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26-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
India's Strengths To Pakistan's Weaknesses: How PM Modi Spread Stern Message Of Sindoor In Bhuj
Last Updated: "Pakistan's children, listen to govt is putting your life in danger," said PM Narendra Modi in Bhuj, addressing Pakistan's citizens perhaps for the first time 'Sukh chain ki zindagi chahiye, roti khao, nahin to meri goli toh hai hi' – Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke directly to Pakistan's citizens on Monday, telling them to choose between backing their government and army which supports terrorists, or face India's wrath. This was perhaps the first time that Modi directed his words at Pakistan's citizens in his speech in Bhuj, asking them what they had gained from their government's policies. QUESTIONS FOR PAKISTANI CITIZENS 'India has become the fourth largest economy of the world, and what is your condition? Who has destroyed the future of your children? Your Army has its own agenda…it is supporting terrorism. Pakistan's children, listen to me," Modi said. ALSO READ | 'Bread Or Bullet, Choice Is Yours': PM Modi's Message To Pakistan's Govt, Army On Terrorism advetisement He said terrorism was a way for the Pakistani government to earn money. 'Pakistan's people will have to decide if this route is good for them or their welfare? Will you get a better life from this? I want to tell Pakistani people that your life is being put in danger by your government and it is spoiling your future. Pakistan's people have to come forward for their benefit," PM Modi said in a rare piece of advice for the Pakistanis. HOW PAHALGAM WAS AVENGED Modi is taking his message on Operation Sindoo r across the country with visits to Rajasthan and Gujarat in the past four days – and from May 28 to May 31, he will be in West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The effort is to tell people of the country how Modi and the armed forces have fulfilled his vow to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. His speeches are rousing and inspiring for the people. Modi said Pakistan considers tourism as terrorism and whoever will spill the blood of Indians will be answered in their language. 'Whoever raises their eyes on India will not be spared. Operation Sindoor is to protect humanity and a mission to end terrorism. After April 22, I had said in Bihar rally that terror headquarters will be demolished. We waited for 15 days that Pakistan will take some step against terror, but they did nothing. So, I gave full freedom to our forces," the Prime Minister said. TERROR REMAINS THE TARGET Advertisement Speaking from Bhuj near the India-Pakistan border, Modi said India's targets were terrorist headquarters in Pakistan and the strikes 100 km deep inside Pakistan showed the capability and discipline of India's armed forces. 'We showed to the world that terror headquarters in Pakistan can be demolished from inside India itself. Pakistan was rattled by our strikes. On May 9 night, drones were sent along the in Kutch border. They thought Modi is from Gujarat so send drones here. We shot all of them down. Then we attacked their military with double strength," the PM said. Modi said Pakistan was left shaking in fear after India destroyed their airbases and military installations – 'Even the world was left surprised," Modi said. He said Pakistan was attacked by India so strongly that their airbases are still in the ICU. 'It is then that Pakistan asked for mercy – they knew now they cannot be saved under ferocious attack by India. Pakistan started waving the white flag. We had always said we only attacked terror bases and you should have remained quiet. Our fight is with cross-border terrorism and those who shelter and fuel it," the Prime Minister said. top videos View All Modi also said the Pahalgam terrorists had no idea of the consequences of their actions, recalling the brutality of killing a father in front of his children. He stated that such images still ignite anger across the nation, as 140 crore Indians were challenged by terrorism. 'I fulfilled my responsibility as the nation's leader, giving full freedom to India's armed forces, who then executed an operation unseen in decades. Nine major terror hubs across the border were identified and destroyed in 22 minutes…Pakistan's military attempted retaliation but was decisively defeated by Indian forces," the Prime Minister said. Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. Stay informed with the latest India news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : india Pakistan india pakistan conflict Narendra Modi news18 specials Operation Sindoor Pahalgam attack Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: May 26, 2025, 19:37 IST News india India's Strengths To Pakistan's Weaknesses: How PM Modi Spread Stern Message Of Sindoor In Bhuj
