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[00:00:00] is success, unfortunately, as one looks at the price of
[00:00:03] gasoline right now, it's a very difficult
[00:00:07] position to sell. um, i would agree that it's
[00:00:11] not all that likely that we will see
[00:00:13] of kinetic action, a spike and us military
[00:00:17] force before the elections, because such a thing is
[00:00:20] of likely only to raise the price of oil. um,
[00:00:24] what happens afterwards is, i think truly anyone's guess, the other
[00:00:28] of side
[00:00:28] of the equation is what's happening in Iran uh we should remember
[00:00:32] that the US has
[00:00:34] of naval blockade of Iran, it's it's done from
[00:00:37] relatively far offshore, but it seems to be quite
[00:00:40] of successful in terms of accomplishing what it's trying. um, Iran
[00:00:44] depends on oil for between, I think 65
[00:00:48] to
[00:00:49] of 80% of its earnings and without those
[00:00:52] they uh
[00:00:54] talk a good game, but they have simply have to be
[00:00:56] in feeling a degree of pressure themselves
[00:00:58] of and uh "their their
[00:01:00] of economy
[00:01:01] of is uh slipping backwards pretty pretty quickly, so this this
[00:01:05] creates some incenters on their side, but uh, the question is, would
[00:01:09] of they be
[00:01:09] of enough uh for for a change
[00:01:11] in a position as the Iranians i think uh see a
[00:01:15] short-term a horizon within the United States? all
[00:01:19] of this
[00:01:19] of is of uh, it's going going to play out uh, for for
[00:01:23] now, but our own elections are only three weeks away
[00:01:27] uh, so the the odds would seem to be that..." neither side will make
[00:01:31] major concessions during this
[00:01:34] of period, we have
[00:01:34] of seen from the Iranians that the acknowledgement they have
[00:01:38] received the US proposal, they say
[00:01:41] of that of some elements of it they find acceptable, others
[00:01:45] of not, which is an interesting formulation, they've also been
[00:01:49] reaching out to the
[00:01:50] in saudies with regard to the hoothi issue and
[00:01:53] in the attacks trying to set themselves up as
[00:01:56] mediator, given that they are the huti's patron, they certainly have
[00:02:00] influence, but
[00:02:01] of they
[00:02:01] of are hardly an unbiased party, so all these multiple
[00:02:04] interlocking elements are going to be moving in different
[00:02:08] directions over the next few weeks.
[00:02:12] right, absolutely. um, dr.
[00:02:13] of camran, when we are looking at the situation with the rebels in Saudi Arabia, there is also what
[00:02:17] the UAE has talked about in terms of a joint gulf
[00:02:21] defense that needs to be put in place in light of this situation. um, there
[00:02:25] was of course some sort
[00:02:26] of of agreement in the past on the situation in Yemen between the UE south.
[00:02:30] Arabia
[00:02:30] of which later then of course they they
[00:02:33] of departed from, but in terms of what the current scenario is within
[00:02:37] the middle east, can the Gulf actually get together for a joint
[00:02:41] of defense coalition? a great question,
[00:02:44] so let me say that there is no shortage of intent for
[00:02:48] that kind of arrangement, the problem is one of
[00:02:51] capability, and and the gulf countries
[00:02:55] have for decades relied
[00:02:57] of on the United
[00:02:58] of States for for their collective. security and now that the
[00:03:02] United States is retrenching
[00:03:05] of and is rolling out this doctrine of burden sharing and burden
[00:03:08] shifting in response to which we have you know something like the Mecca
[00:03:11] accord and that's still an architecture in the making, it's difficult to
[00:03:15] see that the
[00:03:16] of Gulf states are going to be able to develop that kind of capability, these kind
[00:03:20] of
[00:03:20] of capabilities require many, many years to develop,
