Pakistan rejects India's 'preposterous' terror boat allegations
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected Indian allegations of the so-called “terror boat” and termed reports alleging that the Pakistani boat was on a terror mission "baseless and preposterous".
"Pakistan is opposed to terrorism in all forms and manifestation and has been the biggest victim of terrorism," Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said in a statement.
"The people and government of Pakistan are determined to eradicate this menace from our territory," Aslam added.
A suspected Pakistani boat claimed by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to be on a terror mission exploded in the Arabian Sea on New Year’s eve following a chase, but the Indian Express reported on Friday that the vessel seemed to be on a routine smuggling trip when it was intercepted.
Aslam today also rejected comments of the spokesperson of Indian External Affairs.
Rejecting the "smugglers at sea" theory, the Indian government on Monday claimed that the Pakistani boat which sank in the Arabian Sea after being intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard had "suspected terror links", a report published on The Times of India said.
Read: 'Evidence shows Pak boat had suspected terror links'
Aslam said, "The brave armed forces of Pakistan are successfully conducting a comprehensive and across the board operation Zarb-e-Azb to root out terrorism."
She said Pakistan sees the escalation of tension by India on the Line of Control and Working Boundary — through continuous unprovoked firing and targeting of civilians — as an attempt to distract our armed forces from its valiant mission against all terrorists.
Aslam said allegations of the Indian government regarding the ‘citing’ of Punjabi/Urdu-speaking terrorist elements in Afghanistan as "baseless and malicious".
"India is reminded to refrain from attempts to create misunderstanding between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two brotherly nations bound by common destiny, shared culture, history and religion. These efforts are also in violation of all international norms," the FO spokesperson said.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:18pm
it was a baseless allegation by India , same as Mumbai attacks , Boat has sailed hundreds of miles into Indian territory ,man with arms entered into the biggest city of country and all Indian arm forces ,Radars where in deep sleep.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:20pm
Seriously mam, do you even understand or believe what you are saying. or just reading a script.
Have mercy at least on the kids that got slotted by these monsters.
Pakistan need to understand that is not bad and good terrorist.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:23pm
Indian conspiracies are being exposed blatantly, therefor; the other side is fabricating new stories every now and then....
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Jan 06, 2015 04:24pm
We don't know anything about a boat. We don't have a boat, never had one nor do we even know what a boat looks like. Could the Indians please provide us a detailed dossier containing a picture of the boat. Preferably one with the crew waving their green passports and holding the explosives? In any case, we didn't do it.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:28pm
wow the FO is awake all of a sudden.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:31pm
In your face. I like this response.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:31pm
Lady denial at it again!!
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Jan 06, 2015 04:33pm
As usual The FO started denying the allegations. This is a repeated phenomenon for the last 60 years. Any thing new??? If only Pakistan was true to its cause of eradicating terrorism the tone and the approach will be to give more information and to help in nailing the terror outfits.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:36pm
There we go again ! has pak accepted any day ?
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Jan 06, 2015 04:36pm
@Kaleem ..You know well.. the script !
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Jan 06, 2015 04:36pm
@Sudheer Your own people are demanding proofs from your security Agencies that there were Terrorists on the boat. And you people come on our news & Lecture us as if All the Devils are in Pakistan and Saints in India.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:45pm
Lady wake up. Your armed forces are playing you all for fools and trying to hide their shame for either failing to curb terrorism or deliberately loosening the grip to keep the pot boiling.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:47pm
I read Indian news everyday. The comments from Indian people about Pakistan in their newspapers are shocking , full of hate but when i read Dawn its like a breath of fresh air , people make sensible comments and mature conversation free of hate. I think Indian Media and BJP has to blame for propagating so much hate in their people's heart. Sudheer/ Vijay .. wake up guys don't just believe everything your media tells you , think
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Jan 06, 2015 04:49pm
@Sudheer Yes denial. That is the natural reply to baseless accusations.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:50pm
That was quick... only three days after the claim!
