There has been great deal of talking on Indo-Pak talks recently. One would be surprised to know that, no matter what would be the outcome of the talk, the talk itself generates much debate. One would be amazed to see talks on the talk like this:-
“It is India which blinks on Indo-Pak talks”, says Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi just hours after India proposes secretary level talks! Also, it is interesting, Indian media picks up those lines and promptly put them on their headlines!

Such is the talk on Indo-Pak talks!

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So, finally, it has become now official that United States diplomats are being harassed selectively by various security agencies ( ISI as many claim) in Pakistan. The harassment has increased so much that US ambassador to Pakistan has openly accused Pakistan establishments of harassing US diplomats in Pakistan.

The harassment includes checking of lower rank US consulate officers, employees at security check points, unnecessary delay in issuing VISA to diplomats or non renewal of visa to employees of US consulate in Pakistan.

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There was another bomb blast today in Peshawar, a border city in Pakistan. It was fifth attack in this city which took place today in a police check point killing at least 13 people. As usual, it was suicide bombing attack, reportedly by Taliban which detonated a truck laden with explosives.

Incidentally, today Pakistan PM, Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters in Multan, Pakistan, that it would expose Indian’s involvement in terrorism in Baluchistan. Gilani said: “The evidence will be presented at a suitable time.” It is very interesting that Pakistan is now accusing India of aiding terror in Baluchistan while India had been accusing Pakistan of sponsoring terrorist attacks in its Kashmir state. This is one accusation which many countries in the world agree, specially after America pressurizing Pakistan to act against terrorist organisation based in Pakistan.
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Recently, a suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating Sunni insurgency, on 18th October 2009.

The attack — which also left dozens wounded — was the most high-profile strike against security forces in an outlaw region of armed tribal groups, drug smugglers and Sunni rebels known as Jundallah, or Soldiers of God.

As per news on Associated Press. Read full article here.

Today, Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said, “They cross into Iran illegally. They are based in Pakistan.” This must be a music to the ear of Indian diplomats and government. So far only India has been accusing of Pakistan on cross border terrorism from Pakistani soil.

Pakistan denies those charges by India and this time also they denied strongly the charges by Iran. It may be mentioned that the blast on 18th October, 2009 has been claimed by Jundallah group led by militant Abdolmalek Rigi which has been waging an insurgency against Tehran for nearly a decade as part of its fight for the rights of the Sunni Baluch population of Sistan-Baluchestan.
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Last 11 days in Pakistan saw 160 Army dead in many Taliban attack in many cities in Pakistan. Taliban in Pakistan is attacking symbols of Pakistan military and security installations like Pakistan Army HQ in Rawalpindi which left 10 people dead. There are interesting and alarming report that ex-Pakistan Army commandos are involved in such daring attacks.

Recent news from Pakistan looks like below :-

Taliban strike Pakistan at will
A wave of audacious and coordinated terror attacks — three in Lahore and one each in the northwestern cities of Peshawar and Kohat — on Thursday left 39 people dead and several others injured.

Terror siege in Lahore went on for over 2 hours
Minutes later, gunmen attacked Manawan police training centre and the elite police training institute at Bedian on the city outskirts, killing at least six people.

10 killed in attack on Kohat police station in NWFP
At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police station in the northwest Pakistani town of Kohat with an explosives-laden vehicle on Thursday, police said.
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There have been recent news which may point that India is slowly building up opinions, gauging international reactions to it conducting another nuclear test. And this will be a very China specific this time. The time line goes something like this:-

1. India launched nuclear submarine
2. China increased incursion or India increased news about incursion in its territory.
3. News leaks that Myanmar may be trying to assemble nuclear weapon.
4. USA trying to put pressure on India to sign CTBT.
5. India deploys new generation aircraft in its troubled NE region to counter Chinese build up.
6. Recently, one of the top scientists of nuclear test of 1998, speaks out need for few more testing of Indian nuclear weapons.
7. Experts by western world worrying that India is going to test nuclear weapon soon.

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