[00:03:24] and especially when starting points matter, where are you
[00:03:28] today, when we look at the Gulf? "if the
[00:03:31] in Saudis cannot deal with
[00:03:32] of the hoothis
[00:03:34] of and of the the UAE, these are the two big players in the Gulf,
[00:03:38] cannot defend itself effectively without external support
[00:03:42] of from Iranian missiles and drones, then
[00:03:44] of you have to ask the question, how long will it take for that
[00:03:48] capability to be up and running, and what kind of investment will it look like,
[00:03:52] and this is why the Saudis last
[00:03:54] of year in September
[00:03:56] of did the strategic mutual defense agreement with Pakistan and this..." year in
[00:04:00] August uh we saw the two countries join forces with
[00:04:04] Turkey to do the Mecca
[00:04:06] of accord, so this is the architecture that will that could
[00:04:09] potentially in several years down the line develop
[00:04:13] a regional security architecture to defend against
[00:04:17] Iran and you know it its allies and
[00:04:20] of partners in in the region, but beyond that I just don't see
[00:04:24] where the nuts and bolts are going to come from, for the Gulfs to have, for the
[00:04:28] Gulf states to have their own
[00:04:30] of architecture for their for their
[00:04:32] of region
[00:04:33] and and they're they're on the front line of all of this if you look at it
[00:04:38] of geographically right, thank you very
[00:04:40] of much dr. kamran for joining us and being a part
[00:04:42] of the news room today. mr. sandals, let me get back
[00:04:45] of to you about what course is happening with regards to these aspects and at least the
[00:04:49] rhetoric and discourse or what Dr. Kamran pointed out as intent,
[00:04:53] there is lot of discussion of that that's happening, of
[00:04:56] of course, we've seen alliances such as the maka court come forward, then is
[00:05:00] also what Qatar has
[00:05:02] of proposed in terms of looking inwards and developing alliances and having less of
[00:05:06] US intervention in the middle east, there is also what
[00:05:09] the what Saudi Arabia has called uh for the maritime
[00:05:13] coalition to be in place and now of course with the UAE calling
[00:05:16] for a joint Gulf defense situation, these are of course lot
[00:05:20] of aspects that these countries are looking at in terms of
[00:05:24] developing as part the future and what the
[00:05:28] direction should be now, where do you think that
[00:05:31] this change instance has come from and how is the
[00:05:35] US viewing these developments? we understand the US always called for more
[00:05:38] integration, but what does that really mean for the USA's presence within the Middle East?
[00:05:44] Well, when the Mecca agreement was signed, the United
[00:05:47] States, I think President Trump personally was quite positive about
[00:05:51] it, and one can look at the three countries and say they have
[00:05:55] capabilities that could be brought to bear, Pakistan, of
[00:05:58] course, has a large battle tested army,
[00:06:02] Turkey is ever more a presence in the
[00:06:05] international arms industry, so they are a
[00:06:09] position to be of assistance to Saudi Arabia and and the gulf
[00:06:13] states and they see their security as aligned with
[00:06:16] theirs. um, at the same time these things do take time
[00:06:20] to uh come to fruition, and in the meantime you have what's
[00:06:24] going on in the Gulf and you have what's going on in
[00:06:28] Yemen with the Huties, we see reports that Pakistan
[00:06:32] is providing a measure of assistance uh to uh
[00:06:35] Saudi Arabia in this and
[00:06:39] I I'm pretty confident that the United States "yes it is
[00:06:43] no longer uh uh we say the
[00:06:46] forefront of golf defense, but neither has
[00:06:50] it walked away uh, and when you're talking about
[00:06:53] intelligence sharing, which is absolutely vital in modern warfare, when
