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00:00:00the issues can be resolved but the fact is that the
00:00:04government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is only doing politics of
00:00:07protests on roads and slogans and they only care about
00:00:10their politics and not about the interest of the state.
00:00:14The interest of the state is not paramount and especially the interest of those
00:00:18people who voted for them and brought them here is not dear to them.
00:00:21Now the same people of KP, you must have seen in various
00:00:25interviews that the same people are lamenting their decision
00:00:29that they sent such people to the assemblies. Now these people
00:00:32are unable to protect them. The health facilities
00:00:36and education facilities are far from being provided,
00:00:40and the demon of terrorism is constantly coming
00:00:43to deal with it. And they also seem to be standing
00:00:47aside from the efforts of the federal government. Well, Shahrukh, please say that
00:00:51you have raised a very important point regarding democracy
00:00:54and the constitution. So, undoubtedly,
00:00:57this is a big one for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
00:01:05High Courts are available for this.
00:01:18Certainly, the matters are difficult. Now, the legal procedures
00:01:22are talked about to be adopted. But the democratic forces
00:01:26caution, played wish that the matters should be resolved in a better way.
00:01:30Now, you have seen
00:01:34that multiple rounds of negotiations have taken place.
00:01:37In all these rounds of negotiations, the federal government
00:01:40and influential circles have always shown flexibility.
00:01:44In various press conferences, the Interior Minister also stated that
00:01:4799% of the issues have been resolved. But
00:01:51if someone wants to sabotage the mandate
00:01:55of dialogue given to the people of his own party,
00:01:58then it is only regrettable. Despite this, efforts are being made
00:02:02to ensure that why should the entire province be punished
00:02:05for the mistakes of a few stubborn provincial rulers in the form of terrorism.
00:02:09This entire province
00:02:13is kind of held hostage. Now
00:02:17the people there are sad that just like a
00:02:20person gets sick, their first wish is to go to the doctor
00:02:24the leadership of PTI was included. and the doctor will treat them. Now this matter is such that when
00:02:28terrorism happens there,
00:02:30the rulers there act as doctors, but when they go to them,
00:02:34they are not ready to treat them. They are not ready for this
00:02:37that we should solve the task given to us. The federal government tries
00:02:41to alleviate the sorrows of the people
00:02:44who voted for you. We fully support you,
00:02:48but their logic is strange. They are only on the roads,
00:02:52only raising slogans of protest. Sometimes in one city, sometimes in another city.
00:02:55So the public is worried and confused about where to go.
00:02:59So where should they go after all?
00:03:02Right, Shahrukh, please stay with us, and our correspondent Fahad Javed has joined
00:03:06us. Fahad, thank you for joining. You also have expertise in legal matters.
00:03:10This is a national policy and The current situation is that the federal cabinet meeting is underway under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz
00:03:13Sharif. And when we talk about the KP government,
00:03:17not only has concern been expressed over the situation of terrorism,
00:03:21of Russia, but concern has also been expressed over the KP government's deliberate
00:03:24disassociation from the war against terrorism. How do you see the situation?
00:03:28Yes, exactly. One of the important agendas
00:03:34Muhammad to the federation, this legal option is available of today's cabinet meeting was the situation of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is becoming
00:03:36more alarming. Taking this into account, the provincial government
00:03:40is not taking steps to eliminate terrorism. This was a very big matter that was discussed
00:03:44in the federal cabinet today. This matter has been looked into.
00:03:48And now, before this, there were many options
00:03:51like imposing emergency or
00:03:54governor's rule. But the federal sources,
00:03:58our sources are telling us, that during the federal cabinet meeting,
00:04:02Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar contacted
00:04:05the head of JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and
00:04:09talked to him. After that, before going for the last option,
00:04:13the government has tried to reconcile through Maulana Fazlur Rehman,
00:04:16hoping that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will change its policy
00:04:20and cooperate with the federation against terrorism.
00:04:23Yes. Okay, Fahad, besides this, another important point is
00:04:27that they came with votes from the public for public rights and welfare.
00:04:32bonds of brotherhood, The agenda was something else, but if you look at their government, their governance style
00:04:36is about the denial of public rights. The people of the province
00:04:39are lamenting, there is no development, no talk of public welfare. Instead,
00:04:43instead of protecting the public from terrorism, they are expressing disassociation from it.
00:04:47So, legally, does this not fall under
00:04:50the category of punishable crimes? Yes, exactly.
00:04:53This is the third consecutive government of تحریک انصاف in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
00:04:57They have been in power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for 13 years.
