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Pak claims Indian-made arms seized from Taliban stronghold

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Posted: Nov 02, 2009 at 1921 hrs IST

Islamabad Pakistan on Monday claimed its security forces had seized Indian-made arms and equipment from the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, where the Army has launched a major operation to flush out the militants.

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and chief military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas alleged during a news briefing that Pakistani troops had recovered "Indian arms, ammunition, literature and medical equipment" from Sherwangi, a key militant base that was captured a few days ago.

"We have informed the Foreign Office about this evidence. It is up to them to take up the matter with (the Indian government)," Abbas said in response to a question on India's alleged role in backing militants in South Waziristan.

Responding to another query on whether Pakistan will continue making overtures for peace talks with India despite the alleged recovery of Indian-made weapons and supplies, Kaira said: "As far as these weapons and evidence are concerned, definitely relevant quarters will take up this matter with (India).

"As far as peaceful negotiations and settlement of outstanding issues is concerned, we will not deviate from them. Because when you are at war with nations, you have a dialogue with nations as well," he said.

"But we will take up this matter very strongly at the appropriate level."

Interior Minister Rehman Malik had recently alleged that India was supplying arms to Taliban militants.

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pakistani allegation of taliban by bala srinivasan on 04 Nov 2009

it is time to be emphatic

Indian arms supply to Taliban by Kalpathy Venkataraman on 04 Nov 2009

I think it may be the work of the Chinese Intelligence. Recently China shipped a lot of spurious Pharmaceutical products to Nigeria. The labels of the products were marked "Made in India" just to bring bad name to Indian Pharmaceutical industries. The same way the Chinese intelligence may be shipping arms to Taliban with Indian marking so that the Tailban won't create problems through the Uigers. Rahman Khan should try to take up the matter with China rather than making false allegations against India. Taliban is Pakistan's own creation; now it has become a monster capable enough to gobble the entire Pakistan. What you sow so you reap.

Pakistan has a reputation by Ranvir on 03 Nov 2009

Pakistan is known for making the most outrageous claims against India. They blame every thing on India even when it is as clear as daylight who created and sheltered the Taliban. They will blame India for everything under the sun, including the Mumbai attacks. Its always India that does it to itself, never Pakistan. India does it to give Pakistan a bad name, thats their theory. Doesn't matter the whole world knows the truth already from their own independent sources, Pakistanis will steadfastly stick to their story. They blame the West for buying into "Indian propaganda" and not buying their script verbatim as does Al Jazeera or Chinese Government media mouthpiece.

No Choice by Sunil Sinha on 03 Nov 2009

Pakistan has no choice now, only one option, rather blame next door neighbor "India" for its internal problems as it become sporadic. Pakistan does not view that it has turned its back against Taliban, which once has diplomatic relations. After 9/11, became an ally, a friend, buddy buddy of United States, pleasing them now and then, wagging their tails. Getting aid worth billions to finish Taliban.But it seems Taliban is going to finish Pakistan.

Pak claims India "supplying arms to Taliban"!! by n.r.i.(oz) on 03 Nov 2009

Are the Pakis SMOKING TOO MUCH OF POT?!! Or are they using some other HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG?!!This is the most LAUGHABLE EXCUSE I have heard from the Pakis!! The Pakis know FULL WELL,that the Taliban would like to DESTROY India if they had HALF A CHANCE!!COME ON Pakistan,you dont think any SANE country will believe this BALDERDASH?(Except probably China!!)

TALIBAN ARMS by SR on 03 Nov 2009

Every one knows that taliban does not have arms factories.Needless to say that they will procure arms from whatever source and means.They may also have arms-ammunitions made in Pakistan,does it mean that Pakiatsn establishment is providing it to them?

terror based economy by shyam kishore on 03 Nov 2009

terrorism is an industry in Pakistan . They earn more money as aid to fight than from the export of the commmodities .Terrorism is essensial for their ecomomy to work and sustain .they have to make more smoke than actual fire in fighting the terror .so its just a ploy

Chinese intrigues-----? by romesh.sharma on 03 Nov 2009

It is possible that the Pakistanis have seizedsome weapons and equipment marked Made In India which must have been actually manufactured in China or possiblly some other country interested to escalate conflict between India and Pakistan.Perhaps this is joint venture so that India Pakistan come into full-scale War and that will pave way USAmerican's dream to claim some kind of success.Naturally they won't like leave the region with black-face and absolute dishonour.Moreover without Indian pressure from eatern sectors NATO/USA can never achieve that goal.They wish and want Indian direct involvement for their selfish motives.Not to forget China had been producing and selling cheap-duplicate/immitations of Indian drugs/medicines in Nigeria labelled Made In India which is common practice of chinese companies and the the Chinese regime is fully in knowledge.If the evidence produced India must take this evil practice to the world UNO.GOI must start its own investigations with priority.

