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1 REVIEW OF URDU PRESS Vol. : 2, Issue : 1 ` 20/- June 1-15, 2018 Gangs that make fake passports of illegal intruders Appeal to Muslims to boycott Israeli goods Minority Commission denies minority status to Hindus Disintegration between Iran and Morocco Political Thud in Malaysia Controversy over Nawaz Sharif's Statement

2 RNI No. : DELENG/2017/72740 Vol. 2, Issue - 1 June 1-15, 2018 Editorial Advisor Prof. Rakesh Sinha Editor Manmohan Sharma Editorial Assistance Shiv Kumar Singh, Ashish Rawat Circulation Sudhir Kumar Singh ( , ) Office D-51, First Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi Tel : indiapolicy@gmail.com Website : Printed and Published by Manmohan Sharma on behalf of India Policy Foundation published at D-51, First Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi Printed at Sai Printo Pack Pvt. Ltd., A 102/4, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi

3 SUMMARY Contents NATIONAL I. Gangs that make fake passports of illegal intruders II. Appeal to Muslims to boycott Israeli goods III. How come Muslim legislators decreased in Karnataka? IV. Minority Commission denies minority status to Hindus V. Arrests for taking bribe for Visa from Pakistan-origin Hindus WESTERN ASIA I. Iraq Elections II. Disintegration between Iran and Morocco III. Condemnation for arresting women in Saudi Arab IV. Residential Visa for 10 Years V. Punishment to Rebel Soldiers VI. Iranian Arms and Ammunition Recovered from Taliban VII. Qatar Bans Products Made in Arab Countries VIII. Orders to Hoist National Flag on Mosques WORLD I. Political Thud in Malaysia II. Controversy over Nawaz Sharif's Statement III. German Passports with Jihadis IV. Attack on Church in Chechnya V. Protest against FATA Law VI. Drought in Afghanistan VII. Malaysia's Aircraft was targeted by Russia! OTHERS I. 37 Places Earmarked for Offering Namaz II. Thousands of Hostages Rescued from the Clutches of Boko Haram III. Campaign against High Castes IV. Free distribution of clothes to Muslims V. New Vice Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University VI. Plotter for murdering leaders arrested VII. Teaching Urdu Language Made Mandatory in Jammu & Kashmir

4 Summary The illegal trespassing in the country is not stopping. No one knows the exact number of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims living illegally in the country. No one can deny the relationship of these illegal 'Jihadis' with Islamic terrorist organizations and their involvement in anti-national activities. Recently, police has arrest many such gangs, who used to provide fake Indian citizenship documents to these 'Jihadi' living illegally in India, from Deoband and Western Uttar Pradesh. Anti-India activities of these uninvited guests in Western Uttar Pradesh are increasing rapidly. It is very strange that Muslims residing in India have connection with Arab countries. Therefore, if any incident happens in any Muslim country, then reaction to that incident is evident in Indian Muslim community. Perhaps the reason to this is that Islam doesn't believe in the boundaries of any country. According to Islam, all Muslims across the world are one. Those who don't understand the pain and sorrows of their fellow community members are not considered to be Muslims. This is the reason why reaction to clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, who are illegally intruding Israel, was seen in India. There were protests against Israel in many Muslim-dominated areas of the country. Now, Muslim intellectuals have issued a Fatwa that no Muslim should buy any Israeli product. Ramadan is going on and it is considered to be sacred that Roza is being given break by eating a date. Islamic organizations have appealed Indian Muslims to boycott Israeli dates. There are eight such states in India where Hindus are in minority. So people are demanding that Hindus should be given minority status in Jammu & Kashmir along with seven Northeastern states. But National Minority Commission has declined this demand. The question is that on what basis Hindu minorities living in these eight states of the country are being deprives of the welfare schemes on which Indian government is flooding off millions of rupees for the welfare of the minorities? This decision of National Minority Commission has been challenged in the Supreme Court and this matter is under consideration now. Shocking news came from Rajasthan. Anti-corruption bureau of Rajasthan arrested a gang which used to extract a lot of money from the Hindu refugees who came from Pakistan to extend the Visa. Appointed in the Union Home Ministry, Senior Secretariat Assistant, P.K. Mishra is also among those who were arrested. It is known that nearly 11 thousand families who came from Pakistan are living in different parts of the country from last one decade. The matter of providing them Indian citizenship is hanging in the balance from years. Last year, 375 Hindu refugee families appealed at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi that they shouldn't be sent back to Pakistan. They would be killed by the 'Jihadis' if they were sent back. These people also alleged that the officials of Home Ministry of India demanded bribe from them for the extension of their visa. As they are not capable to giving the bribe hence their visa is not being extended. Since, the matter was related to Hindus, so no one paid attention to their demand and the Indian government forcibly sent 500 families back to Pakistan. Pakistani media showed that how they were treated there. Initially, Pakistani media ignored the complaint of the Hindus of Pakistani origin, but when these victims demonstrated a India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

