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Apr 2 • 6 tweets • 8 min read
#Iran becomes the only foreign government so far to come out to openly endorse Prime Minister #ImranKhan's claim about a #US conspiracy to topple him. Tehran's state-run channel suggests that #Pakistan's opposition parties are executing American agenda:
Three weeks ago, #Nasrallah the chief of #Iran's main militant group #Hezbollah, globally designated as a terrorist organization, praised PM #ImranKhan in a TV speech. Pakistani @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL broadcast clips from militant chief's speech.

#Iran's state media is encouraging PM #ImranKhan to take on the West [], which serves no Pakistani interest, while #Tehran is busy negotiating a deal with Western powers that includes economic cooperation.
#Hezbollah militant group's support to PM #ImranKhan is not surprising [] since the group follows official #Iran line. More importantly, Hezbollah (& #Hamas) expanded unprecedented soft presence inside #Pakistan in 2019-2020 through public events.
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During his tenure, PM #ImranKhan acted like a magnet for religious hardliners, from advocating talks with the #TTP to having reps of #Hamas+#Hezbollah address seminars in #Pakistan for the first time. Here is praise from a known Iranian hardline cleric:

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Apr 3
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#Pakistan's largest business & trade association rejects #PTIGovernment's policy of targeting the country's trade interests with key partners in the West, and supports Army Chief's policy statement on relations with the #US and the #EU. /1

Federation of #Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry @FPCCI1, in a statement by its president Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, expresses strong support for 🇵🇰's ties with the #US 🇺🇸 and the #EU 🇪🇺. Sheikh says the business community stands with the State. /2
Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President @fpcci, says #Pakistan's largest trading partners are #EU & #UK with exports at approximately $15.8 billion per year and the #US at $6.5 billion. "We greatly value these partners," he said. /3
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Apr 1
Ex #US Special Rep for #Afghanistan Reconciliation @ZalmayKhalilz met #Pakistan Army #COAS Gen #QamarBajwa today and "pledged to play his role for further improvement in 🇺🇸 diplomatic coop with 🇵🇰 at all levels," acc to a military statement. Khalilzad is attending @IsbDialogue.
Army chief #COAS Gen #QamarBajwa takes a clear stand on #Pakistan's vital interests at @IsbDialogue:

"Sadly, #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine is unfortunate" and 🇵🇰 "shares a long and strategic relationship with 🇺🇸 which remains our largest export market."

A day earlier, PM #ImranKhan at @IsbDialogue advised #Pakistan to consider following the example of sanctions-hit #Cuba, addressing Islamabad's policy elite, taking his ideological aversion of the West to a new level:

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Mar 27
PM #ImranKhan sets the stage for his legacy in a huge, impressive rally in #Islamabad, characterizing himself as a living martyr facing off international conspiracy to unseat him. He did not offer evidence but waved a document as proof. The rally achieves its two targets.. /1
PM #ImranKhan achieves two targets: to try impress power centers within the country that he remains popular, which he partially does (with diehard voters); and to engage those voters in a larger foreign policy issue beyond electoral accountability of performance & governance. /2
Aside from the secret document that PM #ImranKhan is not revealing (yet) to protect national interest, it is not a secret that his biggest foreign policy confrontations occurred with the #KSA #UAE #France, and misunderstandings with #China. /3
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Mar 8
Prime Minister #ImranKhan of #Pakistan spent the afternoon and evening "in a good mood," according to a #PTI lawmaker and a close aide to PM, after the opposition submitted a request to call for a no-confidence vote as his Govt wobbles under economic & political pressures. /1
PM @ImranKhanPTI's #PTI-led Govt faces more uncertainty from within his party than from opponents in the Parliament, where he remains strong. His backing for #Punjab CM @UsmanAKBuzdar has become a controversial position within the party that could exacerbate fissures. /2
While the #PPP and the #PDM mount a strong parliamentary pressure to unseat PM #ImranKhan, internal #PTI fissures remain their strongest ally. These internal divisions could turn into a call for in-house change if party leadership is not careful. /3
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Mar 6
Amid rising anti-#US+#EU rhetoric in #Pakistan post-#Ukraine invasion & PM's #Russia visit, it is important to refocus on rising terror incidents in the country and the linkages to #Afghanistan #Iran and #India and the easily exploitable local actors. /1
The waves of organized terrorism in Pakistan since 1980s and through 2000s have been linked to elements in #Afghanistan. It accelerated with the #India-#Iran nexus in that country. Made easier by local extremism, easy & gullible Pakistani recruits, and regional sponsors. /2
#Peshawar mosque carnage targeting Pakistani Shia Muslims is particularly worth a closer look. It indirectly targeted the #Australia cricket team visit after 23 yrs and tried to revive sectarian conflict. Both objectives have wider linkages to #India #Iran #Afghanistan /3
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Mar 4
#Pakistan police engages terrorists who tried to storm a mosque during Friday prayer in #Peshawar with up to 500 worshippers inside. One attacker blows himself up after a gun battle. 30 deaths reported including policemen who likely prevented a bigger carnage. Developing story.
57 worshippers killed in a terrorist attack inside a mosque during Friday prayer in #Peshawar. Investigators believe the incident is linked to threats to #Australia cricket team on a landmark visit to #Pakistan, and is an attempt to ignite sectarian fault lines. /2
The #Peshawar attack coincides with a landmark first match in years in #Pakistan today by #Australia cricket team, whose players reportedly received threats before departing for 🇵🇰. Unverified screen grabs leaked online show an alleged #India connection. /3
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