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00:01:00On the one hand, we see that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also, a wave of terrorism
00:01:03rose, and many lives were sacrificed in it. And the provincial government
00:01:07did nothing, their 13-year performance is completely minus.
00:01:11Even the Deputy Prime Minister Muhammadar, when he
00:01:14spoke today, he said that it was not easy to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
00:01:18This decision was made out of great compulsion since no other option was left there
00:01:22apart from imposing an emergency, because due to the sit-in and protests, the economy was also suffering.
00:01:26What do you think about the imposition of emergency or governor today?
00:01:30To what extent will it help in controlling terrorism?
00:01:32This is a very delicate and sensitive
00:01:36question. I would say that this bitter pill that the federal
00:01:39government has swallowed and to fulfill the legal requirements
00:01:43of Khyber, a step has been taken, and for this, I
00:01:46think the government is still doing well by taking gradual steps,
00:01:50but efforts should be made that
00:01:54the peace and security of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is paramount. Efforts should be made
00:01:58so that somehow a way is found for
00:02:01political reconciliation so that instead of creating complications,
00:02:05the grim situation can be controlled instead of escalating.
00:02:09The cooperation of the people and their survival
00:02:12should be given priority so that no
00:02:16kind of facility, like food,
00:02:19movement, should be hindered. And in this matter,
00:02:22like-minded people should cooperate so that
00:02:26the issue of peace and security can be ensured.
00:02:28In any case, the sensitive issue
00:02:32should not escalate into tension or any kind
00:02:36of endless situation or extremity,
00:02:39because in its justification, I think terrorism should be controlled, and
00:02:43possible steps should be taken
00:02:46so that in every situation, the survival of the people and their protection
00:02:50should be ensured. And along with that, it must
00:02:53be ensured in this entire situation that there is no food shortage
00:02:57there in any way so that public
00:04:00has claimed to have destroyed. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and
00:04:04Turkey have also jointly condemned and called the attacks a blatant violation
00:04:07of international law. On the other hand,
00:04:10Iran has also
00:04:14Precautions are essential offered mediation for negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Now the question here
00:04:18is whether diplomatic efforts will be able
00:04:21to make a lasting solution to Houthi attacks and a political solution for Yemen
00:04:25possible? Or will tensions in the East increase further? We have
00:04:28with us to talk about this topic.
00:04:32I have loved you to support you, Defense analyst Commander Retired
00:04:33not to leave you. Chishti and joining us on Zoom is former ambassador
00:04:37GR Baloch. Assalam Alaikum. Waalaikum
00:04:40Assalam. Great efforts are being made to somehow
00:04:43bring about reconciliation, normalize the situation,
00:04:47and normalize the situation in the region.
00:04:50Since we are starting our conversation with you,
00:04:54important airports in Saudi Arabia are being targeted by Houthi militants
00:04:58continuously.
00:06:42is not as compromised as we think and we have been talking for days.
00:06:46I will ask in detail in the next question. After
00:06:49Sahib, I will add that how powerful their military still is. So we should not
00:06:53underestimate it. And it is immediately linked to the Mecca agreement. Perhaps
00:06:57there will be a follow-up discussion on that. You have
00:06:59heard the discussion, and he talked about civil aviation
00:07:03and the system of Saudi Arabia. So civil aviation
00:07:07centers are being targeted by Houthi militants. Is this challenging
00:07:10Saudi defense capabilities?
00:09:13But we know that they will surely be
00:09:16Saudi Arab, but definitely
00:09:20their current battle or war against Saudi is an
00:09:23extension of their horizon
00:09:25extension.
00:09:28So I ask a question in this regard.
00:09:31Will the joint stance of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
00:09:35Egypt and Turkey be enough to put effective pressure on the militia
00:09:39in your opinion? It is equally important to convert it into actions.
00:10:25I had written an article too, sir, sorry I forgot
00:10:28to send it to you. I will send you that I say that you should find a permanent
00:10:32solution to this. Go back to 1990.
00:10:35Before that, there were two Yemens,
00:10:38because you cannot keep them unified by force.
00:10:42Neither can the Houthis take the South into their hands, nor
00:10:46can the South take them into their hands.
00:10:50Now their distances have increased a lot.
00:10:52So it would be better if two confederations were formed,
00:10:56or even if not, they should govern their own areas.
