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My latest piece for The National Interest:
"Did India Purposely Fire a BrahMos Missile at Pakistan"
There must an international probe of this grave security breach by the fascist
#Hindutva
regime!
@OfficialDGISPR
Alhumdulillah. It is a great honor & privilege for me to fight for my leader & the last hope for millions of Pakistanis. This is a huge responsibility on my shoulders. May Allah Almighty enable us to expose all hypocrites and show their true face to the world. 🇵🇰 Zindabad!
My UAE lawyers led by Hassan Shad have now filed criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umer Farooq Zahoor.
Most of my sources are predicting dire consequences for
@ImranKhanPTI
and his future in politics. I'm however firm in my analysis: IK will not only prevail despite being up against a cruel & unjust System but will beat it at its game. Save this tweet.
If PTI is banned or Imran Khan is targeted, 🇵🇰 will walk straight into a bloody civil war - point of no return. Everyone will lose in the end. We're on brink of a catastrophe. Feel "pulse of the nation". Immediate free & fair elections is the only way out...
Will repeat:
@ImranKhanPTI
is not going anywhere. Get used to it. Don't ask me why I'm saying this. Certain things can't be disclosed or said here. Take your sleeping pills and go to sleep.
“I was elected to look after my country, my policies had them as priority. Why is the world silent on Kashmir?”-
@ImranKhanPTI
on Sky News.
#CrimeMinisterRejected
A new shock for this God-forsaken nation. Today, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has become our FM. He will represent Pakistan at international forums and global capitals. Ya Allah, have mercy on us! We seek your forgiveness for our sins! We're in tremendous pain...
Imran Khan may have blundered but he hasn't plundered. And that's why I stand with him. Look around you: do you see any Pakistani politician of character or competence fit to run a grocery store, let alone a country of 220 million people?
Selfie from plane an hour ago on way to
#Pakistan
. Upon landing, sheer bliss listening to the hotel staff rave non stop that Imran Khan has been a blessing for Pakistan & the Health Card has revolutionalized
#Pakistan
!
Sad to see
@YusufMoeed
's Twitter handle read "Former National Security Advisor". I rate Moeed Yusuf as one of
@ImranKhanPTI
's best appointments. Hope to see Moeed back as Pakistan's NSA in approx. 3 months from now once IK gets a 2/3rd majority.
A leader must lead from the front and surrender before the law when the law is fair in its application, but not when the law has been weaponized to specifically target and annihilate him and his support base. How long have you been in journalism again?
I'm around D-Chowk. The brutality I've witnessed from the policd against fellow Pakistanis is something that'll stay with me forever. I feel like I'm a Kashmiri in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir! What have you done to my beautiful Pakistan! 💔
Surely
@ImranKhanPTI
has superhuman abilities. He has nerves of tungsten, not steel. Pressures he's under would break the will of groups, let alone a single human. Yet, it's his iron will, determination, resolve that holds PTI & 🇵🇰 together. Incredible!
Unofficial reports: USD being traded above PKR 200 in black market.
Allah's wrath and curse unto those & their collaborators who've brought Pakistan to the precipice of economic collapse. May they have a painful ending in this world and the Hereafter!
In my article published today, I argue that
#Pakistan
needs a presidential system for implementation of rule of law.
A presidential system is our only hope against an entrenched mafia, vested interests & corruption!
It wasn't Karachi, Peshawar, Faisalabad or Lahore. It was the small city of Sargodha. No one, not even
@ImranKhanPTI
, would have expected this crowd. You've got to be blind not to see Imran's gravitational pull across Pakistan. This is but a revolution. Delay it at your peril.
Another powerful legal notice served by legal counsel for
@ImranKhanPTI
in the US. A multi-jurisdictional lawfare has been launched against Geo- the peddler-in-chief of fraudulent campaigns, fake news, and malicious propaganda. 🇵🇰 Zindabad!
My team of lawyers led by Fasih U Din filed demand notice to Geo and Mir Shakeel in USA. Disinformation and Fake News culture of GEO and it’s handlers will be dealt with in courts.
Let me say this again on record: PM Imran Khan is going nowhere. All the evil mafia henchmen & devils can spin all the dark webs they want, but IK is connected to Pakistan's destiny & is NOT going anywhere. Write it down.
