Taliban Khan Biggest Supporter of Monsters Taliban made by Punjabi Establishment

Liberal Pakistanis have criticized cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's opposition to a military operation against the Taliban. His alleged support to the Islamists has earned him the title, 'Taliban Khan.'

Imran Khan:Aka Taliban Khan  Flirting with the Taliban

Recently, when the Pakistani Taliban nominated Imran Khan to engage in peace talks with Islamabad, liberal sections of society exclaimed, "See, we always said that Khan was one of the Islamists!"

Although Khan immediately refused to take part in the talks, the controversial "Taliban Khan" tag that he has earned over the years, got another endorsement.

Imran Khan is now one of the key players in Pakistani politics. His party came third in the May 2013 parliamentary elections and now rules the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. He wants Islamabad to make peace with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sever its alliance with the US in the "war against terror."

Power and Money Hungry : Imran Khan married Jewish Jemima Goldsmith in 1995

"We will win this war if we disengage from the US," Khan recently told the media. "As long as the Taliban believe we are fighting the US war, they would declare jihad on us. This would be a never ending war," he added.

This is certainly a very different image of a liberal person who studied at the University of Oxford and played in the English cricket league in the 1980s. Back then, Khan was discussed in the British press as much for his sporting talent as for his alleged love affairs.

Khan went on to become one of the most successful cricketers Pakistan has ever produced, under whose leadership the nation won its first Cricket World Cup in 1992. He later engaged in philanthropic work in Pakistan and married British writer and campaigner Jemima Goldsmith. The wedlock, however, didn't last long.

Khan entered politics in the late 1990s, forming a party called Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI). Although he was worshipped by millions in the country as a great cricketer, Khan was never considered a serious politician, even by his ardent fans, until 2011.

Cant be Away from Cameras ?? Cricketer Play boy and now Taliban Khan 

But now, for many of his fellow contrymen, the 60-year-old is the "last hope" in a country which is facing innumerable problems ranging from a non-functional economy to a protracted Islamist insurgency. For others, he is a right-wing politician who wants to appease the Taliban.

Who really is Imran Khan?

Play Boy and Play Girl Perfect Couple now Deceiving Pashtuns 

So how did a person, who was doubted even by members of his own political party as a political alternative to the two main political families, the Bhuttos and the Sharifs, become a force to reckon with in the Islamic Republic? Was it because of the support of the ubiquitous Pakistani army and its Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), as his critics claim, or was it the relentless political campaigning that Khan has been doing for more than 16 years? Khan's supporters believe it is the latter.

"Khan's stance on corruption, terrorism and nepotism in Pakistani politics has struck a chord with the masses, which are fed up with the traditional ruling elite. He has no corruption charges on him, no foreign assets," claims PTI activist in Islamabad, Khawar Sohail.

Imran Khan Rise to Power by Punjabi Establishment / GHQ and its Made Taliban

But some observers argue that Khan is backed by Pakistan's right-wing groups, in particular the military establishment, because of his "soft" stance on the Taliban and other Islamist militants. His rise in Pakistani politics, they claim, is due to his "good relations" with the ISI. Khan agrees with the organization's position on matters such as Afghanistan and Pakistan's national security, they say.

Amima Sayeed, a development researcher from Karachi, believes that Khan, most definitely, supports right-wing extremists. He has not made it secret.

Need any ID Card ??

"When the Swat peace deal between the government and the Taliban was introduced in 2009, Imran Khan was the first politician to support it. His collaboration with the Islamic Jamaat-e-Islami party is also a proof of his right-wing agenda," she told DW.

"He might not sound like a religious political leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami or the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, but his views about the region, the world, and in particular about the militant groups in Pakistan, are sympathetic if not supportive of the religious right," Owais Tohid, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal in Karachi, agrees. "He opposes a military crackdown on the militants and dismisses the idea that there has been an increase in the homegrown jihadist culture in Pakistan over the years."

Eight months of Failed Government  in power

But some analysts say that the debate about Khan's Islamist or liberal credentials is actually taking the spotlight away from his performance as a politician and the leader of a party which governs an important province of the country.

Khan promised speedy justice and an end to corruption in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after taking its reins. During the election campaign, he also said his party would curb violence and bring peace.

Chief Trainer of Taliban Mullah Sami and Iran Siddique a Taliban Sympathizer in Paki Media 

Representatives of the Pakistani government and the Taliban met in Islamabad for peace talks

Khan's PTI has been in power for almost , 1 year and eight months, yet critics state that most of his election promises have not been fulfilled.

"The government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has not delivered anything to people. Corruption and nepotism are rampant and there hasn't been any significant development work in the past eight months," said Qasim Jan, a student in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

"Khan has only focused on protesting US drone strikes in the northwestern tribal areas, blocking the NATO supply route to Afghanistan, and coming up with all sorts of excuses in support of the militants," he added.

Pakhtunkhwa Governance 

Islamabad-based writer, Arshad Mahmood, agrees: "Things are pretty much the same as they were in the past. Khan's party workers consider themselves to be above the law and won't cooperate with the administration. If the PTI officials don't obey the law, how will the governance be improved?," asked Mahmood.

But Khan's supporters, which comprise mainly the Pakistani youth, feel his administration is being unfairly criticized.

