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Fighter @ Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:35 am

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
Fighter Fighter:
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
I sincerely hope that Khan gets Bibi and her family out of Pakistan before they're murdered.


Nope..She won't be murdered.

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India protests against China-Pakistan luxury bus route for ‘violating sovereignty’ in contested Kashmir

Proposed route links Lahore with the desert town of Kashgar in Xinjiang
It is part of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor



PUBLISHED : Thursday, 01 November, 2018, 9:17pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 01 November, 2018, 9:23pm

India has lodged protests with China and Pakistan over a new bus service from Xinjiang to Lahore, saying it passes through the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, violating its sovereignty.

The bus project, linking Pakistan’s second-most populous city with the desert town of Kashgar in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a cluster of infrastructure ventures underway across Pakistan since 2015 and worth nearly US$50 billion.

The five main projects of the Belt and Road Initiative

CPEC is part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is fiercely opposed by India.

The launch of the bus service coincides with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s five-day China visit that began on Thursday. Accompanied by a high-level delegation, he will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to discuss a range of bilateral matters.

India’s foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday: “We have lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan on the proposed bus service that will operate through Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir [PoK] under the so-called ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’.”

The transport “will be a violation of India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, Kumar added. The so-called PoK is a vital piece of land – the only point directly connecting China and Pakistan. This also means PoK cuts off the India-Afghanistan frontier.

But in the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular media briefing on Thursday, spokesman Lu Kang said he was not aware of India’s protest. He said the CPEC was an economic cooperation initiative and did not target “third parties”.

“It has nothing to do with territorial sovereignty disputes and does not affect China’s principled position on the Kashmir issue,” Lu said, in reference to China’s wish for India and Pakistan to settle the issue peacefully through dialogue.

India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale earlier issued a thinly veiled warning that infrastructure projects should not stoke tensions.

“Connectivity initiatives that straddle national boundaries must be pursued in a manner that respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations. They should promote trade, not tension,” said Gokhale in his address at a regional conference in New Delhi.

Kashmir, the restive northernmost Indian state, is a hotbed for territorial claims. India and Pakistan have fought three wars against each other since their independence from Britain in 1947 and two of those conflicts centred on Kashmir territorial dispute.

Hence, any major project in the region ruffles New Delhi’s feathers.

The luxury bus trip, operated by Pakistan-based private agency North South Transport Network (NSTN), is a 30-hour-long journey through eye-catching northern Pakistan.

It will cost US$98 one way, and a return journey ticket is priced at US$173, Pakistani media reported.

Equipped with facilities such as high-speed Wi-fi and CCTV, buses will ply the route four times a week with nine stops throughout. They will depart from Pakistan on Mondays, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and leave China on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2171290/india-protests-against-china-pakistan-luxury-bus-route

Strange people we Pakistanis are....Have more than 1 billion people on our east as furious enemies while also having same number of people in north as our great friends :lol:


I've got some bad news for you. China isn't your friend and the only reason they're supplying you with weapons and technology is that it just happens to piss off the other billion+ people on your eastern borders. [B-o]


No, sir. China is our friend. We Pakistanis hardly agree on anything but that's not the case in this regard. Doesn't matter which govt comes to power, China remained close to us.

We helped them at a time when whole world used to discard them as drug addicts. They have not forgotten that and are now repaying in kind. Quite goodwill both nations enjoy towards each other and relations have stood all hardships and are time tested.

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China grants Pakistan status of 'Guest of Honor' at global exhibition

BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Chinese commercial and industrial hub Shanghai to attend the opening of China International Import Expo (CIIE) on November 5, officials said here on Sunday.

The Chinese government has granted the status of "Guest of Honor" to Pakistan at the CIIE, to be held till November 10.

This will ensure the provision of all possible facilities and benefits to the Pakistani pavilion. It is also a reflection of special gesture of goodwill towards Pakistan, especially when the country’s prime minister is going to participate in it.

According to Pakistan's Ambassador Masood Khalid, a pavilion of Pakistani companies exporting various items to China would be set up at the expo. This will facilitate enhancing Pakistan’s export to China and to improve balance of trade position between the two countries.

Imran Khan would pay a weeklong official visit to China from November 3, at the invitation of the Chinese government.

He would first arrive in Beijing where he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and other senior civil military leaders, before leaving for Shanghai. The Chinese government attaches high importance to the visit, hoping it would lead to furthering strengthening of their socio-economic partnership, particularly in context of CPEC.

