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Stop trying to interfere in India's internal matter, Amarinder Singh ticks off Pak minister
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry to stop trying to interfere in India's internal matter after he made a provocative tweet on the Indian Army.
Singh, who served in the Indian Army in the 1960s, told the Minister in the Imran Khan-led government that his provocation will not work.
"Stop trying to interfere in India's internal matter. And let me tell you that the Indian Army is a disciplined and nationalist force, unlike your Army@fawadchaudhry. Your provocative statement will not work, nor will the soldiers in our Army follow your divisive diktats," he said on Twitter.

Stop trying to interfere in India's internal matter. And let me tell you that the Indian Army is a disciplined and… https://t.co/ymFHh4JPah
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) 1565702310000


The chief minister later reacted strongly in a statement to Chaudhary's tweet aimed at inciting mutiny among Punjabis in the Indian Army.
Singh asked Pakistan to mind "their own business" and stay out of India's internal matters, warning Islamabad against continued attempts to interfere on the Kashmir issue.

Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India, he said.
Chaudhary is Pakistan's federal minister for science & technology.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/p ... lk_of_town
Kashmir issue: Pakistani commentator identifies Arundhati Roy, Mamata Banerjee and Congress as sympathisers
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician and journalist remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.
New Delhi
August 12, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS
Pakistani journalist Mushahid Hussain said not everyone in India supports PM Modi
He said political parties like Congress and Left sympathise with Pakistan
Pakistan has repeatedly slammed India's decision to scrap Article 370 in Kashmir
As the public debate in India remains divided over the Central government's decision to strip Kashmir of its special status as well as bifurcate the state into two Union territories, a Pakistani defence expert has said there are many sympathisers of Pakistan's cause in India.
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician, journalist and geo-strategist was appearing in a debate on Pakistani news channel Geo TV when he remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan.
When asked by the news anchor about how will the miseries of those in Kashmir end, Hussain said that India is a large nation and not everyone supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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'Pakistan may redeploy troops from Afghan border to Kashmir' – APP
NEW YORK: Warning that the Kashmir crisis could get worse, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed Khan has raised the possibility that Islamabad might redeploy troops from the Afghanistan border to the Kashmir frontier, a shift that could complicate American peace talks with the Taliban, now said to be in the final stages.
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g.sarkar wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/p ... lk_of_town
Kashmir issue: Pakistani commentator identifies Arundhati Roy, Mamata Banerjee and Congress as sympathisers
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician and journalist remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.

Gautam
This should be a death-sentence, politically speaking, for Mamta and Congress. Deserves wide publicity.
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Propogandu-in-chief, Asif Ghafoora is trending on twitter in TSP. One handle referred a picture of him as a 'brown portrait'. I think he meant brown pants/shalwar.

https://twitter.com/sohaibkhank756/stat ... 45825?s=20
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P Chidiambaram said that the BJP did what it did in Jammu and Kashmir because it is the Islamic majority in the valley.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Muslim Youth Association chief Mohammad Rashid announced Rs 21000 reward for - blackening Chidambaram's face

- Mohammad Amir Rashid said Chidambaram's comment is detrimental to Hindu-Muslim unity

- Chidambaram said people who don't know 72 years of history abolished Article 370 with "muscle power"


Irked by P Chidambaram's remarks on the abrogation of Article 370, a Muslim Youth Association of the district has announced a cash reward for anyone who blackens the Congress leader's face.

Muslim Youth Association chief Mohammad Aamir Rashid said Rs 21,000 will be given to anyone who blackens the former Home Minister's face.

"His comment is detrimental to Hindu-Muslim unity. I will give any individual Rs 21,000 from my Eidi (cash received in the form of gift during Eid celebrations) for blackening his face," Mohammad Aamir Rashid said.

Chidambaram had claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not have touched Article 370 if Kashmir was a Hindu-dominated region.