[00:06:57] you're talking about logistical capabilities, which is equally
[00:07:00] important. the United States is a position to provide
[00:07:04] assistance uh a way that probably few if any other
[00:07:08] country is able to do so. um, at the same time it is certainly
[00:07:12] true..." the damage done to US installations in the
[00:07:15] Gulf, many of which were really kind of uh
[00:07:19] installed and beefed up during the Iraq war and the
[00:07:22] Afghanistan war, um, they they have been damaged and I
[00:07:26] would be surprised if we return to having the same level of
[00:07:30] physical presence in the Gulf as as we had uh
[00:07:33] earlier uh, but uh the U.S. remains
[00:07:36] a key part the
[00:07:39] equation. Right. Mr. Sanders,
[00:07:43] the situation now that is of course developing in the middle east also
[00:07:47] has implications for Israel's presence and it's
[00:07:50] own interests in the region, how has that been
[00:07:54] affected by the current developments and what will be the US stance on
[00:07:58] that? Well, I'm sure Israel is on
[00:08:01] edge, the last thing they want is for the fighting to
[00:08:05] somehow extend to them for either Iran or the who uses to start
[00:08:09] firing missiles there uh do for. even
[00:08:13] before the United States and I'm sure would prefer not to
[00:08:16] have that clouding the electoral environment for
[00:08:20] now, but if they feel threatened they will respond, they have
[00:08:24] said that historically and and
[00:08:26] recently, so yes we could we could see Israel being drawn
[00:08:30] in if this turns into a larger war, Israel of course
[00:08:34] has issues of its own with Gaza with hisballah and
[00:08:38] Lebanon, and if it can stay out
[00:08:40] of an... increased direct involvement actions
[00:08:44] against Iran uh that might be in its interest at least for the near
[00:08:48] future right and when we see these
[00:08:52] developments taking place
[00:08:53] there is of course um the ways in which this is
[00:08:56] impacting the geopolitical scenarios worldwide and
[00:09:00] not just in the region uh there have been a lot of changes of course in not
[00:09:04] just Israel and the US relationship but also with the US and other
[00:09:08] entities outside the middle east as well particularly the EU. how do you
[00:09:12] think that that this conflict with Iran is
[00:09:15] changing these dynamics and what the current
[00:09:19] alliances have been and how they are likely going
[00:09:22] evolve in the
[00:09:24] future? well, it's
[00:09:28] unquestionable that within Europe, there is is
[00:09:32] unhappiness as to how events have evolved in the
[00:09:36] Persian Gulf. Europe, just like the United States is
[00:09:39] facing the cost of high... high oil
[00:09:43] prices in in terms of gasoline and diesel
[00:09:47] uh, so they they have been affected by a situation
[00:09:51] that from their point of view was not their making, at the same
[00:09:55] time they have an interest is strong or stronger than the United States
[00:09:58] in security in the Middle East, the Middle East
[00:10:01] is their neighborhood and a way that
[00:10:05] it isn't with the United States, under President Trump there's been a
[00:10:09] lot of unhappiness that the Europeans did not join
[00:10:14] the the initial effort against Iran and it
[00:10:17] seems that until the
[00:10:21] the situation becomes somew more stable, it's hard to see them.
[00:10:25] uh engaging directly, if some kind of equilibrium were to be
[00:10:29] reached, Europe, it does have certain military
[00:10:33] capabilities, the European navies, etc. that could
[00:10:37] be part of a peacekeeping operation
[00:10:40] of some kind to to maintain the the flow
[00:10:44] of oil out the region, but I think that's all something
[00:10:48] for for the future
[00:10:49] for now, I say Europe is watching and waiting
[00:10:52] nervously as events.