Video game ? by shyam kishore on 03 Nov 2009

Last week they got a passport of a most wanted man in the US , today they have got Indian ammunation . It looks like they are playing some high end video games there . lets wait and watch what is the next level game offers to them

Nice Laughing Allegation by Paul Daniel on 03 Nov 2009

This is laughing joke this brings more humour to Indians when these people say like this.Pakistan is no more democratic nation people have no money to buy food but do have to buy arms.

US is dealing with insane people in Pakistan by YD on 03 Nov 2009

Pakistani para-military Taliban colluding with India ? It is a miracle, now India should collude with Al Queda also. US is dealing with people whose sanity is questionable and giving billions of dollars to these insane Islamic congenital liers. Pakis have taken Chinese proverb which says 'if you tell lies thousands of times, next generation will believe it as truth'. Chinese are doing just that about Tibet and Arunachal. How I wish India had a decent government.

PLANTED STORY. by Citizen on 03 Nov 2009

The whole story is planted for sure.How about this one: India sent India born Musharraf and helped him to become the Military Dictator and then the President to ruin Pakistan and circumvent its constitution.Any Takers.?

Good one by Gina on 03 Nov 2009

LOL - hahahaha ;-)

They flip real quick by Mukesh Bhaskar on 03 Nov 2009

Since ISI has come under attack from Iran as well, Pakistan was quick to blame India for supplying arms to Taliban with a louder voice, to divert the attention of population, at what the Iran was pointing. Just by blaming easy India and keep playing the games will only backfire. This is what is happening. Pakis are not actually interested in getting rid of extremism,or doing anything but they are getting a lot money by just keep doing a little bit and make a lot of noise.

No credibility left. by raman on 03 Nov 2009

The story is funny (LOL!)and deperate. It's their tit-for-tat mentality they are giving into. I wonder if Pakistan realize that they have no credibility left. The honorable people of Pakistan is not buying it. No one in the right mind is buying this baloney either and that includes your chief patron. So my humble advice to their armed force is "just do it" and earn some respect among the international communities. You got all the money and arms and if only if you have will to fight.

Indira Gandhi remembered by Abdul Rasheed on 03 Nov 2009

Indians are habitual of looking into other nations ill deeds and showing off,like stupid bollywood heroes, as if they are the only one who can deliver good deeds. Before raising your fingers towards Pakistanis dont forget this was your own indira gandhi who not only created bangla desh by helping mukti bahini terrorists of bangal but she ordered mass killings of sikhs as well in the infamous operation blue star. This was not Pakistan but India who started nuclear proliferation in this region by conducting first nuclear test in 1974. So dear Indians, do you think you can bully your neighbours like pakistan, sri lanka and nepal and face no consequences thereafter?

Habitual Liars? by Dayal on 03 Nov 2009

India has nuclear weapons purely as a deterrent, which is why it has a clear "no first use" policy. Pakistan does NOT have a “no first use” policy. India started off by having friendly relations with China (Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai etc.). Nehru even refused a seat at the UN Security Council offered by Eisenhower in 1956 and urged that it should be offered to China. What happened? India got attacked by China in 1962. India has no territorial ambitions like some of its neighbours. If India wanted territory it would have kept Bangladesh. China on the other hand wanted and took Tibet. Still not satisfied, it wants Taiwan and Arunachal. The real culprit in our neighbourhood is China. It uses Pakistan as a proxy to needle India by arming Paks with nukes and keeping the Kashmir issue alive. As you rightly said it HELPED mukti bahini in its effort for independence from Arab’ised aliens from the west with a superiority complex. You hypocrites are quick to point out that your Jihadis are ‘freedom fighters’ whereas call mukti bahini “terrorists of bangal”!! Most Pakis are either ignorant or two-faced, fork-tongued and slimy liars.

Ridiculous Obligation of Aid. by Bharat on 03 Nov 2009

USA is a great nation created by glorius men like George Washington; and inhabited by great souls like Abraham Lincoln, William Mackinley, James Garfield, John Kennedy etc.; and pakistan? a nation created by insane and fanatics. Pakistan reports that they killed several taliban and al qaeda people in the war against terrorism, but people know the occult faculty whereby they protect the terrorist leaders which the US do not understand. Thinking, pakis are killing terrorists, they rush to paki poodles with more billions of dollars. Nobody understand the logic behind the obligation on the part of the US to rush help to pakis. This really sounds a joke. A nation like USA supposed to be great, is helping a nation proved to be evil. Very difficult to understand what is going on around. Kaliyug?????

