Month: September 2021
Security was a big concern for the Chinese and to upraise the Chinese confidence: says, Khalid Mansoor Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC
Security was a big concern for the Chinese and to upraise the Chinese confidence: says, Khalid Mansoor Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC
By; ASGHAR ALI MUBARAK
Islamabad; The security was a big concern for the Chinese and to upraise the Chinese confidence, he briefed the Chinese Authorities about overall security situation assuring that additional security measures had been taken by the government. This was stated by Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Pakistan on CPEC Khalid Mansoor in his first media briefing at Islamabad, Chief Executives of eight companies established in Faisalabad Industrial Estate and Manufacturing Company (FIEDMC)-the CPEC prioritized Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Punjab and special representative from business sector Qamar Khan a close friend of PM Imran Khan – were also present on the occasion. He stated that Pakistan was committed to take forward the journey of development under the second phase of China China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at fast speed by making it a safe and secure corridor to enhance bilateral trade ties. He said he was very optimist about the mega project as the Chinese authorities had agreed to hold the 10th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on 23rd or 24th of current month. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC said security was a big concern for the Chinese and to upraise the Chinese confidence, he briefed the Chinese Authorities about overall security situation assuring that additional security measures had been taken by the government. The 10th annual meeting of Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on CPEC was earlier scheduled on July 16, 2021 but was postponed due to certain security issues in the country. Khalid Mansoor said there were nine Joint Working Groups (JWGs) of the JCC in various sectors including Agriculture, Energy, Infrastructure, Science and Technology and others and various new projects in all these sectors would come under consideration in the meeting. He said the international forces who were against the mega project would fail in their nefarious designs. Khalid Mansoor Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC said the first phase brought an investment of $25 billion out of which $13 billion worth of project had been completed while the rest $12 billion projects were in the pipeline and were likely to be completed within a year. The magnitude of second phase, he said was huge as a variety of sectors were involved which would attract huge foreign investment besides thousands of news jobs for locals. He said the first SEZ under CPEC-FIEDMC was functional for last three years and during that period, number of Chinese companies had brought investment of $845 million in total. “The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the Chinese companies met with the Prime Minister today and informed him about the progress of their companies,” he added. He said a Chinese company who makes prefabricated homes has established its set up in the FIEDC with an investment of $20 million and it would start making homes in Pakistan very soon. Further he said another company has established its electric bikes and three wheelers manufacturing plant in the SEZ at an area of 5 acres and it has also started its production Likewise a Chinese company has established an LED bulb manufacturing plant with an investment of $18 million. Another ceramic tiles’ manufacturing Chinese company has also set up its plant with $300 million at an area of 120 acres, he added.
Similarly an international mobile company OPPO had also set up its plant in the SEZ.
He said a Chinese company “Challenge” who prepares high value apparel for world renowned companies such as Adidas, Rebook and American Eagle had also established its plant which had recorded $150 million exports during previous year while it aimed at increasing the level of export up to $450 million in one year.He said the CPEC Authority would provide one window for the Chinese investors to facilitate them.
The four prioritized SEZs, Rashakai in KPk, FIEDMC in Punjab, Dhabeji in Sindh and Gwadar in Balochistan would be provided Plug and Play execution environment to ensure speedy development of industrial sector, he added.
To a question, the SAPM said an action plan had been made to resolve the issues in the projects that were facing delays.
He said since CPEC was of national importance all political parties had showed full support on this project.To another question, Mansoor said for setting up industrial units in FIEDMC, the Chinese investors were allowed both options either to get the land on lease or to purchase the land on ownership basis.
Replying to another question, he said complete transparency was ensured in all the projects under CPEC. “I have been involved in power projects worth of over $5 billion but I never have witnessed any kickbacks in the projects”. He also dispelled the impression that Chinese companies were importing labour from China saying that a large number of Pakistanis were recruited in the CPEC projects and they were also being given skilled training.
Pakistan and New Zealand cricket teams took part in separate practice sessions at the Pindi Cricket Stadium
Pakistan and New Zealand cricket teams took part in separate practice sessions at the Pindi Cricket Stadium
By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
Pakistan and New Zealand cricket teams took part in separate practice sessions at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday evening. In Rawalpindi, the players of both the teams had looks difficulty in adjusting the seasons due to the heat and confinement. However, after the sunset the players played well in the floodlights. The ODI series against New Zealand will be played at the Rawalpindi Stadium, with matches scheduled for Sept 17, 19, and 21, while the Gaddafi Stadium will host five T20s scheduled to take place from Sept 25 to Oct 3.The New Zealand players focused on catching and fielding practice session and were seen diving at Pindi Stadium. Kiwi’s players Show the essence of batting bowling in net practice after the first phase of the practice session. On the other hand, in the Pakistani team during practice session focused on and batting. Bowling coach of Pakistan cricket team Abdul Razaq instructed the bowlers to bowl inside the wickets. Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali appeared in good form. He bowled the players several times in the practice session. It is to be noted that the ODI series between the two teams is being played in Rawalpindi. On Monday, the Pakistani squads were seen participating in their practice sessions on one side of the ground. Special stump hitting and diving exercises were also conducted for the players in the fielding session. Pakistani players were seen training at the center while the Kiwi ‘s players pitches practice on other side. A bomb blast outside the New Zealand team’s hotel in Karachi in 2002 had cut short the Black Caps’ last Test tour of Pakistan, but they visited again for an ODI series the following year. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan’s central body in the fight against COVID-19, has approved an attendance of 25 percent of crowd capacity for the upcoming series between Pakistan and New Zealand. Accordingly, 4,500 (approx) spectators will be allowed to watch the ODI matches, while around 5,500 can be accommodated for the T20I series. Only those who are fully vaccinated and have the Immunisation Certificate for Covid-19 will be allowed entry.
