My Book Chapter for China Study Center.
The Taliban's return to power in
#Afghanistan
has buttressed different layers of cooperations & coordinations among the terrorists organisations working against
#CPEC
.
Anita Karim knocked out her Australian opponent.
Anita Karim belongs to Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan. She is the first Pakistani MMA fighter.
Congratulations Anita Karim 🌺
The civilised and learned local tourists did this to our apricot tree.
They did the same with cherry trees in Hunza.
They deserve to be schooled for such actions.
Mufti Taqi Usmani has recorded a befitting reply to
#TTP
's leader, Noor Wali Mehsud. Mehsud had said that Jihad against
#Pakistan
is not anti-Islamic, but Mufti Taqi calls it otherwise.
Anti-TTP sentiments among people and Ulema is the real victory ✌️
💸Afghanistan’s Trade Dependence on Pakistan 💸
A Reality or an Illusion?
Which country better serve economic needs of Afgh: Pakistan or Iran ?
A thread (🧵) to address all these questions.
👇
"Dollars Smuggled From Pakistan Provide Lifeline for the Taliban" - Bloomberg
This quote and the news mentioned below are tightly knitted together. It was the smuggled dollar that worked as oxygen for the Taliban's economic ecosystem.
A Thread 👇
Dear Shero, praying for your safe return 😣
Just three days ago I talked to Shero and today I heard this disgusting news.
Very disturbing!
#ReleaseSherdilBaloch
🚚Trans-Afghan Railway Project 🚚
Goods from Uzbekistan reaches of Pakistan in 35 days, but TARP can slim this time to just 5 days.
Through this project, travelling to Uzbekistan from Pakistan and Afghanistan would be an adventure.
A detail 🧵on this project.
➕
Ironically, the IEA staged a nation wide protest when Quran was burned in Sweden, but they are silent on the TTP's attack in Peshawar mosque where Quran has been butned too.
🛣️Wakhan Corridor🛣️ – A Lifeline for the Northern Inhabitants of Pakistan and Afghanistan
For sure, you all have heard about Wakhan border crossing, but have you ever heard its importance for the people of Chitral, GB and Badakshan?
Let's explore in this 🧵
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China opens Tashkurgan Khunjerab International Airport next to
#Hunza
,
#GilgitBaltistan
.
*Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport* is just an hour's drive (100+KM) from *Hunza, Khunjerab Pass, Pak-China Border* and opened on December 23, 2022.
@siyaltunes
So tuned cover Siya Sahab!
In parallel, Pasoori echoes in the valley of
#Hunza
, artistically done by these Jem's, using local instruments in different ways.
🟩 Saleh -NRF - ISKP Nexus 🟩
A Thread 👇
The story of this Nexus starts when the current leader of ISKP, Sana Ullah aka Shahab Al Muhajir was serving under Amrullah Saleh. It means Saleh nursed and nurtured SAM.
Below, the working card of Shahab is given.
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#Pakistan
's compliance percentage is higher then most of the countries which are dear and near to West in general and US in particular. Despite this crystal clear fact, Pakistan is yet to stay in Gray list of
#FATF
.
This shows an account of pre-established biasedness.
Working to establish a library in the village - Mayoon,
#Hunza
.
Thus for amassed 1100 books from our donors. Looking for more donations (books only).
Let's encourage book reading in society.
#GilgitBaltistan
#Hunza
#Books
#librarytwitter
The TTP is a strategic Asset of the Afghan Taliban
A Thread
1⃣ TTP is emboldened, nursed and housed in Afghanistan to use it as a strategic asset against Pakistan.
2⃣ Since the Taliban's swept into power, 40 different factions joined TTP.
Cont.....
Pakistani pro military propagandists are falsely claiming that Afghanistan is trying to destabilise Pakistan by supporting TTP militancy. This is an utterly preposterous claim and I will explain why:
Afghanistan is a landlocked country. It means that Afghanistan's economy is
The happy feet from AL-Amin school, Gulmit, Hunza.
Worn out of serious talks and monitoring, let's enjoy this joyous clip from our town 💓
#Hunza
#GilgitBaltistan
𝐈𝐄𝐀 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐓𝐓𝐏 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬
Upon the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, it left weapons of $9 billion. While, the de facto gov, IEA opened the doors of ammunitions to an outlawed terrorist organisation such as TTP. (1)
✨7th July - 23rd Anniversary of Shaheed Lalik Jan, Nishan Haider 🏅
Lalik Jan was born on 1 April 1967 in a small village named as Hundur in Yasin valley,
#GilgitBaltistan
. He enrolled in the Pakistan Army on 10 Dec 1984 & eventually rose to the rank of Havaldar.
(1/4) 🧵
𝗚𝗲𝗻. 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗾 - 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿-𝗶𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳
Afghanistan is, irrefutably, full of heart-wrenching tales. Only some of the stories are made public. cruelties done by Gen.A. Raziq are among such stories people have barely heard about.
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ISI’s sector commander north CI Brigadier Mustafa Nawaz Burki embraces martyrdom in targeted ambush of militants in angoor-ada area of Wazirstan.
Second major ambush after Khanewal where D.Director Naveed Sadiq was martyred in the calendered year.
💰Pak-Afghan Trade & Transit 💰
A🧵
Geographically, Afghanistan is one of 32 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in the world. 🇵🇰 provides tranist for Afgh under the New York Convention on Transit Trade of Landlocked Countries (1965), & the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III).
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Ma'am, being a student of int'l relations, I have been reading books & articles.
Your claim is dubious due to your evident bias towards the Pakistan military, especially considering your long-term collaboration with Indian media and research institutions.
