India violating pact, constructing bunkers too close to working boundary: FO

Mateen Haider Published October 23, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that Indian forces under the cover of unprovoked firing were engaged in constructing bunkers in locations within five hundred metres of the working boundary.

Speaking to media representatives at the weekly briefing in Islamabad, FO spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said the construction of these bunkers is in violation of the 2010 agreement between New Delhi and Islamabad.

"Pakistan would never permit this construction which is in violation of a bilateral agreement," Aslam said at the briefing for journalists.

The agreement prohibits any construction, including that of bunkers, within 500 metres of either side of the working boundary.

Speaking about the situation along the Line of Control (LoC), she said: “Kashmiri people also live on the other side of the LoC, and Pakistani armed forces always take their safety in consideration when retaliating to Indian firing along the LoC."

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She rejected allegations levelled by acting Afghan Interior Minister Umer Daudzai who had said that Pakistan was supplying weapons to the Afghan Taliban. Daudzai had made these allegations while visiting India.

"Pakistan is not supporting any group in Afghanistan and Pakistani security forces are taking decisive action against all militant groups...there is no question of supporting any group by Pakistan," Aslam said.

"Pakistan supports only the new political administration in Kabul," she remarked.

Aslam also briefed the press that the Nepalese Foreign Minister was visiting Pakistan and had invited Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend the upcoming Saarc summit in Kathmandu to be held on November 26 and 27.

Regarding Malala Yousufzai, she said: “This young girl has brought honour for Pakistan for which the country is extremely proud of her as well as of her mission of promoting education.”

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Sahab

Oct 23, 2014 03:28pm

Every nation has the right to act in its interests..If you have such hostile neighbour what else you would do? Keep up the good work India

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A Ali

Oct 23, 2014 03:32pm

who is this lady acting on some post in FO ?

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ashis

Oct 23, 2014 03:36pm

go and lodge a complaint with un and ban ki moon

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Rob

Oct 23, 2014 03:45pm

@ashis and nothing you can do about it.

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crunchmunchy

Oct 23, 2014 03:47pm

funny statement...how can construction of bunkers go on under cover of firing...wont poor construction workers get killed...

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Qamar

Oct 23, 2014 03:57pm

No problem, we can also construct bunkers.

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White dove

Oct 23, 2014 04:01pm

@A Ali Another eye candy. Remember the lady whom pakistan sent to meet Indian ministers? No one talked about anything other than what she wore (and what she hid) :)

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Dhaai kilo ka haath

Oct 23, 2014 04:02pm

Well...happy Diwali!

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Kabir

Oct 23, 2014 04:24pm

what is working boundary? a new terminology Pakistan is interjecting into its conversation? I hope India does not consider entire Pakistan to be working boundary

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MMM

Oct 23, 2014 04:26pm

Here we go again! Modi is a dangerous man.

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Shamsher Singh Bajwa

Oct 23, 2014 04:27pm

Pakistan should again write a letter to the U.N & complain

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El Cid

Oct 23, 2014 04:29pm

"India violating pact, constructing bunkers too close to working boundary: FO " No, it is simply taking advantage of the weakness in Pak Military: Leadership Vision and a lack of leadership. these are but a minor part of what is actually going behind the lines and on the international forum.

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S. Haider

Oct 23, 2014 04:31pm

I have not heard, a country has taken permission to violate the boundaries of another country.

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Anish

Oct 23, 2014 04:35pm

Whatever even if it is being done, it is being done inside the Indian area of control....

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Shoaib Wahab

Oct 23, 2014 04:40pm

Almost all major wars fought in the history started of as mere expeditions...

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Noodle

Oct 23, 2014 05:03pm

How is the FO able to confirm this report?

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M. Siddique

Oct 23, 2014 05:10pm

@A Ali, You are knowledge is eviable. She is the spokesperson for For foreign office for a while now.

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Sajid R

Oct 23, 2014 05:20pm

@ashis So you admit Indian error for which we have to lodge a complaint with UN! !!

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Sunil

Oct 23, 2014 05:24pm

Where was the FO, when Iran killed a Pakistani soldier, across the border?

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Rohit

Oct 23, 2014 05:26pm

Why bilateral now? Why not complain to UN ?

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Sunil

Oct 23, 2014 05:28pm

@Noodle ISPR reported, and they saw through night vision binoculars.

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Raju murty

Oct 23, 2014 05:28pm

The only solution of Kashmir dispute is to make LOC to international border permanently and give strengthen to peace and sincere efforts to uplift the standard of leaving of the people of both sides. No one from both the countries are interested in tutu main main and this is possible in BJP and Modi's regime only...I have seen many occassions when Pak govt. has extended hand of friendship including recent visit of Pak PM. Therefore both the countries should ban extremists strongly and shake hand for the development of the region.

