Drunk idiot at wedding in Pakistan fires into crowd with his AK-47. pic.twitter.com/1UseB4VSvl— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) March 3, 2018
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Showing posts with label Pakistan Army. Show all posts
March 3, 2018
Drunk idiot at wedding in Pakistan fires into crowd with his AK-47
February 23, 2018
Global terrorist money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist
A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a diplomat said https://t.co/O8jxpOPmS1 by @kayatrtrz @Draz_DJ #FATF pic.twitter.com/vqXueMtulO— Reuters Pakistan (@ReutersPakistan) February 23, 2018
A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a diplomat said on Friday, in a likely blow to Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States.
The move is part of a broader U.S. strategy to pressure Pakistan to cut alleged links to Islamist militants unleashing chaos in neighboring Afghanistan and backing attacks in India.
It comes days after reports that Pakistan had been given a three-month reprieve before being placed on the list, which could hamper banking and hurt foreign investment.
The United States has spent the past week lobbying member countries of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place Pakistan on a so-called grey list of nations that are not doing enough to combat terrorism financing.
Pakistan had launched last-minute efforts to avoid being placed on the list, such as taking over charities linked to a powerful Islamist figure.
But the campaign proved insufficient and the group decided late on Thursday that Pakistan would be put back on the watchlist, a senior Pakistani official and a diplomat with knowledge of the latest FATF discussions told Reuters.
“The decision was taken yesterday. The chair (of FATF) is expected to make a statement some time this afternoon in Paris,” the diplomat said.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesman declined to confirm or deny the news at a regular news briefing on Friday, saying the FATF would make an announcement on its website.
“Let the things come out, and then we can comment on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship,” spokesman Mohammad Faisal said.
Pakistan was on the list for three years until 2015.
February 17, 2018
Pakistan scrambles to avoid terror financing watch list
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/16/pakistan-tries-to-avoid-watch-list-for-terror-financing.html
Pakistan is scrambling to steer clear of a global watch list for terrorism financing, the latest U.S. pressure tactic to get its difficult ally to crack down on militants crossing the border to fight in Afghanistan.
The Trump administration already has suspended security money to Pakistan and imposed sanctions on Pakistan-linked militants. Its latest campaign, backed by several European nations, is to add the South Asian nation to a watch list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization that combats money laundering and terrorist financing.
Pakistan was on the list from 2012 to 2015. With new signs that its economy is entering choppy waters, the return of the designation could further deter foreign investment and hurt Pakistan's access to international financial markets.
In a pre-emptive move, the Pakistanis on Wednesday began seizing assets and funds belonging to Islamic charities linked to a radical cleric, Hafiz Saeed. He was freed by Pakistani authorities in November on a court order, but the U.S. has a $10 million reward on his head.
Pakistan has also amended a decades-old anti-terrorism law to allow authorities to act against outlawed charities, groups or individuals blacklisted by the U.N. Security Council.
"This suggests that Islamabad recognizes the very real negative economic consequences of getting put on the watch list," said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate for South Asia at the Wilson Center think tank in Washington. "It's a reputational blow when it happens, and banks and investors get nervous."
Pakistan has taken other action, including seizing assets of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat charities, which the U.S. has accused of having terror links. But Kugelman said he doubted Pakistan would undertake bigger changes to address American concerns over long-standing links to Taliban fighting the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan.
"Pakistan has quite rigid interests that entail maintaining ties to the terrorists that Washington wants it to turn over or eliminate. So it won't go out and sever all ties to terror groups on Pakistani soil or shut down all their facilities," he said.
Pakistan's cooperation is seen as key to the success of Trump's Afghanistan policy, unveiled last summer, to turn around the 17-year war. Trump has accused of Pakistan of "lies and deceit" by providing sanctuary to militants, which Pakistan denies. The U.S. has suspended at least $1.2 billion in security assistance, plunging relations to perhaps their lowest point since Osama bin Laden's killing by U.S. commandos near a Pakistani garrison in 2011.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal charged that the move to put Pakistan on the FATF watch list was politically motivated to hamper the nation's economic progress. He said the U.S. and Britain submitted a letter to the FATF on Jan. 20 seeking that downgrade even as Pakistan's efforts to enforce sanctions on terror groups were still being assessed. France and Germany also advocate putting Pakistan on the watch list, he said.
The State Department said the FATF would determine "appropriate next steps regarding Pakistan" at a plenary session next week but declined to specify any action the U.S. is proposing.
Daniel Markey, a South Asia expert at the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University said the downgrade would be primarily symbolic, demonstrating the Trump administration's intent to ratchet up the pressure.
