And Pakistan remains on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force that monitors illegal money movements and terrorist financing — despite having addressed 26 of the 27 issues that put it on that list. Pakistan had successfully come off that list in , and no doubt could do it again, but it fears that political reasons may be behind a push to keep it on the grey list.
The next few months will indicate the likely outcome. Relations with the United States will be crucial here, especially as Afghanistan has already come under Taliban control after the United States scrambled for the exit. This creates domestic problems for the Biden administration, and it may continue to blame Pakistan for supporting the Taliban.
If the United States and other Western powers withhold diplomatic recognition and economic aid from a Taliban-dominated government, Pakistan will face a tough choice. Should Imran Khan recognise the Taliban government and risk becoming an international pariah again? Russia, China and the Arab states may yet give it political cover for recognition of Taliban rule in Kabul.
Or that the other Western powers supported it, even if the US was lukewarm or against it. In November , Khan will need to select a successor to his patron and partner in running Pakistan, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. He appears to have built a close relationship with and dependence on a contender for the post — the current Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed.
There is also the possibility of another, perhaps shorter, extension for Bajwa. If that happens then Hameed and other senior contenders will retire before the third Bajwa term expires. If you keep waiting for the perfect leader there may not be much left in Pakistan worth waiting for!
Muhammad Khan 7 years ago Reply In Punjab an FIR can't be registered even if ordered by court, against the powerful, even if they have killed 14 innocent unarmed people, pity, , , waliullah 7 years ago Reply You yourself are a very good lady woman therefore u can see good in a good person.
Imran khan is representing all good people. Yousafzai 7 years ago Reply Most of his team players and behind the screen coaches carries so many question marks.
My basic reason for supporting him: In an intellectually subservient culture of the Subcontinent, he represents the small segment that has the self-confidence to see the world as it is, and think originally as a freeman. He has a long track record of monumental public successes, based on his personal merits and integrity more than anything else. I have closely observed promising leaders, starting from ZAB, Shaikh Mujib-ur-Rahman and many others, who eventually turned into great disappointments and harmful for the common people and their nation after coming to power.
Notwithstanding my belief that power does something detrimental to the incumbents. Power can and has transformed good leaders into run of the mill rulers if not worse. I can never forget the first tenure of Nawaz Sharif as the prime minister. It was the best democratic rule in the country new banks, new airlines, green channel at airports, surge in local and foreign investments and much more.
The whole country believed that the eternally elusive progress was just around the corner for Pakistan. Today, Imran Khan is the only leader I can trust to lead the nation. Ainawi 7 years ago Reply Well everyone said enough good about him, definitely he is one with no second like him in the country, but My one Reason : Kamran Usman 7 years ago Reply great article, agree with it! Absar Khan 7 years ago Reply Imran doesn't have a magical wand that he will sweep once he gets into power and clean the Pakistan from corruption and all the injustices.
The thing that makes me support him is his resilience and perseverance. He has been a tough fighter since the inception of his party. He is passionate. Most mainstream politicians we have now as leaders are in the pavilion either because they inherited politics from their family members or have family members together in running the affairs of the country.
Imran belongs to neither of them. Let's bring Pakistan out of Bhutto-Sharif dynastical ruling at least! I support PTI, but you can't just sideline a political party because it has got abundant trolls; that's no reason to "hate" or "degrade" a party!
Sara 7 years ago Reply What ever he said about current govt they are all right. They are kings and making this country as him kingdom they should know that the time has changed. They are old players now. When I think about metro project only one thing I questioned about why this money is not being used improve govt schools.
And I quickly get an answer because any knowledgeable person can get quickly identify what is wrong and what is right.
And this thing finish old players from politics. Seems like the ones who are supporting pml-n are suffering with Stockholm Syndrome, why else would would they keep on defending a so called democratic government that acts more like monarchy.
Totally and completely agree with the writer! I support IK because I trust him. This trust is based on the clear love and affection he has shown, over the past many years, for the people of Pakistan - people who are in need of care especially health care and education. But also because he has stirred, if not fully shaken, the political system in the country where politics has now become soemthing of interest to the future generations of the country.
I trust him because he has proven over and again that he loves this country. Alter Ego 7 years ago Reply 1 He is not after money : neither was Hitler and what state he left Germany in. Winston Churchill 4 He leads from the front really he was at the middle when entering red zone instead of front as he said.. A very prejudiced response to a very prejudiced blog Regards. An 7 years ago Reply Agreed!
Kiren Arif Khan 7 years ago Reply Well said. I especially agree with your last paragraph - hope has been beaten out of us as a nation. I feel people sometimes lash out at Khan simply because they fear the hope he offers. Omair Shahid 7 years ago Reply faisal sb please go and see for your self what have been done in kpk please ask the people they will answer you how police and health care has improved please see all the program which were done by different news Chanel to check the performance of pti.
I do believe his agenda is less political and more personal, and I do believe that he's saying all the right things for the wrong reasons - but at least he is saying the right things. Somebody has to say the right things. Taha Siddiqui 7 years ago Reply Imran Khan is a right wing politician. Never will i ever support such a person.
