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Pakistan Army Deployment in Islamabad: Is it the right decision at the right time?

Islamabad, Pakistan: Over-charged few hundred PTI followers made hell for the Punjab Police as well as for Islamabad Police when they kept civilian law enforcement agencies busy in hide and seek at Faizabad intersection, Sohan, Muree Road and around D-Chowk on Friday and they came into action after Friday prayers. The government’s intelligence failed as police had been waiting for them since early morning and thought they would have gathered at the announced venue of Red Zone in Islamabad before Friday’s Prayers.

In Rawalpindi, this scribe did not find civil administration officers like the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi in action as they might have avoided putting them in the mess. This scribe covered the situation at Murree Road, Faizabad, Committee Chowk, and Dhok Kala Khan and found not a single important officer of district management. Similar inputs came from the Murree district as well as from the Attock district. Yes, police were seen in groups of five to 10 persons but the true administrative power was not seen anywhere that surely encouraged protestors to march forward.

According to available information from Lahore, no situation was not created in CM House and the political presence of the Punjab government was not reported while PMLN members of parliament avoided engaging with the call of PTI for protest at D-Chowk. On the other side, the KP government with full administrative force headed the processions and encouraged people to reach 26 entry points of Islamabad. It was understood that catchment areas for reaching the venue fall into Punjab and KP provinces therefore proactive rule of civil administration of Punjab (Murree-Rawalpindi—Attock) could enhance administrative writ over PTI workers who were in few hundreds but well planned having strong will to reach the venue.

Pakistan Army Deployment in Islamabad: Is it the right decision at the right time?

It is believed that after sensing the failure of civil administration, the Interior Ministry too the decision to call the Pakistan Army to manage the security of Islamabad under Article 245 of the Constitution. According to available information, foreign delegates of the SCO Summit will start arriving in Islamabad on October 10, 2024, to attend the main Summit to be held on October 15-16. On the other hand, there is a possibility that PTI followers would remain active in and around Islamabad to disrupt the law and order and this situation would surely compromise the high security of foreign delegates.

In normal political circumstances, calling the Army under Article 245 is not an advisable decision but in sensitive circumstances owning to SCO Summit, the decision looks wise and timely. Article 245 of the Constitution of Pakistan says:

  1. The Armed Forces shall, under the directions of the Federal Government, defend Pakistan against external

aggression or threat of war, and, subject to law, act in aid of civil power when called upon to do so.

  1. The validity of any direction issued by the Federal Government under clause (1) shall not be called in question in any court.
  2. A High Court shall not exercise any jurisdiction under Article 199 in relation to any area in which the Armed Forces of Pakistan are, for the time being, acting in aid of civil power in pursuance of Article 245:

Provided that this clause shall not be deemed to affect the jurisdiction of the High Court in respect of any proceeding pending immediately before the day on which the Armed Forces start acting in aid of civil power.

  1. Any proceeding in relation to an area referred to in clause (3) instituted on or after the day the Armed Forces start acting in aid of civil power and pending in any High Court shall remain suspended for the period during which the Armed Forces are so acting.

The Army has been called from October 5 to October 17 and by that time foreign delegates would already leave Islamabad.

The situation on the ground indicates this timely decision can help to maintain law and order situation in the capital during the time foreign delegates would be in Islamabad but this decision also shows civil administration and the political power of the ruling party have been strongly challenged by few hundred followers PTI.

By the time of submitting the story, PTI followers and police were engaged in Chungi 26, Faizabad, and Murree Road with police while the process of CM KP Ali Amin Gandapur was yet to arrive in Islamabad.

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Islamabad Crime Reporters Association condemns Police brutality against journalist Tahir Naseer from Dawn News

Islamabad, Pakistan: The Islamabad Crime Reporters Association (ICRA) strongly condemns the brutal assault on Tahir Naseer, a reporter of Dawn TV, by Islamabad police during coverage of the PTI Protest in Islamabad.

