PM says dossier on Indian interference to be given to UN

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UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the dossier on Indian interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs and on fomenting terrorism on Pakistan’s soil by India would soon be handed over to the secretary general of the United Nations.

He told reporters at a press conference at Waldorf Astoria hotel after his UNGA speech that if he had a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he would have handed the dossier over to him.

He said that Pakistan was keen to have peaceful neighbourly relations but India had not reciprocated with the same sentiments. “It is the time that India should act by coming forward and desist from violating the ceasefire on LoC and Working Boundary,” he said.

Take a look: India's role in promoting terror in Pakistan no secret: Sartaj Aziz

But he said nothing about the construction of a wall at the border as charged in a letter to the UN Secretary General, by Pakistan’s ambassador.

In reply to a question, Nawaz Sharif said an important announcement would be made in Pakistan about welcoming Malala Yousufzai to Pakistan. —M.H. & A.I.

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2015

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Whats in a name

Oct 02, 2015 06:50am

But what makes pak not to handover the dossier to Indian high commission is Pak or any other diplomatic channel. There is still diplomatic channel b/w the countries right ? Countries do not need talks to handover dossiers.

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Dr faizan

Oct 02, 2015 06:54am

U.N. Is not going to do anything to help us with this regional arrogant bully problem... Show the proof to the world and media.

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WaheedNoor

Oct 02, 2015 07:03am

I have been hearing of this Dossier business for months. What will Ban ki Moon will do with this dossier? India has given us dozens of them and consigned them to dust bin. Same fate awaits our dossier too.

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The King

Oct 02, 2015 07:42am

Haven't this been given?...... Has been hearing about this for ages. Is the dossier real or just vapour? You are just making fool of Pakistani public.

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Mahendra Singh

Oct 02, 2015 07:45am

Oh yes...the famous dossier...

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anonymous

Oct 02, 2015 07:54am

Quite honestly, what is UN going to do with it? You expect someone will read that intently, which would be hard to believe, and get back to Pakistan. I am really curious who is this person/persons that has both the interest and the authority to do something about it.

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Abdulla Hussain

Oct 02, 2015 08:17am

The PM should also make it public through an international press conference, enough is enough, the world has to see the real face. 80% of terrorism in Pakistan is directly or indirectly connected to agencies operation through Afghanistan. Pakistan has paid a heavy price, not any more.

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amir

Oct 02, 2015 08:19am

when??? this century or another

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azad

Oct 02, 2015 08:42am

Good job NS

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Mullah Deewana

Oct 02, 2015 08:54am

Sorry Mr. Nawaz, you promised to expose India during this year's UN meeting itself but failed. Now there would be no takers for this dossier.

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Sanjay

Oct 02, 2015 08:58am

The Secretary General would throw this fabricated dossier into the dustbin right after the meeting. Its nothing but a piece of trash. Disappointed with both PPP & Nawaz Sharif's Govt's. Thought that they would take concrete steps to normalize relations with India but sadly it has not been the case. Dealing directly with the Military in Pakistan is any day better then dealing with the elected puppet governments. The ceasefire with Musharraf's government in November 2003 which was meaningful,effective and a long lasting one is a perfect example demonstrating where the actual power centre within Pakistan is located.

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Indian

Oct 02, 2015 09:04am

All the best

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Mian Amir Hakim

Oct 02, 2015 09:08am

When????

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Raja Hindustani

Oct 02, 2015 09:11am

Sir, running behind UN will look you more helpless. You want everyone should take your complain seriously but when India make similar complains, you simply reject it. Living in denial will not going to help. Its simple give and take policy. You stop interfering, supporting and harbouring anti india elements & we will replicate the same. It is as simple as that.

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Parivel

Oct 02, 2015 09:16am

All the best

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shezad

Oct 02, 2015 09:18am

Good to see Pakistan handing the dossier through UN and other diplomatic channels. Going on a media frenzy achieves nothing.

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Rajesh

Oct 02, 2015 09:22am

You make us laugh with ur dossiers Mr. NS

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Awara

Oct 02, 2015 09:24am

All the very best. We are so scared

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Pakistan

Oct 02, 2015 09:27am

How long people will be fooled ?

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Rohit

Oct 02, 2015 09:27am

cool....lets see what you've got

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Citizen

Oct 02, 2015 09:38am

The mythical dossier! No one has seen it, it's like the aboniable snowman

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m singh

Oct 02, 2015 09:39am

Wish you all best......

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Bitter truth

Oct 02, 2015 09:43am

Why wait for Modi meeting? If there is even a grain of honesty in your claims, just give it to international or Pakistan media so everyone can see. But we all know why that won't happen.

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Anand

Oct 02, 2015 09:46am

Until and unless somebody in Pakistan grab that dossier from NS and hand it over to UN. We will continue to hear this from Pakistan establishment.

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Huzaifa Akhtar

Oct 02, 2015 09:55am

You should have spoken about it clearly in your UN speech.

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Raja Hindustani

Oct 02, 2015 10:06am

@Huzaifa Akhtar : He didnt because he was very well aware that it will open the pandora box.

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Pure Ind

Oct 02, 2015 10:18am

Dear Nawaz saheb, please provide the dossiers with solid proofs ASAP. We in India also want to know the truth, the way Mr. Sartaj Aziz waved the file of dossiers we in India we eagerly waiting for the UN summit!!!

