Jaibans Singh Finally the cat is out of the bag!! Pakistan has made it known that it will proceed towards amending its Constitution to amalgamate Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth province. The honour of making this momentous statement fell on Pakistan’s Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Riaz Hussain Pirzada. He said that the process will be put in motion on the basis … [Read more...] about Pakistan poised to devour Gilgit-Baltistan; India ambivalent!!
23 years on Hurriyat stands exposed and irrelevant
Jaibans Singh The All Party Hurriyat Conference (Hurriyat) is a Pakistan-sponsored separatist conglomerate, created on March 10, 1993 and based in the Kashmir Valley. It was conceived as a political front to raise the so-called cause of Kashmiri independence. It projects itself as the sole representative of the Kashmiri people. A loosely knit alliance of 26 secessionist … [Read more...] about 23 years on Hurriyat stands exposed and irrelevant
Hurriyat protest calendars are eliciting no response in Kashmir
Jaibans Singh The Kashmiri separatist entity, All Party Hurriyat Conference, wants the world to believe that it controls the political narrative in Kashmir and enjoys massive popular support for its movement and ideology. This impression is created by churning out protest calendars, giving calls for lockouts and then posting cooked up stories and pictures in the many avenues … [Read more...] about Hurriyat protest calendars are eliciting no response in Kashmir
The life and honour of a soldier is sacrosanct
Jaibans Singh Every few days the nation gets the terrible news of some of its soldiers falling in the line of duty in Kashmir. Defence journalists, perpetually on the lookout for such an incident, are the first to get to know and they immediately get into action. Their first step is to demand photographs and home addresses of the fallen heroes from the publicity departments of … [Read more...] about The life and honour of a soldier is sacrosanct
Defeatist operational procedures in Kashmir need to be reversed
Jaibans Singh The Army Chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, in a recent statement said that those attacking security forces during Counter Terrorist (CT) operations will be treated as “anti-nationals” and will face “tough action.” A statement of this nature by the Army Chief should have come a long time back. The difficulty being faced and the avoidable casualties being suffered by … [Read more...] about Defeatist operational procedures in Kashmir need to be reversed