Imran Khan changes statement again, says Military wants to keep him out

[Destranator]

A couple of days ago, Imran Khan said that PDM is trying to give an impression that "Fauj" is behind all the crackdown against PTI. So PDF PTI warriors came to the defence and said, by "Fauj" he means the Soldiers.

Here's the thread:

Imran Khan says, Army not behind action against PTI, but PDM is giving this impression to create rifts

Here you go. Khan shb believe Army is not behind any of this and PDM is trying to give this impression to create rifts between PTI and Fauj.

defence.pk

Now, today, he's saying Military wants to keep him out.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645679738050969601

Will someone answer if "Military" means "Fauj" or not?

Please don't forget that Imran Khan is an all-rounder. He is both pro- and anti-Fauj.

 

[Path-Finder]

A couple of days ago, Imran Khan said that PDM is trying to give an impression that "Fauj" is behind all the crackdown against PTI. So PDF PTI warriors came to the defence and said, by "Fauj" he means the Soldiers.

Here's the thread:

Imran Khan says, Army not behind action against PTI, but PDM is giving this impression to create rifts

Here you go. Khan shb believe Army is not behind any of this and PDM is trying to give this impression to create rifts between PTI and Fauj.

defence.pk

Now, today, he's saying Military wants to keep him out.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645679738050969601

Will someone answer if "Military" means "Fauj" or not?

a great attempt at trolling. if it isn't phauj then who is?

honestly the junta touts and PDM larks can only come up with such chawal then you have already surrendered. all the while phauji gernail, PDM and the new judge are the alliance of chors is ignored. BUT a statement from IK is the storm in the tea cup.

 

[Xestan]

a great attempt at trolling. if it isn't phauj then who is?

honestly the junta touts and PDM larks can only come up with such chawal then you have already surrendered. all the while phauji gernail, PDM and the new judge are the alliance of chors is ignored. BUT a statement from IK is the storm in the tea cup.

But wait, IK said that :/

 

[Jango]

Those facts have been known for decades and decades, nothing new here. And the political manipulation is unlikely to stop. Highly unlikely, in fact.

The difference being that previously it was only in a select segment of society.

Now you go and ask the chowkidar in F10 markaz or the thele wala in G10, everyone blames the fauj.

 

[VCheng]

The difference being that previously it was only in a select segment of society.

Now you go and ask the chowkidar in F10 markaz or the thele wala in G10, everyone blames the fauj.

That is what is claimed to be different this time, I can see that. However, whether it results in any significant or enduring change still remains to be seen. The next elections will tell.

 

[ghazi52]

Zara dum lai, everything will be alright ...

 

[Jango]

That is what is claimed to be different this time, I can see that. However, whether it results in any significant or enduring change still remains to be seen. The next elections will tell.

Pehle elections to honay dain

 

[villageidiot]

Pehle elections to honay dain

That remains to be seen.

 

[maverick1977]

If Imran khan came ot power, the rule of jarnails will come to an end.. not sure he has changed his statement, he has been consistent except for patrwaris as usual trying to discredit him.

 

[Path-Finder]

But wait, IK said that :/

hmmn, but is what he said hold any truth to it? arent phauji junta doing exactly that?

 

[FuturePAF]

That remains to be seen.

IK needs to convince the vested interests that he has a solid well thought out economic plan (with real metrics and solid people to execute) that will benefit them, and not endanger the opportunities for many of the vested interests; business, retirement abroad, etc.

If his team can come up with a sensible and step by step business plan for the next 5 years, it’s more likely the country will go to elections with less people feeling it’s a danger to their personal fortunes and loss of privileges they have grown accustomed to.

One key concern is not antagonizing the US, and therefore being more tactful in how the government deals with them. Another is long term stability; decades long, so investors can know their investments will not be at risk of political shifts.

A large consumer market Pakistan can potentially increase exports to. Another is attracting investors beyond the Overseas Pakistanis, whom many fear will just invest in real estate. Real estate, at least of the single family homes need to be disincentives and at most more apartment building need to be preferred, if real estate is to be given any break in future economic planning.

PTI needs to be serious in taking the time to meet investors and entrepreneurs (domestic, international; Overseas Pakistanis and non-Pakistanis) as well as managers/directors of existing large companies to figure out how each industry can be restructure in such a way to maximize growth/productivity while also giving a health steady return to investors, at least a few years into a new term.

