Malcolm Merlyn Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) Quote Pakistan blacks out Rajnath Singh's tough talk on terror at SAARC meet. The Pakistan government today blacked out the speech made by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a high-level SAARC meeting in Islamabad In an all-out diplomatic war, the Pakistan government today blacked out the speech made by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a high-level SAARC meeting in Islamabad, where he called for tough action against terrorism and the countries supporting it. "There should be strongest action not only against the terrorists or organisations but also against those individuals, organisations and nations. Mere condemnation of terrorism and terrorists is not enough," Singh said at the two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) interior ministers conclave that began in Islamabad today. "There are no good terrorists or bad terrorists. There should be no glorification or eulogising of terrorists as martyrs," Singh said in his speech that was blacked out within Pakistan. Rajnath's visit to Islamabad comes amid unrest in the Kashmir Valley which India says is being stoked by Pakistan. The turmoil started after the July 8 killing of pro-Pakistan rebel commander Burhan Wani. In a controversial comment on the eve of the talks, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had described Wani as a "martyr" who died fighting for the "freedom" of Jammu and Kashmir. India has also repeatedly accused Pakistan of exporting terror to India and has asked for the investigation into the Pathankot and 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to be expedited. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/exclusive-pakistan-alleges-rajnath-singh-left-saarc-meeting-in-a-huff-india-counters-claim/1/732531.html Edited August 7, 2016 by Malcolm Merlyn tweaker 1
Malcolm Merlyn Posted August 4, 2016 Author Posted August 4, 2016 Quote It was not a high voltage India-Pak cricket match but it was no less. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan met at the SAARC Interior Ministers' meet in Islamabad in a tense atmosphere. Reportedly, Singh left Pakistan in a huff at the mention of Kashmir by Pakistan. The hosts allegedly did not courtesy which forced Indian Home Minister to skip the lunch. Did host Pakistan did not extend courtesy to the Indian Home Minister? INDIAN VERSION The Indian delegation had informed the hosts that since Parliament session was on, Singh would have to leave early. After Afghanistan and Bhutan, the Indian Home Minister made a strong speech on terrorism. He sought to put Pakistan in a spot for calling terrorists as martyrs. He reiterated India's consistent stand that there cannot be good or bad terrorists. That rattled the Pakistan home minister. While delivering his speech, Khan deviated from his written speech and sought to implicate India over alleged atrocities in Kashmir. He was so rattled that when the conference took a break for lunch, the Pakistani home minister was conspicuous by his absence. Taking exception to the Pakistani home minister's incivility, the Indian delegation decided to skip lunch and have it inside the hotel room instead. It was left to the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan to represent India's point of view. Further, when Singh and other delegates left Pakistan, sources said, there were no senior officers from the hosts. THE PAKISTANI VERSION Media reports in the neighbouring country, however, suggested that Rajnath Singh along with the Indian delegation left the SAARC conference after his Pakistani counterpart mentioned the Kashmir issue and the actions of Indian forces in Kashmir as brutality and terrorism. It is believed that Singh got upset over Khan pushing the Kashmir unrest. The Indian delegates too had an argument with their Pakistani counterparts and they exchanged harsh words. As per Pakistan media reports, Singh left without having a goodbye handshake with Khan. He went straight to the hotel, checked out from there and left for India, leaving the Indian Consulate. Meanwhile, on landing in New Delhi, Singh spoke of terror groups, including Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujhahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, leading protests against him. "What happened in Pakistan is for all to see. I will be briefing the PM and address Parliament soon," he said. India has constantly accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism in the Kashmir Valley. Before Singh had headed to Islamabad, a written statement by Ministry of Home Affairs in Parliament bluntly accused Pakistan of using social media and vested interests to raise slogans against Indian forces to give it a semblance of civil unrest. Pakistan, on other hand, raised the Kashmir bogey. Despite the threat to the Indian Home Minister, the Indian government decided to send him. It was important to not only to have Indian voice but also India's commitment not to bow down to terror, it was decided. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/exclusive-pakistan-alleges-rajnath-singh-left-saarc-meeting-in-a-huff-india-counters-claim/1/732531.html tweaker 1
Adi_91 Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 Two good things from the Pakistani version. #1, Hafiz Saeed is indeed a terrorist! Yes, they have finally accepted #2 There was a threat to the Honorable Home Minister of India in Pakistan. So, there are elements in Pakistan that do not like Indians. Good, so they have finally accepted their animosity towards India and that they are the home of terrorism. velu 1