00:05:01And their public agenda, the manifesto under which they have repeatedly
00:05:05taken votes from the public, included providing justice,
00:05:08basic rights to the public, including education, health, employment,
00:05:12and solving public problems. Their agenda
00:05:16and manifesto have never been implemented.
00:05:19There has been no development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There are many issues in the health
00:05:23department, and many issues in education.
00:05:27In addition, there was also a strike by young doctors there
00:05:31in recent days. These are all public issues.
00:05:34Along with this, a big problem was the association with terrorism.
00:05:38Various federal ministers
00:05:41have also expressed this concern many times.
00:05:45And whenever a terrorist incident has occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
00:05:49the provincial cabinet has never condemned it. They have never visited the homes
00:05:52of martyrs. And in the war against terrorism,
00:05:56when it comes to the National Action Plan, the Apex Committee of the National Action Plan
00:06:00held only one meeting by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
00:06:03Suhail Afridi, and after that, no other meeting was held. Now,
00:06:07in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, over 2600
00:06:11various
00:06:14But the provincial government's priorities do not include
00:06:18eradicating terrorism. For this, the police force also demanded
00:06:21a huge amount from them because the police stations there are built in a normal
00:06:25style, but due to terrorism, when a terrorist plants an IED there,
00:06:29more police officers die from its damage. The police were not given any act
00:06:33or equipped for this. So, the provincial government's
00:06:37entire agenda revolves around the founder of PTI,
00:06:40around his release. For this, courts are available,
00:06:44courts are available for relief. Before this, all the politicians went to court and got relief from the court.
00:06:48But they have always been engaged in the politics of protest, and their nature has always been
00:06:52to always attack Islamabad, stage sit-ins. They have promoted
00:06:55this kind of politics. Yes. Fahad, if we talk about terrorism,
00:06:59it is a very sensitive and important matter, and it certainly
00:07:03cannot be left unaddressed.
00:07:06If the government is showing flexibility and talking about resolving issues through dialogue,
00:07:10and if you consider this point as a weakness and your
00:07:14approach is the opposite, then what is
00:07:17the procedure according to the constitution, and how can it be imposed?
00:07:21Please update us on this as well. Yes, exactly.
00:07:24Before this, under the chairmanship of Speaker National Assembly Sardar
00:07:28Ayaz Sadiq, negotiations took place here,
00:07:31in which PPP and the government were included, while on the other side,
00:07:37They agreed on many matters, but after that,
00:07:41when it went to the provincial government, the provincial government remained stubborn.
00:07:44They brought those negotiations to a deadlock and ended them. No result could be achieved.
00:07:48There were clear points from the federation that the provincial
00:07:52government should formulate its policy for terrorism and clearly
00:07:55express its disassociation from terrorists, and
00:07:58the process of repatriation of Afghan refugees
00:08:02there must be done in all circumstances, because a national policy
00:08:05has been made that those who do not have Afghan visas here or do not have a visa
00:08:09or status to stay, they should go back to their country. This is how it happens all over the world,
00:08:13those who are illegal have to go back to their country, they are deported.
00:08:17So now all these Afghans are being deported who do not have visas.
00:08:23it is being done under it because terrorism is happening in Pakistan from Afghanistan.
00:08:26Many times we have presented this evidence in the UN also.
00:08:30In the meeting that was held under the auspices
00:08:33the Pakistani government also presented evidence that terrorism is coming from Afghanistan. But the
00:08:37provincial government is not supporting it at all.
00:08:41As far as legal option is available
00:08:45that they impose emergency and tell the President of the country
00:08:48and the President of the country gives powers to the Governor after which the Governor
00:08:52will impose Governor's rule and the Governor will
00:08:55run the affairs of the province. Yes, Fahad, you mentioned
00:08:59four times regarding negotiations. So, an agreement was prepared,
00:09:02there was consensus on it, then a U-turn was taken on it. Then after that, the differences
00:09:06remained as they were. And after that, if we see, the situation and statements
00:09:10coming from them are not very encouraging.
00:09:12So, national responsibility and then an agenda through which
00:09:16you convince the public and come to power,
00:09:20when you are operating totally opposite to it, how would you
00:09:24elaborate this situation? Legally, it is definitely punishable.
00:09:27They are also facing public reaction. Yes, exactly.
00:09:31They are also facing severe public reaction.
00:09:34It was widely said by the public within the province that they would come to Islamabad
00:09:38with a heavy mandate and bring many people, but now there is a long march situation,
00:09:42they have two to two and a half thousand people, people don't want to come,
00:09:46people don't want to come with them, people have seen them, they have also seen their affairs.
