Wajahat S. Khan
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Almost Famous & Somewhat Functional South Asian Security & Politics Wala | Senior Fellow @AtlanticCouncil | Adjunct @NYUCGA | Views personal
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"Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State - to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims - Hindus, Christians, and Parsis - but they are all Pakistanis. They will enjoy the same rights and privileges as any other citizens and will play their…
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This is unprecedented.
A Pakistan army tank, displayed as a symbol of the military’s might in Peshawar — and so many other cities across the country — is vandalised by angry protestors after the attack on Imran Khan.
Not in 75 years of history has this been witnessed in Pak.
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This is how Pakistan treats its leaders
They either kill you
Or exile you
And when they fail, they attack your home & your people
But something feels different this time
Something has changed
Love him or hate him, Imran Khan has taken on the Army like no one before him
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I’m leaving the PTI
And joining the Pakistan Army
My Long Course at PMA starts next month
I will graduate in two years
I will be COAS in 34 years
I will declare Martial Law on my first day in power
I will save Pakistan from India, US, Israel and Youthias
I love nukes
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My name is Wajahat Saeed Khan.
I’m an independent journalist based in New York City.
I’ve been covering Pakistan for over 20 years.
It’s a country I was born in. But it’s a country I can’t return to.
That’s partially because I’ve been falsely accused by Pakistani authorities…
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مسلم لیگ (ن) -- إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
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This is embarrassing: the spy chief of the world’s fifth largest country, sixth largest military & only nuclear-armed Islamic republic has been reduced to being a PR agent for an organisation / boss who shouldn’t be involved in politics in the first place.
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Hearing
#ImranKhan
is being held at the Kohsar Complex, which is the ISI's Sector Headquarters in Islamabad.
Why is a former prime minister, charged by a National Accountability Court, arrested by paramilitary Rangers, being held by an intelligence agency?
Why not the police?
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Are they going to try to steal the election?
Yes.
Will they succeed?
No.
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With the
#Kaptaan
, through the years (2014 to 2018 — will post earlier pics if I can find them).
Love him or hate him, Pakistan is lucky to have
#ImranKhan
alive.
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So they have enough troops to effectively declare martial law in parts of the country — but they don’t have enough troops to hold an election.
Nice one,
#PakistanArmy
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It begins: After attack on Khan, PTI demonstrators advance on the Peshawar Corps Commander’s residence.
Will the military blink first and allow snap elections?
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Born: 1947
Experimented: 1958
Flexed: 1965
Self Destructed: 1971
Reborn: 1973
Tortured: 1977
Freed: 1988
Mutilated: 1999
Released: 2008
Captured: 2022
Broken: 2023
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Just spoke to
@ImranRiazKhan
’s family. He’s weak and not in the best of health, but he’s back, MashAllah.
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The Legacy of General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Coming up in a couple of hours next in my new vlog
Watch this space
#MahaazReturns
to cover the
#ActualWarInPakistan
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I’m honoured to have been offered the post of the interim Information Minister of Pakistan.
However, due to my natural intolerance for illegal authority, raging mediocrity, endemic corruption, prevalent nepotism, pageant freeloading and pathological lying that is rampant among…
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Man, the Fauj is sooooooo screwed
پیر پگاڑا کی قیادت میں عوام کی اتنی بڑی تعداد کا صرف ایک ہی مطالبہ ہے کہ الیکشن رزلٹ Form 45 کے مطابق جاری کیے جائیں
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This is a good time for the Pakistan Army to think about Pakistan — and not just the Army
#حقیقی_آزادی_جلسہ
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This woman is braver, stronger and better than than the men she’s confronting
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Oye, Nawaz Sharif...
Kabhee Aao Na Peshawar...
Khushboo Laga Ke...
#بیوقوف_جاہل_نواز_شریف
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Today, I came across news reports which indicate that several charges have been filed against me in Pakistan.
These charges – which include aiding, abetting and instigating violence, terrorism and treason – have been filed by a resident of Islamabad, an individual unknown to me.…
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It's done.
The Supreme Court has taken the Bat away from the PTI...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan overruled the decision of the Peshawar High Court...
Qazi Faiz Isa: You will be remembered in history
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GHQ: Stop
PMLN: Leave
PTI: Continue
PPP: Do the right thing
CJP: Resign
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If they as much as touch Imran Khan, this country is going to burn.
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Not that it matters much, but I'm going to call out for an all-out boycott of the
@TheRealPCB
's unreal editorial team unless somebody in charge bothers explaining why Imran Khan has been eradicated from the annals of Pakistan's cricket history.
