Pakistan accuses India of involvement in Sarabjit Singh's Murderer's Killing
Lahore: Pakistan's interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has made allegations similar to those made by Canada, suggesting India's involvement in the targeted killing of ISI associate Amir Sarfaraz, also known as Tamba. This incident occurred just over five years after Sarfaraz's acquittal in the 2013 murder case of Indian death-row prisoner Sarabjit Singh.
Naqvi, addressing a press conference in Lahore, highlighted a pattern in the fatal attack carried out by two assailants on motorcycles, stating, "India is suspected to have been involved in four other murders (on Pakistan soil). We await the conclusion of the investigation before making further statements."
Authorities stated that Tamba was in his residence in Lahore when the attackers arrived. He was shot from close proximity and later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Tamba and his alleged accomplice, Mudasir Munir, were involved in the fatal attack on Sarabjit Singh at Kot Lakhpat prison in April 2013. However, a sessions court in Lahore acquitted Tamba and Munir of the charge of killing Singh in December 2018, ordering their release after witnesses retracted their statements.
Earlier this year, Islamabad claimed to possess credible evidence implicating Indian operatives in the murder of two of its nationals within its borders, an assertion that New Delhi dismissed as an endeavor to propagate "untrue and malicious anti-India narratives".
In separate incidents last year, both Canada and the United States accused Indian operatives of involvement in assassination attempts on their respective territories. India refuted the accusations from Canada and initiated an investigation into the allegations made by the United States.
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Uttarakhand Assembly passes censure motion against opposition over women's reservation bill
Dehradun (PTI): The Uttarakhand Assembly passed a censure motion against the Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday for allegedly blocking the passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in Parliament.
The motion, which expressed the House's formal disapproval of the opposition's conduct, triggered a massive uproar by Congress members, leading to the adjournment of the House sine die.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Subodh Uniyal moved the censure motion, citing the "uncooperative attitude" of opposition parties toward the bill seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies.
Addressing a special daylong session convened specifically to discuss "Nari Samman -- Rights in Democracy", Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the bill's passage would have benefitted every political party.
Dhami noted that after delimitation, the number of Assembly seats in the hill state would have gone up to 105, with 35 reserved for women. He added that the number of Lok Sabha seats from Uttarakhand would have risen from five to seven or eight.
"The opposition fears that if women from ordinary households enter politics, the shops of dynastic politics run by certain parties will shut down," the chief minister claimed.
He compared the opposition's conduct in Parliament to the assembly in Mahabharat where Draupadi was insulted. Dhami further likened the opposition's behaviour to the "arrogance of Ravan".
The chief minister highlighted his government's initiatives, asserting that Uttarakhand was the first state to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to protect women's rights. He said the UCC freed Muslim women from practices like "halala", "iddat", polygamy and child marriage.
Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya questioned the technical feasibility of the bill, calling the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claims of providing reservation by 2029 "misleading".
He argued that the bill is linked to census and delimitation processes. The Congress leader said the 2026 census would conclude by 2027 and the final data publication would take two more years.
"The delimitation process will take another six years. The actual implementation of this bill is not possible before 2034," Arya said, describing the move as a strategy to protect the BJP's "political ground".
The session also saw high drama outside the Assembly gates, where Congress MLA Virendra Jati staged a protest, demanding the payment of "outstanding" dues to farmers by sugar mills.
Jati arrived at the Assembly's main gate with a tractor-trolley loaded with sugarcane and dumped it on the road. The move brought the traffic to a halt, prompting traffic and security personnel to intervene and clear the area.
Women Congress workers also staged a demonstration against the "anti-people policies" of the state government.
