'Irresponsible statements': Imran Khan warns against attacking Afghanistan

[SQ8]

to be fair, GHQ was also on the same page on that
Gen Faiz Specially during his tenue as DG ISI and as Corps commander Peshawar is blamed for his very soft stance for TTP.
which resonated with pacifist Imran Khan who has always advocated negotiation with TTP.
that all aside, we been played by Afghan Taliban, they made us believe that they will be more understanding and helpful in getting help re TTP but in the end they just shrugged and said that TTP exists in Pakistan and best they can do is facilitate in talks with TTP inside Afghanistan. hence we sent Clerics in C-130s.

Afghan Taliban are ideological brothers of TTP, they are very soft towards them. Afghan Taliban may not at this point harm Paksitan directly but they wont go out of their way to hunt down their TTP brothers.

if anyone (from whatever political discourse in Pakistan ) thinks Afghan Taliban are different and friends to Pakistan then just look at countless border skirmishes with Pakistan where they have killed Pakistani civilians not all of these encounters are the mistake of our military. it will be extremely shameful attitude to side with someone else just because your political hatred dictates that you curse and blame your army.

When that first PTI government was being “assembled” - IK should have been pushed as much as possible to the presidency. A very vocal and maybe empowered presidency, but with foreign policy and internal security not under his purview.
Let the man make his speeches, direct party politics and direct the PM - but just don’t give him the button.

And as much as that man is a jackal + shark - SMQ was the right man for PM.

 

[lightning F57]

Did any of you actually watch his broadcast?

He mentioned that the decisions he made was done collectively with all actors in Pakistan onboard they were not done in isolation (PTI only). Also his main gripe is the war on terror was never Pakistan's war. His not pro military action but he was saying the federal government needs to help KPK as the police don't have heavy weapons to fight the terrorists. I dont recall him saying to re-locate 40k TTP terrorists in Pak that sounds like a lie.

 

[KaiserX]

Mr. Khan should focus on politics and leave foreign affairs out. In hindsight his foreign policy was perhaps the worst in pakistans history. Not a single 1 of Pak major allies were not angered by him at one point or another.

China- Completely ruined CPEC by questioning it in public and passing immature remarks on the uiygar issue
Saudis- Pissed them off by attempting to create a OIC counterpart with Turkey/Malaysia only to backtrack later
Turkey/Malaysia- Promise them to join their alliance but then backtracked pissing them off and leaving pak isolated
USA- Crying at the top of his lungs every single day of a none-existent regime change operation

Mr. Khan during your time as PM every one of your speeches seemed to focus on Afghanistan. When at the UN rather than speak of Paks interest you speak of Talibans interest. When on any foreign policy trip rather than look after the interest of pakistani people you look after the interest of afghani people. If I was an advisor to Khan id tell him to shut it for a few years when it comes to afghanistan, because he simply does not no what he is talking about.

On top of that YOUR PTI party has been in charge of KP since last 8 years. Of which every single year has gotten worse for law and order situation yet you have the audaucity to lecture us when you seem to care more about terrorist than your own army.

Right now nationalist pakistanis are supporting you, but the minute the economy improve and terrorism decreases YOU WILL LOSE A LOT OF VOTES. So best advice is let the military deal with afghanistan you focus on 2 provinces that you seem to not be interested in governing.

Mr Khan you talk of your army as if they are foreign invaders. Im sorry but please lay off the heroin and cocaine for a bit. We are not foreign invaders. This is our land for thousands of years and artificial country know as afghanistan is a walk away. Furthermore it wont be a never ending war for us. 1 nuke on your cohorts in kandahar and 90% of pakistans terrorism problem is resolved. We wont be as merciful as the Soviets nor NATO forces.

All Pakistani politicians are incompetent...IK is not much different.

 

[terry5]

I’m sure there wasn’t any bombings or attacks in Pakistan when pti was in power ?

And I think I read it was the army who resettled the terrorists and released some ttp big wig and the local Pakistanis came out on the streets & demonstrated against the terrorists ttp being pushed into there areas once again .

I maybe wrong but I think that’s what I read in the news .

 

[HAIDER]

Mr. Khan should focus on politics and leave foreign affairs out. In hindsight his foreign policy was perhaps the worst in pakistans history. Not a single 1 of Pak major allies were not angered by him at one point or another.

