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    Modi’s jingoism

    “The foreign countries including India will continue creating hindrances in the way of Pakistan’s progress by keeping in view the ongoing China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and we must remain vigilant to foil their nefarious designs destabilising Pakistan,” –  Shaikh Rohale Asghar

    Pakistan and India have a long history of troubled relations and since gaining independence from the British Empire in 1947, both the countries have fought several wars including frequent border skirmishes. There are numerous unresolved issues between these two countries including those related to Kashmir and water, which are endangering the peace of the whole region of South Asia despite the fact that both the countries share a border of nearly 3000 Kilometers. Several attempts were made in the past to normalise the ties between two neighboring countries but in vain. The leaders of both the countries have met with each other in the pleasant atmosphere many times but the hawks from both the sides do not waste even a single moment to bash each other.

    It is perceived that the incumbent Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi played his foreign policy cards very smartly during his ongoing stint as the PM as he invited the Chinese premier to his home state of Gujrat and gave him a warm welcome. Similar reception was given to the United States President Barack Obama when he was invited to the celebrations of Republic Day of India in New Delhi. Mr Modi stunned everyone when he visited the personal residence of his Pakistani counterpart Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Lahore at the end of last year. This time around, he has announced that India will not participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit that was scheduled for November in Islamabad this year. The announcement was made in the aftermath of the Uri military attack in which 18 Indian soldiers were killed. This move by India was followed by Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan – showing the influence of India over the region. Now, it appears the cancellation of SAARC summit is apparent as the rules of SAARC states that summit cannot be held if any member state refuses to take part in the meeting.

    Moreover, border skirmishes are also on the rise with two soldiers of Pakistan being martyred the other day and 7 troops of India were killed by Pakistani forces at the Line of Control (LOC). Countries including US and China have shown their grave concerns over the ongoing hostility and urged both the nations to adopt the policy of de-escalation in order to ensure the peace and stability in the region.

    Shaikh Rohale Asghar, the Chairperson for the Defense Standing Committee of the National Assembly and a legislator of the ruling party, told DNA that the violation of ceasefire at LOC by Indian forces is not strange as we must be ready every time to face such situations. “The foreign countries including India will continue creating hindrances in the way of Pakistan’s progress by keeping in view the ongoing China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and we must remain vigilant to foil their nefarious designs destabilising Pakistan,” the ruling party’s lawmaker said. He was of the view that if one player is showing madness then it is the responsibility of the other player to observe the policy of restrain and Pakistan is doing so. According to him, India is very well aware of the strength of our nuclear arsenal and Modi will not take any risk to wage a war against Pakistan. “We will restrict ourselves to the policy of restraint for the sake of peace in the region but any aggression of India will be retaliated in the befitting manner,” he said. Pointing towards the anti-government movement of PTI’s leader Imran Khan, he said that Imran Khan must launch an anti-India movement to show solidarity with the Kashmiri people. He further added that all the political parties of Pakistan must unite despite of all the differences to give a strong message to the Indian aggression.

    Brigadier (R) Muhammad Feyyaz, an expert in Conflict Studies who has previously taught at National Defense University (NDU) Islamabad, told DNA that the bone of contention between India and Pakistan is Kashmir and the relations between these two countries cannot be improved unless the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved. He said that both the countries were involved in the proxy wars in the past but the latest uprising of Kashmiri people after the death of Burhan Muzaffar Wani is completely indigenously driven and Pakistan has no role at all in this recent uprising. “The claim of surgical strikes by India is false as surgical strikes are not possible in an area where numerous military posts of Pakistan are established,” Feyyaz said, who has also served as a Brigade Command at LOC. According to him, the Indian troops have made an attempt of infiltration at LOC that was timely foiled by the soldiers of Pakistan Army. “There is a need to de-escalate the situation immediately and the ceasefire agreement of November 2003 must be ensured by both the countries,” added Feyyaz, currently teaching Terrorism and Conflict Studies in University of Management and Technology (UMT) these days. The border skirmishes will be continued in coming days as it will take some time to de-escalate the situation, he concluded.

    “The Indian government could not suppress the Kashmir movement despite its repeated attempts and now it has resorted to the violation of ceasefire in sheer madness to take revenge from Pakistan,” Secretary General of Jamat-e-Islmai Pakistan Liaqat Baloch told DNA. He said that India has proved that it did not accept Pakistan and the latest episode of firing at LOC is a glaring example of it. It is just because of India that the future of SAARC is in jeopardy as three other member states of the organisation have decided to follow their ‘Master’, Baloch said, while talking to DNA. According to him, India desperately wants the dominance in the region with the help of America in order to curtail the growing influence of China. He further added that time has come to scrap all the trade and cultural ties with India as this country cannot be a friend of Pakistan anymore. “The Prime Minister of Pakistan must convene an All Party’s Conference (APC) immediately to chalk out a viable strategy to respond the aggression of India in a befitting manner,” he said.

    “The Indian government could not suppress the Kashmir movement despite its repeated attempts and now it has resorted to the violation of ceasefire in sheer madness to take revenge from Pakistan,” – Secretary General of Jamat-e-Islmai Pakistan Liaqat Baloch

    The Indian Prime Minister has also threatened to boycott the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) that was brokered by the World Bank in 1960 to resolve the water disputes between both the countries. “Blood and water cannot flow together,” jingoistic Modi said while jeopardising the international agreement in a region that is already water-stressed, according to the experts. Former Indus Water Commissioner of Pakistan Jamaat Ali Shah told DNA that it is a hollow threat by Modi as no one can unilaterally boycott the treaty. “The IWT is an agreement brokered by the world powers and it cannot be amended without the mutual consent of both the players, according to the article 12(2) and 12(3) of the treaty,” Shah said. He further added that Pakistan must approach the international arbitration court against the threat of India to boycott the IWT.