Since the 2003 ODI series, Pakistan have thrice hosted New Zealand for ODIs in the United Arab Emirates with the Black Caps winning the 2019-10 and 2014-15 series and drawing the 2018-19 rubber. New Zealand’s tour to Pakistan was cut short in 2002 after a bomb explosion outside the team’s hotel in Karachi. The Kiwis played a one-day series in 2003, but there have been no tours to Pakistan since. New Zealand team is here for three ODIs and five T20Is on their first visit to Pakistan after 18 years.
Pakistan ODI squad:
Babar Azam (captain, Central Punjab), Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haris Rauf (Northern), Hasan Ali (Central Punjab), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shadab Khan (Northern), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Usman Qadir (Central Punjab) and Zahid Mahmood (Southern Punjab)
Schedule:
Sept 13-16 – Training/practice/intra-squad match
Sept 17 – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
Sept 19 – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
Sept 21 – 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi
Sept 25 – 1st T20I, Lahore
Sept 26 – 2nd T20I, Lahore
Sept 29 – 3rd T20I, Lahore
Oct 01 – 4th T20I, Lahore
Oct 03 – 5th T20I, Lahore
India involved in war crimes in Kashmir: Pakistan shared with the world another dossier comprising incriminating audio, video and documentary evidence on gross human rights violations
India involved in war crimes in Kashmir: Pakistan shared with the world another dossier comprising incriminating audio, video and documentary evidence on gross human rights violations
By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
Pakistan shared with the world another dossier comprising incriminating audio, video and documentary evidence on gross human rights violations, war crimes, genocide and torture against the Kashmiris by the “fascist Modi regime” in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).The huge 131-page document, along with a CD comprising 15 audio and several video recordings, GPS data coordinates of five Indian funded and managed ISIS (ISKP) training camps, graphic pictures of victims of the suspected use of chemical weapons also carrying documentary proofs of how the Narendra Modi regime was trying to portray the Kashmir Freedom Struggle as a terrorist activity. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf and Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari shared the document with the media at a special briefing at the Foreign Office. The top government representatives demanded of the International community; including the United Nations and its relevant Human Rights machinery, civil society organizations, media houses and other defenders of human rights to fulfil their obligations towards besieged Kashmiris by playing their part to “end the Indian rule of tyranny and oppression” in the occupied territories. “We expect the United Nations to compel the Government of India to allow free access to Special Procedure Mandate Holders of UN Human Rights Council for independent investigations of human rights violations,” Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. In probably what was for the first time, Pakistan shared with the world the details of War Crimes perpetrated by the Indian Occupation Forces (IOF). It covers accounts of 3,432 cases of war crimes in which 1,178 personnel Of IOFs have been found to be involved including one Major General, four Inspectors General, seven Deputy Inspectors-General, five Brigadiers, 31 Colonels and 188 Majors and Captains. The Foreign Minister also demanded that the UN record names of individuals and units involved in war crimes and place sanctions on the individuals and entities. “We expect EU, the UK and others to impose sanctions on India under their specific global human rights sanction regimes for perpetrating state-sponsored war crimes. “The document states that since Indian brutalities in IIOJK largely remain unreported, “a comprehensive dossier on Indian Human Rights Violations in IIOJK has been compiled which underscores that Modi government continues to obliterate Kashmiri indigenous identity’ due to differences in religion, culture, ethnicity and political views. “Pakistan’s last dossier was shared by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar in November last year which gave details how Indian intelligence RAW in collaboration with the Afghan intelligence NDS was running 66 training camps to prepare terrorists working for TTP, ISKP, BLA and smaller outfits. The new dossier that focuses on Kashmir points out that with coming into power by the Indian hardliner BJP in 2014, “human rights violations in IIOJK reached epic proportions, and accounts of human suffering are reminiscent of dark ages.” The document gave gruesome details of the Indian atrocities since 1989 that include over 96,000 extra-judicial killings, around 162,000 cases of arbitrary arrests and torture, over 25,000 pellet gun injuries, rape of 11,250 women, around 23,000 women were widowed while over 108,000 children were orphaned. The document also provided details of the 8,652 unmarked mass graves that have been identified in 89 villages of 6 districts in IIOJK. Another key factor highlighted by Pakistan was the suspected use of chemical weapons by India against the Kashmiris. It pointed that bodies of 37 Kashmiris burnt alive by IOFs were completely beyond recognition. The document which showed images of charred bodies and pointed that the use of chemical weapons was in complete contravention to the ‘Chemical Weapons Convention’ and said