War will destroy India's economy, isolate country globally: Pakistan diplomats

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

War will destroy India's economy, isolate country globally: Pakistan diplomats
Shubhodeep Chakravarty| TNN | Updated: Sep 26, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
HIGHLIGHTS

• Several Pakistani diplomats are 'confident India won't risk war with Pakistan as it would hit the country's economy.'
• They have said Pakistan's international isolation is a myth and that it is India which risks being isolated.
• After repeated terror attacks on Indian soil, Indian leadership's strong stand after Uri is seen as move away from diplomatic channels.

BSF and Rangers' soldiers during a beating retreat ceremony at the Wagah border.
NEW DELHI: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong message against terrorism+ - especially from across the border, Pakistan diplomats are working overtime to mount a counter. Some of them even suggest that Pakistan's global isolation+ is a myth and that it is India that risks being isolated.

In a report published in Pakistan-based Dawn, an unnamed diplomat has been quoted as saying that India won't risk a war with Pakistan as it would adversely effect its economy. "There will be no war. We have no intention of starting one and India also realises that a war at this stage will destroy its economy." Interestingly, theKarachi Stock Exchange had plummeted+ last week after small investors dealing with 'penny stocks' began panic selling - reportedly due to military drills being carried out in the country.

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Tensions between India and Pakistan have been on the rise since the attack+ on an army base in Uri (Jammu and Kashmir) on September 18. Four terrorists carrying grenades and food with Pakistani labels were gunned down, but 18 soldiers were martyred as well. India reacted sharply with PM Modi promising action against the perpetrators of the attack. In his monthly radio program on Sunday, he likened the Uri attack to the 1965 war and reposed faith in the Indian Army. "There is a lot of value to the anger that people of the country have. This is a symbol of the country's awakening," he said. "This anger is of the kind of 'do something'... When 1965 war (with Pakistan) broke out and Lal Bahadur Shastri was leading the country, similar was the feeling, anger in the country. There was fever of nationalism. Everybody was keen to do something."

Across the border though, India's growing impatience with Pakistan's inefficiency against - and support to - terrorism is being seen as a shift away from using diplomatic channels. "India is making a wrong example and it will hurt everybody," a senior Pakistani diplomat was quoted as saying by local media. "If India continues on this path, it will end up isolating itself instead of Pakistan."

Condemning Uri terror attack, France, Russia score direct hits against Pakistan


On the ground though, Pakistan is bearing the brunt of international pressure. In fact, a senior Pakistani journalist - Zahid Hussein - had said on record that Pakistan's foreign policy needs a re-look. At a seminar titled "Is Pakistan Isolated? Regional Challenges and Opportunities' held back in June, he had said the country is lagging behind economically. "The current government has made policies for economic development, but they are yet to be implemented because Pakistan's foreign policy is driven by national security. Pakistan has been left far behind, even by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh." Another speaker in the seminar - historian and author Prof Anatol Lieven - had reminded the country that while support from China is a shot in the arm, it cannot be taken for granted. "The support (from China) must not be taken as carte blanche."

Instead, developments in recent weeks point towards the opposite.

While Pakistan has continued to bank on support from China+ , its relation with the US has nosedived. The White House has repeatedly urged Pakistan+ to crack down on terror networks operating from within its territory. Last week, two American lawmakers even introduced legislation+ in the US Congress aimed at designating Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism. For the country and its diplomats though, the recent developments seem to not have had any impact on Pakistan's global image.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...y-Pakistan-diplomats/articleshow/54517641.cms

 

[Maddd]

Now TOI is a front for Pakistani Propaganda

 

[Grevion]

Next time if @kahonapyarhai opens a thread let us just ignore it untill he himself engages in the discussion.

 

[GuardianRED]

‘Exercise’ fuels Indo-Pak escalation fears, drives stocks down
Baqir Sajjad Syed | Asif Chaudhry — Updated Sep 22, 2016 08:00am

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Despite official insistence that the activities had been planned in advance, Wednesday’s closure of airspace over the country’s northern areas and flights by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter planes participating in exercises fuelled rumours that the country’s armed forces were preparing for a possible Indian attack, driving the stock market down.

The exercises, coming at a time when tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours are running high following a terrorist attack on a military camp in India-held Kashmir, drove speculation on social and mainstream media.

Despite the confusion, Inter-Services Public Relations and the PAF’s media directorate chose to keep mum and the official silence only fuelled rumour mills.