5 protest outside the Press Club in Karachi, and then they had to highlight their pain. These Hindu refugees, who were forcibly sent to Pakistan, had alleged that many of them were murdered and more than 500 people were forcibly converted into Muslims. Their daughters are being kidnapped and Mullahs are trying to convert them into Muslims. When this news got published in the Indian media, it saw strong reaction. The sad fact is that despite the serious allegation of seeking bribe from these refugees from Pakistan, the Indian government kept their eyes closed and they did not take any step to investigate the matter. Now the anti-corruption bureau of the Rajasthan Government has arrested the gang related to the Home Ministry official and exposed the whole matter. The question is that the Government of India, which has not been able to take any action to expel the millions of Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslims living in the country, on what basis they decided to forcibly send back the Hindu refugees who came from Pakistan? India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

6 National I Gangs that make fake passports of illegal intruders According to Sahafat (May 21), the Intelligence Department has expedited the campaign against Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis living illegally in western Uttar Pradesh. Recently, a Rohingya Muslim, Junaid Khan was arrested. Fake Aadhar card and other documents were recovered from Junaid Khan. He was living in a building of Waqf Darul Uloom Deoband. He was trying to get his passport made through fake aadhar card. It was informed that recently he gave application to get a fake passport. The investigation about him revealed that he is Rohingya and living illegally in India. Earlier, another Bangladeshi resident Abdullah was arrested from a mosque of Muzaffarnagar district and another Bangladeshi Yusuf was arrested from Moradabad Khursi, Ghaziabad. Four Bangladeshis were arrested from a Madrasa of Deoband Kotwali area whereas the head of the gang, Faizan is still absconding. It is said that he ran away to Bangladesh. The police are trying to find other people related to this gang. An office of Anti-Terrorist Squad has been established in Deoband. It is said that there are many agents in Deoband who are providing the false identity card and aadhar card to Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis, and with these false documents fake passports are also being made available to them. Recently, seven people were arrested from Kila Street of Deoband, including five Bangladeshi people living in India. According to intelligence agencies, the number of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi intruders living in Deoband and Western Uttar Pradesh is increasing rapidly. Now, instead of living in towns these people stay in Madrasa and mosques of small villages so they can avoid the eyes of intelligence department. According to Akhbar Mashriq (22 May), as per the police interrogation of Junaid Khan, young Rohingya Muslim of Myanmar, the councilor of Deoband Municipality, Aslam Ali illegally provided him false documents. Aslam Ali fled away when police conducted a raid and police is still finding him. According to police, resident of Myanmar, Junaid Khan intruded illegally from Manipur and he got his fake aadhar card of India, bank passbook as well as got his police verification done over there. Even he had an immigration certificate of Imphal. On the basis of immigration certificate and identity card he applied for passport. Police captain said that while interrogating the arrested person, it could not be ascertained why he was living in Deoband. It is said that Junaid Khan, native of Myanmar, had claimed in his application for passport that he owns a house in Deoband and born here only. When police investigated about this then only his forgery was exposed. The intelligence department suspects that Deoband has become the base of illegal foreign intruders. Recently, police has arrested the people living illegally in Deoband, who are suspected to have relations with terrorist organizations. Siasat (22 May) has claimed that Rohingya Muslims living in India are trying to get Indian citizenship because they are under the fear that they will be expelled from the country soon because they are living India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

7 illegally in India. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in many areas of Hyderabad. Many people inform that this number is around 1.5 lakh. These people are living in nearby areas of Hyderabad. Balapur Police has arrested four persons in connection with this, who were getting the passport made for two Rohingya Muslims on the basis of fake documents. The names of the people arrested are Fayaz and Faizal, both residents of Myanmar. Four Indians were also arrested for helping them in getting the passport made on the basis of fake documents. Balapur Police Inspector said that 25 people have been arrested in the past, including many women who have fake documents. He said that around 4,000 Rohingya Muslims are living in Balapur police station area. The intelligence bureau is monitoring their activities. II Appeal to Muslims to boycott Israeli goods According to Inquilab (19 May), various Muslim organizations protested in front of Israeli Embassy and raised slogans against the Israeli Embassy against the persecution of the Israeli army in Palestine and opening of American Embassy in Jerusalem. An appeal was made to the Muslims of the country to boycott the Israeli goods and they shouldn't buy any products made in America. Imam of Kashmiri Gate Shia Mosque, Maulana Syed Mohammad Mohsin Naqvi said that we will strongly fight the enemies of Islam. We will destroy the efforts of the communal elements who are trying to create a situation of dispute between Shia-Sunni. Muslim leaders said that Saudi Arab is facing America and Israel. We condemn those Muslim countries which are supporting America and Israel. Syed Qasim Rasool, National President, Welfare Party and India said that Israel is targeting the Palestinians on the directions of America. Indian Government and specially Narendra Modi should break all the ties with Israel because Israel is enemy of Islam and Muslims. While discussing the problems of the opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem and harassment against the Palestinians, Inquilab (22 May) said a convention of Islamic countries was organized in Turkey few days back on the backdrop of these incidents. Representatives of 41 Muslim countries participated in this convention. In this convention, it was decided that Islamic world should economically boycott the country which still considers Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In addition to this, there was also a demand to set up an international army to protect the Palestinians' rights. Recep Tayyip Erdoðan, President of Turkey, made an appeal to Islamic countries to unite for Palestinian rights. Also, Turkey has called back its Ambassadors from America and Israel. Taking a jibe, indirectly on Saudi Arab, the newspaper said that some countries in the Middle East can think whatever they want on the basis of money from oil business and close proximity with America but Israel is the biggest friend to America. This is why they shifted their Embassy in Jerusalem and gave a clear message that Israel's interests are most important for them. If Arab countries had similar India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