that it necessitates “an impartial international investigation. “The document with a five-page Executive Summary highlighted the areas where the Indian Occupation Forces were ruthlessly violating all international laws and conventions. It gave detailed figures about Indian atrocities since 1989 including; War Crimes by Indian Occupation Forces (IOF), turning of Kashmir into the world’s Largest Open Prison, Mass Graves, Torture, Violence against Women and Children, Enforced Disappearances, Use of Pellet Guns, Use of Snipers and Cluster Ammunition against civilians, Military Siege since August 5, 2019, Kashmir Freedom Struggle, ISIS Funding, Fake Encounters, Change in Demographic Composition and Expectations from International Community. The dossier said Kashmiris were also being used as human shields by positioning women and children in the line of fire during encounters, making them sleep at military camps forcing them to dig minefields and tying youth on military jeeps. Pakistan said India had resorted to the use of snipers and cluster ammunition to target innocent Kashrniris living along the Line of Control. As many as 16 Kashmiris had been killed by Indian snipers, details of 10 victims have been included in the dossier. One of the victims of sniper fire was only 9 years old. Ayyan Zahid resident of District Kotli who was killed by an Indian sniper on 18 February 2019. India has also been violating the international ban on the use of cluster ammunition and said in July 2019, India deliberately targeted 14 villages along the Line of Control with cluster ammunition causing four deaths and 14 injuries. In June 2020, British MP Steve Baker urged the UK government to investigate the use of cluster ammunition and urged it to inspect the sites and evidence presented by Pakistan. The Ministers urged the international community not to show callousness and apathy towards the Kashmiris. They said the world must force India to comply with its international and moral obligations and allow Kashmiris to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in international law and the relevant UNSC resolutions. The document included 12 annexures including letters related to human rights abuses, a list of major fake encounters, reports and letters by EU, UN rapporteurs. It also contained a section depicting the genesis of the indigenous Kashmir Freedom Movement and how the brewing movement got triggered on 19 April 1931 when the Dogra rulers denied permission for Eid Sermons. It also mentioned a Times of London Report of Oct 10, 1948, which detailed how the Dogras “exterminated” 237,000 Muslims.Quoting the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, the dossier said the number of enforced disappearances in Kashmir range between 6,000 to 10,000. About 2,500 women, whose husbands “disappeared” were being treated as ‘Half Widows’ and were experiencing extreme distress. Since 2010, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID) has approached the Indian Government nine times to arrange a visit but has always been declined.Pakistan also demanded of the Indian government to immediately; Stop human rights violations of innocent Kashmiris, Proceed against perpetrators highlighted in the dossier and bring them to justice, Halt demographic change and apartheid by lifting military and digital siege and release of all political prisoners, Allow unhindered access of UN, independent journalists & human rights and Civil society organizations to IIOJK.The dossier also shared the GPS coordinates of five ISIS training Camps. It said evidence pointed that one such camp was located at Gulmarg, three in Rajasthan and one in Uttarakhand. “The Latitudes and Longitudes of these ISIS camps have been included in the Dossier.” Pakistan also highlighted the Indian attempts to change the demographic structure of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir and said contrary to the Geneva Convention, after the introduction of the new ‘Domicile Law’ in March 2020, India has already granted over 4.2 million domiciles (31.5% of 13 million population).The document pointed that a delimitation commission was constituted in March 2020 with the singular purpose to enhance Hindu representation and likely installation of Hindu Chief Minister. Following the amendments in property laws, all Indians were now entitled to purchase land in the disputed territory with the sole objective of converting the proportion of the large Muslim population into a minority. The dossier pointed six “draconian laws”; Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act; Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, Jammu & Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, Prevention of Terrorism Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2019 empower the Indian Occupation Forces to declare anyone as a terrorist and arbitrarily detain without any charge for a period up to 7 years.It quoted the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report of 2018 which clearly points that “Special laws have created structures that obstruct the normal course of law, impede accountability and jeopardize the right to remedy for victims of HRVs”.The report said the Indian Occupation Forces were subjecting the Kashmiris to the worst kinds of torture. “432 case studies revealed that IOFs inflicted torture as a tool of intimidation and coercion. Since 2014, more than 30,000 people have faced 31 forms of torture including water-boarding; forced starvation, sleep deprivation and burning of bodiesThe report also identified 239 torture cells across the IIJOK; the majority of which have been established in Northern Kashmir with 65 camps in Baramula and 53 in Srinagar. Of these 144 were controlled by the Indian Army, 52 by police, 19 by the Indian Special Operations Group and 24 by other agencies. Since 2000, over 80 major fake encounters have been reported in IIOJK in which more than 160 innocent Kashmiris have been martyred. 