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India-Pakistan

Imran Khan being asked to strike deal and leave country, claims PTI's Arif Alvi

2024-06-06

[GEO.TV] A day after clarifying his party’s position on political dialogues, former president and Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi has claimed that the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan

...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents...
is being told to "strike a deal and leave the country".

Alvi, while talking to journalists in Faisalabad
...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after...
on Wednesday, said that Khan rejected the offer and decided not to leave the country "at any cost".

The former president predicted that those who were colluding to sentence Khan — the former prime minister — would face a complete failure.

Commenting on dialogue offers, the politico said that his party is ready to hold talks with "stakeholders but not with the non-stakeholders". He asked the stakeholders to let go of hatred and practice compassion.

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India-Pakistan

FIA Cyber Crime Wing to probe Imran Khan's controversial X post

2024-05-31

[GEO.TV] The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing (CCW) has decided to initiate action against Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) founder Imran Khan

...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
due to his controversial social media post on X.

A post on X, formerly Twitter, was attributed to the former prime minister, which read: "Every Pak should study the Hamood ur Rahman Commission Report and get to know who was the true traitor, General Yahya Khan or Sheikh Mujibur Rahman."
Referring to the Bangla war for independence. The Banglas won, depite the Jamaat-e-Islami fifth column and massacres by the Pak army that make Gaza look like a mild discussion
However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar told a local media outlet later that the post had nothing to do with Imran as he did not see the text of the posts that were uploaded to his account.

"Imran Khan has nothing to do with this [post] because he did not see its content or other things. [The PTI founder] does not approve each and every video or context."

Gohar also defended the tweet and said it was taken out of context.

"The context and comparison that we drew with 1971 was in a political context and not otherwise — nothing about the army," the PTI leader said.

The post on PTI supremo's account drew severe criticism from all quarters, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said Imran's true face was finally in front of the nation.

But defending the post, PTI — the former ruling party — in a post on the same platform said that the events of 1971 were referred to only as a reminder so people can learn from history as it slammed the criticism.

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Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Denies Pakistani Claims of TTP Presence in Afghanistan

2024-05-28

[TOLONEWS] Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, in response to recent statements made by Pakistain's Interior Minister, denied claims that the Tehrik-e-Taliban
Taliban

...mindless ferocity in a turban...
Pakistain (TTP) is operating on Afghan soil.

Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the Pak official's claim and added that Kabul seeks to have good relations with Islamabad and that Afghanistan does not want war in Pakistain.

The spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate said, "First, we reject the claim that TTP leaders are in Afghanistan. We do not allow anyone to use Afghanistan's soil against other countries, and Afghanistan does not want war in Pakistain."

Earlier, the Pak Interior Minister, Mohsin Raza Naqvi, asked the Islamic Emirate to arrest and hand over the TTP leaders, who he claimed were planning attacks from Afghanistan.

Mohsin Raza Naqvi once again claimed in a presser yesterday (Sunday) that the TTP is present in Afghanistan. He called on the Islamic Emirate to arrest their leaders and hand them over to Pakistain.

According to Mohsin Reza Naqvi, Islamabad wants good relations with Kabul and does not want this issue to become contentious between the two countries.

Mohsin Raza Naqvi told news hounds, "We ask the caretaker government of Afghanistan to arrest and hand over Bakhtyar Shah, Qari Abdullah, Khan Lala, especially Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain, and Azmatullah Mehsud, the commander, and several members of this group's leadership, to us as soon as possible. We want good relations with Afghanistan, and this is only possible if they cooperate with us and do not allow Afghanistan's soil to be used against us."

Some military analysts believe that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain is Islamabad's internal issue, and the country wants to make such claims for its own purposes.

Aziz Stanakzai, a military analyst, told TOLOnews, "Pakistain accusing Afghanistan and claiming that the TTP is present on Afghan soil and poses a threat from Afghan soil to Pakistain is not true."

Mohammad Matin Mohammadkhel, another military analyst, said: "The TTP has issues with the Pak government, and members of the TTP are from this country. They are not called terrorists; they are murderous Moslems and want Sharia and independence in Pakistain."