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Mortal

Oct 23, 2014 06:00pm

Does Pakistani govt have any proof that India is building bunkers? If yes, please provide & if not please zip it!

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Jat

Oct 23, 2014 06:08pm

-- Pakistan says it will not allow India to construct new bunkers on the working boundary -- This is funny. Here the foreign office is confessing that they are firing into India to stop India from constructing bunkers. And yet they claim India is indulging in unprovoked fire. You fire on us, we will respond with massive retaliatory fire. Simple.

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Alarmed

Oct 23, 2014 06:20pm

Pakistan can not do anything as long as you have leaders who spend $400,000 in one day while the masses are suffering. All Pakistan can do now is to hope that Imran Khan becomes the next PM. My father fought both 1965 and 1971 wars and received a Sitar-E_Jurrat and Tamga-E- Bisalat.

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Nazir Ahmed

Oct 23, 2014 06:38pm

Don't tell us lies. If it is serious then why PM is silent.

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Sanjeev

Oct 23, 2014 06:43pm

@Sajid R And nothing happens of ur complaint

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Nazir Ahmed

Oct 23, 2014 06:45pm

@A Ali She acts as she is the spokeswoman of Washington DC. She poses as she is very hard worker.

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Frankenstein

Oct 23, 2014 06:46pm

after reading comment section specially those of Indians it appears that they never accept there fault.... with this kind of attitude you cant expect to solve chronic issues... on every other article which has been written about Indo-Pak I have seen Indian defending their acts blindly... I think sometimes you guys admit your fault as well ..I am not saying we are saints but using derogatory words for other wont make you saints either....sometime take you foot off the accelerator ...

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Indian

Oct 23, 2014 07:11pm

Indian land, Indian Bunkers. Who is stopping Pakistan from building them in POK?

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Kapil

Oct 23, 2014 07:20pm

@Qamar Go ahead, nobody is stopping you.

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Kanwarch

Oct 23, 2014 07:34pm

@Kapil My Indian friends, it seems you all have a very sad life or you all are obsessed by Pakistan. Go and read your own newspapers and put across your one sided point of view there. If you all hate Pakistan so much then why read a Pakistani newspaper? Have a life and think positive and stop expressing so much hate. It seems your educational institutions are not teaching you the right stuff. Peace to all

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Sajid R

Oct 23, 2014 07:34pm

@Frankenstein Well said

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Vipsy

Oct 23, 2014 07:37pm

The US has demanded an explanation from Pakistan on why it needs high-tech ammunition in large quantities. Pakistan has earlier asked the US for large amounts of laser guided bombs... Guys please answer dis

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Oct 23, 2014 07:40pm

@Qamar : Go ahead!

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Ayaz mirzq

Oct 23, 2014 07:51pm

@Kabir. Go and take a lesson, what is LOC, working boundary. And international. Border.

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Laddoo

Oct 23, 2014 07:55pm

@Sunil Why was India not lobbing grenades into China when Chinese army just walked into India in plain sight of Indian army and took a swath of land unopposed? I am not talking about 1960's. This happened before Modi took over.

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Alarmed Khan

Oct 23, 2014 08:01pm

@Frankenstein : It is a mutual habit!

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Arslan

Oct 23, 2014 08:18pm

@crunchmunchy Actually it is not funny at all. This is strategy 101. If there are two opponents in any sphere, they need to maintain some balance in capabilities for one to not take advantage of the other. Defensive efforts are generally glorified, but if one side is impregnable, the temptation to "teach the other a lesson" seems more attractive --- the other just has to counter and build its capabilities. At heart the issue is suspicion and distrust of the others intentions. That is the goal for politicians to address. Every time the soldiers are firing on each other, we should remind the politicians that they are failing rather than glorifying their "measured response".

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Subhe Nau

Oct 23, 2014 08:29pm

@Vipsy proof pl?

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indian

Oct 23, 2014 08:36pm

When r u writting a letter to un

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Sajid R

Oct 23, 2014 08:39pm

@Sanjeev Modi was banned to enter USA for five years and then he became Indian PM. So, nothing happened ....

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Shah

Oct 23, 2014 08:53pm

“Kashmiri people also live on the other side of the LoC, and Pakistani armed forces always take their safety in consideration when retaliating to Indian firing along the LoC." Indians do unfortunately not care as there are "only" Muslims on either side. Occupation force allright!