Meanwhile, Shanghai, host of the event, has reached the final stage of its preparations, while products from all over the world have been arriving in the city.

The CIIE is China's first expo event that is expected to give firm support to trade liberalisation and economic globalisation, and actively open the Chinese market to the world, according to its official website.

A total of 2,800 companies from all the G20 member states, as well as 50 countries and regions along the Belt and Road will participate in the expo.

Of the world's 44 least developed countries, more than 30 will be present at the event.

As the event is drawing near, goods from foreign exhibitors have arrived at local customs. Shanghai has opened green channels for the products, significantly cutting the time needed for them to be unloaded and stored in local warehouses.

So far, it is estimated that products from more than 1,500 exhibitors have arrived in the Chinese mainland, while that from another 1,000 have been or are being shipped.

Chinese companies are eyeing great potential in boosting imports through the event.

"During the CIIE, we expect to import at least 1,000 kinds of products and services that have not been sold in the domestic market," said Wang Zhe, party head of China's commercial giant Suning Holdings Group, "In the next three years, we plan to import goods worth 10 billion Euros (around 11.5 billion US dollars).

Liang Feng, president of state-owned China National Machine Tool Sales and Technical Service Corporation, said CIIE will witness eight leading companies in the machine tool industry to launch a dozen of new products in China for the first time.

More than 100 new products and technologies are expected to make debut at the expo, according to statistics from the organizers.

"The CIIE shows China's changing trade strategy and its resolve to fulfill its responsibility as a major country and achieve mutual benefits and win-win cooperation with all nations," said Zhao Beiwen, deputy head of the World Economy Institute under the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/381228-china-grants-pakistan-status-of-guest-of-honor-at-global-exhibition

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PM Imran Khan Addresses To Central Party School Ceremony At China | 4 Nov 2018 | 24 News HD

   



Fighter @ Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:26 pm

Bikers without helmets will not be given petrol in Lahore :mrgreen:

Last Updated On 17 November,2018 11:11 pm

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Wardens slapped fine on as many as 38000 bikers over not wearing helmet.



LAHORE (Dunya News) – City Traffic Police on Saturday penned a letter to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore urging him to bar petrol pumps’ owners from giving petrol to those bikers who drive bikes without wearing helmets.

On the other hand, Lahore Traffic Police had carried out over 3 lacs challans for not wearing helmets.

On Mall Road only, wardens slapped fine on as many as 38000 bikers over not wearing helmet.

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/466959-Bikers-without-helmets-will-not-be-given-petrol-in-Lahore


India developing advance Anti-Ballistic Missiles Systems with more capability

Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar said the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation is also developing Program AD ballistic missile system, which will be more capable of interception.
All India | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: November 17, 2018 08:00 IST

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Shillong:

Noting that that Russian-made S-400 Triumf missile system is one of the most advanced air defence systems, Eastern Air Command Chief, Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar on Friday said India is also developing systems to defend itself against ballistic missiles of more capability.

"We will have this capability (S-400 Triumf missile system) to defeat any space-based threat of a certain velocity. As this threat keeps growing, we will have to develop other systems," Air Marshal Nambiar said.

"Our nation is developing systems to defend ourselves from ballistic missiles of more capability," he said at the North Eastern Council headquarters in Meghalaya.

He said the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is also developing Program AD ballistic missile system, which will be more capable of interception.

"After Triumpf, it is going to be an Indian system (Program Air Defence) which will be more capable. It will not only intercept within our own atmosphere but also outside," he said.

"We have tasted success. I was skeptical as anyone else would be, but having seen the program functions, I think it is just a matter of a few minor glitches and other issues to be set right. We have a very capable air defence system and more importantly, it is 'Make in India' system, which will be more cost-effective, more widely available for us with little secrecy because everything will be known by us," the Air Marshal said.

He said the S-400 Triumf capability, which will be in India's possession in 23 months from now, is to is to defeat airborne or spaceborne challenges besides giving the ability to defend India very effectively.

India and Russia signed an agreement for the purchase of the missile system in 2016.

On China's stealth fighter jets, Mr Nambiar who test-flew the Rafale jet in France, said, "We believe we have the capability to defeat the Chinese with what we have at the moment. What happens in the future is another question. But today, we believe that we have the resources, the ability, the training and the ability to defeat at a particular level, but tomorrow is another new day."