"It suggests that more serious moves could be coming," Markey said, noting the U.S. could exercise similar pressure if Pakistan seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. That's a possible scenario after national elections in July because of Pakistan's widening current account deficit and an overvalued currency.
Pakistan is scrambling to steer clear of a global watch list for terrorism financing, the latest U.S. pressure tactic to get its difficult ally to crack down on militants crossing the border to fight in Afghanistan.
The Trump administration already has suspended security money to Pakistan and imposed sanctions on Pakistan-linked militants. Its latest campaign, backed by several European nations, is to add the South Asian nation to a watch list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization that combats money laundering and terrorist financing.
Pakistan was on the list from 2012 to 2015. With new signs that its economy is entering choppy waters, the return of the designation could further deter foreign investment and hurt Pakistan's access to international financial markets.
In a pre-emptive move, the Pakistanis on Wednesday began seizing assets and funds belonging to Islamic charities linked to a radical cleric, Hafiz Saeed. He was freed by Pakistani authorities in November on a court order, but the U.S. has a $10 million reward on his head.
Pakistan has also amended a decades-old anti-terrorism law to allow authorities to act against outlawed charities, groups or individuals blacklisted by the U.N. Security Council.
"This suggests that Islamabad recognizes the very real negative economic consequences of getting put on the watch list," said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate for South Asia at the Wilson Center think tank in Washington. "It's a reputational blow when it happens, and banks and investors get nervous."
Pakistan has taken other action, including seizing assets of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat charities, which the U.S. has accused of having terror links. But Kugelman said he doubted Pakistan would undertake bigger changes to address American concerns over long-standing links to Taliban fighting the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan.
"Pakistan has quite rigid interests that entail maintaining ties to the terrorists that Washington wants it to turn over or eliminate. So it won't go out and sever all ties to terror groups on Pakistani soil or shut down all their facilities," he said.
Pakistan's cooperation is seen as key to the success of Trump's Afghanistan policy, unveiled last summer, to turn around the 17-year war. Trump has accused of Pakistan of "lies and deceit" by providing sanctuary to militants, which Pakistan denies. The U.S. has suspended at least $1.2 billion in security assistance, plunging relations to perhaps their lowest point since Osama bin Laden's killing by U.S. commandos near a Pakistani garrison in 2011.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal charged that the move to put Pakistan on the FATF watch list was politically motivated to hamper the nation's economic progress. He said the U.S. and Britain submitted a letter to the FATF on Jan. 20 seeking that downgrade even as Pakistan's efforts to enforce sanctions on terror groups were still being assessed. France and Germany also advocate putting Pakistan on the watch list, he said.
The State Department said the FATF would determine "appropriate next steps regarding Pakistan" at a plenary session next week but declined to specify any action the U.S. is proposing.
Daniel Markey, a South Asia expert at the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University said the downgrade would be primarily symbolic, demonstrating the Trump administration's intent to ratchet up the pressure.
"It suggests that more serious moves could be coming," Markey said, noting the U.S. could exercise similar pressure if Pakistan seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. That's a possible scenario after national elections in July because of Pakistan's widening current account deficit and an overvalued currency.
February 16, 2018
Naela Chohan , The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Australia involved in CHILD ABUSE in Canberra
Kashmiri kid being exploited by High Commissioner of Pakistan in Australia who is also involved in Human Trafficking
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/behind-closed-doors/9424204
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/behind-closed-doors/9424204
February 15, 2018
Pakistani Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Raza orders firing to support infiltration at Indian LoC
Lt Gen Nadeem Raza at Neelum valley
February 10, 2018
Pakistani Taliban Leader Killed In US Drone Strike in Pakistan
Khalid Mehsud aka Khan Saeed Sajna alias Sajna
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least two people were killed including the deputy commander of a banned-outfit, in a US drone strike on Thursday night near the Pak-Afghan border.
Among those killed was Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy commander Khalid Mehsud aka Khan Saeed Sajna.
The TTP confirmed Sajna's killing and the appointment of Maulvi Khatir as his successor.
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least two people were killed including the deputy commander of a banned-outfit, in a US drone strike on Thursday night near the Pak-Afghan border.
Among those killed was Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy commander Khalid Mehsud aka Khan Saeed Sajna.
The TTP confirmed Sajna's killing and the appointment of Maulvi Khatir as his successor.
February 8, 2018
2 Pakistani Soldiers killed and 3 injured as security force vehicle comes under attack in North Waziristan
Two men belonging to the security forces lost their lives while three others were injured on Wednesday when their vehicle was targeted in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan.