China- Completely ruined CPEC by questioning it in public and passing immature remarks on the uiygar issue
Saudis- Pissed them off by attempting to create a OIC counterpart with Turkey/Malaysia only to backtrack later
Turkey/Malaysia- Promise them to join their alliance but then backtracked pissing them off and leaving pak isolated
USA- Crying at the top of his lungs every single day of a none-existent regime change operation

Mr. Khan during your time as PM every one of your speeches seemed to focus on Afghanistan. When at the UN rather than speak of Paks interest you speak of Talibans interest. When on any foreign policy trip rather than look after the interest of pakistani people you look after the interest of afghani people. If I was an advisor to Khan id tell him to shut it for a few years when it comes to afghanistan, because he simply does not no what he is talking about.

On top of that YOUR PTI party has been in charge of KP since last 8 years. Of which every single year has gotten worse for law and order situation yet you have the audaucity to lecture us when you seem to care more about terrorist than your own army.

Right now nationalist pakistanis are supporting you, but the minute the economy improve and terrorism decreases YOU WILL LOSE A LOT OF VOTES. So best advice is let the military deal with afghanistan you focus on 2 provinces that you seem to not be interested in governing.

Mr Khan you talk of your army as if they are foreign invaders. Im sorry but please lay off the heroin and cocaine for a bit. We are not foreign invaders. This is our land for thousands of years and artificial country know as afghanistan is a walk away. Furthermore it wont be a never ending war for us. 1 nuke on your cohorts in kandahar and 90% of pakistans terrorism problem is resolved. We wont be as merciful as the Soviets nor NATO forces.

All Pakistani politicians are incompetent...IK is not much different.

Do you have 30 billion dollar payment due to China this year? . Saudi won t go anywhere, we buy between 40 to 50 billion dollars of oil every year, plus security and setup of defense facilities.
IMF major condition: complete information of CPEC loan provide to IMF to evaluate Pakistan's debt payments services and future dues. Plus terms and conditions.

 

[TheSolution]

I’m sure there wasn’t any bombings or attacks in Pakistan when pti was in power ?

And I think I read it was the army who resettled the terrorists and released some ttp big wig and the local Pakistanis came out on the streets & demonstrated against the terrorists ttp being pushed into there areas once again .

I maybe wrong but I think that’s what I read in the news .

In my opinion it doesn't matter who is in power when attacks are going on.

Correlation does not equal causation - the cause of attacks are not linked to who is in power but more due to several other conditions.

What happens in Afghanistan plays a bigger role - because if you check, as soon as the US left, attacks increased by many folds. This is the real reason.

And the other reason for attacks was closely linked to providing America air corridors - terrorists use this as a propaganda tool for recruitment.

How they should really be judged is what initiatives they took to counter it and deal with the situation.

 

[MultaniGuy]

• Imran Khan warns of "never-ending" war on terror.
• PTI chief asks govt to ensure better ties with Afghans.
• "Ministers are issuing irresponsible statements."

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday berated the coalition government for issuing "irresponsible statements" against the Taliban-led Afghan administration and stressed cooperation with the neighbouring nation.

Islamabad has repeatedly raised concerns over Kabul's harbouring of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and not implementing its promise of ensuring that its soil is not used for terrorism.

TTP has ended the ceasefire with Pakistan and increased terror activities across the country, leaving several people dead and scores injured, despite the government's "zero-tolerance" policy.

"Ministers are issuing irresponsible statements that they are planning to attack Afghanistan; if the Afghan government stops cooperation with [Pakistan], then we will have a never-ending war on our hands," Khan told a seminar, which he addressed via video link from Lahore.

Khan, who was ousted as the prime minister in April, had advocated for the world to engage with the Taliban administration and not isolate them or it would lead to not only regional, but global consequences.

The PTI chief said the coalition government was not focusing on talks with its Afghan counterpart and that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's first foreign trip should have been to the war-torn neighbouring country.

The former prime minister said military operations "never" bear fruit and they are part of peace agreements, as he reiterated that the government should engage with the Taliban to avoid terror activities on Pakistani soil.

"We had a golden opportunity when America left Afghanistan; we tried to better our ties with the Ashraf Ghani government as best as we could and decided not to intervene in Afghan affairs," he said.

But once the Taliban took over, Khan also kept engaging with them, and he said that "Pakistan helped evacuate foreigners from Afghanistan".