Gulf Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
3 students, soldiers killed in Pakistan school bus bombing are buried
Hundreds of mourners in Pakistan on Thursday attended the funerals of three schoolgirls and two soldiers killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a school bus. The girl students, aged 10 to 16, were students at the Army Public School in Khuzdar, a city in Balochistan, local authorities said. Another 53 people were wounded, including 39 children, on Wednesday when the bomber drove a car into the school bus in Khuzdar. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, one of the deadliest targeting schoolchildren in recent years. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army, or BLA, has claimed most of the previous attacks in the southwestern province. PM Shahbaz Sharif meets with an injured student at a hospital in Quetta. AFP Both the BLA and the Pakistani Taliban typically refrain from taking responsibility for attacks that result in civilian or child casualties. The BLA has led a long-running separatist insurgency in Balochistan. The US designated the group a terrorist organisation in 2019. Pakistan's military and government blamed rival India for the attack without offering any evidence. India has not commented. India and Pakistan this month fought a four-day conflict before agreeing to a ceasefire. BLA AND TTP ARE INDIAN PROXIES, SAYS PAKISTANI MINISTER In a separate development, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that two major terrorist groups operating in Pakistan Indian proxies and Islamabad will present complete evidence to prove New Delhi's involvement in the attack on a school bus in Khuzdar district of Balochistan that killed three school children and injured several others. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stands before an interview with Reuters in Islamabad. File / Reuters At least six people, including three students, were slain while over 40 others — mostly students — sustained injuries after a bomb targeted the bus near Zero Point in Khuzdar on the Quetta-Karachi highway when it was on its way to drop the students at the Army Public School (APS) in Khuzdar Cantonment. Asif told a TV channel that there was evidence that the proscribed BLA was working as an Indian proxy. "We will present evidence of India's involvement. We will corroborate whatever we have claimed,' he said. The defence minister said that the relation between BLA and India is well-known as their leadership is in New Delhi. "The allegation against us was unsubstantiated but BLA is fighting like an Indian proxy.' Protesters hold portraits of children killed in the school bus bombing in Khuzdar district, during a rally in Karachi. AFP He was referring to the Pahalgam attack last month in occupied Kashmir that killed 26 people, following which India had instantly blamed Pakistan for backing the attackers. Asif said that the BLA and outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are Indian proxies. They have nothing to do with religion or nationalism, India is financing them and they're involved in bloodshed here, he said. The minister said that Pakistan will strike with full force and there will be no leniency, stressing that attacking non-combatants, including school children, was unacceptable. Asif said Pakistan called for an investigation into the Pahalgam attack, which India didn't agree to, adding that the world should be informed that the Narendra Modi-led regime was "very irresponsible for using a false incident as a pretext to wage a nuclear war'. He said Pakistan "will not start nuclear confrontation but cannot stay silent if nuclear devices are thrown at us'. "Pakistan showed restraint, but still India attacked our bases in the dark of the night,' he said.
Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Pakistani paedo wins legal fight to rehear case to stay in Scotland after arguing he will be punished in his homeland
The sex offender - who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain - said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and as a result, he could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics' PERVERT'S ASYLUM BID Pakistani paedo wins legal fight to rehear case to stay in Scotland after arguing he will be punished in his homeland Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A PAKISTANI paedophile has won a legal battle to have his case to stay in Scotland reheard after arguing he can't be deported - because his crimes were publicised in his home country and he might face punishment on his return. Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because he is worried he will be persecuted there. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Jamil Ahmed was convicted of sex offences at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court Credit: Les Gallagher The sex offender - who molested multiple teenage girls in Britain - said his crimes were published in newspapers in Pakistan and as a result, he could be prosecuted there or attacked by 'religious fanatics'. Ahmed has managed to dodge deportation and remain in Scotland since 2008 when he was convicted of abusing a teenage girl, despite being convicted of a similar offence again in 2013. He told an asylum court in Edinburgh it would be against his human rights to kick him out of the UK. Ahmed has now won an appeal after the Home Office tried to deport him and his case will be reheard. The sicko is married with children and lives in Scotland. He was convicted in 2008 of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 years of age and sentenced to a three-year probation order and 240 hours of community service. In November 2013, he was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl between 13 and 16 and sexually assaulting a teenager. He was jailed for three years and six months and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for an indefinite period. As a result, Ahmed was subjected to a deportation order. However, he has embarked on a near decade-long legal fight to stay in Britain. Inside the rise of ex-Rangers ultras chief turned mob boss waging gangland war across Scotland Ahmed has lost two appeals but has never been removed from the UK. At his latest appeal, the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Edinburgh heard his sex offences were reported in a newspaper in the UK. He claims reporting also featured in the Daily Kashmir News. The tribunal judgement said: "[Ahmed] asserts that he has a well-founded fear of persecution and is at risk of suffering serious harm in Pakistan because knowledge of his crimes have become known in Pakistan and published in newspapers. "In addition, a First Information Report ('FIR') has been made to the police in his local area on the basis of his crimes; a fatwa has also been issued. "[Ahmed] states that he is at risk of being prosecuted in Pakistan for these offences for which he has already been convicted, double jeopardy law applying in Pakistan. "He also submits that he is at risk from religious fanatics as a result of the fatwa. "It is also his case that there will be no sufficiency of protection for him against such groups in Pakistan and that he would not be able to relocate to an area where he would be safe. "[He] also claims that his removal from the United Kingdom would be a breach of his Article 8 rights as he has a partner and child in the United Kingdom." Ahmed claimed there was a 'leaflet in existence containing the same photograph as the newspaper article', which he said was being 'distributed by local extremists'. Ahmed also claimed 'armed individuals came to the family home looking for him' in Pakistan and that his father was shot and killed. The Home Office has disputed the existence of newspaper reports in Pakistan. Ahmed summoned an expert Pakistani witness to appear at his last asylum hearing in 2024 - Asad Ali Khan, an advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan. Mr Khan said the reporting in Pakistan appeared to be legitimate. Ahmed lost the hearing in 2024 with the judge at the time dismissing what they expert had to say. But now, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the judge in 2024 made a mistake in law by failing to make a 'sustainable' finding about the expert's opinion. Expert Mr Khan told the hearing: 'Moreover the pamphlet/leaflet which has been produced in respect of [Ahmed] (and has been distributed in Pakistan) is a tool to demonise [him] and malign him. "It also contains a photograph of [him] and states on his return to Pakistan he will be punished in accordance with Sharia law. "I see many such examples of propaganda material which are so clearly to be against private citizens. "I have examined [Ahmed's] documents and they bear all the traditional hallmarks of legal, propaganda and media documents in Pakistan which are used to victimise persons such as [Ahmed] who are in difficulties with the law in the UK." It was heard Mr Khan only saw 'photocopies of newspapers and their translations' and 'the articles in question being cut out rather than identified as being on a full page of the newspaper'. The Upper Tribunal, presided over by Judge Jeremy Rintoul, found that proper rulings need to be made about the expert's evidence, Ahmed's wife's evidence, and about documents related to the case. Judge Rintoul said: "I consider that, cumulatively, the judge [in 2024] has failed to reach sustainable conclusions with respect to the documents, the wife's evidence and the expert's opinion." A fresh hearing will now take place to determine Ahmed's case.