Some preemption: if Pakistan finally comes off FATF Gray List, remember credit for it will go to IK Govt. This Govt has absolutely no role. And, don't forget, if it happens, it'll be a confirmation that
@ImranKhanPTI
's ouster was part of the deal.
This nation loves you
@ImranKhanPTI
. We will fight for you for till the last drop just like you've pledged to fight till the end for us! This nation owes you so much. We're in this together, Kaptaan.
Pakistan's Establishment has a very small window left to redeem itself. Time is running out. These aren't the 80s. Smell the coffee before the glass disappears.
While we forcibly debate whether Imran Khan is Sadiq and Ameen, we have a prime minister whose sadaqat & amanat have been proven through billions of illicit funds transferred through TTs. I repeat: this targetting of
@ImranKhanPTI
will backfire. Think of something better.
The man whose only mission in life is to free this nation from the shackles of slavery tied around their necks like an albatross by corrupt rulers. Thank you
@ImranKhanPTI
! An entry full of grace & grandeur...
Opposing
#FATF
Bill is CRIMINAL!
I've been saying it & I will repeat it again:
#Pakistan
needs a presidential form of government.
Parliamentary form of government has FAILED - it reinforces failure & further entrenches vested insterests. It's blackmail!
Today in Senate the opposition defeated 2 critical FATF-related bills: Anti Money Laundering & ICT Waqf bills. From day one I have maintained that the self-serving interests of the opposition leaders & the country's interests are divergent. As accountability noose has tightened,
آزادی صحافت کے علمبردارو! عظمیٰ خان کی پریس کانفرنس نہ دکھا کر میڈیا عوام کو سچ سے محروم تو کر ہی رہا ہے.. ہمیں اتنا تو بتا دو کہ اس پریس کانفرنس کو کون رکوا رہا ہے؟ کس نے آزادی صحافت پر قدغن لگا دی ہے؟ صحافت کے مجاہدو! اتنی انفارمیشن تو دے دو.. کیا اس کا بھی حکم نہیں ہے؟
Don't need missiles or fighter jets to beat
#Pakistan
. All you need is some petty cash to purchase loyalties & they will do for you what the enemy can't using advanced military equipment. Pakistan's biggest enemy isn't India. Her enemies reside within!
She is a drop in the ocean called Pakistan's youth who refuse to accept fluff and fakery or kowtow to cheap tactics such as those being adopted by present SS government. Beware, word on social media spreads faster than Covid Delta variant!
I have no evidence to support this rather grandiose claim. It's purely my 6th sense. I foresee a 180 degrees shift in Pakistan's political landscape in a couple of months. Not only will
@ImranKhanPTI
return to power, there will be many positive transformational changes in 🇵🇰.
After yesterday's SC order, momentum has shifted further in
@ImranKhanPTI
's favour. If he draws massive crowds today in Isl & rest of 🇵🇰 (great likelihood given the massive support), July will be the last month for this govt & its supporters. Save this tweet.
#FATF
: as someone who has stood for the sanctity of the international rule of law, your treatment of 🇵🇰 has shaken my belief & that of my fellow Pakistanis.
26/27 is more than 96% compliance!
You're forcing 🇵🇰 to make some HARD choices now!
China-Pakistan Joint Statement runs into 33 paragraphs & more than 1900 words! It's more like a strategic pact.
Note words used: "Pakistan-China All Weather Strategic Copperation Partnership", "Time Tested and Timeless". Relationship off to another level!
To Allah we belong and to Him we return. Faisal, my brother in law (wife's brother), has passed away after a 45 day long battle with Covid. Faisal was a beautiful soul! He's left a void that can never be filled. May Allah grant him Jannat ul Firdaus.
Another Major Setback for
#India
!
Labour passes controversial
#Kashmir
motion, India’s UK mission cancels annual dinner.
The Labour resolution recognizes SELF DETERMINATION OF KASHMIRIS!
#KashmirWantsFreedom
via
@timesofindia
[1-6] Thread - Pakistan's Challenges & Imran Khan's Return
No one wants to lend money to Pakistan to resurrect its economy and understandably so. Following must be done ASAP: 1. Immediate free and fair elections which means
@ImranKhanPTI
will return to power.