[00:10:57] Right, um, with Iran of course, reviewing the US response to
[00:11:00] the proposal it earlier shared over the straight offerms, what do you think will be the likely
[00:11:04] response coming out of Iran, they've said of course what's the review is complete, they'll be
[00:11:08] passing on the message to the intermediaries uh, but it seems that uh
[00:11:12] primarily what is under discussion is whether or not
[00:11:16] there will be a way forward first on the straight of firmus and then the
[00:11:20] Iranian nuclear program, what is the likely expectation the us
[00:11:24] from from here? "well certainly to judge by
[00:11:27] Iranian public statements, they are not uh,
[00:11:31] they're not ready for for deal. At the same time we have to
[00:11:35] understand both sides have got their
[00:11:38] political audiences both within their own countries and in the
[00:11:42] larger region, so we don't know whether what is being said, what
[00:11:46] messages are being passed on, may in fact indicate
[00:11:50] a little more daylight than what we're seeing in the comments coming out
[00:11:53] of Tehran and coming." Washington as well
[00:11:57] uh, one wants to be hopeful, but at the same time what are we seeing going
[00:12:01] on? um, tankers are
[00:12:03] being attacked in the Gulf, uh,
[00:12:07] the uh, the US is maintaining its blockade, which is
[00:12:11] hurting Iran greatly, uh, the Huthi attacks on the
[00:12:15] airport, uh, so it's hard to say if if the actual
[00:12:19] uh, military activity is ratcheting
[00:12:22] up, uh, it would seem, unlikely
[00:12:26] that at least in the immediate future uh the
[00:12:29] negotiations are are headed for for success, that
[00:12:33] doesn't mean there may not be an end point, as the saying is, every war
[00:12:37] must end,
[00:12:39] but uh, for now we seem to be heading at least for the next few weeks
[00:12:42] into a period of more intense conflict rather than reduced
[00:12:46] conflict. right, and given
[00:12:50] these developments taking place, do you think that
[00:12:53] primarily what? whatever is being discussed as part of
[00:12:57] uh what the mediators are of course is trying in terms of diffusing tensions
[00:13:01] is going to be delayed till the mitim elections? well
[00:13:05] our midterm elections are very close now, we're we're talking three weeks
[00:13:08] and negotiations to
[00:13:12] end wars do not have that kind of time table uh they they
[00:13:16] always are are quite painful uh with
[00:13:20] different proposals, different mediators so I would be
[00:13:24] surprised. if we saw some kind of uh agreement uh reached
[00:13:28] immediately, ahead the elections, I'm sure President Trump would be
[00:13:32] thrilled to have something uh, because the uh the war is not
[00:13:35] popular in the United States and and you can draw a direct line
[00:13:39] from you, the the beginning the war to high gasoline prices
[00:13:43] and from there to to Trump's popularity and the popularity
[00:13:47] of his party um at the polls, so uh I
[00:13:51] think if he could pull rabbit out of his hat he would do so, "but
[00:13:55] I don't see any reason to think that in this extremely reduced
[00:13:59] time frame uh we're going we're going to
[00:14:02] reach reach an ag agreement further down the line
[00:14:06] as each side starts to measure the pain it is giving out the
[00:14:10] pain it is receiving uh we may see some changes uh
[00:14:14] and who knows what are in the uh proposals there may be
[00:14:18] elements in the US proposal that Iran finds
[00:14:21] attractive um at the same time the nuclear issue remains"
[00:14:25] uh really the original uh cause of everything that's going on
[00:14:28] in the middle east now and um you
[00:14:31] know Iran uh seems very reluctant to
[00:14:35] give up the the kind of enrichment capabilities that the US
[00:14:38] finds so unacceptable right thank you
[00:14:42] very much Mr. Richard Sanders for joining us and being a part the news room today
[00:14:46] there's of course lot of development taking place between Iran and the United States and
[00:14:50] the developing situation between the huti rebels in Saudi Arabia continues to impact that and
[00:14:54] will be talking more about that as it evolves, next we're going to take a look at what is
[00:14:58] happening within Pakistan uh with the federal cabinet uh
[00:15:02] moving for the emergency and government rule that has been approved by the president
[00:15:06] under article 232 and 234, it'd be important to see what that means in
[00:15:10] terms the future in KP and of course the fight against terrorism which is
[00:15:14] primarily the premise for this decision, for that we've been joined by Mr.