'Ending corruption'​

Slamming the "imported government" for the rising terror incidents, he said that during his tenure, the National Security Committee (NSC) had divided to support the tribal areas, but the current regime did not focus on them.

"These people [current rulers] are focusing on ending their corruption cases. They have not focused on the economy," he said, claiming that due to the government's policies, there has been a rise in terrorism.

The PTI chief said that controlling the borders is the federal government's responsibility and noted that "I had already said that when you can't control your economy, you cannot control terrorism".

Ex-PM Khan added that the police do not stand a chance against the terrorists due to their weapons. "Terrorists are equipped with modern weapons that the US left behind."

The nation of 220 million people is facing a rise in terrorism from the last few months, with the NSC — the top body on security and foreign policy — stressing that "terrorists are enemies of Pakistan".

The TTP regrouped in Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover, with Pakistan repeatedly asking the interim government in the neighbouring country to ensure that its soil isn't used for terrorism. But the Taliban-led government has not been able to live up to the expectations.

The activities of militants have been mainly focused in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the former accounting for 31% of the attacks in the last year and the latter 67%, according to stats provided by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.

In its annual report, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said that Pakistan saw as many as 376 terror attacks in the last year. A majority of these attacks were claimed by banned terror outfits such as TTP, Daesh, and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).

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We have every right to purchase Afghanistan. This should have been done decades ago.

Unite both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Now is the time to make things right.

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

I'm pretty sure he will act just like his relave general Niazi in 1971 did. Surrender at first sight of Taliban terrorists marching.

 

[RAMPAGE]

Where are my two favourite Potians? @Areesh @Dalit

 

[One_Nation]

Basically do what the US did to Pakistan with the Taliban - constantly keep saying “do more”, say nice things about them as well while basically blowing up anyone suspected of being TTP or supporting them too.
So a Salala on them and then feign it as a TTP attack that Pakistan went after.

Did this work for USA?
You are suggestion a policy for Pakistan that failed for USA.

 

[SaadH]

Did this work for USA?
You are suggestion a policy for Pakistan that failed for USA.

The Shah say ziada Shah kay wafadar new arrivals in America want America to continue fighting the unwinnable war in Afghanistan to the last Pakistani sitting in a teen dabba hilux with no air cover.

 

[TheSolution]

Did this work for USA?
You are suggestion a policy for Pakistan that failed for USA.

Trying to occupy a country, and periodically targeting TTP (not TTA) militant infrastructure are two very different things.

Pakistan has been carrying out airstrikes in Afghanistan for decades occasionally anyway lol, many documentation of it online but it's usually not claimed

 

[AZ1]

So did Usa won the war? endup having dialogues after 20 years of fighting.

 

[HAIDER]

When that first PTI government was being “assembled” - IK should have been pushed as much as possible to the presidency. A very vocal and maybe empowered presidency, but with foreign policy and internal security not under his purview.
Let the man make his speeches, direct party politics and direct the PM - but just don’t give him the button.

And as much as that man is a jackal + shark - SMQ was the right man for PM.

The old generation of Gen, like Nasir ullah Baber were brave Gen.This needed counter strike constantly. In the past soldiers had less equipment but were brave and excellent strategists. Now our forces have much more sophisticated weapons but afraid of counter strike. Even these terror camps are within 50 miles radius of the Pak-Afghan border. All launching pads are known.

 

[SQ8]

Did this work for USA?
You are suggestion a policy for Pakistan that failed for USA.

Yes it did - Pakistan at the end could not stop the strikes at the end - the US got the targets it needed to get and slowed down the Haqqanis eventually with Pakistan cooperating.

The old generation of Gen, like Nasir ullah Baber were brave Gen.This needed counter strike constantly. In the past soldiers had less equipment but were brave and excellent strategists. Now our forces have much more sophisticated weapons but afraid of counter strike. Even these terror camps are within 50 miles radius of the Pak-Afghan border. All launching pads are known.

That is a myth. Pakistanis have had average or below average strategy in general throughout their military conflicts. There have always been a few pretty good tactical commanders and one or two good strategic thinkers but there were never “brilliant” strategic to thinkers otherwise 65 would not have happened, 71 would have fought India to a stalemate in a fort strategy, Siachen would not be lost, Kargil would not have happened and so on