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Jan 06, 2015 04:52pm
Lady of deniel back to stage
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Jan 06, 2015 04:55pm
the moment i heard the news, i had a bad feeling ...... i imagined helpless fishermen falling prey to brutality of Indian coast gauurds. the terror boat and suicide thing all appeared cover up story.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:56pm
Diplomacy & foreign relations are best served by silence than verbiage. Too many statement by our lady at the ministry. One sided accusations & finger pointing will then go unnoticed as irrelevant.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:57pm
@Rahmat That's what you media is tell you but reality is far from it. Stop trusting everything your media tell you and start thinking
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Jan 06, 2015 04:58pm
@Anon Unlike India who blame Pakistan for everything within one hour before proper investigation :)
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Jan 06, 2015 04:58pm
my reply is "So What" deal it, as we are dealing.
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Jan 06, 2015 04:59pm
@vijay Yes we know the script that India will blame Pakistan to hide their own internal weakness
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Jan 06, 2015 05:03pm
The objective of the terrorists maybe to create an India Pak war and save the Taliban from the Pak army operations...
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Jan 06, 2015 05:07pm
Dear Indian Neighbour... whatever the case may be... even your 'Former Minister & MP Shashi Tharoor Wife Death', Police is search foreign hands in poisoning her.... woe what to say further...
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Jan 06, 2015 05:10pm
Pakistan exposed Indian involvement in Baluchistan province. I don't know why our foreign office is not exposing this to international players.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:10pm
Pakistan will never say the truth. For them, everyone is a liar except China. Nobody can do anything in this situation.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:15pm
Even Imran khan first denied his marriage to Reham khan.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:19pm
@Dr. Aman Shahab What about Pak claiming that Mumbai terrorist were actually Indians and it was Indian conspiracy to malign Pak's image..till your own people found Kasab's rout in Pak? What about Pak denying presence of OBL till US forces killed him right under your nose
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Jan 06, 2015 05:24pm
Dear Dr Aman Shahab: Praise democracy! Praise India! We are proud that the Indian government is fighting crime and is bold enough to expose and probe into Sunanda Tharoor murder case. Crimes happen which any government may not have control over.Crimes happen even in the Western world.Its very important how u tackle it, fight it and stop it.Set an example to other politicians and big shots , so that they know that they wont get away with it.Publicise it openly in the media and fight crime together with the people. You should be praising the government and police for that. This maybe a bit unusual if u r not used to it since it doesn't happen in certain countries, but my friend, u will learn to appreciate it .u need to be free and just to appreciate freedom and justice. u will get there some day(maybe).
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Jan 06, 2015 05:26pm
Indian foreign policy is becoming like a really bad Bollywood movie. LOL!
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Jan 06, 2015 05:27pm
It was expected...
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Jan 06, 2015 05:27pm
Non state actors? Foreign hand? 26-11 was not pakistan either! Nor was finding Osama or Kargil. All made up by India
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Jan 06, 2015 05:29pm
Dear Indians, your media and politicians are making fun of their own security agencies by fabricating such baseless story. Please, come with proof that could digest by your people as well.
May peace prevail on both sides!
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Jan 06, 2015 05:29pm
"the two brotherly nations bound by common destiny, shared culture, history and religion....".....but how come this did not come true with Bangladesh/East Pakistan
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Jan 06, 2015 05:29pm
>>>> routine smuggling trip when it was intercepted >>> since when smuggling is a routine work in any Country?
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Jan 06, 2015 05:29pm
Yes i knw it already......
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Jan 06, 2015 05:29pm
I fail to understand what is similarity and difference between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" and"Islamic state of Pakistan". Pls explain?
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Jan 06, 2015 05:30pm
@lafanga Sab baseless hai. PAkistan is such a pak country hai nai?
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Jan 06, 2015 05:31pm
@hyat great!
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Jan 06, 2015 05:32pm
Pakistan will never admit its wrong doing. Will it ever? Instead it should sit with India and investigate further.
