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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that India should provide proof of any Pakistani found involved in terrorist activity on Indian soil, according to a statement issued by Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Syed Qazi Khalilullah.
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| Usman Faisal, who was captured in India and claimed to be a Pakistani. — Screengrab from NDTV website |
This followed an Indian claim that Usman Faisal, a militant captured on Wednesday after a deadly attack on a military convoy in the Kashmir region, was a Pakistani.
Qazi Khalilullah said that the Indian claim was baseless and further said, "We have repeatedly asked India to refrain from accusations."
Responding to a question about the Dawn op-ed penned by Tariq Khosa on the Mumbai attack trial, the spokesperson said that he could not comment on the article but added that more information is awaited from India in this regard.
Read: Mumbai attacks trial
He stated that Indian citizen Geeta Bharti had been put in touch with the Indian High Commissioner in an effort to expedite her return. In the case of Chanda Bibi, the Pakistani High Commissioner is in contact with the Indian Foreign Ministry, said Khalilullah.
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| This photograph taken on August 3, 2015 shows Geeta (R) speaking in sign language with Faisal Edhi, son of Abdul Sattar Edhi, the chairman of Edhi Foundation looks on during an interview at the Edhi Foundation in Karachi. — AFP |
Also read: Mute Indian stranded in Pakistan desperate for home
He further confirmed that Pakistan has received Aug 23 and 24 as dates from India for talks between the two countries' national security advisers (NSA) in New Delhi. "Dates are under consideration by foreign office and agenda is being prepared," Khalilullah confirmed.
Talking about a revision in control lists under the Export Control Act of 2004, Khalilullah said that the revised control lists of goods, technologies, material and equipment related to nuclear and biological weapons and their delivery systems have been released. This "enables the Government to control export, re-export, trans-shipment and transit" of such weapons and delivery systems, the spokesman said.
"The notification signifies the continuing resolve and policy of Pakistan as a responsible nuclear state to advance the shared goals of non-proliferation," he added.
He additionally disclosed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be going to Belarus at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. This will be the first time a Pakistani prime minister visits the Republic of Belarus.
Mr Sharif will be holding talks with Mr Lukashenko as well as the Belarusian prime minister, and is also scheduled to receive an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Belarus.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:49pm
Even if India provides irrefutable proof we will not do anything that hurts the interests of Pakistan and its assets.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:50pm
We are spinning our wheels. Foreign office is unable to do anything productive. Except for repeating 30 year old statements.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:50pm
When the terrorist himself is saying that he hails from Faidabad, why the Pakistani government is reluctant to accept it. Also, whats the problem in acepting that he is from Pakistan and try to work with Indian officials and crack down on the terror link.
Tariq khosa has written a detailed article about the Pakistan link with 26/11 atackers and yet you are saying we are still waiting for details from India. Looks like Pakistan is no way interested to end the terror link which attacks India.
Be it India or Pakistan, innocents die in these attacks. Lifeis lot above religion, caste.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:51pm
well said!!!
I think it is the habit of India that every failure of India should immediately be put on Pakistan.On the other hand world know that how India is supporting TTP.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:52pm
Proof? really? Are you that naive ? maybe you are.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:53pm
3 days ago, the Pak officer who investigates 26/11 disclosed Paks failure/roles in 26/11..did u forget so fast?
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Aug 06, 2015 02:54pm
It was a typo , what i meant Thank you.
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Aug 06, 2015 02:55pm
After Modi's open confession involvement in Dhaka Fall , I do not mind if Pakistan keep doing such things Tit for Tat
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Aug 06, 2015 02:59pm
Cannot comment on an article ?....it's based on the statements given by a highly placed government officer !
Secondly till this moment Indian government has not accused anything ....these are only media reports that the captured person is from Pakistan . We all saw him smiling to the TV cameras and saying he came from across the border .
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Aug 06, 2015 02:59pm
What effort Pakistan is doing to prove No PAKISTANI is involved in terrorist activity?
His details are out in media, prove them wrong.