"The government has made great strides into a faster and more effective judicial system. The education budget of the province is much bigger than in other provinces. Yes, there are problems, but things are improving," Zakria Zubair, a young entrepreneur in Islamabad, told DW. The 29-year-old PTI supporter also says that Imran Khan is playing the role of a competent opposition leader in the country's lower house of parliament.

source ; http://www.dw.de/pakistan-school-massacre-to-further-strengthen-armys-resolve-to-fight-ttp/a-18134203

Terrorism Highest in Pakhtunkhwa Because it is Run by Taliban Khan.

Taliban Khan has his Heart with Taliban of Waziristan where his Ancestors are from 

Imran Khan: Flirting with the Taliban

Liberal Pakistanis have criticized cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's opposition to a military operation against the Taliban. His alleged support to the Islamists has earned him the title, 'Taliban Khan.'  

Recently, when the Pakistani Taliban nominated Imran Khan to engage in peace talks with Islamabad, liberal sections of society exclaimed, "See, we always said that Khan was one of the Islamists!"

Although Khan immediately refused to take part in the talks, the controversial "Taliban Khan" tag that he has earned over the years, got another endorsement.

Imran Khan is now one of the key players in Pakistani politics. His party came third in the May 2013 parliamentary elections and now rules the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. He wants Islamabad to make peace with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and sever its alliance with the US in the "war against terror."

Imran Khan married Jemima Goldsmith in 1995

"We will win this war if we disengage from the US," Khan recently told the media. "As long as the Taliban believe we are fighting the US war, they would declare jihad on us. This would be a never ending war," he added.

This is certainly a very different image of a liberal person who studied at the University of Oxford and played in the English cricket league in the 1980s. Back then, Khan was discussed in the British press as much for his sporting talent as for his alleged love affairs.

Khan went on to become one of the most successful cricketers Pakistan has ever produced, under whose leadership the nation won its first Cricket World Cup in 1992. He later engaged in philanthropic work in Pakistan and married British writer and campaigner Jemima Goldsmith. The wedlock, however, didn't last long.

Khan entered politics in the late 1990s, forming a party called Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI). Although he was worshipped by millions in the country as a great cricketer, Khan was never considered a serious politician, even by his ardent fans, until 2011.

Khan is considered one of the greatest all-round cricketers of all time

But now, for many of his fellow contrymen, the 60-year-old is the "last hope" in a country which is facing innumerable problems ranging from a non-functional economy to a protracted Islamist insurgency. For others, he is a right-wing politician who wants to appease the Taliban.

Who really is Imran Khan?

So how did a person, who was doubted even by members of his own political party as a political alternative to the two main political families, the Bhuttos and the Sharifs, become a force to reckon with in the Islamic Republic? Was it because of the support of the ubiquitous Pakistani army and its Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), as his critics claim, or was it the relentless political campaigning that Khan has been doing for more than 16 years? Khan's supporters believe it is the latter.

"Khan's stance on corruption, terrorism and nepotism in Pakistani politics has struck a chord with the masses, which are fed up with the traditional ruling elite. He has no corruption charges on him, no foreign assets," claims PTI activist in Islamabad, Khawar Sohail.

But some observers argue that Khan is backed by Pakistan's right-wing groups, in particular the military establishment, because of his "soft" stance on the Taliban and other Islamist militants. His rise in Pakistani politics, they claim, is due to his "good relations" with the ISI. Khan agrees with the organization's position on matters such as Afghanistan and Pakistan's national security, they say.

Amima Sayeed, a development researcher from Karachi, believes that Khan, most definitely, supports right-wing extremists. He has not made it secret.

"When the Swat peace deal between the government and the Taliban was introduced in 2009, Imran Khan was the first politician to support it. His collaboration with the Islamic Jamaat-e-Islami party is also a proof of his right-wing agenda," she told DW.

"He might not sound like a religious political leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami or the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, but his views about the region, the world, and in particular about the militant groups in Pakistan, are sympathetic if not supportive of the religious right," Owais Tohid, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal in Karachi, agrees. "He opposes a military crackdown on the militants and dismisses the idea that there has been an increase in the homegrown jihadist culture in Pakistan over the years."

2 Years in power in Pakhutnkhwa and Yet No Progess. 

But some analysts say that the debate about Khan's Islamist or liberal credentials is actually taking the spotlight away from his performance as a politician and the leader of a party which governs an important province of the country.

Khan promised speedy justice and an end to corruption in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after taking its reins. During the election campaign, he also said his party would curb violence and bring peace.

Taliban Leaders of Pakistan 

Representatives of the Pakistani government and the Taliban met in Islamabad for peace talks

Khan's PTI has been in power for almost eight months, yet critics state that most of his election promises have not been fulfilled.

"The government in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has not delivered anything to people. Corruption and nepotism are rampant and there hasn't been any significant development work in the past eight months," said Qasim Jan, a student in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

"Khan has only focused on protesting US drone strikes in the northwestern tribal areas, blocking the NATO supply route to Afghanistan, and coming up with all sorts of excuses in support of the militants," he added.