    The Federal cabinet has rejected the claim of surgical strikes made by Indian government and Nawaz Sharif has called a meeting of parliamentary parties in the next week to craft a strategy against the hostilities of India.

    Both the neighboring countries have been haunting by the poverty, illiteracy and unemployment since their inception but billions of rupees are being spent to increase the military arsenals. It is time to launch a mutual fight against all these evils for the progress of this region.

    16 COMMENTS

    1. The talk of restrain from Pakistan is the joke of the century. India has successfully destroyed 5 terrorist camps inside PoK. Pakistan army were left astounded. That is the truth. In the article it is mentioned that 7 Indian soldiers were killed. Where is the proof? Be a responsible journalist and publish only truth not fiction.

    2. Dear HA Dont compare worldds fastate growing Economy with PAKISTAN .You must watch inside your country IS HUMAN WRITES AND LIVÈLYHOOD ENVIRONMENT IS IS there?

    3. A rogue state that harbours terrorists, breeds international jihadists, butchers thousands in Baloch, supplies destructive nuclear weapons dime a dozen to dictators and hoodwinks friendly nations cannot produce a clumsy contributor worse than the author of this article . The saddest part of this stupidity is invoking Allah for every heinous crime wilfully committed.

    4. How is that Google of late chose to post only concocted views of what Pakistan authorities love?
      Mischievous.

    5. Indians are not against humanity but indeed against the terrorism, We are not against the Pakistanis and that is evident from MFN Status Indus water treaty and many more. One should care well what he/she do have in hand. The day Pakistan shun the policy of terrorism and in-stabilize the other countries the south Asia will be prosperous.

      Most important is, neighbors are not by choice and can not be changed, however friends can be.

    6. Guess what???

      Pakistan army says no attack took place. Hafeez Sayed has been shouting that he will show what surgical strikes are??? Nawaz Sharif has just informed that Pakistan can too conduct surgical strikes. Guess what happened????????????

      Only the demented will fail to see the writing on the wall……………………………

    7. When Modi became the PM of India, he was willing to start on a clean slate, and extended his friendship to Nawaz Sharif even when he was criticized in India for being soft with Pakistan. He exhibited his openness on multiple occasions even at the expense of being shown as weak by his political opponents. Regardless of what Pakistan likes to depict, the Kashmir issue is kept alive only by the active support of Pakistan machinery. If Pakistan had stopped supporting terrorists and acted like a normal responsible neighboring country, both parts of Kashmir would have been on the path of economic progress. The overt and covert support along with the national obsession on Kashmir has pulled down Pakistan in a downward spiral.
      Please correct the sentence in the article to what you really want to imply, and not the opposite: "relations between these two countries cannot be improved unless the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved".

    8. HA..grow up man..don't write stupid articles.Pakistan does not own Kashmir that is why Pakistan cries. Try to save whatever you have. Baloch will be a new Bangladesh. You think world is fool. America has supported India's surgical strikes. Russia has asked Pakistan to stop terror. Bangladesh, Srilanka, Bhutan and Afganistan all SAARC countries want Pakistan to stop terror. You support jihadists and when these jihadists kill people they don't see whether they are killing Hindus or Muslims. Do you how many Muslims were killed in Mumbai 26/11 attacks. They become Jihadis because they don't have food, education and jobs. Rather than financing their terror attacks, finance there education and try to improve their living standards. Mr. HA you are a fool. Shame on you. Be a responsible journalist and citizen. Do something constructive for your country.

    9. HA what a joke! made here. try to understand today world access every nook and corner news. don't play only to satisfy the domestic people. reality is truth.

    10. Poor guy. . all he knows is what ISPR says. No need to comment on anything he says. All we say is just watch out, how things unfold for Pakis, and be contented with all the nukes you have. . may be they can create water for you.

    11. the much-biased article …

      "Pakistan and India have a long history of troubled relations and since gaining independence from the British Empire in 1947, both the countries have fought several wars including frequent border skirmishes."-

      we never attacked Pakistan till date but the same time you attacked India 1948, 1965, 1971 and Kargil. In 1948 we only entered Kashmir after the signing of the instrumental of access. In 1965 you attacked without any provocation only because you had "technically superior tanks". even in 1971, Pakistan attacked 11 airbases till India did not intervene the Bangladesh war. After 1971 war u engaged in the proxy war and not a single sentence was mentioned about it. You supported " kalistan movement " , not a single word about it. our honorable P.M Atalji visited Pakistan with the aim to start the peace process and what you have given back to us ??? … Kargil war ???….

      And same was continued in Pathankot attack also when our P.M Modi visited Pakistan. You people not worth for "friendship"

      you gave the asylum to Dawood who is mastermind for Mumbai blast , Hafiz Saeed who is mastermind for the mumbai attack, Masood Azhar freely roaming in Pakistan who was the prisoner in India and you peoples are warning us about Baluchistan leaders asylum???

      "There are numerous unresolved issues between these two countries including those related to Kashmir and water, which are endangering the peace of the whole region of South Asia."

      Can you show me single water pact in the word where water shared 19.8%(India) and 80% (Pakistan). Even though u peoples objected every single project constructed by india. It was mentioned by word as a most successful water treaty only because of India. please note that it surviewed 3 wars only because of India not by Pakistan.

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