"If there was a Hindu majority in Kashmir, the BJP wouldn't have touched (Article 370). Because of the Islamic majority, the BJP did it," he had said on August 11.

"I say it's true there were thousands of people gathered against the abolition of 370... tear gas...shooting. All of that is true," the Congress leader added.

Attacking the Centre, Chidambaram had said people who don't know 72 years of history abolished Article 370 with "muscle power."

"Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India. There is no doubt. If there is a doubt, it's for BJP only. The people who don't know 72 years of history have done it (370) with muscle power," Chidambaram said.

ALSO READ : Russia says Article 370 move backed by Constitution, asks India, Pakistan to take diplomatic route

ALSO READ : Muslims in Jammu stand by govt in scrapping of Article 370, Gujjar Bakarwals celebrate move

ALSO WATCH : Article 370 gone: What next in the Kashmir puzzle?

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sudarshan wrote:
g.sarkar wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/p ... lk_of_town
Kashmir issue: Pakistani commentator identifies Arundhati Roy, Mamata Banerjee and Congress as sympathisers
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician and journalist remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.

Gautam
This should be a death-sentence, politically speaking, for Mamta and Congress. Deserves wide publicity.
For Congress, yes. For Jihadidi, wouldn't it be a tag that she would wear with pride?
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Are Pakistanis actually BJP supporters? If they keep this up with help from Shitambaram and Gawacha Gandhi, Congress May cease to exist soon!!
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MAFIA QUEEN and PAPPU have no qualms. They are serving the interests of phoren think tanks a.k.a Jihadis/EJs
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Chidambram may well be a Crypto. I get the distinct feeling.
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Manu wrote:Chidambram may well be a Crypto. I get the distinct feeling.
Every one around MAFIA was a EJ or Crypto or hardcore Islamist except Pranab
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Anyone following the recent Priyanka Chopra kerfuffle? It has several layers to pisko analyze

Apparently Priyanka tweeted Jai Hind during balakot strikes so some random RAPE wanted to know why she is supporting nuclear war. Asked the question live during one of those appearances. The RAPE got shut down.

They video and the tweet by the RAPE has like 150k retweets with every TFTA elite uniformly condemning Priyanka Chopra. Academic types have written articles on CNN.

Here is the interesting pisko part. All TFTA elites look at Bollywood as their own and the artistes as "South Asian". They expect them to do equal==equal and when these indian stars (they know which side of the bread is buttered) don't play along, everyone is outraged.

Enjoy the fun.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Spishaa/stat ... 9482514433

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/13/opinions ... index.html
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The S-400 in Indian hands can track the Paki F-16s doing bombing runs in Baluchistan? a genocide being done under the war on terror garb could get uncovered
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Anujan wrote:Anyone following the recent Priyanka Chopra kerfuffle? It has several layers to pisko analyze

Apparently Priyanka tweeted Jai Hind during balakot strikes so some random RAPE wanted to know why she is supporting nuclear war. Asked the question live during one of those appearances. The RAPE got shut down.

They video and the tweet by the RAPE has like 150k retweets with every TFTA elite uniformly condemning Priyanka Chopra. Academic types have written articles on CNN.

Here is the interesting pisko part. All TFTA elites look at Bollywood as their own and the artistes as "South Asian". They expect them to do equal==equal and when these indian stars (they know which side of the bread is buttered) don't play along, everyone is outraged.

Enjoy the fun.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Spishaa/stat ... 9482514433

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/13/opinions ... index.html
If they are entertaining Paki opinions, shouldn't they be obliged to publish a counter by an Indian writer? Or is nobody even trying to respond from the Indian side?