In a statement, ICRA demands an immediate investigation into the incident and stern action against those responsible. According to Tahir Naseer, police demanded his press card, which he provided, but the official didn’t return his wallet later on, questioning this. He was slapped by a Sub-Inspector and beaten with a shovel.

Police also attempted to snatch Naseer’s mobile phone. ICRA President Qamar ul Munawar urged Islamabad’s Inspector General to:

1. Suspend involved police personnel immediately.
2. Ensure transparent investigations.
3. Protect journalists’ rights.

“Journalists should not face intimidation or violence while performing duties,” Munawar stated.

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PTI got the photos of the day as Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan were arrested at D-Chowk

Islamabad, Pakistan: Capital police on Friday arrested two sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from D-Chowk who reached the protest venue despite Islamabad being sealed with cargo containers.

PTI got the photos of the day as Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan were arrested at D-Chowk
PTI got the photos of the day as Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan were arrested at D-Chowk

Aleema and Uzma Khan, sisters of Imran Khan, were detained by the police and were moved to the  Secretariat police station.

PTI workers and the police were engaged in Rawalpindi as well as in Islamabad and police used tear gas and rubber bullets while PTI workers kept the police engaged by throwing burning wooden logs.

Punjab Government created a trench at Haro River Bridge so PTI procession from Peshawar could not enter Islamabad
The Punjab Government created a trench by cutting Motorway at the Haro River Bridge so the PTI procession from Peshawar could not enter Islamabad

On the other hand, Federal Minister Musadaq Malik and Atta Tarrar held separate press conferences and said that the Prime Minister of Malaysia was visiting Pakistan to further strengthen economic ties but PTI did not respect guests and tried to make a scene in Islamabad. They were of the view that inflation in the country was at the lowest level, IT revenues had increased significantly, foreign reserves had stabilized, IMF’s seven billion dollar program had been launched, friendly countries were visiting Pakistan for investment and Pakistan was going to host the SCO Summit on October 15-16 and then Saudi and Chinese delegations will also visit Pakistan soon.

On the other hand, they said that the same day when this good news was coming to Pakistan and the situation was getting better with each passing day, the chief minister of KP announced attacking the capital of Pakistan just to fulfill the desires of his leader. They were of the view that CM Gandapur was leading marches in Lahore, Islamabad, and in Rawalpindi but he was doing nothing for his province that has facing historic foreign debt. They stated that PTI always tried to discourage foreign investment and, most dangerously, now trying to disrupt the SCO summit on October 15-16.

Updated: 5 pm on 4-Oct-24
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Red Zone
Entry and Exit points of Red Zone are closed Margalla Road only.
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Embassy Road
Closed with Container
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Srinagar Highway
Closed with Containers at:
– Zero Point
– Peshawar Mor
– 26 Number
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26 Number
– Closed at Attock Pump
– Closed Under the bridge
– Closed towards GT Road
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GT Road
– Closed at Golra More
– Closed at 26 Number
– Closed at Tarnol Phatak
– Closed at Attock Petrol Pump
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Faqir Appi Road
– Closed at Gandum Godam Chowk
– Closed at NESCOM Chowk
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9th Avenue
– Closed from and to Pindi
– Closed from and to IJP Road
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IJP Road
– I-10 Naka at CDA stop is closed
– 9th Avenue Underpass is closed
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Faizabad
– Closed on Murree Road both sides
– Closed on Islamabad Expressway both sides
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Iran Avenue
– Closed towards Red Zone
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17 Meel Toll Plaza
– Closed for both sides
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Sangjani Toll Plaza
– Closed for both sides
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Motorway
– M1 and M2 closed for both sides from Islamabad
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Islamabad Expressway
– Closed at Zero Point
– Closed at Faizabad
– Closed at Koral Chowk
– Closed at Rawal T Cross
– Closed at Khanna Pull
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Murree Road
– Closed at Rawal Dam Chowk
– Closed at Faizabad
– Closed at Faizul Islam
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Faizabad Bus Stand
– All Closed
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Lehtrara Road
– Closed at Khanna Pull
– Closed at Tramri Chowk
– Closed at Ali Pur
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Metro Bus
– Red Line Suspended
– Blue Line Suspended
– Green Line Suspended
– Orange Line Suspended
– Feeder Routes Suspended