8 sentiments with the Palestinians, then America and Israel would not have gathered courage to take any action against Muslims. According to Siasat (19 May), Amir Hamid Mohammad Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami said that Muslims should boycott Israeli dates as a protest against the persecution of Palestinians by Israel. He said that thousands of people have been injured due to the firing of the Israeli army. He further said that the root of this whole controversy is the shifting of American Embassy to Jerusalem. Hamid Mohammad Khan said that the United Nations Security Council has failed to stop the torture on the Palestinians. He made an appeal to the Muslims of the country not to buy any material made by Israel. He had requested Muslim traders not to sell goods made in Israel during Ramadan. III How come Muslim legislators decreased in Karnataka? According to Weekly Nai Duniya (28 May), there are about 16 per cent Muslims in Karnataka and they are hold same importance as Lingayat. Political situations in Karnataka are such that polarization of Hindu votes is done as compared to Muslim voters. Despite this, the number of Muslim MLAs has decreased, which is not a good sign for democracy. On the other hand, not even a single Muslim candidate succeeded on the ticket of Janta Dal (S). The number of Muslims in the dissolved assembly was 11. Out of these 11, Roshan Beg was one of them, elected from Shivaji Nagar. He defeated BJP candidate Katta Subramanya Naidu by 15,000 votes. From Shantinagar area, N.A. Haris defeated BJP's K.K. Vasudeva Murthy by 18,205 votes whereas former Minister, Tanveer Sait won from Narasimharaja Assembly constituency by defeating BJP's Sandesh Swamy by 18,127 votes. Zameer Ahmed, who joined Congress after quitting from Janta Dal (S) is also in the list of the winners. Kaneez Fatima also won from Gulbarga North area by defeating BJP candidate Chandrakant Patil by huge vote difference. Former Minister, U.T. Abdul Khader also won from Mangalore constituency. He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by 19,739 votes. Rahim Khan defeated BJP's Suryakanth Nagamarapalli by huge vote difference. Asaduddin Owaisi, President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen expressed his concerns over less number of Muslim candidates in recent elections. He said that declining number of Muslim candidates in the assembly elections is not a good sign. This time Janta Dal (S) gave ticket to 17 candidates but no one won. The reason was that there too many Muslim candidates contesting from one seat which went in favor of BJP. Though Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen had declared to support Janta Dal (S) but Muslims voted in favor of Congress. The newspaper informed that Muslims don't contest elections by making strategy. Many Muslim candidates contest elections from one seat which gives advantage to people from other castes. People say that when the fight was between BJP and Congress then Muslims used to vote for Congress but they supported Deve India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

9 Gowda's party in South Karnataka. On the other hand, Lingayat card didn't worked for Congress and Lingayats supported BJP. Congress has complaints from Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen also. Congress says that whenever we try to make a coalition of anti-bjp party in Delhi, then Owaisi is part of it but during elections he separates himself from the coalition and harms Congress. BJP got the benefits in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh elections as his candidates contested the elections there. IV Minority Commission denies minority status to Hindus According to Inquilab (28 May), Syed Garur Al Hasan Rizvi, President of National Minority Commission blew away the demand of BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay's demand of granting minority status to Hindus in eight states of the country. Rizvi said that this is not possible and the Minority Commission can't take any decision on this. People who are spreading such news are baseless. Notably, Hindus are minority in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Lakshadweep and Nagaland. Some BJP leaders started a campaign so as to get a minority status for th Hindus in these states. They declared that Hindus of these states will get minority status on June 14. National Minority Commission issued a clarification after such news was published. They said that we are making our point in front of the Supreme Court and we have also formed a committee. This is completely baseless that we are granting minority status to Hindus in these eight states. He said that I don't think that Hindus, who are legally in majority, will get minority status in these states. If this was possible then Lingayat would also have got the same status. Despite this we are taking this issue seriously and we have also formed a committee to consider it. The findings of the committee will be shared with Central Government and the Supreme Court. V Arrests for taking bribe for Visa from Pakistan-origin Hindus According to Sahafat (22 May), an official of the Home Ministry has been arrested for demanding a bribe from Hindu refugees of Pakistan to provide them long-term visa. With this, the government has ordered for further investigation of the entire matter. The Home Ministry has also ordered an inquiry into how many cases are pending for granting long-term visas to Hindu refugees from Pakistan. A spokesperson of Home Ministry said that an officer had taken bribe to extend the visa from the Hindu refugees of Pakistan. According to the newspaper, P.K. Mishra, Senior Secretariat Assistant, appointed India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

