By: Asem Mustafa
State security prevents Prime Minister Imran Khan to divulge the details of the international conspiracy that is hatched against his ouster from the office.
Prime Minister has shared the details with military establishment and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has endorsed the document but made it clear that in the larger national interest the document cannot be made public.
It is no secret there are methods to topple governments and numerous documents and books as in international publications are there for the readers carrying substance chalking out the details as how the west operates in its arm twisting maneuvers carried in the third world countries.
Pakistan is no exception the loans sought from World Bank and International Monetary Fund were awarded with the undertakings that no developmental project would be carried out from this money especially those that are linked in changing the fortunes of the country.
Bhasha Dam is one such example where the funds were released only on the pretext that they will be utilized in the areas specified by the international donors. National integrity and sovereignty was compromised on many such occasions.
Financial Action Task Force Lists with Grey and Black have been double edged swords slicing through national interest and out of the 27 points Pakistan has complied with 26 but getting out of the list is still distant dream.
The global scenario is also changing China emerges and United States weakens. The hegemonic designs of the west having been exposed with its embargos and trade sanctions, China emerged as a global power and her stately approach in sharing the benefits with all countries who play a role its economic progress has turned the tables.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is getting the flak from the opposition for his stance on saying ‘absolutely not’ to United States from using Pakistani soil in operations against terrorists and that is not all the European Union not long ago sought Pakistan support in condemning the Russian attack on Ukraine to which Pakistan refused.
The counter from the PM was very simple why the EU envoys have not sought the same from India and why the EU stays silent on genocide committed by Israel in Palestine and by India in Kashmir.
These two stands have made Imran Khan very unpopular and adjudged as rigid by the West and it is no secret the governments in third world countries have been toppled to achieve the desired objectives.
The East Pakistan tragedy is not forgotten and lessons have been learnt though late but learnt nevertheless.
Imran Khan visit to Russia came the day when the Ukraine invasion took place and the world approached him to condemn Russia which he flatly refused with the answer that we are partners in peace.
The recently concluded OIC conference was one such event where Prime Minster Imran Khan made it clear to all the foreign ministers of the Islamic countries that ‘united we stand and divided we fall’ and as the English saying goes to achieve the desired results follow the golden principle of ‘divide and rule’ and Commonwealth with the very word tells it all.
