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Imran Khan at Sunday's rally in Lahore, Pakistan (Daily Pakistan)
Imran Khan, a Pashtun born in 1952, was one of Pakistan's greatest
cricket players of all time, and was once voted as the "Sexiest Man of
The Year" by Australia Magazine Oz. He turned to politics in the
1990s, and has become extremely colorful and extremely anti-American.
On Sunday, Khan officially began his campaign to become prime
minister. Khan gave what he described as the most important speech of
his life to a huge enthusiastic crowd of supporters in Lahore. This
was the same venue as the rally in October 2011, when he stunned
observers by drawing 100,000 people to the rally, far exceeding
expectations. Saying that "It's time for a change," he promised to
have closer ties with China, to distance Pakistan from the U.S., and
to "convince" India to withdraw its military from the disputed regions
of Kashmir and Jammu.
In Sunday's speech, he provided 11 points for change in Pakistan, in
what might be described as a fairy tale worthy of Bernie Sanders.
Here's a summary of the 11 points:
Khan referred to the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, by the
name Quaid-i-Azam, and said:
<QUOTE>"The Pakistan that Quaid-e-Azam wanted would afford
equal rights to all citizens including the minorities, where the
Hindu community, Sikhs, and Christians would be equal
citizens. This country was to be formed on the model of Medina,
where the basis of law was justice.
Prophet (PBUH) brought the entire Muslim nation towards truth and
righteousness by way of his own example. The Muslim nation then
ruled the entire world for 700 years but as soon as the royal
system of kingdoms was established, the poor became poorer and the
rich became richer. ...
“We are on crossroads today, on one end it’s disrespect and on the
other, it’s dignity."<END QUOTE>
The last sentence refers to Khan's plan to sever all connections that
Pakistan has to the United States, claiming that instead of being
disrespected by the U.S., this move would restore Pakistan's dignity.
The speech is totally delusional. If Imran Khan were elected, he
would turn Pakistan into another Venezuela. Daily Pakistan and The News (Pakistan)
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**** Imran Khan threatens an anti-American and pro-Chinese agenda
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Pakistan has been plagued by frequent terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda
linked jihadist groups, usually part of Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP,
Pakistan Taliban). These attacks have particularly targeted religious
minorities in Pakistan. Shia Muslims are targeted most often, along
with Hindus, Ahmadis and Christians.
In his speech on Sunday, Khan gave lip service to a Pakistan "where
the Hindu community, Sikhs, and Christians would be equal citizens."
However, the Taliban are radicalized Pashtuns, and Khan himself is a
Pashtun, and appears to be sympathetic to the Taliban. He's openly
supporting the Afghanistan Taliban.
Even though it's clear that the attacks in Pakistan by the Taliban are
sectarian based, Khan insists on blaming them on the Americans and, in
particular, by American drone strikes on Taliban terrorists in the
Fata (federally administered tribal area along the border with
Afghanistan). In 2013 he got his followers to blockade the "Khyber
pass," a major route into Afghanistan that is heavily used by Nato
forces to truck equipment between the port of Karachi and Nato bases
in Afghanistan. The blockade finally ended in February 2014.
On January 1 of this year, US president Donald Trump tweeted that
Pakistan had given nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and
provided "safe haven" to terrorists in return for $33 billion aid over
the last 15 years, thinking of American leaders as "fools."
This infuriated Khan, who accused the US for using Pakistan as a "gun
for hire," and made two proposals:
<QUOTE>"Two immediate measures can be taken by Pakistan to
send an unambiguous message to the US: One, we must immediately
remove excessive US diplomatic, non-diplomatic and intelligence
personnel from Pakistan, so that diplomatic parity is established
according to international legal norms governing diplomatic
relations between two states. Two, we must deny the US GLOC and
AIRLOC facilities which we were providing free of cost to the
US. ..