00:09:50Clearly, terrorism is because
00:09:53the people who are dying there, the people who are being martyred in terrorism,
00:09:57they are also Pakistanis, they are also citizens of this country. So the families
00:10:00of these people also have this question that where is the provincial government to whom we gave votes?
00:10:04And after the 18th amendment, the law and order situation, law and order,
00:10:08is the mandate of the province. It is the duty of the province to equip its police.
00:10:12There, the CTD department in Pakhtunkhwa has also not been properly
00:10:15equipped. The police stations have also not been updated according to the problems they are facing these days,
00:10:19and the modern weapons required for terrorism
00:10:23have not been provided to the police. Now, as you were talking about
00:10:27negotiations, an agreement was also prepared in that,
00:10:30and their national committee
00:10:34fully agreed on it. But when that matter went to the province, to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
00:10:38he sabotaged the entire negotiation process. Yes.
00:10:41Okay, Fahad, the public needs health,
00:10:45education, employment, and the situation here
00:10:48is that these constitutional responsibilities are being neglected just because
00:10:52they want the release of a prisoner, for which the forum is not the government
00:10:56but the court. Now, even the common person is expressing such an opinion.
00:11:00In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, political maturity and awareness are increasing.
00:11:04How much can this whole situation internally lead them into
00:11:07complications? Yes, exactly.
00:11:10If we look at the past, President Asif Ali Zardari,
00:11:13Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and former Prime Minister Nawaz
00:11:16Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, along with other political leaders, also faced cases.
00:11:20They went to court, and they got relief from the courts. They were punished by the court,
00:11:24and they will get relief from the court. Legal avenues are available for this.
00:11:30The Supreme Court is available for this. The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court is available for this.
00:11:34They should go there, fight a legal battle, and if they win,
00:11:38then according to the law, the law will make its own way,
00:11:42and the founder will come out. But this protest cannot
00:11:45achieve that, because last time also when they protested and came here,
00:11:49Pakistan's image internationally cannot be like this that you
00:11:53come and attack the federation. All normal life here is affected
00:11:56because its international image goes very bad, and there is severe anger and resentment
00:12:00among all people, including the business community, regarding this that PTI
00:12:04should solve its problems, resolve its issues, and not do politics on the roads.
00:12:08This is also causing severe damage to the national economy. Yes. Right. Thank you very much,
00:12:12Fahad Javed, for updating us in detail. We will once again turn to our correspondent
00:12:16Shahrukh Shafiq and ask Shahrukh that in the context
00:12:19of the current situation, if we are evaluating this situation, then
00:12:23the situation is quite alarming.
00:12:56Shahrukh, please inform us whether the current situation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government
00:12:59is due to a lack of leadership or a lack of understanding
00:13:03and wisdom to comprehend political matters. What would you say?
00:13:07We are informing you of an important news. A meeting of the federal cabinet
00:13:11is underway under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. We will try to talk to our correspondent
00:13:15and discuss this situation further. We will inform you that the cabinet
00:13:18has expressed deep concern over the situation of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
00:13:22According to cabinet members, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's
00:13:25deliberate disassociation from the war against terrorism instead
00:13:29of eliminating terrorism is alarming.
00:13:33According to sources, before any final decision
00:13:36regarding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a last effort will be made
00:13:40through Maulana Fazlur Rehman. During the cabinet meeting,
00:13:43Deputy Prime Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar
00:13:46also contacted Maulana Fazlur Rehman. These reports are also coming, and according to sources,
00:13:50the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government against terrorism
00:13:54If
00:14:26I sum this all up in one word, the word for it is
00:14:30short-sightedness. Nothing else can be said
00:14:33but short-sightedness. In such a province
00:14:36that has been ruled by one party for 13 years,
00:14:40they have adopted short-sightedness and have usurped the rights of the people.
00:14:44If the people had voted for them, today the same people
00:14:47are being shown stars in the day, their actions are continuing,
00:14:51sometimes in one city, sometimes in another city. Instead of providing health
00:14:55and education facilities to the people, they are constantly taking
00:14:58such steps that put their lives
00:15:01and their daily lives at risk.
00:15:05Every time their protests and sit-ins cause prices to rise even more.
00:15:09The prices of oil have increased due to a Gulf war,
00:15:12and on top of that, they are taking such steps.
00:15:16The supply chain is being affected, daily life is being affected,
00:15:19so what can be done about such a government except to grieve?
