By Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi Sunday said that WhatsAppleaks of an Indian journalist Arnab Goswami again proved that the Pulwama Attack was an inside job orchestrated by Indian intelligence to blame Pakistan and Kashmiri Freedom Fighters.
It was the second time when filthy face of Indian intelligence was exposed after EU Disinfo Lab report that resurrected dead media, dead think-tanks and NGOs working to target Pakistani and Kashmiris’ interests, he tweeted.
Earlier, Controversial anchor Arnab Goswami, known for aggressively backing Narendra Modi and his discriminatory Hindu nationalist policies, is in hot waters.
Evidence submitted by Mumbai police as part of an ongoing investigation on manipulation of television ratings suggests that Goswami knew of the Modi government’s plan to stage a strike in Pakistan days before the Feb 26, 2019, Balakot episode between the two countries.
Police have included purported WhatsApp conversations between Goswami, chief editor of Republic TV, and Pratho Dasgupta – the incarcerated head of ratings company Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) – which reveal that the former texted the latter on Feb 23, 2019, saying: “On another note something big will happen,” referring to “Pakistan”.
“Bigger than a normal strike. And also on the same time something major on Kashmir. On Pakistan the government is confident of striking in a way that people will be elated. Exact words used,” he had said.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi stated Pakistan was playing responsible role for peace process in Afghanistan. He, however, hinted that India was performing role of spoiler in Afghan peace process.India was using Afghan soil against Pakistan, FM stated adding that Pakistan had taken up the issue with Afghan Administration.
The minister of foreign affairs also maintained that stance of international community about Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) had changed due to efforts of the incumbent government. The British parliamentarians made it clear that IIOJK was an international dispute. Qureshi hinted that it was success of Pakistan’s diplomatic approach.
Similarly, British parliamentarians’ viewpoint is also source of encouragement for the innocent Kashmiris. It also exposed the heinous face of India.