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Befree

Oct 02, 2015 10:26am

We are eagerly waiting for it.

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original realist

Oct 02, 2015 10:38am

Earlier Mr. Aziz said he would have handed it over to Indian NSA, had meeting taken place. As these meetings are not materialising, please send it to Indian side by email, with copy marked to Secretary General of UN.

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math

Oct 02, 2015 10:44am

1. The dossier can be mailed to India / Indian embassy in Pakistan instead of being flaunted around. Looks like more noise, less substance. 2. If Secy gen of UN was to be given the dossier, why did NS not do so when he met the Secy Gen four days ago. 3. I feel there is no dossier that can be handed over without being laughed at, OR 4. Pakistan is trying to get third party intervention in Indo-Pak conflict by some oblique, Either ways, the UN will only make generic statements of "encourage peaceful solution" etc; especially after both PM and EAM of India have given a mouthful to the UN for pursuing archaic agenda belonging to the 1940s.

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Saheb Nagori

Oct 02, 2015 11:05am

India does not carry out subversive activities. When the situation impacts adversely,

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sandeep

Oct 02, 2015 11:12am

when pakistan pm shariff was attending UN meeting he never uttered about dossier. The moment he lands in his country speaks about dossier..does this act is for domestic consumption

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mehar ali

Oct 02, 2015 11:14am

when?

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sameer

Oct 02, 2015 11:22am

@shezad he said will soon be handed over. Do you know whether it is actually handed over Or not. First confirm it and then congratulate him. why wasting your wishes.

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Salman Habib Azizi

Oct 02, 2015 11:25am

What does it mean.... There is need of practical steps to be taken in this regard. We are suffering from 'Foreign Hand' since long. Pakistan should decide and solve this matter once and for all time. Besides Kashmir should be focused. If Indo-Pak govt want to prosper their respective people it should abandon blame game and start concrete efforts for the solution of all issues.

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Abu Hamza

Oct 02, 2015 11:32am

Why not handed over when NS met him??

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Zahid Nayeem

Oct 02, 2015 11:40am

Sir, The Dossier should have been submitted to Secretary General and copies to all members before the begining of General Assembly Session, which would have resulted in change in Indian Foreign Ministers address to the General Assembly. Our next move would have been to call urgent session of Security Council where we would have taken up the Indian Threat, sleeper cells, and financing of terrorism in country. Sir, now its too late, how much more should our beloved Army suffer because of lack of political leadership and wrong perceptions of our politicians.

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Shaam سے

Oct 02, 2015 11:50am

Please hand it over ASAP, while the iron is still hot. Any delay will only point fingers at Pakistan.

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HINDUSTANI

Oct 02, 2015 11:55am

If he had a dossier, he should have invited Modi for a meeting..they had this dossier for so long but no one could show it to the world..

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Oct 02, 2015 12:10pm

@Zahid Nayeem that shows credibility of so called proof. If it is real then why not make it public

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Amir

Oct 02, 2015 12:17pm

Funny. Statement after Indian Foriegn Affairs Minister statement against Mr NS speach at UN

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rehan

Oct 02, 2015 12:21pm

We really need a PM which actually has some spine . Instead of talking about "dossiers" all the time , focus on crushing Indian backed separatist movements and political parties . No "dossier" would be needed then.

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rehan

Oct 02, 2015 12:23pm

@Zahid Nayeem I agree. I don't think PM would do anything that would get Indians angry . He has his business interests to look after !

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ramesh

Oct 02, 2015 12:34pm

Sushma give the dossier in speech Nawaz give the dossier, don't know whom and when

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Saheb Nagori

Oct 02, 2015 12:50pm

Make the dossier public.

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Chauhan

Oct 02, 2015 12:53pm

It will be good if PM can make it public in pakistan as well as India, so that everyone can see the truth by comparing fake and reality

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shezad

Oct 02, 2015 12:57pm

To all Indians: There was a dossier provided by Musharraf to Manmohan Singh as well. Dossiers such as those should be shared through diplomatic channels as any mature country does.

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Battleaxe

Oct 02, 2015 01:19pm

UN is a defunct institution meant for only international meet and greet functions of offical nature . Which genocide or war has UN stopped?

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ROHIT PANDEY

Oct 02, 2015 01:51pm

I think Narendra Modi would have handed a comprehensive manual as how to a country? Poorly run countries export terrorism and not software or cars or machinery or whatever?:):)

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Suleman Sahabuddin

Oct 02, 2015 01:55pm

If India can handover the dossier directly to Pakistan. What prevents Pakistan handling over the dossier directly to India.

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Namo

Oct 02, 2015 02:03pm

The so called dossier please present this dossier so the public knows the truth.

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Avisen

Oct 02, 2015 02:13pm

@Raja Hindustani Absolutely right.

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Arslan

Oct 02, 2015 02:17pm

Wise move. Offer peace first. If rejected, expose the terrorism sponsored by India.

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turbo

Oct 02, 2015 03:38pm

ask any South Asian county, they will say India is the problem in the region and Pakistan is the only county capable and strong enough to handle this problem!

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gerry dcunha

Oct 02, 2015 05:41pm

How many dossiers have been submitted to UN in the past 69 years by Pakistan - any result?

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