 

PROTEST UPDATE (1804 HRS)
ISLAMABAD

Violent clashes have erupted between police and protesters at multiple locations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, including:

– Jinnah Avenue in Blue Area
– Fazl-e-Haq Road
– D-Chowk
– Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi

Police have resorted to using tear gas shelling and other forceful measures against the protesters. The situation remains highly volatile, with ongoing confrontations between law enforcement and the demonstrators. Approximately 30 civilians have been arrested during the clashes.

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Pakistan Army deploys to handle security in Islamabad during SCO Summit

Islamabad, Pakistan: The notification has been released by the Interior Ministry here on Friday. The Pakistan Army will man capital security till October 17, 2024.

The decision was taken in the backdrop of PTI’s announcement of protests in the country and the apparent failure of civilian law enforcement agencies to handle the situation on October 4, 2024, when PTI followers managed to engage police and reached near D-Chowk Islamabad Islamabad that is in Red Zone of capital. All roads leading to Islamabad were sealed with cargo containers and cell phone service was suspended in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to the notification, the army was deployed for the SCO Summit under Article 245, the army will be deployed in Islamabad till October 17 during the SCO Summit. It should be remembered that the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be held in Islamabad on October 15 and 16.

It is pertinent to mention that Interior Minister Mohsan Naqvi suggested that PTI postpone its protest on Friday because the Malaysian Prime Minister is in Islamabad along with over a hundred foreign delegations. Meanwhile, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of JUI, also demanded that PTI postpone its protest until the SCO events end in Pakistan. It is pertinent to mention that paramilitary forces including Pakistan Rangers have been deployed to secure the Red Zone. However, PTI rejected all such demands and its followers are trying to gather around the venue of the protest that falls under the red-zone area of the capital.

Mohsan Naqvi while addressing a press conference on Thursday confirmed that the arrested Afghan national had spiked batons, slingshots, and marbles for attacking the police. The majority of Afghans who were arrested had been living in areas of Bara Kahu, Tarnol, and Sangjani.

Meanwhile, national highways such as G.T Road, Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, and all connecting roads to motorways were also closed so the PTI procession could not reach Islamabad. Security barriers, including containers, were installed at entry points from Rawalpindi to Islamabad, including locations like Rawat T-Chowk, Khanna Pul, Faizabad Interchange, Murree Road, and Peshawar Road.

PTI’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur had already announced an arms struggle against the state of Pakistan and he directed his supporters to win a “battle for true freedom” and urged participants to “break the chains of fear.”

Islamabad and Rawalpindi were virtually disconnected from other parts of the country and all important roads within Rawalpindi were also closed down as below:

Faizabad, Murree Road, Faizul Islam was closed to all traffic.

Stadium Road, Double Road was closed to all types of traffic.

Sakth Road Chowk, Chandni Chowk, and C Block Chowk were also closed to traffic.

Khanna Bridge, Sahi Chowk, Naz Cinema, Kohati Bazar Mor, and Liaquat Bagh were closed.

Traffic Police DAV College Chowk, Murir Chowk, MH Chowk, and Hyader Road are also closed for all traffic.

Kachhari Chowk and Kachhari to Coral Old Airport Road were open for all types of traffic.

Sawan Bridge was open for single-line traffic.

T Chowk Rawat, Margalla Turn Purodhai was closed to all traffic.

Khayaban, Shah Najaf, Carriage Factory, 26 Chongi, Naka was closed for all traffic.

Charing Cross and Dhamma Saidan were also closed to all traffic.

Khawaja Corporation was open for all types of traffic.

Chuck Belly Mor Rawat Mandira Mor, Masa Kaswal, GT Road Gujjar Khan was closed for all traffic.

Daultala Mor, GT Road Chakwal was closed for all traffic.

Koral Chowk was closed to traffic.