Don't we all now see how Allah works in most mysterious of ways. A couple of months ago Khan had lost popular support. His enemies were rejoicing. Now, Allah is bringing Khan back much stronger. Hence, His message: never lose hope!
#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور
You think Imran Khan's in for a T20, he turns it into a test match. You prepare for a test match & an all out pace attack, he brings in spinners. By the time you adjust, he changes it into another "game". Although IK's is a simple man, he's way (way) smarter than his enemies.
Professor Ghani will soon be joining Professor Haqqani at Wishful State University, USA, where they will be jointly teaching a landmark course on 'Deconstruction of Post Colonial Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Fata - Lessons for 21st Century'. Please enroll.
There was always only going to be a military solution in
#Afghanistan
. The fantasy of a political solution & getting neighbors to change their political calculus prevented the solution desirable for U.S. and allies. The Taliban are now imposing their military solution.
[1-6] It is after 75 years that Pakistan has reached that transformative point in its history where all Pakistanis stand behind one man:
@ImranKhanPTI
. This is truly the remaking of 🇵🇰. Given our historic baggage, we'll be rebuilding our home brick by brick.
[1-2]
@ImranKhanPTI
refuses to take the PDM's bait to drive a wedge between the people of Pakistan and its Armed Forces. Our AFs are our pride & Imran Khan is the leader we want back into power. This was a strategically timed & well executed speech by IK.
Little do people in
#Pakistan
know about goodwill PM
#ImranKhan
has managed to generate for 🇵🇰 in Middle East.
Countless people I've spoken to here only have good words to say about him.
And 🇵🇰 has truly emerged the pivot in Muslim World amidst 🇵🇸 crisis.
Tables are turning against
#PDM
. There's a reason why Nawaz Sharif isn't returning & Maryam wants to fly out. Soon, we will see PDM's venomous tirade of yesteryear against the state & its institutions. Imran Khan you have handled this like a true statesman. Respect!
Today's Q&A session with PM Khan reconfirms following. 1. He isn't giving up in his battle for Pakistan. 2. He isn't going anywhere. 3. No one can blackmail or coerce him. 4. He will stop when he is done, not when he's finished. Amazing grit and resolve.
[1-9] Hindsight.
Exactly a year ago, Pakistan's economy was on track. Pakistanis were optimistic about the country's future. Many overseas Pakistanis were planning to return. In a cruel twist of fate, Pakistan has now hit rock bottom & staring at default amidst hopelessness.
Angel of Death has reached the Supreme Court building. A certain political party is about to suffer a death in Punjab which has been its hub for decades.
This is more hurtful than the fall of Dhaka. This is a fall from grace into the depths of a bottomless abyss. This is selling an entire country's future to a bunch of soulless crooks. This is an unforgivable sin.
#NRO_2_Complete
Save the date: 08.02.2024. The political, social, economic and legal landscape of Pakistan will never be the same again. Everthing is about to change. Forever.
It kills me when I see millions of Pakistanis unable to make through the day due to inflation. I want to see smiles return to their faces. I want to see that flicker of hope transform into a flame again. I want to see
@ImranKhanPTI
lead us out of this darkness.
True test of a person's greatness is ability to admit mistakes. It makes others see our vulnerable human side & lightens our soul.
@ImranKhanPTI
shows yet again that he's a man of great character & substance. We're lucky to have him.
عمران خان کی خواہش پر ملاقات ہوئی۔انہوں نےماناکہ اُن سےبہت سی غلطیاں ہوئی،یہ بھی ماناکہ میں جس تجربےسے گزرا اُس سےسمجھا ہے کہ اسٹیبلشمنٹ کی سیاست میں مداخلت غلط ہےاس سےعدم استحکام آتا ہے۔یہ بھی مانا کہ جسٹس فائز عیسیٰ کےخلاف ریفرنس غلطی تھی۔ مجھے مس لیڈ کیا گیا۔ حامد خان
#GeoNews
Three Harvard Law School grads, my seniors, from Pakistan are playing an important role in shaping the course of Pakistan's constitutional and legal history. They will be judged by future generations for the legal and moral stand they take today. They are:
Salman Akram Raja
Through fake FIRs against him, Imran Riaz Khan has earned equivalent of a Nishan e Haider in his lifetime. Our media persons should aspire to become
@ImranRiazKhan
so that they're remembered in good words instead of ending up in dustbin of history.