15 pieces of irrefutable evidence in the form of audio conversations are also included in the Dossier. According to the details in a joint operation on December 30, 2020, IOFs and Police killed 3 innocent Kashmiris in Srinagar while General H Sahi, Commander of the Kilo Force, and Inspector General Police Vijay Kumar made false claims and declared them as terrorists. Later, the slain individuals were identified as locals.Again, on July 18, three Kashmiri youth were killed by IOFs during a fake encounter at Shopian and were declared as Pakistanis.In December 2020, IOFs admitted that Captain Bhoopendra of 62 Rashtriya Rifles and 2 civilians had deliberately killed three innocent Kashmiris and planted weapons on them to secure prize money worth Indian Rupees 2 million. The evidence presented in the document clearly illustrates that Indian false-flag operations were based on fabrication. The “Nagrota Fake Encounter of 2020 was another example of BJP-RSS theatrics,” which carried similarities to Nagrota Encounter of 2016, the dossier pointed.Pakistan shared with the world another dossier comprising incriminating audio, video and documentary evidence on gross human rights violations, war crimes, genocide and torture against the Kashmiris by the “fascist Modi regime” in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).The huge 131-page document, along with a CD comprising 15 audio and several video recordings, GPS data coordinates of five Indian funded and managed ISIS (ISKP) training camps, graphic pictures of victims of the suspected use of chemical weapons also carrying documentary proofs of how the Narendra Modi regime was trying to portray the Kashmir Freedom Struggle as a terrorist activity. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf and Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari shared the document with the media at a special briefing at the Foreign Office. The top government representatives demanded of the International community; including the United Nations and its relevant Human Rights machinery, civil society organizations, media houses and other defenders of human rights to fulfil their obligations towards besieged Kashmiris by playing their part to “end the Indian rule of tyranny and oppression” in the occupied territories. “We expect the United Nations to compel the Government of India to allow free access to Special Procedure Mandate Holders of UN Human Rights Council for independent investigations of human rights violations,” Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. In probably what was for the first time, Pakistan shared with the world the details of War Crimes perpetrated by the Indian Occupation Forces (IOF). It covers accounts of 3,432 cases of war crimes in which 1,178 personnel Of IOFs have been found to be involved including one Major General, four Inspectors General, seven Deputy Inspectors-General, five Brigadiers, 31 Colonels and 188 Majors and Captains.The Foreign Minister also demanded that the UN record names of individuals and units involved in war crimes and place sanctions on the individuals and entities.
“We expect EU, the UK and others to impose sanctions on India under their specific global human rights sanctiOn regimes for perpetrating state-sponsored war crimes.”
The document states that since Indian brutalities in IIOJK largely remain unreported, “a comprehensive dossier on Indian Human Rights Violations in IIOJK has been compiled which underscores that Modi government continues to obliterate Kashmiri indigenous identity’ due to differences in religion, culture, ethnicity and political views.”Pakistan’s last dossier was shared by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar in November last year which gave details how Indian intelligence RAW in collaboration with the Afghan intelligence NDS was running 66 training camps to prepare terrorists working for TTP, ISKP, BLA and smaller outfits.
The new dossier that focuses on Kashmir points out that with coming into power by the Indian hardliner BJP in 2014, “human rights violations in IIOJK reached epic proportions, and accounts of human suffering are reminiscent of dark ages.” The document gave gruesome details of the Indian atrocities since 1989 that include over 96,000 extra-judicial killings, around 162,000 cases of arbitrary arrests and torture, over 25,000 pellet gun injuries, rape of 11,250 women, around 23,000 women were widowed while over 108,000 children were orphaned.The document also provided details of the 8,652 unmarked mass graves that have been identified in 89 villages of 6 districts in IIOJK. Another key factor highlighted by Pakistan was the suspected use of chemical weapons by India against the Kashmiris. It pointed that bodies of 37 Kashmiris burnt alive by IOFs were completely beyond recognition. The document which showed images of charred bodies and pointed that the use of chemical weapons was in complete contravention to the ‘Chemical Weapons Convention’ and said that it necessitates “an impartial international investigation. “The document with a five-page Executive Summary highlighted the areas where the Indian Occupation Forces were ruthlessly violating all international laws and conventions.