Talking to Dawn, a senior military official rejected the reports about any change in the alert level over the past few days. However, he noted that “extreme vigilance” was being exercised in view of the current threats from India. It is expected that official details about the exercises will be released in the coming days.

But following official announcements regarding the closure of airspace over the northern areas and the M1 and M2 motorways, even private TV channels began airing reports hinting at the possibility that these measures were being taken in response to the potential threat of surgical strikes by India, as possible retaliation for the Uri camp attack that left 18 soldiers dead.

Airspace, motorway closure for PAF’s ‘Highmark’ drives speculation on social, mainstream media
Talking about the fighter planes landing on the motorway, the military official said this was part of a routine training exercise, ‘Highmark’. Usually held every five years, this exercise is one of the largest undertakings by the PAF and requires months of advance planning.

Due to the closure of airspace, PIA flights from Islamabad to Gilgit and Skardu had also been cancelled. A top PIA official told Dawn that a ‘Notice to Airmen’ (NOTAMS) had been issued three days ago, informing about the airspace closure at different times on Sept 21, 22 and 24 due to the exercise.

The closure of the M1 and M2 motorways at multiple points — between Kala Shah Kaku and Sheikhupura/Gujranwala on the M2 and near Peshawar-Nowshera — was announced by National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) through a press release issued a day earlier, but the reason for the close was attributed to “construction work”.

Falling stocks
The over-flights by jets participating in the PAF drills also fuelled speculation that caused a sharp decline in the stock market, with the KSE-100 benchmark index dropping a massive 569 points to close at 39,771 points.

As small investors ran for cover, the market fell by 1.41pc, wiping out gains netted in the month of September. Banks, companies and mutual funds remained stable, but panic selling was triggered by individual small investors, who were dabbling in “penny stocks” that usually generated the biggest volumes in the market.

Former Karachi Stock Exchange chairman Arif Habib blamed the tumbling stocks on the hype created by the electronic media about tensions between Pakistan and India, which gave the impression that a confrontation was imminent.

But Mr Habib also pointed out that the market had been on a long bullish run, and that with the KSE-100 index crossing the 40,000-point level, a correction was due.

Border tensions
Certain media outlets also broadcast reports claiming that Indian troops had been moved to forward locations.

Ever since India adopted the cold-start doctrine, troops that used to be stationed 800-1,000km from the LoC and Working Boundary have now moved to a proximity of around 200-250km. According to a defence analyst, this implied that India’s war-time troop locations from 2005-06 were now their regular deployment zones.

“No further movement has been observed,” a military official disclosed, adding that Indian troops had already been in a state of mobilisation.

Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif, chairing a corps commanders meeting earlier this week, had expressed satisfaction over the military’s “operational preparedness” and vowed to thwart all sinister designs against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.

Dilawar Hussain in Karachi also contributed to this report.

Published in Dawn September 22nd, 2016
http://www.dawn.com/news/1285317


If an exercise can do this , imagine a war ! someone send this link to the diplomat

 

[Lil Mathew]

We all know this.. But repeated terrorist attacks compelling us to go for adventure knowing all its outcomes.. Now our neighbor should act responsibly to avoid such situation.. For political gains and for hiding their incompetents pak politicians and pak military need Kashmir issue to be alive..

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

We all know this.. But repeated terrorist attacks compelling us to go for adventure knowing all its outcomes.. Now our neighbor should act responsibly to avoid such situation.. For political gains and for hiding their incompetents pak politicians and pak military need Kashmir issue to be alive..

700k indian soldiers and still terrorist attack happens. you should retire current army and induct a new one.

 

[footmarks]

700k indian soldiers and still terrorist attack happens. you should retire current army and induct a new one.

700K indian soldiers against 190 mn terrorists across the border......

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

700K indian soldiers against 190 mn terrorists across the border......

its still not big. 650k total foces vs more than a billion terrorists is something pakistan is handling.

 

[footmarks]

its still not big. 650k total foces vs more than a billion terrorists is something pakistan is handling.

you are right, 650K armed terrorists, more than a billion "non-state" terrorists being handled from pakistan, who are spreading terrorism across the globe.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

you are right, 650K armed terrorists, more than a billion "non-state" terrorists being handled from pakistan, who are spreading terrorism across the globe.

its still better than your army record. give them tractors and send them to agriculture department. they are not worthy to be called soldiers if with army more than total pakistan army in kashmir can't stop terrorists from so called infiltrations.

 

[The Headache]

War can destroy Indian economy but not Pakistani economy. Because destroy karne ke liye koi economy bhi toh honi chahiye !!!