Asked how potent the Indian Air Force is in its airspace, Mr Nambiar said, "Our neighbourhood is dangerous. We have nuclear-armed neighhbours who have designs and claims on what belongs to us. So it is best to be well prepared and forewarned."

"We believe we have deterrence today. We have the strength, the capability. We have forces both in theatres as well as outside," Mr Nambiar said.

On China's developing airfields in the Tibet region, the Air Marshal said, "We are geographically blessed. We have airfields which are at a low altitude and almost at sea level. Most of our airfields are at 400 feet and therefore our aircraft can lift a lot of load."

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-developing-defence-system-for-more-capable-missiles-senior-officer-1948841


Pakistan has cost-effective solution to India's latest ballistic missile defence system: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has "cost effective solutions" to India's latest ballistic missile defence system and would also find a counter to its nuclear capable submarine, a media report said Wednesday quoting a senior official of the country's top strategic body.

Addressing a conference on 'Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in South Asia' hosted by the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), Adviser to the National Command Authority (NCA) Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Kidwai also said that Pakistan will remain unfazed as it has adequate response options that would disallow any disturbance of the strategic balance or strategic stability.

"The history of our strategic force development clearly indicates that Pakistan has never allowed this (strategic) balance to be disturbed to our disadvantage; we have always found effective solutions to redress induced imbalances from time to time," Gen Kidwai was quoted as saying in by Dawn newspaper.

He said Pakistan would not follow India in developing a defence system against ballistic missiles because it found little value in such systems, but would continue to seek to redress the imbalances caused by India's moves.

"Pakistan remains unfazed and as before, we have adequate response options which will disallow any disturbance of the strategic balance or strategic stability. That fundamental policy will prevail," he said.

Talking in the context of India-Russia deal for S-400 missile systems, he said India had been working on the development of a multi-layer ballistic missile defence (BMD) system for over a decade now.

Besides the S-400 deal, India has large-scale cooperation with Israel for the development of the BMD.

"Much hype has been created around this particular technology induction and some have gone to the extent of calling it a game changer for South Asia," he said, adding that "this was wrong".

Lt Gen Kidwai said Pakistan had already possessed "cost-effective solutions" to take care of India's BMD in the shape of MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) capability and four categories of cruise missiles.

He said India's BMD only had symbolic value and "Pakistan's answer (to it) is available today".

The NCA adviser also said Pakistan had long ago taken "conscious decision" of not developing an anti-ballistic missile system because of the reasons that remain valid even today.

He maintained that Pakistan's response to India's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant too could be found in full spectrum deterrence, which implied possession of a full array of strategic, tactical and operational weapons, having appropriate weapons yield, coverage and numbers, and liberty to choose targets.

Nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant had successfully completed its first deterrence patrol, taking India into a club of a handful of countries which have the c ..

Meanwhile, SVI president Dr Zafar Iqbal Cheema said India was looking for space for fighting a limited war with Pakistan, but Islamabad was trying to deprive it of that opportunity by coming up with responses like tactical deterrence.

"This is our contribution to peace," he added.

India, he claimed, was pushing the region into an arms race that would have long-lasting consequences.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-has-cost-effective-solution-to-indias-latest-ballistic-missile-defence-system-report/articleshow/66535188.cms

Soldier killed, another injured in Poonch

India-Pakistan armies trade fire in Rajouri
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An army soldier was killed and another injured in a fresh sniper attack from across the line of control at Balnoi area of Mendhar in Poonch district.

The incident took place during late evening hours today.

As per sources, both the army soldiers were deployed on a forward location of LoC when Pakistani army side resorted to sniper fires in which the duo got injured and were evacuated from the spot.

“One of the army soldiers, Lans Naik Antosny succumbed later on to his injuries,” sources informed.

Other injured army soldier of the rank of havaldar was hospitalised and is stated to be responding to the treatment.

This sniper shot incident is the sixth in last seven days which have already led to killing of an army soldier in Kalal Nowshera, an army porter in Phargwal Akhnoor, and an army soldier in Sunderbani besides injury to a BSF personnel in Tarkundi Rajouri, an army man in Kalal Nowshera.

Two BSF personnel were injured in ceasefire violation on LoC in Sunderbani Malla two days ago.

