WASHINGTON, March 16: The United States should stop selling weapons to India, president of the Council of Khalistan, Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, said on Monday.

"India represses its minorities, spends its money on useless weapons while the people live in abject poverty, and is anti-American," Dr. Aulakh said. "This sale is very destabilizing," said Dr. Aulakh. "It will only promote India's hegemonic ambitions."

The Sikh leader recalled that India had a long record of anti-Americanism. It was an ally of the former Soviet Union and supported the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but did nothing to support the American operations in Afghanistan, he said.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....