During an interview with a Pakistani television channel, Khan warned that “If the establishment does not take the right decision, I can assure you in writing that [before everyone else] They and the army will be destroyed. The country will be headed for suicide.” In his public speeches and media interviews, Khan left no doubt that the “right decision” would be for the “establishment”. [read Army]”To have him back as PM.
But it was Khan’s forecast of what’s in store for Pakistan that became the hot topic. “If the right decision is not taken, Pakistan will lose its nuclear deterrence… and then split into three pieces.” balconization There is a view that Pakistanis tremble even to entertain, bringing back memories of 1971 – the year East Pakistan became the sovereign nation of Bangladesh.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan further warned that once the country’s economy is destroyed, it will go into default, and the world will ask Pakistan to move towards nuclear disarmament – as That was done for Ukraine in the 1990s.
Khan, however, did not elaborate on how the country would break up.
There are four distinct regions in Pakistan, each with its own language and ethnic population. Khyber is the tribal belt of Pakhtunkhwa bordering Afghanistan; Balochistan, on the border with Iran; With all Sindh And PunjabWhich is on the border of India.
growing unrest
Think tanks around the world have long predicted that for lasting peace and development, Pakistan will have to be broken up into three to four separate nations.
During the interview, Khan claimed that the Indian think tank has devised a strategy over the years to separate Balochistan from Pakistan.
The turmoil within Pakistan has intensified since the ouster of Imran Khan from power earlier this year.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Mahmood Khan recently said that when Imran Khan calls another protest march in the vein of the party’s May 25 Azadi March, he will use his province’s “force” against power. He did not elaborate on what he meant by “force”.
He also vowed to “avenge this imported and incompetent”. [federal] with the government Khyber Pakhtunkhwa And his people… we will take away from you our right—the right of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.” He did not elaborate further on what he was saying.
Balochistan
Several media reports said that the 17-year-old Baloch separatist movement is entering a new phase which may create more challenges for Pakistan.
From January to March this year, Baloch insurgents carried out more than 20 attacks, in which more than 80 security personnel were killed.
Many of the highly educated Baloch youths studying in top national universities are in dire straits, convinced that the state is not serious about resolving the rebellion politically. They feel that the only option left is to be part of a guerrilla war against the state. According to local media reports, even women, breaking traditional tribal taboos, are becoming part of the rebellion.
On 26 April, four people, including three Chinese teachers at the University of Karachi, were killed in an attack by female suicide bomber Shari Baloch, a 30-year-old research scholar and schoolteacher.
Sindh
The Sindh government has imposed Section 144 in the entire province till the second week of June in view of the “increasing terrorist incidents” in the province, especially Karachi.
The restrictions come amid a new wave of terrorism in Karachi that has claimed many lives in the last 30 days.
Baloch and Sindhi nationalist organizations have claimed responsibility for many attacks.
Naked threats against the country: Shahbaz Sharif
PM Shahbaz Sharif Reacting sharply to his predecessor’s controversial remarks, Khan said that Khan was “unfit” to hold any public office following his latest statements.
While I am signing agreements in Turkey, Imran Niazi is making naked threats against the country. If any proof… https://t.co/MDgQppum7B
— Shahbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) 16541468080000
He accused them of “making naked threats against the country”, and warned them against “talking”. [the] Partition of Pakistan”.
“If any proof was needed that Imran Niazi is unfit for public office, his latest interview suffices,” the PM tweeted.
(with inputs from agencies)