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Anwar Ibrahim met General Syed Asim Munir

Islamabad, Pakistan: Malaysian Prime Minister H.E. Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim met General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and discussed bilateral strategic interests, regional security, and defence cooperation.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised the Pakistan Armed Forces’ role in regional peace and stability, acknowledging their professionalism and sacrifices in combating terrorism. He emphasized the need for increasing bilateral ties particularly military relations between the two brotherly countries and extended an invitation to the COAS to visit Malaysia in the same context.


COAS thanked the Prime Minister for the invitation and appreciated the successful visit to Pakistan, which will help further improve the enduring and historic ties between the two countries and the militaries.
COAS also attended the Investiture Ceremony and State Banquet held in honor of the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the Presidency.

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PTI protest at D-Chowk Islamabad—All roads leading to Islamabad are sealed with containers, and cell phone service is suspended in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Islamabad. Pakistan: As crackdown over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues the Police have arrested over 100 Afghan nationals who PTI hired for today’s planned protest at D-Chowk Islamabad.

All roads leading to Islamabad have been sealed with cargo containers and cell phone service has been suspended in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

It is pertinent to mention that Interior Minister Mohsan Naqvi suggested that PTI postpone its protest on Friday because the Malaysian Prime Minister is in Islamabad along with over a hundred foreign delegations. Meanwhile, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of JUI, also demanded that PTI postpone its protest until the SCO events end in Pakistan.

It is pertinent to mention that paramilitary forces including Pakistan Rangers have been deployed to secure the Red Zone.

However, PTI rejected all such demands and its followers are trying to gather around the venue of the protest that falls under the red-zone area of the capital.

Since national media is not covering the event and there is a complete blackout of television screens, PTI is providing all information about the protest through its social media platforms managed by its team sitting in the United States.

Mohsan Naqvi while addressing a press conference on Thursday confirmed that the arrested Afghan national had spiked batons, slingshots, and marbles for attacking the police. The majority of Afghans who were arrested had been living in areas of Bara Kahu, Tarnol, and Sangjani.

Meanwhile, national highways such as G.T Road, Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, and all connecting roads to motorways have also closed. Right now security barriers, including containers, have been installed at entry points from Rawalpindi to Islamabad, including locations like Rawat T-Chowk, Khanna Pul, Faizabad Interchange, Murrree Road, and Peshawar Road.

On the other hand, Barrister Saif, an advisor to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government said that Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur would arrive at D-Chowk. Saif despite all the obstacles claimed that PTI had the right to protest.

PTI’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur had already announced an arms struggle against the state of Pakistan and he directed his supporters to win a “battle for true freedom” and urged participants to “break the chains of fear.”

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PTI’s protests links to disrupt foreign delegation’s arrival in Pakistan, believe journalists

Islamabad, Pakistan: It was September 6, 2014, when President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Pakistan was postponed over the mass anti-government demonstrations of PTI and PAT outside the Parliament House Islamabad. The visit was rescheduled to March 2015 but even then it was postponed because PTI was still sitting outside the Parliament House.

The demand of Imran Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri was that the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over allegations of fraud in the 2013 general election. Since then, PTI always arranged protests in Pakistan whenever any important diplomatic visit, event, or conference takes place in Pakistan.

That was the time when the foreign office of Pakistan was allegedly providing minute-to-minute developments taking place between Beijing and Islamabad to PTI leadership so the PTI was planning everything according to the available information. Pakistan’s government through back-channel diplomacy contacted a foreign country’s embassy in Islamabad and demanded punitive action against a dual nationality holder for disrupting Pakistan’s economy and law and order situation. However, Pakistan got only a smile from the foreign country’s embassy and no action was taken against this dual nationality holder although there are laws available that if a citizen of a foreign country disrupts the law and order of any foreign country, he/she can be served notice and even can face action. Since then Chinese President could not visit Pakistan. It was a great diplomatic jolt for Islamabad. It may be noted that the Chinese President was supposed to inaugurate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project officially and Islamabad was hoping for $34 billion in Chinese investment in the coming years.

