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Business Recorder
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
‘From Balochistan to Lahore': DG ISPR reveals Indian army's ‘institutional' role in terrorism in Pakistan
The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) on Tuesday presented intercepted communications and material evidence, demonstrating the Indian Army's institutional involvement in orchestrating terrorist activities across Pakistan, from Balochistan to Punjab's capital Lahore. The spokesperson briefed the media as tensions with India escalate, following days of heightened rhetoric and military posturing between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The DG ISPR began the press conference by stating that the Indian Army is actively engaged in supporting and financing terrorism inside Pakistan. Military incursion by India 'imminent', says Khawaja Asif He presented evidence of the 'Indian government's direct involvement in destabilising Pakistan through terror activities.' The DG ISPR revealed that security forces had arrested a terrorist operative, Abdul Majeed, in early April, recovering an Indian-made drone and Rs 1 million in cash from his residence. Forensic analysis of digital evidence exposed Majeed's communications with serving Indian military officials, including what appeared to be operational discussions about cross-border terror activities. 'The Indian Army is actively orchestrating terrorism,' the DG ISPR stated, claiming this was part of a broader campaign to destabilize Pakistan from Balochistan to Lahore. The military spokesperson dismissed recent Indian allegations about Pakistani involvement in the Kashmir tourist attack as completely baseless, noting that 'seven days after the incident, no credible evidence had been presented to substantiate the claims.' Pakistan, India exchange small arms fire across Kashmir border for fourth night The briefing included what was described as intercepted communications between local militants and his alleged Indian handlers, which the military said proves institutional involvement. 'The IED provided to terrorists by an Indian Army major was used in the attack on Pakistani forces in Bagh sector of Azad Kashmir,' the military spokesperson stated. The evidence package included audio recordings purportedly featuring an Indian official instructing militants to 'target public areas in Bhimbar and Jhelum districts.' According to the evidence, the same official is heard saying: 'These activities will be amplified by Indian social and electronic media,' suggesting a coordinated information warfare campaign alongside physical attacks. The DG ISPR disclosed that '71 terrorists eliminated in recent counterterrorism operations were operating at the behest of Indian masters.' 'We're not talking about rogue elements here,' the DG ISPR emphasized. 'We're presenting evidence of institutional involvement at the highest levels of India's military establishment in planning and executing terrorist activities on Pakistani soil.' The military spokesperson played what were described as intercepted phone calls between the arrested operative Abdul Majeed and his alleged Indian handlers, including one where a voice identified as an Indian Army major discusses operational details of the Bagh sector attack. Another recording allegedly captures planning for attacks on civilian targets, with the Indian official specifically mentioning the need to 'create maximum psychological impact.' These revelations come as Pakistan and India have exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) for several consecutive days. The development follows Monday's statement by Pakistan's Defense Minister warning of an imminent military incursion by India, a threat issued in response to last week's attack on tourists in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. After the April 22 attack that killed 26 people in IIOJK, India has claimed to identify two of the three suspects as Pakistani, although Islamabad has denied any role and called for a neutral probe. The attack triggered outrage and grief in India, along with calls for action against Pakistan, whom New Delhi accuses of funding and encouraging terrorism in IIOJK.
Arab News
14-04-2025
- Science
- Arab News
Saudi Arabia rich in potential for quantum research, experts say
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia holds significant potential for quantum research, according to experts. Celebrating 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, the Kingdom's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution hosted World Quantum Day for the second time at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh. Ahmed Abdul Majeed, a recent physics graduate originally from Nigeria, told Arab News that Monday's conference gave him the platform to further explore his passions in quantum science. 'During my third year as an undergraduate I grew this sudden interest in quantum … since then, everything about me revolves around quantum,' he said. The first World Quantum Day was in 2021 as an effort to promote understanding of quantum science, which deals with miniscule particles smaller than atoms and has the potential to revolutionize computing power. The KACST event hosted numerous industry experts including David E. Keyes, senior associate to the president for strategic projects at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. A longtime admirer of Keyes' work, Abdul Majeed has been working with him for more than a year at the Quantum Computing Reading Group at KAUST, a group of academics and interested individuals that regularly gathers to discuss the latest developments in quantum computing and often invites companies abroad to join the conversation. Operating for two years now, the reading group at KAUST is trying to introduce quantum science to more university courses in the Kingdom. 'I know Saudi is working towards (quantum research) and I believe they will achieve more than any other country,' Abdul Majeed said. Richard Schoebel, regional director at ID Quantique, a Swiss company that develops quantum safe cybersecurity solutions, told Arab News that the Kingdom has made significant strides over the past couple of years in the field. 'We finally see there's a lot of movement happening in the terms of quantum here in the region. When I look back a couple years ago … it was really very slow, but now you see it's picking up pace … and it's getting a lot of traction.' Schoebel said that it is important to push quantum research forward because it is 'the next big thing.' Quantum computing is going to change the world as we know it, and together with AI it opens new possibilities, he said. On the other hand, as quantum technology develops it has the potential to bypass traditional cybersecurity methods, making it essential to develop more secure practices. With such a large number of young people in STEM fields with strong educational backgrounds, there is a lot of space for quantum to reach its full potential here, he said. Abdul Majeed, having recently been accepted to undertake a graduate degree in quantum technology at the University of Sussex, told Arab News that he has big dreams of taking the education and experiences he gained back home and establishing a school to teach others, as well as creating his own start-up and partnering with other industry leaders. 'I want to do my PhD also; I really want to get to the peak of learning.' Quoting Nobel Prize in Physics winner Richard Feynman, Abdul Majeed said: 'If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics.' World Quantum Day featured experts from 65 countries who spoke and discussed various topics in quantum science including global strategies for technology development, real-world applications of quantum solutions, bridging academia and industry, Quantum AI, and more.
