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NEW DELHI: After frequent allegations of incursions in Ladakh area, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops have been spotted at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side of Kashmir, ringing alarm bells in the security grid, Press Trust of India said on Sunday.
It said the army had spotted the presence of senior PLA officials at the forward posts opposite Nowgam sector in North Kashmir after which some intercepts of Pakistani army officers suggested that the Chinese troops have come to create some infrastructure along the LoC, sources in the know of development told PTI.
It said although the army had officially maintained complete silence on the issue it was constantly updating various intelligence agencies about the alleged presence of PLA troops along the LoC.
The Chinese troops were first spotted in the later part of last year and ever since their presence was witnessed opposite Tangdhar sector as well, PTI said. In this area, Chinese government-owned China Gezhouba Group Company Limited has been building Neelum-Jhelum 970MW Hydel project, it said.
The hydel project is being built in response to India’s Kishanganga power project being built in Bandipore of North Kashmir. The Indian project is designed to divert water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin and will have an installed capacity of 330MW, according to the report.
Construction on the project began in 2007 and is expected to be completed this year.
The intercepts also suggested that Chinese PLA would be digging some tunnels in Leepa Valley, located in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, to build an all-weather road which would serve as an alternate route to reach Karakoram Highway.
PTI said the visit by PLA officials is seen by Indian experts as part of Beijing’s $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under which Gwadar port is linked to Chinese Xinjiang province through Karakoram highway, an area India considers to be under illegal occupation of China.
Published in Dawn, March 14th, 2016
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Mar 14, 2016 07:34am
India must be alerted.
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Mar 14, 2016 07:35am
There is absolutely no need to fight. All disputes can be and should be resolved through discussions and peaceful negotiations.
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Mar 14, 2016 07:45am
A non-issue.
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Mar 14, 2016 07:48am
so the cat is biting it's bit in two monkey's fight ! I am sure this development will change course of history. With Northern caps melting and new trade routes getting discovered it would be interesting to watch the race for survival and strength in the region. The indian counterpart is too working towards strengthening the infrastructure in east with Japanese support let's see where does it goes. Lucky to witness this in my life time
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Mar 14, 2016 07:51am
Pakistan rising!
Pakistan should take full advantage of Chinese technical know how!
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Mar 14, 2016 08:14am
All part of CPEC and future plans to give PLA more authority on the border with India and all along the CPEC.This will help us reduce the burden of maintaining infrastructure and personnel along the border and diver the funds to other areas in urgent need of attention.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:23am
PLA and Pakistan army should jointly administer the border in the east and west ,China can ensure CPEC is protected only when borders are safe and all infiltration stopped , China can rapidly build infrastructure along the border with India and Afghanistan, with borders secure Pakistan will be free of all trouble makers.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:26am
Let's see if this is more credible than the "spy pigeon" or the "terror boat" stories that the Modi government tried to sell to the world and failed miserably.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:35am
As a Pakistani I am alarmed by increased PLA presence inside Pakistan but Chinese being intelligent will know any activity by PLA that is not in Pakistan's interest will prove very costly for China as experienced previously by US.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:37am
This is a very welcome development for Pakistan, now Pakistan spends most of its funds on military and related infrastructure, personnel and arms and ammunition, Pakistan would welcome if PLA shares some of our burden and we can focus on improving core areas .
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Mar 14, 2016 08:47am
China Pakistan friendship , economic , military cooperation is increasing at an unprecendented levels , thus causing alarm to neighbours and enemies. Now next step would be to establish joint space projects to conquer space together .
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Mar 14, 2016 08:48am
Long live Pak-China friendship
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Mar 14, 2016 08:51am
India is clearly at a backfoot along its border with China due to Chinese aggressive development of infrastructure along the border including roads, airbases , tunnels etc , our aim is to use Chinese assistance to do the same along our border with India .