Now, PTI again has announced country-wide protests and reaching outside the Parliament on October 4, 2024, when the Malaysian Prime Minister is in Pakistan and Islamabad is working to host thousands of foreign diplomats in the second week of October for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) events. The series of rallies, processions, and protests has been part of PTI politics to disrupt the law and order situation in the country and the government claims that all is done on the instruction of foreign masters who want to see Pakistan a troubled country and want to discourage investment and development in Pakistan. The claims are not so unfounded because PTI comes out on the streets against the government whenever something important is going on in Pakistan and this harms Pakistan’s economy. The founder chairman of PTI Imran Khan is infamous among politicians for his anarchic mentality that does not want the country to go on the path of development and he always tries to destroy the image of the country by holding protests, sending letters to the UN to penalize Pakistan for alleged human rights abuses, writing letters to IMF to hold loaning to Pakistan and demanding US Congressmen to move for sanctions against Pakistan.

Since Pakistan is getting out of a financial crunch, the PTI is gearing up protests again. If we look closely, according to the economic data, the inflation which went up to 38% in May 2023, today has come down to a single digit i.e. 9.6%. In June 2023, the dollar reached 333.5 rupees, but today the currency exchange rate and the rupee have stabilized due to the recovery in GDP growth. Today, the dollar has reached 277.72 rupees. A program worth 7 billion dollars was approved by the IMF. Due to the best economic initiatives, the stock exchange of Pakistan has emerged as the best-performing stock exchange in the world. The top 86 companies in the stock market earned a record profit of Rs 1.7 trillion. In June 2023, KSE 100 index was at 41452.69 points, today this index has reached 82463.05 points.

The federal government has also been able to reduce the trade and current account deficit to a large extent; exports are gradually increasing; Moody’s has upgraded Pakistan’s credit rating from CC2 to CC3 due to improved economic indicators; the price of petrol is being reduced every fortnight; the price of the most commonly used and essential commodity, flour are now affordable even for the poor man.

The most serious and alarming thing is that at a time when the Malaysian Prime Minister is on his first visit to Pakistan, the PTI Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who sometimes attacks Islamabad, sometimes Lahore, and sometimes Rawalpindi with a group of miscreants has called for a protest in Islamabad on October 4 and is also threatening that if one bullet of police goes off against his protestors then he will shoot ten bullets. PTI’s social media is also making this narrative viral, that is, an atmosphere of violence is being created under a well-thought-out plan.

Such mischievous announcements and threats are trying to create the impression that there is total political instability in Pakistan at present. This party is spreading this agenda on its social media and trying to give the impression to the Pakistanis and important personalities sitting outside that the situation in Pakistan is very tense, and no foreign visit or investment can be made there.

“The main agenda of this agitation by PTI is also a major Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference to be held in Pakistan on October 15 and 16, which they want to sabotage. For this, they are making regular plans. It is clear that on October 4, they called for a protest in D Chowk Islamabad. When the Malaysian Prime Minister is in Pakistan, security will be on high alert in the federal government. And the administration and the law enforcement agencies will stop the political movements of this miscreant party which will make it uncontrollable and confrontation is a sign of wall”, commented a senior journalist while talking to DND News Agency.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a major international forum that includes friendly countries like China, Russia, India, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, including Pakistan, and the forum has its own significance in the region.

Pakistan is trying to give the impression that the country is ready to host the heads of major countries by holding a conference that has its important at the international level. The threat to stage a sit-in with batons, weapons, and government resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is enough to prove that this party is running on an anti-national agenda and its sole aim is to defame Pakistan at the international level.

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Chemical milk shop busted in Lahore

Lahore, Pakistan: The Punjab Food Authority caught the mafia selling chemical milk in the name of the original.

On the orders of the DG Food Authority, food safety teams raided the milk shop located on Rakh Chandrai Road, destroyed 700 liters of fake milk, seized the mixing machine, supplier’s motorcycle, and drum, registered a case, and closed the dairy shop.