Islamabad-based writer, Arshad Mahmood, agrees: "Things are pretty much the same as they were in the past. Khan's party workers consider themselves to be above the law and won't cooperate with the administration. If the PTI officials don't obey the law, how will the governance be improved?," asked Mahmood.

But Khan's supporters, which comprise mainly the Pakistani youth, feel his administration is being unfairly criticized.

"The government has made great strides into a faster and more effective judicial system. The education budget of the province is much bigger than in other provinces. Yes, there are problems, but things are improving," Zakria Zubair, a young entrepreneur in Islamabad, told DW. The 29-year-old PTI supporter also says that Imran Khan is playing the role of a competent opposition leader in the country's lower house of parliament.
source: http://www.dw.de/imran-khan-flirting-with-the-taliban/a-17421805

Imran Khan Aka Taliban Khan Scared Nawaz Sharif on Decisive Action on Taliban for Saving Strategic Assets of Pakistan.

Written by Riaz ul Hasan
Thursday, 18 December 2014 19:52
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Asma Jahangir requires no introduction in Pakistan. She headed the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She has struggled in support of democratic institutions in the country and for the cause of the downtrodden for over forty years.

While this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yusufzai, the ‘Alternative Nobel’-- the Right Livelihood Award--- was awarded to Asma Jahangir, among others. During her visit to Stockholm on December 1st to receive her award she addressed a meeting of the Swedish-Pakistani community. She spoke on the political crisis in Pakistan, Balochistan, Kashmir, on civil-military relations and answered a number of questions.

On democratic gains:

During the sit-in staged by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), the democratic forces were united against anti-democratic forces. This was a historic first in the country’s history. While in practice the democratic forces did not do much, they remained firm in their resolve to defend democracy.

I do not consider the present government to be a model for good government. Governments are never good but unless political stability is achieved in Pakistan and the system is strengthened, we cannot move forward.

Look at India! True, poverty and many other problems persist. However, a middle class has emerged there and many have been lifted out of poverty. In Pakistan however, there is a lack of co-ordinated effort that marks both state institutions and civil society.

Take for example the recent petition for land reforms filed in the Supreme Court by Abid Hassan Manto, joined by the HRCP. The need for advocacy and a strong political campaign is ignored. In my opinion judges are not instruments of change. Rather they are instruments of regression.We cannot expect a court ruling to put an end to feudalism. Likewise, we need to educate ourselves on the question of feudalism. The critics say that feudalism is a thing of past in the case of Punjab. Likewise, in Sindh they say that feudalism no longer exists and it is ‘Waderaism’ that must be confronted.

On PTI agitation:

I am not against Imran Khan’s entry into politics. It is his right to do so. In fact, many more people should take an active part in politics. However, a dichotomy exists. On the one hand he declares that politics and politicians are bad. On the other he wants to be involved politically. Likewise, the PTI has attacked and undermined every institution of the state, including parliament and the judiciary. In a nutshell every thing is bad in Pakistan except the PTI. All politicians are bad, except Imran Khan. All institutions are bad, except the army. Our experience shows that judges, generals and politicians are not good. However, we need to allow the [democratic] system to achieve some stability.

It is true that voters often elect the wrong representatives. In India, for instance Modi was recently elected. But let the system take its course. If you subvert the system, anarchy will follow.

Sharif government’s response:

The Sharif government is utterly indecisive, clueless and lacks initiative. Above all it is inefficient. Just look at their priorities. They have two advisors for one department and none for another. Bureaucracy is undermining the government. This is understandable. When favourites are patronized and promoted at the cost of others, bureaucracy will react. But in some cases, civil servants have been ‘advised’ not to co-operate. We all know that this government is incapable of handling the challenge posed by PTI agitation. At the same time if I were in their shoes, I would be at a loss myself. It is not Imran Khan they fear. It is the people who back him.

According to information I have, and if the situation is correctly analyzed, it transpires that the military hierarchy does not want Imran Khan to jump the queue to occupy the prime ministerial slot. However, there is an active lobby group of retired generals. Both General Hameed Gul and Brigadier Ejaz Shah are frequently spotted at PTI meetings. I learned from credible sources that a couple of serving generals and brigadier-level officers with radical views are also instrumental in catalyzing the present agitation.

In view of such stark facts, we cannot play the role of naïve activists. We cannot just dismiss the agitation on the pretext that agitation is the PTI’s democratic right. Yes, you have the right to agitate. However, you don’t have the right to agitate on the incitement of hidden hands. One has the right to register an FIR (First Investigation Report). However, one does not have the right to fake it.

The PTI allegation providing the pretext for ongoing agitation is election rigging. Imran claims that his mandate was stolen in the 2013 general elections. However, even if the seats he claims he would have bagged in the absence of rigging, he would not have gained the required majority to form a government.

Personally, I do not believe that there was systematic rigging. Individuals may have stuffed ballots etc. however systematic rigging is not a fair charge. At HRCP, we received lot of complaints regarding rigging from Balochistan and KPK.

In short, what has Imran Khan achieved? He frightened the government into inaction and indecisiveness. They refuse to take any decisions or initiative on either the foreign front (India, Afghanistan) or the domestic front (economy, privatization and so on). It seems the sole purpose was to corner the government and to create a situation whereby we have a civilian façade while behind the scene the army pulls the strings.