[00:15:17] Zaya Shah Sherazi who is the senior journalist, thank you very much Mr. Shirazi for being part the
[00:15:21] show, when we're looking at what has been uh now approved by
[00:15:25] the president in KP in terms the emergency and governor
[00:15:29] rule, what has been cited as the prime reason behind it is
[00:15:33] the deliberate disengagement from the policy of terrorism in KP, what is
[00:15:37] that? mean in terms of how the KP government has not been
[00:15:40] able to cater for the terrorism policy within the
[00:15:44] province or to curtail the incidents of terrorism
[00:15:47] there. thank you very much. i think the
[00:15:50] the most important priority this time
[00:15:54] in KP is the fight against terrorism and soon
[00:15:58] as you mentioned after the imposition of
[00:16:01] governor's rule and emergency in some 12
[00:16:05] districts the kaibar. province which were mostly the
[00:16:09] former FATA areas and five the settle
[00:16:12] districts which are still very volatile and we can say there
[00:16:16] is literally no rate the government. as far
[00:16:19] as the former PTI government's policy was concerned, it was totally in
[00:16:23] negation to the what the Pakistan's policy against war
[00:16:27] and terror is. as a state policy they were opposed to what the
[00:16:31] federation was trying to do in countering terrorism and that is the
[00:16:35] reason why they it cost them their government. even today
[00:16:39] very important meetings were held, for the first time the apex committee met
[00:16:42] under the governor KP who is also the administrative
[00:16:46] charge in the province now after the imposition of governor's
[00:16:49] rule and the main priority was to focus
[00:16:53] on expediting the war on terror, increasing the intelligence waste
[00:16:57] operation and also intelligence sharing among different
[00:17:00] departments and second thing which was
[00:17:04] discussed during this epix committee meeting was the
[00:17:07] rehabilitation, revival and the governance issue
[00:17:11] of majority these 12 districts which are now
[00:17:15] reeling under the threat of terrorism, not only
[00:17:17] inside the
[00:17:19] the the province but also across the border, because majority these
[00:17:23] districts are along the park of one border where a serious
[00:17:27] war, rather we cannot say it's a militancy, but it's a kind of a full
[00:17:31] fresh proxy war which is being launched against Pakistan from
[00:17:34] the western border, so I think the priority... mostly now
[00:17:38] the new administrative setup is to counter
[00:17:42] terrorism, to root out terrorism, not only inside but also
[00:17:46] across the border, and for that they are you weaving for some
[00:17:50] counter terrorism measures apart from strengthening the police and
[00:17:54] counter terrorism department as well the lawment agencies.
[00:17:57] yes, right, and mr. shirazi, when we're looking
[00:18:00] at then the emphasis on Pakistan in terms
[00:18:04] of its engagement against the terrorist. activities, there's a lot of
[00:18:08] discussion around what is eminating from within the Afghan
[00:18:12] Taliban regime and Pakistan has at every platform emphasized
[00:18:15] that there needs to be more action by the Afghan taliban regime in terms the safe evens
[00:18:19] and terrorist organizations that exist there, how exactly do you
[00:18:23] think that Pakistan's decision with regards to the
[00:18:27] emergency and governor KP is going to be important in this
[00:18:30] fight? well importantly I think
[00:18:34] the fall out the Afghan
[00:18:37] regimes uh taking over power in qabul was
[00:18:41] ultimately very serious for the khibra and
[00:18:44] Balochistan because soon after the takeover of Kabul more than
[00:18:48] 4500 and plus hardcore TTP
[00:18:52] militants they were set free from Afghan jails so it means this was the
[00:18:56] turning point and majority these terrorists were
[00:19:00] from Saad Taliban from north waziristan
[00:19:04] from South Waziristan from Bajor from Monman. and some
[00:19:08] them were even from the settle districts inside KP, so majority these
[00:19:11] people are have to return to their own
[00:19:15] countries, because earlier the former Ashraf ghani government, it has captured
[00:19:19] majority them, they were in jail, so I think some their top leadership was
[00:19:23] also in jail, including Nour Wali Masud, Mulla faqiir and a
[00:19:26] couple of others, but after their takeover, the the first fall out
[00:19:30] was the arrival these terrorist elements which in
[00:19:34] one way or the other managed to cross the border and come to Pakistan and the
