Terroristan - July 27, 2018

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And, now this.

Pakistan more tolerant, balanced and liberal than India: Fawad
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is a tolerant, balanced and liberal country and on the other side of the border extremism is enhancing in India.
Talking to the state channel he said extremists are criticizing and making noise in India over the visit of Novjot Singh Sidhu to Pakistan and it was witnessed that Pakistani society is a tolerant and liberal.
https://nation.com.pk/24-Aug-2018/pakis ... ndia-fawad
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anupmisra wrote:Another one.

Asian Games: Pakistan rower Ejaz barred for exceeding weight limit
:rotfl:
Either the officials lied about Egad's weight or the momeen gained a few extra pounds by the time he landed in Indonesia. All that free food.
https://nation.com.pk/24-Aug-2018/asian ... ight-limit
Intolerance at its finest. Asian Games management is biased against Pakis who wish to practice their religion and partake the sacrifices of their recently concluded festival. They should be given an Eid handicap.
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anupmisra wrote:
Falijee wrote:Imran is a pseudo Pashtun from Mianwali Pakjab !
Confirmed by my pashtun banker friend. By the way the name Niazi is a curse for many pashtuns.

I do not know about curse but the name Niazi is certainly a great embarrasment to all citizens of the Mohammadden Terrorism Islamic Republic of Pakistan including the all powerful Punjabi Dominated Uniformed Jihadis of the Pakistani Military. All that thanks to Mianwal born, just like Imran Khan Niazi, Lieutenant-General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi who surrendered 90,000 Pakistani POWS and the then East Pakistan to India in 1971. I guess that is the reason Imran Khan Niazi abbreviates his name to Imran Khan :P
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arun wrote:I do not know about curse but the name Niazi is certainly a great embarrasment to all citizens of the Mohammadden Terrorism Islamic Republic of Pakistan ...
I apologize. What I meant to write was "curse word" like an "epithet as a term of abuse or insult".
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A Pakistani Hawking?
Or, why isn't there one?
by Hoodbhai.
Searching the faculty list of American and European universities you will also find some Pakistani-origin faculty ....And yet, totally absent are mathematicians.
the only South Asian names are Indian (and there are plenty of them).
You simply do not find Pakistani names on the faculty of math departments.
there are only 15-20 Pakistani-origin physicists (all fields, not just theoretical) who hold faculty positions in the entire Western world.
What explains this damning intellectual poverty?
Pakistan’s university math departments are 90 per cent junk, staffed mostly by third-raters who neither know nor care for their subject.
Although they release floods of so-called research papers, nobody reads them because they are not worth reading. Were these professors confronted with the kind of questions that sophomore (2nd year BSc) students need to solve for passing their exams at a good US university, 90pc would flunk.
Institutional dysfunction makes nurturing talent in Pakistan dauntingly difficult.
human progress owes solidly to foundational works in pure math-physics and other sciences. Without them you and I would be herding goats or growing wheat and corn, travelling on camels and horses,
A nation of farmers, shopkeepers, property dealers, businessmen and soldiers can neither know this nor care.
Pakistan will get its Hawking when its brightest and best kids yearn to become scientists rather than doctors, lawyers, preachers, or army officers.
But, like the rest of the world, it will first have to disentangle science from religion
That’s not happening soon, so don’t hold your breath.
Now, now Hoodbhai, don't be too harsh on your nation. Who says there are no paki Hawkings? What about the water car engineer that revolutionized travel in al bakistan? Here are two more random examples of paki hawkings and they look satisfied.

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https://www.dawn.com/news/1428806/a-pakistani-hawking
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Like in a game of chess, I'm the Dim and Waist Bajwa have made their first move and moved a few key pieces.

One-third of corps commanders replaced in major reshuffle
The army on Friday appointed Lt Gen Nadeem Raza as new Chief of General Staff (CGS) amidst a major reshuffle in which almost one-third of the corps commanders were replaced.
It is assumed that the postings at the General Headquarters and top command positions have been phased to smoothly carry out the imminent changes.
a total of 22 positions of lieutenant generals will be affected
It is important to note that the next phase of changes, which will be due in about five weeks, will include important appointments of the new director general of the Inter-Services Intelli­gence and the Peshawar corps commander.
Appointment of the ISI chief will be the first test of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government’s management of tenuous civil-military relations.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1428791/one-t ... -reshuffle
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House Cleaning At The Fauj House ! Ganja Gang Shown The Door ! Immy's Minions Make A Grand Entrance !

One-third of corps commanders replaced in major reshuffle
ISLAMABAD: The army on Friday appointed Lt Gen Nadeem Raza as new Chief of General Staff (CGS) amidst a major reshuffle in which almost one-third of the corps commanders were replaced.
"Master Bedroom" of The Fauji Bungalow still needs "housecleaning" according to the below ! ( ie The Premiere Institution . ie The World's "Best" Spy Agency is still looking for a new occupant for The Master Bedroom !)
Appointment of the ISI chief will be the first test of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government’s management of tenuous civil-military relations. Assertive prime ministers in the past got their way in appointment of the spymaster. It will be one interesting appointment to watch out.
Imran was once a Kaptaan, so he "knows" how to "select" his team . :mrgreen:
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PTI PERSON "PIMPS" FOR PAKILAND !