10 in the Union Home Ministry along with three others have been arrested by Anti-corruption bureau of Rajasthan. They are accused of taking bribe to expand the visa of Hindu refugees of Pakistan. The other three people who have been arrested include Ashok, Govind and Bhagwan Ram. Comment: It should be noted that a few months ago, a news was published in Pakistani newspapers that few Hindu refugees went to India from Pakistan but the Indian government refused to extend their visa period and they were forcibly sent back to Pakistan on the charges of living illegally in India. Around 500 Hindus had to accept Islam under the pressure of Islamic organizations of Pakistan. It is been said that these Hindu refugees protested outside Karachi Press Club and told their problems as well as misconduct that happened with them in India. These Hindu refugees alleged that officials of Home Ministry of Indian Government demanded hefty bribe to extend their visa duration. Since they were unable to pay the bribe, the officials denied the extension in visa duration and 372 Hindu families were forcibly sent back to Pakistan. After these news were published in the Indian media, there was a lot of stir up. Many Hindu organizations had protested against this attitude of the Indian Government. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

11 Western Asia I Iraq Elections According to Siasat (20 May), results of Iraq elections have been announced and the prominent religious leader, Muqtada al-sadr had a great success in these elections but he couldn't get a clear majority. Therefore, he has to form a coalition with other political parties. There are 319 seats in the Parliament of Iraq. The group of Muqtada al-sadr won 54 out of those 319 seats. The people of the country didn't show their interest in the elections and very few people used their right to vote. Shia Malisia didn't get support as it supported American possession in Opposition of Iran is also increasing in the country as public of Iraq is reluctant to minimize the foreign influence. Muqtada al- Sadr's party which is considered to be corruption-free emerged as largest party. Siasat (22 May) has said in its editorial that Shia scholar Muqtada al-sadr has succeeded in the recent elections in Iraq, although both Iran and the United States were against him. The elections of the Iraqi parliament were contested between these two coalitions on May 12. Alliance of Haider al-abadi had support of the army. They claimed that they had destroyed IS and freed Mosul from the clutches of Abu Bakar al-baghdadi. IS was using the revenue from oil to spread terrorism. This alliance had close relations with Iran, whereas Muqtada al-sadr insisted on social justice and revealed out the failures of Haider al-abadi. Commenting on the Iraq elections, Weekly Nai Duniya (28 May) said that Muqtada al-sadr emerged as a new leader of Iraq. In recent elections, he defeated the Prime Minister Haider al-abadi and then the name of Muqtada al-sadr emerged. He emerged as the most powerful personality of Iraq. This is the name which declared war against American army and fought against them. Popularity of Muqtada al- Sadr increased in Shias of Iraq due to his campaign against supremacy in Iran. Muqtada al-sadr opposed Bashan al-asad, President of Syria and he also opposed the decision of sending Shias of Iraq to fight war against Iran. Now, Muqtada al-sadr has close relations with Royal dynasty of Saudi. In 2003, when American army invaded Iraq, then Muqtada al-sadr fought that longest war against them. His army, Al-Mehdi has been accused of killing thousands of people in Subsequentl, Muqtada al-sadr fled away to Iran and remained their till II Disintegration between Iran and Morocco According to Hamara Samaj (3 May), Morocco has decided to disintegrate all the diplomatic ties with Iran. Morocco took this decision against the backdrop of Iran's support to separatist group Polisario Front of Sehra. This organization is fighting for the freedom of the Sehra community in Morocco from India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

12 many years and currently there is a ceasefire between the two due to intervention of the United Nations. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Burita told the reporters that the Embassy of Morocco has been closed in Tehran and instructed to close the Iranian Embassy in Rabat as well as Iranian Ambassador has been sent back. According to different news, Saudi Arab and Bahrain have accused Iran of interfering in the internal affairs of Morocco, and thereby creating political instability by giving support to active rebels. Spokesperson of Saudi Arab said that the rebellions have been supported by Iran in the Middle East and Gulf countries from a long time. Now he has started interfering in Africa too. Saudi Arab and Bahrain have assured full support for Morocco. III Condemnation for arresting women in Saudi Arab According to Sahafat (May 21), women organizations active in International Human Rights organizations have condemned arresting of women in Saudi Arabia. According to Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arab has announced that it will allow women to drive but now they want to stop them. Therefore, they are creating an environment of fear. Government sources have refused to give any information about the women arrested. It is said that earlier this government has given warning to the women that they should not interfere in the administration but they didn't care about this warning. IV Residential Visa for 10 Years According to Siasat (21 May), the United Arab Emirates has announced two new visas for capital investments and for high-paying businessmen. It was decided in a high-level meeting which held under the Chairmanship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makhtoum that ten years residential visa will be issued to the corporate investors. Apart from this, ten years residential visa will be provided to Doctors and Engineers as well as to their family members. Corporate investors will be given ten years residential visa will be given only if they do 100 per cent investment in United Arab Emirates. Arrangements have been made to give special visa to the students pursuing higher education. V Punishment to Rebel Soldiers According to Akhbar Mashriq (23 May), as per the government media reports, 104 former military officers, who participated in 2016 revolt in Turkey, have been given life imprisonment sentence. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

