India lodges protest over secret tunnel between AJK, Indian Kashmir: Report
The report quoted a senior Border Security Force official who confirmed that a protest has been lodged with Pakistani Rangers, and a protest note with evidence was also handed over to Pakistani authorities at a flag meeting in the Jammu district.
Last week, a PTI report had claimed that a 400-metre long tunnel was discovered by authorities along the Samba district.
Senior Superintendent of Police in Samba Israr Hussain had said that the tunnel, with a height and width of three feet, was running between Indian Kashmir’s Chillayari border outpost and Azad Kashmir’s Lambriyal border outpost.
The police official had said a local villager, Baldev Singh, working in the fields had observed the cave in and reported the matter to the BSF on finding the plastic pipe on Friday evening.
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@Raj - USA: The trouble with you bunderstanis is you think you are suprior to Pakistanis.Which is a shear stupid and arrogant attitude and shows how much against the reality. As you said accused is not to prpoof his innocence,but the accuser have the burden to proof.Which i the law all over the world. But next you make a u-turn and say,"In case of Pakistan,the burden of proof shifts to it to prove its innocence."What a stupid arguement to say so?By assuming this logic,you are saying bunderstan is right as it has nothing to proof only its accusation is itself a proof.It might be right for a RAW's agent or civil servant of a bunderstani government but not in the real word.The burden of proof is still wih accuser. In the past several times bunderstan has accused ISI/Pakistan for the wrong doings after an instac of misdeed.I will give you one example for the moment i.e.Samjohta Express fire.You people accused at the time ISI?Pakistan.But word now know it was the terrorist arm of the bunderstani army which committed this crime.What a shame you people forget these things so easily. There are hundred of other examples you and your government forgets so easily. Motto of your whole nation is KEEP LYING AND keep accusing Pakistan all the time and world may believe it. Iam still waiting for you people to blame ISI/Pakistan for the big blackout just happend in the country.As it is national habit of blaming Pakistan/ISI all the time,so one more time as well. What a shame you bunderstanis think you are the most honest people in the world.
@Ghaznavi:
At the least we have enough power for the lines to go down once in a while.
Since when LoC become international border? and since when Its Indian Kashmir? It's Indian Occupied Kashmir.
@Ghaznavi: , did u get the lights on
Yes they did after two days! But you still live without it for 12 hours a day daily and yearly too ! So much progress in the Land of Pure !
@ Bruteforce: "India being too big, powerful, economically stronger will always prevail over an unstable, weak, bankrupt, undemocratic Pakistan,"
By the way, did u get the lights on in the 'BIG POWERFUL STTRONGER India of your. It only remains all of this in fairy tales just like your scriptures and mahabaratha. I can't believe Indians today still live in fantasy land.
ludicrous
As usual and definitely India only shall accuse Pakistan of it and shall trying its best and utmost to involve Pakistan in this secret tunnel issue without any solid evidences and by playing old blame game and by camouflaging its weaknesses and security collapses in Occupied Kashmir........
For people who are debating if its the LOC or the Border. Lets look at it shall we?
What are the characteristics of a Border? Its an imaginary line, crossing of which by either side will result in war and will have dangerous consequences.
What is an LOC? Its an imaginary line, crossing of which by either side will result in war and will have dangerous consequences, as we saw in Kargil.
So, does it matter? For all intents and purposes India has the right to its side of the LOC or Border or whatever you might want to call it. You step one inch on India's side you will be bombarded until you go back.
Thats the beauty of status quo(for those who understand such terms). India doesn't want nor desires an inch of any Territory that Pakistan has, but Pakistan's very existence is dependent on being a revisionist state.
The logical conclusion is obvious. India being too big, powerful, economically stronger will always prevail over an unstable, weak, bankrupt, undemocratic Pakistan, which is being increasingly isolated from the free world.
@Ajay: I fully agree with you Ajay. @Peer Sain: Let us not get into the debate of Indian Occupied Kashmir which is Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir that is called Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan. The dispute has been responsible for three fratricidal wars and the illegal intrusions in Kargil by fundamentalists. Let us try and and understand that the work of the intelligence department of any nation be it the Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan or Research and Analysis Wing of India is such that is seldom revealed to their own people. I have my reservations if the people of Pakistan have really known about the handiwork of the Inter Services Intelligence because of which there have been many a tragic happenings in India to name a few the latest being 26/11 the Attack on Mumbai. Similarly the work done by Research and Analysis Wing of India in Pakistan is probably not known to the people of this side. In other words Peer Sain the ideal solution to the Kashmir issue lies in accepting the Line of Control (LOC) as the international boundary of the two nations and end this issue once and for all for good. This will be a major step forwards towards a more cordial bilateral relationship between the two neighbours.
