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[FONT=&quot]According to reports, Pakistani government has informed its military about the growing international isolation of Islamabad, and has sought consensus on several key actions by the state.
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In what could be seen as an unprecedented warning for the Pakistan military, the Pakistan Muslim League (N)-led government has informed the former about the growing international isolation of Islamabad and has sought consensus on several key actions by the state.
At least two sets of actions have been agreed as a result of the most recent meeting, an undisclosed one on thursday of the All Parties' Conference, which took place on Monday.
As per the Dawn, firstly, General Rizwan Akhtar Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), accompanied by National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Janjua, is to travel to each of the four provinces with a message for provincial apex committees and ISI sector commanders.
It is reported that the message that has been sent by the government is that military-led intelligence agencies are not to interfere if law enforcement acts against militant groups that are banned or until now considered off-limits for civilian action.
The second set of action is that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed that fresh attempts should be made to conclude the investigation in the Pathankot terror attack and restart the stalled 26/11 Mumbai attacks-related trials in a Rawalpindi antiterrorism court.
The decisions which have been made after an extraordinary verbal confrontation between Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the ISI DG, indicate a 'high-stakes' new approach by the PML-N-led Pakistan government.
On Tuesday, at the All Parties' Conference, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry gave an exclusive presentation in the Prime Minister's Office to a small group of civil and military officials.
The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Sharif and had the presence of senior cabinet and provincial officials.

source - ANI Thu, 6 Oct 2016-10:25am ,

 

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So, Pakistan Government has now taken a stand and asked the military establishment to act against terror outfits.

Sharif admits isolation, tells military to act against terrorists

In a stunning admission, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Wednesday that "Pakistan faces diplomatic isolation and that (its) talking points have been met with indifference in major world capitals".

Admitting to Pakistan's diplomatic isolation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the ISI to crack down on terrorists and soon conclude the probes into the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot terror attacks.

Sharif's blunt demand came at a high-level meeting of civilian officials with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, the influential Dawn newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources who were present.

In a stunning admission, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Wednesday that "Pakistan faces diplomatic isolation and that (its) talking points have been met with indifference in major world capitals".

Read more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...n-tells-military-act-against-terrorists-50958

 

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[h=1]Surgical strikes rip open Pakistan fault lines; Govt-army tiff on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar[/h]Pakistan's days of days of duplicity, it is evident from recent events in Pakistan, are over.
The perennial bad boy of the Indian subcontinent, it is clear, has realised that it now needs to mend its course, denounce terrorism and shut down its jihadist factories and roll back on the seemingly endless support provided to the Masood Azhars and Hafiz Saeeds of the world. The double game Islamabad played is over, its political leadership has realised. According to Dawn, at a recent meeting, "in a blunt, orchestrated and unprecedented warning, the civilian government has informed the military leadership of a growing international isolation of Pakistan and sought consensus on several key actions by the State."

But Islamabad should have realised that its days of breeding terrorists were over the very day the Islamic State went berserk in Europe, the US and parts of the Indian subcontinent.

With almost every liberal democracy under attack from jihadists, Pakistan should have read the writing on the wall: The world would soon start abhorring terrorism in every form, and begin to isolate and punish States that patronise jihadists. But, even in the backdrop of a world wary of jihadists waging wars in the name of Islam, Pakistan's deep state continued to pursue its policy of using terrorism as a component of its statecraft and diplomacy.

Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/india/surg...sh-over-hafiz-saeed-masood-azhar-3037074.html

 