[00:19:38] policy of rehabilitation by the the former PTI
[00:19:41] government and even we can say it was part the Pakistani state
[00:19:45] policy that these people should be rehabilitated and they should be revived, but
[00:19:49] they counted back and that is the reason today
[00:19:52] the fallout is very serious in almost all the tribal areas. now what
[00:19:56] the next plan is there is a coordination council formed for 12
[00:19:59] districts and today you might have heard depty prime
[00:20:02] minister and the information minister he was very
[00:20:06] critical of what the afghan taliban regime had been doing and what
[00:20:10] they are pursuing, so the the message was again very clear that Pakistan
[00:20:14] can only tolerate if Afghan taliban regime take
[00:20:18] action against the terrorist elements stop allowing their soil to use
[00:20:22] against Pakistan, so now both these counter terrorism
[00:20:25] measures across the border and inside Pakistan, I think they are very
[00:20:29] much important and a couple of days back there was a
[00:20:33] categorical statement from the core commanders meeting where
[00:20:36] CDF has very clearly conveyed
[00:20:40] that no internal compromise on the internal security
[00:20:44] and there would be no compromise on threat from across the
[00:20:48] border, it means Pakistan is now heading towards a
[00:20:51] multian inner and outer strategy to counter terrorism
[00:20:55] not only across the border but also inside Pakistan
[00:20:58] and there is a likely that the new administrative
[00:21:02] setup is likely implement the national action
[00:21:05] plan in letter and spirit that is the return of
[00:21:09] refugees taking action against all those terrorist elements
[00:21:12] who are operating against the Pakistani state,
[00:21:16] all those elements who are patronizing, financing, supporting,
[00:21:20] and providing them shelter, so it means now the action is
[00:21:24] very directed and it is likely as today was also
[00:21:28] mentioning that Pakistan is going to get rid of terrorism
[00:21:32] first and then the development is likely to come after that, so that
[00:21:35] that is very true and important crix the policy
[00:21:39] now the Pakistani state is pursuing. Right, Mr.
[00:21:43] Shazi, what then would you say with regards to
[00:21:47] understanding this particular decision by the federal? cabinet and the president in
[00:21:51] terms the need for article 232 and
[00:21:54] 234 and exactly what does it address,
[00:21:58] especially in terms of the kind of counter narratives that we're
[00:22:01] hearing
[00:22:02] from the KP government and PT officials, how important it is for the public to
[00:22:05] understand what has been the basis the decision by the federal cabinet and
[00:22:09] how this decision is uh primarily motivated
[00:22:13] by ensuring that there is peace in the province. well
[00:22:16] i think you know article 232, 234 and even
[00:22:20] invoking article 245 for the deployment
[00:22:24] the armed forces, i think the armed forces are already deployed, they were
[00:22:28] deployed on the request the provincial government because in some parts the
[00:22:32] KP the line order situation was out of control and that was the reason that
[00:22:36] the military was deployed there, it was fighting the terrorists, then article
[00:22:39] 232 and 234, you know the implementation
[00:22:43] of emergency in 12 districts and the
[00:22:47] implementation and invoking governor rule in
[00:22:51] rest the province, the reason is now there is no administrative setup,
[00:22:54] the provincial assembly is held in abince, so it means you need a proper
[00:22:58] mechanism to run the system and governor is likely to run that, then the 12
[00:23:02] districts, they are very important, seven them are the former fata districts which
[00:23:05] are mostly along the park border and they are very much volatile,
[00:23:09] still the the military operation which is carried out against the terrorists,
[00:23:13] their bases were whipped out, they were thrown out of
[00:23:17] Pakistan, but again as you you already mentioned because the Afghan
[00:23:21] taliban regime takeover and because the
[00:23:25] PTI government's counter you know
[00:23:29] counterproductive narrative of not fighting the
[00:23:32] terrorists, opposing the return of Afghan refugees,
[00:23:36] then criticizing
[00:23:38] the the federation for their Afghan policy, so all these
[00:23:41] issues were very much counterproductive for
[00:23:44] the narrative the state was pursuing in front