Amreekis Are Already Feeling The Heat At The Appointment Of The New "Cambridge Educated" Multani Foreign Minister Of Pakiland :mrgreen:

Asfandyar Bhittani
‏Verified account @BhittaniKhannnn


This is what I call an audacious Foreign Minister. American lobby in Islamabad, lahore and karachi is already feeling the heat of Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Their agony is quite visible in person and on social media
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Morally Corrupt Nation :roll:

What Does The Below Photu Has To Do With The Morality Or Otherwise Of A Nation :mrgreen:

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Some Choice Readers ' Comments !
1. Is this legal? You can clear read the plate. Can this be reported to any type of law enforcement? (Reader is in Massaland !)
2. We could check with the Excise website. I tried but it said the number plate wasn't registered. ( Self appointed detective !)



PS: Should be brought to the attention of the newly minted "Human Rights" " Minister" Madame Jalebi ( violation of child labour laws !) :mrgreen:
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Waziristan Area Of KP Is Still On The Boil !

Man killed as protest against security forces turns violent
Dawn
Aug 25, 2018
MIRAMSHAH: One person was killed and 10 others were injured when security forces allegedly opened fire on protesters in Hamzoni village of Datta Khel tehsil in North Waziristan tribal district on Friday.
The locals were protesting against the arrests made in connection with Thursday’s remote-controlled bomb blast in which a havaldar was martyred near Dand Kaly. The blast occurred when a bomb disposal team was on a routine search in the area. Havaldar Ahmed Khan lost his life and three other soldiers suffered injuries in the blast.The region has seen such bomb attacks sporadically for the past few months.
Seems to be the same "old" order of things in Immy's Naya Pakistan. !
Residents said the crowd had gathered at Shna Khwarha of Khattai Killay following the search operation and arrest of the suspects. They blocked the road to stop the transfer of the arrested persons and demanded their release. The situation got out of hand with security forces resorting to firing to disperse the protesters. One man died and 10 others were injured.
Imran should note that these are his fellow Pashtuns who are being slaughtered left and right ! Jalebi as "Human Rights" " Minister" should intervene ASAP !
Maj Gen Mumtaz Hussain ( has he been "housecleaned" yet !) visited the Miramshah hospital to inquire about the condition of the injured and announced Rs500,000 compensation for the deceased and Rs200,000 for each injured.
Newly-elected MNA from North Waziristan Mohsin Dawar also visited the hospital to inquire about the well-being of the injured and console their families.
Dawar should raise the issue in the Paki National Assembly ( if he is allowed to do so !)
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Sundry Shenanigans At The Paki Ministry Of Planning . Out With The Old , In With The New . In Imran's Naya Pakistan !

Planning ministry officer shown the door for resisting illegal orders
The Express Tribune
Aug 25, 2018

Expect to see more of these "exercise of authority" stories in the next couple of months !
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New Regime ( AKA Naya Pakistan !) Brings In New Headaches For Aam Abduls :twisted:

Discretionary funds abolished, govt office working hours revised
Dawn
Aug 25, 2018

Some interesting "leaks" that has now seeped out :
the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government on Friday revised working hours in government institutions, abolished discretionary funds of the prime minister, federal ministers and members of the National Assembly and imposed a ban on first-class air travel by the president, head of the government, chief justice, Senate chairman and NA speaker.
The cabinet rejected a proposal for declaring only one official weekly holiday on Sunday and withdrawing the second weekly holiday on Saturday.
Aam Abduls told to "work harder and longer " in the name of "austerity" !
It was decided that the prime minister would use the official aircraft only for domestic tours and not for foreign visits.
Dawn has learnt that the interior ministry had prepared a proposal for withdrawing the official holiday on Saturday in view of austerity measures and improving the performance of government departments.
This may not sit well with the Aam Abduls , who just recently had to make do with "only" 3 days as Bakra Eid Holidays :mrgreen:
While the span of working hours will remain same — eight hours — the new office timing will be 9am-5pm. The previous timing was 8am-4pm.
If productivity was a criterion, it would not matter, but obviously Paki babus in goberment depts are "not used" to being on their desk at the appointed time !
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn that the proposal regarding office hours had suggested that they should be from 8am to 3pm.
However, the cabinet decided that the working hours should be from 9am to 5pm. “Although earlier the office timings were 8am to 4pm, people used to come to their offices at 9am. Therefore, we have decided that the new working hours should be 9am to 5pm,” he added.
Who is going to monitor their coming and going specially if the upper echelons of management stick to their "old habits" !
Earlier at a press conference held after the cabinet meeting, the information minister said that a proposal was discussed that there should not be two weekly holidays and the Saturday holiday should be withdrawn. He said it was decided that the weekly holiday on Saturday would remain in place but working hours would be from 9am to 5pm.
After 71 years of its existence, they still have not come up with a consensus policy about the working hours of Govt Depts !! Remember the fiasco about declaring Jummah ( Friday ) as a weekly holiday and then reversing the same orders !
Prime Minister Khan has decided that he will not use a special plane for foreign visits and will travel in business class. However, he will use official plane for domestic travelling.It has been learnt that the first class is not available in the flights being operated from Pakistan as this is offered by other international airlines and its fare is said to be three-hundred times higher than the business/club class.When asked if the army chief also fell in this category, Mr Chaudhry said the army chief was never allowed the first class and he used to travel in the business class.
Confusion galore in Imran's Naya Pakistan !
Lots of other interesting examples in the FARTICLE :mrgreen:
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Pakis Claiming Mohen jo daro And Harappa As One Of Their Own :evil:

Mohenjo-daro An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis
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According To This Story By Kuldip Nayyar , Cyril Radcliffe, First Gave Lahore To India And Then Later Changed His Mind And Gave The City To Pakiland !

