United Press International, a leading US news agency, compared Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with tyrant Adolf Hitler for choosing war path and increasing tensions between Pakistan and India rather than accepting peace offer from Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The article published by UPI.com explained as to how he choose to do away with the peace offer and adopted a path of increasing hostilities between the two neighbouring nuclear-armed countries.

The article says that “not coming from a position of weakness, but from a desire to decrease tension, Pakistan’s recently elected Prime Minister Imran Khan reached out to India, offering to take two steps toward peace providing India would take one.”

Unfortunately, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to view Khan’s offer much the same as Chancellor Adolf Hitler viewed British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s desire for “peace in our time.”

The article stated that  Modi  and his Bharatiya Janata Party have brought back the narrative of “cross border tensions.” Instead of taking one step toward peace with Pakistan, Modi is increasing tension on the Line of Control with Pakistan.

About Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir

The article urged the world to wake up to the reality of Occupied Kashmir and reminded the readers that Modi’s  act of stripping Occupied Kashmir of it’s special status and the persistent lockdown are just the tip of the iceberg in what the Modi and BJP are doing in the valley.

It also details how Citizenship Amendment Act excluded Muslims of India and the  immediated construction of concentration camps is reminiscent of Hitler-era Germany.

“The slander campaign against the Muslims received a major boost with the outbreak of coronavirus. Modi and his party commenced claiming the Muslim population was responsible for the virus’ spread. In time of crisis, people will turn on each other, especially when encouraged by their governments. Subject to being attacked on the streets, Muslim victims were denied hospital access, despite the need for immediate attention in many cases,” reads the article written by Retired Col. Wes Martin of the U.S. Army Military Police.

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“Until his (Modi’s) aggression and genocide are stopped, Albert Einstein’s warning will prevail: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do nothing about it,” the author concludes.

NEHAL MIRAJ

RAWALPINDI: /DNA/ =  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Kabul on Tuesday on a one-day visit where he held talks with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

According to the ISPR, the two discussed bilateral issues, border management and the Afghan peace process during their meeting.

The army chief is accompanied by Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid and Pakistan’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on his visit to Afghanistan.

The visit by COAS Bajwa follows a meeting with US Afghan envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Sunday.

According to the military’s media wing, during the meeting “matters of mutual interest” came under discussion as well as the overall regional security situation.

This included an exchange on “Afghan refugees issue and the Afghan reconciliation process”, a statement from the ISPR had read.

The two had also discussed the Pak-Afghan border management.

“Both shared steps taken in this regard and agreed to continue working towards mutually agreed goals,” the statement concluded.

WHO strongly recommends that the Punjab government adopts the two weeks off and two weeks on strategy as it offers the smallest curve

ISLAMABAD (DNA) -The World Health Organisation has recommended enforcing a strict two-week lockdown in Punjab as the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow in the province.

In a letter to the Punjab government, WHO lauded the provincial government’s efforts in response to the pandemic.

“Government intervention on April 12th 2020 detailing social distancing measures including restrictions, closure of schools and businesses, international travel restrictions and geographical area restrictions were instituted with the aim of limiting the spread of the disease,” the letter said.

The organisation said during the lockdown, the country was reporting 1,000 cases per day. However, this number increased after the federal government eased the lockdown in the country. “SOPs need to be strictly enforced to stem the spread of the virus,” the letter said.

Cases increasing beyond 100,000 in Pakistan is a cause for concern, WHO said. WHO recommends that for any government that wants to start lifting restrictions, the following six conditions must be met: Disease transmission is under control Health system can “detect, test, isolate and treat every case and trace every contact” Hot spot risks are minimized in vulnerable places, such as nursing homes

Schools, workplaces and other essential places have established preventive measures The risk of importing new cases “can be managed” Communities are fully educated, engaged and empowered to live under a new normal

WHO strongly recommends that the government adopts the two weeks off and two weeks on strategy as it offers the smallest curve. It also recommends strengthening all public health measures such as quarantine, isolation, physical distancing and contact tracing.

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