Principally - FIA and IB should not be answerable to ISI and MI but to Interior Ministry and Courts. There can be a system in place to allow these organizations to exchange information for COIN and nabbing most wanted individuals if necessary.
Unfortunately - When individuals in authoritative positions decide to misuse their options, what can be done? This is where judiciary comes into play.
But PTI-led government was busy undermining judiciary as well. Remember the Faez Isa episode?
Judiciary provides checks and balances in the system.
It would be good if actually PM and Interior ministry has total control of FIA and IB, but as usual this will make the sitting government very powerful, in Pakistan its a culture to be sold to the highest bidder, these powerful guys must be making millions for doing favours, targeting opposition etc. What can we do? Cannot trust the establishment and also civilian governments.
I remember Faez Isa episode, didnt really took too much notice of it but IK admitted it was a mistake, but it shows the government does have the power to do alot, Rana Sanullah case is another one, guilty or not guilty but he must 100% want to humiliate PTI, we can sense the hatred in the press conferences, Nawaz Sharif is also furious because he believes IK was used by establishment to remove him as PM.
One point on TLP is they were declared as terrorists by PTI government and banned, leader was arrested for 6 months without any charge, social media activitist were targeted, youtube, twitter, Facebook account removed, ofcourse the excuse was he is trying to destabilise Pakistan and cause fitna, another excuse was Indian agents were on twitter trying to light the fire, Pti somehow found proof. Exactly the same tactics are being used against PTI but now PDM is saying Pti is trying to destabilise Pakistan and foreign hands are involved, twitter, YouTube propaganda is the same. All aimed at institutes.
Back in 2010s we talked about 5th generation warfare, how the enemies will somehow turn the people against the judiciary and army, and then spread hatred and disinformation to destabilise the nation, then slowly bring it down and then destruction will follow. I would never imagine it would actually happen, even if PTI is correct and establishment is evil, the fact is that 5th generation warfare is in full effect.
I always thought PTI and Dr Tahir ul Qadri are perfect to destroy 5th generation warfare against Pakistan, both pro Pakistan politicians, educated and have the youth support, want to unite Pakistanis and Pakistan zindabad slogans chanted all over Pakistan, fouj zindabad slogans chanted but look at where we are now. Complete disbelieve.
When Iraq was attacked we all knew Syria is next on the hitlist, I thought Usa will invade but slowly they used social media, government mistakes to start a civil war, the rebels are heavily trained and funded by foreign powers. Whether right or or wrong, the end result was Syria is destroyed.
For sure, this is the worst form of State repression I have seen in Pakistan since Zia's suppression of PPP between 1977-79+.
But don't ask me if I am the least bit sympathetic to Imran Khan as a person! My opinion about him changed overnight after his Speaker threw out the NCM in April 2022 and I have seen nothing since then to change my changed-views!!
And I think I am generally correct about most things! (Half joking!).
Thank you for your valuable comment, its always easy to support the government blindly against the opposition whom we may dislike but being honest, being just needs high values and morals. The state action against the innocent, kidnappings, false cases, propaganda, video, threats is unacceptable.