 

[third eye]

In any given situation a war is always the last & worst option.

 

[Indiran Chandiran]

‘Exercise’ fuels Indo-Pak escalation fears, drives stocks down
Baqir Sajjad Syed | Asif Chaudhry — Updated Sep 22, 2016 08:00am

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Despite official insistence that the activities had been planned in advance, Wednesday’s closure of airspace over the country’s northern areas and flights by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter planes participating in exercises fuelled rumours that the country’s armed forces were preparing for a possible Indian attack, driving the stock market down.

The exercises, coming at a time when tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours are running high following a terrorist attack on a military camp in India-held Kashmir, drove speculation on social and mainstream media.

Despite the confusion, Inter-Services Public Relations and the PAF’s media directorate chose to keep mum and the official silence only fuelled rumour mills.

Talking to Dawn, a senior military official rejected the reports about any change in the alert level over the past few days. However, he noted that “extreme vigilance” was being exercised in view of the current threats from India. It is expected that official details about the exercises will be released in the coming days.

But following official announcements regarding the closure of airspace over the northern areas and the M1 and M2 motorways, even private TV channels began airing reports hinting at the possibility that these measures were being taken in response to the potential threat of surgical strikes by India, as possible retaliation for the Uri camp attack that left 18 soldiers dead.

Airspace, motorway closure for PAF’s ‘Highmark’ drives speculation on social, mainstream media
Talking about the fighter planes landing on the motorway, the military official said this was part of a routine training exercise, ‘Highmark’. Usually held every five years, this exercise is one of the largest undertakings by the PAF and requires months of advance planning.

Due to the closure of airspace, PIA flights from Islamabad to Gilgit and Skardu had also been cancelled. A top PIA official told Dawn that a ‘Notice to Airmen’ (NOTAMS) had been issued three days ago, informing about the airspace closure at different times on Sept 21, 22 and 24 due to the exercise.

The closure of the M1 and M2 motorways at multiple points — between Kala Shah Kaku and Sheikhupura/Gujranwala on the M2 and near Peshawar-Nowshera — was announced by National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) through a press release issued a day earlier, but the reason for the close was attributed to “construction work”.

Falling stocks
The over-flights by jets participating in the PAF drills also fuelled speculation that caused a sharp decline in the stock market, with the KSE-100 benchmark index dropping a massive 569 points to close at 39,771 points.

As small investors ran for cover, the market fell by 1.41pc, wiping out gains netted in the month of September. Banks, companies and mutual funds remained stable, but panic selling was triggered by individual small investors, who were dabbling in “penny stocks” that usually generated the biggest volumes in the market.

Former Karachi Stock Exchange chairman Arif Habib blamed the tumbling stocks on the hype created by the electronic media about tensions between Pakistan and India, which gave the impression that a confrontation was imminent.

But Mr Habib also pointed out that the market had been on a long bullish run, and that with the KSE-100 index crossing the 40,000-point level, a correction was due.

Border tensions
Certain media outlets also broadcast reports claiming that Indian troops had been moved to forward locations.

Ever since India adopted the cold-start doctrine, troops that used to be stationed 800-1,000km from the LoC and Working Boundary have now moved to a proximity of around 200-250km. According to a defence analyst, this implied that India’s war-time troop locations from 2005-06 were now their regular deployment zones.

“No further movement has been observed,” a military official disclosed, adding that Indian troops had already been in a state of mobilisation.

Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif, chairing a corps commanders meeting earlier this week, had expressed satisfaction over the military’s “operational preparedness” and vowed to thwart all sinister designs against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.

Dilawar Hussain in Karachi also contributed to this report.

Published in Dawn September 22nd, 2016
http://www.dawn.com/news/1285317


If an exercise can do this , imagine a war ! someone send this link to the diplomat

I'm deeply disappointed by this conduct of Pakistan.Imagine this !! Pakistani diplomats are concerned with the performance of the Indian economy come war.This proves that at some time the Pakistanis were Hindus.Baniyas to be precise.

 

[GuardianRED]

I'm deeply disappointed by this conduct of Pakistan.Imagine this !! Pakistani diplomats are concerned with the performance of the Indian economy come war.This proves that at some time the Pakistanis were Hindus.Baniyas to be precise.

Like the DP . lol... which issue of MAD is it?

 

[Indiran Chandiran]

Like the DP . lol... which issue of MAD is it?

Don't remember.Read this in Feb or Mar.