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Pakistan is finally admitting that it is being globally isolated, and, according to reports in the press there, there is a growing friction between the country's civilian government and the army.
During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, a lawmaker of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz Sharif (PML-N), Rana Muhammad Afzal, demanded action against non-state actors, especially Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed. India maintains that Saeed planned the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and has been demanding action against him.Though the Pakistani foreign office denied that the government has asked the military to act against terrorists, Rana's statements calls the foreign office's bluff.
Rana recalled a recent trip to France where he was sent to explain the worsening situation in Kashmir. As soon as he attempted to explain the human rights situation in Kashmir, he was asked about Saeed. "Which eggs is Hafiz Saeed laying for us that we are nurturing him?" Rana said at the standing committee meeting. He also attacked the country's foreign policy, asking why the government is not able to put Saeed on leash.
Opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan, of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), echoed the view. Addressing a joint session of parliament, he said that Islamabad was isolated as it has given freedom to non-state actors.
"The government has been completely unsuccessful in imposing restrictions on non-state actors according to the National Action Plan," he said. Such actors continue to carry out protests, rallies and giving speeches in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad and Karachi, he said.
On Thursday, India also voiced its concerns on the Defence of Pakistan Committee (Difa e Pakistan) allowing banned terrorists to hold rallies. "We have always voiced our concerns at the freedom available to internationally designated terrorists in Pakistan to conduct and promote anti-India activities openly," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
Noted strategic expert and author Ahmed Rashid the two Sharifs, Nawaz and Raheel, had maintained a tenuous political relationship: the army — in some consultation with the prime minister— has overall control of Pakistan's foreign and nuclear policy, as well as its counterterrorism strategy in Karachi and along the border with Afghanistan. In turn, the civilian government could run the economy, and, most significantly, keep control of the prime minister's home province of Punjab — the most populous region of the country, which includes Lahore. Ironically, most of the India-specific terrorists are located in this province.
Facing international heat, Pakistan's political and military leadership have now devised a three point strategy. Quoting sources, Geo News said that the first strategy aims at completely disarming these organisations and a clear message to be sent to their financiers to stop funding them.
The second involves providing a way for large organisations to be incorporated into the political mainstream. The third and the final strategy is to find ways for promoting the moral and welfare activities of these organisations.
According to sources, a one-point strategy will be formulated to deal with banned organisations, which function by changing their names. A committee, headed by General (retd) Nasir Janjua and the director-general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been formed to provide clear orders to provinces. This committee will present its report to the prime minister in two weeks.
Asked if these steps will address India's concerns, a senior government official here said that they would wait for concrete actions. Swarup said it is usual for Pakistan to deny the terrorism sponsored from its soil against its neighbours. "Elimination of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mansoor was met with similar denials. But we all know the truth," he added.
Experts here also believe that even though unrest in Kashmir had put India on the backfoot, the attacks in Uri and other places have definitely turned against Pakistan in global capitals. Brigadier Rumel Dahiya, deputy director general of the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), said that India's diplomatic offensive launched post the Uri-attacks has found echo as stamina against terrorism is coming to the brim all over the world.
Swarup said that pressure by India has yielded results. "You have already seen the pressure that we have brought to bear internationally on Pakistan to cease support to cross-border terrorism. You have all seen the result at the UNGA. You have all seen the result at SAARC. You have all seen the statements by major countries like the US and Russia," he said.

source:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...-government-army-spills-into-the-open-2262025

 

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[h=1]India-Pakistan Border To Be Sealed By December 2018: Home Minister Rajnath Singh[/h]

The India-Pakistan border will be completely sealed by December 2018, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today after reviewing security in border states with Chief Ministers.

"This is time bound, it will be done by 2018 December. We are readying an action plan for that," Mr Singh said after the meeting in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.


A border security grid will be in place soon, he said, adding: "We are also looking at technological solutions to man the border."

The Home Minister is on a two-day visit to review security on India's western border amid tension with Pakistan over a series of ceasefire violations, infiltration attempts and attacks from across the border. He is expected to visit outposts on the 1,048 km border with Pakistan in Rajasthan.

NDTV reported on Thursday that intelligence agencies have warned of a possible terror attack at airports in Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat. 22 airports in the four states have been sent detailed warnings and high security measures are being implemented.


The Civil Aviation Security Bureau has also written to police chiefs, the CISF or the paramilitary force which guards airports and airlines alerting them to the security threat.

A security alert is standard for the festival season but agencies are concerned about retaliation for last week's surgical strikes in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir which saw soldiers targeting seven terrorist launch pads or staging areas.

Intelligence agencies have warned of nearly 100 terrorists being prepped to cross the Line of Control before winter sets in and the routes into Kashmir are covered with snow.

The surgical strikes a week ago were in response to a deadly attack at an army camp in Uri in Kashmir last month, in which 19 soldiers were killed by four Pakistani terrorists.

source:http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-pakistan-border-to-be-sealed