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Isenior Pakistani Minister on Sadiq said, recalling the high- # % Thursday admitted that level meeting which was also Pakistan was responsible for attended by Army chief Gen L M& the Pulwama terrorist attack in Qamar Javed Bajwa, and added Jammu & Kashmir in 2019 that that “India was not planning to ' killed 40 CRPF personnel and attack...They just wanted to brought the two countries to kneel before India and send the brink of a war. back Abhinandan.” ;7<:79 answering questions on no territory under its control # “Humne Hindustan ko Chaudhry, who was the Islamabad’s reaction to the is used for terrorist attacks, and ()*+# , ghus ke maara (We hit India in Information & Broadcasting rushing aside Pakistan Indo-US joint statement. to expeditiously bring to jus- - -. & their home). Our success in Minister at the time of the Bobjection on reference to it “Even their leaders have tice the perpetrators of all Pulwama is a success of this Pulwama attack, criticised backing terrorism in the 2+2 time and again spoken about such attacks, including 26/11 nation under the leadership of Sadiq’s remarks and termed India-US dialogue, India on their role with regard to ter- Mumbai, Uri, and Pathankot. Imran Khan. You and we are all them as “inappropriate”. Thursday said the whole world rorism,” Srivastava said. The two sides “empha- !"! / 0' part of that success,” Science & He said Sadiq lied with a knows about its role in sup- In the joint statement, sised the need for concerted ! 1. Technology Minister Fawad Qureshi in an important meet- of the Pulwama attack to jus- lot of confidence regarding his porting terrorism and no India and the US on Tuesday action against all terrorist net- Chaudhry said in the National ing pleaded to release Indian tice. statements and asserted that amount of denial can hide this strongly condemned cross- works, including al-Qaeda, % Assembly during a debate. Air Force Wing Commander “Legs were shaking and everyone has the right to dis- truth. border terrorism in all its ISIS/Daesh, Lashkar-e- &. 23(4 When some of his fellow Abhinandan Varthaman, who forehead perspiring, and the agree with the Government but This terse statement by the forms and asked Pakistan to Tayyeba (LeT), Jaish-e- ,*3 lawmakers objected to his men- was captured by the Pakistani foreign minister (Qureshi) told the state should not be sub- Ministry of External Affairs take “immediate, sustained Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb- tion of “success in Pulwama”, Army on February 27, 2019 us, ‘For God’s sake, let him jected to criticism. came in response to and irreversible” action to ul-Mujahideen,” the statement 5 the Minister said that “after the after his MiG-21 Bison jet was Islamabad’s objection to ref- ensure that no territory under said. % Pulwama incident, the way shot down in a dogfight with erences to it and cross-border its control is used for launch- Reacting to the joint state- & Pakistan went inside the Indian Pakistani jets. terrorism in the India-US joint ing terror attacks. ment, the Pakistan Foreign territory to target it, the entire In the early hours of statement after their 2+2 dia- In its reaction, Pakistan on Office said, “We reject the # $ media in India was ashamed of February 26, 2019, the IAF jets logue on Tuesday here. Wednesday called it “unwar- Pakistan-specific reference in it.” bombed the Jaish-e- External Affairs Ministry ranted” the reference made the ‘joint statement’, issued by 0 However, he didn’t retract Mohammad (JeM) terror Spokesperson Anurag towards it. “We reject the India and the US after their his statement about “success in camps in Balakot in Khyber Srivastava said the country Pakistan-specific reference in ‘2+2 Ministerial Dialogue’, as Pulwama” under Prime Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan and that provides shelter to “max- the joint statement’,’ issued by unwarranted and misleading.” Minister Khan’s leadership. avenged the Pulwama terrorist imum number of UN-pro- India and the US after their The Pakistan Foreign & Chaudhry, a close aide of attack that claimed the lives of Islamabad: “Legs were shak- pleaded to release Indian Air scribed terrorists” should not 2+2 ministerial dialogue,” the Office also said the world 7 % Prime Minister Khan, made the 40 CRPF personnel. ing and forehead perspiring” Force Wing Commander even attempt to play the victim Pakistan Foreign Office had should recognise the sacri- remarks a day after Opposition The international commu- at a meeting of Pakistan’s top Abhinandan Varthaman, say- card. said in its reaction. fices and successes in fighting % Pakistan Muslim League- nity led by the US has pressed leaders, including Army chief ing if he was not released, “The whole world knows The India-US statement terrorism by it. Islamabad also 8 Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ayaz Pakistan to deny safe haven to General Qamar Javed Bajwa, India would attack Pakistan, a truth about Pakistan’s role in also asked Pakistan to take said the country has suffered Sadiq said that Foreign terror groups operating from its wherein Foreign Minister top Pakistani opposition supporting terrorism,” he said immediate, sustained and irre- the most from cross border & Minister Shah Mahmood soil and bring the perpetrators Shah Mahmood Qureshi leader has said. at a media briefing while versible action to ensure that terrorism. RQR ;7<:79 elhi’s air quality inched ; 7 Dcloser to the severe cate- gory on Thursday morning as n attacker armed with a pollution levels rose sharply Aknife killed three people after a marginal reduction, pri- R inside a church on Thursday in marily due to calm winds and the southern French city of spike in farm fires. Adjoining Areas Ordinance charge of the environment Nice, prompting the The Central Government’s ;7<:79 2020. It shall apply to NCR and departments of Delhi, Punjab, Government to raise its secu- Air Quality Early Warning also adjoining areas in so far Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar rity alert status to the maxi- System for Delhi said a signif- ollution-related offences as it relates to matters con- Pradesh, it added. mum level hours before a icant increase in the number of Pwill now invite a jail term cerning air pollution in the “There shall be a full-time nationwide Covid lockdown. “fire points” was observed over of up to 5 years and a penalty NCR. It shall come into force secretary who shall be the “He cried ‘Allah Akbar!’ Punjab (around 3,000), up to 1 crore. The Centre at once,” said the notification chief coordinating officer of over and over, even after he was Haryana and Uttar Pradesh A senior scientist at the issued an Ordinance — issued by the Union Law the commission and shall injured,” said Christian Estrosi, which is likely to impact the air India Meteorological Commission for Air Quality Ministry. assist in managing the affairs the mayor of the quality of Delhi-NCR and Department (IMD) said the Management — on As per the Ordinance, the of the commission,” it said. Mediterranean city who con- other parts of northwest India. wind speed dipped on Wednesday night after the adjoining areas where it shall The commission which firmed a woman and a man Delhi recorded an air qual- Wednesday which allowed approval of President of India be in force include Punjab, will have three sub-commit- died inside the church, while a ity index (AQI) of 397 at 11 am accumulation of pollutants. to curb air pollution in Delhi Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar tees, one each for monitoring second woman fled to a near- on Thursday. “Following slight relief, the air and NCR. Pradesh, adjoining areas of the and identification, safe- by bar but was mortally The 24-hour average AQI quality again entered the ‘very In recent years, the region NCR and Delhi where any guarding and enforcement, wounded. “The meaning of was 297 on Wednesday, 312 on poor’ category by the evening,” has been facing huge air pol- source of pollution is located and research and develop- his gesture left no doubt.” Tuesday, 353 on Monday, 349 he said. lution issues with respective which is causing an adverse ment will have power to take It was the third attack in on Sunday, 345 on Saturday PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR Governments in Delhi, impact on air quality in the mitigation measures, issue two months in France that and 366 on Friday. stood at 420 microgram per Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCR. directions/orders suo moto authorities have attributed to ed by French free speech laws. deployed to protect schools Sixteen monitoring sta- cubic meter (μg/m3) at 10 am Rajasthan passing the buck on The commission which and entertain complaints Muslim extremists, including Other confrontations and and religious sites from tions, including at Shadipur — the highest this season so each other. will be heavily dominated by under any other existing laws the beheading of a teacher. It attacks were reported on around 3,000 currently to (406), Patparganj (411), far, according to CPCB data. The ordinance will also bureaucrats will consist of such as the Air (Prevention comes during a growing furor Thursday in the southern 7,000, and France’s anti-ter- Jahangirpuri (429) and Vivek PM10 levels below 100 have the power to prohibit over 20 members, including a and Control of Pollution) over caricatures of the Prophet French city of Avignon and in rorism prosecutor opened an Vihar (432), recorded air qual- μg/m3 are considered safe in activities that are likely to chairperson, who is or has Act, 1981 and the that were republished in recent the Saudi city of Jeddah, but it investigation.