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Written by Eric Zuesse
Pakistan’s Prime Minister until he was removed in a U.S.-demanded coup in April of this year was Imran Khan. He had been trying to separate Pakistan from the U.S. regime, which long has controlled it. Despite Pakistan’s aristocracy owning the nation’s newsmedia, he retained extraordinary popularity and admiration amongst Pakistan’s public; and, so, he has been using every means at his disposal to try to regain control of Pakistan’s Government, in order to become enabled to complete the job that he had begun, to free his nation from the yoke of America’s billionaires and their agents, including not only of America’s Government but of Pakistan’s own billionaires. Pakistan is a vassal-nation in the American empire, and Imran Khan is determined finally to free his people from that foreign dictatorship, so as for Pakistan to achieve sovereignty, finally, over its land, and thereby to have, at last, the possibility to become a functioning democracy, a nation which represents its public, instead of any aristocracy at all.
On August 21st, Andrew Korybko headlined “Interpreting The Pakistani Media Regulator’s Ban On Imran Khan’s Live Broadcasts”, and reported that,
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) decreed on Saturday [August 20th] that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speeches can no longer be broadcast live on satellite TV channels throughout the country. The supposed basis behind this dramatic decision is that he “is continuously alleging state institutions by leveling baseless allegations and spreading hate speech through his provocative statements against state institutions and officers which is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order and is likely to disturb public peace and tranquility.”
This move was made immediately after the country’s former leader, who was deposed by a US-orchestrated but domestically driven post-modern coup in early April as punishment for his independent foreign policy (particularly its Eurasian dimensions), announced that he’d be filing court cases against the IG and DIG of the Islamabad Police as well as Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry for what he claimed was their complicity in the alleged torture of his close associate Shahbaz Gill.
Here are key events which led up to the present crisis:
On 26 July 2018, the “Moon of Alabama” blogger bannered “Pakistan’s ‘Populist’ Wins The Election” and reported that,
Imran Khan won yesterday’s elections in Pakistan. He is an unusual politician and his political program is laudable. The task he is taking on is difficult and fraught with danger:
Imran Khan has claimed victory for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) in an historic election for Pakistan. The PTI represents a populist swing away from the legacy mainstream parties PML-N and PPP that both fared poorly during the election. Additionally, religious extremist parties fared particularly poorly compared to the previous two elections and also when contrasted with the expectations that many theocratic parties set for themselves prior to polling day. Lastly, the deeply controversial MQM ended up losing both seats and electoral momentum in its Karachi heartland, surrendering its erstwhile momentum to PTI.
Likewise, the incumbent PML-N not only fared poorly in the national vote in their traditional Punjab stronghold but even in the Punjab assembly election, Imran Khan’s PTI has proved formidable. Finally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which since 2013 has been governed by a PTI led provincial council, women were able to cast their votes for the first time. As was expected PTI heavily dominated throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Imran Khan is an interesting character. He was born in 1952 into an affluent Pashtun family with an anti-colonial tradition. He was educated in Britain. After graduating from Oxford he excelled as a professional cricket player. In 1992 he won the Cricket World Cup for Pakistan as captain of the team. That made him a national hero but the high life also gave him a reputation as womanizer and playboy.
His 2012 talk with Julian Assange (vid) demonstrates that he is way more than that. In 1996 he founded his political party and slowly moved it into a winning position. The PTI rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the poor and war-torn Pashtun state next to Afghanistan, was surprisingly successful.
Pakistan was long ruled by the military and several rich clans which used their political parties to enrich themselves. There is no evidence that Imran is of such a type. …
Imran campaigned on a social-democratic and anti-corruption platform. His victory speech (scroll down) emphasized his concern for the poor:
Pakistan should have that kind of humanitarian state, where we take responsibility for our weaker classes. The weak are dying of hunger. I will try my best – all of my policies will be made to raise our weaker classes, for our labourers … for our poor farmers, who work all year and get no money … 45 percent of children have stunted growth, they don’t reach the right height, or their brains don’t develop. … No country can prosper when there is a small island of rich people, and a sea of poor.