It gave detailed figures about Indian atrocities since 1989 including; War Crimes by Indian Occupation Forces (IOF), turning of Kashmir into the world’s Largest Open Prison, Mass Graves, Torture, Violence against Women and Children, Enforced Disappearances, Use of Pellet Guns, Use of Snipers and Cluster Ammunition against civilians, Military Siege since August 5, 2019, Kashmir Freedom Struggle, ISIS Funding, Fake Encounters, Change in Demographic Composition and Expectations from International Community. The dossier said Kashmiris were also being used as human shields by positioning women and children in the line of fire during encounters, making them sleep at military camps forcing them to dig minefields and tying youth on military jeeps.Pakistan said India had resorted to the use of snipers and cluster ammunition to target innocent Kashrniris living along the Line of Control. As many as 16 Kashmiris had been killed by Indian snipers, details of 10 victims have been included in the dossier.
One of the victims of sniper fire was only 9 years old. Ayyan Zahid resident of District Kotli who was killed by an Indian sniper on 18 February 2019. India has also been violating the international ban on the use of cluster ammunition and said in July 2019, India deliberately targeted 14 villages along the Line of Control with cluster ammunition causing four deaths and 14 injuries.
In June 2020, British MP Steve Baker urged the UK government to investigate the use of cluster ammunition and urged it to inspect the sites and evidence presented by Pakistan.
The Ministers urged the international community not to show callousness and apathy towards the Kashmiris. They said the world must force India to comply with its international and moral obligations and allow Kashmiris to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in international law and the relevant UNSC resolutions. The document included 12 annexures including letters related to human rights abuses, a list of major fake encounters, reports and letters by EU, UN rapporteurs. It also contained a section depicting the genesis of the indigenous Kashmir Freedom Movement and how the brewing movement got triggered on 19 April 1931 when the Dogra rulers denied permission for Eid Sermons. It also mentioned a Times of London Report of Oct 10, 1948, which detailed how the Dogras “exterminated” 237,000 Muslims.
Quoting the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, the dossier said the number of enforced disappearances in Kashmir range between 6,000 to 10,000. About 2,500 women, whose husbands “disappeared” were being treated as ‘Half Widows’ and were experiencing extreme distress. Since 2010, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID) has approached the Indian Government nine times to arrange a visit but has always been declined.Pakistan also demanded of the Indian government to immediately; Stop human rights violations of innocent Kashmiris, Proceed against perpetrators highlighted in the dossier and bring them to justice, Halt demographic change and apartheid by lifting military and digital siege and release of all political prisoners, Allow unhindered access of UN, independent journalists & human rights and Civil society organizations to IIOJK.
The dossier also shared the GPS coordinates of five ISIS training Camps. It said evidence pointed that one such camp was located at Gulmarg, three in Rajasthan and one in Uttarakhand. “The Latitudes and Longitudes of these ISIS camps have been included in the Dossier.” Pakistan also highlighted the Indian attempts to change the demographic structure of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir and said contrary to the Geneva Convention, after the introduction of the new ‘Domicile Law’ in March 2020, India has already granted over 4.2 million domiciles (31.5% of 13 million population).The document pointed that a delimitation commission was constituted in March 2020 with the singular purpose to enhance Hindu representation and likely installation of Hindu Chief Minister. Following the amendments in property laws, all Indians were now entitled to purchase land in the disputed territory with the sole objective of converting the proportion of the large Muslim population into a minority. The dossier pointed six “draconian laws”; Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act; Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, Jammu & Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, Prevention of Terrorism Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2019 empower the Indian Occupation Forces to declare anyone as a terrorist and arbitrarily detain without any charge for a period up to 7 years.It quoted the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report of 2018 which clearly points that “Special laws have created structures that obstruct the normal course of law, impede accountability and jeopardize the right to remedy for victims of HRVs”.
The report said the Indian Occupation Forces were subjecting the Kashmiris to the worst kinds of torture. “432 case studies revealed that IOFs inflicted torture as a tool of intimidation and coercion. Since 2014, more than 30,000 people have faced 31 forms of torture including water-boarding; forced starvation, sleep deprivation and burning of bodies.The report also identified 239 torture cells across the IIJOK; the majority of which have been established in Northern Kashmir with 65 camps in Baramula and 53 in Srinagar. Of these 144 were controlled by the Indian Army, 52 by police, 19 by the Indian Special Operations Group and 24 by other agencies. Since 2000, over 80 major fake encounters have been reported in IIOJK in which more than 160 innocent Kashmiris have been martyred. 15 pieces of irrefutable evidence in the form of audio conversations are also included in the Dossier. According to the details in a joint operation on December 30, 2020, IOFs and Police killed 3 innocent Kashmiris in Srinagar while General H Sahi, Commander of the Kilo Force, and Inspector General Police Vijay Kumar made false claims and declared them as terrorists. Later, the slain individuals were identified as locals.Again, on July 18, three Kashmiri youth were killed by IOFs during a fake encounter at Shopian and were declared as Pakistanis.