‘I nearly gave you Lahore’: When Kuldip Nayar asked Cyril Radcliffe about deciding Indo-Pak border
Kuldip Nayyar
Excerpted with permission from Scoop: Inside Stories from the Partition to the Present, Kuldip Nayar, HarperCollins India.
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PTI MPA Fined For "Just Exercising His Authority " !

PTI MPA Imran Shah fined Rs500,000 for slapping citizen
KARACHI – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi’s Disciplinary Committee on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on its Sindh MPA Imran Ali Shah for beating up a motorist in broad daylight.Party’s provincial leader Firdaus Shamim Naqvi addressing a press conference on Saturday said that Shah will donate fine money to the Edhi Homes Orphanage Centres and also provide free medical treatment to 20 orthopaedic patients recommended by Edhi Trust.
"Swift Justice" Delivered In Immy Naya Pakistan . Now "implementation" of this "justice" is an entirely different matter ( does the MP has Rs 500,000 handy , is he going to invoke some sort of sifarish to escape this "punishment" , does he still cling on to HIS version of the event etc etc ) :mrgreen:
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Shah had on Monday also sought a pardon from the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had earlier taken Suo moto notice of the incident and required Shah to furnish his reply within three days.
The ever vigilant CJP Saqib is involved here as well !! :mrgreen:
In his reply, Mr Shah claimed that he had no intention to assault or use criminal force against anyone and that in the manner he acted on that day was to exercise the right of self-defence.
So, he is not "willing to accept" the PTI Party's version of the incident :roll:
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Over Active CJP Now Goes After The "Billboard Mafia " Of La-Whore :mrgreen:

CJP Nisar orders immediate removal of over-sized billboards from Lahore
LAHORE – In a decisive blow to the marketing firms, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered the removal of billboards, beyond the set size limit, from Punjab’s capital city
He is ordering this, ordering that, flying here and flying oversees ( for his pet Dam Project and collecting "commission" in the process for his retirement !) . If media reports are to be believed, he has three "loving daughters" . So, at least he has a "duty" towards them . If Allah forbid, "something" does happen to him "healthwise", they will be left "high and dry" ( unless he has "salted away" enough for future generations ) :mrgreen:
Hearing crucial cases in Supreme Court’s Lahore registry on Saturday, the top judge ordered the removal of advertisement-aimed boards and issued a notice to the Director General of Punjab Horticulture Authority (PHA) as well.‘It is the responsibility of the civil administration to keep the city clean,’ remarked the chief justice.
Implementation of his "order" might be a problem though !
Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi passed the orders while hearing a case regarding the installation of large sized signboards on the thoroughfare. The Court also directed for strict action against those who have installed signboards larger than the prescribed size. :((
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42 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

According to the Book and various Hadiths , it is an honour and privilege to "go upstairs" while you are in the "Holy City" for Hajj . IMO, it is a "short cut" to Jannat . You "cut" the line and stand in front of the line ! ( Just like you would do some Pakistaniyat to go abroad illegally !)

PS: Unless the above is "fake news" and just a ploy to remain in Saudia using "Hajj" as a pretext :mrgreen:
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International Monetary Fund warns Saudi Arabia
Aug 24, 2018

The arrogant Saudis should also be told by the IMF to put their own house in order ( separating the Saudi State Royal Treasury from the Saudi Royal Family Treasury , stop using oil monies as a personal ATM for the hundred of the Royal Princes, Princesses, Princelings, under lings, courtiers and various hanger out at the Royal Courts in Ryadh and Jeddah, stop slaughtering the Yemenis, stop bullying smaller nations like Canada and Qatar, and stop funding and loaning monies to the only Islami Atomi Takat, ie Pakistan, when they can least afford it !
And last but not the least, ask the Aam Abduls of Saudia to get off their fat butt and start earning their keep in the Desert Kingdom instead of depending on the monthly dole handed out by their "generous government ") :twisted:
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^^^^ Haramco IPO was put off a couple of days ago, it is alleged because the balance sheet of the country is intricately tied to the balance sheet of the company. Clearly a 21st century capital market is not compatible with a medieval kingdom and mindset.
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Imran Khan's NAYA PAKISTAN GOVT announces New Oil Find ( This Time It is Not As Big As The Kuwait Oil Find :mrgreen: )

PPL discovers new oil and gas reserves in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Petroleum Limited has discovered new oil and gas reserves in Pakistan.
PPL the operator of Gambat South Block (2568-18) with 65 percent working interest (WI), along with its joint venture partners Government Holdings (Private) Limited and Asia Resources Oil Limited, having 25 percent and 10 percent WI, respectively made a gas and condensate discovery from its exploration well Badeel X-1 located in District Sanghar, Sindh
Sorry, the Find is not as big as the combined Oil Reserves Of The ( Wahabi !) Kingdom Of Kuwait :twisted:
Badeel X-1 was spud on May 16, 2018 and reached the final depth of 4150 meters on July 17, 2018. Based on wire line logs, potential hydrocarbon bearing zones were identified inside Massive Sand (Deep). :((
Moreover, the entire potential of the well will be determined after evaluating and testing of its other potential hydrocarbon bearing zones. :cry: Note : The Find was announced under Immy's Naya Pakhastan !
[quote]The discovery will add hydrocarbon reserves, reducing the supply and demand gap in the country. :lol: [/quote] Ummah oil from Saudia , Kuwait and Iran is always available at a concessional rate to "Brother Pakistan", so what is the hurry here :twisted:
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Housecleaning Part II . Ganja Era NADRA Chairman Not Wanted By Imran's NAYA PAKISTAN !