Remember its going to bite back to us again.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:32pm
150 kids massacred in Peshawar and Pakistan still in denial mode!
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Jan 06, 2015 05:34pm
@khattak because there is no truth in it. Forget truth there is no fraction of truth in it.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:36pm
What's new? We all know what would the standard reaction from Pakistan.
1) They first denied Kasab his Pakistani. --> Later media showed his house and air interview of his parents.
2) Then they said, 26/11 was not master minded in Pakistan --> Later, David Hedaly in US accepted that and world believed India's proof
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Jan 06, 2015 05:39pm
@khattak "Pakistan exposed Indian involvement in Baluchistan province."
Where n how ??? Just by ppl like u saying so ???
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Jan 06, 2015 05:39pm
Lady why to worry, we have CONGRESS PARTY here in India to speak on behalf of you. You just keep sending people..
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Jan 06, 2015 05:40pm
In a Pakistani newspaper, y is an Indian allegation stated as baseless and preposterous n given in quotation marks ???
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Jan 06, 2015 05:43pm
@Shazzay The last sentence make sense.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:44pm
@Anon Initially they thought its a joke
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Jan 06, 2015 05:49pm
Indian allegation is not even worth to reply back everybody knows its a Z TV Saas Bahu serial story not worthy to debate. Period.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:50pm
@Sudheer First come up with concrete allegations before you accuse us of denying baseless allegations. This "terror boat" drama is preposterous as rightly stated by FO.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:50pm
Lastly when Pakistan accepted the crime ?? They bluntly denied existence of Bin Laden in Pakistan when their own agencies were gave shelter to him. They denied profoundly about Kasab. Even they denied their own soldiers dead body killed in Kargil war. So nothing new. These denial will cost lots of Pakistani lives.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:51pm
@Sudheer, your own newspapers and other sources denied it too.
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Jan 06, 2015 05:51pm
@Perumal the Indians are obsessed with Pakistan and every Indian government exploits that fully. The Indians wake up thinking of Pakistan and sleep doing the same. Pick up any of your newspaper and you look see it right there
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Jan 06, 2015 05:56pm
@Mohammed -"Indian foreign policy is becoming like a really bad Bollywood movie. LOL!"
& Pakistani foreign policy is like your film industry... many plots but no takers for them !!
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Jan 06, 2015 05:58pm
I do not understand this logic that we do not export terrorism but are greatest victim of terrorism.
If I keep mad dog in my house(purpose not clear) which often bites me and whenever get opportunity also bites neighbour.
What would neighbour do?
1.Will they keep silent because I am greatest victim of that dog,
2.Try protect themselves by guarding themselves as much as possible(but need to spend enough time energy and resource for the same) and still occasional injury happening to their kids etc.
3. Put pressure on me via other neighbours, agencies etc to get rid of the mad dog?
4. OR, Forcefully enter my house and get rid of the dog.
Right now India is doing step 2 and 3.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:00pm
The Pak foreign office is doing an excellent job maintaining an up to date standard operating procedure(SOP) file for all types of accusations which it keeps receiving throughout the year from neighbours as well as others and issue replies from the concerned files most diligently.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:04pm
@Rizwan - Radars don't scan fishing boats. If you are saying that Ajmal Kasab was not Pakistani then why your country is faking a court case against Lakhvi for Mumbai attacks. Not only India but CIA too has asserted that Mumbai attacks were planned in Pakistan. Anyway, there is a law of natural justice, you have already reaped and still reaping what you sowed.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:05pm
@Kaleem - Who cares. Good thing is that they were intercepted and blown.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:07pm
@Mohammed - A whole country is getting a like bad Bollywood movie with killings all around, isnt't it a greater cause of concern ?