In December 2020, IOFs admitted that Captain Bhoopendra of 62 Rashtriya Rifles and 2 civilians had deliberately killed three innocent Kashmiris and planted weapons on them to secure prize money worth Indian Rupees 2 million.The evidence presented in the document clearly illustrates that Indian false-flag operations were based on fabrication.The “Nagrota Fake Encounter of 2020 was another example of BJP-RSS theatrics,” which carried similarities to Nagrota Encounter of 2016, the dossier pointed.
دماغی فالج کے شکار حیدر علی کاٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میںپاکستان کے لیے پہلا گولڈ میڈل
دماغی فالج کے شکار حیدر علی نے ٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میںپاکستان کے لیے پہلا گولڈ میڈل…..(اصغر علی مبارک سے. )دماغی فالج کے شکار حیدر علی نے ٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میںپاکستان کے لیے پہلا گولڈ میڈل جیتاہے۔ مردوں کے ڈسکس تھرو مقابلے میں حیدر علی نے پاکستان کے لیے پہلا طلائی تمغہ جیت کر تاریخ رقم کی۔حیدر علی نے چھ میں سے تیسری مرتبہ میں 47.84 میٹر کی تھرو کی جبکہ پانچویں مرتبہ میں 55.26 کی تھرو کے ساتھ گولڈ میڈل جیتا۔یہ ان کی اب تک کی سب سے بڑی تھرو ہے۔ مقابلے میں یوکرین کے مائیکولا زابنیاک نے 52.43 میٹر کی تھرو کے ساتھ چاندی جبکہ برازیل کے جو وِکٹر ٹیکزیرا ڈی سوزا نے 51.86 میٹر کی تھرو کے ساتھ کانسی کا تمغہ جیتا۔حیدر علی ٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میں گولڈ میڈل جیتنے والے پہلے پاکستانی ہیں۔انہوں نے اس سے قبل بھی پاکستان کے لیے دو پیرالمپکس میڈل جیت رکھے ہیں۔حیدر علی نے لانگ جمپ مقابلوں میں 2008 میں چاندی اور 2016 میں کانسی کا تمغہ جیتا تھا۔وہ میڈل کی دوڑ میں پاکستان کی آخری امید تھے کیونکہ دوسری پاکستانی ایتھلیٹ انیلا عزت بیگ نااہل قرار دے دی گئی تھیں . وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات و نشریات فواد چوہدری نے سماجی رابطے کی ویب سائٹ ٹوئٹر پر حیدر علی کو مبارکباد دیتے ہوئے کہا کہ ‘ہمیں آپ پر فخر ہے’۔ جاپان میں منعقدہ پیرالمپکس میں پاکستان کو گولڈ میڈل حاصل کرکے تاریخ رقم کرنے والے حیدر علی نے کہا ہے کہ اس کا کریڈٹ پاکستان کے عوام کو دیتا ہوں۔ گولڈ میڈلسٹ حیدرعلی نے کہا کہ پاکستان کے لیے پہلی بار گولڈ میڈل جیتنے پر بے حد خوشی ہے، میرا خواب تھا کہ میں پاکستان کے لیے پیرالمپکس میں طلائی تمغہ اپنے نام کروں۔ان کا کہنا تھا کہ آج پیرالمپکس میں گولڈ میڈل جیتنے کا خواب پورا ہوگیا، اس گولڈ میڈل کا کریڈٹ پاکستان کے عوام کو دیتا ہوں۔حیدر علی نے کہا کہ پاکستانی قوم کی دعاؤں کی وجہ سے ہی میں گولڈ میڈل جیتنے میں کامیاب ہوا اور امید ہے پاکستانی قوم مجھے اسی طرح سپورٹ کرتی رہے گی۔ان کا کہنا تھا کہ مجھے شروع سے ہی کھیلوں کا بہت شوق تھا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ کورونا وائرس کی وجہ سے میگا ایونٹ کی تیاریوں میں بہت سی مشکلات پیش آئیں۔حیدر علی نے چھ میں سے تیسری مرتبہ میں 47.84 میٹر کی تھرو کی جبکہ پانچویں مرتبہ میں 55.26 کی تھرو کے ساتھ گولڈ میڈل جیتا اور یہ ان کی اب تک کی سب سے بڑی تھرو ہے۔ٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میں یوکرین کے مائیکولا زابنیاک نے 52.43 میٹر کی تھرو کے ساتھ چاندی جبکہ برازیل کے جو وِکٹر ٹیکزیرا ڈی سوزا نے 51.86 میٹر کی تھرو کے ساتھ کانسی کا تمغہ حاصل کیا۔حیدر علی ٹوکیو پیرالمپکس میں گولڈ میڈل جیتنے والے پہلے پاکستانی ہیں جبکہ انہوں نے اس سے قبل بھی پاکستان کے لیے دو پیرالمپکس میڈل جیت رکھے ہیں۔حیدر علی نے لانگ جمپ مقابلوں میں 2008 میں چاندی اور 2016 میں کانسی کا تمغہ جیتا تھا۔
Athlete Haider Ali who is suffering from Cerebral Palsy made history by winning a Gold medal in the discus throw competition at Paralympics Games Tokyo 2021
Haider Ali who is suffering from Cerebral Palsy won the first Ever Gold Medal for Pakistan
By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
Pakistani Athlete Haider Ali who is suffering from Cerebral Palsy made history on Friday by winning a gold medal in the discus throw competition at the Tokyo 2020-21 Paralympics Games, becoming the first Pakistani to do so. Ali — who hails from Gujranwala — suffers from cerebral palsy. This is not the first time he has won a medal at the Paralympics. However, his previous medals were for long jump.He won a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016 and a silver medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008. Athlete Haider Ali achieved a 55.26 meters throw at his fifth attempt out of a total of six to score the best distance — almost 3m longer than Ukraine’s Mykola Zhabnyak who scored 52.43m to come in second place, , according to media report. Brazilian Joao Victor Teixeira de Souza Silva won bronze with a throw of 51.86m. Celebrating his win, the athlete said the gold medal would be “very important” for para-sports in Pakistan since others would be able to see what can be achieved through hard work.”I hope to be a role model for other people that have a disability [and who] don’t compete in sports to take part in para-sports,” he said.The official Paralympics Games accounted posted on Twitter that the attempt was a “personal best” for Ali. Meanwhile, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry thanked the athlete for his win on Twitter. “We are proud of you,” he tweeted. The United States Embassy in Islamabad also congratulated him for the win and said he was “used to creating history”. Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said Ali had made the entire nation proud by winning the gold medal. He announced a reward of Rs2.5 million for the Olympian, saying it would be given to him by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at a ceremony upon his return.
