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February 23, 2012
Imran Khan vows to hold talks with Taliban to end war on terrorism
Cricketer-turned-politician hosts fund-raising dinner in Dubai
Imran Khan during the fund-raising event for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust at the Atlantis Hotel. Khan said it was important for Pakistan to get out of the war on terrorism as the country had already lost $50 billion (Dh183.6 billion) in the last ten years leading to the economic crisis.
Pakistan's new political sensation Imran Khan has said that he can negotiate with the Taliban to end the "so-called war on terrorism" if he is given the mandate to do so.
"I can talk to them [the Taliban] if the government and parties concerned sanction this and ask me to get involved. I am ready to talk to them in the best interest of the country because this war is ‘burying' Pakistan," Khan told Gulf News on the sidelines of a fund-raising dinner for his Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) which runs a cancer hospital in Lahore. The event was held at the Atlantis Hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and was attended by more than 1,000 people from different nationalities, mainly the Pakistani elite in the UAE.
Reacting to a question about the Taliban's move to open an office in Qatar, Khan said there was no harm in it as it was the first positive step towards holding talks with them. "I told the world some eight years ago that there was no military solution to this problem as the only way out is to hold talks and settle it politically but at that time they called me ‘Taliban Khan' but now they all agree with me as they could not win this so-called war on terrorism," he said.
Solution in talking
Khan said it was important for Pakistan to get out of the US war on terrorism because the country had already suffered losses to the tune of $50 billion (Dh183.6 billion) during the last ten years leading to economic crisis, poverty and instability. "The sooner we get out of this war, the quicker Pakistan will get back on its feet," he added.
He said he could find a solution by talking to them because he knows the areas and the people.
Khan, who is also chairman of his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) or Justice Movement, strongly condemned the tabling of a bill earlier this month in the US House of Representatives calling upon Pakistan to ‘recognise the right to self-determination for Balochistan. "The US has no right to talk about this issue as it is sheer interference in Pakistan's internal affairs and I strongly condemn it," he said.
Khan is holding talks with Baloch leaders including the separatist groups who want to see a separate Balochistan.
"We have understood each other and I will give a package to resolve the Balochistan issue in my public rally scheduled to be held in Quetta, Balochistan, on April 10," he added. Khan, who is vying to win the next general elections, said that his youth revolution which he termed a "tsunami" will sweep the next general elections.
He has strongly emerged as a third political option in Pakistan and has become a household name after his two mammoth rallies in Lahore and Karachi.
Khan slowed down his political campaign after a December 25 rally in Karachi because his party was busy preparing a new constitution and policy papers on key issues in Pakistan, he said.
He said he was also restructuring his party and doing re-organisational work appointing office-bearers all over the country and deciding about candidates for the next general elections. He will present his first policy paper on energy at the energy conference to be organised by his party on February 26.
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. and the time it reachs its extreme, one more partition of Pakistan, it would then be better for today's pakistan to try to get united with India. but it may take over 10 to 15 years even if we start the process from today 
. and also there is a religious equation of India which their leaders won't let get changed. Population of 'non-religious' India is 1.2bn with around 200mil muslims. and even if we add Pakistan+Afghanistan to India, total population of India would then be raised to 1.4bn with around 400mil muslims but it will come with too many strategic locations of Pakistan and Afghanistan, like Pak's Kashmir/ Sindh with Sindhu Ghati, with strategic location of Baluchistan and Afghanistan. but inclusion of Bangladesh in today's India would be rubbish 
I think we may look on Mr Imran Khan as a future leader of India+Pakistan (may be including Afghanistan also). he has been a dreamed cricket captain of Indian continent and may lead India+Pakistan both in future.
I do believe that Indian leaders like Mr Gandhi or Mr Nehru were the losers who lost cultural cities like Lahore and the place of origin of 5000 years old Indian culture, The Sindhu Ghati Culture, including Pak's part of Kashmir. Mr Jinnah might have some reasons for a separate state of Pakistan but Mr Gandhi also had good reasons why there might not be any partition of India. and I think till loosing Bangladesh, it was alright, but the time Pakistan comes in the position to lose any more part, (say Baluchistan, or north west states, or Pakistani Kashmir or even Karachi with its near area for Muhajir.), they would better declare Pakistan as a failed state after that. Mr Jinnah might have won over Mr Gandhi by getting a separate Pakistan but new generations of Pakistan have failed his dream, and in fact making Mr Gandhi winning over Mr Jinnah this way
but Im not really fan of Bangladesh, its overly populated and very poor. I won't like to see Bangladesh with India
but its only my opinion. also here, Pakistan's nationals will first have to dream for a state like Kazakhstan and dream to be very liberal like them and want to be like them. As, if Pakistan can become a good Islamic nation then they would continue as it is but if they can't help themselves from extremists, they would prefer to come with India with 'non-religious' dreams, I personally believe.............
(I was encourged to make this post as we have exmaples of many Pakistani nationals who came to India and don't wish to go back. many Pakistani film stars, businessmen, cricketers, singers etc. its not just Mr Altaf Hussein who says partition of India was a mistake, but also many other like Veena Malik, Adnan Shami etc, I guess we do can imagine an India with Pakistan (also may be with Afghanistan?) and I would like to see people like Veena Malik, Adnan Sami etc as part of India