NADRA Chairman Usman Mobeen to be suspended: Sources
Aug 25, 2018
ISLAMABAD: PTI’s Senator Muhammad Azam Khan Swati Saturday presented a detailed report to Prime Minister Imran Khan on the failure of Result Transmission System on the day of general election.
Azam Swati, in an hour long meeting with the prime minister, who is also the PTI''s chairman, requested for the suspension of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Usman Mobeen, Zulfiqar and Ahmareen as he believed that a transparent probe was not possible in their presence, said PTI press release.
He also told the prime minister that hundreds of the people had been recruited in the ministry just on the political basis.He also briefed the prime minister on the massive embezzlement and violations of rules in the ministry, besides presenting evidences of the corruption by its some high officials.
"Report" is done by a PTI Senator. So, obviously there is an element of political bias involved . The Chairman is obviously Ganja 's appointee . So, his head will roll for sure under Imran's regime !
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Imran' s Peerni Embarks On Inspection Of Bangla # 1 :D

Bangla No 1: Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi visits new official residence of PM
Aug 25, 2018
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan’s wife and First lady Bushra Bibi on Saturday has visited a house prepared for them.
The government allotted military secretary’s residence, comprising five bedrooms, one drawing room and one dining room, to Khan.
The place, also called as bangla number 1, is spread over four Kanals. Reports stated that premier Imran Khan will shift to the PM House on Sunday.
.Bedroom inspected Separate bedroom for him and her, keeping in mind , Bushra Bibi's status as a Peerni. Close circuit cameras and bugs already installed by The Premiere Institution Of Pakistan :roll:
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Paki Origin Medical Doctor On The Cutting Edge Of Dementia Research !

This Discovery By a Pakistani Doctor Might Help Cure Dementia
Pro Pakistani
Aug 24, 2018

- But He Has Decided To Leave His "Beloved Pakistan" And Settle In The Safe Cantons Of The Swiss Republic :D
-Also, He Has Not Yet Taken Imran's Bait And Return Back To Pakiland To Implement Kaptaan's NAYA PAKISTAN "Program " :mrgreen:
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" Biggest German Fan" Of Pakiland In The News Once Again. Ready To Promote Immy's NAYA PAKISTAN - In Germany !!! :twisted:

Martin Kobler is All Ready to Show Off ‘Naya Pakistan’ in Germany
Pro Pakistan
Aug 24, 2018
German Ambassador to Pakistan, Martin Kobler, has become something of a heartthrob for millions of Pakistanis, given his extensive outreach efforts over social media that highlight a more ‘fun’ Pakistan.
He may be a "super fan" of Pakiland . But he draws the line at NO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PAKI APPLICATIONS WHO HAVE BECOME "FRIENDS" WITH HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA . Sorry, he cannot help them as far as visas are concerned :twisted:
The most recent development is his visit to the German capital Berlin for the annual meet-up of the German Ambassadors. The Ambassador will be presenting the Naya Pakistan and how his team can contribute to the success of the newly formed government.
Services to NAYA PAKISTAN come ex gratis or is he going to send his bill to the Immy Govt :roll:
Martin also shared the photos of the ad campaign on buses on the roads of Berlin to promote Pakistan, calling it a great initiative by the Embassy of Pakistan in Berlin.
And Here Is Proof Of His Sincere Effort And His " Love For Pakistan "
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The campaign aims at promoting a soft image of Pakistan through images of famous monuments thereby persuading tourists to visit the country. The images of the Kailash women, Pakistan monument, K-2, Shangrilla Resorts etc., emphasize on the cultural diversity and the natural beauty the country possesses.
Is he aware of the recent story of the " poor " Polish Tourist ( woman ) who over promoted Pakiland and came to the attention of the dreaded NAB :twisted:
Martin has been very actively promoting the country ever since taking charge as the office of German Ambassador to Pakistan and the whole country lauds his efforts through the social media.
Is that the only work of a Amb - Promoting Pakiland and becoming "friendly" with the unwashed Abduls, who now view Germany as an "easy exit ticket" out of Pakiland :mrgreen:
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Saturday Still Remains A "Fun Day" For Aam Abduls In Immy's NAYA PAKISTAN :D

Cabinet Revises Timings for Govt Offices, Saturdays to Remain Off
Pro Pakistan
Aug 24, 2018
Earlier today, it was reported that the federal government was planning to make Saturday a working day for public employees. :cry:
After the conclusion of the cabinet meeting by Prime Minister Imran Khan today, the news of the 6-day working week has been debunked, we have checked with sources.The cabinet has however decided to go with new timings for a 5-day working week: Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fake news about Saturday becoming the working day traveled fast, and as you would expect, Pakistanis had a lot to say regarding this new development over social media:
All work and no play, makes Jack Abdul a dull boy !!!

Immy "acting" as PM !

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yensoy wrote:
anupmisra wrote:Another one.

Asian Games: Pakistan rower Ejaz barred for exceeding weight limit
:rotfl:
Either the officials lied about Egad's weight or the momeen gained a few extra pounds by the time he landed in Indonesia. All that free food.
https://nation.com.pk/24-Aug-2018/asian ... ight-limit
Intolerance at its finest. Asian Games management is biased against Pakis who wish to practice their religion and partake the sacrifices of their recently concluded festival. They should be given an Eid handicap.


The international community should recognise Pakistan’s contribution to the war on terror, operation zarb e azb and sacrifice of 70,000 lives, and just give him the gold.
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anupmisra wrote:No comments.