chewy Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Seems both versions correlate. But question remains why no coverage of the meeting? or are SAARC meetings always held behind closed doors? Anyways Pakistan should be kicked out of SAARC, only then can SAARC move forward. Afghans, Bhutan and Bangladesh will be more than happy to kick out Pakistan.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted August 5, 2016 Author Posted August 5, 2016 Pakistan version ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday could not digest the blunt stance on Kashmir by his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and left the SAARC conference without attending the last session. Rajnath Singh felt displeased after Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan candidly advocated the issue of peace in Indian-held Kashmir during addressing a one-day meeting of home ministers from countries belonging to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). Nisar at one point outrightly said that there is a difference between terrorism and struggle for freedom probably referring to the uprising in Kashmir. “The violence being committed against the innocent people of Indian Kashmir is open terrorism,” Nisar said during his extempore address as Pakistan’s interior minister. The Indian delegation led by Rajnath Singh left the meeting and did not talk to media at the airport as well. According to multiple media reports, a strong stance of Pakistan over regional peace and especially Kashmir made it difficult for Rajnath Singh to carry on with the meeting and he took his way to New Delhi. Earlier, the minister left his seat of speaker to address all issues point by point raised by home ministers of the member countries. “We have always wished to work in close cooperation with all our neighbours and we believe all pending issues can be addressed through dialogue.” Khan went on to claim that Pakistan suffered heavy losses in the fight against terrorism and the country condemned every single incident of terror which claimed innocent lives. The interior minister’s remarks come in the backdrop of escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals over unrest in disputed Kashmir. As per Indian media reports, the ongoing strain in Indo-Pak relations was evident at the SAARC interior/home ministers’ conference when home minister Rajnath Singh came face-to-face with Chaudhary Nisar for the first time the two leaders barely shook hands. New Delhi on the other hand alleged that Pakistan blacked out Rajnath Singh’s address at the SAARC home ministers’ meet. SOURCE= http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/nisars-stance-on-kashmir-forced-indian-home-minister-rajnath-singh-to-leave-saarc-conference/ 1.How is Kashmir a matter for Pakistan?If there is a issue its between Indians and Kashmiris and not Pakistan. 2.How many attempts of Pakistan has failed when they tried to internationalise Kashmir?Every year Pakistan tries to do this at UN etc and fails. 3.Why wasnt Indian media allowed to cover the SAARC meet?Why wasnt the Indian official state broadcaster whose personnel were part of the Indian HMs official delegation stopped from entering the SAARC meet? 4.After all this the Indian HM was right in leaving Pakistan as Pakistan again showed how it is unfit to hold any multilateral event.Not too long ago the Commonwealth meeting of speakers in Pakistan was cancelled after India boycotted the event because Pakistan wont let Kashmiri speaker in.Induas boycott was followed by various other nations doing the same leading to cancellation of the event.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted August 7, 2016 Author Posted August 7, 2016 Quote NEW DELHI: Indian journalists, who went to cover the SAARC Home Ministers' conference in Islamabad, had to face hostile Pakistani officials+ , who not only denied them access to the inaugural function but also barred them from standing at the entrance of the venue where their interior minister was to receive dignitaries, leading to tense moments. The six Indian journalists, who were given visa to travel to Islamabad to cover the event, were flatly refused entry to the inaugural function, which was attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Indian journalists then stood near the entrance of the where Pakistani interior minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan was receiving the visiting dignitaries from SAARC countries. As Pakistani media took position to capture the moment of Home Minister Rajnath Singh+ 's arrival, Indian journalists too joined them. Immediately, Pakistani officials curtly told them to leave the place, saying Indian journalists were not allowed to stand even outside the gate. When Pakistani officials asked Doordarshan cameraperson R Jayashree Puri and ANI's Ajay Kumar Sharma to remove their cameras, a senior Indian diplomat tried to intervene and protested. The diplomat hotly argued that Indian journalists be allowed+ to be near the gate to capture Singh's arrival as Pakistani journalists, video and still camerapersons were present and freely taking shots. The Pakistani officials made it clear that the Indian journalists have to leave the place immediately, leading to a verbal duel between the diplomat and a Pakistani official. The Pakistani official even directed some of his juniors to block the view of Indian journalists and soon the reporters and camerapersons were surrounded by several persons, apparently policemen in civvies, making it impossible for them to shoot anything. This resulted the Indian journalists failing to capture the moment when Singh touched the hands of his Pakistani counterpart, a gesture short of a formal handshake, reflecting the growing chill in the ties between the two countries. Drive With Care- A Road Safety Initiative By Chevrolet India Chevrolet India Recommended By Colombia As per SAARC protocol, the inaugural statement by the host country is open to the media while the rest of the proceedings are in camera. The Pakistani establishment was also circulating information in the local media that Indian Home Minister had visited washroom eight times to make calls to New Delhi when the conference was going on.The fact is that the washroom was outside the conference hall and the Home Minister used it twice -- once before the formal ministers' meet started after he and his SAARC counterparts had made a courtesy call to Pakistan Prime Sharif and again when the meeting got over.Besides, Home Minister Singh does not carry a cell phone even while he is in India and, whenever necessary, uses those of his aides. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-journalists-barred-even-from-standing-outside-gates-of-saarc-meet-venue-in-pak/articleshow/53583540.cms?utm_source=toimobile&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=referral
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