13 Earlier, President Recep Tayyip Erdoðan had announced that the provision death penalty should be revoked for the participants of the revolt. According to the information received, on July 15, 2016, in Turkey, the army attempted to overthrow the president, in which at least 206 people were killed while 2,500 people were injured. 9,000 soldiers participated in this revolt. The Turkish government then initiated strict action against the people involved in the revolt. 1,05,000 government employees were sacked, 50,000 people were sent to jail and 21 people were sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for doing conspiracy to assassinate President. According to Siasat (17 May), Turkey has instructed Israel's commerce ambassador to leave Turkey immediately. Turkey took this step as Israel's counter-response. Notably, Israel has expelled the Turkish consul of his country. VI Iranian Arms and Ammunition Recovered from Taliban According to Etemaad (18 May), the Afghan Police alleged that Iran is supply arms and ammunition to the militant in Afghanistan. According to an official spokesperson, during the recent military operation carried out in Farah region, Iranian arms and ammunition were recovered from Taliban. Fazal Ahmad Sherzad, Police Chief of Farah, said that Iran has been providing arms and ammunition to Taliban for spreading terrorism in Afghanistan. The arms and ammunition recovered from Taliban are made in Iran. According to the information received, Farah is situated in the Southeast of Afghanistan. Recently, Taliban launched a big attack on Farah and other areas. Responding to this, Afghan army launched an military operation against them, in which at least 300 terrorists were killed and hundreds were arrested. VII Qatar Bans Products Made in Arab Countries According to Inquilab (28 May), Qatar has banned sale of products made in Saudi Arab and four other countries of Saudi Arab. As per the information, there has been a tension between these countries and Qatar from past few years. The products of Saudi Arab, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have been banned. After the ban, no one in Qatar can order or procure the banned products. Any person who violates this law will be strictly prosecuted. The officials of the Ministry of Industry have been instructed to inspect every store. Notably, Saudi Arab, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had accused that Qatar promotes terrorism and has links with Iran. After which, these countries broke all India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

14 diplomatic ties with Qatar and they also boycotted Qatar economically. Now, after economic ban Qatar has to buy goods from Turkey, Morocco and Iran. VIII Orders to Hoist National Flag on Mosques According to Siasat (23 May), the Chinese government has instructed all Muslims to hoist national flag on their mosques. Government Organization, China Islamic Association, has ordered all Muslim Imams to hoist the national flag of China on their mosques. According to the information received, earlier, before the month of Ramadan, the tradition was to hoist the green color Islamic flag on the mosques. All the Imams have been instructed that every Muslim who is coming to offer Namaz should be told about the social work done by the Communist Party and China. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

15 World I Political Thud in Malaysia According to Inquilab (11 May), former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his allies recorded a historic victory in the general elections of Malaysia. Mahathir Mohamad has returned to politics after 15 years. According to the Election Commission, he and his allied won 115 seats while to form the Government 112 seats were required. Opposition party Barisan Nasional (BN) won 79 seats. According to information, there was a tough competition between Prime Minister Najib Razak's party Barisan Nasional (BN) and Mahathir Mohamad's party Pakatan Harapan. 1 crore 49 lakh voters voted in the elections. Mahathir Mohamad defeated the ruling party. Mahathir Mohamad had retired from politics 15 years ago, but now he has returned to politics and defeated his opponent Najib Razak. There were charges of corruption on Najib Razak. Mahathir Mohamad told reporters that we don't seek revenge from any one. We want to remove corruption and want to restore the law & order. Mahathir Mohamad's party, Pakatan Harapan and coalition have won 115 seats. Notably, Barisan Nasional (BN) has been dominating Malaysian politics after the liberation of Britain in Though the opposition party had won seats in the elections of 2013, but since it could not prove majority hence couldn't come to the power. Highlighting the background of the elections in Malaysia, Siasat (8 May), said that despite the corruption charges on current Prime Minister Najib Razak the country's growth rate is 6 per cent. Mahathir Mohamad is hopeful that Najib Razak has to pay back for his billion dollar corruption in the government treasury. According to Inquilab (12 May), Mahathir Mohamad has announced that he will run his government with only 20 ministers. Anwar Ibrahim, who is lodged in jail, will be released. Mahathir Mohamad took th oath as the 7 Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahathir Mohamad said that Malaysia's emperor is also ready to forgive Anwar Ibrahim. According to information, Anwar Ibrahim was convicted in the case of homosexuality in Anwar Ibrahim is an old ally of Mahathir Mohamad. In its editorial, Siasat (13 May) said that the success of Mahathir Mohamad has taken away the sleep of corrupt rulers. This election has proved that an honest government is important for a country to progress. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition took over the reins of the country in 1957 but due to their corruption the citizens of the country were very disappointed and angry with them. Mahathir Mohamad, who was fed up with the corruption, retired from politics, but due to the deteriorating situation of the country he had to make a comeback in the politics. According to news, Najib Razak has been prohibited from leaving the country. It is said that Najib Razak wanted to fly away from the country to avoid corruption charges. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