Just by denial Pakistan is making mistake.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:00pm
Terrorist is giving his life details including address, parents details,who hired him etc etc and without verifying those details you are just simply denying it that shows how honest this statement is.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:02pm
The guy who was caught himself said that he is from Pakistan and his family lives there and now Pakistan's job is to prove India that his family is not in Pakistan. Simple! If its true that he is really from Pakistan then Pakistan must take serious steps to tackle terror issues as we know there is no such thing as good and bad terrorist. They are all same.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:05pm
Comments as expected.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:05pm
@Glowing Pakistan have you heard of Mr. Tariq Khosa and his article on dawn recently? Wake up to reality.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:06pm
What is he going to do about it?
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Aug 06, 2015 03:06pm
Like Kasab, this terrorists is also not Pakistani!!!! WAIT, after some days, your media will show you that this terrorists is a Pakistani citizen.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:08pm
@S Khan We will send them out of the country simple, this is war and we have no regrets or shame to admit it.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:10pm
Agreed . Repetition of allegations is not a proof. India needs to Do more.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:11pm
I like how all our terrorists take their Bio Data with them. What sort of spies do that. Even the Pigeon made sure it had a NIC.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:15pm
Waist-age of precious time in dealing with pakistan. Better to make a huge wall on the border. No to sportsmen, actors, patients, terrorists. Chapter closed. Everybody leaves in peace with no pakistan involved.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:18pm
For some people, no proof is good enough. Quite often, such people are the guilty ones. Ask any court.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:19pm
Ok, this has been going for some time and is boring. Lets have a change...Now let Pakistan provide proof that it is not engaged in terrorism..how about that.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:20pm
I too agree that India should not accuse Pakistan without giving the proof. And the should provide proof number 2 to prove that proof number 1 is correct. And then provide proof number 3 that proof number 2 is correct. And the provide proof no 4......and then yawn and sleep.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:28pm
Even if the proof is given, will it work? I doubt.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:29pm
Please provide adequate security to Tariq Khosla and help India in cracking terror links in Pakistan.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:33pm
Why are you asking for proof? Let them say and do whatever they want.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:37pm
Poor Pakistan government needs proofs from India as they do not know who crossed the border from their side.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:48pm
I don't know whether Pak was involved or not. But one thing is for sure you Indians do have a poor security.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:48pm
This very behavior makes an impression that Pakistan government has something there to hide from the world.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:54pm
this Ind/Pak tension will never end and will go on for decades. When India says Pak Rangers fired and killed so many people they dont mention how many people they killed in Pak by firing. India says Pak is sending terrorists and creating tension and Pak says India is funding extremists through afghan and other way via RAW. Both country will keep trying to make other side unstable. Over the top Politicians will never allow muslim hindu unite. Hatered between Muslims and Hindu is on all time high.
Sometimes i feel everything is been getting done by politicians to keep up the news.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:54pm
Actually Indian Govt. rely on media propaganda which is very strong in india especially for Pakistan.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:55pm
Actually Indian Govt. rely on media propaganda which is very strong in india especially for Pakistan.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:55pm
@Pakistani democrat Its not about security actually no one wants to cross into Pakistan because of which there are no figures for the other side.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:55pm
Comments as expected but too late, i think he is waiting for Army permission
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Aug 06, 2015 03:55pm
Why is the Pakistani government silent about Tariq Khosa's observations?
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Aug 06, 2015 03:56pm
@Pakistani democrat, could Americans stop terrorists from attacking the mainland with all their might? Foolproof security is a myth!
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Aug 06, 2015 03:58pm
@sana oh really, but keep disturbing others.
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Aug 06, 2015 03:59pm
@Pakistani democrat .... May be India have low security..... but we will not allow any foreign drone to strike our innocent citizens without counter attack.......
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Aug 06, 2015 03:59pm
@ayesha Yes you can see response of this. We can do tit for tat too.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:00pm
@Indian Pakistan can provide maybe hundreds of smiling individuals saying that they came from India for terrorism. That does not cut it. While you want to talk about Tariq khosa s statement, what has India done about the Samjhota express report implicating Indian terror policies
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Aug 06, 2015 04:03pm
Even Kasab was not a Pakistani initially.. I do not understand why to live in a state of denial than accepting the facts/mistakes and correct them in the interest of all the countries and their people?
