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The human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir had reached a level of brutality to be considered atrocities, when the Uri attack took place. Both the essentially indigenous popular mass movement against state repression and the militant attack on the Indian military base were blamed by the government of India on Pakistan. Thus began another episode of escalating tension, build-up of …

India has a history of carrying out false flag operations to achieve its goals. The Uri attack, and before that the Pathankot incident, had all the hallmarks of false flag operations. The Ganga hijack in 1971 was also such an operation. Also called stage-managed activity or conspiracy theories, such operations are becoming a norm in modern world. Author Richard Dolan …

The PM House became the site of a full day of action on Tuesday as the top civilian and military brass huddled together to discuss both the threat of terrorism and the escalation of tensions with India. Three separate meetings were held; one of the National Security Council, one on the National Action Plan and one between Prime Minister Nawaz …

TURKEY`S massive post-coup purge shows no signs of abating. In fact, the targets of President Erdogan`s wrath only seem to be increasing. On Tuesday, nearly 13,000 police officers were suspended for alleged links to Mr Erdogan`s arch-nemesis, US based cleric Fethullah Gulen, while a Kurdish TV station was shut down. Moreover, the three-month state of emergency declared in Turkey af …

National Oct 05: Babar Azam hit his third successive hundred to steer Pakistan to a 3-0 clean sweep of the ODI series against West Indies. Batsmen who score 3 successive 100s: Zaheer Abbass and Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and de Kock (South Africa) Ross Taylor (New Zealand) Oct 05: Pakistan officially invited the Russian Federation to …

National Oct 04: The White House shut down an ongoing petition, hosted on a White House web page called “We the People,” that sought to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism. Oct 04: The 3rd session of the EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue was held in Brussels, Belgium. About the Dialogue The EU-Pakistan ad hoc Summits were held in 2009, 2010 …

London — Twenty thousand Englishmen baying at the enemy. Screaming themselves hoarse, urging their champion to strike flesh. And then, it happens: The enemy is hit. Yes! Unwilling to show pain, he removes his helmet. Blood — the sight most keenly craved for — trickles down. His entourage runs to assist him — he attempts nonchalance, but concussion is an …

The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB and MAX FISHER The voters of the world have had quite a year: They rejected Colombia’s peace deal; split Britain from the European Union; endorsed a Thai Constitution that curtails democracy; and, in Hungary, backed the government’s plan to restrict refugees, but without the necessary turnout for a valid result. Each of these moves was …

THERE is no dispute on the fact that the Sundarbans, a unique world heritage site and a lifesaver for the coastal people, is in grave danger, with or without the planned construction of the Rampal coal-based power plant. Since the 1940s, the mangrove forest area has shrunk by three-quarters from around 40,000 square-kilometres to 10,000 sq-kms with 6,000 sq-kms within …

THERE is something to be said for strategic ambiguity. India’s claim of a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in divided Kashmir has been met with Pakistani denial. At least one side is being economical with the truth, although it may well in fact be both. Perhaps it is just as well. The announced Indian incursion last Thursday …