On Balochistan:

Recently, our HRCP representative in Turbat received threats from the ISI. He was relocated immediately. After Rashid Rehman’s murder, we are reluctant to take any chances and the Rapid Action Plan was devised to defend our people. Well, he was relocated. But his extended family was picked up and tortured.

I visited Balochistan in October. I think the situation has improved to some extent. However, the question of missing persons remains unresolved. Mutilated dead bodies are still discovered every now and then. Though the frequency has diminished there is no end in sight. Likewise, the plight of Hazara is heart wrenching.

Taliban deprived of a safe haven:

Certain advances have been made. For instance, Operation Zarb-e-Azb broke the Taliban infrastructure in North Waziristan. In the past, an operation in North Waziristan was never an option. Instead, talks were preferred. North Waziristan became a safe haven. Now it is no more. This is a step forward. However, there has been criticism. There is no transparency. Most Taliban escaped before the operation. They could not be expected to wait on the army.

source: http://www.viewpointonline.net/2014/12/vp232/imran-khan-scared-sharif-govt-into-inaction-asma-jahangir

Civil Society Angry Over Malalaa Bashing by Imran Khan PTI Government and JI Mullahs .

PESHAWAR: Civil society members have expressed concerns over Jamaat-e-Islami MPAs’ stiff opposition to a resolution tabled in the assembly appreciating and congratulating Noble laureate Malala Yousafzai.

Pakhtunkhwa Ulasi Tehreek held a meeting chaired by Ajmal Afridi on Thursday in Peshawar and expressed disapproval of the JI’s stance. Civil society members including Dr Said Alam Mehsud, Prof Dr Khadim Hussain, Sikandar Zaman, Arbab Sheheryar, Arshad Haroon, Iqbal Hoti, Khurshid Bano, Taimur Kamal and Shabina Ayaz appreciated and congratulated Malala Yousafzai on winning the Noble Peace award.

By winning the peace prize, Malala has shown the world that Pukhtuns are not terrorists but are themselves victims of terrorism, said the meeting’s participants. The association passed a resolution appreciating Malala and vowed that it would not allow JI’s MPAs to hijack the assembly. The civil society members urged lawmakers of various parties to unite against JI in the assembly.

The participants also opposed JI’s demands of revising the provincial curriculum.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2014.
source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/783710/disapproval-jis-stance-on-pro-malala-resolution-criticised/

PTI Government Is not Happy Malalaa Yousafzai Getting Noble Prize rather it Passes a Resolution for a Terrorist Convict Non Resident of Pakhtunkhwa.

PTI + JI Government under Imran Khan a False Liberal and Mullah Passes
Resolution Favoring a Karachi urdu Speaking Terrorist and Non Resident
of Pakhutnkhwa and a Terrorist and Wife of Alqaeda Leader Terrorist
Leader Ammar Ali Baluchi Nephew of Khalid Shiekh Muhammad Master
Minds of 9/11 Massacre, and Mass Murderers , Dr Afia Siddique and her
Husband Shared a PO Box that was used by Alqaeda for its Dirty Works .

PESHAWAR: While putting a resolution for Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai 

on the back burner, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday passed 

another resolution to press the US government for freeing scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui 

declaring her the ‘oppressed daughter of Pakistan’.

The house passed the pro-Aafia resolution tabled by Jamaat-i-Islami MPA Mohammad Ali 

Khan unanimously.

The treasury and opposition parties except Awami National Party had signed the resolution.

The resolution read Dr Aafia had been languishing in a US jail, where she was physically 

and mentally tortured and that the federal government didn’t pressure the US government 

for get release.

“This is the responsibility of the (Pakistani) government, the United Nations and Islamic 

countries to exert pressure on the US to free the innocent and oppressed daughter of 

Pakistan immediately.”

On a point of order, PPP lawmaker Nighat Orakzai sought the speaker’s permission for 

speaking on the resolution on Malala.

She said she wanted to include the Nobel laureate’s name in the resolution submitted by an 

ANP lawmaker from Swat, Syed Jafar Shah.

However, the speaker asked her to table a fresh resolution for the purpose.The resolution 

for Malala submitted by Syed Jafar Shah on October 20 has got stuck in the assembly 

secretariat.

The mover has yet to gather support for getting the resolution passed by the house 

unanimously to congratulate the teenage Nobel laureate from his hometown, Swat.

Backburners pro-Nobel laureate resolution, demands release of scientist detained in US

A visibly dejected Jafar Shah told Dawn that opposition members, too, were not ready to 

support the resolution on Malala’s accomplishment.

Pakistan People’s Party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Qaumi Watan Party and Pakistan 

Muslim League-Nawaz are part of the combined opposition.

JUI-F had advised ANP not to insist on tabling the pro-Malala resolution.

“There is a visible division among opposition members. Many of them are not in favour 

of the resolution on Malala,” said Jafar Shah.

Also in the session, PML-N MPA from Kohistan district Abdul Sattar Khan tabled 

a resolution seeking ban on parliamentarians and lawyers bowing before the assembly 

speaker and judges respectively during proceedings.

He declared the practice un-Islamic and said such practices were against the faith and 

spirit of Islam.

The MPA said a Muslim should bow his head only before the Allah Almighty.

