. However, his body is yet to be retrieved.”

The encounter is underway. Further information is awaited.

Earlier on Sunday terrorists in another targeted killing, shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit, Sanjay Sharma,, while he was on his way to the local market in the Pulwama district.

(This article was first published in India Narrative )

Delhi High Court upholds Constitutional validity of Agnipath scheme

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Delhi High Court upholds Constitutional validity of Agnipath scheme

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the Constitutional validity of the Government’s new Agnipath short-term military recruitment scheme and maintained that it was formulated in “national interest.”

The court dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the scheme, which triggered protests last year over its short tenure.

“This court does not find any reason to interfere with the scheme. All petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme are dismissed,” the court said.

A bench of chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma and justice Subramonium Prasad also dismissed pleas seeking resumption and enrolment under the previous recruitment scheme in defence services.

The Agnipath scheme was announced in June last year outlining rules for armed forces recruitment. Under the scheme, around 46,000 soldiers between the ages of 17.5 and 21 years, known as Agniveers will be recruited into the Army, Navy and Air Force for a period of four years on a short-term contractual basis. Later, the government extended the upper age limit to 23 years for recruitment in 2022.

Recruitments have already taken place under the scheme.

(This article was first published in India Narrative)

Sri Lanka totters as forex kitty is running out

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Sri Lanka totters as forex kitty is running out

With Sri Lanka running out of foreign exchange reserves, the local elections that were scheduled for March 9 have been deferred due to a lack of funds to import essentials such as fuel, food and medicines to keep the island nation going.

According to a Hindustan Times report the usable forex reserves in Sri Lanka have dwindled to a mere USD 500 million.With Sri Lanka’s economy in the throes of the worst crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, the government is waiting for financing assurances from China, its largest bilateral lender, that would help to get the $2.9 billion IMF package. However, Beijing has kept the island nation in the lurch on the issue.

India on the other hand has strongly recommended Sri Lanka’s case to the IMF.Sri Lanka’s declining foreign currency inflows and increasing outflows are due to imports outpacing exports. Sri Lanka’s economy is in a crisis as the tourism sector which is the main forex earner for the country is in bad shape.  Overseas citizens are sending less money home and the country has to shell out huge amounts of forex to service soaring foreign debt repayment mainly to China.

Although the Ranil Wickremesinghe government has been claiming to have a forex kitty of  $2 billion some $1.5 billion as part of the balance of payments from China which cannot be used if the debt payments are not made, the Hindustan times report states.

While Sri Lanka is looking for financial support from Beijing with a 10-year debt moratorium as proposed by the IMF. China is hesitating to support the island nation as any waving of debt payment will have repercussions on huge loans it has given out to African countries as well as part of its Belt Road Initiative (BRI).

(This article was first published in India Narrative)

Khalistani terrorist, dreaded Bishnoi gang gunmen among 6 arrested in NIA raids

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Khalistani terrorist, dreaded Bishnoi gang gunmen among 6 arrested in NIA raids

New Delhi: A Khalistan terrorist and associates of the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang are among the six people arrested by NIA during its nation-wide raids carried out this week to bust known terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus.

“Those arrested include Lucky Khokhar @ Denis, who is a close associate of Canada based ‘designated terrorist’, Arshdeep Singh @ Arsh Dalla. Others who were arrested in the raids, which were carried out in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Delhi, NCR, Maharashtra, and MP, include associates of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Goldy Brar,” according to an NIA statement.

Khokhar, a resident of Bhatinda, Punjab, who was nabbed from Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, on Tuesday, was in direct and frequent contact with Arsh Dala in Canada, and had carried out recruitment for him and received funds from him for carrying out terror-related activities. He had provided arms and ammunition to Arsh Dala’s associates in Punjab on his directions, which were also used for carrying out the recent killing in Jagraon, Punjab on directions of Arsh Dala.

NIA had registered a suo-moto case on Aug 20 last against seven people, including Harwinder Singh @ Rinda, Lakhbir Singh Sandhu @ Landa, and Arshdeep Singh @ Arsh Dala. One person, Deepak Ranga, was earlier arrested in the case by NIA.

According to a NIA spokesperson, Khokhar was working for Dala, who has been involved in smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives, IEDs etc. across international and inter-state borders in India for several Khalistani terror outfits, including the Khalistan Liberation Force, Babbar Khalsa International and International Sikh Youth Federation.

Besides Khokhar, the NIA also arrested Lakhvir Singh, s/o Jarnail Singh r/o Gidderbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, Harpreet, s/o Shyam Lal, r/o Nihal Singh Wala, Moga, Punjab, Dalip Bishnoi, r/o of Bishanpura Abohar, Dist-Fazilka, Punjab, Surinder @Chiku Chaudhary r/o Vill-Narnaul, Dist- Mahendragarh, Haryana and Hari Om @ Titu, s/o Rameshwar r/o Gurugram, Haryana.

