End of US support for Yemen War, What next? Where we stand? Parliament of 2015 Proved right but why media is still reluctant rather silent on it?
Is it end of Agenda?
Feb 2021 is much different from Feb 2016 in many ways. At Feb 4, newly elected US President showed his Future Policy and announced an end to United States support for Saudi-led military offensive operations in Yemen. Thanks to parliament, this time Pakistan did not get any diplomatic humiliation because of the historic resolution that was passed by parliament in April 2015. At that time, #KSA wanted our military help on sectarian grounds (Robert Fisk had mentioned it too). In his march 2015 article , he wrote,
''Unprecedented in modern Arab history, a Sunni Muslim coalition of 10 nations – including non-Arab Pakistan – has attacked another Arab nation. The Sunnis and the Shia of the Middle East are now at war with each other in Iraq, in Syria and Yemen. Pakistan is a nuclear power. The armies of Bahrain and the Gulf states include Pakistani soldiers. Pakistanis were among the dead in the first great battle against Iraqi troops in the 1991 Gulf War.''
Pakistan under Nawaz unanimously passed a resolution but it was used against him smartly. What happened after resolution is the real story but it had local interests too. Internally, the story started from signing of CoD yet got international backing in 2016 and rest is history.
From CoD (2006) to 18th amendment (2010), things are moving from unconstitutional regimes to constitutionalism, from selected accountability to across the board accountability of all, from centralism to federalism, from selected to elected i-e from Control to Freedom.
Announcement of new US president to withdraw its support in Saudi sponsored Yemeni war proved that Pakistani parliament was right. Had we became a party in 2015, we stood nowhere today. After Biden statement, everyone is asking about future of so-called Islamic NATO? But under pressure media is reluctant to discuss it due to the handlers yet at social media you may find such discussions often. Thanks to historic Yemeni Resolution we did not sent army in that war. But in general, there is no acknowledgement of that resolution by the siting government of PTI who was among the signatories but later used it against Nawaz. It's a reality that due to CPEC, thanks to #AntiChina game plan of #Trump agenda, it had started from #PanamaDrama but it ended on Auqama.
Supreme Court did not bother to act against a sitting Judge, whose name was there in the Panama list yet it showed unprecedented haste to expel architect of CPEC i-e #Nawaz, the PM. Internally it was an answer from those who were against CoD, 18th amendment and they are more critical toward Nawaz rather than PPP. For them PPP had those thoughts since July 5th 1977 but if Nawaz did not support it, she alone could not do it. In 2013, in continuation of CoD & 18th amendment, Pakistan has witnessed First democratic transition in the history of the country and it made them more furious from strengthening of civilian rule. Entry of CPEC under a civilian rule accelerated their fears. Failure of 126 days Dharna in 2014 compelled them to get international support first.
The year, 2015, like the year 1972, had a special chance for Pakistan to strengthen democratic cum constitutional rule. The year was important regionally as well as internationally due to JCPOA signed during the US election year in July 2015. It was critical time internally as well as externally.
Internally, the Peshawar incident inquiry & consensus on NAP along with creation of NACTA could play pivotal role but it needed political consensus first, similar to pre 18th amendment national consensus. Thanks to lobbies & people like than interior minister Nisar Ali Khan, the citing government remained reluctant on that internal front. They tried it later in October 2016 but it was too late and it was bounced baked via infamous Dawn Leaks. It is also important to remember that rise of #Trump in 2016 proved an important benchmark not only against JCPOA, CPEC but it also isolated rather defamed issues of #Palestine & #Kashmir. Unfortunately during 2016 & 18, #PPP, the party that stood during misleading Dharna times with #PMLn could not play its role in #Panama trape, used #AntiIndia old mantra is tricky #Kalbhusion case, was partner in arms in destabilizing #Baluchistan govt but finally could not get rewards in 2018 rigged elections other than #Sindh government that they could get otherwise. But 2018 rigging gave birth to #PDM and after much deliberations it was decided to join assemblies in protest rather than boycott it. That strategy is still in question and that is why there is still a debate of using option to resign from these rigged assemblies. Nodoubt, that #PDM has agreed on 36 point program that further strengthen the spirit of #CoD, in public processions they have exposed all hidden & vocal players, including parties, non State actors, media men supporting PTI government well & on top of it Maryam Nawaz Sharif has emerged as new hope along with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
At international front, President Biden policies are much different than Trump especially regarding key issues i-e JCPOA, cold war with #China and issues like Kashmir & Palestine. one may differ with new policies but it is a fact that these new policies will increase space for all stakeholders in general. Internally due to bad policies PTI is raising prices of basic daily use things like Petrol, Electricity, Gas, vegetables, while for business people delinking State control on Dollar currency proved fatal. But local beneficiaries of Yemen War agenda in Pakistan are reluctant to accept their faults. Remember that beneficiaries of #AfghanJihad had same behaviour in post #GenevaAccord period.
The game is still there but options are reducing day by day. Price hike may benefit elite as well as IMF, WB etc but for common people it is very difficult even to survive.
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