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Mar 14, 2016 09:02am
hmm, people need to become mature and understand what is interest in their country.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:03am
i like the heading,
india alarmed by alleged
there is nothing alleged about it
now by pakistni friends will understand why india is forced to buy so much military equipment , they money which we would like to spend on social sector in india, but are forced to do otherwise
like I said bef in ur comment section Pakistan has just one enmy that is india as per Pakistani
we have 2 china and pakistn, china is a bigger threat
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Mar 14, 2016 09:05am
Dear PK Friends, When Chinese establishment does not care of its citizens' interest when it comes to its own interest, please forget that it cares Pakistan's interest. Come out of the denial mode, better be late than never! China is a Bania having little or no emotions.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:08am
Well, good for us (Pakistan). We have authorized them. Soon our borders will be co guarded by PLA, and world will think many times b4 daring to attack Pakistan. However I strongly recommend and wish our relations will India gets better and for ever. Pakistan is in win win situation vis a vis India and china are concerned, Still good economic and cultural relations will help Pakistan and Pakistani more than anyone, and the sole reason is shared culture, clothes, food, etc.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:09am
These are misunderstandings being created by some foreign spy agencies to escalate tension between Pakistan and India. Nothing is wrong on Pakistani side. No PLA is here on Pakistani soil to monitor Indian deployments along LoC. It is an obsession of Indian military sources regarding presence of the Chinese army. People of the two countries want cordial and trust based relations free from tension or skepticism and never favour war mongering scenario causing disruption of bilateral trade engagements. It is therefore, necessary to implement Track 2 diplomacy to provide opportunities to the citizens of the two countries to meet and restore an atmosphere confidence in the region.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:17am
India should not worry or over analyze whats happening on the other side of LOC... Ideally the concern should be discussed diplomatically rather than only letting intelligence agencies play their role...
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Mar 14, 2016 09:23am
Great News......
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Mar 14, 2016 09:29am
It is merely an indian version which can be a mere smoke screen to make excuse and make some activity of their own interest. There is not independent verification.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:31am
Just another media hype. I am sure there is nothing to worry.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:45am
Long Live CPEC Project
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Mar 14, 2016 09:45am
Great news, Now Pakistan allows other country forces to get in to it's territory. I am sure it must be some kind of strategic interest like supporting Taliban, Letting drones kill it's own citizens etc. so all good and all the best
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Mar 14, 2016 09:49am
Hopefully both China and Pakistan will put their heads together and work on Kashmir, PLA now in Kashmir can put more pressure on India to resolve Kashmir.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:50am
china's next playground after african continent
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Mar 14, 2016 09:54am
@pakistan first - China knows Business and you need to learn History... China never helped Pakistan and didnt give any charity like US did.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:54am
I think this is good news, now with PLA presence in indo pak border its should become as peaceful as indo china border and hopefully PLA will be able to curtail infiltration and neutralize any other threats than threathen PLA inside Pakistan.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:55am
@sana-1 - Sana ji... there is nothing called friendship.. its a strategic interest.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:57am
Now India should increase its defense budget to handle it's 2 neighbors. That's the need of the hours.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:24am
I think this story is created by US to pressure indian govt. to join south china sea patrolling together. India and pakistan must not allow US and China to take advantage of our disputes.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:51am
All those who point at India's defense spending. This is just one reason why we need to do it.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:56am
Don't annoy India.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:59am
@Indian We cannot increase our defence spending anymore , but can use US to bolster our border presence.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:02am
Long-Live Pak-China Friendship.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:10am
Bringing foreign troops into South Asia is a very dangerous development for the South Asian region and can lead to no good.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:22am
No Chinese troops have yet been posted any where in Pakistan. However, there will be some PLA presence along the CPEC route once it is completed. The reference to the alleged PLA presence in Neelam Valley is totally baseless. They are only Chinese engineers working for the company that is building Neelum-Jehlum hydro power project.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:27am
@Feroz : It is also shameful for a sovereign country to deploy foreign troops.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:28am
Friendship between Pakistan and China is great but I think if India and Pakistan take one step back on our stance in all our issues then we can live like US and Canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:41am
@lafanga interesting idea
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Mar 14, 2016 12:14pm
Gilgit Baltistan is part of Pakistan and the Pakistani government can invite who ever they like. Chinese have not killed a single Kashmiri while the Indians have killed over 100.000 Kashmiris since 1990. In Jammu alone over 300.000 Kashmiris were killed in 1947.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:25pm
@pakistan first - you are absolutely right. china does not fear USA and they are not bothered with what the world thinks about them. Pak made mistake initially during 1960s by assisting USA and implementing their policies of fighting terror during cold war time in soviet union. in doing so i got loads of grant from USA and US became more dominant in implmenting their policies on PAK administration without pakistan having no other option.
today Pakistan is doing the same with CHINA. we can see the similar results with CHINA controlling PAKs policy to their advantage and make pak dependent on them in all aspects. Thus the vision of free and independent economically strong Pakistan will only be a dream. Pakistan should have a visionary leader who can sense what is coming in future by taking all grants from China and be dependent on them.
China i intelligent. they have nothing to do with India and PAK. they know they cant fool india. hence they targeted PAK for implementing their policy.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:37pm
When India itself occupies kashmir illegally,then why object to anyone coming to the Loc from any side. That's why the kashmir plebiscite is imperative.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:38pm
All the more reason for India to see the reality and mend its ways. Kashmir is nothing else than the unfinished agenda of Partition on a well accepted principle that also had such states as Hyderabad Deccan, Junagarh and Manavadar, already annexed by India that Pakistan is not contesting.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:48pm
@Harsh well said brother. This is the truth whether Pakistani friends agree or not but time will prove it.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:56pm
Pakistan and China are also concerned by the unlawful presence of more than 700,000 troops across the LoC. Therefore , both countries demand India to immediately vacate the occupied territory and withdraw its forces so that a free & fair plebiscite can be held according to the UN resolutions and as per the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:59pm
@Rustom E Hind China is already a world power in a few decades, so India should not be worried about China. But with Pakistan, India just needs to resolve Kashmir and peace will prevail.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:02pm
@Zak it's not a border, it's the ceasefire line, pending UN kashmir plebiscite. India is illegally in IOK.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:09pm
utter non sense in delhi prevailing common sense. a thief always thinks all others are thief....
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Mar 14, 2016 01:26pm
its all same..india using israel n usa to balance interest..pakistan n now russia also taking china side coz usa is their enemy..n india buyin aircraft from nato countries like france is not helping russia with it..same like iran before 1979 was close usa n israels ally..but after that now they get s-300 missiles from russia..interest can change..one day it cud be india pak ally.
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Mar 14, 2016 02:05pm
@Zak No in coming decades India will become world Power defeating China.China can't become world power anymore with its aged population .Now time of India has come
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Mar 14, 2016 02:36pm
@Zak stop being foolish. Kashmir issue has to be resolved by Kashmiris dont involve Pakistan in it when it has its own issues to resolve. Kashmir is a permanent issue.
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Mar 14, 2016 02:37pm
@Syed Husain, You are right that disputes can be resolved through negotiations. However, it is a good idea not to create fresh disputes. You dont want to increase the work load of the negotiators, if you really want to the disputes to be resolved.
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Mar 14, 2016 02:57pm
India is building a dam to divert water, and Pakistan and PLA are investigating. No wonder India is alerted its doing something wrong.
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Mar 14, 2016 03:06pm
Why can't they produce any pictures or videos?
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Mar 14, 2016 03:28pm
@Realzak You are right Kashmiris will ultimately decide their own fate , future and status. As we protect Azad Kashmir from Indian occupation , like they have done in IOK, Pakistan will have to be involved, it is one of the three parties to the UN Kashmir resolutions. They fly our flags in Sri Nagar. Kashmir is not a permanent issue as nothing in this world is permanent ! something idiots have yet to learn.
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Mar 14, 2016 03:29pm
Best wishes to Pakistan for CPEC project, hope it brings prosperity to the Northern region of Pakistan.
Having said that, it is not prudent to have foreign armed forces, guard assets in one's own country. This has created problems (e.g. US army's presence) in many examples from the past.
Anyway, best left to the Pakistani government to decide (if they had any choice at all).
India is concerned, but is well equipped and will take more measures to strengthen the forces guarding of the country.
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Mar 14, 2016 03:36pm
Poor innocent Hindustan, all neighbors are planning against it.
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Mar 14, 2016 03:58pm
@Realzak Kashmiris depend on us to resolve kashmir issue as they are powerless, if you are not a kashmiri you don't know the issues kashmiris are facing , so don't comment on Kashmir.
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Mar 14, 2016 04:40pm
No one is there to fight anyone but to build stuff. So what is the issue. Moreover Kashmir is illegally occupied by India.
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Mar 14, 2016 04:46pm
@Zak When you say plebiscite, I hope you are aware of the following .... Before the plebiscite can happen, 1) Pakistan has to withdraw its forces from Kashmir 2) India withdraws bulk of its forces, keeping a token force to maintain security and finally 3) plebiscite. Do you think Pakistan will execute step 1 ?
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Mar 14, 2016 04:53pm
@realzak i agree because Kashmir issue is made up by British and they know it will never get solved and both countries will fight forever thats what they created this issue without any solution.