Previously, some Pak officials, including the country's Defense Minister, claimed that Afghanistan's soil was being used against Pakistain, and Islamabad had raised this issue with Kabul. However,
you can observe a lot just by watching...
the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly denied the use of Afghan soil against other countries and pledged that Afghanistan's soil will not be used against any country.

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India-Pakistan

PTI's Shah Mahmood Qureshi implicated in eight more cases

2024-05-27

[GEO.TV] The police on Sunday implicated imprisoned Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Wormtongue Qureshi
Mehmood <q>Wormtongue</q> Qureshi

...a Pak political shape-changer. He is undistinguished except for his habit of periodically needing to have his lips reattached...
in eight more cases in connection with the May 9 mayhem.

Qureshi is currently imprisoned in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in multiple cases. In addition to this, a special court established under the Official Secrets Act had handed Qureshi 10 years in jail in the cipher case.

The May 9 riots were triggered almost across the country after the deposed prime minister Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
's arrest in the £190 million settlement case. Hundreds of PTI workers and big shots were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations last year.

During the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including — Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 "Black Day" and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.

Earlier today, a special team of the police approached the ATC in Lahore seeking permission to arrest, interrogate and summon the PTI leader in an FIR registered with Police Station Sarwar Road.

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India-Pakistan

Yasmin Rashid's condition 'critical', shifted to hospital from Kot Lakhpat Jail

2024-05-23

[GEO.TV] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) big shot Dr Yasmin Rashid has been shifted to Services Hospital after her health worsened at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, it emerged on Wednesday.

Documents from the hospital administration confirmed that Dr Rashid has been admitted and she was undergoing medical tests after she felt abdominal pain.

The politician, who is a cancer survivor, will be kept under observation for 24 hours, the administration added.

It was learnt that the jail administration declared the PTI leader a "critical prisoner", a document issued by the Kot Lakhpat Jail's medical officer read, adding that she did not eat anything since Wednesday morning.

Additionally, Dr Rashid was also facing dehydration after "multiple episodes of vomiting" at the jail.

Dr Rashid has been placed in durance vile
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
for months in multiple cases related to the May 9 riots that broke out across the country over arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan

...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents...
in a corruption case last year.

Following the riots and a stream of arrests that followed, many PTI leaders, workers and supporters remain behind bars or were rearrested time and again in multiple cases registered against them.

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India-Pakistan

Surfacing after months, PTI's Hammad Azhar escapes police arrest in Islamabad

2024-05-23

...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders...
] that it’s time to come out of hiding," said Azhar as he visited the PTI’s Central Secretariat office in Islamabad.

The PTI leader said he would go to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
to secure pre-arrest bail as he has been booked in several cases in connection with May 9 riots that broke out in the country last year after the arrest of PTI founder in corruption case.

"All leaders including Murad Saeed will come out of hiding," he added.

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India-Pakistan

Attackers wanted to 'slit my throat', says PTI's Raoof Hasan

2024-05-23

[GEO.TV] After surviving a horrific attack in Islamabad earlier this week, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan on Wednesday claimed that the attackers wanted to "slit" his throat.

The senior politician, while addressing a presser at the party’s secretariat in Islamabad alongside PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan and big shot Azam Swati, said his party's opponents failed to eliminate the Imran-founded party despite using all tactics.

He broke down in tears while saying that his party colleagues faced much worse scenarios compared to what he suffered.

Hasan claimed that the same people "threatened me three days ago and warned me that they are chasing me". He added that he rejected the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the police department after the attack.

He censured the Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) government yet again and alleged that "a party has been given the rulership" which bowed down before the power centres.

The injured PTI spokesperson added that the opponents failed to establish any strong narrative against the former ruling party. He vowed that PTI leaders would never bow down before anyone at any cost.

Pointing towards the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan

...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents...
, Hasan said that the incumbent rulers would soon realise the necessity to hold talks with the individual who is kept at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.

For his part, Omar condemned the brutal attack on Hasan and called it an "liquidation bid". He said the party rejected the FIR which was "a police attempt to weaken the case". He demanded the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the attack on the PTI spokesperson.

Responding to Hasan’s statement, Islamabad police rejected the injured politician’s objections to the FIR.