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Aug 06, 2015 04:03pm
This fellow is no other than KASAB - PART II. Initially Pakistan government refuse to accept KASAB as Pakistani citizen later they accept it.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:04pm
"Proof" . . . I have heard this word before . . . long time ago, I think.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:07pm
India believes once they make any accusation it can count on its international propaganda machine in collusion with Western media will to come into action. In the West everyone knows about Mumbai attack but no one has ever heard of Samjhota train bombing by India RSS goons.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:10pm
@Hindustani from Bharat, Just because Hindustan says it is not true, Pakistan knows better what are India's objectives. Why don't you just turn blue.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:10pm
@ysk There are so many poor jokers in India. Catch any one and give him 500,000 Indian Rupees. He will say that he is coming from USA and works in the Whitehouse itself. The RAW will produce for him all necessary documents.
Remember the Israeli episode where 18 or 19 people entered Dubai with fake European passports to kill a Hamas guy.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:17pm
accepting that he is a Pakistani will raise the respect of Pakistanis among Indians, brushing it aside even if proof is given is childish......acceptance raises the image, denial diminishes it...
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Aug 06, 2015 04:18pm
@Faraz Samjhota express happened inside India and Indian agencies actually investigate and brought the facts. We are not asking about your internal terrorism, if we do, we can question one million Samjhota expresses happening inside Pakistan.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:20pm
Same old story...first deny and then own it after some time..like Kargil, Kasab, etc...
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Aug 06, 2015 04:21pm
India and Pakistan can never achieve peace, will always be at logger heads.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:21pm
hahhahaahaa... Oh Man, can someone give me Pakistani definition of proof?
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Aug 06, 2015 04:22pm
Mr.FO, What do you do even if we share the proof. Please read FIA's ex-head Tariq khosa's article on Mumbai terror attack and Pakistan's involvement. he himself pointed out many evidence in his article. What you did other than releasing Lakhvi?
Whatever we share, you are going to repeat the same statement.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:29pm
Modi hasn't said anything yet. It's the calm before the storm.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:30pm
@Pakistani democrat oh really as if no attacks are happening in your soil... check how many attacks are happening in your country on daily basis...
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Aug 06, 2015 04:34pm
@ayesha Where have u seen? Please provide the source
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Aug 06, 2015 04:40pm
Just like Kasab this guy is also not a Pakistani.
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Aug 06, 2015 04:44pm
nothing truthful comes out of Pakistan why bother!!
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Aug 06, 2015 04:56pm
@Pakistani democrat Indians do have poor security..So it is the reason for everyday bomb blast and terrorist attacks in Pakistan?
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Aug 06, 2015 05:00pm
@Bachabassi,karachi
I agree till full proof is given in public by India and then your reply......
He is a non state actor..
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Aug 06, 2015 05:04pm
No Comments but, I want you to read this book
"The Nuclear Express" By Thomas C. Reed & Danny B. Stillman
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Aug 06, 2015 05:04pm
We heard the same thing till Osama Bin Laden was discovered in Pakistan. Proof?
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Aug 06, 2015 05:13pm
The situation is going from bad to worse everyday, and every sane guy should be really worried. this episode has been done by forces who do not want the NSA of both countries to meet. Why cant Nawaz learn to control the Army and ISI? Both countries are headed to disaster
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Aug 06, 2015 05:18pm
Pakistan will keep on denying no matter how many proof India gives. This is their habit. When India gave concrete proof long ago about Kasab that he was a Pakistani, they denied. This time also they have started. Their ex DG FIA, recently admitted in his article about Kasab being a Pakistani & how the entire attack plan was hatched in Pakistan. Pakistan's lies have been badly exposed here. Lets see how long they keep on denying. The world is watching all this & if they don't act, it will be not good for them.
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Aug 06, 2015 05:20pm
you still deny pakistani involvement?? Your own high level security officials wrote in this newspaper about ISI's invovlement in Mumbai attack...what more proof you want??
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Aug 06, 2015 05:28pm
@Hrishikesh where are you. You don't read newpapers or listen news. Rajnath Singh clearly said that the man is from Pakistan.
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Aug 06, 2015 05:32pm
A couple from Jharkand claimed Geeta!! Just saw it on news(India Today)
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Aug 06, 2015 05:38pm
@ayesha good dat u moved from denial to tit for tat..
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Aug 06, 2015 05:39pm
Pakistan is on a permanent denial mood. No use giving proof, etc.
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Aug 06, 2015 05:44pm
So the Pak PM will become Dr.Nawaz Sharif. Its good when learned & professional people run a country....
