Bharat Rakshak

At the end of 1971, hostilities broke out again between India and Pakistan. They started along the borders of East Pakistan and were related to the movement for independence which had developed in that region and which ultimately led to the creation of Bangladesh.

When a ceasefire came into effect on 17 December 1971, a number of positions on both sides of the 1949 ceasefire line had changed hands. The Security Council met on 12 December, and on 21 December adopted resolution 307 (1971) PDF Document, by which it demanded that a durable ceasefire in all areas of conflict remain in effect until all armed forces had withdrawn to their respective territories and to positions which fully respected the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir supervised by UNMOGIP.

In July 1972, India and Pakistan signed an agreement defining a Line of Control in Kashmir which, with minor deviations, followed the same course as the ceasefire line established by the Karachi Agreement in 1949. India took the position that the mandate of UNMOGIP had lapsed, since it related specifically to the ceasefire line under the Karachi Agreement. Pakistan, however, did not accept this position.

Given the disagreement between the two parties over UNMOGIP's mandate and functions, the Secretary-General's position has been that UNMOGIP could be terminated only by a decision of the Security Council. In the absence of such an agreement, UNMOGIP has been maintained with the same arrangements as established following December 1971 ceasefire. The tasks of UNMOGIP have been to observe, to the extent possible, developments pertaining to the strict observance of the ceasefire of 17 December 1971 and to report thereon to the Secretary-General.

The military authorities of Pakistan have continued to lodge complaints with UNMOGIP about ceasefire violations. The military authorities of India have lodged no complaints since January 1972 and have restricted the activities of the UN observers on the Indian side of the Line of Control. They have, however, continued to provide accommodation, transport and other facilities to UNMOGIP.

The foreign ministry said on Tuesday the government had asked UNMOGIP to hand over the Delhi premises from where it was running a liaison office for more than four decades for free as part of efforts to rationalise the mission's presence in India.

UNMOGIP said it had received the request in May when India was in the midst of an election that the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party led by Narendra Modi eventually won.

...any suggestion that the UNSC might be seriously considering any change to the UNMOGIP mandate would prompt strong public reaction here.

"The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has received the Indian government's request to vacate the premises which it is using in New Delhi. The Mission is currently conducting a market survey to assess costs and identify possible alternative locations. UNMOGIP is in contact with the Indian authorities and will continue its cooperation on this matter."

UNMOGIP in New Delhi is currently based out of a Type VII bungalow in Purana Qila Road.
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Officials said the UN organisation was free to take any private property on rent.
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The observer group is financed by the United Nations regular budget and appropriations for biennium 2014-2015 are USD 19.64 million.

United Nations Military Observ
Maj. Gen. Guido Dante Palmieri (Italy)
Head of Mission / Chief Military Observer
Head of Mission / Chief Military Observer
United Nations Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
1 A B, Purana Qila Road
New Delhi-110001

Virupaksha wrote:There was news last year about Indian Gov asking UNMOGIP to vacate official bunglaw, dont know what happened next.

CRamS, here is the attitude I take -- when I go out for a walk, sometimes the dogs in the neighbors' compounds bark. Do I care? Not!

ISLAMABAD: The donkeys population increased by one hundred thousand during the last two years, while horses, camels and mules remained completely stagnant, reveals the Economic Survey 2015-16.

In the five-year tenure of the PPP-led coalition government, donkeys population increased by four hundred thousand.Interestingly, President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf took a decade to add six hundred thousand donkeys, while the democratic government before the military takeover took only two years to add the same number to their total population in 1999.

Donkeys’ population increased from 4.5 million in 2008-09 to 5 million in 2014-15. In 1997-98, their number was 3.2 million and 3.8 million in 1999-00.

Falijee wrote:Pakistani man sued for molesting US girl during flight

AP — Updated about 9 hours ago

Jo La-Whore mae G...ndu , woho Iowa may bhee G...ndu

You can take a Paki out of a village, but not the village out of a Paki

Virupaksha wrote:There was news last year about Indian Gov asking UNMOGIP to vacate official bunglaw, dont know what happened next.

KARACHI – The driver of late social activist Sabeen Mahmood was killed when some unidentified armed assailants opened firing in Haideri area here on Tuesday.

The police was investigating the deceased Ghulam Abbas regarding Sabeen Mahmood murder . In another incident, a man was killed and two others injured over resistance in dacoity in Manghupir Mianwali colony. The motorcyclists were looting citizens when upon resistance they opened firing, injuring three people.

New Delhi, Sept 8: Following Pakistani troops' firing in Poonch, Kashmir, using rocket propelled grenades and mortars, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that India would never want to declare a war against Pakistan. He also said that if Pakistan desires war, India is ready for it.