Innocent Indias by Philip on 03 Nov 2009

Almost every one in this forum of comments is writing one thing and that is PAKISTAN IS REAPING WHAT IT SOWED. Amazingly very very few sane voices are raised from India. Dont forget that Pakistan army is fighting this war against terrorism not for Pakistan but for India as well. Just think for a while if Pak army looses this war then India will automatically become front line state against this war on terrorism. Can Indians afford loosing their lives as Pakistanis are these days. Support Pakistan instead of giving ugly remarks.

Star Screw by Jamal on 03 Nov 2009

What do you mean "India will...become front line state..."? India already is a front line state against terrorism. In fact it is facing an even more dangerous enemy as these are state-sponsored terrorist outfits covertly aided and abetted by Pakistan. If Pakistan loses this war, it means it is a failed state. Will the US and China ever let that happen? Both need a shameless lackey in the region who will happily sell their grandmothers for a pittance.

Pakistan isnt doing squat by Sammy on 04 Nov 2009

Pakistan Army IS the TERRORIST STATE. If you haven't figured that one out after so many years then you have lost it. And YES they ARE reaping what they sowed. India has no stake in their fight, cuz their "fight against the Taliban" is an eyewash to draw more money from the US. That hasn't changed in over 7 years. If Pakistan can be honest for their own sake they cant be honest to anybody least of all the US. That is how you hear BS stories like the article above. And for a change I would like to hear some "sane voices" coming from the West. That too hasn't happened in a long time.

Live in real world by Boby Mehta on 03 Nov 2009

Pakistani army is not fighting with Taliban, it is just a show for US. If, as you say, Taliban wins against "mighty" Pakistan army then India, with the help of rest of the world, will go for the final solution. Everyone came to distroy India but India distroyed every enemy, read Indian history.

Taliban Using Indian Arms-Pakistan by A. Pradeep on 03 Nov 2009

Even if this is true so what? The Taliban uses US, Russian, Chinese and Israeli weapons. Why doesn't Pakistan broadcast statements about these countries? Come on you retards, stop the nonsense and continue paying for your bad deeds!

Perfect Strategy by RPS on 02 Nov 2009

Just shows how smart Paki's masterminds are at not only saving themselves from Global ire but also shifting the focus on India: as a nation that is hand in glove with the Talibanis and is spreading terrorism. It's Paki's attempt to dilute the proceedings and put India on the defensive.In my opinion, Paki's would have requested some terrorist outfit within India to smuggle some things to pakistan. The "highly efficient" pakistan would have then placed those items in Talibani camps and later potrayed to have recovered from Talibani camps. I am sure there would be one smart mind in Pakistan's security Dept. who would have done well in his/her reverse Psychology classes.Anyways, I find this episode very funny and I would suggest Indian Diplomats dont take this bait and dilute the proceedings with Pakistan.

Irrelevant Statements by Bharat on 02 Nov 2009

Pak terrorists entered India undetected by Navy

THIS LAIRS HAVE NO TAKERS LEFT IN THIS WILD WORLD by n.r.i on 02 Nov 2009

THE LEADERS OF THIS MOST PATHETIC , TERRORIST COUNTRY HAS LOST TAKERS AND NO BODY IS WILLING TO TRUST THEM ON FACE VALUE . THEIR IMAGE , PRESTIGE ,CREDIT AND FACE VALUE IS TOTALY LOST IN WORLD FORA .THIS DISGRUNTLE BL--DY FOOLS HAVE LOST THEIR MENTAL . EVEN CHINESE MUST BE ASKING THEM SELVES, HOW COME WE TRUST THIS BAST--DS WHO ALWAYS LIES AND COMES UP WITH STORY WHICH NO COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD WILL BELIEVE EXCEPT OASMA BIN LADEN AND SAUDI KING . IT IS JUST EMPTY ESSELS MAKING LOT OF NOISES AND INDIA SHOULD NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT . JUST IGNORES THIS MENTAL , DEGRADED FOOLS .

Made in India by Pakistan by Shankar on 02 Nov 2009

Pakistan will continue to be in hell until they change their attitude towards India. If ISI can print Indian currencies, they can very well print some labels to show India's involvement. US and the NATO forces have reiterated many times that India is not involved in supply of arms to any terrorist organizations. Pakistan is reaping what you sow. Feel sorry about the innocent civilians who caught in between the Satan and the fire.

what can you do. by ganesh iyer on 02 Nov 2009

It is the only way out for pakis to talk and show. you purchase arms from arms bazzar and print made in india and show it to the world . you are harvesting what you have sowed. happy harvest.

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