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Mar 14, 2016 04:59pm
@ikram uk Hence we are involving PLA to resolve this issue by force once and for all.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:27pm
I don't agree with even a single PLA personnel presence inside Pakistan, our army is strong enough to provide foolproof security to all CPEC installations also China need not send its workers for CPEC it should use Pakistanis for all CPEC Projects only top planners and critical personnel having special technical qualifications should come from China and should train and handover all technical details to Pakistanis, under no circumstance should Pakistan allow PLA to enter Pakistan.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:30pm
So if our Pakistani friends think Chinese will be their friends, please wake up they only care for your untapped resources and wealth that can generate for them, nothing else. Its unfortunate that Pakistani leadership is so short sighted in its approach.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:32pm
@AK BOB
Pakistan has already fulfilled the 1st condition. All forces in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan are locally recruited and are the sons of soil. Now please fulfill the 2nd and 3rd condition by withdrawing your 700,000 forces from the occupied part of Kashmir and then inform UN and Pakistan about your willingness to hold the plebiscite.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:47pm
@original ZAK they will safeguard their own project not for anything else
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Mar 14, 2016 05:52pm
@Rustom E Hind - Then keep pouring money into buying military equipment, who is stopping you?
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Mar 14, 2016 05:54pm
@Azmeen exactly!!
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Mar 14, 2016 06:15pm
I find the Indian statement factually incorrect, Leepa Valley borders next to Indian occupied kashmir hence an alternative route cannot bypass that area, other alternative route would have to go through gilgit baltistan area to China.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:15pm
My fellow Indians - While China has huge amount of military equipment, Chinese are not warlike people. So be alert but chill.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:16pm
@Real Zak It is not their project , it is Pakistan's project though they will get their investment with interest.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:27pm
No reason to fear. China will never make a step for destabilising the whole region.
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Mar 14, 2016 07:26pm
I think China is adamant to develop road infrastructure for trade with the world through Pakistan. India has been hindering the process and that could be the reason for PLA deployment to protect the routes being developed. Long live China Pakistan friendship.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:23pm
It's not good for Pakistan in long term. It's like hitting axe on own feet.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:25pm
Why are Indians so shocked? Pakistan and China are allies! Get it?
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Mar 14, 2016 09:41pm
Indians don't need to worry. Pakistan will only ensure the final UN resolution of Kashmir and it is a security issue. As for CPEC, this is an economic issue , nothing to do with India, but for huge economic and financial gains for Pakistan and China.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:50pm
Again Pakistan won't realize it until it is too late. "Friendship with America" was glorified too in the 70/80s.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:26pm
This is a message to India, China is deadly serious. Don't think Pakistan is alone when it comes to CPEC.
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Mar 15, 2016 08:40am
@Rustom E Hind It is still alleged unless indian word is considered as evidence which indians like to believe...
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Mar 15, 2016 08:44am
The "Neelam-Jhelum hydel ...is being built in response to India's.. Kishan Ganga project ..." Strange that it is not simply being built out of NEED, but "...in response to... India's project...!
Wow!
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Mar 15, 2016 08:47am
@Nomi: Two monkeys couldn't decide how to share an apple. They consulted a horse--who swallowed it!
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Mar 15, 2016 08:50am
@SKumar :Yemen is using Columbian mercenaries to fight rebels. I guess that is shameful.
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Mar 15, 2016 11:34am
@Hope. Just the same way Pakistani used the technical Facilities From USA. History is meant to understand the past mistakes.
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Mar 15, 2016 02:58pm
@Mumbai Indian Why would you want south regions of Pakistan impoverished ?
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Mar 15, 2016 07:16pm
@Rustom E Hind -Enjoy the fruit of your government's policy for avoiding talks for peace.
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Mar 15, 2016 07:19pm
@GAK Wazir Be blunt and blame the one who is avoiding talks and/or diplomacy.
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Mar 15, 2016 07:22pm
@Krezy - thanks for the ideal suggestion.
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Mar 15, 2016 07:28pm
@Indian - Yeah you are right and this drain of resources go on at the cost of poor people of India until talks for peace are implemented. Point to ponder why India has been avoiding talks all along using any excuse.
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Mar 15, 2016 09:11pm
@GAK Wazir Good Perception Wazir...
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Mar 16, 2016 08:25am
@Indian . If India has to increase budget to handle 2 neighbours then it has to be increased many folds because India is not in good terms with all neighbours.
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Mar 16, 2016 06:26pm
India should have no fears. Chinese are interested only in the communication link for its trade through Gulf. It is the same Gulf for which the other world powers are feigning and fighting.
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