Lahore
February 21, 2021
SINCE 2001, Pakistan has faced more than 19,000 terrorist attacks, suffered 83,000 casualties and faced direct loss of more than USD 126 billion. As per the dossier on Indian terrorism released by Pakistan, India established 87 training camps against the country and its interests. Of these, India has 66 training camps on the Afghan soil while 21 of these exist in India. India is also the patron and sponsor of TTP and exercises control over its splinter groups. In Aug 20, RAW facilitated the merger of Jamaat- ul-Ahrar and Hizb-ul- Ahrar (both factions have strong presence in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan). Both terrorist organizations are banned by Pakistan. As such, India is violating international law, especially UNSC resolution 1372 (2001) by financing and strengthening the TTP. During the 1980s, RAW supported the Liberation Tamil Tigers Ealam (LTTE) to fight against the Sri Lankan government and in the late 60s Mukti Bahini in East Pakistan (later Bangladesh). In recent times, BLA and TTP, the RAW products, were launched to destabilize Pakistan. India’s involvement in Balochistan is well recognized by independent sources as well. Statement by US Special Representative James Dobbins and leaked diplomatic cables of British (2008) and UAE (2009) confirm the fears. The threats to Pakistan made by Indian NSA Ajit Doval are a violation of Article 2(4) of UN Charter, the UNGA Declaration on Principles of International Law Friendly Relations and Cooperation Among States in Accordance with Charter of the UN, the UNGA Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in Domestic Affairs of States and Protection of Their Independence and Sovereignty. Also, India’s has a longstanding strategy to deliberately attack educational institutions in Pakistan. Terrorist attacks on APS Peshawar, Agriculture University, Peshawar, and Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, are a few examples on Indian sponsored terrorism. In border areas of AJK, schools have