According to sources, the three injured men have been transferred to a Combined Military Hospital (CHM) nearby.
The political administration of the area claimed that terrorists fired rockets on a vehicle carrying members of the security forces in Edak area of Mir Ali tehsil.
The area where the attack occurred has been sealed and a search operation for the arrest of the perpetrators of the attack is underway.The uptick in attacks targeting security forces raises questions over the efficacy of counter-terror operations in different parts of the country, including North Waziristan where the army was said to have cleared the area of the presence of terrorists under Operation Zarb-i-Azb which was launched in June 2014.
At least 15 people, including eight military and paramilitary personnel, were killed in four separate attacks in North Waziristan in the past two months.
February 1, 2018
Pakistan Police being trained by Pakistan Army
Due to the failure of law and order in Pakistan, police training handed over to Army
January 30, 2018
January 29, 2018
5 Pakistan soldiers of Mujahid Force regiment in the cross hairs of an Indian Army Sniper
#Exclusive peek through d scope of INDIAN SNIPER who hd 5 Pak soldiers of Mujahid Force regiment on his crosshairs.They were busy filling water frm Sundi Nallah n hd no clue they were being stalked by a sniper.Only 2 of ‘em survived tat day. https://t.co/vgSJzSicsY pic.twitter.com/lwycGFK7wp— Strategic Frontier (@strategic_front) January 28, 2018
Crying 😠pic.twitter.com/Rmm1XhybuL— You Had One Job (@YouHadOneJ0B) January 28, 2018
January 27, 2018
January 26, 2018
Body of Pakistan Army Lieutenant Taha Notkani Baloch. Lt. Taha who drowned while on a fishing trip found
Pakistani intelligence agencies baffled about mystery of his death.
His unit was 45 AD Regt Lahore
His unit was 45 AD Regt Lahore
January 19, 2018
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attack On Police Vehicle In Malir Cantonment Area Of Karachi, Releases Picture Of Suicide Bomber
#PAKISTAN— Terrormonitor.org (@Terror_Monitor) January 17, 2018
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (#TTP) Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attack On Police Vehicle In Malir Cantonment Area Of #Karachi, Releases Picture Of Suicide Bomber. #TerrorMonitor pic.twitter.com/pUom30D9fU
January 17, 2018
Taliban Releases Pictures Showing Its Fighters Graduates From Training Camp In Saripul
#AFGHANISTAN#Taliban Releases Pictures Showing— Terrormonitor.org (@Terror_Monitor) January 17, 2018
Its Fighters Graduates From Training Camp In Saripul. #TerrorMonitor 2/3 pic.twitter.com/cPpKrNL7x6
January 8, 2018
Rogue Pakistan Shares Names Of 72 Terror Groups With Its Citizens
http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/pakistan-shares-names-72-terror-groups%C2%A0-its-citizens
Reports indicate that Pakistan's Interior Ministry has shared names of 72 terrorist groups with its citizens and has asked them not to cooperate with these outfits; otherwise, they will be punished.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Jama'at-ud-Da'wah and many other groups are included in the list, the reports indicate.
Jama'at-ud-Da'wah is accused of carrying out the deadly attack on 2014 in India’s Mumbai city and the United States has specified one million USD praise for finding Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the leader of the group.
Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman says the move by Pakistan’s Interior Ministry shows that I"slamabad supports terrorists".
“Pakistan supports terrorist groups," the Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri told TOLOnews.
"Trust me, the war in Afghanistan will drop by 50 percent if Pakistan changes its policy," Waziri added.
The list was announced after the US decided to suspend its security aid to Pakistan.
US officials have said Pakistan is not honest in fighting terrorists.
Meanwhile, some members of Afghanistan's Meshrano Jirga, Upper House of Parliament, said the international community, especially the United States should put more pressure on Pakistan.
“Pakistan supports terrorist groups, particularly the Haqqani network and the Taliban,” Senator Anarkali Hunaryar told TOLOnews.
“We should not waste this golden chance. We should raise our voice to the international community,” Nader Baluch, a senator, said.
January 6, 2018
January 5, 2018
Senator Rand Paul - I’m introducing a bill to end aid to Pakistan in the coming days
Rogue double gaming Pakistan and rogue Pakistan Army gets a stick
I’m introducing a bill to end aid to Pakistan in the coming days. My bill will take the money that would have gone to Pakistan and put it in an infrastructure fund to build roads and bridges here at home. pic.twitter.com/SHlA00rWEd— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 4, 2018
U.S. suspends security aid to Pakistan over militant groups https://t.co/NbA6naVd1N— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 5, 2018
January 4, 2018
It's Time to End Pakistan's Double Game
Rogue Pakistan Army will never let Pakistan act against Islamic terrorists which they cultivated.