Post regime change, the amount of "legal education" forcibly thrust down Pakistanis' throats should result in a new generation of Pakistani youth that pursues law with the eventual objective of fixing this broken legal system!
No - we refuse to cave in. It is our country. This is OUR Pakistan. Decades of struggle, thousands of lives laid down, not to see Pakistan spiral into this. Not the end game we envisaged. We won't relent. We shall reclaim Pakistan!
#PakistanNeedsElections
I thought
#Pakistan
had hit rock bottom - I was wrong. We've grabbed a shovel to dig further and we're about to hit a new low. We'll prevail in the end (in whatever form)- but the Q is: at what cost? Dangerous times ahead. Defining moments. Make or break.
Wake up
#Pakistan
! Both
#India
and
#Iran
(our neighbors) are in the throes of another deadly
#COVID19
wave. India today reported 330,000 cases and 2200 deaths! Practice SOPs and tell others to do so as well. This is now completely in our hands!
Beauty of
#NoConfidenceMotion
against IK: rank hypocrites ("munafiqeen") from all walks of life - 'seasoned' politicians, 'top' legal experts, 'stellar' mediapersons - exposed. Personally know some. This is IK's biggest service to 🇵🇰. Outcome irrelevant.
PTI legal team must use the Toshakhana disclosures to seek disqualification for life for the likes of Asif Zardari who purchased vehicles gifted to them in violation of the law. Moreover, some gifts seem grossly undervalued. Full extent of corruption needs to be unearthed.
3 months ago,
@ImranKhanPTI
entrusted me with this criminal defamation suit in the UAE. My conviction that IK stands for the truth stands reconfirmed after today's
#ToshaKhana
disclosures. Truth always prevails & evil eventually has a downfall.
My UAE lawyers led by Hassan Shad have now filed criminal defamation (libel and slander) proceedings under UAE law against Geo TV, Shahzeb Khanzada and fraudster Umer Farooq Zahoor.
What a country! Since neither Tosha Khana nor Farah Gogi worked, now get a piece published by FT to try and stonewall
@ImranKhanPTI
. Guess what? Even this won't work. It'll backfire, too. Here's the solution: probe PPP, PML, PTI - together. What's there to hide?
Outrage in favour of Ukrainians is a classic example of how narratives are shaped by powerful States and media lobbies, while historic injustices against peoples - Palestinians & Kashmiris - are all too conveniently relegated to the dustbin of history.
While I do & will always continue to support
@ImranKhanPTI
, I am convinced that one of the reasons why there's no "patch up" between him and Establishment is because of his team. Serious introspection needed by IK to get the right people on-board.
People of Islamic Republic of Pakistan are on 🔥! This outrage on Twitter is a microcosm of the "Whole of State" rejection of corruption, blackmail & dynastic politics! Nations are born in moments like these. IK you've catapulted a "dead people" into action!
When official protocol goes for a toss like this, it shows how close two countries are to one another. "All weather", "iron brothers" isn't just rhetoric. It signifies the true nature & depth of the
#China
&
#Pakistan
bond.
This is where I will be shortly. The King of all Cities, the home of the Most Beautiful human being to have graced this planet, our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.). This sinner will be praying for everyone (all before us, all present, and those to come), especially for Pakistan.
Nation is asking for
#PTI
receipts?
Says who? Someone whose leaders haven't been able to provide a money trail till date?
A new word for hypocrisy anyone?
A powerful message by
@ImranKhanPTI
: "you only lose when you give up". As a nation, we have shackled our thoughts & adopted a defeatist mentality. If we change this way of thinking, no battle will be too big for us to win & we will soar to new heights.
I especially prayed to Allah Almighty for Pakistan, its people, & Imran Khan. I also begged Allah to destroy all enemies of Pakistan (I named each one of them) & to bring us out of this misery. May He accept our prayers for 🇵🇰 & make it shine like a 🌟.
This could very well be Pakistan's Khomeni moment - a transformative, "once in a life-time" paradigmatic shift akin to the rebirth of a nation. People of Pakistan want to enter a new social contract by forever rejecting dynastic politics & endemic corruption!