Reports said that later in the evening India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy gun fire in Nowshera sector of Rajouri. Intense firing was going on when this report was filed.

https://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/pir-panjal/soldier-killed-another-injured-in-poonch/302785.html?fbclid=IwAR0pRv9JKXqb9-JZjOBmgoWX784mSp5-E6_QVRdT2SVjd3nWKA9nVk51vh8

   



Fighter @ Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:43 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan:-

Doing a U-turn to reach one's objective is the hallmark of great leadership just as lying to save ill-gotten wealth is the hallmark of crooks.

https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1064109810306686976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1064109810306686976&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231064109810306686976


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:lol: :mrgreen:

My man is Khan :rock:

   



Fighter @ Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:06 pm

Pentagon defends Pakistan's 'critical' role after Trump's tirade

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WASHINGTON: A day after Donald Trump’s tirade, Pentagon defended Pakistan’s vital role in maintaining peace in South Asia and said Islamabad remains a ‘critical partner’ in the region.

In an interview to a television news channel on Sunday, Trump said that Islamabad was not doing "a damn thing" for the US, a ‘false assertion’, which was strongly countered by Prime Minister Imran Khan and political leadership.

"The US and Pakistan have a strong mutual interests in the region. As you know, they are critical (and) vital to the South Asia strategy and including the facilitation of a peace process that would lead to a stable and peaceful Afghanistan," Col Rob Manning, Director of Defense Press Operations, told reporters during an off-camera news conference.

"They remain a critical partner in our South Asia strategy and there's been no change to our military-to-military relationship with Pakistan," Manning said, responding to question about the series of tweets by President Trump and his interview to Fox News that Pakistan has done nothing for the United States.

"I do not have any announcement on any change to the military to military relationship we have with Pakistan," Manning said, when asked that his answers reflects that the Pentagon differs with the views of President Trump on Pakistan.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/396321-pakistan-remains-a-critical-partner-says-pentagon-after-trumps-tirade

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PM reaches Malaysia on two-day official visit

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Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday reached Malaysia on an official two-day visit.
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Foreign affairs deputy minister and deputy minister in the PM Office of government of Malaysia received PM Imran Khan.

During his two-day visit, PM Imran Khan would meet Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation as well as identify new areas for future collaboration.

The PM is accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar and PM’s Advisor on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said that this would be the first state visit by any foreign leader since Malaysian PM assumed office in May 2018. “The visit is an opportunity to strengthen existing friendly bilateral ties between Pakistan and Malaysia,” he said.
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Earlier on October 18, PM Imran Khan and his Malaysian counterpart, during a telephonic conversation, expressed firm resolve to further expand bilateral ties.

https://nation.com.pk/20-Nov-2018/pm-reaches-malaysia-on-two-day-official-visit

   



Fighter @ Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:37 pm

When Malaysia's First Lady Asked Imran Khan if She Could Hold his Hand

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan responded saying 'Sure' as he smile demurely, eliciting a round of cheers from the onlookers.

News18.comUpdated:November 22, 2018, 6:54 PM IST


Back in his cricketing days, Imran Khan was no stranger to women fans fawning over him. And if this video is to any prrof, not much has changed now that he is the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Imran, who had been on a two-day visit to Malaysia recently, was pleasantly surprised to find a 90-year-old fan in none other than the Malaysian First Lady, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali. The nonagenarian displayed almost school-girl like candour when during a photo-op with Khan and her husband the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad, she asked the former Pakistani cricketer if she could pose while holding his hand.

The ever charming Khan responded saying 'Sure' as he smile demurely, eliciting a round of cheers from the onlookers.

The images have been going viral on social media with Khan's supporters and fans hailing the Malaysian First Lady for her warmth.

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/fangirl-moment-when-malaysias-first-lady-asked-imran-khan-if-she-could-hold-his-hand-1947385.html

Imran khan and malaysia's first lady

   



Fighter @ Sun Dec 09, 2018 12:05 am

Imran Khan is another ‘illustrious son’, says Malaysian first lady

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Malaysian first lady Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali opened up about her adorable moment with Prime Minister Imran Khan.

She had asked Khan if she could hold his hand while they were taking a picture. Her husband Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad laughed on as PM Khan replied sure, to the amusement of everyone present. Recalling her encounter, she said that she asked him, “Mr Imran can I take your hand?”

“Why did I want to take his hand because he is another illustrious son who came to our humble abode,” she added.

