Ottawa, May 23 (IANS) Khalistan-linked activities over the years have tarnished the positive image of the Sikh community globally. The violent demonstrations overseas, anti-India slogans, aggressive protests outside religious places, and separatist campaigns by extremist elements fuelled widespread controversy across the world, a report has highlighted.Several incidents have surfaced in recent years in countries such as Canada, Britain, the United States, and Australia, where Khalistan-supportin…
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.The police …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The experiment that the ISI conducted with the Khalistan modules is now being replicated across other networks as well. The idea of bringing gangsters and terrorists together to further operations in India is increasingly becoming a new norm, investigations have revealed.An official said that the ISI does not want terror groups and gangsters to operate separately. The Pakistan spy agency realises that it would be best to get the two together so that the resources are com…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is “pressurising” popular singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh to join politics.Mann was addressing reporters after his meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.A few days back, Dosanjh had strongly dismissed the idea of him becoming the political face of Punjab with a reply stating “Kadey V Nhi (Never)”, making it crystal clear that politics is not on his radar as his wo…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh has addressed the recent controversy surrounding banners and flags at his concerts. The singer-actor stated that his objection was never to the flags or banners, but to the intent behind them. Earlier in May, during his concert in Calgary, Diljit had halted his performance to address individuals waving pro-Khalistan flags in the crowd. The singer told them to take the flags elsewhere, saying “Use this place for the purpose it is intended for…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Terming them as “baseless imputations”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday rejected the recent accusation made by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) that linked India to foreign interference in the country.Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also stated that any such concerns should be addressed through established mechanisms and not politicised or public narratives.”India’s position on this part…
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Unwilling to desist from its nefarious activities, Pakistan continues to make repeated attempts to provoke sections of Sikh community while misleading and luring innocent villagers near the border areas into Khalistani campaign. According to a report in Khlasa Vox, weapons and drugs are being smuggled into India from Pakistan, suggesting that not just agencies but even some separatists from the Sikh community residing in Pakistan may be involved.Citing accoun…
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s treatment of religious minorities, particularly Sikh and Hindu women, remains deeply troubling, with human rights reports, including those from the United Nations and local activists, documenting hundreds of cases each year of abduction, grooming, forced conversion, and marriage.Many cases reportedly involve pressure in custody or threats to families, while Sikh communities in Pakistan repeatedly raised alarms over targetted harassment and conversions, a rep…
Rome, April 22 (IANS) The execution-style killing of two Sikh men in Italy’s Bergamo province underscores internal rivalries, financial stakes and political divisions within sections of the Indian diaspora in Europe, a report said. According to a report in the Italian news website ‘Decode 39’, last week on the eve of Baisakhi, one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar – a targetted killing unfolded in the Covo region in Bergamo, where two Indian nationals from Punjab — 47-ye…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has sharpened its focus on Punjab with a calibrated three-pronged strategy built around targeted killings, drug trafficking, and the supply of arms and ammunition, according to intelligence inputs.Punjab has seen a series of low-intensity blasts in recent months, involving crude bombs and grenades. An Intelligence Bureau official has said that these incidents are designed less for damage and more as a diversion. The intent…