00:10:59Reconstruct
00:11:02them. What is the condition of hunger and poverty
00:11:05there? There are 24 million people,
00:11:09out of which 20 million are under the poverty line
00:11:11in North Yemen, which is with the Houthis.
00:11:14Here, since the population is less, therefore there is not much
00:11:18hunger and poverty, and they also have some open areas, but
00:11:21there are restrictions. Therefore,
00:12:25at that time, Iran thought by policy that if Iran had to keep
00:12:29its geography safe, then the war should be taken
00:12:32to its enemies, which it perceives, to its border, meaning
00:12:36geographically there, which means Hamas and Hezbollah. It
00:12:40had supported its establishment, but my belief is that its control
00:12:44or influence over Hamas and Hezbollah is not
00:12:47as much as it is over the Houthis. The reason for this is that
00:12:51the Houthis have been operating like a tribal group in their own training for decades.
00:17:37I have trained senior officers of the Saudi Army, Navy and Air Force
00:17:41when I was in service. So they have four elements: Army, Navy, Air Force
00:17:45and Defense. Keep this in mind. So they have a stand
00:17:48alone force. Secondly,
00:17:51I will quickly tell your viewers about the budget. Their last known
00:17:55budget in 2024 was 80 billion dollars. Pakistan's
00:17:59is 8-9 billion. It is 9-10 times more than ours. First, let's make it clear that their
00:18:03military budget is 10 times more than ours. I will take you to the 1980 budget. If our
00:18:06budget today is even 10 billion, in 1980, Saudi
00:18:10Arabia's budget was 20 billion dollars, which means
00:18:14it was double ours even 47 years ago, which is useful today.
00:18:18So we should not underestimate their capabilities, that we should give
00:18:21a knee-jerk, immediate response, and if there is a drone attack, Pakistan
00:18:25Forces should be deployed and engaged. They have strong military capacity. They have
00:18:29F-15s, Tornados, Euro Fighter Typhoons. They have one of the most
00:18:32modern equipment. So militarily and
00:18:35kinetically, I am absolutely not underestimating their
00:18:38forces in responding to them. We must build moral pressure
00:18:42in support of Saudi Arabia against
00:18:46the Houthis. Who supports them? And Iran has already said that they are not
00:18:50supporting them. So all the more reason we should condemn. So I think diplomatic
00:18:53efforts should continue in their own way. Kinetically, Saudi Arabia should
00:18:57lead, and God forbid, if such a situation arises that its limitations
00:19:01come, then we should talk about which countries, especially
00:19:05in the Mecca agreement, can and cannot. But they are not made public.
00:19:09In those terms, I often say that they are not disclosed because your enemies
00:19:12want to know what the terms will be, what the threshold will be
00:19:16when Pakistan and Turkey come to help. Absolutely right. On the issue of
00:19:20protecting Saudi
00:19:23Arabia's sovereignty, the joint stance of Islamic countries that is coming forward, we will have to convert
00:19:26it into an effective regional strategy. Thank you very much. Defense
00:19:30analyst Kharij Chishti was present on the screen with us from Zoom.
00:19:33Former ambassador GR Baloch also joined us on Zoom. Thank you very much.
00:27:38Terrorism remains one of the gravest threats to
00:27:41international peace and security. As a frontline
00:27:45state in combatting the manners of terrorism, we have
00:27:49fought terrorists in our own cities, in our own mountains
00:27:52and along our
00:27:55frontier. Pakistan sacrificed almost
00:27:58100,000 precious lives and
00:28:01suffered economic losses exceeding
00:28:04150 billion dollars. And let me say this
00:28:08in all humility, the world is safer today, thanks
00:28:11to the valuable sacrifices of our
00:28:14valiant armed forces and brave civilians who
00:28:18took on these terrorists and mercenaries. The peace
00:28:22loving world must never forget
00:28:25this
00:28:26reality.
00:29:36Right, always on time. The business community is the backbone
00:30:15of the country's economy. A meeting on the promotion of small and medium-sized
00:30:19businesses was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
00:30:23The Prime Minister directed to increase the total value
00:30:26of loans from 1.1 trillion rupees to 2.2 trillion
00:30:29rupees by 2028. Emphasis was placed on preparing
00:30:32feasibility studies for setting up businesses and making them available
00:30:36in local languages. The focus of the reforms in the summary
00:30:40is to empower small and medium-sized business people.
00:30:43Prime Minister.