The lesson we must learn is never to be used by other for
short-term paltry financial benefits ever again. We became a US
proxy for a war against the Soviet Union when it entered
Afghanistan and we allowed the CIA to create, train and arm Jihadi
group on our soil and a decade later we tried to eliminate them as
terrorists on US orders."<END QUOTE>
The last paragraph refers to the 1980s Soviet Union invasion of
Afghanistan, when the US secretly funded anti-Soviet Saudi rebels who
later turned into al-Qaeda.
As regular readers are aware, Generational Dynamics predicts that the
approaching Clash of Civilizations world war will pit China, Pakistan
and the Sunni Muslim countries against the US, India, Russia and Iran.
In the Mideast, Generational Dynamics predicts a full-scale Mideast
war, pitting Jews against Arabs, Sunnis against Shias, and various
ethnic groups against each other.
If Imran Khan becomes prime minister, it would move Pakistan along
this trend line. Khan will follow through on his plans to develop
closer relations with China, and to distance Pakistan from America.
Times of India (4-Jan)
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KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, Imran Khan,
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quaid-i-Azam,
Tehrik-e-Taliban, TTP, Pakistan Taliban, al-Qaeda,
Fata, federally administered tribal area
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Pakistan's anti-American 'hope and change' candidate Imran Khan runs again
- Imran Khan threatens an anti-American and pro-Chinese agenda
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**** Pakistan's anti-American 'hope and change' candidate Imran Khan runs again
****
Imran Khan at Sunday's rally in Lahore, Pakistan (Daily Pakistan)
Imran Khan, a Pashtun born in 1952, was one of Pakistan's greatest
cricket players of all time, and was once voted as the "Sexiest Man of
The Year" by Australia Magazine Oz. He turned to politics in the
1990s, and has become extremely colorful and extremely anti-American.
On Sunday, Khan officially began his campaign to become prime
minister. Khan gave what he described as the most important speech of
his life to a huge enthusiastic crowd of supporters in Lahore. This
was the same venue as the rally in October 2011, when he stunned
observers by drawing 100,000 people to the rally, far exceeding
expectations. Saying that "It's time for a change," he promised to
have closer ties with China, to distance Pakistan from the U.S., and
to "convince" India to withdraw its military from the disputed regions
of Kashmir and Jammu.
In Sunday's speech, he provided 11 points for change in Pakistan, in
what might be described as a fairy tale worthy of Bernie Sanders.
Here's a summary of the 11 points:
- Invest maximum on development of people, on education for
all.
- Health facilities will be made available to all. "I will build
hospitals in Pakistan where the poor wouldn’t have to worry about
money and the rich wouldn’t need to go abroad for treatment."
- "We don't have money to run countries, we're under heavy debts. I
claim in front of you today that I will show you how to gather money
from this nation." That will be done by revolutionizing the tax
collection system.
- Eradicate all corruption from Pakistan, one of the most corrupt
countries in the world.
- Revamp investment policy to attract giant investors. "We will
reduce the tax on electricity and gas for our industries so that they
could compete with Indian market."
- Eradicate unemployment, and especially focus on boosting the
tourism industry of Pakistan.
- Improve agriculture and the lives of farmers. "Farmers work for
the whole year and get nothing in the end. They are being exploited by
the sugar mill mafia."
- Bring Fata (the federally administered tribal area) into the
mainstream.
- Improve the environment, including the planting of 10 billion
trees across Pakistan. "We can even clean the rivers."
- Depoliticize the justice and police system, and eliminate
extrajudicial killings.
- Empower women through education. "Whatever I am today, it’s all
because of my mother who made me a patriotic person and raised me to
be a truthful person."
Khan referred to the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, by the
name Quaid-i-Azam, and said:
<QUOTE>"The Pakistan that Quaid-e-Azam wanted would afford
equal rights to all citizens including the minorities, where the
Hindu community, Sikhs, and Christians would be equal
citizens. This country was to be formed on the model of Medina,
where the basis of law was justice.
Prophet (PBUH) brought the entire Muslim nation towards truth and
righteousness by way of his own example. The Muslim nation then
ruled the entire world for 700 years but as soon as the royal
system of kingdoms was established, the poor became poorer and the
rich became richer. ...
