French Elections; Militant Hindu Threats Against Pak Children; Panama JIT

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What do we know about French presidential run-off election candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine LePenn? What is at stake for France in the elections? What if the Islamophobic, anti-Europe, anti-trade, racist candidate Marine LePenn wins? Will French elections be impacted by Brexit and Trump victories in recent votes? How would it affect France's standing in the world? How would it affect Europe if she follows through on her promise to leave the European Union?

Why were 50 Pakistani children invited to India by an Indian NGO returned without completing their visit? Why did Hindu militants affiliated with the ruling BJP threaten the NGO that invited them? Why is Prime Minister Modi silent on rising attacks by Hindutva outfits on minorities, particularly Muslims, in India? Is India heading to a long period of religious violence and instability?

Does the Joint Investigating team (JIT) set up the Pakistan Supreme Court after Panama verdict have the independence or the skills to investigate financial crimes possibly committed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family? Will it be able to reach any conclusions based on evidence? Will the JIT itself and/or its findings become controversial in Pakistan's polarized and low-trust society?

How did the border violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan start near Chaman? Where is Afghanistan headed? What is the Trump administration strategy there? Will US send more troops? Is a negotiated settlement even possible under the current circumstances with Afghan president refusing to visit Pakistan? Would the Afghan government be able to implement any agreements it makes with Pakistan or any other party or entity?

Viewpoint From Overseas host Faraz Darvesh discusses these questions with panelists Misbah Azam and Riaz Haq (www.riazhaq.com)

http://www.riazhaq.com/2017/05/french-elections-militant-hindu-threats.html

 

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india hater riaz haq again with his propaganda , these children were not arrested like our clerics , these were sent because pak terrorists mutilated indian soldiers's bodies.


Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah clerics in custody of Pakistans intel agency, taken to undisclosed location
They have been detained over alleged links with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: March 18, 2017 3:11 pm

Asif Nizami and Nazim Nizami of Hazrat Nizamuddin DargahThe two missing Indian clerics of Delhis Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah are in custody of Pakistans intelligence agency over their alleged links with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), official sources said on Saturday. Syed Asif Nizami and his nephew Nazim Nizami were offloaded from Karachi-bound Shaheen Airlines on March 14 at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, they said.
The personnel of an intelligence took both the clerics into custody after getting them offloaded and shifted them to an undisclosed location for investigation, the sources told PTI on condition of anonymity. They further said both clerics have been detained for their alleged link with MQM of Altaf Hussain.
They are being interrogated for their alleged links with Altafs partymen in Karachi, the sources said, adding they will be freed if nothing is established against them. The MQM emerged as a largely ethnic party in the 1980s. It has political dominance in the southern Sindh provinces urban areas notably in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur where a large number of Urdu-speaking people who fled to Pakistan from India during 1947s partition reside.
80-year-old Asif Nizami is the head priest of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah. He along with his nephew Nazim Ali Nizami had gone to Pakistan on March 8 to see his sister in Karachi. They arrived in Lahore on March 13 and visited shrine of sufi saint Baba Farid Gang in Pakpattan. The two went missing on March 14 from Lahore.
Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria yesterday said Pakistan was pro-actively pursuing and have asked all departments concerned to look into the matter. He had told PTI in Islamabad that, no clue to the missing Indian priests has been found so far.
India has taken up this matter with Pakistan and ensure the safe recovery of Indian nationals. Official sources in New Delhi said Pakistan has conveyed that it was seriously pursuing the case with its law enforcement agencies.
We have taken up this matter with Government of Pakistan and requested them for an update on both the Indian nationals in Pakistan. Both are missing after they landed in Karachi airport, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had tweeted.
We have also contacted their host in Karachi who appears to be under pressure not to speak to the Indian High Commission. I am in constant touch with our High Commission. However, there is no official confirmation regarding their whereabouts, she said.
Pakistan has launched a crackdown on the MQM after party leader Hussain made anti-Pakistan comments during speeches at a hunger strike camp in Karachi last year. Pakistan has charged the self-exiled leader in London with treason for his inflammatory speech that incited party workers to attack media outlets.
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[h=1]​hindus are being targeted for being in minority .

Hindu man arrested in Pakistan for sharing ‘blasphemous’ content on WhatsApp[/h][FONT=&quot]A Hindu businessman was arrested in Pakistan’s Balochistan province for allegedly sharing blasphemous content on WhatsApp, sparking violence by local residents.[/FONT]
WORLD [FONT=&quot]Updated: May 04, 2017 19:51 IST[/FONT]

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[h=2]Pakistani students of Islamic seminaries chant slogans during a rally in support of blasphemy laws in Islamabad in March.(AP File Photo)[/h]

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[FONT=&quot]A Hindu businessman has been arrested in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province for allegedly sharing blasphemous content on WhatsApp, the latest in a string of instances of members of minorities facing such charges.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Violence erupted after Prakash Kumar, 35, was arrested at Hub in Lasbela district on Wednesday. Police acted after local residents complained he allegedly shared blasphemous content on WhatsApp.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A mob pelted stones at police when they refused to hand over Kumar so that people could “administer justice themselves and punish” him, Dawn News channel reported. Several police officials were injured during the protest.[/FONT]