Pakistan rejects India’s claim on Kashmir, demands plebiscite
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan police has arrested four suspects who allegedly facilitated the terrorist group involved in hijacking the Jaffar Express and taking over 400 passengers hostage in Bolan district on March 11.
Sources in CTD, while confirming the arrests, said that a joint team comprising senior officials from various law enforcement agencies is investigating the attack on the Jaffar Express. “These four suspects have been taken into custody for interrogation,” the sources said, adding that efforts to identify the attackers are also ongoing.
The remains of the militants killed in the attack on the Jaffar Express have been sent to the Forensic Science Agency.
The sources said arms and communication devices used by the attackers were seized and sent for forensic analysis. Additionally, the attackers’ fingerprints have been sent to Nadra for identification.
The attack on the Jaffar Express resulted in the deaths of 26 passengers and injuries to 40 others. In a retaliatory operation, 33 attackers were killed.
Reference Link:- https://www.dawn.com/news/1900378/pakistan-rejects-indias-claim-on-kashmir-demands-plebiscite
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