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Jan 06, 2015 06:09pm
@M. Siddique - India is a free country and anyone can propose an narrative and anyone can question it. Now questioning it doesn't mean the narrative is false. Indian Express editor raised questions, he did not provide answers to counter arguments to his own narrative.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:10pm
Dawn - Where is my comment? You should stop favoring the Indian readers.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:12pm
This statement reminds me parvez mush
araf claim that India is behind the homicide of the school children lol
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Jan 06, 2015 06:19pm
@Think Tank There is huge difference between ISIS and Pakistan. ISIS unites around the belief of God, Pakistan's existence is because of Kashmir. If India had declared Kashmir free, Pakistan will disintegrate within months as there is nothing else to unite the country.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:28pm
We created the neighbor and now cant change it either ......we are screwed up for centuries now :(
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Jan 06, 2015 06:34pm
Denial again! whats new?
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Jan 06, 2015 06:42pm
I am surprised when I read some comments asking India for proof. How many times culprits leave sufficient evidence, leave alone planned terror attacks. Pakistani boat doesn't mean PNS vessel, so no need to be aggressive. Also, accusing India of 'maligning the image' is silly. Pakistan has been quite good in destroying its image among other nations as I read many articles in Dawn on how Pakistanis are viewed and treated in the West and recently, how a US TV serial portrayed Pakistan.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:44pm
My friend from India used to question me-"why are you protesting against a movie or a book?" I had no clear answer. Finally KP came out and a protest in India, I questioned him the same. His answer was funny:
he goes "Well at least there is no fatwa"
I asked do you know the meaning of fatwa. His answer was even funnier but will leave at this.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:49pm
Indian allegations are only for the local population, who are pakistan concentric and are taught to hate them. Hence even a unbelievable pathetic story as this factitious smugglers boat is believed by them and laughed off by us.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:52pm
@M.M.Sherazi So far the only thing getting exposed is Pakistan. Even Pakistani's living abroad don't trust Pakistan.
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Jan 06, 2015 06:55pm
@rohit you forgot step 3: The "offensive defence" doctrine of RAW which translate to suppporting terrorist organizations like BLA, TTP and BRA to keep Pakistan off balance as stated by your own national security adviser. Indians are directly responsible for countless acts of terrorism in Pakistan. What should Pakistan do about this in your opinion? Or would you deny this all together?
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Jan 06, 2015 07:00pm
@neha I actually agree with Neha. Pakistani politicians get away with murder as does every influential person. We can learn from India and its determination in investigating murders where their leaders may be culprits. I just hope they stop making their mass murderers into prime ministers...
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Jan 06, 2015 07:02pm
Nothing new... Pakistan's reply was known before they had given... The most innocent country in the world is "Pakistan"
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Jan 06, 2015 07:15pm
Poor fisherman are killed brutally by Indian navy and labeled as terrorist. If they were terrorists and had explosives and they killed themselves then why they initially hid behind the deck when Indians started shootings? This is the official statement mentioned by Indian Govt that they hid first. They killed innocent people in board and labeled them as terrorists. Unfortunately the victims are not alive to proof false reporting and fabricated stance of their killers.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:15pm
Allegations and counter allegations are part of the Indo-Pak relationship. I don't know who are target audience that these politicians are trying to appease. Neither India can be 100% sure at this time about the boat, nor Pakistan can be sure to reject the claim. The missing part in this love hate relationship is analysis of facts and acceptance of truth. What may harm you, may harm me also. By keeping this in mind, govt should work towards finding the truth first. The lady in the news talks about share interest with Afghanistan, Madame, ask any Afghani what they feel about Pakistan, you mayn't then ever speak of your shared interest again in your life....and please open ur mind to understand that India doesn't mean Hindu, like you consider Pak as Ismalic state...
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Jan 06, 2015 07:22pm
This is typical mudslinging each side loves to engage in. No one cares for any proof. Both sides have a strong preference for conspiracy theories over facts. Can we please wait for the facts to come out and then decide who is at fault, what the lessons learned are and what needs to be done to make sure this episode is not repeated?
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Jan 06, 2015 07:27pm
Same denial story from pakistan as it was about mumbai attacks and Osama bin ladens home in abbotabad...but truth always previals as it did in both these cases...