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Aug 06, 2015 05:50pm
according to some people in Pakistan kasab was not pakistani citizen Osama bin Laden was not found in Pakistan so by this logic it is not at all surprise that this gay is not pakistani .but this conspiracy theory will backfire and backfiring Pakistan
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Aug 06, 2015 05:59pm
Same old story. India should publish the whole dossier on 26/11 and yesterday attack on the internet for the world to read.
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Aug 06, 2015 05:59pm
Can Pakistan explain what hey would consider in proof.this live man saying his all details.caught in fight with army.speakes Pakistani language.
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Aug 06, 2015 06:08pm
Foreign office needs to get on the offensive.
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Aug 06, 2015 06:14pm
@sana At least you are honest
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Aug 06, 2015 06:16pm
Indian Government and Media has made their mind that start blaming to Pakistan for any terror attack without having any proof.Indian media need to mature on this serious condition because it creates tension & hate between two countries.
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Aug 06, 2015 06:23pm
Who is he then ? If he is your citizen don't be inhuman to deny that. Same thing happened with kasab.
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Aug 06, 2015 06:36pm
@Faraz
The persons invovled are in jail for life term if you don't know. Here law prevails irrespective of religion or anything
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Aug 06, 2015 06:50pm
Why are we so apologetic with a country which is openly sponsoring terrorism here?
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Aug 06, 2015 07:00pm
@Glowing Pakistan Did you read the dawn article written by chief investigator of Mumbai attack in Pakistan? Please read it and understand these issues are complex. That was the Pakistani who was investigating the attack on Pakistani soil.
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Aug 06, 2015 07:00pm
India is not getting it until Raheel Shareef admits it Pakistan is going to deny it.
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Aug 06, 2015 07:18pm
Tit for tat, this is the truth. this should go on, until unfinished job is completed.
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Aug 06, 2015 07:23pm
Denial alone make no difference, as he is the citizen of Pak,as the whole world know it
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Aug 06, 2015 07:42pm
Two countries got independence in 1947. One entered Mars and another is still trying to enter India.
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Aug 06, 2015 07:49pm
I know from where this captured young man is. You may find it a little weird, but this guy is from Mars.
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Aug 06, 2015 08:22pm
'India should provide proof of any Pakistani found involved in terrorist activity on Indian soil'
I hope that the FO was referring to the Gurdaspur incident, this latest incident happened on the Kashmiri soil not Indian soil!!
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Aug 06, 2015 08:31pm
this guy came from mars and kasab came from moon... ok
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Aug 06, 2015 08:37pm
Please ask him where he lives, his family etc
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Aug 06, 2015 08:40pm
What is new this time? Can anyone tell me if Kasab is still considered by Pakistan as 'not from Pakistan'? I wonder what Kasab's family and acquaintances in Pakistan think about how the guy was disowned by the very people who sent him to his troubles.
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Aug 06, 2015 09:09pm
@Sandeep : Read the article again. Khosa has pin-pointed the insufficiency of Indian security apparatuses knitted in 21 layers that had been blasted ( if so) by just a handful of so called terrorists from Pakistan. Is it even imaginable? Only proves some hand and gloves.
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Aug 06, 2015 09:19pm
I don't blame pakistan gov. It is very possible that they don't know how he came from pakistan. But officials can investigate the facts given by this man and indian gov. And if he is telling truth, pakistan should investigate and bring those people behind bars wo are responsible for this in-human crime. He looks like a decent student, who is brainwashed. People behind this are the main culprit who are spoiling their future. Both country should solve this problem of terrorism. Blaming each-other will not bring any conclusion. First investigate the facts and then decide when and where it went wrong.
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Aug 06, 2015 09:27pm
why should India provide proof Pakistan should investigate whether naved is Pakistani or not and i don't think it will difficult
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Aug 06, 2015 09:32pm
India is so innocent that any pakistani spy can enter the most secure border in the world and do any kind of terrorism in it...if that's the case then why doesn't Modi sac all the security officers or get them trained from Pakistan?
India should really learn how to protect itself rather then blaming others....