Sadly one thing that the Pakis have done much better than us on is PR and propaganda, whether it is the deluge of social media posts or people writing editorials that espouse the Paki point of view.
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Manu wrote:Chidambram may well be a Crypto. I get the distinct feeling.
Some 8-10 years back I criticized Chidambaram on this very forum as untrustworthy as he refused to swear to God as part of the oath of office as FinMin. That demonstrated he was a liar. I was called out by several posters here. People are finally getting to see what sort of snake he is.
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If you are on Twitter, please RETWEET widely.

https://twitter.com/Indosphere/status/1 ... 6948473859

Ultra-Rationalist
@Indosphere
Dear @ICEgov
just FYI: multiple undocumented Pakistani immigrants, filled with Jihadist fervour, plan to demonstrate outside Indian consulates/embassies in US cities on August 15th 2019. Happy hunting!
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:oops: :((
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Rudradev wrote:If you are on Twitter, please RETWEET widely.

https://twitter.com/Indosphere/status/1 ... 6948473859

Ultra-Rationalist
@Indosphere
Dear @ICEgov
just FYI: multiple undocumented Pakistani immigrants, filled with Jihadist fervour, plan to demonstrate outside Indian consulates/embassies in US cities on August 15th 2019. Happy hunting!
Also request to all law abiding citizens - be on look out, report all suspicious activities.
(also request to sane people - don't be brainwashed and join the "protest" without thinking)

- Also, if you are on twitter, report any tweet which encourages hate / violence etc.. it is VERY easy to do and twitter does respond.
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Anyone know if Wagha - Attari tamasha still going on?
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Anujan wrote:Anyone following the recent Priyanka Chopra kerfuffle? It has several layers to pisko analyze
Apparently Priyanka tweeted Jai Hind during balakot strikes so some random RAPE wanted to know why she is supporting nuclear war. Asked the question live during one of those appearances. The RAPE got shut down.
Anujanji,
Most Pak newspapers follow and report the day to day life of actresses of Bollywood, as if they are Pak actresses. The dream being sold is that all these Hindu girls are pining for TFTA men. Tall fair Pak men are desired by all Bollywood women. Given a chance all of them would prefer to marry and settle down in Pakistan. For Pakistan is the greatest country on Earth. Pinups of these actresses have been found in Pak bunkers, they were in suggestive poses that Pak actresses will not be allowed in. After all as Hindu girl they have more leeway than Pak actresses. Pak actresses in such poses? Tauba Tauba. PC went against that dream. She will not be forgiven.
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is that picture for real, is beebeesee starting alternative "news"?
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1499336
Raja Ranjit Singh's statue vandalised in Lahore
Imran Gabol, August 13, 2019
The incident occurred on Saturday when the Qila had been routinely opened for visitors.
Two men — one pretending to have a leg disability carrying a wooden rod and another "helping him to walk" — entered the Qila.
Both men went straight to the statue and started hitting it with the wooden rods, resulting in the breakage of one of its arms and damage to other parts of the statue.
Security guards rushed to the spot and captured the attackers who were chanting slogans against the former rule of the Punjab.
Later, the attackers were handed over to the police, who registered a case against them on the complaint of Walled City Authority.
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TSPA propagandist uvaach
WSK@WajSKhan
Here’s something the ISPR won’t tell you.
5 - 7 Pak Army soldiers are being lost / week on the Western ‘front’.
10 - 12 PA troops are KIA / week due to engagements in the Eastern theatre / LoC.
‘Happy’ #IndependenceDay?
Yeah, right.
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TSPA Mouthpiece piles on..
WSK@WajSKhan
These figures are from the last few weeks of military ops.
By no means are they long term trends.
Kinetic details of engagements cannot be shared (for now), but ID of combatants should be clarified: TTP in West, IndianMil in East.
Clearly, PakMil facing a two-front challenge.
Clearly he's causing immense taqleef to TSPians on their youm-e-azadi
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Kashi wrote:TSPA Mouthpiece piles on..
WSK@WajSKhan
These figures are from the last few weeks of military ops.
By no means are they long term trends.
Kinetic details of engagements cannot be shared (for now), but ID of combatants should be clarified: TTP in West, IndianMil in East.
Clearly, PakMil facing a two-front challenge.
Clearly he's causing immense taqleef to TSPians on their youm-e-azadi
Ignore him, he is just building up the threat of disrupting Afghanistan to blackmail the US on Kashmir, which seems to be what his masters seem to be focusing on now for the 'Kashmir Ishoo', since their diplomacy has failed.
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g.sarkar wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/p ... lk_of_town
Kashmir issue: Pakistani commentator identifies Arundhati Roy, Mamata Banerjee and Congress as sympathisers
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician and journalist remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.
New Delhi
August 12, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS
Pakistani journalist Mushahid Hussain said not everyone in India supports PM Modi
He said political parties like Congress and Left sympathise with Pakistan
Pakistan has repeatedly slammed India's decision to scrap Article 370 in Kashmir
As the public debate in India remains divided over the Central government's decision to strip Kashmir of its special status as well as bifurcate the state into two Union territories, a Pakistani defence expert has said there are many sympathisers of Pakistan's cause in India.
Mushahid Hussain, a Pakistani politician, journalist and geo-strategist was appearing in a debate on Pakistani news channel Geo TV when he remarked that people like writer Arundhati Roy, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and political parties like the Congress where "sympathisers" of Pakistan.
When asked by the news anchor about how will the miseries of those in Kashmir end, Hussain said that India is a large nation and not everyone supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Gautam
Long ago during school holidays (after being filled in St Ignatius teachings :D :wink: ) for the first time picked up a book in local vernacular and read about 'Vishakanya'
I wonder if one of the above mentioned is one being pushed by the Modi-Shah Chanakyaniti (as vishaknaya was all about Chankya and Amatyarakshasa) :lol:
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Bart S wrote:Ignore him, he is just building up the threat of disrupting Afghanistan to blackmail the US on Kashmir, which seems to be what his masters seem to be focusing on now for the 'Kashmir Ishoo', since their diplomacy has failed.
That could very well be the motive. This idiot has been the de facto spokesperson of TSPA for a while now (LoC documentary and all..) So if he's spouting off casualty figures, then as you pointed out it could be ruse to draw in US on the pretext that TSPA must shift resources from West to East.

