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Donโ€™t Fall For Chinese Propaganda: Abhishek Manu Singhvi

New Delhi: Congress Leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday stated that people should not fall for Chinese Propaganda. This came even as Congress slammed the government over a purported video of Chinese troops hoisting a flag allegedly in Galwan Valley, saying by remaining silent the Centre is harming the Armyโ€™s morale.

Singhvi said, โ€œWould urge the Indian media not to take the CCP and Global Times propaganda machinery seriously. They are nothing but an absolute joke especially in the digital age, a psy ops that can be easily busted by few minutes of Google search.โ€

But his own party on Monday attacked the government on the same report and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to criticize the government.

Targeting the PM, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet said, โ€œIn the same valley where our soldiers were martyred, China hoisted its flag and sang its national anthem on January 1. So, why are you silent? Why are you breaking the morale of our Army? Why are you not giving any reply to China?โ€

โ€œYour silence on what is happening in China and on our borders is not only condemnable but also a matter of concern. China is sitting on the border and Pakistan also dances on the strength of China,โ€ she said.

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Interpol rejects request for Musharrafโ€™s arrest: Pakistan govt

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Islamabad | The Interpol has rejected Pakistanโ€™s request to arrest General Pervez Musharraf as it does not want to interfere in cases of political nature, the government today informed a special court hearing the high treason case against the former military dictator who is now in Dubai.

The governmentโ€™s reply came as the tribunal resumed hearing in the treason case against the former president for suspending the Constitution in 2007 by imposing emergency.

Gen. (retd) Musharraf, 75, was indicted in the case in March 2014 after he appeared before the court and rejected all charges.

Interior Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar in his reply on efforts to bring Musharraf back to the country informed the court that a letter was written to Interpol to issue a Red Warrant. But it returned the letter by refusing to interfere in cases of political nature.

Khokhar appeared before a two-judge bench headed by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Justice Yawar Ali and comprising Sindh High Courtโ€™s Justice Nazar Akbar which heard the high treason case against Gen. Musharraf.

โ€œThe government had approached Interpol to bring back Musharraf, Gen. however, they rejected the request,โ€ the interior secretary said.

โ€œInterpol officials had said that the high treason case does fall under their legal ambit,โ€ he was quoted as saying by Geo News.

To this, the court asked the interior secretary to submit Interpolโ€™s reply to the court.

On August 20, the special court in Islamabad had summoned the interior secretary over non-arrest of Gen. Musharraf in the case despite issuance of non-bailable warrants against him.

Adjourning the case till September 10, the court today ordered that during the next hearing arguments be given over whether Musharrafโ€™s statement can be recorded via Skype or the investigations can move forward without it.

Gen. Musharraf left Pakistan for Dubai for medical treatment on March 18, 2016, with a commitment to come back. He managed to go abroad after his name was removed from the Exit Control List on the orders of the Supreme Court.

A few months later, however, the special court declared him a proclaimed offender and ordered the confiscation of his property owing to his no-show.

He has repeatedly refused to return to Pakistan citing security reasons.

Gen. Musharraf, the former army chief, has rejected all charges.

His lawyer Akhar Shah said that the former president could not appear in person due to security reasons. He also said that Gen. Musharrafโ€™s health was not good and was not allowed by the doctors in Dubai to travel.

Shah said that Gen. Musharraf will appear before the court if the president-level security was provided to him.

The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government had filed the treason case against Gen. Musharraf over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007.

The case was launched in 2013 and Gen. Musharraf was subsequently indicted but he left for Dubai on March 2016 for medical treatment.

Gen. Musharraf took power in 1999 by toppling the government of prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ruled until 2008 when he was forced to step down.

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