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Are these the Paki child rapists from Bartannia?
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"Purana" Tradition Still Prevails In Imran Khan's "Naya" Pakistan :mrgreen:

A man hit his wife in public and this is what people had to say
Aug 25, 2018
Pakistan Today
MULTAN: A woman who was slapped by her husband in public following an argument on Saturday was seen defending her husband as the police took him towards the railway police station.
The more things ( ostensibly !) change, the more they remain the same !
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The $$$ conundrum: Why are currencies around the world depreciating against the dollar? - Muhammad Yamin

For the past few weeks, there has been an ongoing verbal war between the American President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The former has been pushing for the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkish prisons. Brunson has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2016 on charges of aiding a Turkish coup against Erdogan, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Additionally, in his drive to make America great again, Trump has imposed sanctions and tariffs on Turkish imports. Consequently, there has been a drop in the value of the Turkish lira against the US dollar.

President Erdogan has taken full advantage of the situation to whip up nationalist support and step up the anti-America rhetoric. Muslim countries have not been far behind. Qatar has pledged a $15 billion investment in Turkey. Pakistan has launched a ‘Buy Turkish Products’ campaign to help Turkey. Imran Khan has called and assured Erdogan of Pakistan’s support in the face of American oppression.

In light of Naya Pakistan, it is important to understand what is happening and why Pakistan needs to learn from this situation. In the past few months, the Pakistani rupee has also devalued sharply against the dollar. So has the Indian rupee. So has the Chinese yuan. And the Argentinean peso. In fact, currencies from pretty much all developing countries have depreciated against the US dollar in the past few months. Particularly, in the case of Pakistan and Turkey, we should not confuse this currency depreciation as politically generated.

At a high level, there are two reasons for this.

First, after the American recession of 2008, American banks (both central and commercial) started offering US dollar loans with negligible interest rates so that businesses and countries hit by the financial crisis could nurse themselves back to health. In the years that followed, the world was inundated with dollar-based loans igniting a spurt of development. Turkey was no different. Its banks and businesses borrowed money to fuel a boom in malls and real estate. Sounds similar to what has been happening in Pakistan in the past few years, doesn’t it?

Second, in the past year or so, the American financial wizards decided that their economy had gotten strong enough. This means that the businesses and countries that interact with American trade partners were stable enough to start paying some interest on the money that they had borrowed without sinking the economy. As a result, the American Federal Reserve (Fed) has been steadily raising the official rate that banks can charge on loans. Now everyone that had borrowed money in US dollars, their interest rate became higher throwing them off balance. This is a dangerous imperative that may lead borrowers to default on payments because they can’t make their debt payments. This includes everyone from South Africa to China.

In a nutshell, this is not a Turkish problem alone. Perhaps Erdogan is using this opportunity to further consolidate his support by framing it as an Islam versus America battle, but it has more to do with the shifting nature of debt markets between the developed and emerging markets. Western economists also point to the large public works projects with questionable returns that Erdogan has chosen to invest in. Critics argue about the lack of transparency and cronyism in his government as well. Again, does this not sound similar to what has been happening in Pakistan?

Pakistan is following a similar pattern. Though the Pakistani economy is much weaker than that of Turkey and on paper Pakistan has only a few creditors. One of them is the US, primarily through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The other is China, which has a wide variety of Chinese companies working in Pakistan under the guise of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. Unfortunately, if it gets too costly to borrow from the Americans, even Chinese companies may have to slow their work across the world. We don’t have an answer to the accuracy of this statement because the CPEC projects in Pakistan are far from transparent. Second, we don’t have a clear picture of how China is providing these funds.

Of late, there have been a multitude of television ads with Pakistani celebrities encouraging non-resident Pakistanis to do their qurbanis (sacrifice) in Pakistan and/or remit dollars to Pakistan to help their country shore up its foreign reserves. I believe this is too much to ask of non-resident Pakistanis. Particularly, our dependency on Chinese funding, our support of the Turkish lira and our casual acceptance of Saudi money at opportune times may look good on paper but does not help in the long term. Maybe if Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates decided to remit some money to Pakistan, it would help. Otherwise, Imran’s incoming finance team needs to create policies that will allow the country to have a consistent cash cushion, withstand global currency fluctuations and reduce their reliance on foreign debt. Austerity measures by the government will also go a long way.

In any case, there is going to be a lot of pain before achieving any stability. And that will only happen if Pakistan works on implementing prudent financial policies from day one (this is already day eight).

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Jalebi ( As "Human Rights" "Minister") Swings Into Action On Behalf Of A Beleaguered Ayesha In Her Home Turf Of Dera Ghazi Khan !

Shireen Mazari takes notice of Dera Ghazi Khan incident
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Aug 25, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen M Mazari on Saturday took notice of Dera Ghazi Khan incident in which a woman was manhandled by some men who introduced themselves as officials of Darul Aman. The minister took notice after the media reports appeared in a section of press and social media, said a press release.
Mazari has taken serious action and condemned this inhuman act and has directed the concerned officials to conduct a fact-finding inquiry to furnish a detailed report to the ministry on a priority basis without delay.
Imran's Naya Pakistan in action !
She also had a telephonic conversation with the DG Khan deputy commissioner and concerned officials of Darul Aman and Social Welfare Department and asked them to hold a departmental inquiry over the matter. She also asked them to appoint female staff in Darul Aman instead of male staff. On the directives of the federal minister, the DG Khan DC again visited the Darul Aman to look into the matter.
Mazari said that the ministry is serious to take different productive measures to eradicate such incidents and we are determined to safeguard human rights at any cost.
Equal attention is needed, -from her side- at the plight of the Pashtuns and the Balochis as well !
She said that women have equal rights as per the constitution. “The ministry is always concerned about such sad incidents and soon the responsible will be in the court of law,” she said.
The officials of the Social Welfare Department apprised the minister that two officials of Darul Aman have been suspended for their negligence and detailed inquiry report will be submitted to the ministry soon.
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Bollywood's Endorsement Of Imran Khan Does Not Mean Much - Hussein Haqqani !