Speaker Asad Qaisar opposed the resolution and ruled that every mover should provide a 

copy of his/her resolution to the assembly secretariat and discuss it with other members 

before  tabling it in the house.

In light of the ruling, the resolution was deferred.

Sattar Khan didn’t take members of his own party into confidence before moving the 

resolution.

MPA Shaukat Yousafzai of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf tabled a resolution urging the federal 

government to simplify the procedure to renew computerised national identity cards.

The house passed the resolution unanimously.

Also, the treasury and opposition benches agreed that the issue of changes in textbooks 

of the province wouldn’t be politicised and that the teaching material would be made in 

light of the guidelines incorporated in the National Curriculum Policy 2006.

JUI-F MPA Mufti Syed Janan through an adjournment motion raised the issue of changes

in textbooks and said the controversy had caused confusion.

He said the treasury should clarify position on the textbooks otherwise the matter should be 

referred to the house’s relevant committee.

The MPA said it was the sensitive matter and should not be politicised further.

Elementary and secondary education minister Atif Khan told the house that the government 

had no intention to remove contents about religion and ideology of Pakistan from textbooks.

He said textbooks would be published in light of the National Curriculum Policy 2006.

Local government minister Inayatullah Khan, who is a JI member, said the presence of 

Islamic content in textbooks had shrunk and that the people, especially educationists, had 

reservations about it.

He said it was a matter of faith and that Muslims couldn’t tolerate incorporation of material, 

which was against Islam and Pakistan’s culture and ideology.

“Pictures of girls wearing skirts have been printed in textbooks though skirt is not part of our 

culture,” he said.

The minister said though he had no objection to mention of Bacha Khan in textbooks, he 

didn’t want to see his (Bacha Khan’s) ideology included in them.

ANP parliamentary leader Sardar Hussain Babak, a former education minister, 

denied his government had removed material on religion and Pakistan from textbooks.

“Overlapping and repetition was avoided in textbooks but some people are misinterpreting the 

issue,” he said.

He asked PTI and JI to discuss the matter with all stakeholders instead of taking a ‘solo flight’ on it.

“We all are Muslims. Nobody has the right to issue certificate of one being good Muslim to 

others,” he said, asking the government to stop exploiting things in the name of religion.

Published in Dawn, October 30th , 2014 

source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1141303/kp-assembly-prefers-aafia-to-malala

Failed Politics of Imran Khan aka Taliban Khan

BY Professor Hoodbhoy.

Thousands of fanatical followers led by the cleric-cricketer combination of Tahir-ul-Qadri and Imran Khan have been holding Islamabad hostage now for one month. Business and government stand disrupted, the state visit of China’s president was postponed, and normal life has been suspended in parts of the city. The duo claims that the national elections held 15 months ago were rigged and must be redone. Both want to morally cleanse Pakistan, and promise to make milk and honey flow. Neither has a plan, but their followers don’t seem to care.

The Khan-Qadri duo has brought a new level of instability to Pakistan. A sensationalist media, by giving 24/7 coverage for a full month, has created a national trauma.  Hapless citizens, glued to their television sets, watched Pakistan’s heavily fortified capital fall to protesters. Privately hired cranes tossed aside concrete barriers and shipping containers, while razor wire was cut through by professionals. A demoralized police was initially too afraid to follow attack orders.

From the shadows, the Pakistan Army – an institution known all too well to the Baluch and Bengalis – has, with uncharacteristic calm, watched Pakistan’s state institutions taken over by violent thugs. But rather than restore law-and-order, it chose to confer legitimacy on the insurgents by advocating negotiations. The brief takeover of Pakistan Television by PAT/PTI agitators did not result in any subsequent punitive action; the occupiers left shouting “Pak Fauj Zindabad”.

What’s the game plan here? Cricketer Khan’s is clear enough: create enough chaos so that the elected government can be forcibly overthrown. Subsequently, it will not be difficult to find a pliant Supreme Court judge who would favor mid-term elections. Then, perhaps with a little reverse rigging, he would be hurled towards what he sees as his rightful destiny – becoming the prime minister of Pakistan. The goals of the mercurial Holy Man from Canada are less clear; keeping the pot vigorously stirred is all that we’ve seen so far.

Now for the good news: the people of Pakistan wisely refuse to support this violent destruction of government. Popular opinion today roots for stability and calm. In an unprecedented display of unity, the PML-N and PPP, Pakistan’s two largest political parties, announced they are on the same page. A minor miracle is that left-wing views, such as those of the Awami Workers Part and the Woman’s Action Forum, coincide on this matter with the right-wing opinions of Maulana Fazlur Rahman and the Jamaat-e-Islami!

Of course, the consensus goes no further. Justifiably, there is criticism of Nawaz Sharif’s naked nepotism and the appointment of his family members to important posts. Justifiably, people dislike the Sharif brothers’ style of personalized governance. And, justifiably, there is a call for electoral reform, as well as to protest last year’s partially rigged elections. 

This is clearly a right-versus-right tussle. But, while we on the Left don’t have a dog in the fight, it is one that requires progressive Pakistanis to think through the consequences. I would argue that the government of Nawaz Sharif, rotten as it is, should not buckle in and should not resign.

