Pakistani and Indian soldiers lower the flags of their countries during a daily ceremony at the Wagah border. AFP/File
Almost two weeks since a senior Pakistani official confirmed the existence of backchannel talks between Pakistan and India, fresh information suggests this quiet process is today situated at a delicate point and could go either way depending on the response from New Delhi.
A national debate was generated by a story published in this newspaper on April 25 titled “Indian offer led to ‘quiet’ talks on all major issues” which detailed a deliberate effort by the two South Asian rivals to engage in secret talks aimed at reducing tension and initiating an effort to resolve outstanding disputes. While the debate raged over whether discussing a possible resolution of the Kashmir issue with India was prudent policy at this time, some key nuances were overlooked. One reason for this was the direction that the debate took as it veered off from the contents of the ori
EU resolution against Pakistan discriminatory, says Rabbani
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May 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has termed the European Union Resolution against Pakistan as discriminatory and double-standard of the West, saying that if European and Western capitals are the citadels of protecting human rights and freedom of expression then the EU Resolution against Pakistan is discriminatory.
“During the last two years, India has subjected the people of Occupied Kashmir to genocide, using rape as a weapon of war, using pallet bullets on children, practicing ethnic genocide, changing the demography of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) and violating the Security Council resolutions, but no resolution or review of ties has been undertaken.,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. Raza Rabbani said IIOJ&K continues to be under curfew for the last 630 days, the longest curfew in history, yet the western conscience is not perturbed or disturbed. “The
ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has termed the European Union Resolution against Pakistan as discriminatory and double-standard of the West, saying that if European and Western capitals are the citadels of protecting human rights and freedom of expression then the EU Resolution against Pakistan is discriminatory.
“During the last two years, India has subjected the people of Occupied Kashmir to genocide, using rape as a weapon of war, using pallet bullets on children, practicing ethnic genocide, changing the demography of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) and violating the Security Council resolutions, but no resolution or review of ties has been undertaken.,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
Daily Times
May 5, 2021
Pakistan on Tuesday registered a strong protest with the top Indian diplomat in Islamabad over violation of the ceasefire agreement at the Working Boundary.
“The Indian BSF (Border Security Force) troops displayed aggressive behavior by crossing the Working Boundary and blatantly using mortars with intent to sabotage the peace along Line of Control and Working Boundary,” the Foreign Office said in a note verbale addressed to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
Indian troops fired approximately 30 rounds of small arms and four bombs of 60-millimeter mortars at Pakistan’s post in Charwa Sector. The incident happened when 15 BSF troops with three tractors crossed the working boundary and started plowing on the Pakistani side.