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US blacklisting is an attempt to 'divert attention' from occupied Kashmir, claims Rao Anwar
[DAWN] Former Malir senior superintendent of police Rao Anwar claimed that United States' move to blacklist him for human rights...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... abuses was an attempt to "divert attention from the struggle for occupied Kashmir  ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... In a video that surfaced on social media on Wednesday, a day after the US announced its move, the former police official ‐ known infamously as an ’encounter specialist’ and accused of involvement in nearly 200 phoney encounters ‐ said: "I was an SSP of the police force and we fight against terrorists. There were nearly 400, 500 or 440 Death Eaters [who were killed]. There is not a single complaint against me that I killed anyone out of greed or in a fake encounter. "Even today, two years after my removal, there has been no complaint." Anwar demanded the US government to "apologise or prove" the charges against him. He added that he would file a case in Washington against the move through his lawyer and also write a letter to the US embassy. "Name one suspect who said that I cooperated [...] or used to do mix-ups. Forget American, [authorities] can punish me in Pakistain." Related: Rao Anwar: 2019-12-11 US blacklists Rao Anwar for 'serious human rights abuse' through fake police encounters Rao Anwar: 2019-10-30 Attack on artistic freedom Rao Anwar: 2019-09-19 MNAs Ali Wazir, Mohsin Dawar make bail in Kharqamar attack case Related: Kashmir: 2019-12-10 Trump attacks 'pathetic' Fox News for airing 'loser' Rep. Eric Swalwell and other Democrats Kashmir: 2019-12-09 Modi Faces Criticism for Excluding Muslims From Sanctuary Offer Kashmir: 2019-12-08 London Bridge attacker laid to rest in AJK Posted by: Fred 2019-12-13 |
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