The Islamabad police spokesperson said in a statement today that the content of FIR was based on a written request submitted by the maimed politician which was received with his signature and thumb impression in the presence of his legal team.

The federal capital’s police asked Hasan to prove the contradictions in the FIR’s content and his written application as the "case was registered under sections in accordance with the charges".

In another development today, the federal government has formed a committee to investigate the attack on PTI's Hasan after registration of an FIR with charges of murder and attempted murder.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar confirmed the development today. Meanwhile,
...back at the hoedown, the fiddler suddenly struck a sour note. The dancing stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Bob...
a police investigation team has also been appointed.

The law minister termed the attack on the senior politician "regrettable and sad", stating that such attacks should not happen.

A group of around four people, apparently transgender persons, attacked and injured the PTI spokesperson in Islamabad earlier this week, drawing strong condemnation from his party.

However,
today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday...
it remains unclear why the politician was attacked by transpersons.

In a video shared along with the statement by the PTI, Hasan could be heard asking people to call the doctor, with injuries and blood seen on his face as he walked into a building.

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India-Pakistan

PTI top leader Raoof Hasan injured in Islamabad attack

2024-05-22

[GEO.TV] A group of around four people, apparently transgender persons, attacked and injured Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf'>Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
’s (PTI) spokesperson Raoof Hasan in Islamabad on Tuesday, drawing strong condemnation from his party.

"Extremely shameful and deplorable," PTI said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, adding: "Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan attacked by unknown persons outside the office of a private channel."

It is, however, unclear why did the persons attack the politician.

In the video shared along with the statement, Hasan could be heard asking people to call the doctor, with injuries and blood seen on his face as he walked into a building.

PTI, in another statement, said if the spokesperson of the "largest party" can be attacked in the federal capital in broad daylight, then "what can we make of the safety of others".

According to the CCTV footage of the incident obtained by Geo News, Hasan can be seen being attacked by a group of apparent transgender persons, who used a sharp object as well.

The footage shows Hasan was interrupted by an apparent transgender person while he was walking on the side of a road, subsequently, the attacker engaged in conversation with the PTI leader for a few seconds.

After a brief conversation, the PTI chief spokesperson tried to take a few steps back, seemingly sensing danger.

However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
the attacker grabbed the PTI leader from his collar and along with three other apparently transgender persons began thrashing him. The attackers were only dispersed after the intervention of a passerby.

The footage also shows a person filming the entire incident. It is not clear whether the attackers were really transgender persons or they were guised as transgender persons.

Later, while talking on Geo News' programme Capital Talk, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar condemned the attack and called for a detailed investigation into the incident.

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India-Pakistan

Pakistan, US stress cooperation in tackling terror outfits including TTP, Daesh

2024-05-14

[GEO.TV] Pakistain and the United States have underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in addressing the most pressing challenges to regional and global security, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban
Taliban

...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP) and ISIS.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Monday, Additional Foreign Secretary for the UN and OIC, Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, and US Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Elizabeth Richard, co-chaired the Pakistain-US Counterterrorism Dialogue on May 10 in Washington.

Discussions centred on the counterterrorism landscape in the region, with a focus on areas of mutual interest.

Pak and US bigwigs emphasised the importance of expanded counterterrorism collaboration and capacity building, including exchanges of technical expertise and best practices, investigative and prosecutorial assistance, provision of border security infrastructure and training, including the United States training of more than 300 police and frontline responders since the last Pakistain-US Counterterrorism Dialogue in March 2023, and strengthening multilateral engagement such as in the UN and the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the statement added.

It said Pakistain and the United States recognised that a partnership to counter the ISIS-Khorasan — also known as ISIS — the TTP, and other terrorist organizations will advance security in the region and serve as a model of bilateral and regional cooperation to address transnational terrorism threats.

Both governments resolved to increase communication on these topics and continue collaboration to detect and deter ~~violent~~ mostly peaceful extremism through whole-of-government approaches.

"The Counterterrorism Dialogue reaffirms Pakistain’s and the United States’ shared determination to contribute to both regional and global security and stability."