"Pakistan has no power. It is frustrated and weak. Their civilian government is useless. It's a dummy government. If the military wants a war, we are ready, but we are not going to declare a war," Swamy told ANI. "We have always been a country which has never gone to war with anybody, unless the war is forced on us," he added. As per a Hindi daily, Bhaskar, Subramanian Swamy said, "India would never declare war on Pakistan, but if Pak military wants it, we are ready for it."

Peregrine wrote:Punjab rises to the protein challenge

From lamb we get mutton; from cows and buffaloes beef. What name to give donkey meat, the new specialty rapidly expanding the culinary frontiers of Pakistan’s most food-loving province, Punjab? Language experts in major and minor Punjab universities are wrestling with this problem.

No coverage for Altaf

The order by the Lahore High Court directing print and electronic media regulators to ensure there is no media coverage whatsoever of Altaf Hussain’s speeches and statements is extraordinarily troubling.

The public has a right to know what a political leader is saying and the leader has a right to reach out to the public.[*]

In any case, with the proliferation of social media and internet usage, the average citizen has access to any number of platforms from which Mr Hussain’s words can be read, heard and accessed. The Supreme Court needs to set matters right.

Totally agree with Dawn's Editorial. If we are a farcical and shambolic democracy, so be it. One person's petition can bar a leader of a political party says a lot about the courts, about our leaders, and most of all about us the kind of people that we really are.

Person Who Molested Young American Teenager Is A Pakistani Doctor

CHICAGO: A Pakistani physician pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that he inappropriately touched a girl seated next to him on an American Airlines flight from New York City to Chicago.

Muhammad Asif Chaudhry is accused of moving from his assigned seat to a seat next to the Iowa girl, [*]who was traveling alone in July as part of the airline's unaccompanied-minor program.

The girl sent frantic text messages from the plane to her mother, explaining that a man had touched her genitals and that she could not escape because the seat belt light was on, according to the federal complaint.

Chaudhry, 57, was in the US to visit acquaintances[*] in Oklahoma.

Chaudhry told agents that he moved up to the girl's row to give passengers in his section more room, according to the complaint. He said he may have inadvertently touched the girl's arm[*] when he asked her to close the window shade.

BADIN: Estranged leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said on Wednesday that he has been ‘unofficially expelled’ from the N-league for raising his voice in favour of Sindh.

Falijee wrote:Lahore High Court Banning Media Coverage Of Altaf Hussein's Speeches 'Extraordinary Troubling' - Pak Newspaper Editorial

No coverage for Altaf

The order by the Lahore High Court directing print and electronic media regulators to ensure there is no media coverage whatsoever of Altaf Hussain’s speeches and statements is extraordinarily troubling.

In any case, with the proliferation of social media and internet usage, the average citizen has access to any number of platforms from which Mr Hussain’s words can be read, heard and accessed. The Supreme Court needs to set matters right.

Karachi_Post ‏@Karachi_Post · 19h19 hours ago
Mani Shankar given warm welcome in #Pakistan .Civil society members greeted the Liberal politician from #India #Lahore

Paul wrote:

Karachi_Post ‏@Karachi_Post · 19h19 hours ago
Mani Shankar given warm welcome in #Pakistan .Civil society members greeted the Liberal politician from #India #Lahore

“There are miscreants who use Pakistani soil for carrying out act of terrorism both inside and elsewhere. This should be recognised along with the fact that Pakistan had been the prime victim of terrorism in the region as thousands of its citizens have lost their lives in terrorism incidents,” said Mr Aiyar.

Amber G. wrote:x-post from urdu learning dhaga...
Some what related since this is from Lahore..
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Some good reading material..
Below is a copy of Ramcharit Manas (Ramayana by Tulsidas) - 105 years old from Lahore..

Police in Pakistan say gunmen have shot dead two journalists in separate attacks in the country's violent port city of Karachi in the last 24 hours.

Police say the first attack on Tuesday night saw gunmen open fire on a van of the private satellite news channel Geo TV, killing a technician and wounding the driver.

The second attack happened Wednesday morning. Feroz Shah, a deputy inspector-general of police, said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed journalist Aftab Alam as he stood outside his home. Alam previously worked with Geo TV.

It wasn't clear whether the two attacks were related or due to the fact those involved were journalists. However, Geo TV has previously been banned over a spat between it and the country's powerful Inter-Service Intelligence spy agency.

sudhan wrote:^^ Read somewhere that this apdul was jobless for the past year. Why did the brown pants go after him? Did he do something Saleem Shazad-esque?

"According to the complaint, the girl had been seated next to a window with no one in the two seats to her left, when Chaudhry moved up a row and sat in one of those seats. At one point, the girl fell asleep with her legs on a seat between them, then awoke to feel Chaudhry legs intertwined with hers under a blanket."