Imran Khan’s Bollywood and cricket pals aren’t best experts on complex India-Pakistan ties
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Hussein Haqqani
Aug 25, 2018
Imran Khan’s views are closest to the views of Pakistan’s anti-West, anti-India Islamic nationalists than any other civilian prime minister.
Celebrities often hang out with other celebrities. In the subcontinent, the two most important categories of stars are those from the world of cricket and those from Bollywood. No wonder Imran Khan’s selection as Pakistan Prime Minister has received considerable positive attention from Bollywood luminaries and India’s cricketers.
On Twitter, Bollywood wallahs from Ayushmann Khurrana to Raveena Tandon and Simi Garewal gushed about the rise to power of Pakistan’s dashing, handsome cricket star. Former cricketer, television personality, and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu became the only high-profile Indian to show up for Khan’s swearing-in ceremony.A hug for Sidhu from Pakistan’s army chief, General Qamar Bajwa, got more attention than a serious analysis of Khan’s likely policies towards India – a country often painted as ‘an existential threat to Pakistan’ by its establishment.
Imran Khan is the new poster boy of the Fauj !
Sidhu did nothing wrong in accepting Khan’s invitation nor was he wrong in being his effusive self while in Pakistan. It is important for Indians and Pakistanis to interact and to communicate the desire for peace across the border. But Sidhu cannot be an authority on the policy direction of the Khan government after a short visit.
Similarly, Ayushmann Khurrana, Raveena Tandon, and Simi Garewal cannot be treated as authorities on the complexities of India-Pakistan relations just as experienced diplomats and analysts should not be expected to perform better than professional actors in different roles in front of a camera.
This trend of "celebrities" endorsing politicians is common in Massaland as well !
In the end, India’s official response to Khan will be determined by foreign policy considerations, not his celebrity status or admiration from fellow celebrities.He could surprise us all by taking a complete U-turn but until he does, examining his previous statements is the only way to determine what Khan’s policy orientation might be.
Ahsan Butt, a brilliant young professor at George Mason University in the United States, recently addressed the question, “To what extent can one reasonably characterise Khan as an Islamist or religious extremist?” for Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper.Butt found that “Khan’s ideology and beliefs on a host of dimensions are indistinguishable from the religious hard-Right” even as he conceded that most voters probably voted for Khan on the issue of corruption, not hardline Islamism.
“Similar to Republicans in the United States, who are loathe to countenance that they elected a racist,” wrote Butt, “many of Khan’s voters would scoff at the notion that they elected a religious extremist. Rather, they are likelier to point to their vote being motivated by a combination of distaste for dynastic politics at the centre of the erstwhile hegemonic parties (Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz), a willingness to try something or someone new, and Khan’s charisma or personality.”
Immy would not like being compared to present POTUS :roll:
Butt’s examination of Khan’s statements and speeches since his entry into politics revealed “Two decades of Right-wing religiosity.” He cited the Sunday Times, London, which described his 1997 election campaign being marked by “quasi-religious sermons attacking feminism, atheists, politicians, ‘evil’ Western values, and the ‘brown sahibs’ or those Pakistani elites who aped their former colonial masters.” Once Khan was elected as a member of parliament in 2002, he identified with Islamists more than with liberal reformers. He joined mullahs in opposing the Protection of (Criminal Laws Amendment) Women Act in 2006, which would have reversed “draconian and anti-women” Hudood Ordinances.
Butt reminds us that the laws imposed by General Zia ul-Haq included injunctions that “required a woman to present four male witnesses when reporting a rape lest she be accused of adultery”. That Khan was the only parliamentarian other than those belonging to Pakistan’s obscurantist religious parties to oppose the reform bill tells us a lot about his political orientation.
Now, that he is officially hitched with the Peerni, her influences on him and his policies cannot be ruled out , IMO !
Khan has also politicked on the issue of blasphemy, which as Butt notes, is “a highly charged issue resulting in high-profile assassinations, mob violence, vigilante killings, and riots”.Khan’s sympathy for the Taliban and his opposition to Pakistan’s anti-terrorism alliance with the United States is well known as is his nickname ‘Taliban Khan’. He made no distinction between Afghan and Pakistan Taliban and, in Butt’s words, “consistently portrayed the Taliban as valiantly resisting occupation, despite there being no American forces in Pakistan.”
He has consistently echoed the line of the Fauj !
Khan took to describing those demanding military action against terrorists as “dollar khors” or people seeking US dollars, and insisted that “the Taliban were not terrorists, but fundamentalists”.
If Khan is an honest, non-politician who says “what he thinks and truly believes,” then his statements must be seen as a reflection of his worldview. Notwithstanding his past or present lifestyle, he clearly shares the religious-nationalist beliefs of Pakistan’s religious political parties. That view includes a deep-seated antipathy towards the West and India.
The Khan has developed a well known reputation for doing a 180* . Like Mush, he conveys one message to one audience, and another message to another audience !
When Khawaja Asif, foreign minister in the previous Pakistan Muslim League (N) government, declared that militant groups operating out of Pakistan were a ‘liability’ and sought international support to act against them, Imran Khan described it as an attempt to “undermine national security”.“With such a FM, who needs enemies?” Khan tweeted, accusing Asif of “targeting” the armed forces “without having any concern for sacrifices rendered by the people of Pakistan”. He alleged that the minister was doing it only to appease India and the United States.
Asif had, of course, only stressed the need for Pakistan to put its own house in order before expecting the international community to relent in its criticism of Pakistan over terrorism. But Khan attributed it to “Indo-US appeasement”.
Some of Khan’s celebrity and cricket fan apologists might try to explain away his campaign rhetoric about Nawaz Sharif being ‘Modi ka Yaar’ as targeted only at Sharif and Modi. Doing so would be to ignore 20 years’ evidence of Khan’s extremist beliefs, including an ideological aversion to normal India-Pakistan relations.
IMO, Imran Khan has still not reconciled to the fact that Pakistan was defeated in 1971 by India and that his relative Gen AAK Niazi surrendered himself to India !
Khan’s education at Oxford, a career in cricket, an early reputation as a playboy, and his status as a celebrity-politician should not distract anyone from his clearly stated Weltanschauung (worldview). It is closest to the views of Pakistan’s anti-West, anti-India Islamic nationalists than any civilian to ever become Pakistan’s prime minister.
Imran Khan can, and hopefully will, moderate his views and when he does, he must get due credit. But until that happens, let the onus for manifesting that change be on him. His foreign fans should not try to deny or erase what he has repeatedly said on the record.
And of course, less said about his "private life" ( as publicized by his second wife's gossipy book ) the better it is :twisted:
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IMRAN KHAN'S DOUBLE STANDARDS!