16 According to Inquilab (26 May), $30 million were recovered from the flat of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak after a raid. This money was hidden in the secret places in his flat. In addition, lot of jewelery was also recovered. II Controversy over Nawaz Sharif's Statement Siasat (19 May) said that the statement of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on involvement of Pakistani terrorists in Mumbai bomb blasts has caused a stir in Pakistan's military and political spheres. They way Pakistani government is dealing with the things that clearly shows that there is a huge pressure of Pakistani army on them. Pakistan's current Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the statement of Nawaz Sharif has been presented in a different context. He has accused the Indian media that it has presented the statement of Nawaz Sharif in different manner. Nawaz Sharif said in an interview given to Dawn that arbitrary rule is going on in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif's statement were showed by Pakistan and the international media prominently, and claimed that this is an attack on Pakistani army by Nawaz Sharif. The Pakistani army immediately called a meeting of the National Security Council and said that the statement of Nawaz Sharif is either based on misconception or given intentionally to defame Pakistan. In the meeting of Pakistan's National Security Council, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan and the heads of all the three Army also participated. It was alleged in the meeting that Pakistan is not at fault for delay in the investigation of the Mumbai bomb blasts but India is at fault. Even the main accused, Ajmal Kasab, was not allowed to meet the investigators and then he was hanged. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claimed after meeting Nawaz Sharif that the statement of Nawaz Sharif was presented in different context. On the other hand, Nawaz Sharif still stands on the statement which he gave during the interview. According to Siasat (20 May), Pakistani journalist Salman Abid has claimed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is trapped in difficult situation and is helpless in front of his opponents. Nawaz Sharif thinks that in conspiracy against him both, administration as well as judiciary, is involved. That is why Nawaz Sharif in his statements is targeting administration, judiciary and anticorruption organizations, alleging that he is being destroyed politically deliberately. It is said that Nawaz Sharif called the reporter of Dawn to Multan to give interview and its aim was to defame the administration and judiciary. III German Passports with Jihadis According to Sahafat (22 May), Intelligence Department of Germany found out that more than one thousand Islamic militant jihadis have German passports. Many of these are fighting on behalf of India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

17 Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. This information was given by the government in response to a question in the German parliament. The Government acknowledged that more than one thousand extremist jihadis have German passport. According to a media report, out of these one thousand people 243 have relation with Kurdistan Workers party, a banned organization. In Germany this organization has been declared a terrorist jihadi organization. The media has also acknowledged that many German passport holders are imprisoned for participating in jihadi activities in Syria, Turkey and Iraq. The Government is considering canceling their passports but the Left parties are opposing it. IV Attack on Church in Chechnya According to Sahafat (22 May), Islamic militants attacked the Orthodox Church in Chechnya, Russia, in which seven people including invaders. This attack was carried out by four invaders at a Church at Chechnya's capital Grozny. Due to which three people were killed. In response to it, Police shot four invaders. It is said that the invaders belong to the Islamic State and they wanted to make the people praying in the church hostage. It is well known that in Chechnya, Islamic militants have been fighting against Russia for 20 years to create a separate Islamic State. V Protest against FATA Law According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (28 May), a huge protest was done in front of the assembly in Pakistan against the including the tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Notably, a few days ago, in the Pakistani Parliament, the amendment to the constitution was made regarding the inclusion of tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the newspapers, there was a tremendous clash between protestors and police personnel's. According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (25 May), the Parliament of Pakistan has passed a resolution with two-third majority, by amending the constitution, regarding inclusion of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 229 votes came in the favor of the proposal while 11 were against it. Jamiat Ulema-e Islam and Milli party members were not present in the House. The members of these two parties opposed it and walked out of the Parliament. According to the proposed bill, 12 seats of FATA in Pakistani Parliament will remain there for next five years. Later, the number of Members of Parliament will decrease from 342 to 336, whereas the upper house members will be reduced to 96 from 104. State Assembly elections will be held after one year in FATA. Simultaneously, India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

