Friday, April 29, 2022
#Pakistan - No conspiracy, but what now?
It’s been clear for quite a while – to anybody but PTI and its supporters, that is – that there’s nothing substantial at all in former PM Imran Khan’s much-trumpeted claim about a US-backed and financed conspiracy to remove him from the top job.
And once again the National Security Committee (NSC) has come to the same conclusion about the controversial cable forwarded by the previous Pakistani ambassador to the US, especially since the latter was made to appear in person and answer questions this time, but that is hardly going to be the end of the matter because the ball is, once again, in PTI’s court; at least as far as the public sphere is concerned.
So, what now? Is Imran Khan going to reject this as well and brand everybody in the NSC a traitor to Pakistan for not blindly swallowing everything that is thrown to them? This is a very sensitive moment because the NSC involves all services chiefs and treating its verdicts with such contempt means crossing all the wrong red lines; which in turn means that he and his followers must be prepared for the legal and political fallout that is bound to come.
It’s a shame that he’s wound the pro-PTI crowd up so tightly about a threat that apparently does not even exist and, for all intents and purposes, was only hatched to avoid the embarrassment of seeing Imran Khan become the first Pakistani PM to be thrown out through a legal, constitutional vote of no confidence. But since that still happened, it’s not immediately clear why he’s hanging on to a narrative that is clearly not going to stand up to the scrutiny of any legal process.
Or does he intend to make the courts even more controversial than he already has? He’s been asking for an open judicial probe, but what’s that going to see that the NSC didn’t? And since the most likely result will be the same, and Imran’s most likely response will also be the same, when does the legal process step in to restore sanity? Also, shouldn’t the overarching national narrative also now touch upon the likely fate of individuals and crowds that take the law into their own hands and itch for a confrontation with central and powerful state institutions just because their fallen hero said so?
These are very worrying times. And the least the political elite can do is respect the law of the land and the pivotal institution that deliver and implement it. So far, PTI has shown little respect for the law. It should change its ways or take responsibility for the confrontation that is going to define this society for a while to come.
https://dailytimes.com.pk/924624/no-conspiracy-but-what-now/
Turkey tightens visa policy for Pakistan nationals
Days after some Pakistanis were found to be involved in the abduction of four Nepal citizens in Istanbul, Turkey has decided to tighten its visa policy for nationals from Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday.
This comes after four Nepal citizens were kidnapped “at gunpoint” from Taksim Square by a group of six Pakistan nationals. As per the reports, the Nepalis were also subjected to torture by these Pakistanis after being abducted.“The Turkish government has tightened the visa policy for Pakistanis after crimes reportedly involving Pakistanis,” reported Arab News quoting Pakistani media outlet, Aaj News.
“The government has also stopped issuing temporary residence permit for Pakistanis,” it added.
As per the media reports, the abductors also demanded a ransom of 10,000 euros. Later on, the police conducted a raid against the kidnappers and they were successfully nabbed and arrested.
In another incident earlier, some Pakistani nationals were also detained by the Turkish authorities for protesting the ouster of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan from power. However, after the intervention from Pakistani diplomats the arrested protesters were released.
Notably, a significant number of Pakistanis live and work in Istanbul, Ankara and other major cities across Turkey. In addition, every month hundreds of Pakistani citizens visit the transcontinental country, reported Arab News.
https://theprint.in/world/turkey-tightens-visa-policy-for-pakistan-nationals/936153/
ریاست مدینہ کے جھوٹے دعویداروں نے مسجد نبوی کی حرمت کو پامال کیا ہے، پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے سیکرٹری جنرل سید نیر حسین بخاری
پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کے سیکرٹری جنرل سید نیر حسین بخاری نے سانحہ مسجد نبوی ص پر شدید دکھ افسوس کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے زمہ داران کی شدید الفاظ میں مزمت کی ہے انہوں نے کہا ہے کہ ماہ مقدس رمضان المبارک میں مسلمان خوشنودی خداوند تعالیٰ کیلئے عمرہ ادائیگی کا فریضہ سر انجام دیتے ہیں افسوس کا مقام ہے کہ ریاست مدینہ کے جھوٹے دعویداروں نے مسجد نبوی کی حرمت کو پامال کیا ہے عبادت کے اعلئ ترین مقام پر عبادت کی بجائے دھینگامشتی اور بدامنی پھیلانے والے مزہب اسلام ہر بد نما دھبہ ہیں نیر بخاری نے مزید کہا ہے کہ حرمت و تقدس کی سرزمین جہاں اونچی آواز میں گفتگو کی ممانعت ہے وہاں شیطانیت کا مظاہرہ کیا گیا جسکی جتنی مزمت کی جائے کم ہے نیر بخاری نے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ عمران خان حرمت رسول ص سے ناآشناء اپنے پیروکاران کے قابل مزمت اقدام پر مخلوق خدا سے معافی مانگے
https://www.ppp.org.pk/pr/26931/
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