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Aug 06, 2015 09:57pm
Lets Pakistan prove that he is not pakistani
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Aug 06, 2015 10:07pm
What a joke! here is the proof. Not by Indian authorities but by one of your own.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1198061/mumbai-attacks-trial
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Aug 06, 2015 11:28pm
Three things can not be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Real truth will come out one day and that wouldn't be too far.
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Aug 06, 2015 11:49pm
India should show the pictures of those militant killed in the attack to international Media. what are you afraid of?
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Aug 06, 2015 11:52pm
@ayesha You are right. Both countries are waging proxy terror war against each other. It will not end till one bleeds to death.
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Aug 07, 2015 12:46am
@x It's innocent until proven guilty. That is how it works everywhere except India. Get used to it.
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Aug 07, 2015 01:04am
Simple request to Indians. Lets assume all that you say is correct and this guy is 100% Pakistani caught red handed. In any court of law, both prosecution and defence reserve the right to question any witness presented by either side. Unlike in Kasab case, why don't you follow the correct procedure this time and allow Pakistani investigators to question this guy. If you don't allow Pakistan access to him then you don't have a case in any court of law. If you are really serious about this then do the right and proper thing else its just drama one after the other manufactured by your gov't and media.
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Aug 07, 2015 01:12am
@lafanga
in pakistan's case pakistan is 'guilty until proven guilty'....because this is exactly what happened when Kasab was caught, first denial, then overwhelming proof, then slow acceptance..... You have to get used to it.
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Aug 07, 2015 01:42am
What is the proof which will confirm the terrorist is from Pakistan?
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Aug 07, 2015 02:24am
Pakistan should join hands with India to counter Terrorism. India can help Pakistan to destroy terror. let there be Peace .
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Aug 07, 2015 03:10am
@Siddharth best comment I ever read!! :)
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Aug 07, 2015 03:13am
@Dilip Thorat I agree to your idea fully!!
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Aug 07, 2015 03:15am
Was there any prove that the first attack a sikh insurgency.
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Aug 07, 2015 04:06am
@ayesha oh really? are you educated enough?
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Aug 07, 2015 04:14am
Well, The government of Pakistan has closed its eyes towards terrorism. One cannot see with the eyes closed. Please folks, it is hitting home. If you do not educate your kids at home, it is going to happen. A terrorist does not have rational thinking.
Allan-London
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Aug 07, 2015 04:29am
@Robin Raj Same thing happened with hundreds of dead Pakistani soldiers who were killed by India on Indian side of the border. Finally, they had to be buried in India.
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Aug 07, 2015 04:42am
@sana "India is so innocent that any pakistani spy can enter the most secure border in the world "
How come you guys always flip?
Then why do you complain that Raw agents are in Pakistan?
So many comments like "chickens come home to roost" about Saudi bombing from you all, but this logic doesn't apply to you guys?
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Aug 07, 2015 05:01am
This young man's father has pleaded in typical Punjabi (in the media- over phone with Hindustan Times) to spare his son's life. You have his picture, place where he comes from and the name of his father. What more proof do you want here! Just hide your face!
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Aug 07, 2015 05:27am
@jaysing Burden of proof is on the one making the accusations...
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Aug 07, 2015 05:32am
The only one to gain is the Indian propaganda machinery...so can't understand what Pakistan would gain out of it. Seems more like a conspiracy against Pakistan.
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Aug 07, 2015 05:52am
Pak denial is based on NADRA report, where they dont found his name like in the case of ajmal Kasab, guess what in NADRA nearly 40% of pak population has been not rregistered till now..what an excuse
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Aug 07, 2015 06:23am
One can wake a sleeping person, not the one who pretends to be asleep.
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Aug 07, 2015 06:32am
@sana kudos, atleast you have courage to accept that
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Aug 07, 2015 06:46am
@Maqsood I disagree
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Aug 07, 2015 06:53am
@Adnan Fayyaz I appreciate your thinking
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Aug 07, 2015 08:37am
@Glowing Pakistan A captured person is saying he is Pakistani; his father is accepting that. What else we need? How long we will continue fooling ourselves?
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Aug 08, 2015 01:14am
@Faraz Samjhota is an internal matter to India. What we are asking is for matters which involve outside countries.
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Aug 08, 2015 03:56am
@Rahat Nothing you can do if a country disowns their own citizens.
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Aug 08, 2015 07:33am
@Zia Absolutely correct.
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