Remember, boys. This the…
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Stand your ground, Pakistan
This onslaught will stop
It surely will
They don’t have a reason to fight
You have a reason to resist
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27,699 days since Independence (14 Aug 1947)
27,305 days since M.A. Jinnah was left to die (11 Sep 1948)
26,175 days since Liaqat Ali Khan was killed (16 Oct 1951)
20,430 days since Fatima Jinnah died mysteriously (9 July 1967)
18,809 days since Dhaka fell (16 Dec 1971)…
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Feel for my former colleagues who are going through the motions, announcing stolen results on national television like it's the weather
It's like being a cop witnessing a daylight robbery, and writing it off as a traffic violation
Today is a dark day for Pakistani journalism
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Shameful
Every prisoner has rights
Khan deserves better
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No.
No blame game.
You’ve lost.
The people won.
Walk away.
Admit defeat.
You’re not Pakistan. And you’re hardly Muslim. You’re just a League of Nawaz.
And you’ve been rejected.
This chaos is created by Suited, booted anchors sitting in cozy studios
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I reported yesterday that the pro-PTI Pakistani diaspora is going to shift gears and convince American leaders and opinion makers weigh in on the plight of Khan.
This is now beginning to happen.
Sorry, GHQ. You might have won this round in a court of law (that you chose), but…
The arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is one more unnecessary step toward instability and crisis in Pakistan. The people of Pakistan will not benefit from the continuing turmoil. Instead, China, ISIS-K and other terrorists will take advantage of the unrest to their…
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I think I’m going to start a multi-part vlog series on the ISI: its history, its feats and failures, and the way it was meant work versus what its actually become. What do you think?
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Get a job in which you:
- Get 2 years of basic training
- Lead 25 men in ur first gig
- Eff around all day with guns & tanks & shit
- Can cheat in all courses
- Retire at 40 as a millionaire
- Retire at 50 as a billionaire (provided u kiss ass)
Can you guess the job?
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101 days since
#ImranRiazKhan
’s abduction
301 days since
#ArshadSharifShaheed
was killed
15 days since
#ImranKhan
was arrested
1 day since
#PresidentofPakistan
signed constitutional amendments into law, but really didn’t
As God is my witness, I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 as I disagreed with these laws. I asked my staff to return the bills unsigned within stipulated time to make them ineffective. I confirmed from them many times that…
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Last night, family members of late COAS Asif Nawaz Janjua were picked up from Lahore Cantt, from the legendary Chief’s residence, without arrest warrants.
This is unprecedented. This is damning. And it must be taken notice of by
@OfficialDGISPR
, the ISI, the MI and the Chief…
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Gritty fight back message from PTI
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Reports coming in from the khaki wire that Commander IV Corp Lahore (Lt. Gen. Salman Fayyaz Ghani, 10 FF) has been removed from command. His Chief of Staff has been attached with the Adjutant General's Branch (which means there is an inquiry underway).
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Congratulations, Australia. You guys are the best.
Commiserations, India. Next time, honour the spirit of cricket and act like a proper host. Not a visa-delaying, hate-mongering, chest-thumping bunch of thugs who can also bat and bowl a bit.
The good guys always win. And no,…
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Harrowing.
As
@fawadchaudhry
is shifted illegally from Lahore to Islamabad without being produced at the LHC despite orders,
@FarrukhHabibISF
puts up a brave defense.
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A dark day in Pakistan.
As police encircle his home to detain him, Imran Khan sounds off what seems like a goodbye note: whether they arrest me or kill me, he says, you must fight the one man rule that haunts this country.
My message to the nation to stand resolute and fight for Haqeeqi Azadi & rule of law.
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The Americans have a message about the Pakistan elections — and Nawaz Sharif and the Army aren’t going to like it…
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Well, well, well. When was the last time these two were given any relief?
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Sialkot has redeemed itself...
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Wow.
The (now former) Corps Commander of Lahore’s IV Corps, seen in casual clothes, trying to talk down the mob that attacked his residence the other day.
This is unprecedented.
But is this why he was removed — because he was on the defensive?
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Oye Hoye...
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Incredible scenes from Minar e Pakistan in Lahore
They have a saying in Pakistani politics: when Lahore rises, the rest of the country follows
Clearly, Lahore has risen for Imran Khan tonight
Will the Army rethink its intransigent and counterproductive strategy to derail him?
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Classy cover drive by
@Hammad_Azhar
Since I am now in a position to deploy heavy police contingents just by tweeting peaceful protest venues, I will use this power for the public good. From tomorrow, I will be ordering deployment in areas with highest crime incidences. Starting off with IG Punjab’s office.
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Bhai Log are Bhai Bhai again.
Major MQM factions — Farooq Sattar, PSP —reunited under Bahadurabad.