“MoA” noted that “Pakistan has long been a puppet state of the U.S. and its Saudi wallet.”
On 31 March 2022, a Russian news-site headlined “Pakistan PM names ‘foreign power’ that wants him toppled: Imran Khan accuses the US of meddling as no-confidence vote looms”, and reported:
Pakistani PM Imran Khan ‘accidentally’ named the United States as the culprit when he claimed “a foreign country I can’t name” was eager to see him removed from his post via a no-confidence vote.
“America has – oh, not America but a foreign country I can’t name” sent the leader the message in an effort to meddle in his country’s politics, Khan said in a televised address on Thursday, after a no-confidence vote against him was rescheduled.
Khan had received a briefing letter from the Pakistani ambassador to the US that included a recording of a senior official from Washington implying the relationship between the two countries would improve in Khan’s absence, local media reported on Thursday.
“They say that ‘our anger will vanish if Imran Khan loses this no-confidence vote’,” Khan claimed, describing the contents of the letter.
READ MORE: Pakistan, like India, won’t bow to Western pressure – PM Khan
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price insisted there was “no truth” to the allegations, stating Washington was “closely following developments in Pakistan” but that it “respect[ed] and support[ed] Pakistan’s constitutional process and the rule of law.”
It’s not the first time Khan has accused Washington of meddling in the country’s internal affairs and trying to influence its policy decisions. He broached the issue at a Sunday rally where he sought to draw on supporters’ energy as his political opposition has attempted to oust him and reminded his supporters during Thursday’s broadcast that Pakistan had gotten nothing from supporting the US’ war on “terror” except a lot more terrorists and drone bombings.
Khan has refused to bow to American pressure and condemn Russia for sending troops into Ukraine, arguing Pakistan had nothing to gain by such a move. However, this has made him a target for the US and its allies, who are already upset that neighboring India has also refused to join their sanctions campaign against Moscow.
Debate regarding the no-confidence motion was supposed to begin on Thursday, though the deputy speaker, a member of Khan’s party, suspended the proceedings when the legislators chose not to address other items on the agenda first. This scandalized opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, who told reporters that the deputy speaker had “once again dishonored the parliamentary norms by not allowing the agenda item for a debate.”
Parliament is next due to meet on Sunday. Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, is not just outnumbered – it’s fighting the two more mainstream parties (Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan People’s Party) that typically switch off power between them.
Then, on 1 April 2022, America’s National Public Radio (NPR) headlined “Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan accuses the U.S. of trying to oust him”.
On 7 April 2022, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper bannered “Supreme Court restores National Assembly, orders no-confidence vote”.
On 9 April 2022, the British aristocracy’s Reuters news agency headlined “Frontrunner for next Pakistani PM seen as ‘can-do’ administrator”. That person did turn out to be the one that the U.S. Government had selected to run the country. He became appointed on April 11th, and promptly began dismantling his predecessor’s policies.
Investigative historian Eric Zuesse’s new book, AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF EVIL: Hitler’s Posthumous Victory, and Why the Social Sciences Need to Change, is about how America took over the world after World War II in order to enslave it to U.S.-and-allied billionaires. Their cartels extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public.
Lots of SF stories but nothing about Russian advances in the Ukraine, hmmmmmmmm…
Still peddling the same NATO narrative I see, Disinfo.
Slava Rossiya.
If you care that much about UA war, https://defensepoliticsasia.com/ukraine/
This map is not like liveuamap that holds info – and pushes UA BS 24/7.
Pakistan is another shithole Zionist and British created fake state that does Americunt bidding. It was created by the British loser imperialists in 1947 to carve up a united India as it, like Russia posed a threat to post WW2 Anglo-Zionist delusional goals of “global full spectrum hegemony”.