@Peer Sain: Let us not get into the debate of Indian Occupied Kashmir which is Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir that is called Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan. The dispute has been responsible for three fratricidal wars and the illegal intrusions in Kargil by fundamentalists. Let us try and and understand that the work of the intelligence department of any nation be it the Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan or Research and Analysis Wing of India is such that is seldom revealed to their own people. I have my reservations if the people of Pakistan have really known about the handiwork of the Inter Services Intelligence because of which there have been many a tragic happenings in India to name a few the latest being 26/11 the Attack on Mumbai. Similarly the work done by Research and Analysis Wing of India in Pakistan is probably not known to the people of this side. In other words Peer Sain the ideal solution to the Kashmir issue lies in accepting the Line of Control (LOC) as the international boundary of the two nations and end this issue once and for all for good. This will be a major step forwards towards a more cordial bilateral relationship between the two neighbours.
I bet the Pakistani military wouldn't be as diligent in building tunnels to actually help common people or trade between nations. Their entire focus is on hate and violence against India and the Pakistani nation is a silent supporter.
india and their whining. honestly who cares
Why has Pakistani Government not lodged a protest with India? Why is it that Pakistan has to take blame even if someone sneezes on Indian side of the border?
@123: i think you haven't read it properly, tunnel is right under international border not under LOC as you presumed,either way you can not use them as a medium to endorse your "industrial" output
@Mirza: LOL !!! Yes, unfortunately the Indians too don't understand this and keeps lodging their protests in vain, as there is no one to hear them ! There is this deadly silence in Pakistan and certainly the look of innocence too !
@Sardar KHAN: Proof !!!!!
You may be correct legally in what you are saying. There is one thing as "Burden of Proof" in law. In some circumstances the accuser has to prove that his accusations are correct and in some cases it is the accused who has to prove that he is not guilty as charged. In this case you are correct that India has the burden of proof according to law. However, when it pertains to Pakistan, the burden of proof has shifted to Pakistan. This is the de-facto scenario that everyone in the world is following and is so because of Pakistan's history of promoting terrorism. Pakistan has to create and image that it is a desirable citizen of the world community and it can be done only by actions and not demanding proof, as in the case of Mumbai attacks, sending terrorists to Afghanistan, etc.
Importantly, it is the perception, rather than proof that matters in many instances and perception can be changed only by proper action. Pakistan may have valid complaints against India in many issues, such as water dispute or what is going on in Baluchistan. But, it the World community has a bad perception of Pakistan, it will only hurt Pakistan. This is what Pakistan's Judiciary and those who have the power should realize. It is just a sincere advise and not with any malice or hatred. Be it Pakistan or India or USA or China or anyone else, no country can win, however economically or militarily powerful they may be, if it is seen in the bad light by the rest in the World. This is the reason US spends billions of Dollars on public relations.
It is not an international border.... It is a border created by two poverty stricken states to molest the Kashmiris.... Please leave us alone !
@Giri:
Go beat the drum. It still isnt an international border.
@123 One of your analysts on Indian TV kept repeating adnauseaum that LOC is not an international border. I guess whole Pakistan is on same page on this. And he kept talking about the freedom fighters that they have no control on. He believes the world is still going buy his theories.
@afzaalkhan: "and pakistan should launched protest for same reasons, but wait Indians don’t spy as we all know right :)"
Indians DO spy as do all countries. Indians however do not send mercenary non-state actors into Pakistan. This is something that Pakistan has done consistently in the past. IT claims that this practice has been stopped ow and this tunnel seems to imply tat perhaps even now the practice has not stopped.
india is protesting after itself constructing a tunnel.what a joke.
Yes Tribune has not been fair. It is not Indian Kashmir but Indian occupied Kashmir just like occupied Hyderabad and occupied Junagadh. India has no legal claim on them. They were illegally occupied and holds on to it. Express Tribune should know this much of history and sensitivity.
@Ilyad: It is not a question of security lapse but a question of lack of sincerity on the part of Pakistan.
LOC not an international border. Sorry ET, you failed again!
Indian 'occupied ' Kashmir - that's what humanity needs to lodge the protest about.
and pakistan should launched protest for same reasons, but wait Indians don't spy as we all know right :)
Antony Harris: Yeah, but for that you need to have Palestine at other end.
Sorry, this must be an act of our non-state actors.
The reason for this protest is rather ambiguous, was it dug up by Pakistani Government hence the protest or because Pakistani Government did not discover it so they must protest. They forget one thing the other side of this tunnel is in Indian controlled Kashmir – so they accept that their own security is equally incompetent to at least monitor the situation on their side, if not more. When in doubt blame Pakistan.
India has a lot to learn from Israel.