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India-Pakistan

'May 9 was an attempt to incite rebellion within armed forces in favour of PTI'

2024-05-13

[GEO.TV] The caretaker government's report on May 9 said that it was an organised and dangerous strategy not only to pressurise the Pakistain Army for a political deal to meet Imran Khan

...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
's demands but a brazen attempt to incite rebellion from within the armed forces in Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf'>Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
's (PTI) favour.

"The party had been emboldened by a lack of firm response to its earlier violence by state institutions. A frontal assault on military installations was to weaken the army’s morale and pressure it into political deal making. This was also a brazen and a mistaken attempt at inciting rebellion from within the armed forces in its favour," says the report.

It added, "The events of May 9, 2023 were neither isolated nor entirely spontaneous. They were part of an organised and dangerous strategy to pressure state institutions into acceding to Mr Khan’s demands."

The report said that the events of May 9 were the culmination of a narrative built around a personality cult, and a strategy that justified violence against his opponents as national service.

The caretaker government's cabinet committee, which probed the matter, noted with "profound pain" that a popular political party would elect to hurt national interest through such reckless plans.

The Constitution guarantees the right of political association to advance the interests of the people, not to harm state institutions and national interests.

According to the report, "[Imran] Khan had long seen the military establishment as, both, the entity responsible for his ouster from the government and the only institution he was open to negotiating with.

"He [Khan] had repeatedly voiced his contempt for other political parties and their leaders and his constant refusal to even sit in Parliament with them. He had also expressed a desire to engage with the military establishment to find political solutions.

"Khan refused to respect the constitutional role for the armed forces that require them to remain apolitical. He desired active engagement by the armed forces in politics in violation of their constitutional mandate. When the armed forces refused to be dragged into politics, Khan and his party sought to create an environment that would pressure them into engaging with him.

"This was augmented by a media strategy through local and external platforms. Khan at no point denounced or disowned the May 9 events, rather twisted its facts to widen the divide between the people and the armed forces, nor he has publicly acknowledged the consequences of this event on the national security of Pakistain.

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India-Pakistan

Security forces eliminate six terrorists in separate KP operations

2024-05-09

[GEO.TV] At least six bad boyz were potted by security forces in separate operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The military’s media wing added that the security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of ~~bandidos~~ snuffies in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
District of KP.

"During the conduct of the operation, five ~~bandidos~~ snuffies were successfully neutralised by the security forces and sent to hell," the ISPR said in a brief statement.

In another exchange of fire in North Wazoo District, troops effectively located the terrorists’ presence and bumped off a krazed killer named, Inam Ullah.

The military’s media wing said that weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as innocent civilians.

"Sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as the security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country," the statement added.

As Pakistain witnesses a sharp rise in militancy, the military and armed forces have been actively engaged in actions to eliminate terrorists.

On Tuesday, Director General ISPR Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said there was "irrefutable evidence" of Tehrik-e-Taliban
Taliban

...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP) using Afghanistan's soil against the country.

Reaffirming the commitment to counter-terrorism efforts, he had said that Pakistain would leave no stone unturned to eliminate the terrorist network.

He had stressed that the security forces would go to any extent against terrorists. However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
the spokesperson had also said that the first priority of the Pakistain Army was to maintain law and order in the country.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F protests have nothing to do with May 9 mayhem: Fazlur Rehman

2024-05-08

[GEO.TV] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
, who has been eagerly voicing for the Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
-founded Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
's (PTI) political rights these days, distanced himself from the former ruling party in connection with the May 9 riots.

Speaking on the Geo News programme Capital Talk, the JUI-F chief said: "Our Million March and Awami Assembly have nothing to do with the May 9 incidents."

The May 9 violence were triggered almost across the country after the deposed prime minister Imran Khan's arrest in the £190 million settlement case last year. Hundreds of PTI workers and leaders were put behind bars for their alleged involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.

During the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including — Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 "Black Day" and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.

In his fresh interview with Hamid Mir, Maulana Fazl said that his party had also staged a protest against the May 9 violence and the entire nation had taken notice of the attacks on the state property.

It is pertinent to mention here that Fazl, in March this year, announced launching a movement called "Awami Assembly" against the results of the general elections which he believes were "rigged".

The JUI-F chief, while lambasting the "establishment" for "constantly interfering" in politics, had announced million marches against the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections. He had made the announcement while delivering his maiden speech in the National Assembly last month.

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