President Trump, in his tweet about Pakistan, called a spade a spade. Since 9/11, Pakistan has consistently played a double game, providing just enough sporadic assistance in capturing members of Al Qaeda and logistical support for our forces to give an impression of helpfulness, while at the same time harboring, training, and assisting violent extremist groups such as the Taliban and the Haqqani network that have killed thousands of American, Coalition, and Afghan soldiers and an even greater number of innocent Afghan civilians.
Islamabad's duplicitous policy has been the single most important factor preventing success in Afghanistan. Ending Pakistani support for terrorists and insurgents is essential if we hope to reduce the terrorist threat in and from the region, contain the pernicious violence and achieve the negotiated settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan that will finally bring relief to the people of that country and allow our troops to come home.
After the Coalition toppled the Taliban in late 2001, there was a key moment—a golden hour when the United States could have achieved the conditions to win the War on Terror in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater. President Bush declared that countries needed to choose whether they were “with us or against us,” which in the case of Pakistan meant that we required them to support Operation Enduring Freedom, which targeted Islamabad’s Taliban protégés, and cooperate in the hunt for Al Qaeda leaders.
But soon Pakistan concocted a complex strategy of cooperating on logistics and occasional help with hunting Al Qaeda leaders in exchange for massive U.S. aid, while simultaneously building out a clandestine program to reconstitute the Taliban. Yet, when evidence began to emerge that Pakistan was providing sanctuary and active support to the Taliban, the Bush administration did not follow through on its earlier "with us or against us" dictate but instead gave Islamabad what amounted to a pass.
The situation grew worse under President Obama. The administration enhanced U.S. diplomatic engagement and significantly increased the already generous economic and military assistance to Pakistan. The Pakistanis had indicated that, with enhanced military capability and economic inducements, they would move against the Afghan insurgents based on their territory. Then—continuing their earlier pattern—they took the aid but continued with sanctuary and support for the insurgents.
U.S. commanders developed a northern logistical route to reduce dependence on Pakistan for logistical access to landlocked Afghanistan, but the Obama administration did not confront Pakistan about its conduct. At the end of the day, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen openly stated that the Haqqani Group acted as “a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency,” the ISI, which is the intelligence service that operates support programs to the Afghan insurgent groups. The network not only carries out deadly attacks but also holds Americans and others as hostages in Pakistan.
With welcome clarity, in his speech announcing a new strategy for Central and South Asia, President Trump said that:
Pakistan has also sheltered the same organizations that try every single day to kill our people. We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting. But that will have to change, and that will change immediately. No partnership can survive a country’s harboring of militants and terrorists who target U.S. service members and officials. It is time for Pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilization, order, and to peace.
And the administration provided a list of actions that Pakistan should take.
Islamabad has been unresponsive. The Pakistani military leaders probably believe that the United States once again will get distracted by other crises and that U.S. officials will ultimately be sufficiently fooled by the occasional helpful action to let Pakistan continue to get away with its double game. However, his tweet indicates that President Trump seems prepared to break with this pattern. Now, the issue is how to implement that resolve. There will be a role for intensified diplomatic engagement, but to fully get Pakistan's attention the United States should also lead a multilateral effort to dramatically increase the costs to Pakistan, and especially to those parts of its security establishment that run Afghan policy. This should involve several steps:
First, sanction the ISI and individual Pakistanis who are involved in supporting insurgents and terrorists, including bans for them and their family members on travel to the United States and freezing of financial assets. U.S. intelligence agencies have the ability to identify everyone playing a role in Pakistan’s pro-terrorist programs, including senior officials. The United States should also designate key figures as supporters of terrorism. Washington should end Pakistan’s status as a major non-NATO ally, a designation that provides benefits such as preferential access for military technology and sales. We should also suspend all military assistance including military support funds.
Second, undertake unilateral U.S. military strikes on insurgent targets in Pakistani territory. While the United States has targeted Al Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban with drone and other strikes, it has only on rare occasions attacked insurgents operating against the Coalition and Afghanistan. This has given such groups a free hand.
Third, prepare to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism unless it changes course and abandons support for terrorists Such a designation will impose ongoing restrictions to assistance, bans on defense exports and sales, limitations on exports of dual use items, and other financial restrictions.