00:15:23But still, the political forces that have political
00:15:27maturity say that every possible
00:15:30last effort should be made, and that even though
00:15:34there is scope for governor's rule in the constitution,
00:15:37despite that, they should be brought to some discussion,
00:15:41and efforts should be made to crush the head of terrorism
00:15:44that is raising its head. Well, Shahrukh, if the matter has come to
00:15:48short-sightedness, then what is the fault of the public? And from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all over
00:15:51Pakistan, the protectors of this homeland are sacrificing their lives.
00:15:55Why should they lose their lives
00:15:58like this? Why should the public carry their funerals?
00:16:02These bullets are from the government. In the government,
00:16:05we see that our police personnel
00:16:25are ready to end this war.
00:16:29Attacks are seen happening at various posts and places. But when
00:16:33the Chief Minister and his people
00:16:36roam in their various cities, such a situation does not arise.
00:16:40So what else should it be called if not a nexus
00:16:43that those forces that want to attack
00:16:47the public and law enforcement agencies,
00:16:51when these four or six people go out, they don't do it.
00:16:54So what should this be called if not a conspiracy?
00:16:58These are all the dots that are visible,
00:17:01but unfortunately, now
00:17:04they have got power in this province, and
00:17:08repeatedly, they are trying to worsen the situation. The federal
00:17:12government is making full efforts, political forces are making full efforts.
00:17:15Yesterday, the President and Prime Minister met, in which
00:17:19leaders of both big parties were present. They also pointed
00:17:23towards the same thing that it is better to look towards such an effort
00:17:27that can move forward in a better democratic manner.
00:17:31In this context, today Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been contacted,
00:17:35and They are our pride, our glory, and it is because of them that our homeland
00:17:53exists, who are always present on the borders, always ready to prevent
00:17:57any internal unrest. But
00:18:01this situation, in this matter, if we look
00:18:04at this cooperation a little,
00:19:16I welcome all respected
00:19:18cabinet members from the bottom of my heart.
00:19:22And I also welcome our other honorable
00:19:26officials. And I thank
00:19:30you that on Sunday,
00:19:33you attended
00:19:36this meeting at my request. We have not been able to hold a cabinet
00:19:40meeting for some time. There are two reasons for this.
00:19:43I had to go to America for the UN session.
00:19:45There was some engagement there,
00:19:49and then there were some other engagements as well.
00:19:53So, during this period, some important events took place that I want to share
00:19:56with you.
00:19:59First of all, Alhamdulillah, our IMF
00:20:02staff-level agreement
00:20:04has now been reached,
00:20:06and Inshallah, it should be hoped that
00:20:09this year, a tranche of
00:20:121.2 billion dollars will Inshallah arrive.
00:20:16I was in New York and met
00:20:19the MD of IMF. I want to share
00:20:22that with you. We brought
00:20:25that. But it's a long journey.
00:20:29You cannot cover the burden of
00:20:3280 years overnight.
00:20:36But we will try day and night,
00:21:50and Inshallah, we will reach our destination.
00:21:53In this regard, when I came to London, the CEO of London Stock Exchange
00:21:57had invited me. After that ceremony, which you see every day on TV
00:22:00in New York, London, Japan.
00:22:03After the opening ceremony of the stock exchange, there were about six or seven
00:22:06delegations of top-class bankers,
00:22:10including Barclays Bank. Various delegations came,
00:22:13including Citibank, JPMorgan,
00:22:17and they said in different
00:22:21words, but one thing, that Prime Minister,
00:22:24you have made economic reforms
00:22:27in Pakistan. Pakistan
00:22:31is seen and in recent months,
00:22:34I met any head of state or international
00:22:38delegation, no one
00:22:41started the conversation without first
00:22:45saying, "Congratulations, we really
00:22:47appreciate the diplomacy Pakistan
00:23:20has done.
00:23:23We are very aware
00:23:26of it and we are grateful that you played a big role
00:23:29in the ceasefire." In this regard,
00:23:32the situation is now before
00:23:35us. Unfortunately,
00:23:39things got worse again and escalated.
00:23:43They went from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab-el-Mandeb.
00:23:45The situation there got even worse.
00:23:49So, even now, Pakistan is playing its role
00:23:53with full diligence and sincerity.
00:23:56The rest is in the hands of Allah Almighty. Other brotherly countries
00:23:59are also fully contributing to this
00:24:03with sincerity. And today, I want to say once again,
00:24:06please register this point that
00:24:10in this entire diplomacy,
00:24:13Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has a pivotal role.
00:24:17There is no doubt about it. Absolutely.
00:24:20Certainly, the Deputy Prime Minister has made great efforts.
00:24:24Naqvi is sitting here, he has made efforts regarding Iran.
00:24:28So, this is a great team work,
00:24:31and may Allah accept it.
