Imran Khan's speech in UN tonight (27th Sep, '19)
Imran Khan's speech in UN on Kashmir is around 9 pm tonight. Ok, let's see what he says. It's been more than 50 days of curfew in Srinagar. We never had hope that this speech will help the plight of Kashmiris in Srinagar. It's just an eyewash.
Imran made a blunder or was it a highly irresponsible comment two days back in USA that Pak Army and ISI supported "Al-Qaeeda" in Afghanistan in the 1980s in the war against USSR.
First of all, there was no need to say all that in front of the world and secondly Al-Qaeeda was not there in the 1980s at all. US and allies came up with the term "Al-Qaeeda" after 9/11 to falsely describe the presence of Radical Islamic Militants around the world and especially in Afghanistan. It would be interesting to note here that Canadian Economist and Analyst Michel Chossudovsky pointed out or exposed in 2007 (and perhaps earlier also) that "Al-Qaeeda" simply does not exist.
The governments of USA and its allies have basically used the term "Al-Qaeeda" to defame Islam and the Muslims around the world and to justify the military invasions of US and NATO alliance against Muslim countries like Afghanistan, Iraq etc. The corrupt Western think-tanks created many false videos in this context to show the presence of "Al-Qaeeda" around the world. Masked men with swords or knives etc. were shown in many of those videos killing Westerners.
Going back a little further, when Afghan Taliban had formed a government in Afghanistan before 9/11, the West created some false videos even then which showed Taliban beating women. This helped the US build the narrative that Afghan Taliban are oppressors. They were not that sophisticated but were never the oppressors.
Sadly, our PM Imran Khan has little moral character because he has continuously been referring to participation of Pakistan in the war against USSR in the 1980s as only due to interest of USA. At that time, in the 1980s, USSR wanted to conquer Afghanistan and then Pakistan was its next target. Late General Zia and his other military associates realized this and decided to help the Afghans in that war.
We would like to ask PM that you not only condemn Pakistan's military action in the 1980s but have also not sent our forces to aid the Kashmiris in Srinagar when they are going immense suffering since more than 50 days. You are also making irresponsible statements in USA about the presence of "Al-Qaeeda" in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Does all that make you a worthy and dignified leader in the eyes of Pakistanis? How are you going to defend the image of Islam with your new international English TV channel if your basics are not correct?
A few years back a friend of mine who was himself a fan of Imran Khan said to me "Imran Khan is a lollipop for everyone (for his fans)." Yes, a new kind of blind followers in Pakistan even if the Opposition of current Pak government is also without merit and without character!
- S Roman Ahsan.