First, allegations of rigging appear to be over-amplified by the losers. In the 2013 elections, national and international observers saw nothing extraordinary. Nor did I, while standing in line to vote. Moreover, the outcome was consistent with pre-election polls. But this clearly did not flatter the cricketer’s super-sized ego. He had hoped for more than just a provincial government. Now, through means fair or foul, he wishes to capitalize upon the army’s distaste for Nawaz Sharif and refuses to take his chances at the ballot box four years away. 

It shall be a grim day for Pakistan should Cricketer Khan become Prime Minister Khan. Khan had openly supported the Taliban even under the brutal occupation of Swat in 2009, or when they shot 14-year old Malala Yusufzai in the head for wanting to go to school. Khan went into a frenzied fit after the killing of Osama bin Laden, declaring him a shaheed. He again threw a tantrum after TTP supremo Hakimullah Mehsud was killed by a US drone, making it clear that he would rather shoot at drones than terrorists. 

Whether out of a serious perceptual disorder or political ambition or to atone for his raunchy past, year after year Cricketer Khan has sided with those who have been blowing up our children’s schools, killing Pakistan’s citizens, police, and soldiers. This is why the Taliban chose him as one of their representatives in the failed peace talks, and why he carries the nick-name of Taliban Khan. 

Pakistan’s two wannabe messiahs promise a new Pakistan, and their gullible followers have swallowed it. Protesters interviewed on TV channels speak of a Naya Pakistan where nobody will have to pay electricity bills, and where all will have jobs of choice. They do not ask how, choosing to live in a fool’s paradise instead. None is willing to face the fact that governance in KPK is no better after the PTI’s year long stint in power. 

Worse yet, Khan has had nothing to say about the horrific targeting of Pakistan’s religious minorities, or the use of the blasphemy law to terrify them. Pakistan’s Christians cannot forget his callous remarks after the Peshawar church bombing one year ago. While the Model Town tragedy is to be roundly condemned, the Khan-Qadri duo is silent about the hundreds who have either gone missing in Baluchistan, or were later found in mass graves.

Alarmed that the protest is petering out, the duo has renewed appeals for reinforcements. It is unlikely that this will happen, but certainly their circus has gone too far in disrupting the capital’s life. Therefore, if persuasion does not work the use of a minimum amount of force will be entirely legitimate. Islamabad’s citizens have rights which the agitators are violating, and which the state is obliged to protect.

Islamabad’s vulnerability now stands twice exposed. The first time was in 2007 when the Lal Masjid clerics went on a rampage, declared rebellion against the state, and imposed their brand of sharia on Islamabad.  It took the lives of a dozen Pak Army commandos to defeat them. Hundreds, including children, died. More significantly, it began a new era of suicide attacks on marketplaces, public squares, police stations, and army installations. Since the time, around 30,000 lives have been lost.

What of the future? In the years ahead, this pair may become irrelevant. But with the dangerous precedent they have established, hard-line clerics disaffected with the army’s betrayal, and operations such as Zarb-e-Azb, may give the call to occupy. The marching orders could also come from Caliph Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi of ISIS or some other radical leader; their literature is already being circulated around. Thereafter, from the hundreds of madrassas in and around the city, charged mobs armed to the teeth will pour out to fulfill their holy duty. Nuclear Pakistan would have the world sitting on edge.    


The author teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad. The present article has been updated gfrom the version published in Dawnon 06-09-2014

source: http://viewpointonline.net/2014/09/vp218/the-siege-of-islamabad-what-next/3938-the-siege-of-islamabad-what-next#.VBp13s3anMY.facebook

What next for Imran Khan-Neo Asghar Khan and Symbol of Status Quo and Punjabi Establishment

By Zahid Hussain


IT has been more than a month since Imran Khan led his ‘independence’ march to Islamabad. The evening crowd at D-Chowk is getting thinner. The speeches have become increasingly mundane and their harsh tenor betrays growing frustration. The hopes and promises have turned into desperation.

Had it not been for Tahirul Qadri devotees camping on Constitution Avenue the show would be much poorer. Still, there is no sign of the kaptaan giving up; he would rather take the fight to the bitter end. The risk is high and the options limited. What next for Imran Khan?

Indeed, unlike in cricket, there is no ultimate winner or loser in politics. There is no such thing as victory and defeat in this power game. One lives to fight another day. But mixing cricket with politics has surely not been a good idea. Imran Khan’s imperious self and gross miscalculations have proved to be his biggest undoing.

He keeps raising the stakes while he could have easily won the day with the government conceding to the demand for electoral reforms and the re-auditing of votes. With his irrational actions and arrogance, Imran Khan now risks irreversibly damaging the political future of his party that has impacted the country’s politics so deeply, mobilising the educated urban middle class into a formidable political force.
Mixing cricket with politics has surely not been a good idea.

To be fair, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s campaign against corruption, dynastic politics and absence of rule of law has struck the right chord with the vast majority of the populace. It was the main reason for such a large number of the electorate reposing their trust in what they considered an alternative to the established parties that had failed the people. But what has always been lacking in Imran Khan is a clear vision of the change he promises.