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logic

Oct 23, 2014 09:05pm

@Kanwarch a good comment - from an indian

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Oct 23, 2014 09:14pm

There is nothing Pakistan can do.

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Akhtar

Oct 23, 2014 09:40pm

Modi is playing a dangerous game. Is the man mad ? He is pushing the 2 countries to war.

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Indian Christian

Oct 23, 2014 09:43pm

The sacred soil of Bharat is ours. We will build bunkers or whatever we need in this soil.

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MK Gandhi25

Oct 23, 2014 09:50pm

We Indians beg Pakistan government to stop hating India and start loving it. God bless Pakistan, Jazakallah love for India to Pakistan.

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Skeptic

Oct 23, 2014 10:32pm

Modi represents a classic high school bully with a collective disturbed past. He wants to coerce Pakistan towards his own ends but at the same time he seems to be a bad student of history. Pakistan is no push over and he will learn his lesson in time.

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Ebrahim

Oct 23, 2014 11:18pm

@ashis Which UN, the UN which is kapoot, doing nothing about self determination of the Kashmiri people. Going to UN means putting something in cold storage. However, construction of bunkers will have no impact if something will be dropped from top, wish good to bunker builders.

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Sierrabrave

Oct 23, 2014 11:57pm

What's a working boundary now?

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Imran

Oct 24, 2014 12:21am

@Sunil that is our personal matter between two brothers.

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k.s.sidhu

Oct 24, 2014 01:58am

Pakistan should offer to pay for the bunkers. after what happened to maginot line and atlantic wall bunkers are of little value in modern warfare

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Sunil USA

Oct 24, 2014 02:52am

@Akhtar No he is not Mad he is playing the right game.

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Ram

Oct 24, 2014 02:53am

@Qamar exactly.pakistan should also construct bunkers on their side.Reading between the lines its clear that in order to stop construction of bunkers by india,pakistan resorted to firing and indians fired more to neutralise it.why would pakistan worry so much about bunkers on this side though?

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Ahmer

Oct 24, 2014 02:53am

Ban ki-Moon is a disappointment or we failed to convey to him the seiousness to the global peace Indian actions pose. Let some Kashmiri leaders preferably from IOK, write and explain the dire situation to him and to P-5 representatives.

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Ahemad Najb

Oct 24, 2014 04:00am

@Imran No Brother here.... you are on your own.

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Raj

Oct 24, 2014 04:25am

@MMM Modi is a good man, if you want to solve issues with India you wont find a better person.

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Indian in the US

Oct 24, 2014 04:27am

Working boundary? Is this another way to delegitimize the LOC as musharaff tried to do in kargil? As if its not a proper ceasefire line? I have never read this in any other newspaper.

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Coupe

Oct 24, 2014 05:51am

@Raju murty, the only solution you can imagine is the one in which you can grab a large chunk of land which do not belong to you, force your rule on people who do not want to live with you?

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Lucky Star

Oct 24, 2014 06:19am

@Sahab Nonsense, agreement is agreement. Only nations with no character break the agreement and such nation cease to exist no matter how advanced those nations are.

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Lucky Star

Oct 24, 2014 06:21am

@crunchmunchy Construction workers are Indian soldiers whose safety does not matter to Indian commanders.

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Lucky Star

Oct 24, 2014 06:22am

@Kabir Bigger talk does not suit to a nation with no working toilets.

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Lucky Star

Oct 24, 2014 06:22am

@Kabir Bigger talk does not suit to a nation with no working toilets.

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Lucky Star

Oct 24, 2014 06:24am

@Sunil It is none of your business between two brotherly nations. :)

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Akshay

Oct 24, 2014 07:16am

The pact signed between India and Pakistan in 2010 was a "secret" pact, that came out of the back-channel talks that were going on during Musharaf's time. This pact also called for demilitarization of Kashmir by both India and Pakistan. Given the fact that Pakistan has since then changed its position under Kayani and Raheel Sharif, India is not bound to the pact anymore. Any international pact is binding only to the extent that the two countries stick to its terms in equal measure. Unfortunately, Pakistan with its fluctuating political situation and inconsistent stance from the army, has made the pact null and void. Pacts are not unconditional promises. If Pakistan fulfills its end of the bargain, India will reciprocate. And by the way, the bunkers are being built and will get built. If Pakistan continues to send insurgents and shoot at our posts, its only natural that the indian army will try to protect its soldiers by building bunkers.

