Defence Ministry's Report - Threats - Holding elections - Apr20,'23

 

Defence Ministry's Report - Threats - Holding elections - Apr20,'23

Report to SC warned of ‘cross-border terrorism, all-out war with India’

Cross-border terrorism, instability in the country, threats from the TTP, IS fighters returning to Pakistan from several countries, the ill-designs of the Indian spy agency RAW and even an all-out war with the neighbouring country — the defence ministry report submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday feared all kinds of threats in the way of holding elections at present.

The report, filed in the top court along with an application to withdraw its election-date order, feared a spike in terrorism threats if elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies were held before polls in other assemblies.

The report, seen by Dawn, noted that elections in Punjab would fuel fault lines in Pakistan and might encourage India’s foreign intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to take benefit of ethnic issues, water disputes, and other issues.

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