The Paki military is corrupt to the core and even more cowardly than the Uki trash. It is dominated by the lowest scum class of India, known as the Punjabis, who have always been mercenaries for their western masters, like the Gurkha and the Sikhs. These scummy Punjabi bastards have been killing the hapless minorities like the Bengalis, Pashtuns and now Baluchis for their Americunt masters. In 1971, India with massive Russian/USSR assistance had to intervene and defeat the Paki rapist loser army and create Bangladesh to protect the Bengalis. Now the Americunt assholes are making the Punjabi scum kill Baluchis who want independence and control over the massive natural gas reserves that are being stolen by the Punjabi criminals protected by a corrupt military. The Chinese have pulled out of the CPEC deal after wasting $11 billion to the Paki military corruption. The Americunts use the Paki bases to attack Afghanistan and other regional targets.
Lately, Imran Khan, a Pashtun popular OM was deposed by the CIA and Paki military for having the temerity to show independent stance and support for the legitimate Russian operation in Ukraine. The Paki military has now charged with with false charges of “terrorism” LOL. Let’s hope India and other major regional powers fully support the Baluch and Pashtun quest for freedom from the corrupt Punjabi scum.
Good summation and the SF article is also very well written and accurate. Pakistan is a disgusting US puppet and like Turkey is a threat to all its neighbors. Not even the Chinese like the double crossing Punjabi military. The Punjabis were lower caste Hindus and were converted to Islam after the Arab invasion of India. They have always been slaves to foreign masters. The US has total control over the beggar failed state of Pakistan.
Conveniently forget parasytic system of casts in India, eh?
Because of the attitude of Iranians on this forum, I hope you suffer the most at Biden’s hands. I can see it clearly on the wall that you’ll be forced to invade Iraq and suffer barrages of missile and rocket attacks deep inside Iranian territory. Sleeper cells will be activated in Iran to cause confusion within. How can people feel sympathy for Iran when all you do is wish evil for other Muslim countries just on the bases sectarianism. Iran is frustrated that it doesn’t rule the Muslim world. This will be a small frustration compared to what awaits the Mullahs in Iraq. Please, follow events in Iraq very closely. A highly influential person is already warning about a possible civil war in Iraq.
The Houthis have almost calmed down.
Iran is almost back in the nuclear deal
Next is probably Lebanon, then Iraq, and finally Iran.
You are just another asshole who thinks he’s smart. You should be praying for Iran and hope that its fast-approaching military quagmire in Iraq doesn’t topple the Mullahs. It is in Iraq that the U.S will bog down Iran. The current Iraq political crisis and recent warnings by Iraqi militias indicate that America is speeding up this project. The Mullahs should prepare to deploy Iranian forces deep into Iraq before Biden’s tenure ends. I would be surprised if America hasn’t already armed some anti-Iran forces in Iraq with missiles that can reach deep into Iran.
You sit and talk about other nations like your own country is doing fine. I told you this before, but I’ll repeat it again. This is what awaits Iran:
1. Iran will return to the JCPOA (America will make enough concessions to ensure Iran’s return)
2. The gulf countries will make peace with Iran to avoid Iranian retaliation when things get hot in Iraq.
3. The war in Yemen will subside, most likely through a lasting cease-fire (America will ensure the Houthis get enough TEMPORARY concessions to calm them down. This way, it’ll be harder for Iran to persuade the Houthis to attack Saudi Arabia when the Iraqi powder keg is lit.
4. Civil war in Lebanon (I don’t wish for this, but unfortunately things are pointing in that direction)
5. Civil war in Iraq (again I don’t wish for this, but it looks set to happen)
6. Rogue elements will start attacking Iran from Iraq until Iran is forced to intervene.
7. Iran gets its Afghanistan in Iraq.
Someone disputed my claim that a civil war in Lebanon will destroy Hezbollah. They had better remember that Syrian rebels thrashed Iran and its militias in Syria very badly until Russia had to rescue them. This was because the rebels got enough international support. What do you think about Lebanon? It’s not only Lebanese fighters that will attack Hezbollah. Most fighters will be imported through Israel.
