My latest op-ed for Pakistan Today.
In this piece, I briefly describe why Pakistan's military Establishment never wanted a complete takeover of Taliban in Kabul.Despite everyone claiming it's a Pakistan military Establishment victory. https://t.co/nXdyIWd9Kd
فاختہ نے بتایا ہے
انگلینڈ میں امام الحق کی انجری کے معاملے پر پی سی بی کی جانب سے دوبارہ تحقیقات کا امکان ہے، امام الحق کی 2025 میں نیوزی لینڈ دورے کے دوران مبینہ انجری بھی جعلی نکلی تھی، مارچ 2025 میں انڈور نیٹ سیشن کے دوران امام الحق کے دائیں پاؤں کے انگوٹھے پر گیند لگی تھی، ایکسرے میں امام الحق کے انگوٹھے میں فریکچر یا ہڈی کے اپنی جگہ سے ہٹنے کے شواہد نہیں ملے تھے، میڈیکل ٹیم کی ہدایت کے باوجود امام الحق کے مبینہ طور پر افطار کے لیے پیدل جانے کا انکشاف ہوا،امام الحق نے انگوٹھے میں شدید درد اور سیاہ نشان پڑنے کی شکایت کی تھی،پی سی بی انکوائری کمیٹی کے مطابق سیاہ مادہ قدرتی خون کے بجائے سیاہی یا مارکر کا نشان تھا، امام الحق نے انکوائری کمیٹی کے سامنے انگوٹھے پر سیاہی یا مصنوعی مادہ لگانے سے انکار کیا تھا، امام الحق نگرانی میں لنگڑاتے جبکہ نظروں سے اوجھل ہونے پر معمول کے مطابق چلتے دکھائی دیے، کمیٹی کے مطابق امام الحق نے میڈیکل عملے کو گمراہ کرنے کی کوشش کی، ماضی کے تنازعے میں امام الحق کے نیوزی لینڈ کی مشکل اور تیز پچز پر اوپننگ سے گریز کرنے کا الزام بھی سامنے آیا تھا،
#Imamulhaq #PakistanCricket
@salemalsamh There was minimum speed limit on E311 in Abu Dhabi now it has been removed. If the first (leftmost) lane is set at 140, then the second lane should be around 120 on all highways.
@AzazSyed Azaz shb very disappointed with your yesterday reporting.
I was expecting from you k ap kuch andr ki khbr lyngy sbse phly.
But nothing international media bhr se ap logo se phly khbray break krta rha
@Kamran_Yousaf Pakistani media waiting for their sources to give them something. While Western media were relying on their experience to read the situation and report on it. Even if some of what they cited as “sources” wasn’t actually coming from anyone specific.
In a bizarre demand, Uganda's army chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has asked Turkey for $1 billion for its role in Somalia and also demanded that the most beautiful Turkish woman be given to him as his wife. In 2022, Kainerugaba had demanded the hand of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in marriage.
Read in detail: https://t.co/z4uoD4dALi
#Uganda #MuhooziKainerugaba #Turkey #Somalia #GiorgiaMeloni
I didn’t know much about the Pakistani media before today, but it seems there are two camps:
* Those who recite the facts that previously happened in an objective summary
* 99% who seem just eager to praise Pakistan and saying “big announcement coming…” every 20 minutes
The most reliable news out of Pakistan has basically been Al-Jazeera - a sentence I never thought I’d say a decade ago.
We can’t trust Axios or Fox.
WSJ and NYT aren’t giving breaking updates.
The local media has too much government interference apparently.
Tasmin has been more transparent but is government aligned Iranian source so you can’t fully take that at face value.
Truly wild how far the standards globally on journalism have fallen, and I hope it’s something that can be repaired.
From @WSJopinion: Pakistan has put itself back on the diplomatic map. Its army chief consolidates his power at home by brokering a cease-fire between Iran and the U.S., writes @dhume.
https://t.co/sr1SuwDbWO
Don't think Pakistan is getting enough credit for everything it's trying in the global press. Low % of success, yes, but as far as I can see it's literally the only country trying to solve this insane situation. Nice change from what we normally associate w/ PK foreign policy.
Just had a short call with POTUS:
He declined to say how he is feeling about negotiations: “I can't tell you, because right now we're in heated negotiations.”
He declined to weigh in on Pakistan’s 2 week deadline extension request – saying he’s about to be briefed fully on it - but said: “I can say this - that I know him very well. He's a highly respected man, all over”
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says, "The President has been made been aware of the proposal, and a response will come."