POONCH: A Pakistani soldier, who mistakenly crossed the border into Indian territory around sunrise on Thursday, was allegedly handed over to Pakistani authorities, Express News reported on Friday.
According to reports from the Indian media, the action was taken as per the ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
NDTV.com, however, reported that the soldier was looking for 'asylum' in India due to lack of basic facilities at the Line of Control (LoC).
The Indian channel said that Arif Ali, of the Frontier Force, was arrested around 6am the previous day. No arms were found in his possession.
In October 2011, India and Pakistan proved their commitment to the peace process when an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into Pakistan territory was returned with four army officials aboard after the courtesy of refuelling by the Pakistan Army.
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@alas: That speaks volumes of life in Pakistan. Isn't it?
Ahmed Rashid gives some of the reasons why the soldier.tried for assylum. Watch the video the crisis in Pakistan by Ahmed Rashid in youtube. /watch?v=GsIvu9mRn8U Even Yosuf raza gilani himself told CNN's Becky Anderson,Why don't they leave,Who is stopping them.
getting out of pakistan and trying for assylum in a country with 60 % people living below poverty line.....!!! vow
@DB being absent without leave is not an unfamiliar phenomenon in any army,however reporting back to an enemy army is not such a regular phenomenon in any army across the world.
No, after crossing over, he figured out that things are not way too different on this side either and surrendered to the Indian army :-)
@AK Murthy: Some Pakistani, Like Indians may see asylum But Not In a nation like yours. I mean One has to have the worst taste to seek asylum in India when they have better countries in the world. Brow Up. Millions of Indians Who leave looking for jobs in the Middle East Indirectly take asylum there rejecting your own Nation. Got the Picture?
'@jack: @someone:it is more fun to beat the enemy in their own territory.
I agree with You. By this token You should be Worshiping All Foreign Conquerers who conquered India. They exactly match your Philosophy. I want to see you paying your utmost respect to those "WHO BEAT THE INDIANS IN THEIR OWN TERRITORY" ETC " Alexander The Great, Mohammad Bin Qasim, Qutub-uddin Aibak, Mughal Dynasty & Great Britain.
@Indian: @Usman:Your only objection is Indians here are making a joke of Pakistani commentators…..
No, on the contrary, Indians are making Joke of themselves By coming here, after getting Kicked out of your own places? LOL. Too bad
@PakPunjabi:Wow amongst all those hate filled where did yours sneak in WELCOME
@Asad: @someone: it is more fun to beat the enemy in their own territory.
All Pakistanis say "Thank you". All Indians say "You are Welcome".
Good things need to be appreciated. Thank you, India - Indian Army and the Indian people. I hope and pray that the coming tomorrow is a tomorrow of peace, prosperity and happiness where the two neighbours compete each other in science and technology and education rather than nuclear weapons and tools of death and destruction.
Thank god India didn't take him hostage as an insurance against Sarabjeet Singh.
If the Land of Pure is so good and pure ,why is it that in Europe and UK , we have so many Pakistanis claiming Bogus Asylum cases? Which is costing local Taxpayers a fortune in Legal Aid too???
@Awans: General Niazi was commissioned in the 5th paratrooper of the Punjab regiment. And besides that our own General Yahya khan (superior to General Niazi) was born in Chakwal and was a main figure responsible for failure of the operation Grand Slam (a major theatre in war of 1965). So yes please keep Punjab regiment there at LOC so that Pakistan is served better, as it was served in 1971. i don't intend to sound racist, it is just a response to your stupid suggestion.
@Usman: NDTV and TOI are just tabloid news just like "News of the World" and "Sun" in UK.... The Indians who look for "real" news visit "The Hindu" and "The Indian Express" who do not give in to the ad revenue based on clicks and unmoderated comments.. I've seen many pakistanis commenting in those newspaper (surprisingly most of them are positive and thought provoking ones) and also in TOI whenever they feel like insulting Indians(TOI purposefully do not moderate their comments to start a troll war)
Hope you do read the other side of the story too....
he was interrogated and he told the indian authorities that he was fed up of his unit and thus crossed over. he got few pakistani sims and 13000 pakistani rupees. he was returned to pakistan on good will gesture. if you are to blame indian media then you should first look at the testimony of the soldier.
Going AWOL is not that uncommon in any large army. It happens as some individuals cannot handle the harsh lifestyle and may develop resentment against senior enlisted and officers.
But if this soldier thinks he will get any better conditions on the India side, he's really in for a surprise.
@Hassan Hakeem: I know what i am talking about. So Wiki is authentic sources and you are talking about pre partition units.??. good one for you...
@Ali: Imran Khan will die of heart Attack after listening this. He repeatedly said that even tough he is born in Punjab but he has nothing to do with the land of Punjab as he is a Niazi . Imran Khan have written a Book on this issue known as "Warrior Race" and you could refer to this book where he discussed his lineage and his tribe lineage.
@Awans dont be ridicoulous. We are all Pakistanis equally!
Actually i don't complaint about any other country but as our brother earlier commented on comments from my country i shall also post some reality about his :-
1:Most Pakistanis are obsessed with Bollywood 2.News channels are obsessed with indian songs and hindoo. 3.Every blame is on india and RA&W ,From veenas nude pick to killings in karachi. 4.On every good occasion they talk about two nation theory and india . 5.You guys can't leave tv when an indian award ceremony is going on. 6.Even if india makes toilets you make it NEWS . 7.You guys want to name yourself as desis to save yourself from pakistani identity. 8.Everyday people are killed in pakistan and you still worry about gujrat riots which were even not initiated by hindoos.