India Today
20-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
How Indian Army's 15 Corps executed Operation Sindoor with precision and surprise
In the first detailed briefing since the launch of Operation Sindoor, the Corps Commander of the Indian Army's 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava, revealed key operational details of the dramatic, high-impact retaliatory strike conducted across the Line of Control (LoC).Launched in response to unprovoked aggression and the continued support for terror infrastructure by the Pakistan Army, the operation marks a significant moment in India's cross-border military PHASEThe planning for Operation Sindoor began immediately after the Pahalgam attack. Over 15 days, Indian forces conducted intensive reconnaissance, intelligence-gathering, and strategic planning. This included strengthening defensive postures, identifying high-value enemy targets, and integrating next-generation weapon systems along with electronic warfare capabilities.A post-strike damage assessment (PSDA) mechanism was prepared in advance, supported by real-time surveillance ('eyes on target') to ensure precise outcomes. The strike was carefully synchronised to deliver a swift and overwhelming blow, with the first 25 minutes deemed offensive began between 01:05 am and 01:30 am on May 7, with simultaneous strikes launched across multiple enemy AND TACTICSSurprise was the cornerstone of Operation Sindoor's success. Pakistani troops, according to intelligence reports, were caught completely off-guard. In many instances, they failed to comprehend the scale of the attack until substantial damage had already been artillery operated in tight coordination, delivering massive yet selective shelling aimed at terror infrastructure and Pakistani military positions that supported such Gen Srivastava emphasised that no women or children were targeted, reflecting the Indian Army's strict commitment to ethical ZONES AND IMPACTKey enemy locations—including those in the Muzaffarabad sector, as deep as 34 to 41 km inside Pakistani territory—were posts that were reportedly being used as shields for terror hideouts were also selectively targeted after intelligence confirmed the terrorist was the first time India struck so deep and wide across multiple sectors inside Pakistani territory in a coordinated INFLICTED AND PAKISTANI CASUALTIESThe strike resulted in 64 Pakistani fatalities, including two Pakistan Army officers, and 96 communications revealed panic and confusion. In one message, a Pakistani commander was heard saying: "Daftar to kal bhi khul jaayega, filhaal jaan bachake bhaago." (The office can open tomorrow; for now, save your life and run.)Attempts by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) to retaliate were successfully repelled. Indian forces employed advanced launchpads and electronic warfare to intercept and prevent cross-border DETECTION: A TACTICAL WIN IN PIR PANJALBeyond direct combat, Operation Sindoor also included robust surveillance the northern Pir Panjal range, Indian forces successfully detected and tracked 307 Pakistani quadcopters out of 349 intrusions—highlighting Pakistan's growing reliance on drones for smuggling and effort significantly degraded Pakistan's situational awareness and gave India a tactical edge throughout the INDIAN CASUALTIESRemarkably, no Indian casualties were reported. 'Any Casualty: None,' Lt Gen Srivastava proudly said. This highlights the precision, coordination, and firepower dominance demonstrated by the Indian armed Indian Army also clarified that Operation Sindoor was a measured and punitive response, not an act of escalation. The objective was to send a clear signal—strategic deterrence without unnecessary SINDOOR CONTINUESOperation Sindoor, led by the 15 Corps under Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava, will be remembered as one of the most calculated and successful cross-border military actions in recent times. The operation not only reaffirmed India's military capability and technological superiority but also showcased its restraint in message was unambiguous: any provocation or support to terrorism will be met with decisive InMust Watch
News18
18-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Kolkata Top Cop's Stern Directives: Focus On Pakistani Flag Surveillance, Waqf Law Protests
Last Updated: Sources in Kolkata Police told News18 the commissioner has directed officers to identify any locations where Pakistani flags are being printed or manufactured Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma, during a recent crime review meeting held on Saturday, issued a series of firm instructions to officers across all police stations, encompassing matters of national sensitivity, law and order, and public safety. Sources in Kolkata Police told News18 that the commissioner directed all officers to closely monitor their respective jurisdictions to identify any locations where Pakistani flags are being printed or manufactured. PAKISTANI FLAGS In light of heightened Indo-Pakistan tensions, Verma emphasised the need to prevent the use of such flags to incite unrest. Officers have been asked to track printing presses or vendors involved in producing these flags and to identify buyers or groups linked to recent purchases. The commissioner warned that anti-social elements may exploit the current atmosphere to provoke disturbances, and such threats must be neutralised at the earliest. WAQF LAW PROTESTS Addressing concerns over recent protests related to the Waqf Act in several areas under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Police, the commissioner instructed all police stations concerned to remain vigilant and intensify source-based intelligence gathering. The aim is to prevent any further unrest or escalation over the issue. The entire security system was reviewed, along with the working of police stations and the role of supervisory officers during their visits. WOMEN'S SAFETY Referring to recent incidents of harassment near Gariahat and Bypass areas, officers were directed to act immediately upon receiving any complaints. Emphasis was placed on enhanced patrolling to prevent such crimes and reassure public safety. ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION AND ENCROACHMENT OF WATER BODIES The Commissioner stressed strict action against illegal constructions and warned that any complaints regarding the filling of ponds or wetlands must be acted upon promptly. These directives reflect a proactive law enforcement strategy aimed at preserving public order and ensuring the safety and security of all citizens in Kolkata. Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. Stay informed with the latest India news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated!
