It'll be intriguing to watch how Pakistan PM Khan, notorious for swinging justice ball both ways, diplomatically manoeuvres the Ukraine minefield in Moscow with all western eyes on the Pakistani leader
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When Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi was in Beijing for the Winter Olympics this month, he reiterated Islamabad’s carte blanche support to China on its harsh programs towards Muslim maturity Sinkiang, Buddhist maturity Tibet and Hong Kong.
During his four- day visit, the former swing bowler stamped blessing yet again on “ One China” policy and on Beijing’s claim on the South China Sea. He reviled against the west and stood up to defend the Chinese Belt Road Initiative, which President Xi Jinping described as a part of a community of participating fortune in a 2013 speech.
Moment, when the entire US- led west has slammed the Russian intervention in two breakaway mini-republics in Ukraine and indeed China has not come out in open support of Moscow, PM Imran Khan is slated to go on a two- day trip to meet President Vladimir Putin.
It'll be intriguing to watch how PM Khan, notorious for swinging the justice ball both ways, diplomatically manoeuvres the Ukraine minefield in Moscow with all western eyes on the Pakistani leader. The last Pakistan PM to visit Russia was Nawaz Sharif in March 1999, on the dusk of Kargil war.
While Niazi has tried to set aside the timing of the visit by saying that it was decided before the Ukraine extremity, the Pakistani leader may find himself between a gemstone and a hard place as the entire western bloc will take veritably unkindly if he ends up justifying Ukraine scheme of President Putin.
As Pak PM’s review of the Russian move is out of the question, he'll be walking on the razor’s edge throughout the trip and will try and avoid reference to Ukraine extremity in the common statement. For the record, the focus will be the philanthropic extremity in third country Afghanistan and recognition of the Islamist Taliban government enwrapping Kabul since the US led forces departed precipitously on August 15, 2021.
Despite Pakistani deep state being the force behind Taliban now and theanti-Soviet jihad in 1980s, Rawalpindi’s policy stands unraveled in Afghanistan due to ISI’s preference for Haqqani Network terrorist group over Kandahar body of theultra-conservative Sunni force.
While the Pak PM is anticipated to be accompanied by elderly members of his Cabinet, the two sides are anticipated to bandy profitable and defence cooperation with debt ridden Islamabad looking for backing of its structure systems. Moscow has supplied military copters to Pakistan and its dependent JF-17 fighter is powered by Russian RD-93 machines which were vended to China.
A satirical piece about Imran Khan taking a jibe at Harry Maguire went so viral that a popular UK publication covered it as actual news.
However, this fake news might have a deeper meaning.
Islamabad (Liberal Tribune) – Foreign Office speaker Dr. Mohammad Faisal on Tuesday termed details concerning Prime Minister Imran Khan participation in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Russia as “speculative”.
PM Imran’s Russia visit ‘speculative’
Taking to Twitter, Dr. Faisal said Russia and Pakistan stay in connection about engagement at the maximum level.
Any announcement in this regard would be made formally at appropriate time.
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) July 9, 2019
Sources in the FO had on Saturday spoke that Prime Minister Imran would join the EEF conference in Russia in September on the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This was an extraordinary operation which will go in the annals of history as an epic and a heroic one.
There have always been a few people in India who have been suspect for their stand on whether they stand with their own country or against it, at a time of crisis, a crisis which is particularly fraught with national security implications.
On February 27, when Pakistan tried to violate Indian airspace along the LoC only to appease its domestic audience, and immediately following it up with Imran Khan’s peace offering speech the same day, this entire group lost no time in pushing Pakistan’s case.
Leading this cabal, Congress Party led by Rahul Gandhi has crossed this other Rubicon by openly presenting a divided polity from India, at a time when India should have been presenting a united face.
One look at the image below will shock you as to how India’s opposition parties led by Rahul Gandhi have played directly into the hands of Pakistan and strengthened the enemy’s case against India.
No surprises that the following tweet by Radio Pakistan answers it in the affirmative.