00:24:35All decisions are in His hands. Day before yesterday, I inaugurated
00:24:38the first technology park built by the federal government.
00:24:42And we have named it Danish Technology
00:24:46Park. This was started during the previous
00:24:50government's time. The Korean government
00:24:53gave a very soft loan for it. What was done to it
00:24:57was something that even outsiders cannot imagine.
00:25:00It became a story of destruction. It was in ruins
00:25:03when our government came into power. I don't want to go into any self-praise.
00:25:07The entire team,
00:25:10the concerned ministers, secretaries,
00:25:14including Madam Shahza
00:25:17Khawaja, played a great role, her secretary, Ad Gheeza
00:25:20Sahib, and step by step, the Finance
00:25:24Minister, our Ahsan Iqbal Sahib,
00:25:27everyone put in effort. But I think
00:25:30that in my life, many big projects
00:25:33came that troubled me a lot. But this was among those few projects
00:25:36that caused a lot of difficulty and pain. But
00:25:40Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, it is now complete,
00:25:43and Inshallah, we will now
00:25:47replicate it all over Pakistan. I have told Ahsan Iqbal Sahib to get ready
00:25:51now. We will build such parks in Karachi,
00:25:54Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, and other places,
00:25:58and in this way, not thousands, not lakhs,
00:26:01but millions of young boys and girls will be here.
00:26:05I will not go. Two or three
00:26:08important things to mention.
00:26:11Saudi Arabia is a very brotherly country
00:26:14of Pakistan. And a very
00:26:18trusted friend. Just as China is a very
00:26:22trusted friend of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is a very
00:26:26trusted friend of Pakistan. Throughout our history,
00:26:28our relations with them have been very
00:27:02affectionate, brotherly, and
00:27:06some of the senior members here,
00:27:10you are witnesses
00:27:12to how at various
00:27:16times the Saudi royal family,
00:27:18the Saudi government, the Saudi people
00:27:22have always held Pakistan's hand.
00:27:25We, with full
00:27:29our role as a mediator with Iran.
00:27:32Iran is our brotherly country,
00:27:36our neighboring country, and
00:27:39believe me, the sincerity
00:27:42and relations with Iran
00:27:46have grown so much in these months
00:27:49during this government. I don't remember
00:27:53any other time before this. And
00:27:56this journey is continuing.
00:28:00The Deputy Prime Minister keeps talking
00:28:03to Mr. Iraqchi. Mohsin Naqvi talks to his counterpart,
00:28:07visits. Field Marshal himself made visits.
00:28:11He remains in contact. So, our only goal
00:28:14is to establish peace in the region.
00:28:17But after the Strait of Hormuz, the bloody game
00:28:20that is being played in Bab-el-Mandeb
00:28:23is extremely regrettable. And for this,
00:28:27Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia, as I mentioned,
00:28:30are not just 80 years old
00:28:34but centuries old relationships of brotherhood,
00:28:37religion, and community.
00:28:41And now Pakistan is
00:28:44connected with it. We have bilateral
00:28:47agreements, trilateral agreements
00:28:50regarding defense. So, I believe that in this regard,
00:28:53what the Houthis are doing
00:28:56is extremely regrettable. No matter how much
00:29:00it is condemned, it is not enough. Pakistan has repeatedly,
00:29:03today also, said that
00:29:06there is no justification for the aggression
00:29:10being carried out against Saudi Arabia by the Houthis.
00:29:14A few weeks ago, there was a drone over
00:29:18Makkah Mukarramah, which they successfully
00:29:21negotiated. So, who,
00:29:25from Kuala Lumpur to
00:29:28the West, the entire Muslim Ummah
00:29:32is Makkah Mukarramah,
00:29:35Baitullah, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
00:29:39has successfully
00:29:43negotiated. So, who,
00:29:45from Kuala Lumpur to
00:29:48the West, the entire Muslim Ummah
00:29:51is Makkah Mukarramah,
00:29:55Baitullah, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
00:29:58Who are the Muslims for the house that is Madina Munawwarah?
00:30:23And Pakistan will not tolerate any kind of aggression in any way.
00:30:27It is also the demand of our agreements
00:30:30and the demand of our
00:30:34and especially the sanctity of Madina
00:30:38Munawwarah and Makkah Mukarramah,
00:30:42its protection is the responsibility of billions of Muslims
00:30:45around the world, so I believe that this is a red line
00:30:49in this regard. We all pray to Allah Almighty that this
00:30:53matter is settled peacefully, otherwise
00:30:55Pakistan will support
00:30:58its Saudi brothers and sisters in every way.