Juned Wani
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A tale of two tweets which tells a lot about the double standards of Imran Khan.
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Pakis And Others Being Urged To Sign Petition Asking Bartania Goberment To Deport Fraudster Dar To Pakhanistan :mrgreen:

UK Govt. deport absconder Pakistan’s Ex-Finance Minister Ishaq Dar back to Pakistan.
The Ex-Finance minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar has been declared an absconder in a corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan. Ishaq Dar is currently hiding in the UK. :((
We the British public demand that the British parliament does not continue on supporting these corrupt politicians. Every year hundreds of children die of hunger in South Pakistan and these corrupt politicians make millions in corruption and leave the country to hide elsewhere, mostly in the UK.
The main activity of the City Of London relates to Money And Finance . The City Of London has earned a stellar "reputation" for running a huge laundromat which recycles "black money" into spick and span "white money" and then re-distributing the same to all four corners of the globe ! What makes Immy's NAYA PAKISTAN Govt think that Fraudster Dar , who brought a "lot of business" to the City, because of his connections to Ganja , will now be " sacrificed " to the hound dogs of Paki officialdom . 75, 000 petitions or 750, 000 petitions . This will not sway the Brits . If this ever were to happen, there will be an exodus of dollars, pounds and other currencies , which the British do not want !!
They must be deported back to Pakistan so that they can be held accountable. This will set an example for other politicians in power. Secondly, we don’t want the UK to have this image that any corrupt politician can come to the UK and live/hide here after stealing millions. :((
PS: Imran Khan and his newly minted Finance Minister, Asad Umer are "confident" that they will be able to solve Pakistan's problem in 90 days by successfully roping in $ 200 Billion ( US ) from all corners of the globe ( UK, USA, Canada, Bermuda, Switzerland, Leichenstein, Panama, Bardados, Hongkong, Dubai , Virgin Islands and other well known Tax Havens ) and landing the same amount in financially "bhooka nanga" Pakistan ! :mrgreen:
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Budget deficit widens to record Rs2.26tr in FY18 - Shahbaz Rana

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan booked the highest-ever budget deficit of Rs2.26 trillion in the last fiscal year due to expansionary fiscal policies in an election year and poor performance of tax machinery, throwing the country into a deeper debt trap.

In its annual consolidated federal and provincial budgetary operations report, the Ministry of Finance reported that the budget deficit widened to Rs2.26 trillion in fiscal year 2017-18, US$ Eighteen Billion! which was equal to 6.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).

In absolute terms, it was the highest-ever deficit, which broke previous year’s record of Rs1.864 trillion. The Rs2.26-trillion deficit is Rs780 billion, or 2.5 per cent of GDP, higher than the target set by previous parliament in June 2017. The budget deficit is equivalent to 6.6 per cent of GDP against the approved limit of 4.1 per cent.

The main reasons behind the record deficit were reckless spending by the federation and provinces with eyes on the 2018 general elections and a steep decline in tax and non-tax revenues.

The 6.6 per cent deficit was the highest in five years of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. This is exclusive of roughly Rs2 trillion in liabilities that the last government parked outside budget books.

These liabilities relate to the outstanding debt of power, gas and commodity sectors. Total circular debt including the one parked in a public holding company has increased to Rs1.1 trillion.

In order to bridge the yawning gap, Pakistan received a net Rs785 billion in foreign loans and Rs1.5 trillion in domestic loans in the last fiscal year. Gross foreign loans stood at Rs1.235 trillion. Against the budgeted repayment estimate of Rs326 billion, actual external debt repayments stood at Rs450.2 billion, showed the official summary.

Under the three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme, Pakistan had committed to gradually reducing the budget deficit to less than 4 per cent of GDP. Despite fiscal consolidation and imposing new taxes, the deficit remained at an unmanageable level. Terroristanis should thank the Almighty that their Rupeee is at 125 to the US Dollar!

Resultantly, the country’s gross public debt swelled to Rs28 trillion or 72.5 per cent of GDP – a very dangerous level for a developing country like Pakistan. Due to the growing debt burden, the country spent Rs1.5 trillion or one-third of its total budget on debt servicing in the last fiscal year.