Having said that, TSPA is very much fixated with ghairat and loss of face. What is idiot is doing is actually building a narrative of "resource shift" by laying out TSPA incompetence, losing 10-12 soldiers a week is no joke. So why would he or his TSPA bosses do that?

Could be planning big terrorist attacks on the lines of Pulwama and then use them to claim ehh&dee restored.
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g.sarkar wrote:https://www.dawn.com/news/1499336
Raja Ranjit Singh's statue vandalised in Lahore
Imran Gabol, August 13, 2019
The incident occurred on Saturday when the Qila had been routinely opened for visitors.
Two men — one pretending to have a leg disability carrying a wooden rod and another "helping him to walk" — entered the Qila.
Both men went straight to the statue and started hitting it with the wooden rods, resulting in the breakage of one of its arms and damage to other parts of the statue.
Security guards rushed to the spot and captured the attackers who were chanting slogans against the former rule of the Punjab.
Later, the attackers were handed over to the police, who registered a case against them on the complaint of Walled City Authority.
.....
Gautam
Just 2 points from the above report about Jehadi zeolets. Doesn't square.

He said that investigation revealed that the attackers were claiming to be reincarnations of Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi — a famous warrior in South Asian history.
He said the attackers were of the view that its against their religion to erect a statue in a Muslim country and they would repeat the act if the authorities did not remove it.
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1499265/the-kashmir-challenge
YET another intifada is on the cards in India-held Kashmir (IHK), which many believe would have a far-reaching impact on the geopolitical landscape of the region. While the international community is still assessing the probable responses by India and Pakistan, non-state actors are also closely monitoring the situation and exploring the spaces to exploit.

