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Aug
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh/Rajeev Sharma): With India preparing to celebrate Independence Day, separatist figure Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has stepped up his anti-India rhetoric, making provocative remarks from Pakistan and calling for disruption of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flag-hoisting ceremony on August 15. Addressing the Lahore Press Club, Pannun reportedly announced a $1,000 reward for anyone who succeeds in preventing the Prime Minister from hoisting the Tricolour. He also used the occasion to push his long-standing demand for a separate Khalistan and made a series of claims about Punjab, the Indian armed forces and the country's political leadership. Separatist pitch extends…