According to the details, fake milk powder, vegetable ghee, and prohibited ingredients were being prepared. DG Food Authority said the teams caught the shopkeeper red-handed while preparing fake milk. The shop was found to have poor sanitation, bees infested, and fake milk kept in blue drums.

The production of fake milk was thwarted by recovering milk powder and vegetable ghee from the dairy shop. Asim Javed said that the shop was closed for forgery and a case was registered against the person responsible.

DG Food Authority said that the use of fake and adulterated milk is very harmful to human health. He said that strict action would be taken for violating the rules set by the Punjab Food Authority, and citizens should report the mafia on 1223 if they find any such shop selling fake milk.

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PTI failed in attempting May 9 against the Supreme Court

Islamabad, Pakistan: Trying to subjugate opponents and even state institutions by using mob mentality is part and parcel of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) politics of chaos. Attacking others without reason verbally or sometimes physically is the art PTI is mastered. However, sometimes it does not work when the opponent is fearless and mentally strong enough to decide to counter the attack. PTI failed to get results from the May 9, 2023 incidents when it attacked military installations and related buildings including the monuments of martyrs. On October 2, 2024, it again failed when it tried to do a May 9 of Judiciary.

On October 2, 2024, PTI’s counsel, Tayyab Mustafain Kazmi, threatened the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Article 63A hearing that 500 PTI lawyers were standing outside, ready to prevent any ruling against the PTI. Instead of ignoring this threat, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, who was presiding over the bench, swiftly responded by calling for police to maintain order and told PTI lawyer that institutions cannot be run through threats. He added that his (Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa) only fault was that he had always shown patience.

Chief Justice Isa remained firm to continue the proceedings despite the threatening tone of PTI’s lawyer and passed the observations that the court would not tolerate threats or disrespect.

PTI failed in attempting May 9 against the Supreme Court but would try on other State institutions

“You cannot run the courts through intimidation. We will continue with the proceedings, no matter how much opposition we face,” the Chief Justice added, signaling that the judiciary would uphold its independence. Chief Justice’s comments were followed by his fellow judge Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail who expressed concern over the growing trend of targeting judges when decisions do not favour specific parties. “This behavior is unacceptable. The judiciary must remain independent,” he said.

Chief Justice Isa, in response, remarked that such incidents only undermine the judiciary’s role and expressed disappointment in the disrespect shown towards the bench.

The five-member bench, which includes Justices Amin-ud-Din Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Mazhar Alam Miankhel, continued to hear the case after the disruption. The Article 63A review petition was dismissed that was filed by PTI which argued that the bench had been constituted improperly, but the Chief Justice dismissed the claims.

PTI had a long history of gathering mobs outside courts and this practice was started in 2014 when PTI started sit-ins outside Parliament and the Supreme Court. Since then intimidating institutions through mob power had been of PTI politics. However, this behavior of PTI has intensified since it lost the federal government in a vote of no confidence against its former prime minister Imran Khan but higher judiciary had been supporting PTI in bad weather and the party remained hopeful that it would reclaim power but all hopes went to drain that former DG ISI Faiz Hameed was arrested and Imran- Faiz Hameed Gang was busted.

“Now, the only option left with PTI is to challenge state institutions including today’s judiciary that give decisions on merit. Moreover creating unrest and chaos in the country can favor PTI’s founding chairman to get out of jail and this is the reason that he does not want to retreat from protest politics now he is seen saying to the leaders of his party that those who are not ready to protest should sit comfortably at home and protest is our priority in the current situation” commented a senior journalist who covers activities of PTI.

The action plan of PTI shows that they are now insisting on protests instead of any dialogue with the government and they are short of options. One thing is clear intimidating state institutions (judiciary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Army) and threatening the state (Gandapur’s announcement for raising arms against the State of Pakistan) are options sent by jailed Imran Khan who is suffering from frustration inside the prison. Therefore, there is no political way out for this party. The reports are that all the officials and members of the assembly are being convinced that they should not sit in their houses and heat the streets. However, the party has lost ground support and arrangements for protests have become difficult for the party after the jailing of the Punjab leadership and the plethora of cases, PTI Punjab realized that May 9, 2023, was a debacle for the party Khan’s approach damaged the party to place workers in front of state institutions.