Thank you India, it is genuinely a magnanimous and deeply appreciated act on your part. I sincerely hope such generous actions will one day help establish a permanent peace across the Radcliffe Line.
Stupid and mad Indian media. No ethics, no manner. I don't why we are talking about Aman ke Asha, while they are very much biased and never accepted our freedom.
@pakistanibaloch
even GODHRA was ?
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@usman
Good humor ,can you enlighten us about thousands of pakistanis commenting and clicking Disagree when a news about pakistan comes in toi?
its about time both countries should open tourist visa , may be this gent want to go India but have no relatives there , same as me I want to go india spend some hard earned money in hotels and beaches of goa or enjoy living on a boat in kerala but i can not as I do not have any body to send me a ration card . I cant believe you people are still using ration card any way its your way of life but please think about tourist visa.
Awans I mention before on the other hand Punjab regiment and Punjab police must outsource their safety to Indian. In Punjab people walk or ride on motorcyle with ordinary gun and 5 to 10 trained unformed solders or policeman and walked away . Even they cannot protect there leaders . Attack on Srilanka team , is the biggest shame on Punjab police and people of Lahore.
@Pragmatist: and theory like gujrat riots ???
@Usman: Your only objection is Indians here are making a joke of Pakistani commentators.....
@Usman, there are high chances that you would not be able to see this comment,due to new found zeal of ET staff for ''trashing" EVERY COMMENT WHICH DOESN'T SEEM PALATABLE TO THEM. height of hollow arrogance bordering on acute ignorance is all, that your comment displays.have you ever heard the sentence-don't shoot the messenger. in this case media was only quoting the soldier. you have such soldiers who run away to an enemy country for any silly reasons,and instead of keeping quiet and pondering over the grave situation of your armed forces all you could do was to come up with such a silly comment.as far as the authenticity of Pakistani media is concerned ,if you are not suffering from selective amnesia,i would like you to recall something called fake wikileaks.i hold ET in a very high regard,but i cant forget that one of their prominent columnist was also caught napping.I am not saying that Indian media is the best or even better than an average media group,but the issue here was some thing different. don't deflect your frustration.i would not have minded but NDTV is one of the most reliable news channels.
@Mohd Butt: A welcome trend
@Awans: So Mr Awan as I said you do not know what you are talking about.
@Awans: As per wikipeda
Prior to 2000, the Piffers had been standardised to include equal numbers of Pashtuns and Punjabis in its non-officer ranks, but in 2000, this composition was amended to include 10% Sindhis and 5% Balochis, reducing the quota of Punjabis to 35%.
@Usman: How do Pakistanis convert the positive gesture to create a negative atmosphere becomes clear from your comments and also from 25 recommenders.
I am living in EU from last 6.5 years and saw how these EU peoples r living happy life, they had world war 1 & 2 but now they realize that war is NOT GOOD for any country, cause the money govt. spend on arms and army now they spend on their people so now they are living peacefully with each other and happily go to each other countries BUT respect the laws for each country. even they were the worst enemies in past. we Pak & Ind also need to learn from them and make our lifes as good as EU have, we have more Intelligent people and natural resources than EU. War is not a solution of any matter it spreads only HATE.
@Awans:
From now on Deploy Punjab Rangers and Punjab Regiment there as they are more battle hardened soldiers and they know what is meant by a Dignified soldier
Your comments may have irked some people on the basis of provoking provincial racism, but as a matter of the fact, it’s true!
@Awans and Gen Niazi was from punjab?...right, I get your point.
@Usman: Comment of the day...
Nice gesture from Indians!
@Usman
Superb brother...your comment has kept the trolls away! but the little 'pragmatist' could still not control and commented. We seem to be their addiction ;)
@Usman:
"No wonder most Indians prefer to comment on Pakistani newspaper websites. See below:"
Intelligent way to dispel Indian trolls.
@Asad: to view every side of the news and make a decision by our own than blindly believing some particular source.
Thanks God both of the countries started making senses. Keep cooperating and eventually sort your problems by negotiations, and bring peace and prosperity in the region, trust me we deserive it since long. Love you all.
@Pragmatist: Then why do you bother to come and spend time on Pakistani news sites?
@Usman, Sure NDTV and TOI do exaggerate things and get it totally wrong sometimes. But I'd take that any day to inane fabrications by the media in Pakistan - take the theories on 9/11, Mumbai Attacks and the causes and results of all of Pakistan's wars. That is downright hoodwinking of the public.
seeking for asylum? what is the story behind this joke?
Please engage Frontier Force and FC only in Balochistan and in KPK not on LOC. Look at this Bhagora. I think he was impressed by Shahrukh Khan's Veer Zara and wants another story to be remade.
That is why Punjab Regiment should be only on the LOC along with some members of NLI as Frontier Force and FC making up most of the people from KPK can only sustain in KPK and in Balochistan but in real fight scenarios only people from AJK and Punjab can sustain and we have seen them in Swat situation and in Kargil. From now on Deploy Punjab Rangers and Punjab Regiment there as they are more battle hardened soldiers and they know what is meant by a Dignified soldier and also they dont whine and such a shame brought by Anwar Ali to the Whole of Pakistan.
NDTV and Times of India are a joke. No wonder most Indians prefer to comment on Pakistani newspaper websites. See below: