Former Federal Minister Dr @ShireenMazari1: Parliament Committee approves Sikandar Sultan Raja as Chief Election Commissioner through consensus after 13 sessions.

Ex-PM @ImranKhanPTI: Establishment/Military suggested the name of chief election Commissioner. /1
DeC 2019 - then Federal Minister tells media after chairing a parliamentary committee meeting representing all political parties that a consensus is developing over a candidate's name for chief election commissioner acceptable to all, including to #PTI. /2
Jan 2020 - Fed Min Dr. Shireen Mazari announces Sikandar Sultan Raja is a consensus candidate of political parties for Chief Election Commissioner. Including for then ruling #PTI. No impression the name came from the military as ex-PM now claims. /3

Ex-PM @ImranKhanPTI's Interior Minister @ShkhRasheed: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja "great man, principled." #PTI-sympathetic anchor adds, "He's a very upright officer."

Ex-PM #ImranKhan now: Estab'ment/Military gave the name of Chief Election Commissioner.
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Apr 20
Picture of the day: What kosher/halal #American intervention in #Pakistan politics looks like.
Ex-PM #ImranKhan, who protested #US figures/officials meeting #Pakistan politicians as meddling and conspiracy, receives American lawmaker and welcomes her support for his party.

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A probe is underway into links bw #Pakistan's former Amb in Washington to then #PTIGovernment. Probe to determine if Amb was a candidate for appointment as Foreign Secretary. His diplomatic cable was compromised to produce a #US conspiracy claim used by ex-PM to create a crisis.
Determining the nature of links between the former Ambassador in Washington and the #PTI-led government is key to understanding his role in creating a serious constitutional, political, and foreign policy crisis that has unsettled #Pakistan. /2

The Ambassador is a consummate diplomat who reconnected Pakistani public diplomacy with the Washington elite and American society in a new way after a long break. How his good work was converted into a hit job targeting #Pakistan-#US ties will inevitably face scrutiny. /3
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Ousted ex-PM #ImranKhan warned a rally crowd in #Pakistan's largest city that the #US "imposed" a new PM on the country, telling them 400 American drones attacked "weddings, schools, children" more than a decade ago.

But Khan has 2 messages on 🇺🇸:
One inside 🇵🇰 Another abroad /1
#ImranKhan's messaging to supporters and cells outside 🇵🇰 in Washington DC+Texas+Seattle, Canada, UK, and Frankfurt/Germany: No slogans against 🇺🇸🇪🇺!
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#Israel security released this video four hours ago to contain damage from earlier videos of rioting by members of militant groups. 26,000 worshippers entered #MasjidAlAqsa grounds peacefully today for Friday prayers after rioters were cleared. /2

Amjad Taha: "No mosque in the world, from #Pakistan to #Qatar, #Kuwait to #Yemen, allows fireworks, rocks and iron into the mosque." /3

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Breaking

Prime Minister @CMShehbaz of #Pakistan. 🇵🇰

Elected with 174 votes with the backing and support of #Pakistan's major political parties @pmln_org @MediaCellPPP @OfficialMqm @MoulanaOfficial
#Pakistan's new Prime Minister @CMShehbaz comes with several honors: first to become PM with the support of 🇵🇰's all of the major parties; brother to 🇵🇰's only thrice elected PM; and comes with foreign policy experience, and ties with 🇵🇰's key international partners.
There is no #US conspiracy against the previous #Pakistan government. Prime Minister @CMShehbaz announces calling a meeting with Parliament's national security committee with top civil & military leaders 🇵🇰 & ex-Amb to 🇺🇸 to decide the fate of this manufactured crisis.
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Massive vilification campaign targeting #Pakistan, the Supreme Court, Parliament, and Armed Forces has been traced to individuals close to ex-PM #ImranKhan's inner circle, including spreading fake story of a #US drone attack on 🇵🇰, meant to bolster Khan's anti-West narrative. /1
A key aide to former PM #ImranKhan is sought by @FIA_Agency for links to a massive anti-#Pakistan campaign in retaliation to decisions by the Supreme Court and Parliament nullifying Khan's illegal actions and ousting him in a historic vote. /2

The intense anti-#Pakistan campaign from inside the country following #ImranKhan's ouster has caught the attention of digital media+cybersecurity experts. Khan's #PTI has run one of the most potent vilification & hate-spewing media ops in 🇵🇰 pol history./3
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