RISJA sports seminar on proposed sports policy 2021 held at Islamabad…
RISJA sports seminar on proposed sports policy 2021 held at Islamabad….
By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: A sports seminar was organized by Rawalpindi Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RASJA) to take suggestions and recommendations of sports stakeholders on new proposed sports policy 2021 prepared by the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination. The Prominent Pakistani Olympians, sports organizers, journalists, coaches, international players and other stakeholders of the country have requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to take all the stakes holders on the policy instead of hastily approving the new proposed sports policy 2021to be formulated in a closed room and proposed sports policy to be approved after consultation with the stakes holders. Addressing to seminar the sports personalities of Pakistan Olympian Talha Talib, Olympian Kiran Khan, Olympian Sadaf Siddiqui, Boxer Wasim Khan, Former Federal Secretary Ejaz Chaudhry, Former Minister Aqil Shah, Alamgir Sheikh, Senior Journalist Fahad Hussain, Chairman Risja Abdul Mahi Shah, President Risja Ayaz Akbar, Secretary Arif Mahmood, President SAJAL Aqeel Ahmed, Secretary Ashraf Chaudhry, Senior Journalist Abdul Majeed Bhatti stated that Serious steps should be taken for the development of sports in the country, including making the Ministry of Sports a separate ministry. The system of begging for athletes should be ended, including the complete elimination of political interference in sports. The ongoing dispute between the Pakistan Sports Board and Pakistan Olympic Association will damage the national sports.The seminar proposed sports policy 2021, Risja formulated the recommendations of the stakeholders on the proposed sports policy and now these recommendations will be forwarded to the Prime Minister, Federal Ministers, Members of Parliament and other stakeholders. The recommendations said that the Prime Minister should not rush into the approval of the new sports policy, Imran Khan should hold a conference of all stakeholders on the policy. Positive suggestions from athletes, coaches and departments should also be included, and the views of all stakeholders on the proposed sports policy should be sought. Serious steps are essential for the development of sports in Pakistan. The Ministry of Sports should be made a separate ministry. It was recommended that the importance of women in the new sports policy be highlighted. The recommendations state that an increase in sports funds is essential for the development of sports. The Dispute between Pakistan Sports Board and Pakistan Olympic Association will have adverse effects, POA, PSB, Sports Federations must play their important role. The government should take steps to prepare for the SAF Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. It was recommended that the first sports university be established with the cooperation of China and Germany. The system of begging in sports should be abolished. Sports competitions between educational institutions should be made mandatory. It was said that there should be a performance-based formula for disbursement of funds to sports federations. Instead of formulating a policy in closed rooms, all parties should be involved. It was recommended that the role of all stakeholders in the new sports policy should be clear, the commission consisting of ministers for implementation policy in the new policy is not workable, sports federations should be made part of the plan of action policy, parallel federations should be completely abolished. , Sports affairs should be free from politics. Olympian wrestler Talha Talib while addressing the National Sports Policy Seminar from video link said that full facilities should be provided to the athletes and coaches in Pakistan, the athletes do not get proper training and facilities. He said that the government should ensure the provision of facilities, a sports academy should be set up in every city and the players should get maximum facilities. Alamgir Sheikh, Chairman, Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association, while giving his recommendations, said that POA, PSB, Sports Federations have to play their respective roles, performance-based formula should be formulated for release of funds of Sports Federations, in closed rooms. Involve all parties instead of formulating policy. Boxer Muhammad Waseem while addressing the National Sports Policy Seminar said that he will make more names for Pakistan. Sports in Pakistan has become very limited. There are no facilities for boxers in Pakistan Sports Complex. I’m done, boxers should become a gym for fitness, I am preparing to play the IBF World Title Challenge. He said that the Prime Minister himself is a sportsman and he would definitely listen to the voices of the players. Olympians Karan Khan and Sadaf Siddiqui said that the athletes have high expectations from Prime Minister Imran Khan for the betterment of sports in the country. Positive suggestions from athletes, coaches and departments should also be included. Senior journalists Ayaz Akbar, Fahad Hussain, Asghar Ali Mubarak, Mohammad Yaqub and Aqeel Ahmed also presented their recommendations for proposed sports policy 2021 .