The Indian revocation of the special status of occupied Jammu & Kashmir has shut down almost all prospects for it to resolve the issue through dialogue, either with the Kashmiri leadership or with Pakistan. One wonders if India did not have any alternatives other than what it has already demonstrated in the form of strict security measures, communication blackouts, and draconian administrative measures to run the affairs of J&K.

The use of some counter-violent extremism, or CVE, terms like ‘reintegration’ and ‘mainstreaming’ by India’s policymakers and political circles suggest they consider the entire IHK population to be radical. Apparently, India is missing the mega blueprint to absorb the shocks of the measures it has taken to ‘fix’ the Kashmir issue once and for all.

Obviously in the absence of such plans, an intifada would be blamed on Pakistan. This would be an easy way out for India, but would come at a cost. Not prepared to counter the Indian move to revoke the special status of IHK, Pakistan is also confronted with a delicate challenge. However, an even more critical question for Pakistan is how to respond to the emerging intifada.

The dynamics of the insurgency in India-held Kashmir will be different this time.

The new intifada will have different characteristics from earlier movements. While it will mainly comprise nonviolent political expression, violent emotions will also be there. Emotions are running equally high amongst pro-independent, pro-Pakistan and ultra-radical segments of the resistance movements in occupied Kashmir. They can resort to violent actions separately or form an alliance to increase the impact of the intifada.

It is not certain how many members of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba are present in IHK and what the level of their operational capacity is. But groups like Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an affiliate of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, are gradually making inroads into the ultra-radical militant movements in Kashmir. The AGH is also against Pakistan. The group is trying to convince other armed groups to form an independent jihad alliance against India. Recently, Al Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri had endorsed this idea. In this context, Kashmir-based armed groups like Hizbul Mujahideen will also be under intense pressure to reorganise their operational structures.

These groups can trigger a long-term resistance movement in IHK. Pakistan is morally and politically bound to support the Kashmiris. However, supporting the resistance movement will have serious consequences for Pakistan. The poor state of Pakistan’s economy, internal political crises and struggling diplomacy are factors which will limit active support to the resistance movement in IHK.

The IMF and FATF swords are hovering over the country’s economy. The world at large, including friends and foes of Pakistan, are least receptive to violent resistance movements. India knows this, and its media and opinion makers are highlighting this point continuously. India has chosen the best time for revoking the IHK special status when Pakistan is facing multiple challenges and trying to regain its geopolitical importance through facilitating the peace process in Afghanistan.

Pakistan has remained a scapegoat for US failures in Afghanistan. Similarly, India has always blamed Pakistan for its own failures in IHK. But the situation is different now, and it could be difficult to keep the escalation of tension at the LoC and Working Boundary to manageable levels.

Meanwhile, the dynamics of the insurgency in Kashmir will be different this time, where Pakistan will not be in a position to influence the resistance movement. As a result, Pakistan-India tensions could at anytime turn into conventional warfare; Prime Minister Imran Khan has already indicated this in his parliamentary speech. How can Pakistan avoid this situation?

Pakistani and Indian diplomatic confrontation has remained confined to two unrelated domains: Pakistan has focused on internationalising the Kashmir issue, while India exploits the militancy aspect. While India has played its cards effectively during the last several years, Pakistan is just on its way to regaining its diplomatic strength, not only through facilitating the Afghan peace process but also by acting against all shades of militant groups. There are apprehensions of a turnaround, although it seems complicated this time because of all the factors mentioned.

The leaders of sectarian and militant groups are trying to establish their relevance in the changing situation. Some audio, video and text messages are circulating in social media groups in which they are declaring their support for the Kashmir cause. They have not yet received a response from the state and media. Even the reactivation of forums like the Difa-i-Pakistan Council is not apparent; this was an alliance of small radical religious and political parties that could bring the people to the streets on such critical regional issues.