Biden is far more dangerous to Iran than Trump.
They’re still advancing, even a pro Ukraine account LiveUAMaps had to finally update their maps after weeks, it looked like Ukraine lost a lot of territory in 1 day. They should have updated it every day, it was better for that Ukrainian/West narrative that “they’re winning”.
BTW, Russia is not using the U.S. strategy of carpet bombing the whole planet, because U.S. don’t care about the life of anyone, only about money and power, Russia is not planning to target civilians and destroy infrastructure. While you’re probably going to talk about the civilians that died in Russian strikes, yes, those sadly happened and it’s expected to happen, because arms are being used.
Breaking news for you, that started as a civil war between Ukrainians since 2014, even some of those who don’t support Ukraine ignore these things. It happened that country has different ethnic groups and their views didn’t coincide since the coup, plus some Ukrainian oligarchs funded Nazi groups in order to advance with their own agenda, other oligarchs funded different groups, if you watch the beginning of the protests before the Nazi groups appeared, you will see their protests were different, the Nazi groups appeared and it turned violent. Since then, they were openly calling to exterminate ethnic Russians from Ukraine (not the only ones targeted in Ukraine by them) and to Russia.
Igor Kolomoisky, a rich oligarch Ukrainian, funded Azov and the campaign of that that Ukrainian president who is in power right know.
U.S. also conspired to cause that conflict since 2010, when they offered Yanukovych to get help from USA and EU, if he could allow their country to get in debt by billions in order to join their commerce treaty and distance his country from Russia, he wasn’t going to accept that debt, nor the rest, as he said, if he’d do that, his country was going to divide, because Ukraine and Russia has cultural ties, on the other hand, its commerce revolved around Russia, things U.S. politicians don’t care, they imposed neoliberal reforms all around the world at any cost, you’re not with them, they destroy you, you’re their ally, they use you then dump you. Note: You can hear the private conversation of Nuland and Pyatt, U.S. government members, where they’re discussing who’s going to take the presidency of Ukraine in 2014. J. Biden also threatened Poroshenko in 2016 to not make any deal with the new administration.
Russia was also helping in some ways to the east of Ukraine since the armed conflict started in 2014, this year, 2022, they finally got directly involved, when may have discovered Ukraine existed, USA was already sending billions not only this year, even in previous ones, there are reports from those years, including in the western MSM.
“Russia is not using the U.S. strategy of carpet bombing the whole planet, because U.S. don’t care about the life of anyone, only about money and power, Russia is not planning to target civilians and destroy infrastructure.”
Russia isn’t carpet bombing because they would essentially be bombing their own assets and killing their own people.
This war is as cruel and brutal as anything that happened in WW2. Ukrainians are using fanatical Nationalist militias as blocking detachments and sending essentially unarmed ethnic Russian conscripts to man the front lines. The region is being depopulated of ethnic Russians and their assets destroyed whether Russia wins or loses.
The Russian army does understand this however and are expending more firepower hunting and decimating Ukrainian nationalist militias than they are trying to take ground.
This is not going to end well because even if peace comes to Ukraine because the Russians won’t forget that it was NATO and the west who armed and trained the Ukrainians and planned this war.
Russian – India 2022 partnership – two orderly democracies, U.S. – Pakistan 2022 relationship of two chaotic autocracies.
In a nutshell. And Pakistan’s significance in keeping the Port of Gwadar under Angl0-Zi0ni$t and Kashmir under control and on the front “burner” to divide and conquer to it’$ la$t “breath”!…
I love sucking Pakistani dick too.
And I love sucking Pakistani camel’s dick.
This is a blatant violation of democratic process yet the U.S. supports the new Pakistan. Didn’t we move heaven and earth to destroy Venezuela for doing less?
The Jews control America. They’ll have Jews elected worldwide someday.
Not US, but the satanic british crown corporation still colonizing the world