Unbelievable. This is
@ImranKhanPTI
waving at the crowd after being shot! May Allah Almighty keep Imran Khan safe and bestow on us the blessing of having him back as our leader for many decades to come.
What a man, what a fighter, what a legend!
With every passing day, I'm convinced
@ImranKhanPTI
was removed not because of lack of, but DUE TO, performance. He had become a "threat" to MANY. Hence malice aforethought, meticulous planning & blatant interference used to depose him. He'll be back soon IA!
او تیری خیر۔۔۔۔
یہ نمبر عمران خان کے دور کے حوالے سے اے ون جاپان کی رپورٹ دے رہے ہیں۔۔۔
اور یہ رپورٹ ن لیگ کے دور میں سامنے آئی ہے، عمران خان کے دور میں نہیں۔
تو کیا قوم کو تین سال تک معیشت کے حوالے سے گمراہ کیا گیا؟
PM Imran Khan's sends a loud & clear message: "you rig the game, I change the game!"
He has done the right thing by asking President to dissolve the assemblies & go for fresh elections. On the whole, this is good for the country. Let people decide!
Foreign Funding Case against PTI. The last nonsensical arrow left in the quiver. Won't work. Elections are the only way out. Stop these childish antics.Think!
Heartening to see
#KSA
lead from the front at
#OICInPakistan
Conference. Hope to see other countries step in as well. Besides rescuing Afghans from catastrophe, it will generate goodwill that will permeate through generations.
An excellent once in a lifetime opportunity for Supreme Court of Pakistan to turn a new page in Pakistan's history. Lies, deceit & corruption have all seeped into our body politic. All eyes on the Court. It will also redeem respect in the eyes of Pakistanis.
A country where system is stacked against the people can progress only if that system is cleansed from the inside-out. We must stand with
@ImranKhanPTI
in this fight against corrupt & compromised extractive elite. This opportunity won't present itself again.
Please help in search for NGOs, HR bodies, civilian supremacy champions, academics, lawyers, journalists, professors, who would criticize
@ImranKhanPTI
& his govt. even on basis of anecdotal evidence. Silence in face of this brutal fascism means everyone will cease to exist.
[1-9] THREAD: Partisan I am, and will remain, in PMIK's favour (but do read till end). Despite his flaws (administrative failures e.g. appointment of Buzdar), here's a man who he has dedicated his life to Pakistan's betterment & welfare of its people.
@ShashiTharoor
, ask your own RAW to answer this Q for you. An exposed handler is a liability & who knows it better than
#India
. Since you've got your hands full with the fascist
#BJP
thuggery at home, perhaps it's time to look inwards. Merry Christmas.
JF17 Thunder: won't win a beauty pageant but will still manage to turn a few heads. Most importantly, a leathal beauty, flown by the best in the world.
#PAF
#JF17
#Pakistan
FO slams
#US
move to keep
#Pakistan
in,
#India
out of religious freedom blacklist
India not on the list? You kidding me!
Ladies & Gentlemen:
#US
's:
Blatant hypocrisy
Double standards
Petty self interests
All on display!
A nation that allows those accused of crimes to become judge, jury & executioner signs off on its own death warrant. This is the law of nature & nature never changes.
The more I talk to people, more I realize the incredibly hard struggle
@ImranKhanPTI
is up against. There are wheels within wheels in this rigged system. This will test each and every vein in our body.
@ImranKhanPTI
cannot do this alone. All of us will have to support him.
“If you don’t wear a mask in public, the people will not talk to you.”
Meet the Pakistani family in Hong Kong giving away thousands of face masks and sanitary products for free to those in need amid
#coronavirus
.
When people of Karachi, Pakistan's nucleus, comes to the streets in these numbers, it is time to write an obituary for this
#ImportedGoverment
. The writing is on the wall!
#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور
All the Harvards & Oxfords in the world can't change you if you're vindictive by nature. "Intellectuals" like this chap have given nothing back to 🇵🇰. They're good for spewing venom & making fun of leaders trying to pull Pakistan out of this mess. Very sad.
Forbes Magazine on 🇵🇰:
"The Successful management of the coronavirus pandemic and success of the IMF program, as evidenced by growth in GDP to 4%, demonstrate Pakistan's ability to grow and serve as a good investment opportunity".