Jasbir Sarai “When curfew is lifted there will be a blood bath,” said Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in the course of his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He parroted this phrase and other hate filled rhetoric with monotonous regularity all though his stay in the United States. It is quite apparent that these phrases had been embedded in his … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s targeting of Kashmiri youth needs to be challenged and negated
Good advice for China: Forget Kashmir, look towards Hong Kong
Onkareshwar Pandey China is not relenting from assisting Pakistan in its unsubstantiated posture on Kashmir. Chinese diplomats are making highly objectionable statements and attempting to raise the issue in international forums like the United Nations. China, further, is attempting to leverage the situation to once again highlight its covetous claims on Ladakh. Just a … [Read more...] about Good advice for China: Forget Kashmir, look towards Hong Kong
J&K: What Pakistan can do and how India should respond
Onkareshwar Pandey The change in status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir carried out in the most legitimate and constitutional manner is essentially an internal matter of the Indian nation. What is galling here is the undesirable and disgusting interference that is being attempted by neighbouring Pakistan. It was of course, expected, since the all-powerful political and … [Read more...] about J&K: What Pakistan can do and how India should respond
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Fragile eco-systems being destroyed by covetous Pakistan
Jasbir Sarai The beautiful Neelam Valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) stands devastated due to a cloudburst that led to flash floods. The calamity took place on 15, July; most badly hit was the Laswa area, where many houses and a few Mosques have been swept away. More than 23 people are reported killed while many are still missing. The usual media blackout that is … [Read more...] about Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Fragile eco-systems being destroyed by covetous Pakistan
General Qamar Bajwa: De-facto dictator of Pakistan
Onkareshwar Pandey A change in command of the Pakistan Army normally gives way to a degree of romanticism that the new Chief will be different from his predecessors, will remain within the ambit of his military domain and allow democracy to flourish. Such a thought process was witnessed when General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani took over in what heralded the end of a decade long … [Read more...] about General Qamar Bajwa: De-facto dictator of Pakistan