[00:23:48] the international community. "and
[00:23:51] that pretext was also used by the Afghan Taliban regime as a you
[00:23:54] know as a pretext and as as a
[00:23:57] justification to criticize the Pakistani state that TTP
[00:24:01] and all these issues are Pakistan's internal issues, but now after invoking
[00:24:05] these articles, these are all you know according to the
[00:24:09] constitution mayors, there is nothing unconstitutional and that
[00:24:13] was very much with the endorsement of all the political
[00:24:16] parties with the persuasion and"
[00:24:21] the or recommendation the prime minister and then the
[00:24:24] the the chief executive president of Pakistan Asif Ali he endorsed
[00:24:28] that it means overall the Pakistani state
[00:24:31] the Pakistani political system and the
[00:24:34] establishment they are on one page that how they are going to fight terrorism
[00:24:38] so it mean it's Pakistan's sovereinity which
[00:24:42] has to be safe guarded and this is the only way that there is a
[00:24:46] one narrative union narrative to fight terrorism and to rest for
[00:24:50] peace because without restoration of peace I don't think so that the
[00:24:53] BRI project, the CPAC are the mineral exploration that would
[00:24:57] be you know practically possible in the
[00:25:01] trouble 12 districts which are now given under a special
[00:25:05] coordination consul so it means
[00:25:07] the the administrative there would be two administrative setup one is the coordination council
[00:25:11] which which will be managing the the districts which
[00:25:15] are under threat and the second is the governor's rule which will be
[00:25:19] overall charge the administrative mayad and the governance issues the
[00:25:22] entire KP province. Right, thank you very much Mr.
[00:25:26] Shirazi for joining us and being a part the news room. There is of course uh an
[00:25:30] important move forward in the fight against terrorism and bringing peace in the country and that has
[00:25:34] always been Pakistan's priority. That's all that we have from the news room today. We'll now see
[00:25:38] you
[00:25:38] tomorrow.
[00:26:28] Bangladesh goes into 12th february 2026 parliamentary elections.
[00:26:32] after major political reset Bangladesh heads to the poles once again where
[00:26:36] the new generation decides the next chapter of
[00:26:38] Bangladesh.
[00:26:50] Pakistan TV team is here at the Beijing Capital International
[00:26:53] Airport.
[00:27:00] Pakistan TV is right now reporting live. from the great hall the people
[00:27:04] here in China's capital
[00:27:05] Beijing.
[00:27:13] Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and chief of defense
[00:27:17] force field marshall Assim Munir have now departed
[00:27:20] from the great hall the people
[00:27:22] a
[00:27:30] very significant mous. will be signed in this
[00:27:33] important
[00:27:34] meeting,
[00:27:50] we are at the jinna convention center and just not me, this is
[00:27:54] me, sana and of course our channel head shajib, as the
[00:27:57] Islamabad talks comment today, prime minister Mohammad Shahbas Sharif held the key
[00:28:01] meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in
[00:28:03] Islamabad
[00:28:16] you about about the Pakistani role especially good we love Pakistan thank
[00:28:20] you
[00:28:21] the reason leadership
[00:28:24] and I have no second
[00:28:28] thought about the fact that in for the man of peace
[00:28:31] it was. Pakistan who made sure that the 47 year old
[00:28:35] conflict
[00:28:36] ends,
[00:28:45] the way he praised the role of prime
[00:28:47] minister, field marshal, it made
[00:28:51] headlines in Pakistan. I have also had such a privilege
[00:28:55] and honor to witness such a
[00:28:57] friendship.
[00:29:04] I appreciate the government of Pakistan and everybody involved in organizing this
[00:29:08] very very important seminar. I am here at Jinna
[00:29:12] Convention Center Islamabad. Pakistan's water strategy is
[00:29:16] clear, when
[00:29:16] a river crosses borders, cooperation becomes just as important as
[00:29:20] the water
[00:29:21] itself.
[00:30:06] Welcome to Pakistan TV with the news of this hour, I
[00:30:08] am Zaina Bukhari. Let's have look at the
[00:30:10] headlines.
[00:30:40] Deputy prime minister and foreign minister says Pakistan is committed to the
[00:30:44] complete limination of terrorism and demands of pan taliban regime to stop all
[00:30:48] support to terrorists addressing a counter terrorism conference star stresses that
[00:30:52] attacks originating from Afghan soil must end and world must
[00:30:56] acknowledge Pakistan's sacrifices.