His rants have increasingly turned into empty rhetoric. Imran Khan’s views on critical political, social and economic issues are inconsistent with his slogan for change. His political outlook is much more conservative, seeking to take the country backward. His stance on militancy and the Taliban reflect a twisted worldview. He may have the charisma but he is certainly not the material that leaders of change are made of. His recent actions bear testimony to this fact.

For sure, the PTI’s latest campaign has shaken both the government and the opposition parties out of their deep slumber in a situation where there’s growing public disenchantment with the present political order. The sit-in in front of Parliament House for more than a month is itself a unique feat in Pakistan’s political history. Consequently, parliament has been reactivated to bring political forces together to save the system.

But the ongoing protests have also exposed the political immaturity and opportunism of the PTI leadership. The party seems to have based its entire strategy on the hope or maybe some kind of assurance of intervention by a third force to oust the Sharif government. Unsurprisingly, a feeling of triumph was palpable when the army chief entered the scene to play the role of arbiter. But the moment was short-lived.

Perhaps, the PTI’s biggest miscalculation was the illusion that it could mobilise a tsunami with hundreds and thousands of people storming Islamabad. But it turned out to be a disappointing show with only a few thousand supporters joining the march that started from Lahore on Independence Day.

In fact, the month-long sit-in in Islamabad has not had any impact on other parts of the country. Imran Khan’s appeal for countrywide protests received little response. There were only a few small gatherings of party loyalists in upscale districts of Karachi and Lahore. The appeal for civil disobedience and the call for non-payment of taxes and utility bills became a joke. Only a few party stalwarts refused to pay toll on the Peshawar-Islamabad road and some upper-class supporters were seen arguing with restaurant managements for charging GST on the bill.

The decision to resign from the national and provincial assemblies barring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has proved to be the biggest blunder that has not only divided the party but also increased its political isolation. The party has been left with virtually no ally. It would have served the party’s cause much better had the PTI fought its battle for reforms inside parliament too. Instead, Imran Khan declared the entire parliament to be a “den of thieves”.

Yet parliament demonstrated more maturity while standing behind the elected government; it also extended a lifeline to the PTI by supporting the demand for electoral reforms. It is also because of the urging of the opposition parties that the resignations of the PTI legislators have not yet been accepted. But that cannot be delayed for long. Sitting out of the assemblies would make it more difficult for the party to get the required legislation for electoral reforms passed.

A consensus seems to have emerged on all issues raised by the PTI except for the demand for the prime minister’s resignation. The party could have claimed credit for that and worked to consolidate its position. But it was not to be. Imran Khan seems to be in a hurry to wrap up the present dispensation and force early elections. What he is trying to do is to create a state of anarchy. And it is certainly not so difficult given the collapse of the government’s authority anyway.

A dysfunctional administration in the capital has already provided a free hand to the protesters. The latest incident when Imran Khan got his detained supporters released from police custody is a testimony to that. A growing power vacuum will surely invite extra-constitutional intervention and maybe that is what the PTI is pursuing. It is a dangerous game that may end in complete disaster. The solution of the crisis lies in democracy, however flawed it may be, and not outside the system.

The writer is an author and journalist.

zhussain100@yahoo.com

Twitter: @hidhussain

Published in Dawn, September 17th, 2014 : http://www.dawn.com/news/1132375/

PTI Kick War Torn Pashtuns in the Ass by Taxing Salaried Class , Education Medical Professional as Enemy of Progress

By Dawn Bureau Report
Published Jun 15, 2014 08:40am

This is what Happens when one Votes Punjab Based Parties belonging to Rt Wing like PTI Belonging to Taliban Khan Aka Imran Khan .




Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak signs the budget document at Civil Secretariat, Peshawar on Saturday. — INP



PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has raised the ratio of provincial taxes by making amendments to various laws pertaining to the stamp duty, professional institutions, business establishments, agriculture income and salaries.

Finance Minister Sirajul Haq presented the provincial budget for fiscal 2014-15 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Saturday.

According to the Finance Bill, the government has levied an annual tax of Rs330 on all those persons engaged in any profession and trade having an income of Rs10,000, but not exceeding Rs20,000. “A person whose income is between Rs200,000 and Rs500,000 will be liable to pay Rs10,000 tax per annum,” it stated.

Employees of the federal and provincial governments drawing pay in basic pay scale 1 to 4 have been exempted from tax. All employees from BPS-5 to BPS-20 and above will pay tax. The BPS-20 and above grade officers will have to pay Rs20,000 tax a year.
Ratio of taxes for many private entities increased

All limited companies, modarbas, mutual funds and other corporate concerns with paid-up capital and reserves in the preceding year and with income not exceeding Rs10 million will have to pay a tax of Rs18,000. Each will have to pay Rs100,000 if the income exceeds Rs200 million.

Persons other than limited companies, owning factories, commercial establishments, private educational institutions and private hospitals are liable to pay tax. Any commercial establishment having 10 or more employees will have to pay Rs10,000 tax, while private hospitals having up to 50 employees will have to pay Rs50,000 tax a year. Each of the private medical colleges and private engineering institutes running degree programmes will have to pay Rs100,000 tax.

Private business educational institutes having up to 100 students will have to pay Rs70,000 and private law colleges Rs100,000 tax, while education institutes charging monthly Rs5,000 per student will have to pay Rs100,000 per annum.

