Bilawal in US & Imran in AJK-Seriously?
I have been wanting to comment on the utter irony of the present day Kashmir elections saga. Bilawal the front runner in AJK elections has left for US to buffer the estranged Pak-US relations. This is all while his absence from the ongoing election campaign of AJK is being cashed by Imran Khan who is right now sitting in AJK to claim victory. This is all while present ruling party of AJK PML(N) is playing its final desperate cards to save the dyinng politics of Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif did nothing for freedom of Kashmiris. He got many opportunities & he lost them deliberately to make money for his own business empire. To expect a miracle happen overnight in PML(N) that will liberate IOK is living in fool's paradise. Maryam Nawaz has destroyed the cause of Kashmir representing Modi explicitly in AJK. Her husband is spreading toxins of anti-Pakistan Army in his rallies even though he himself has worked in the Pakistan Army as a Captain abusing his post to lure a teenager daughter of PM of Pakistan to marry him out of love. If anyone has abused his power in Pakistan Army it is Captain Safdar. How old was Maryam when Safdar trapped her? She was hardly 18. Instead of guarding her against others-he attacked her himself. If this is not enough to prove Safdar's hypocrisy-what will be?
Chanting anti-Pakistan Army slogans in AJK is only going to help Modi establish more control in IOK when RSS uses these slogans of Pakistani leaders to convince vulnerable factions that Pakistan is not with them. PML(N) has been playing a very dangerous game out of sheer desperation on same lines as Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto did when he lost the first democratic election to Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman in 1971. He could have conceded allowing Pakistan to remain sovereign. But he had the choice to rule half of it so he did. Nawaz may play similar game. He is a dangerous man who will do anything for power even use his own daughter as a bait. His slogans are not co-incidental. Whoever has AJK in his grip today has the establishment in his grip & thus the rest of Pakistan. Unfortunately people like Nawaz with selfish interests could use AJK as their Trump card letting Pakistan lose AJK to Modi if needed to prove their point. We all know what will happen when people of AJK stop co-operating with Pakistan Army as a consequence of inflammatory speeches of Maryam & her husband? We will lose AJK in 5 days to Modi. One thing that is stopping Modi from invading & occupying AJK is not Maryam Nawaz or Safdar. That is Pakistan Army. It would be reasonable if AJK rejects Maryam & Safdar & removes PML(N) from its electoral charter forever because of the humiliation they are doing to the defenders of people of AJK.
Coming to role of PTI to replace PML(N) as the next ruling party- I have expressed my opposition to it publicly. In 3 years Kashmir issue has become worse from bad. Things are not moving in favor of Kashmir. Things are moving in favor of Modi. Imran Khan gives speeches, intoxicates his audience with his promises & visions & the next thing you know is that he refuses to commit anything when the time comes. This is a sign of weakness & hypocrisy & the cost of his vulnerabilities is being paid by every Kashmiri. In 2 years no one has damaged the cause of Kashmir more than Imran Khan has. While he saluted Burhan Wani yesturday, he failed to mention that his FATF-influenced policies have crippled the freedom struggle of Kashmiris. While he applauded on the bravery of Kashmiris standing in the face of oppression, he forgot to mention that he was so intimidated by Modi's escalation on 27th Feb 2019 after Pakistan downed 2 planes of IAF- he had to let Abhi Nandan go without any prisoners' retrieval in exchange. While he boasts that he is the only one who says absolutely not to US, he fails to mention that he has given the entire verdict of Kashmir in the hands of US-based & US-sponsored UN that has yet to announce sanctions against India after every crime against humanity that RSS has committed. While Imran Khan talks about Raiyasat-e-Madina for hours emphasizing on a better justice system he fails to mention that his most corrupt ministers have been getting NROs back to back under his rule. While he says he has no assets abroad, he forgets that his biggest asset-his own 2 kids are based in UK-the country that planted the conflict of Kashmir for secondary gains. While he compliments himself over his ambassadorship for Kashmiris, he fails to remember that just a few months ago his National security dialogue conference announced that Pakistan & India must bury the past & move forwards.
One word that every Kashmiri wanted to hear in Imran Khan's speech was the word of "Jihad". Kashmiris are getting billions of dollars worth of bribe from Modi, European Union, US to give their territory in exchange for excellent infrastructure. For 15 minutes Imran Khan just kept on talking about lollipops of healthcare he would give to Kashmiris if he makes a government there. Last thing Kashmiris care for are these lollipops. What they wanted to hear from the great Khan was "JIHAD". Will he call for Jihad against RSS, Modi, BJP's atrocities? Will he unite Pakistan to wage a war against India? Will he send Pakistan Army to Srinagar to rescue Kashmriis? But for almost 30 minutes- Imran Khan failed to impress a single Kashmiri who has by now sacrificed everything he has had for his freedom.
You see freedom has no price tag. PTI treats AJK like Mianwali election where lollipops of healthcards will gain them victory. This is AJK. People of AJK have just ONE goal, one target, one ambition. Their vote will be for a leader who can get them their FREEDOM from Modi against all odds with weapons, with armed embargo, with force, with JIHAD and not just fake empty words or promises that have failed to make an inch of a difference in their lives since Imran Khan took over.
Bilawal Bhutto has been the only one who has said such words so far. Infact it has now become the main slogan of PPP's AJK's campaign. We will do peace with India if Kashmiris ask for peace. We will do war with India if Kashmiris ask for war. Gailani Sahab a famous Hurriyat leader wrote letters to Imran Khan asking him to send armed forces many times. Kashmiris have asked for war with India by Pakistan to liberate them from RSS a long time ago. Whoever gives them this hope in these elections will win #AJKElections2021. So far Imran Khan's defence & Kashmir policy of containment & de-escaltion agaisnt Modi's escalation makes his chances of winning AJK elections next to zero. There is ONLY one thing that will change it. Imran Khan calls for Jihad publicly & sends Pak Army to Srinagar. Anything less will not be acceptable by the people of Kashmir.
Bilawal is losing precious time in US as his absence cannot be filled up properly to fight his campaign in Kashmir. He must come back soon to claim a victory he has the biggest chance of gaining on 25th July 2021 in Azad Jammu Kashmir Elections.
-Dr FAB, MD
Chairperson
Pakistan Islam Positive League (pakislamparty.org)
Friends of Kashmir & Gaza (friendsofkashmirandgaza.org)
Free Kissan Free Pakistan (fkfp.pk)
Pakistan upbeat strategic hub (push.com.pk)
Clinical Faculty Internal Medicine University of Arizona