The Malaysia first lady also spoke about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“Another handsome guy is the prime minister of Canada but he didn’t come to my house,” she added. “They take me as a mother.”

https://www.samaa.tv/global/2018/12/imran-khan-is-another-illustrious-son-says-malaysian-first-lady/

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First Lady shares why she wanted to hold Imran Khan’s hand

Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali shared how she managed to hold hands with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The act has sparked a new fan following in Pakistan and other places across the globe.



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Don’t underestimate Imran Khan, Indian media advises Modi

News Desk
December 9, 2018

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The Modi’s government should respond positively to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer of peace gestures to resolve all the outstanding issues, instead shying away from the peace initiatives and clinging to its failed policies.

In a detailed write-up in the upcoming magazine edition of ‘India Today’, a leading Indian newspaper, a writer called upon the Indian government not to underestimate PM Khan’s capabilities.

The writer said as a cricketer, Imran Khan was lauded for his fearlessness. “What made him one of the greatest all-rounders of the game was not just his ability to take big risks but also, as captain of the Pakistan team, pull off impossible victories,” he said, referring to the 1992 World Cup, in which Pakistan team was the underdog, but despite a shoulder injury, Imran came roaring back and led his team to a famous victory, the first and only time that Pakistan lifted the World Cup. “The moral of the story: never underestimate Imran Khan.” He said those who had done so have paid a heavy price. Nawaz Sharif in his third term as prime minister of Pakistan did that as did Asif Ali Zardari when he was president of Pakistan. “Now, the two most important families in Pakistan the Sharifs and the Bhuttos find themselves in the political wilderness facing serious corruption charges,” he added.

On the other hand, Imran Khan has been an elected prime minister. When Imran Khan took over as Pakistan’s political captain this August, team Modi had made a similar miscalculation. They assumed the new prime minister would be weighed down by the country’s dire economic woes and foreign policy issues, he added.

The piece of writing recognized that India failed to realize that it has to deal with a new political entity in Pakistan. To Imran’s assertion that he was willing to take two steps forward, for every one that India took to improve relations, was also mishandled by the Modi’s team.

The writer noted that calling off the talks by India between Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly was not a good attempt. “The reasons India gave for first accepting the talks and then summarily cancelling them, were widely regarded as unconvincing and incoherent,” the writer added.

The writer further said Prime Minister Imran Khan also surprised India when Qureshi informed that they would be holding a formal ground-breaking ceremony at the Kartarpur gurudwara on November 28 to build a corridor connecting it to the Indian border facilitating the Indian Sikhs to visit without a visa.

Pakistan made the Kartarpur event a success and invited top Indian leaders to attend. Indian minister Swaraj declined, but Indian Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri attended the event.

Pakistan also invited diplomats from different countries to attend, besides, foreign as well as Indian journalists (including this writer), he added. The function itself was sublime. The Kartarpur corridor was regarded as the single-biggest peace initiative; he observed and credited Prime Minister Khan for taking the historic step. The writer further noted that when Imran Khan took over in August, he inherited an economy in a shambles. Pakistan was steeped in both internal and external debt and was running a fiscal deficit of over 6 per cent. With the vast majority of youth seeking jobs, Imran’s number one focus was on addressing the country’s economy.

The writer said on Kashmir, India finds itself on shaky ground and Modi government’s overreliance on security forces to keep Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) under control was not paying off, as use of military force was no solution. He further said since Imran had invited Modi to restart the SAARC process, the Indian government should respond to it in positive. He stressed that on Kartarpur, the Indian High Commission, should take initiative by working out the modalities of the visa-free regime.

Published in Daily Times, December 9th 2018.

https://dailytimes.com.pk/331496/dont-underestimate-imran-khan-indian-media-advises-modi/

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Indian media is tightly controlled by nationalists and Hindu rightwings so all their rhetoric against Khan and stupid terror allegations against Pakistan is bullshit and part of their very organized propaganda campaign. Indian writer mentioned about Pakistan being in radar of FATF (Financial action task force), which is a political issue as US use that int'l body for its own political goal. US wanted to put pressure on Pakistan. Pakistan came out of grey list just few years back but was again listed in grey list due to US influence and stabbing of Saudis. China and Turks were voting for Pakistan, Saudis agreed for that too (3 votes require to prevent yourself from getting into that list....but Saudis dropped Pakistan at last moment on US pressure and we were screwed)

Indian media is sell out as well...Only if Pakistan had such resources and media....Pakistani media just too stupid in front of Indian media...