The implementation of the expansionary fiscal policy has exposed the country to the risk of twin deficits in its current account and budget. The current account deficit also widened to a record $18 billion in the last fiscal year.

Except for the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, the other three provincial governments opened public purse ahead of general elections. Instead of generating Rs347 billion in cash surplus, the four provincial governments cumulatively booked a budget deficit of Rs22.4 billion.

Against revenues of Rs1.4 trillion, the Punjab government’s total expenditure surged to Rs1.42 trillion, a difference of Rs6.6 billion.

The last Sindh government booked a budget deficit of Rs42.3 billion and Balochistan government also overspent Rs7.8 billion. The K-P government showed a cash surplus of Rs34.4 billion.

The federal government’s total net income after transferring provincial shares stood at Rs2.5 trillion. But it incurred expenditure to the tune of Rs4.7 trillion, booking a deficit of Rs2.2 trillion.

The federal government’s tax revenues had fallen by about Rs265 billion against the target of Rs4.3 trillion. The main reason was the FBR’s failure to achieve its Rs4.013-trillion annual tax collection target. Its collection stood at Rs3.842 trillion, including the Rs121 billion collected under the tax amnesty scheme.

The collection under the head of other taxes also fell short of the target by Rs94 billion to Rs223.6 billion mainly due to less recovery of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess.

Non-tax revenues stood at Rs630 billion only, short of the target by Rs350 billion. Main reasons behind the low non-tax receipts were the United States’ decision to withhold Coalition Support Fund payments, lower-than-budgeted profit of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and shortfall in dividends and mark-up receipts.

Against a budgeted Rs142-billion defence receipts, actual receipts stood at Rs12.7 billion.

The last government compensated the shortfall in revenues and excess in current expenditures by massively scaling back development spending. Against the budgeted Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of Rs1 trillion, the actual spending stood at only Rs660 billion, including development grants to the provinces.

Against the budgeted current expenditures of Rs3.4 trillion, the actual current spending in the last fiscal year rose to Rs3.8 trillion. This was because of higher-than-budgeted defence and debt servicing spending.

Against a budget of Rs920 billion, the stated military spending stood at Rs1.03 trillion, up 12 per cent. Similarly, the debt servicing cost also shot up to Rs1.5 trillion – almost one-tenth higher than the budgeted amount of Rs1.38 trillion.

Debt and defence spending consumed 66 per cent of the total current expenses and 53 per cent of the total budget.

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How Pakistan wastes its water - Shanaz Ramzi | Syed Muhammad Abubakar

DOOMS DAY IS JUST SEVEN YEARS AWAY – AT LEAST IN PAKISTAN

Please also Read :

1. PERUSING THE POLICY

2. THE CASE FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING

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Pakistan betrayed the US in Afghanistan: Retired US army colonel

Washington DC: In an explosive report, a former United States army veteran has claimed that Pakistan played a very unfair role in Afghanistan by dealing with terror groups such as the Taliban.

“Pakistan’s duplicity has continued for seventeen years. While accepting billions of dollars in military and economic aid, they have been slowly bleeding the US to death in Afghanistan by supporting the Taliban, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups,” retired US army colonel Lawrence Sellin said, according to media reports.

The American, who has served in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Africa, told The Daily Caller that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) supplied arms and ammunition to Taliban in October 2001, soon after the US started bombing Afghanistan.

The then-Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf had held a meeting with ISI director Lt. Gen. Mahmud Ahmed and other top officials of the Pakistan army. They claimed that Pakistan should not help the US in its fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

Former ISI chief Lt. General Hamid Gul, shortly before his death in 2015, elucidated Pakistan’s strategy in Afghanistan in an Urdu television interview.

“One day, history will say the ISI drove the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan with the help of US and another sentence would say the ISI drove the US out of Afghanistan with the help of the US,” Gul, a staunch Islamist and “godfather of the Taliban”, is heard as saying.

Sellin further goes on to say, “Unlike 2001, the Taliban is not exposed in Afghanistan but sheltered in Pakistan, with a network of education, recruitment, training, finance, and command and control centres. It is also not a secret that the ISI employs locals and groups as ‘cut-outs’ to facilitate the movement of Taliban fighters and supplies across the border to Afghanistan.

After the Taliban attack on the Afghan provincial capital of Ghazni last week, several Pakistani nationals were found dead at the site. They were allegedly fighting with the Taliban.

“We have chosen to continue pursuing a proven unsuccessful strategy on Afghanistan,” Sellin added.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qci57jca08



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How Pakistan wastes its water - Shanaz Ramzi | Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Peregrine ji, from the above,
“Integrated watershed management should be promoted,” says Rasheed, “including ecological conservation practices in uphill watersheds, by exploring the possibility of joint watershed management of trans-boundary catchment areas with neighbouring countries.
That was why the yanking away of Pakistan was a disaster for that country (good riddance for us in the end). The transborder rivers and their catchment areas could not be divided up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe by drawing a pencil line across the map! In spite of great generosity from India, a truly 'moth-eaten Pakistan' could only hurtle towards a disaster and that speaks volumes for the absolutely poor judgement and tactical brilliance of Jinnah & Co, not to speak of the same by the British, especially the likes of Sir Olaf Caroe et al. Let's continue with and hasten our legitimate projects under the IWT. Yes, tactical brilliance was demonstrated by Jinnah, Iqbal, Raja of Mahmudabad, Liaqat Ali, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan et al and then lapped up as a great strategy by succeeding leaders.
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