Pakistan’s parliament removed cricket star-turned-populist Prime Minister Imran Khan from power on Sunday and, a day later, installed opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, the brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Now Khan’s supporters rally in the streets for the ousted premier.
The multipolar flagship projects of the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP) and February 2021’s agreement to build a Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan (PAKAFUZ) railway are mutually beneficial and not aimed against any third party like the US.
By the same measure, the United States is a hypocrite for advancing its ally via violence on one front while denouncing a rival for the same actions on another. Today, the US sanctions are intended to trip the Russian economy into the abyss.
The way PTI's government was sent packing should not be condoned, and history will be unkind to its main actors. Hence, the public outcry on this travesty of justice, with millions on the street protesting his removal, is understandable.
Even before the launching of a confidence motion against his government, Imran Khan, without initially pinpointing, had talked about a foreign hand. His subsequent statements though, and those by his close aides, pointed the smoking gun at the US.
Call it the misfortune of India that it is being run by people who are utterly irrational and shortsighted. Only a few Indians have an idea of where Narendra Modi and his gang are taking India. Modi used only the card of religion and came to power again.
Pakistan on many occasions has provided sufficient evidence to Indian authorities, about Indian covert support in a number of terrorist acts in Pakistan. Hindu fundamentalists were right on the track to instigate proxies against Pakistan after the installation of the Modi government.
Businesses have a significant impact on the way we live our lives and enjoy these human rights even it’s enshrined in Article 18 which is very clear in the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 which gives us a right of freedom of trade, business, and profession.
The ratio of human capital to physical capital determines the country's growth. Physical capital expansion is possible through an increase in human capital, and it enables the long-term poverty alleviation process in a country.
The domestic public and expatriates are visibly angry and frustrated. They are convinced that Imran Khan has been removed through foreign-sponsored regime change facilitated by domestic handlers. They are not ready to digest what they saw happening in Sindh House.
In the recent political crisis, the joint opposition parties moved the motion of no-confidence against the incumbent Prime Minister; however, the deputy speaker dismissed the no-trust vote and later the ruling party dissolves the assemblies which created a political vacuum.
We cannot continue living in this environment where the travesty of justice is the order of the day. People such as I stand by PTI today for the right cause; call and we shall be there - it’s time for final closure. It’s now or never, writes Gen Tariq Khan, who retired as head of Pakistan’s Central Command.