Pakistan’s changed approach can become its strength. The international community can see that despite the presence of extremist groups in the country and an emotionally charged environment, Pakistan has not allowed the radicals to hijack the issue and create spaces for themselves. This approach will help Pakistan win the trust of the international community and internationalise the Kashmir issue.

India will certainly have to face the consequences of the emerging intifada. But Pakistan should evolve a political and diplomatic strategy to stop India from holding it responsible for the uprising, and to prevent Delhi from resorting to ‘infiltration’ and ‘terrorism’ mantras to discredit the intifada. It will not be an easy task as India has already made inroads and gained support among allies of Pakistan over the last decade. The ‘militancy’ card has caused considerable damage to Pakistan’s economy and diplomacy, but India has now provided it with an opportunity to reverse the process.

It is an opportunity and demands unity from all segments of society, and from the political and security leaderships. It is time to put political vendettas aside and concentrate on the Kashmir cause. A protracted political crisis will only spoil the opportunity.

The writer is a security analyst.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2019
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If one were to look back at history, and the events that precipitated previous skirmishes, PakArmy seems to be venturing on another misadventure to keep themselves relevant. With the tap of funds opening up, they want to keep the machine oiled and running. The narrative seems to be carefully scripted, undoubtedly they are ahead of the game when it comes to psyops, hoodwinking their own populace, and sowing the seed of a 'holy' war.

I dare say within a few months, a new hybrid form of aggression is on the cards. Success doesn't matter to them, they will gladly offer cannon-fodder in exchange for spinning a tale to glorify their forces and stay in relevance.
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So Immi today accepted that Balakot was deadly for them. His words "humein information hai......jaise pulwama ke baad inhone Balakot mein action liya tha, usse bhi humein information hai jyada khaufnaak program banaya hua hai"
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Imran Khan vows to raise Kashmir issue at every forum; questions world community's silence :((
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to become the voice of Kashmir and raise the issue at every global forum, including the United Nations, as he questioned the silence of the international community on the situation in the region.
Addressing a special session of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Khan said that if a war breaks out between Pakistan and India, the world community will be responsible.
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So apart from his vow to beg for money at every forum, he will also do some chest beating. This is pretty much the paki PMs job description.. beg + nautanki
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Tamang wrote:So Immi today accepted that Balakot was deadly for them. His words "humein information hai......jaise pulwama ke baad inhone Balakot mein action liya tha, usse bhi humein information hai jyada khaufnaak program banaya hua hai"

Translation please?
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We have information that just like after Pulwama they took action in Balakot, we have information that they have far more dangerous plans than that prepared and ready.
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Freudian slip?
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Dimran needs to get his stories right. Balakot did not happen. IAF bombed some trees only. Madrassa was untouched. PAF has always won over Dhimmi IAF. One Bundar jhaz is worth 100 Mirages:
https://zeenews.india.com/india/imran-k ... 27259.html
Imran Khan admits to IAF airstrikes in Balakot, says India planning something bigger in PoK
Imran Khan, however, warned that "The Pakistani army is fully aware that they (India) have made a plan of taking action in Azad Kashmir (PoK)."
Muzaffarabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out airstrikes in Balakot targeting several terror training camps even as he accused India of planning a more deadly military action in the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
Addressing a special session of the PoK Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad as Pakistan marked its Independence Day "in solidarity with Kashmiris", Imran Khan said, ''India planned more extensive action than that of February, when its fighter jets struck inside Pakistan, following a dramatic escalation in tension between the rivals.''
"They have made a more horrendous plan to divert world attention from their recent move in Jammu and Kashmir, they plan action in Azad Kashmir," the Pakistani PM said while referring to PoK. Khan, however, warned that "The Pakistani army is fully aware that they (India) have made a plan of taking action in Azad Kashmir (PoK)."
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On twitter wars there is false equivalence drawn between Ajmal Kasab and Kulbhushan by the pakis, maybe we should ask for damning proof such as this from them,

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