Unfortunately, There is no other leader that is worth supporting either.. Anon 7 years ago Reply Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan are the only good politicians i have seen so far. Imran khan is an extremely charismatic person and sincere leader.
I hope I see him as a prime minister soon :' And it's also true that most of the educated population supports IK! I can't see why some people even hate him at all! He doesn't believe in family politics.
Its cool to humiliate Khan, I am not cool : and so are you farhanaz S. Xman 7 years ago Reply Author : That's the problem with fasadis. They think they are right by believing in their self proclaimed version of "truth" with no regards for "facts" Mustansir 7 years ago Reply Very well said Farahnaz.
If the Pakistani people don't help IK in creating a better world for us, they will never get out of this evil mess. It is almost shameful that people talk ill about Imran Khan. Indeed they are short sighted and blinded and have accepted the current system.
UzairH 7 years ago Reply I am not one to condone poking into the private lives of people, even public figures, but the fact that Mr Khan, for many years, completely rejected his own daughter and didn't own up to being the father and paying child support tells me a lot about the hypocritical character of the man. That was a personal matter, but this hypocrisy is evident again when he refuses to negotiate with the government, and yet for MANY years and secretly in his heart still, it seems wants negotiations i.
I am sorry but even if he is financially not corrupt, I don't trust him at all with being a visionary leader. He goes more on emotional slogans and hypocritical standards than anything else. Amirose khan 5 years ago Who said that? Khan rejected his daughter Shame on your fake news Queen 7 years ago Reply Imran Khan is definitely way better that tried and tested corrupt leaders. He is the only one who has not yet compromised his ethics in politics. Shahbaz Shareef has done nothing but build roads.
I don't know but it seems that this is all he knows how to do. Secondly, if we take the ratio between what good deeds either of the two parties in question has done versus how each one of them has filled his own pockets from Pakistan's money: Imran, if anything, has spent his own money on healthcare and education in Pakistan and his score of good deeds vs corruption is to 0.
The same score for Shareef Brothers is 10 - They don't consider any other part of Pakistan to be their responsibility. Salman 7 years ago Reply Imran Khan may have his flaws but what differentiates him from the rest is his squeaky clean past and past. No stories of corruption here. It is amazing to see so called expert after expert crying over the 'merits of democracy' when what we have in Pakistan is not a democracy. It is a self serving system that ensures that there is never any accountability but loot and plunder every 5 years.
Unfortunately, in Pakistan everyone is a 'political expert' now. As if protests on the street have never happened on the streets in western democracies. What we have in Pakistan now is decisive moment, and even if Imran Khan fails, he at least tried. And it takes a lot of guts to challenge the status quo.
Abdul khaliq 7 years ago Reply He may not be the best but he is the best we have. Country is known for their heros and I am proud to say that he is my hero, my champion.
As a young man, he befriended future leaders of Pakistan, meeting Nawaz Sharif at a cricket club, stopping by for Sunday cheese and canape parties at the Oxford University lodgings of another future Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. He refused them all, later declaring in his autobiography that each administration was either incompetent or corrupt.
Despite being a national hero and benefiting from well-funded campaigns powered by the enthusiastic support of Pakistanis abroad, Khan remained a political outsider, in part because he refused to make alliances with forces he called corrupt.
Middle-class and other reform-minded voters flocked to his campaign, waving cricket bats. And Khan gained a powerful ally: the military, then in a power struggle with both mainstream civilian factions.
He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison on related corruption charges. Khan made the deal. But analysts say Khan has disappointed his reform-minded supporters and has become widely viewed as a figurehead.
The Pandora Papers reveal that Khan has surrounded himself with people — cabinet ministers and their families, donors and other political allies — who have holdings hidden offshore. Masood resigned in August amid a policy dispute. He said his son lived a modest life, and was not his financial dependent.
He resigned in March amid a controversy over his status as a dual U. Vawda told ICIJ that he has declared all worldwide assets held in his name to Pakistani tax authorities. ICIJ accepts information about wrongdoing by corporate, government or public services around the world. We do our utmost to guarantee the confidentiality of our sources. The files show that in , Naqvi transferred ownership of U.
The next year, he presided over the spectacular collapse of his Dubai-based private equity firm, Abraaj Group. Naqvi has denied wrongdoing. The documents offer an unusually detailed look at how a top political figure attempted to hide proceeds from an alleged misuse of public funds with the help of an elite offshore service provider.
Scandals linked to the Elahi family have become a regular feature of Pakistani politics over the years, but have rarely resulted in legal consequences.
When the loans went bad, the provincial government ultimately paid to bail out the bank. Records show that Elahi told Asiaciti staff that he wanted to invest money from the sale of land owned by Phalia Sugar Mills, an Elahi family business. The records show that Asiaciti officials asked Elahi about his past legal problems. He provided them with a court document clearing him of fraud charges unrelated to the Bank of Punjab scandal.
On Feb. In other words, Elahi asked Asiaciti to invest the proceeds of an allegedly corrupt loan obtained from a state-owned bank. A spokesperson for Asiaciti said that the firm maintained a strong compliance program, and that their offices have all passed audits for anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing practices.
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