“We are on crossroads today, on one end it’s disrespect and on the
other, it’s dignity."<END QUOTE>
The last sentence refers to Khan's plan to sever all connections that
Pakistan has to the United States, claiming that instead of being
disrespected by the U.S., this move would restore Pakistan's dignity.
The speech is totally delusional. If Imran Khan were elected, he
would turn Pakistan into another Venezuela. Daily Pakistan and The News (Pakistan)
****
**** Imran Khan threatens an anti-American and pro-Chinese agenda
****
Pakistan has been plagued by frequent terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda
linked jihadist groups, usually part of Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP,
Pakistan Taliban). These attacks have particularly targeted religious
minorities in Pakistan. Shia Muslims are targeted most often, along
with Hindus, Ahmadis and Christians.
In his speech on Sunday, Khan gave lip service to a Pakistan "where
the Hindu community, Sikhs, and Christians would be equal citizens."
However, the Taliban are radicalized Pashtuns, and Khan himself is a
Pashtun, and appears to be sympathetic to the Taliban. He's openly
supporting the Afghanistan Taliban.
Even though it's clear that the attacks in Pakistan by the Taliban are
sectarian based, Khan insists on blaming them on the Americans and, in
particular, by American drone strikes on Taliban terrorists in the
Fata (federally administered tribal area along the border with
Afghanistan). In 2013 he got his followers to blockade the "Khyber
pass," a major route into Afghanistan that is heavily used by Nato
forces to truck equipment between the port of Karachi and Nato bases
in Afghanistan. The blockade finally ended in February 2014.
On January 1 of this year, US president Donald Trump tweeted that
Pakistan had given nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and
provided "safe haven" to terrorists in return for $33 billion aid over
the last 15 years, thinking of American leaders as "fools."
This infuriated Khan, who accused the US for using Pakistan as a "gun
for hire," and made two proposals:
<QUOTE>"Two immediate measures can be taken by Pakistan to
send an unambiguous message to the US: One, we must immediately
remove excessive US diplomatic, non-diplomatic and intelligence
personnel from Pakistan, so that diplomatic parity is established
according to international legal norms governing diplomatic
relations between two states. Two, we must deny the US GLOC and
AIRLOC facilities which we were providing free of cost to the
US. ..
The lesson we must learn is never to be used by other for
short-term paltry financial benefits ever again. We became a US
proxy for a war against the Soviet Union when it entered
Afghanistan and we allowed the CIA to create, train and arm Jihadi
group on our soil and a decade later we tried to eliminate them as
terrorists on US orders."<END QUOTE>
The last paragraph refers to the 1980s Soviet Union invasion of
Afghanistan, when the US secretly funded anti-Soviet Saudi rebels who
later turned into al-Qaeda.
As regular readers are aware, Generational Dynamics predicts that the
approaching Clash of Civilizations world war will pit China, Pakistan
and the Sunni Muslim countries against the US, India, Russia and Iran.
In the Mideast, Generational Dynamics predicts a full-scale Mideast
war, pitting Jews against Arabs, Sunnis against Shias, and various
ethnic groups against each other.
If Imran Khan becomes prime minister, it would move Pakistan along
this trend line. Khan will follow through on his plans to develop
closer relations with China, and to distance Pakistan from America.
Times of India (4-Jan)
Related Articles
- Hope and change Pakistan candidate Imran Khan draws huge crowd in Karachi (26-Dec-2011)
- Pakistan's Imran Khan detained by US immigration during fund-raising trip (28-Oct-2012)
- Pakistan's Imran Khan blockades supplies to Nato in Afghanistan (26-Nov-2013)
- Pakistan protesters end their blockade of the Nato supply route (28-Feb-2014)
- Pakistan's army called to quell massive anti-government protest (20-Aug-2014)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, Imran Khan,
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quaid-i-Azam,
Tehrik-e-Taliban, TTP, Pakistan Taliban, al-Qaeda,
Fata, federally administered tribal area
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