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Pakistan airstrikes: Targeting border terror hideouts. AI-Generated.
Pakistan has launched an effective and large-scale operation against terrorist hideouts and camps along the Afghan border, with the aim of strengthening security in the border areas and reducing the risk of attacks by militant groups. According to Pakistani military and official sources, the operation was carried out based on intelligence and with precautionary measures so as not to harm civilians or irrelevant locations and to target key terrorist hideouts and leadership. A total of seven camps and hideouts were targeted in the operation, including alleged hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and some of its allies, as well as the Islamic State Khorasan, and these were the same locations from which suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks were carried out in Pakistan in recent days. For example, a suicide bombing in Bajaur district killed 11 security personnel and a girl and injured several people, in northwestern Khyber In another attack in Bannu, Pakhtunkhwa, two soldiers and seven militants were killed, while a civilian was killed and seven security personnel were injured in a drone attack on a tank. In this context, Pakistan summoned the Afghan charge d’affaires to the Foreign Office and lodged a strong protest and demanded that the Afghan interim government take immediate and effective action against terrorist groups present in its country, as Pakistan maintains that Afghan soil is being used for terrorist operations and attacks, and Pakistan made it clear that it reserves the right to take action at any appropriate place to ensure its security. According to local sources and media, the terrorist hideouts and their infrastructure were severely damaged after the airstrikes in Barmal district of Paktika and Khogyani district of Nangarhar, and the sounds of explosions were heard far and wide. However, Afghan authorities did not confirm the number of casualties or injuries, due to which it is not known how many militants were killed in the attacks or to what extent civilians were affected. According to a statement issued by Pakistan, this The operations were carried out on the basis of intelligence and are aimed at damaging the border strength of terrorist groups and reducing the chances of future attacks. Meanwhile, Pakistan has also called on the international community to put pressure on the Afghan government to eliminate terrorist hideouts and promote lasting peace and security in the border areas. The interim government of Afghanistan has not yet given any definitive or official response to this operation. In the current situation, this incident comes against the backdrop of an increase in terrorist incidents in the northwestern areas, including a suicide attack in Bajaur, other attacks in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a drone attack in Tank, which affected security forces and civilians and for which responsibility was attributed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. According to security sources, some Afghan citizens or extremist groups were also involved in training and contacts behind these attacks, which strengthened allegations of Pakistan's use of Afghan territory, while the Afghan interim government did not confirm this allegation. Tensions on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been rising for the past several months and in recent years There have also been several border clashes, shelling and accusations, in which both countries accused each other of violating the ceasefire and diplomatic protests, negotiations and mediation efforts were made. However, there is still a need for negotiations for peace and order, mutual cooperation and a common strategy against terrorism in the region. This operation shows that the government and security forces of Pakistan give top priority to the safety of its people and the security of the country and will not back down from any action against terrorism. These operations are also a clear message to terrorists in the border areas that Pakistan will take all possible measures to protect its borders and people. The current situation and future reactions will also affect regional politics, security cooperation and international relations, and will also put pressure on the possibilities of negotiations and mediation between the two countries. Overall, this incident shows the government's commitment to Pakistan's ongoing efforts against terrorism, border security and the protection of the people, and Pakistan has made it clear that any dangerous activity in the border areas will not be tolerated. No terrorist operation or attack will be allowed, while in the future too, Pakistan's security forces will take all possible steps to protect their country and people. At the same time, it has also become clear that no terrorist group present in the border areas will be allowed to carry out any unjustified operation or attack, and Pakistan's border security forces will continue their measures to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the people. Continuous intelligence and surveillance will continue to identify and target the hideouts of terrorists, and every effort will be made to completely eliminate the possibility of terrorist groups operating from across the border. Through this operation, Pakistan also sent a message that no kind of terrorism or attack will be allowed in the future and the presence of terrorist groups in the border areas will be prevented. Overall, this situation is increasing in the region.The incident clearly highlights the dangers of terrorism and the responsibilities of security forces, and the government of Pakistan is determined to take all possible steps in this regard to ensure the safety of the people and the security of the country. Written by: Malik Sarfaraz Hussain Awan
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Vasco da Gama: The Founder of Barbarity and Colonial Terrorism in the Garb of Discovery . AI-Generated.