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Jan 06, 2015 07:28pm
@Dishum love letter govt is gone.. change your attitude, get in line..
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Jan 06, 2015 07:31pm
@Shah also, India was so quick to blame Pakistan for samjhota express attack and later had to face embarrassment when it turned out to be RSS act.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:31pm
You may try to run far away from TRUTH, eventually it will overwhelm you. Until then enjoy the delusion.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:38pm
We must have full time Foreign Minister; it is hard to believe that a person like Sartaj Aziz is capable to deal external affairs. His statement on talibans was very damaging.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:41pm
Was Obama in Pakistan ? --We strongly reject that .
Was Taliban created by Pakistan on behalf of USA? -- We abjectly reject that .
Were Pakistanis involved in 26/11 attack in India, 9/11 attack in USA and other parts of EU ?--- This is a preposterous allegation.
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Was Taliban involved in killings students in Pakistani school ? --- We also reject that .
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Jan 06, 2015 07:44pm
@Rizwan mumbai is a soft target because it is enormous and crowded.those terrorists killed people aboard a fishing ship, 'kuber' and entered mumbai. they do their homework. is it so far fetched if they can disguise as soldiers to enter an army school.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:47pm
@M.M.Sherazi World not going to belive you because Pakistan denied in Kargil ,kashab and Laden
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Jan 06, 2015 07:47pm
The only picture shown by Indian media is burning boat, which can be doctored.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:48pm
@Think Tank
The difference is that in iraq and syria, terrorism is promoted by US and European countries where as in Pakistan terrorism is done by US, India and Afghanistan. This is a fact and no denying it unless someone is totally blinded by hate.
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Jan 06, 2015 07:51pm
@Shah Logically India's interest is not pakistan nor its a vote bank subject in India(no one gives you vote for hating pakistan). India is fighting hard to get into race of super power and also raise level of its people. Now I won't disagree(I don't know) with what approach India is adopting to counter issues arising from pakistan, but that the way countries are defensive for their cause(let me know if you find an example to contradict).
In nutshell -- India pakistan issue can be solved in 1 night (just an understanding between 2 nations) but ironically India hate is still easy vote/power bank factor for chosen few in pakistan.
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Jan 07, 2015 12:55am
Kisnay foreign office ko jaga diya?
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Jan 07, 2015 04:21am
@Genesis -because Bengalis had the same religion but were not bound to us through culture and history.
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Jan 07, 2015 04:21am
@Insafseeker This was the rarest of the rare occasion. India had the courage and guts to accept and admit that. Give me one example of each. When Pakistan admitted anything and when something like Samjauta express happened again?
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Jan 07, 2015 06:14am
@Dishum - Perhaps you failed to add, the dead must prove their Pakistani nationality, provide a valid proof of the purchase of armament and accept their guilt, and if it were possible, we will still deny it. Why? Because we get paid for saying so!
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Jan 07, 2015 06:46am
@Dr. Aman Shahab you are wrong . Police has nothing searching foreign hand it's just looking it was murder or sucide . Where you have access news from where mention in foreign hand . I am also following news paper daily but I don't have seen any news such type which you have mention in comment .
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Jan 07, 2015 07:00am
@zak smuggling boat can't run more speed rather than navy ship . Smuggler boat can't destroyed him self if boar has no arms and emmunation. One thing was very clear that there was explosive element in boat and something is dangerous in boat which encourage to destroy with boat . Boat is destroyed in Arab sagar which is Pakistani control . They are wanted to repeated Mumbai attack again but it didn't happened because of secure and effective intelligence input.
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Jan 08, 2015 02:25am
@Mubashir Ali . hi just wanted to check which news paper of India spreads hate red? I was thinking the other way round where in some doctor by name Dr a amir liaqaat openly talks bad and spreads hatered and wrong things about India ?
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Jan 08, 2015 08:00am
Same was said about Kasab.. Till his family was traced by Pakistani media.. Advise to Pakistani people is that plz attempt to bite only that much which you can chew...
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