Last I met him, Mustafa Kamal was calling the rest of these chaps RAW agents, accusing them of treason.
What a shame. What hypocrisy.
Karachi deserves better.
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"I shall never come to the Punjab again; it is such a hopeless place"
-- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
#Jaranwala
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Today, if I were in Pakistan…
I’d definitely be arrested
I’d surely be targeted for my views
I’d probably be killed
I wouldn’t have the vote
And yes, I’d be banned from TV
Today, if I were in India…
I’d possibly be arrested
I’d definitely be targeted for my views
I’d possibly…
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So now they’re just openly killing people in custody.
Nice.
What’s next?
Massacres?
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Curious about the intellect, depth and wellness of those Pakistanis who are still watching local media.
It’s in a sad, dreary state.
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What’s Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa doing in New York City?
Washington makes sense.
Why New York?
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Unacceptable.
Illegal.
Immoral.
But in Pakistan, the new normal.
#PakistanKoBachao
Second video: Supreme Court I hope you’re watching how they treated
@SMQureshiPTI
in direct contempt of your orders.
Is this how we treat the people who have represented Pakistan and stood up for her rights? And Protected her sovereignty?
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Confirmed: The Indians will only talk to Pak if the PMLN is in power
Confirmed: The Emiratis are underwriting the move to take over Pakistan’s strategic economic assets eg ports
Confirmed: The Emiratis and Indians are strategic partners
Confirmed: The Emiratis brokered…
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Khan’s wife has applied for his relief to be shifted and upgraded from his current prison / cell
She has listed three reasons: he was the captain of cricket team; he went to Oxford; he was PM
If this is how one of Pakistan’s highest achievers has to plea for mercy, imagine the…
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Dear Everyone,
Please make this your ringtone.
Please listen to this 72 times after your prayers.
Please share it with your unpatriotic friends.
Please serenade your lover with this.
Please use it during your meditation.
Please retweet this while chanting it in your…
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Unbelievable. Unprecedented. Unreal.
After rumours of Monday’s Peshawar bombing being an inside job, Police protest in Peshawar—where 100, including many cops were lost—chanting slogans against “unknown persons:” the local euphemism for the spy services
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The Army doesn’t have the manpower to hold election, GHQ claims
But it does have the manpower to take over a bunch of land to farm it
Clearly, vegetables are more important than votes to the military
This is what happens when peasants wear uniforms
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بغاوت
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Things I must do to return to Pakistan
پاکستان واپس آنے کے لیے مجھے کیا کیا کرنا پڑے گا —
(Reply with more examples…)
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No. Effing. Way.
Not today, Pakistan. Not today.
Today, the media must defy these orders. It must.
CONFIRMED BREAKING; sources; strict instructions by military establishment to television networks in Pakistan to stop showing party positions after PTI-Independents leading in many constituencies across country
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Background...
At 1330hrs local time on Monday, I was contacted on encrypted comms app by a 1-star in C-Dte. The message was simple: Return to Pak within 48 hours from current location in United States; stop for briefing in Abu Dhabi; do not fly Emirates, only Etihad; do not…
I’m honoured to have been offered the post of the interim Information Minister of Pakistan.
However, due to my natural intolerance for illegal authority, raging mediocrity, endemic corruption, prevalent nepotism, pageant freeloading and pathological lying that is rampant among…
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Pakistan is in chaos
After Imran Khan's arrest this afternoon:
- Sporadic protests have targeted military installations across the country
- Protestors have been shot at with live ammo
- The internet has been blocked
- Khan's still in custody
- Senior mil/pol leaders not in Pak
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Yes, I've been in Islamabad.
Yes, I haven't done my vlog in days.
No, the ISI/Army haven't stopped me.
Yes, I met them + gov folks.
Yes, they're all pretty mediocre.
Yes, most of them have no idea what's going on.
Yes, I will be doing a vlog soon.
Yes, I will be brutal.
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Rifts emerging among Indian security forces deployed in
#Kashmir
. A Muslim Kashmiri policeman shot & killed five Indian CRPF personnel in a ‘blue on blue’ attack after they refused to let a pregnant woman by because she didn’t have a curfew pass. Things on edge since that attack.
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And the Oscar for Best Actor in the Leadership Role for a Failing State goes to…
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Pakistan's young voters have spoken
The world is missing the bigger picture here:
This isn't just the world's fifth largest country with the world's fifth largest army
This is one of the world's most dynamic, youngest electorates in action
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Nawaz Sharif is about to make his victory speech in Lahore.
He's going to claim that he's in a position to make governments in the center and the Punjab
I hope he's wearing his best khaki underpants today.
They've held him up well so far.
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