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Apr 21 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
Ex-PM #ImranKhan addressing a rally. Entire focus is on incitement, using vocabulary reminiscent of 1960s Mideast: conspiracy+colonialism+anti-Americanism+religion; & 15yo drone attacks. Xenophobia was used as a political tool for yrs. Khan has hijacked it to unsettle #Pakistan.
Besides the above, ex-PM's strategy is to present himself as a victim of alleged international conspiracy instead of accountability for why his govt crashed under inexperience+mismanagement, squandering an impressive 2018 victory. /2
Part of the victimhood narrative is a claim that a pro-#ImranKhan TV channel is blocked in cable broadcasts across the country. But moments ago, #Pakistan's TV regulator called out this disinformation: /3

Ex-PM #ImranKhan invokes and defends convicted murderer Aimal Kasi, convicted killer of two American citizens, who fled to #Afghanistan and was captured through joint #Pakistan-#US security cooperation. He was executed in 2002. /4

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Ex-PM #ImranKhan at #LahoreJalsa tonight, his 3rd rally after exiting power, focused on populist themes like #US #religion #Islamophobia #CIA drones, the killer of American citizens #AimalKasi etc. Nothing on #Pakistan's economy & accountability for his days in government. /5
Overall, ex-PM @ImranKhanPTI's #LahoreJalsa tonight is much smaller than his Oct 2011 launching rally at the same venue.
Core fan base of Khan exceeds fans of his record in govt. He will always jam rallies. But he can't claim to be an agent of change. Populism is last resort. /6
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Apr 22
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#Pakistan's top security forum, the #NSC, attended by top Govt, military, and intelligence officials, chaired by PM @CMShehbaz, concludes there is no "foreign conspiracy" behind ex-PM #ImranKhan's exit from power after he lost parliamentary majority and was voted out. /1
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"NSC discussed telegram from 🇵🇰 Emb in 🇺🇸 (...) informed by premier security agencies they found no evidence of any conspiracy (...) The NSC (...) concludes there has been no foreign conspiracy." /2 Image
Today's National Security Committee of the Cabinet is more credible than the Mar 31 meet that ex-PM #ImranKhan politicized. This meeting is strengthened by the presence of Amb @asadmk17, ex-Washington, the Amb who wrote the cable and briefed the NSC. /3 ImageImageImage
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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.

حلال امریکی سازش!

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Apr 19
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
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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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Apr 16
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 inside 🇵🇰: Attack 🇺🇸🇪🇺!
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#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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