While Hari Om @ Titu was arrested on Tuesday, Lakhvir Singh, was nabbed a day later in connection with a case registered against them and their associates in August last for allegedly attempting to motivate and recruit youth for terror activities by using social media. They were also using social media to ‘publicize’ their crimes in a bid to create fear among the general public.

Nine weapons were recovered from Lakhvir’s possession. He is a notorious criminal and an associate of Chhotu Ram Bhaat, who was earlier arrested in the case. The NIA has so far arrested 9 accused, inlcuding Kaushal Choudhary, Amit Dagar, Sukhpreet Singh, Bhupi Rana, Neeraj Bawana, Naveen Bali and Sunil Balyan, in this case.

According to the spokesperson, Surender Chaudhrary and Dalip Bishnoi, are known associates of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Canada based criminal, Goldy Brar. They were arrested for raising funds, recruiting youth and carrying out terrorist acts on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. This case was also registered by the NIA in August last and 10 accused, including Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Kala Jatheri, Kala Rana, Joginder Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Raju Basoudi, Anil Chippi, Naresh Yadav, and Shahbaz Ansari have been arrested.

The spokesperson said Surinder Chaudhry, who was arrested on Tuesday faces several cases under the NDPS Act, for attempt to murder and extortions. He has been involved in illegal liquor contracts, smuggling and extortion from liquor & mining contractors in Haryana and has been one of the main financers of terror-gangster sydicates.

Dalip Bishnoi, who was arrested on Wednesday, is a habitual criminal having 13 cases against him. He has been one of the main financers of this terror gang and was providing logistics support to the gangs in Punjab and Rajasthan.

The NIA investigations have so far revealed that many criminals, who were leading gangsters in India, had fled to countries like Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia and were planning their terror and criminal acts from there, in association with criminals lodged in jails in different states. These groups were carrying out targeted killings and raising funds for their nefarious activities through smuggling of drugs and weapons, hawala and extortions.

Further investigations are on to dismantle such terror networks and their funding and support infrastructure.

(This article was first published in India Narrative)

IMF pressure on Pakistan, demand for increase in interest rate

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IMF pressure on Pakistan, demand for increase in interest rate

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has insisted that Pakistan tighten its monetary policy.A virtual meeting was held between Pakistan and the IMF yesterday in which Pakistan made efforts to complete the staff level agreement.Pakistan is facing constant pressure to take advance measures in time by the IMF and that it has to tighten it’s monetary policy.

Tightening monetary policy is likely to increase interest rates, State Bank’s base interest rate is currently 17 per cent while the IMF is calling for another 2 per cent increase in interest rates.The IMF is pushing for a strict monetary policy based on inflation.

In the meeting held, Pakistan informed the IMF about the previous measures, Pakistan also gave a briefing on the financing of friendly countries and China’s refinancing decision of 700 million dollars.The IMF was also briefed on the financing of 1.2 billion dollars from the United Arab Emirates, in addition to the financing through shares in the stock market of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Pakistan also presented its foreign exchange reserve target strategy till June. Earlier a leading British daily leading newspaper the Financial Times analysts had written about the economy of Pakistan and that there are fears of the Pakistani economy sinking.

BLF attacks Paki military convoy in Kech, kills 7 soldiers

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BLF attacks Paki military convoy in Kech, kills 7 soldiers

At least 7 soldiers were killed and several injured in an attack on a Paki military convoy in Kech district of occupied Balochistan, while three military personnel were killed in two attacks in Awaran district by the Balochistan Liberation Front

A convoy of four vehicles of the Pak Army was attacked with rockets and automatic weapons between Mukander and Dukop in Mand area of Kech district on Wednesday at 2:30 am. The vehicles in the convoy were damaged and 7 army personnel were killed and many were injured.

According to local sources, after the attack, the occupying forces launched an air offensive. Gunship helicopters reached the scene to evacuate the dead and injured.

Meanwhile, the BLF has injured three Pak soldiers as a result of shelling by grenade launchers and automatic weapons attack on two posts of Pakistan Army located in Rindak and Mihi areas of Wadi Mishke Tehsil of Awaran District.BLF is determined to carry out attacks on the enemy forces until the independence of occupied Balochistan.

Heavily armed Pak Army targets innocent Baloch civilians

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Heavily armed Pak Army targets innocent Baloch civilians

The Pak Army launched its ground and air offensive on Wednesday morning in the Pahari area of Dasht, between Gwadar and Kech districts of Occupied Balochistan.
According to reports, hundreds of military personnel are taking part in this offensive. Sources say that apart from four gunship helicopters, spy drones are also being used with shelling at some places and SSG commandos on hilltops. According to regional sources, helicopters landed at some places which are unloading military equipment.The Pak Army time and again conduct military operations. Whenever, they conduct military operations human rights are brazenly flaunted, raiding houses, setting up random check posts in different areas and forcibly kidnapping the locals.

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