The dilemma the PTI is facing is that it has lost Imran-Faiz Hameed networking, dealing with impartial judiciary instead of ‘good to see you’re judges and the workers are not ready to come out in the street. This situation is too much to bear and the founding chairman who is in jail is showing impatience. How to move ahead, is a question that PTI tries to find answer.

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Middle East scenario, Israel-Iran conflict and Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan: Finally, Israel successfully pushed Iran into war Phase-I and same day engaged Israel in confrontation with Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon.

This Israeli strategy would surely help to install conflict is strategically located crossroad that links Russia, the Caucasian region, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Eastern Europe, and South Asia as Iran borders Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Türkiye. This move of the US is timely as Russia is engaged with a US proxy (Ukraine) while China always avoids war rather it buys war by offering economic incentives to regions so countries can avoid conflicts.

Pakistan whose economic dependence is exceptional over Global North and who had always been an unofficial ally of US-led initiatives since the 1950s would be in a difficult position to handle the situation if the Israel-Iran war starts at a full-fledged scale. This war can also expand the sectarian divide in Pakistan if Islamabad tries to avoid support to Iran and would help to engineer a conspiracy theory that Pakistan already has a soft corner for Israel. The most dangerous scenario for Pakistan is that a populous party—PTI is too close to Israel and Israeli media as well as its diplomats and think tanks have been working together to get the PTI’s founding chairman out of jail where he is facing trial under corruption charges.

An academician on the condition of anonymity said to DND News Agency that the Middle East Crisis is now at its peak. In a matter of days, Israel has spread the war to almost the entire Middle East, and the situation has quickly escalated into a major global crisis. Israel, after wreaking havoc in Palestine, has very cleverly transferred the war to other Muslim countries that look militarily helpless and weak in front of Israel. The ongoing war in Israel and the Middle East proves the indispensability of the strongest forces for the security of any country and highlights that strong forces are the guarantors of national integrity and defense and Israel through its proxies such as former prime minister Imran Khan whose ex-wife belongs to one of the strongest families of Zionist lobby. The academician thought that the foremost target of the Zionist lobby is the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan because harming the military through hatemongering against military Generals has been a tested formula of the Western world by using its soft power– the Western media. Once the military is dismantled it is easy to install chaos and terrorism in the target country the West did in Iraq, Syria, Haiti, Afghanistan, and now Iran and Pakistan are on target.

There is no doubt that the enemy has a perception regarding Pakistan that if Pakistan wants to be harmed, then the forces of Pakistan have to be weakened internally, because as long as the forces are strong, no one can dare to attack Pakistan and that is why a systematic and sinister agenda against the Pakistan Army is on through external agents with the help of internal facilitators.

There had been a campaign in Western media, particularly in Israeli media to get Imran Khan out of jail and his former brother-in-law Zac Goldsmith believes that ‘Israel is fighting for its life. For its very existence. It is up against a coalition of authoritarian, violent, oppressive regimes. Israel is the only light in (the) darkest corner of earth. For all our sakes Israel must win’.

This dangerous and nefarious anti-national agenda must be understood by every Pakistani before it is too late – strengthen your forces and understand the tactics of the enemy if Pakistan does not want to be Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran.

At the strategic level, whoever attacks the established system (government, judiciary, army) must be dealt with as the ‘enemy’ because the region has entered into a deadly situation and Pakistan which always faces economic starvation is the soft target of installing uprise against the state and PTI’s Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has already announced arms struggle against the state of Pakistan. Still, he freely roams around the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. There is no Constitutional provision in Pakistan that can de-seat a member of parliament (provincial assemblies, Senate, National Assembly) who announces an arms struggle against the federation. Since the government is already in the process of overhauling the constitution, the ‘Oath’ of the members of Parliament must be reviewed. It must be in the oath that he/she will automatically lose membership of the parliament if he/she ever announces an arms struggle against the federation and law enforcement agencies (Army/Police/ paramilitary forces).

 

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