Read this below article, apart from propaganda, it has some truth as well about Khan's history and personality that any Pakistani agrees with in a heartbeat and all those nations who play cricket like UK and Australia will agree with it as well

Why Pakistan's swift moves on Kartarpur have India on the back foot

India needs to recognise the new reality across the border. It has to change its tactics and play the game with Imran.

written by Aroon Purie

When it comes to India and Pakistan, cricketing analogies are inescapable. More so when Pakistan's most successful cricketer, Imran Khan, is now prime minister.

In recent days, Khan seems to have bowled his famed reverse swing at us over the issue of the Kartarpur corridor and Indian diplomats seem to have misread the ball. The issue is fairly simple. The Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, roughly four kilometres from the international border, marks the spot where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, passed away over four centuries ago.

The gurudwara built on the spot is revered by Sikhs worldwide. It was Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who in 1999 during his historic bus trip to Lahore first mooted the idea of giving Indian pilgrims access to Kartarpur. His proposal received a cold response in Pakistan. However, last August, soon after Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu attended Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa mentioned that they were opening Kartarpur to Indian pilgrims.

India seems to have made a series of missteps first by not judging the significance of this move and then not anticipating Pakistan's unilateral announcement in September of visa-free access for Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur ahead of Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary in November next year.

The government mistimed the groundbreaking ceremony of the corridor held on the Indian side on November 26, 2008, the 10th anniversary of the brutal 26/11 attacks.

Pakistan isn't exactly going great guns. Its economy is in tatters, the currency is tumbling and Imran Khan has been forced to ask Saudi Arabia, China and the IMF for bailouts.

It is also under the scanner of global money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for not doing enough to curb money laundering and terror financing. This is what makes its rapid moves on Kartarpur interesting, particularly since Khan, who completed 100 days as PM on November 25, seems to have the military backing him at every step.

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India Today cover story, Outpacing India, for December 17, 2018.

It is difficult for India to see Kartarpur in isolation from what is clearly a larger game plan by the Pakistani deep state to revive Khalistani terrorism and open a second front, after Kashmir, against India.

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has stated that the state police have neutralised 19 ISI armed and controlled terror modules, arrested 81 terrorists over the past year and recovered 71 weapons, many of them made in Pakistan. New Delhi has turned down all of Pakistan's peace overtures since Khan took over as PM in August. A meeting of foreign ministers, to be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, was called off after India raised concerns on terror and an external affairs ministry spokesperson's coarse remark that the 'true face of the new PM of Pakistan has been revealed to the world'.

This is where India risks losing the perception battle globally as a country that has repeatedly spurned peace initiatives.

That's not a nice place to be in.

On the face of it, Pakistan has changed its game while India seems trapped in its 'terror and talks don't go hand in hand' rhetoric. No doubt, the upcoming Lok Sabha election, where the government wants to show it is pushing a strong line on Pakistan, has something to do with this stance. Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa, who visited Pakistan during the recent groundbreaking ceremony, feels it is as tough a country to manage today as it was on his last visit there, during Nawaz Sharif's premiership five years ago. "When it comes to foreign policy, however, Imran has got the right narrative and he seems to be outpacing us at the moment. How India responds to him in the days ahead is going to be critical." To use another cricketing analogy, Indian diplomacy seems to be playing a five-day Test match to Pakistan's T20.

India has to realise that there is a new captain in town with a new bag of tricks.

Imran famously said there are captains who play to win the game and those who play not to lose. He is obviously the former. Cleverly, he has even turned the slur that he is a stooge of the army into an advantage.

Since India has claimed that all peace initiatives of the past have been sabotaged by the army and that he is perceived to be on the same page as the army, why not deal with him is the message from Islamabad.

India needs to recognise the new reality across the border. It has to change its tactics and play the game with Imran.

(India Today Editor-in-Chief's note for cover story, Outpacing India, for December 17, 2018)

https://www.dailyo.in/politics/kartarpur-corridor-pakistan-army-gen-bajwa-imran-khan-narendra-modi/story/1/28178.html

Look at the cunning tone of Indians. They want to play game with a man, who is not traditional politician of South Asia, meaning he is not liar and exploiter. He is a former cricketer who came into politics, struggled 22 years in politics and known for his integrity, charming personality and truth.