The government has also levied tax of Rs4,000 on holders of import or export licence, who has an income of Rs50,000 in the preceding year. A clearing agent or approved custom house agent will have to pay Rs10,000 per annum. An IATA approved travel agent and hajj and tour operator will have to Rs15,000 annual fee each.

The government has also levied tax on restaurants/guesthouses and professional caterer, who will be paying Rs15,000 annual tax. The wedding halls will be charged Rs30,000 a year. Specialist doctors and dentists will have to, respectively, pay Rs20,000 and Rs15,000 professional tax a year. Besides this, diagnostic and therapeutic centres, including pathological and chemical laboratories, are also included in the tax net.

The petrol/diesel/CNG filling stations, video shops, real estate shops/ agencies, car dealers and net cafes, chartered accountants, vehicle service stations, transporters, members of stock exchange companies, money changers, jewellers, cable operators, printing presses, pesticides dealers, health fitness centers/gymnasium, departmental stores, electronic goods stores and tobacco whole sellers have been levied with various ratios of taxes ranging between Rs1000 and Rs15,000.

On the one hand, the government has announced 10 per cent increase in the salaries, on the other it imposed various taxes on the salaried class. Finance Minister Sirajul Haq, during his budget speech, said that it was a tax-free budget, but taxes imposed on services and trades belied his claim.

Published in Dawn, June 15th, 2014: http://www.dawn.com/news/1112871/kp-govt-burdens-salaried-class-with-taxes

Pakhtunkwa Finance Minister Siraj Is Illegally elected and is Against Women of Pakhtuknwa as PTI Government Minister

By Pashtonkhwa . 

Budget 2014 was Presented by a Finance minister Shiraj Ul Haq , who is an Illegal Elected Member of KPK assembly as Head of Jamaat Islami , shouldn’t  be holding  a Ministerial Slot , as this is Illegal While 90,000 fake Votes were Impounded from Dir where he is Elected Illegally . as he Printed those Votes in Qazi Printing Press in Peshawar and also they were transported by JI Members supporting Siraj Ul Haq a classic Criminal case of Fraud and Cheating and Yet he was made head of Jamaat Islami and also Serves as minister of Finance of Pakhtunkhwa and presented Budget of this Bad Luck Province. 

Media Reportied it and As 0% womenVoted in his constituency, ECP Laws Declares him Illegal Minister of KPK but so far the media and his Opponents have not challenged him as without certain Percentage of women Voter his Seat is illegal. 

Election Fraud and Cheat 

He is from Dir constituency and his Election is not legal and yesterday he Presented the Budget in Pakhtunkwa Assembly and nobody challenged him and Interestingly in the Budget he had nothing for the women of Pakhtunkwa , as he put zero money for 52% Women Population of Pakhtunkwa as he is Against them participating in Practical life and his JI Party does not recognize women as Human beings let alone as Useful contributor to society and don’t want their role as Working women or Leaders in Pakhtunkwa ( Their Policy is 360 Degrees Opposite in Punjab for both PTI and JI)  

Taliban Khan very Near to Pakistani Establishment 

Sadly he is Representing the Government of PTI and same Imran khan famous as Playboy in his Youth Years now being 63 Years old , he suddenly became on classic Mullah without a beard and he allowed the Second Budget of Pakhtunkwa Demonstrate the PTI is Against the women and their Development by  not Putting any Money for Women Development .

While his children are being Graduated as citizens and Students of UK and his ex Wife Mrs.,  Jemima Khan , wears Jeans and Skirt in Public . it may be noted Imran khan known as Taliban Khan for his pro Taliban views stays at Jemima Khan house even today. 

JEMIMA NUDE PICTURES PLEASE CLICK AND USE A PROXY TO SEE AS BLOCKED BY PTA 

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 He had sanctioned Burqa,s as part of Uniform for Female medical Graduates of Khyber Medical college Further more only 1 Billion was Sanctioned for women Journalist in their Budget that will be used to bribe the Journalist who will Write Praises of PTI and JI .

Well Enough  of this Deception of Punjab Based Parties and their Duplicated and Fraudulent  Polices that is damaging to Pashtuns of Pakistan .

Well Pashtuns have been Most Deceived by Mullah and Military Alliances and now Right Wing Parties of PTI and PML all letters , their Policies have been Duplicated for Pakhtunkhwa as that of Rigid Islam while they are extramist Liberals in Punjab like Allowing Dancing of women on stage in PTI Jalsas , by Leaders who are ex Jamaat Islami JI like Asad Qaiser and Shah Farman both came from JI in Pakhtunkhwa .

Asad Qasier Ex Jamaati Dude 

Shah Farman Ex Jamaati Dude 

So is Dr Alvi  Dental Surgeon and Ex - JI student Leader from Sindh and from Punjab  Haroon ur Rasheed and also Mamoon Ur Rasheed  as Jamaati Islami Leaders  and Military Retired People waiting in Wings of PTI as Establishment own Sanctioned Party for future roles.

Dental Surgeon Ex -Jamaat Islami 

The Question is Where are the Liberals and Left wing parties accepting all this Bullshit we are thrown at our face in name of Islam and Pakistani Nationalism .