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MARRIAGE FROM P24 the capital’s police chief removed. Th e ity. Tragically, that project seems not constitute war crimes in international and identity of the Kashmiri people, and
Azam. “It was my dream for my son minister was reportedly angry as the to have delivered so far. What if things armed confl icts. Pakistan must actively raise India’s viola-
to start his professional and personal IGP did not take his calls when he remain the same going forward? Th at the Kashmir dispute could tion at all international levels, legally and
life from this honorable society of wanted a poor neighbor living next to (Th e writer is a former editor of trigger an international armed confl ict diplomatically, including with the Inter-
Lincoln’s Inn and today I have ac- his palatial farm house ‘sorted out’. Dawn) has been indubitably confi rmed via the national Committee of the Red Cross
complished it. We must keep our However, the most controversial recent military confl agration between and the ICERD treaty body and at the
connections with this historic place. decision was the elevation as full min- STRATEGY FROM P10 India and Pakistan, when Indian war- UN Security Council, the General As-
I have become the fi rst drop of rain.” ister of retired Brig Ijaz Shah who was quo over Kashmir eff ected by either planes crossed over Azad Kashmir and sembly and the Human Rights Council.
Bride Kiran Younis, a medical given charge of the powerful interior nation without mutual resolution. unsuccessfully conducted air strikes Th e BJP is, in the run-up to the
professional, beamed with joy on her ministry. Mr Shah was one of the key Th e treaty states that “pending the around Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkh- elections, going to extreme measures in
big day and why it became unusual lieutenants of the former military ruler fi nal settlement of any of the prob- wa. order to stir up nationalist and racial
and special in a surreal way. She told Pervez Musharraf and is said to have lems between the two countries, nei- Altering demographics through tensions within the country in an at-
Geo News: “Our wedding is the fi rst had a hand in the formation of the ther side shall unilaterally alter the state policy and repression can result tempt to mobilize its right-wing power
Muslim Pakistani wedding to be cel- PML-Q and the PPP Patriots before situation and both shall prevent the in forcible transfers of the indigenous base. Tinkering with the Indian con-
ebrated with the full services of Lin- and aft er the 2002 elections respec- organization, assistance or encour- population, qualifying as crimes against stitution in this way, however, not only
coln’s Inn but we are hoping it not to tively. agement of any acts detrimental to humanity when they are part of a wide- dilutes the sanctity of the constitutional
be the last. I couldn’t hide my excite- Th e former intelligence offi cial the maintenance of peaceful and har- spread or systematic attack (which need document itself but would have grave
ment when Burhan’s mother told me will now lead the PTI’s ‘accountability monious relations”. By repealing Ar- not be armed) directed against any ci- consequences for the people of Kashmir.
that she had decided to make it extra drive’ and will be one of the main ar- ticles 35-A and 370, India would be vilian population, as determined by With the two articles omitted from the
special for us. biters regarding who gets to be put on violating the Shimla Agreement both the International Criminal Tribunal for constitution, there would be little to stop
“Th e venue is a magnifi cent the infamous and much-abused Exit in spirit and practice. Rwanda. Th e government of India, by an Israeli-style settlement program be-
choice and a refl ection of Burhan’s Control List. Furthermore, India’s attempt to attempting to repeal Articles 35-A and ing instituted in the valley of Kashmir,
mum’s taste, “ remarked Barrister If a new steward of the economy change the demographics of India- 370, is signaling its intentions to realize leaving the Kashmiri — much like the
Nazar Mohammad, Head of Legis was seen as a must for better handling occupied Kashmir is a grave viola- this repression. Palestinians — foreigners in their ances-
Chambers. of the nation’s fi nances and economic tion of international humanitarian Permanently altering the ethnic- tral lands.
Around 150 guests were in at- growth, an equally important prereq- law and can amount to serious war makeup of India-occupied Kashmir, (Th e writer is former legal adviser
tendance at the wedding. Th ey were uisite, political stability, seems to have crimes, crimes against humanity and which could eventually result in eth- to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, and fac-
served with zam zam water and been ignored in Shah’s appointment. ethnic cleansing. Under Article 49 of nic cleansing, would also be a serious ulty, LUMS Law School. – Dawn)
dates as wedding favors. Earlier last week, he threatened op- the Geneva Convention IV (1949), violation of international law and the
Th e Great Hall resonated with position activists with ‘beatings’ and “the occupying power shall not de- International Convention on the Elimi- TERROR FROM P9
the live recitation of the Holy Qur’an other harsh measures if they gathered port or transfer parts of its own ci- nation of All Forms of Racial Discrimi- of Egypt’s ancient Coptic Orthodox
to start the proceedings. Th e bride for any public protest. vilian population into the territory it nation, a UN treaty which India ratifi ed Church killing at least 25 people.
wore traditional Pakistani long wed- Th e events triggered by the so- occupies.” in 1968 without any reservations. Such Jan. 29, 2017: At the Islamic
ding dress. Burhan Faisal practices called Dawn leaks (some 30 months Th e same principle is reaffi rmed violations were confi rmed by the ICERD Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a
law at a central London law fi rm. ago) began to spell the end of the in the more recent 1977 Additional Committee in its 1995 decision on Bos- mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbor-
Nawaz Sharif government. When the Protocol I to the Geneva Conven- nia-Herzegovina. hood of Quebec City, Canada came
PROJECT FROM P10 military’s apparent disposition to- tions, which largely refl ects custom- In the last few years, the BJP gov- under attack. Six worshippers were
spite being a major shareholder in a wards the PML-N seemed unchanged ary international law, and which ernment has attempted to change the killed and nineteen others injured
power company which is a huge de- aft er the baton of command passed terms such acts a grave breach of the demographics of the occupied terri- when a man opened fi re.
faulter of SNGPL. Even earlier cries from Raheel Sharif to Qamar Bajwa, it protocol. Moreover, under Article tory using targeting measures such as Feb. 16, 2017: Suicide bomber
of confl ict of interest were ignored was clear the Sharifs had to go, given 20(c)(i) of the 1996 International through the setting up of Israeli-style detonated his explosives vest among
when he was named to head the en- the country’s power equation. Law Commission Draft Code of settlements or townships for Kashmiri the devotees at the shrine of Lal
ergy task force. What was then visualized, and Crimes against the Peace and Secu- Pandits or via the establishment of Shahbaz Qalandar in Pakistan’s Sindh
Azam Swati was made minister. it is apparent that no stone was left rity of Mankind, such transfers are Sainik colonies to permanently settle province, killing 98.
He resigned from the cabinet late last unturned to attain that, was an ad- considered war crimes; while under Indian soldiers displacing local Kash- April 9, 2017: Twin suicide
year aft er an angry Supreme Court ministration ‘chosen by the people of Article 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Interna- miri residents. Repealing Articles 35-A bombings rocked churches in the
chief justice took a dim view of the clean and competent’ people to steer tional Criminal Court statute (1998) and 370 is, however, a more serious and Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria
minister using his infl uence to have the country to stability and prosper- such transfers, directly or indirectly, insidious attempt to destroy the culture TERROR, P28
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