Vasco da Gama is often presented in the pages of history as a great adventurer and conqueror of the seas, but the reality is quite the opposite because his arrival was no less than a human disaster for the Indian subcontinent that changed the destiny of the region. He was actually a fanatical religious plunderer and colonialist whose heart was filled with the ancient hatred of the Crusades for Muslims and immense colonial arrogance for Indians. When he left Lisbon in 1497 on the orders of King Manuel I of Portugal, the red cross symbols on his ships reflected his intentions that this journey was not just for trade but to end the dominance of Christianity and the maritime trade monopoly of Muslims by force. He left traces of his brutality in the coastal cities of Mombasa and Malindi in Africa. After leaving, when he reached Calicut in May 1498, his behavior towards the local ruler, Raja Zamorin, was contrary to any diplomatic etiquette. His most shocking incident occurred during his second voyage in October 1502, when he stopped the ship 'Miri' in the Arabian Sea, which was returning from the Hajj pilgrimage from Mecca, with more than four hundred innocent passengers on board. In addition to respectable merchants, these passengers also included women and innocent children. When the Portuguese ships surrounded them, the captain and passengers of the ship handed over twenty-two thousand gold coins and valuable goods to Gama in exchange for their lives, but this savage man refused to spare their lives even after looting all the property and belongings. British historian R.S. Whiteway writes in his book "The Rise of Portuguese Power in India" that Gama ordered the ship's ammunition depot to be set on fire, during which The scenes were heartbreaking because mothers were holding their little children in their arms and showing them to the Portuguese soldiers that perhaps they would take pity on these innocents and save them. But Gama strictly ordered his gunners to shoot and kill any passenger who jumped into the sea. In this way, the ship continued to burn in the middle of the sea for four days, including the suffering people, until all 400 people were burned alive. Gama's brutality was not limited to Muslims, but he adopted inhumane tactics to intimidate the Hindu Raja of Calicut. When Raja Zamoran sent a respected and elderly Brahmin priest as an ambassador to Gama for negotiations, the brutal Portuguese arrested the old priest and cut off his lips and ears. Then he slaughtered a dog and sewed its ears on the priest's head and returned it with an insulting letter. Sent to the Raja, this incident is mentioned with pride by the Portuguese historian Gaspar Correa himself in his work "Lendas da Índia" which exposes the Portuguese mentality of that time. During the same voyage, Gama captured about eight hundred unarmed fishermen and small local traders on the coast of Calicut and cut off their hands, noses and ears and loaded them into a large boat and put dry leaves on top of it and set it on fire and pushed this burning boat towards the shore so that the people of the city would be terrified to see the severed limbs of their loved ones. He sent a message to the Raja to cook curry for himself from these severed human limbs. These are the gruesome historical facts that the Western narrative has always hidden in the beautiful words of "transition of civilization". Gama introduced a forced permit system called "Cartaz" for the first time in the peaceful trade of the Indian Ocean using cannons and guns, under which every ship was required to be given to the Portuguese. They had to pay extortion, otherwise they would be declared pirates and drowned. In this way, he strangled the independent economy of the subcontinent and laid the foundation for centuries of colonial plunder here. Renowned modern historians like Sanjay Subramaniam make it clear in his book "The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama" that Gama was not just an adventurer but a violent person to the point of a psychopath who enjoyed playing Holi with the blood of innocents. The stories of his atrocities are also found in the writings of French historian Geneviève Bouchon and Indian researcher K.M. Panicker, which prove that Vasco da Gama's discovery actually brought a message of slavery, religious prejudice and economic destruction to South Asia. Unfortunately, the imprint of the colonial era still remains in our educational curriculum and Pakistan studies books, where Vasco da Gama is taught as a hero and a great man who discovered the way, while a criminal silence is maintained on the massacres committed by him. Due to this curricular gap, our The new generation is unable to recognize its real enemies and friends. It is time to make these historical truths part of the curriculum and force the international community to remove the statues of war criminals like Vasco da Gama from their squares, because these statues are a humiliation to humanity and a source of suffering to the souls of millions of innocent Indians and Muslims whose blood was shed by this brutal man just to obtain gold and spices. The story of Vasco da Gama is the story of a plunderer who stained the seas with blood and history will never forgive him until his true face is fully revealed to the world. And we, as independent journalists, pledge to continue to unmask the distorted faces of history so that future generations can distinguish between truth and falsehood and recognize our true national heroes. Research and writing: Journalist Malik Sarfaraz Hussain Awan
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