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‘Automatically my editorial is under pressure’: What the Cobrapost sting reveals about Indian media

https://scroll.in/article/880377/automatically-my-editorial-is-under-pressure-what-the-cobrapost-sting-reveals-about-indian-media

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IDEAS 2018 - Arms and tech exhibition in Karachi





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Pakistan made MP 5 gun exported to American Market.



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one of the Daily morning shows in Pakistan - just decided to post without any reason :mrgreen:

"Rapid Fire" is played by Faysal Qureshi, Dr Aamir Liaquat & Syeda Tuba



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Fighter @ Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:30 pm

Israeli Girl on why Pakistan can't be conquered



I don't want to overestimate my nation but she raises some very good insights and points

[B-o]

   



raydan @ Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:35 pm

If history has taught us anything, it's that any country/empire can be conquered.

   



martin14 @ Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:26 pm

raydan raydan:
If history has taught us anything, it's that any country/empire can be conquered.


Yep, most of them continue just based on the idea " Those guys ? Just not worth it ". :lol:

   



Fighter @ Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:12 pm

raydan raydan:
If history has taught us anything, it's that any country/empire can be conquered.


Hello, sir.

I hope you're well and enjoying and as chill as you always are [B-o]

I think it depends on definition of "conquering"

My English is not that good but I think it means.....Complete domination, am I right?

If conquering means, complete domination then Pakistan is very very hard place for any invader.

If conquering means just manage to hold some territory while continue fighting the defenders then yes, Pakistan can be a place for that.

But the major, very major problem for any invader in Pakistan's case, apart from martial races, and their willingness to fight for their country, is the BOMB, aka Nuclear weapons.

India is 5 times more bigger than Pakistan, has way more resources and manpower yet Indians are hopeless in Pakistan's case. Indians, if they had their way, would have invaded Pakistan long time ago given such bad blood and hatred exists on both sides. But they haven't. Poor souls made their plans only to get sabotaged later by Pakistanis.

Indians once made a plan of CSD; Cold start doctorine....the idea of swift movement of troops into Pak's territory, capturing it without giving enough time to Pakistanis to repel it.....and how did Pakistan neutralized that? by doing military conventional exercises aiming to counter Indian cold start and also by TNW; aka tactical nuclear weapons, which are also called small battlefield nukes, to be dropped on columns of Indian army, wrecking havoc on soldiers in a contained way, impact is limited to only target area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Start_(military_doctrine)

https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-enhances-range-of-controversial-tactical-nuclear-weapon/3929249.html

As I said, I don't overestimate my country but invading and conquering a nuclear armed country is not at all a good idea :)

   



llama66 @ Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:31 am

Yet you were part of the glorious British Empire for 150 years.

And just remember: Radiation is pretty shitty at telling friend from foe. Furthermore, the country invading will probably be nuclear armed too, so that's probably not the deterrent you think it is. Unless you think Lahore or Islamabad need to glow in the dark. If your invaded, we'll send our thoughts and prayers.

   



BartSimpson @ Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:20 am

Fighter Fighter:
Israeli Girl on why Pakistan can't be conquered



I don't want to overestimate my nation but she raises some very good insights and points

[B-o]


IMHO you could also repost this video on the 'Hotties' topic! [B-o]

   



N_Fiddledog @ Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:03 pm

The YouTube channel Fahad Kahut that "hosts" Israeli girl has another girl he calls Naga Girl. She wants to tell India to back off on Balochistan.

Fahad Kahut self-proclaims himself as follows:

$1:
Fahad Kahut: Pakistan's Leading Filmmaker | Social Activist

Making Propaganda Films
I am a Karachi based film maker. Also operates out of Kuala Lumpur. I firmly believe that films are the best way to bring change in society. By the way, the next world war is also a media war.
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http://fahadkahut.com/

   



N_Fiddledog @ Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:14 pm

Fighter Fighter:
If conquering means, complete domination then Pakistan is very very hard place for any invader


Didn't Islam conquer it?

It wasn't Islamic then it was. What happened?

   



BartSimpson @ Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:59 pm

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:
Fighter Fighter:
If conquering means, complete domination then Pakistan is very very hard place for any invader


Didn't Islam conquer it?

It wasn't Islamic then it was. What happened?


Good point. There was a time when Pakistan was free from Islamic oppression.

   



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