’The illness of New Zealand’s Great All-rounder is as shocking news for me ,A page from Cricket Dairy of Pakistani journalist Asghar Ali Mubarak,
New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns in intensive care in Sydney…… ‘’The illness of New Zealand’s Great All-rounder is as shocking news for me ,A page from Cricket Dairy of Pakistani journalist Asghar Ali Mubarak,
The illness of New Zealand’s Great All-rounder is as shocking news for me as it is for millions of people. I pray to Allah for their speedy recovery. I first met him on December 7, 2003 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium when he was the captain. The former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is in intensive care at a Sydney hospital after suffering a life-threatening health problem. A page from Cricket Dairy of Pakistani journalist Asghar Ali Mubarak, 7th December 2003 Pakistan wins the day was 7th December 2003 and it was the fifth and final ODI of Pakistan vs New Zealand at The 51-year-old had surgery in Canberra for a reported aortic dissection – a tear in the body’s main artery – but was transferred to St Vincent’s hospital on other day night. A spokesperson for St Vincent’s said Cairns was in a “serious but stable condition”. Support for a player regarded as one of the best all-rounders of the 1990s included the former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum, who was a young member of the squad during Cairns’s most senior days. Cairns played 62 Tests, 215 ODIs and two Twenty20 matches for New Zealand between 1989 and 2006. His father, Lance, also represented New Zealand. Cairns has lived in Canberra for several years after his marriage to an Australian, Melanie Croser, in 2010. She said: “Chris’s family and friends are heartened by the respectful and warm manner in which this terrible news has been reported, and received by the public, both in New Zealand and around the world, and thanks everyone for their warm wishes, prayers and kind words.”
Rawalpindi. Pakistan won the match by 4runs and wins series 5-0. In the titled captioned photo at the
end of the last and final 5ht ODI played on 7th December 2003 day /night at Pindi cricket ground
Rawalpindi the New Zeeland’s former ODI captain, Christopher Lance Cairns talking to media, on left
Asghar Ali Mubarak (on chair) while Mr. Samiul Hasan Burney Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) media
director the then the Communication Officer International Cricket Council now the media manager
Pakistan Cricket Board is standing behind the Kiwi captain. Rawalpindi hosted two ODI back to back at Pindi cricket stadium. Pakistan won the series 5–0.
SCORECARD SUMMARY
NEW ZEALAND 307/8(50 OVERS)
Hamish Marshall84 (105)
Craig McMillan81 (81)
Azhar Mahmood2/38 (6)
Shoaib Akhtar2/46 (10)
PAKISTAN 303(49.3 OVERS)
Abdul Razzaq89 (40)
Inzamam-ul-Haq67 (81)
Kyle Mills2/65 (9.3)
Jacob Oram2/28 (10)
New Zealand was captained by Chris Cairns and Pakistan by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Earlier the New Zealand
national cricket team toured the Pakistan. The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan from
29th November – 7th December 2003 and played a five-match One Day International (ODI) series
against the Pakistani national cricket team. Earlier the he former ODI captain, Christopher Lance Cairns
missed the tour in 2002 which was incomplete due to bomb blast outside the hotel in Karachi. New
Zealand Cricket team was safe but that the decision was made for the team to return back to New
Zealand. The explosion – believed to have been the work of a suicide bomber – went off in a parked bus
and killed 12 people, including 10 French defense technicians. Thirty-four others were injured, some of
them seriously. It was not the first time the New Zealand side has seen tours affected by bomb blasts. In
1987 their tour of Sri Lanka was abandoned after just one Test .After retiring from international cricket, Cairns was the subject of allegations of match-fixing as captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the Indian Cricket League in 2008.He denied any wrongdoing and fought several legal battles to clear his name, winning a libel case against the former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi in 2012.In 2015, he was cleared of perjury in London in relation to the libel case.
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