18 Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has special powers to make law for FATA. Special funds will be arranged for the development of this area in the next ten years which will not be spent anywhere else. Along with this the judiciary and the administration are also being improved. VI Drought in Afghanistan According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (28 May), out of 34 districts of Afghanistan 22 are facing drought and more than 20 lakh people are facing famine. As per United Nations Organization report, there is severe water crisis in Afghanistan and all the water reservoirs have dried up. This year the rain has been very low and as the ice has not melted the water in the rivers is nominal. Due to lack of water, farmers have stopped sowing their crops. Some people have sowed seeds in less area but due to drought, the entire crops have dried up. Notably, there has been a severe famine in Afghanistan since last two years. People are migrating from villages to the cities. 15 lakh sheep and goats have died to lack of feed. In many areas of Afghanistan, continuous struggle between government forces and Taliban is going on that is why the relief is not reaching at the places. According to the government report, more than one crore people are victims of drought in Afghanistan. VII Malaysia's Aircraft was targeted by Russia! According to Inquilab (26 May), the Russian army targeted the Malaysian aircraft which disappeared in 2014 by a missile due to which is fell in Ukraine and got destroyed. The Joint Investigation Team arrived at the conclusion that the aircraft was targeted by the anti-aircraft brigade employed in place of the missile Kursk. Earlier it was alleged that the aircraft was been operated by the rebels of Ukraine. Notably, on July 17, 2014 a Malaysian Airlines flight took off from Kuala Lumpur for Holland but it disappeared on the way only. Despite much investigation, no left out was found. All 229 passengers of 18 countries were killed in this plane. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

19 OTHERS I 37 Places Earmarked for Offering Namaz According to Sahafat (21 May), advocating about the Muslims offering Namaz at open places, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that this problem is not political but social. Politicizing this issue is really condemnable. Nobody has right to offend their religious sentiments. Such matters should be resolved with mutual dialogue. He said that 37 places have been identified in Gurugram where Muslims can offer Namaz in open. Mosques and Idgah are not included in these places. Khattar said that population of Muslims and other communities are increasing. Since the population has increased so the places where Namaz can be offered are decreasing hence administration has identified 37 places in Gurugram where people can offer Namaz in open. According to Inquilab (19 May), at many places of Haryana Muslims offered first Namaz of Zuma (Friday) of Ramadan on streets. However, the Haryana Government has put a ban of offering Namaz on the streets. According to Inquilab (9 May), Haryana Government has decided to give the status of Minister of State to Chairman of Waqf Board. Rahees Khan, Chairman of Waqf Board has thanked Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar and BJP for this. He said that it is for the first time after 1954 when the State Government has decided to offer the status of Minister of State to Chairman of Waqf Board. According to information received, till now Chairman of Waqf Board of three states have been given the status of Minister of State and now Haryana is the fourth state where a Chairman of Waqf Board will be given the status of Minister of State. II Thousands of Hostages Rescued from the Clutches of Boko Haram According to Inquilab (10 May), army in Nigeria rescued more than one thousand hostages from the possession of Jehadi terrorist organization, Boko Haram. With this, the number of people killed in the war between the army and militants of Boko Haram has gone up to 71. The presidential elections will be held in Nigeria next year. Therefore, the number of incidents of violence has increased there. Nigerian military spokesperson said that most of the hostages rescued are women and children. He admitted that hundreds of girls are still hostage with Boko Haram. According to the information received, Boko Haram, the largest Islamic organization in Africa has created uproar in the country for last nine years and so far thousands of people have been killed while thousands of India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

20 girls have been kidnapped. A few months ago, the army rescued 1100 hostages from the terrorist organization. III Campaign against High Castes An article has been published in the Akhbar Mashriq (22 May) claiming that the upper caste Hindus have occupied the entire economy of the country. Brahmins, Rajputs and Baniyas together not even constitute 6 per cent of the total population, but this minority population handles politics, industry and trade of the country. Upper castes are controlling most of the big companies and newspapers of the country. Writer Mohsin Usmani Nadvi has spread the poison of communalism in the country by claiming that in future when the authors will write the history of Islam in India, they will definitely write that after independence the Muslims were ousted from education, trade and economy. Doors of government jobs are closed for them and they are not getting private jobs either. If they didn't get jobs in Arab countries, then they would have to beg on the streets. The writer claimed that the reasons why Muslims have been lagging behind are due to poor government policies for Muslims and negligence of ruling parties hence they are forced to live as second class citizens in the country. Muslims were not able to compete because most of them were uneducated. Educated 2-4 per cent left India out of disappointment. Earlier Congress was in power and so the few people from upper castes were all over the economy. Things have not changed after BJP came into power. The author alleged that the policies of the government are deliberately anti-muslim and in the areas where Muslims are in majority, government schools are not opened and if a private party runs a school in those areas, then it is very difficult for them to get recognition. Muslim children who get education in metros sway away from Islam and they no longer remain Muslim. The author has appealed to the wealthy Muslims to establish Islam in all major cities of the country. The amount which is spent on taking care of Muslim students living in the hostels should be spent from the amount of Zakat. IV Free distribution of clothes to Muslims According to Etemaad (21 May), the Telangana Government has started distributing free clothes to 4 lakh Muslim families of the state. Distribution of these clothes will be completed by the end of this month so that they can wear new clothes given by the Government on the occasion of Eid. The State Government has also decided to arrange for Roza Iftar in 800 mosques of the states. Out of four lakh India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