Considering our large demographics investors in the gulf have including Pakistan into the MENA region; calling it now MENAP, with the hopes of investing in consumer based tech. Pakistan for its part needs a plan to maximize the potential of education (for children and adults) to maximize worker productivity, so new technologies help them produce more and not just consume more.

PTI also needs a foreign policy that brings in non-Chinese investors to leverage IK’s goodwill with the Afghans to speed up a route to Afghanistan/Central Asia (with its mineral resources) and the economic benefits that would give, for example the Saudi could buy the central Asian and Russian oil and gas (at a discount) via pipelines to Gwadar and Karachi, sell it to world markets. The lithium in Afghanistan will be in high demand as the west looks to shift to more EVs and batteries to shore and use solar power electricity in the evenings.

Even China wants Pakistan to have more non-Chinese investors to make CPEC more sustainable, so this is more of a balancing act; politically and economically. So Pakistani policy makers need to reorient key industries to accommodate investor like the Saudis and Emiratis looking to go into these industries, such as giving them SEZs in Pakistan and along the border with Afghanistan for the mining industry, and using the revenue to modernize the rail industry, into an efficient freight industry. Also leveraging the need to modernize the freight industry to give the business of modernization to an American firm so as to gain influence through congressmen in the districts where these freight rail companies operate and are headquartered .

On a positive note, which I hope the vested interests realize is that Pakistan needs a generation of stability to set in place the economic and political institutions. IK won’t be around forever, and let him manage the country while it is at its worst economic state will leverage his populist appeal to bear the hard reforms.

IK is honest with the people, so it’s known he isn’t in it for personal financial gain. He may not be a Lee Kuan Yew, but he’s the best we have at the moment. It must be remember the personal offers made to Lee, which he turned down for the good of his nation.

 

[VCheng]

Pehle elections to honay dain

Haven't I said that all along already? No matter what shenanigans go on with the SC and ECP decisions, the latest they can be held is the remainder of the term that PDM inherited from IK.

And it is not like they can go into elections, now, in 90 days, or at the very end, with an economic record that will help them. The key is going to be what steps are taken after that election, by IK, or anyone else, that will get the economy back on track. That is not clear at the moment.

 

[villageidiot]

On a positive note, which I hope the vested interests realize is that Pakistan needs a generation of stability to set in place the economic and political institutions. IK won’t be around forever, and let him manage the country while it is at its worst economic state will leverage his populist appeal to bear the hard reforms.

Very solid suggestions, sir. I can't comment on the solutions you suggested as it's smart-people stuff, beyond my pay-grade , but I will say this part above, I think this is where we are stuck. Everything else comes after. If only the vested interests had the vision and long-term planning that we thought they did, they'd ride on the back of IK's popularity.
Rather than bring in the old guard, which went about as well as you'd expect. They are thinking the short term as IK being a threat to them. If they weren't keen on slaughtering the golden hen and thought long term, they'd keep getting their golden eggs on way of the other. I mean, it's still the third world, there will still be corruption. But, things would be better overall. India is the perfect example to compare ourselves to, for once.

 

[VCheng]

IK needs to convince the vested interests that he has a solid well thought out economic plan (with real metrics and solid people to execute) that will benefit them, and not endanger the opportunities for many of the vested interests; business, retirement abroad, etc.

If his team can come up with a sensible and step by step business plan for the next 5 years, it’s more likely the country will go to elections with less people feeling it’s a danger to their personal fortunes and loss of privileges they have grown accustomed to.

Thus far, there is no indication of any well thought out economic plan, nor of a sensible team to implement one even if one were presented. Rhetoric and blame can only go so far.

 

[Olympus81]

IK came out with a very high level economic roadmap to steer Pakistan out in the last jalsa. Honestly, the plan was just too high level and some points were clasping on ‘hope’ and relying too much on overseas Pakistanis.

PTI’s economic team really need to work together and think very hard on how they’ll pull back Pakistan from the brink.

Getting rid of subsidies, improve human development, reduce defense budget, focusing on low growth (limit CAD), focusing on agriculture, export competitiveness, improved investment climate and rule of law should be areas to focus on.

This will be a good decade long recovery after what the PDM pricks and their handlers did to Pakistan.