President Trump, in his tweet about Pakistan, called a spade a spade. Since 9/11, Pakistan has consistently played a double game, providing just enough sporadic assistance in capturing members of Al Qaeda and logistical support for our forces to give an impression of helpfulness, while at the same time harboring, training, and assisting violent extremist groups such as the Taliban and the Haqqani network that have killed thousands of American, Coalition, and Afghan soldiers and an even greater number of innocent Afghan civilians.
Islamabad's duplicitous policy has been the single most important factor preventing success in Afghanistan. Ending Pakistani support for terrorists and insurgents is essential if we hope to reduce the terrorist threat in and from the region, contain the pernicious violence and achieve the negotiated settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan that will finally bring relief to the people of that country and allow our troops to come home.
After the Coalition toppled the Taliban in late 2001, there was a key moment—a golden hour when the United States could have achieved the conditions to win the War on Terror in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater. President Bush declared that countries needed to choose whether they were “with us or against us,” which in the case of Pakistan meant that we required them to support Operation Enduring Freedom, which targeted Islamabad’s Taliban protégés, and cooperate in the hunt for Al Qaeda leaders.
But soon Pakistan concocted a complex strategy of cooperating on logistics and occasional help with hunting Al Qaeda leaders in exchange for massive U.S. aid, while simultaneously building out a clandestine program to reconstitute the Taliban. Yet, when evidence began to emerge that Pakistan was providing sanctuary and active support to the Taliban, the Bush administration did not follow through on its earlier "with us or against us" dictate but instead gave Islamabad what amounted to a pass.
The situation grew worse under President Obama. The administration enhanced U.S. diplomatic engagement and significantly increased the already generous economic and military assistance to Pakistan. The Pakistanis had indicated that, with enhanced military capability and economic inducements, they would move against the Afghan insurgents based on their territory. Then—continuing their earlier pattern—they took the aid but continued with sanctuary and support for the insurgents.
U.S. commanders developed a northern logistical route to reduce dependence on Pakistan for logistical access to landlocked Afghanistan, but the Obama administration did not confront Pakistan about its conduct. At the end of the day, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen openly stated that the Haqqani Group acted as “a veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency,” the ISI, which is the intelligence service that operates support programs to the Afghan insurgent groups. The network not only carries out deadly attacks but also holds Americans and others as hostages in Pakistan.
With welcome clarity, in his speech announcing a new strategy for Central and South Asia, President Trump said that:
Pakistan has also sheltered the same organizations that try every single day to kill our people. We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting. But that will have to change, and that will change immediately. No partnership can survive a country’s harboring of militants and terrorists who target U.S. service members and officials. It is time for Pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilization, order, and to peace.
And the administration provided a list of actions that Pakistan should take.
Islamabad has been unresponsive. The Pakistani military leaders probably believe that the United States once again will get distracted by other crises and that U.S. officials will ultimately be sufficiently fooled by the occasional helpful action to let Pakistan continue to get away with its double game. However, his tweet indicates that President Trump seems prepared to break with this pattern. Now, the issue is how to implement that resolve. There will be a role for intensified diplomatic engagement, but to fully get Pakistan's attention the United States should also lead a multilateral effort to dramatically increase the costs to Pakistan, and especially to those parts of its security establishment that run Afghan policy. This should involve several steps:
First, sanction the ISI and individual Pakistanis who are involved in supporting insurgents and terrorists, including bans for them and their family members on travel to the United States and freezing of financial assets. U.S. intelligence agencies have the ability to identify everyone playing a role in Pakistan’s pro-terrorist programs, including senior officials. The United States should also designate key figures as supporters of terrorism. Washington should end Pakistan’s status as a major non-NATO ally, a designation that provides benefits such as preferential access for military technology and sales. We should also suspend all military assistance including military support funds.
Second, undertake unilateral U.S. military strikes on insurgent targets in Pakistani territory. While the United States has targeted Al Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban with drone and other strikes, it has only on rare occasions attacked insurgents operating against the Coalition and Afghanistan. This has given such groups a free hand.
Third, prepare to designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism unless it changes course and abandons support for terrorists Such a designation will impose ongoing restrictions to assistance, bans on defense exports and sales, limitations on exports of dual use items, and other financial restrictions.
December 28, 2017
Rogue Pakistan Army backed Taliban commannder Musa Khan alias Ansary killed at Afghan Army Ops
Pakistan backed #Taliban cmndr Musa khan covered name Ansary killed at #AfghanArmy Ops .#AfghanForces pic.twitter.com/BuDhwflZ2R— Afghan Army 🇦🇫 (@ArmyAFG) December 28, 2017
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