21 people to whom free clothes are been distributed, two lakh are from the cities while rest two lakh are from the villages. Every mosque of the state has been given 500 packets of clothes to be distributed to the Muslims. Notably, two lakh Muslim families were given free clothes on the direction of Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao last year. Apart from this, the government will also give Rs. 5,500 to the Imams of the state. Chief Minister has ordered that during Ramadan, these Imams should be given their monthly allowance and rest of the amount. V New Vice Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University According to Siasat (18 May), Feroz Bakht Ahmad has been appointed as the fifth Vice Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University. He has been appointed for three years. Firoz Bakht Ahmad will replace Zafar Sareshwala. Firoz Bakht Ahmad is also a journalist. He has written many books and his column is also published in many newspapers on regular basis. Feroz Bakht used to be a teacher in Modern School, Delhi. Feroz Bakht Ahmad comes from the family of first education minister of the country Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. VI Plotter for murdering leaders arrested According to Etemaad (18 May), Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested Faisal Hussain Mirza, a 32 year old resident of Gujarat. It is alleged that he was plotting for assassination of some key Indian leaders and is connected with terrorist organizations. A few days ago Allah Rakha was arrested from Kutch area of Gujarat. He is accused of participating in terrorist attacks in Gujarat, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh. Mirza has been arrested on the basis of clues found during interrogation of Allah Rakha. It is said that he has a relationship with Farooq Devdiwala living in Dubai and he gave Mirza and Allah Rakha responsibility to spread terrorism and do suicide attacks in India. According to Siyasat (15 May), police caught Faisal Hussain Mirja in Mumbai with the help of intelligence department of Kolkata. Atul Chand Kulkarni, police chief, claimed in a press conference that Mirza had gone to Dubai, a few months ago, to get terrorist training. Kulkarni said that he was directed to do blasts in crowded places so that more and more people should be killed. Apart from this, he was also given responsibility to kill many politicians. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

22 VII Teaching Urdu Language Made Mandatory in Jammu & Kashmir According to Inquilab (28 May), the Jammu and Kashmir government has made teaching of Urdu language mandatory up to primary level in all government and private schools of the state. Orders are being issued by the government in this context. This is the second important step towards promoting Urdu language by Mehbooba Mufti. Earlier, for the upliftment of Urdu, the state government had announced to create a separate body. According to Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (28 May), most of the schools in the Kashmir valley are th teaching Urdu as a subject till class 10, whereas teaching of Urdu in Jammu and Ladakh schools is not mandatory. But now the decision of state government to make Urdu mandatory subject up to the primary level will encourage Urdu. Prior to this State Government has made knowing of Urdu mandatory for government jobs. But the people of Jammu and Ladakh have been complaining of discrimination with them in recruitment of government jobs as Urdu is not taught in their schools. A young boy from Jammu said that either Urdu should be taught as compulsory subject in all schools or the orders of making it mandatory for jobs should be canceled. This person said that paper for new Tehsildars and Patwari is prepared in Urdu. How can you do this job when you don't know Urdu? It has also been demanded from the state government that Urdu should be made mandatory for the highlevel jobs of the state government. India Policy Foundation June 1-15,

23 Review of Urdu Newspapers by IPF 1. Dawat, Delhi 2. Daily Inquilab, Delhi 3. Akhbar Mashriq, Delhi 4. Daily Sahafat, Delhi 5. Roznama Rashtriya Sahara, Delhi 6. Hindustan Express, Delhi 7. Hind Samachar, Jalandhar 8. Daily Pratap, Delhi 9. Daily Munsif, Hyderabad 10. Daily Siasat, Hyderabad 11. Daily Hamara Samaj, Delhi 12. Almi Sahara, Delhi 13. Aurangabad Times, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) 14. Jadid Markaz, Lucknow 15. Weekly Nai Dunia, Delhi 16. Daily Etemaad, Hyderabad 17. Jadid Mail, Delhi 18. Siyasi Taqdir, Delhi 19. Urdu Action, Delhi 20. Weekly Chauthi Duniya, Delhi 21. Weekly Akhbar Nav, Delhi 22. Daily Milap, Delhi 23. Qaumi Tanzeem, Patna 24. Daily Jadid Khabar, Delhi Please send your suggestions, information, news and views from Urdu newspapers to the foundation. Editorial Board would try to accommodate them as per our editorial policy in forthcoming issues.

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