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Bharat

Oct 24, 2014 12:52pm

Go figure

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An Indian

Oct 25, 2014 05:43am

So,what does Pakistani FO want ? Their soldiers fire and our soldiers get killed ? Any way the bunkers are not built in Pakistani soil,so what is the problem.It is so inhuman that Pakistani rangers fired at Indian villages just before the Diwali festival.Targetting civilians during festival is barbaric.

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zak the supreme

Oct 25, 2014 06:08am

c/o to uncle UN, uncle US and aunty china

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Sandeep

Oct 25, 2014 08:42am

@Arslan Well Said. Governments should be held responsible for unnecessary hostility. Unfortunately in this case they are able to showcase irresponsible border firings and random killings as a success.

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DudeDesi

Oct 25, 2014 11:20am

@Laddoo - Arrey, the Chinese are too powerful. Not like Pakistan. The Chinese lob grenades at India knowing India is weak. Same with India who will lob grenades into Pakistan which is weak. Why don't you lob grenades into Afghanistan?

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sushil

Oct 25, 2014 11:28am

There is nothing passitive in last 67 years. we the people of both country will deny partition of 1947 and come togather to strengthen common man of this region. Hope extremist take this suggestion seriously and leave weapon forever. This is the only solution for whole society. else fight war immedietely so that common man will celebrate freedom from themselves and forget further war in future.

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riz1

Oct 25, 2014 12:28pm

@Frankenstein Indians do accept that there is massive, retaliatory fire and huge collateral damage on border security posts. We have mutedly been showing our strength till now under Congress governments, not anymore under the Modi government. Maybe you should put your brain and think about this: if so many things are happening overtly and fast, what will be happening covertly and diplomatically that takes a longer time to come out? Pakistan has till now been complaining about Indian perfidy not much proof of which has been seen - if any indications of how Modi fights his battles are seen, expect real, tangible problems in Balochistan, Gilgit and many many other places, more internal problems for Pak army. And sanctions galore from every known nation. All the very best.

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Oct 25, 2014 12:34pm

@Frankenstein I do not know why indians are being defensive, terrorists have been trying to infiltrate our borders for decades at its clear pak army will support them by providing cover fire and making underground tunnels...you have been breaking the rules for so long, you have no right to cry foul...no after what you have been doing...

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Akbaruddin

Oct 25, 2014 12:40pm

Let us see what Pakistan can do about this. 1) Write a letter to UN 2) Stage million-march at a western country 3) Pass a resolution in Pakistani parliament 4) Goad Mr Bhutto to say something outrageous 5) Take an interview of Musarraf 6) Continue firing at border 7) Plan another terrorist attack in India 8) Issue nuclear threat I think these Pakistan have plenty of options.

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Ashish

Oct 25, 2014 05:20pm

@White dove --- the name's heena khair rabani

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LiFafi Sahafi

Oct 25, 2014 09:27pm

Modi is going to do in Azad Kashmir, what china was doing to india in Daulet beg oldie and chumar. Plain and simple. It will be then up to Pakistan to react. I don't think India is content with turning LOC into international border to end the Kashmir dispute. They want Azad Kashmir too. I am not suggesting Pakistan would agree to such a proposal either. But, the longer the issue lingers, the stronger India's position internationally gets. Why? Because Pakistan's current internal problems make it appear weak and more of a military state to the western world. That is the unfortunate truth. Unless we get a strong civilian government and unless Pakistan military accepts civilian supremacy in a tangible and internationally visible way, I don't think tough issues like Kashmir will resolve in Pakistan's favor. Our generals unfortunately don't see it this way. In fact some of them are/were busy organizing dharnas to weaken the already fragile system. Before any of you IK/TUQ supporters and NS haters react, let me be clear, I don't approve the present govt karkardagi, corruption etc..... but strongly oppose the methods IK and TUQ have adopted. They don't realize, but they have caused untold losses to the country and also made our govt appear weak and toothless. This in turn probably meant that Nawaz Sharif's taqreer at UN was probably taken more seriously at home than around the world. It is only a matter of time IK will go the same way as TUQ.... that is pack up and leave the "movie set" they were shooting at for the lat 70 days. What a waste! Now it is Musharraf's turn to continue the drama.... ALLAH!

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LiFafi Sahafi

Oct 25, 2014 09:27pm

@Lucky Star "@Kabir Bigger talk does not suit to a nation with no working toilets." It does however, suit a nation with a kashkol.... Apney garebaan me bhi zaroor jhaanke bhai jaan.... aapko muzzbat halaat nazar nahi aayenge...

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Sahara

Oct 26, 2014 12:27am

Once Pakistan used to have an Army, now they are found in tribal areas.

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