Published 18:23 IST, September 9th 2019
PK Sehgal: "Human rights violations taking place in PoK, not Kashmir"
PK Sehgal on Monday said that serious human rights violations are taking place in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and not Kashmir as accused by Pakistani authorities.
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Defence Expert Major General (Retd.) PK Sehgal on Monday said that serious human rights violations are taking place in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. On being asked about Pakistan's accusations of human rights violation taking place in Kashmir, he replied, "If re are human right violations taking place, y are taking place on a large-scale in PoK, Sindh and Balochistan and t in Kashmir". Major General (Retd.) PK Sehgal is a veteran of Indian Armed Forces and was referring to various allegations of human right violations amid rising tensions in region post abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.
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US-Taliban talks
Major Sehgal was speaking on a variety of defence and military issues of regions and also on a global scale. United States President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted that he was t going to go ahe with a secret meeting planned with Taliban, a terrorist organisation responsible for multiple dely attacks across world. After back out, Taliban released a statement saying that move will prove costly for United States since y will lose more lives. When asked about surprising turn of events, he said that organization would be surprised by decision and ir threat will t have effects. "Taliban, on or hand, are w saying that Americans will lose more lives after this decision but what y do t realise is that every life that America loses, y will take 10 more lives of Taliban," Sehgal said.
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Masood Azhar's reported release
He was also asked about reports of release of Masood Azhar, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) by Pakistani authorities. Sehgal said that Pakistan was desperate since recently y were blacklisted by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and ir financial status was downgred and also because y have t been able to push infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir. He said, " secret release of JeM chief Masood Azhar a month before FATF meeting clearly indicates a huge sense of desperation from Pakistan. Pakistan has t been able to push in any infiltrators in J&K. Having failed in ir task, y want to cause chaos and mayhem in India."
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Major Sehgal also spoke about recent anuncement regarding purchase of S-400 air defence missile systems which as per Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, will be delivered as per schedule after necessary payments were me. " earlier we get S-400 missile system, better. With availability of S-400, scenario in South Asia will completely change. We will completely decimate and dominate Pakistan in one-to-one battle. Pakistan will be completely on back foot and we can wipe out Pakistan Air Force moment planes take off from ir airfields". Sehgal said.
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14:19 IST, September 9th 2019