Chief Justice Asif Khosa has suspended the extension granted to Army chief Gen Bajwa, an unprecedented challenge to Army’s unbridled authority in Pakistan.
Suspension of the 3-yr extension of tenure given to Army chief, who is to retire on 29 November, comes amid increasing war of words between Pakistan’s govt & judiciary.
Besides the brigadier, a former lieutenant general, who held crucial positions like Director General of Military Operations, is serving a 14-year jail sentence.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
In all fairness to Imran Khan, he offered more than 300 places of worship including several temples to the various minorities in Pakistan. There are some that may be of minor importance, but there are others that are of historical and religious importance, and not just to the SIkh community alone. The Jain Parasvanatha temple at Ghori in Nangarparkar is likely the oldest existing Jain temple in the world, and there are several other Jain temples in other parts of Pakistan in various states of disrepair and disuse, with no Jain left in the country. Hindu temples in several other parts of Pakistan including the historical Hinglaj Mata Mandir were opened by previous Pakistani administrations to Hindu worshipers, though their location and distance from India means that they are difficult to open corridors to unlike Kartapur. There are also Buddhist temple and vihara ruins in all of Pakistan’s provinces, as well as a tiny community of Buddhists numbering a few hundred.
With the charged political and military situation between the two countries, there is no saying what might happen in the future. Hostilities could cause the recently reopened Kartarpur corridor to be closed as quickly as it was opened. In the meantime, Sheikh Rashid’s logorrhea and daydreams of reigniting the Khalistan uprising can safely be laughed at. There are political pierrots on both sides of the border, and he is just the latest to show the world how utterly silly he is. A list of crackpot statements made by marginal politicians in both Pakistan and India would be encyclopedic – perhaps, it needs to be compiled for that reason. The grim business of politics needs the relief of humor from crackpot political statements.
“Pakistan’s Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, a known motormouth”, I enjoyed the author’s description of Sheikh Rashid, a motormouth. The minster should not be taken seriously. The project was considered and advocated by many, but it was the PM Imran Khan govt which dared to open the corridor despite People of Kashmir under curfew. There is no denying the facts that Pakistan wants to create its soft image worldwide, particularly in India for many reasons, including earning goodwill for the people of Kashmir and Indian Muslims. It is also true that the Kartarpur corridor will change the perception of Pakistan in India and no political party like BJP will wind election by merely bashing Pakistan.
Lets take a minute to break down this great ‘humanitarian’ claim by Pakistan.
Since 1947 Indian Sikhs and others who revere Guru Nanakji, have been requesting this corridor of just 4km, but have had to be content with visual darshan from the Indian border. The Indian govt has put this request for a long time but has always been blocked by Pakistan. So shouldnt the talk be about the LACK of Paki humanity for 72 yrs??
शुक्र है नेहरू ने सिर्फ नाम रखा वरना उनके शौक बहुत थे———? वर्तमान नेतृत्वकर्ता फिलहाल ऐसे प्रतीत नहीं होते? जय हिन्द वन्देमातरम
In all fairness to Imran Khan, he offered more than 300 places of worship including several temples to the various minorities in Pakistan. There are some that may be of minor importance, but there are others that are of historical and religious importance, and not just to the SIkh community alone. The Jain Parasvanatha temple at Ghori in Nangarparkar is likely the oldest existing Jain temple in the world, and there are several other Jain temples in other parts of Pakistan in various states of disrepair and disuse, with no Jain left in the country. Hindu temples in several other parts of Pakistan including the historical Hinglaj Mata Mandir were opened by previous Pakistani administrations to Hindu worshipers, though their location and distance from India means that they are difficult to open corridors to unlike Kartapur. There are also Buddhist temple and vihara ruins in all of Pakistan’s provinces, as well as a tiny community of Buddhists numbering a few hundred.
With the charged political and military situation between the two countries, there is no saying what might happen in the future. Hostilities could cause the recently reopened Kartarpur corridor to be closed as quickly as it was opened. In the meantime, Sheikh Rashid’s logorrhea and daydreams of reigniting the Khalistan uprising can safely be laughed at. There are political pierrots on both sides of the border, and he is just the latest to show the world how utterly silly he is. A list of crackpot statements made by marginal politicians in both Pakistan and India would be encyclopedic – perhaps, it needs to be compiled for that reason. The grim business of politics needs the relief of humor from crackpot political statements.
“Pakistan’s Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, a known motormouth”, I enjoyed the author’s description of Sheikh Rashid, a motormouth. The minster should not be taken seriously. The project was considered and advocated by many, but it was the PM Imran Khan govt which dared to open the corridor despite People of Kashmir under curfew. There is no denying the facts that Pakistan wants to create its soft image worldwide, particularly in India for many reasons, including earning goodwill for the people of Kashmir and Indian Muslims. It is also true that the Kartarpur corridor will change the perception of Pakistan in India and no political party like BJP will wind election by merely bashing Pakistan.
Lets take a minute to break down this great ‘humanitarian’ claim by Pakistan.
Since 1947 Indian Sikhs and others who revere Guru Nanakji, have been requesting this corridor of just 4km, but have had to be content with visual darshan from the Indian border. The Indian govt has put this request for a long time but has always been blocked by Pakistan. So shouldnt the talk be about the LACK of Paki humanity for 72 yrs??