A Thread 👇
Iran has repatriated 57,382 Afghan nationals. It's worth noting that Iran has previously implemented strict measures regarding Afghan refugees, yet the figures are only directed towards Pakistan. Strange!
#Update
Officials from the Department of Refugees in
#Nimroz
Province reported that 57,382 Afghan immigrants returned to their homeland from
#Iran
last month. 13,000 of them have received aid, including cash, food, & non-food items, with the assistance of donor organizations.
Saudi Arabia has its first batch of women train drivers. These drivers are trained to drive bullet train between Makkah and Madina.
But, in Pakistan, 80% of female students done with their MBBS are bound to stay in home, considering job as Un-Islamic.
Dear Shero, praying for your safe return 😣
Just three days ago I talked to Shero and today I heard this disgusting news.
Very disturbing!
#ReleaseSherdilBaloch
ISKP's propaganda mouthpiece Al-Azaim published a pamphlet - criticising the democratic political system of Pakistan. This means ISKP could continue the peril thread of attacks during the upcoming election campaigns. (1)
Another attacker of yesterday's ambush in
#Karachi
, has been identified as Majeed Baloch.
Linkages b/w TTP & Baloch Separatists is crystal clear.
#UNSC
report have identified the TTP-BLA relations.
Fact Check👇
The first video depicts
#Gilgit
city from a year ago, while the second video was recorded at Torkham border. Neither of these videos are related to the
#Chitral
attack. The statistics provided are exaggerated and fabricated.
#BREAKING
: 11 Pakistani Army soldiers killed and 40 injured as TTP launches attack on Pakistan Army posts in Chitral since this morning at 4am. Pakistan Army claims to have killed 12 TTP terrorists, no confirmation yet. Locals report over 90 Pakistan Army soldiers abducted.
⛺Travelling to Rakaposhi Base Camp⛺
Majorly, our domestic tourists miss the eden or fairyland of Rakaposhi while traveling from Nagar to Hunza.
A 🧵on my visit to Rakaposhi Base Camp back in August 2020.
So, let's see what they actual miss there ☺️
👇
"If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself"
- Joseph Goebbels
This quote rightly qualifies to the Indian & Afghan media outlets covering the situation of
#Chitral
after
#TTP
's onslaught.
A 🧵👇
The war-weary Pashtuns are not ready to experience another wave of bloodshed on their land.
My most recent opinion addresses the sufferings endured by Pushtuns (people of Swat, for example) as a result of perpetual wars and terror.
Happy Reading🙂
💰🪨 Minerals in Afghanistan & Their Exploitation in History 🪨💰
A 🧵
Afghans have been told of the vast minerals beneath in ground, untapped mineral resources potentially worth billions of dollars that the world is trying to explore, exploit, & export.
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Girls Sports Festival in Ghizar,
#GilgitBaltistan
.
These girls debut their careers in these mountains, with limited resources & under socio-cultural pressures, yet the letter represents Pakistan, take the ex of Diana Baig, who plays 4
#Pakistan
.
@TheRealPCB
@ICC
Chief Guest at
#GBWomenSportsGala
is Qandeel Sehar. She lost her mother and 6 siblings in the recent flooding in Bubur, Ghizer. She still has difficulty in walking but specially came to the event to encourage and inspire other girls.
At Mayoon, Hunza, we organized a workshop (of three days) on Climate Change Literacy, the Impacts of AI on our daily life and the importance of Chinese Scholarships for GB students.
#Hunza
#GilgitBaltistan
Koshiro Tanaka - A Japanese Mujahid in the Afghan war
A Thread
Tanaka was a struggling Japanese businessman, who had a sixth degree in black belt in Karate.
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TTP's onslaught on
#Chitral
has stirred a wave of fear in the otherwise peaceful valley. Nonetheless, before this,
#TTP
had a history of attacking Chitral. Even some accounts accuse Chitral for housing OBL.
Every time,
#Afghanistan
became springboard of attacks.
A Thread👇
Total of 10 hours, we did our hiking to reach this scenic place where sky, mountains, lush greenery and lake club together ❣️.
A must visit place in
#GilgitBaltistan
A Thread on:
𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐈𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗
Quelling resistance by demographic changes is not a maiden state sponsored move by India. But, demographic shufflings in IIOK after 5th Aug 2019 bears attention. (1)
Nexus Among Afghan Warlords - India and ISKP
SIGAR's (
@SIGARHQ
) recent report reveals that the India financially supported GenAbdul Rashid Dostum & Gen Atta Mohammad Noor instead of the Afghan National Government.
A thread 👇
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Baha Lake is located in Koh-i-Ghizer of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 3,622 metres (11,883 ft). Its direction is from north to south. To reach Baha Lake, a person must take the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad
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The Sub-Nationalist Group’s US vs THEM Psychology
A Case Study of PTM
PTM echoes the slogan of ‘US’ vs ‘THEM’ in its every gathering, ignoring the perilous impacts of ‘Othering’ psychology on society as a whole.
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Hitherto, people in IIOK have lost 90,000 jobs in the IT, Tourism and Handicraft sectors. Besides, 178,005, 213 acres of land in Jammu & 25,159, 56 acres of land in Kashmir were lost to the Indian army.
#یوم_استحصال_کشمیر
Indian Intelligence agencies are facing setbacks twice or thrice every year. Steadfast to its streak of intelligence fiascos, Indians are the talk of the town in
#Canada
as the
#Canadian
Premier has revealed that the Indian Intel is killing Canadian citizens.
A Thread 👇
The whole community came out to bid farewell to a teacher, Ms. Jamila Bashir, in Altit,
#Hunza
, as she retired from her profession.
Ms. Jamila taught students for over 30 years.
#happyteachersday2023
A recollection (from last summer) of our tour to Kutwal, Haramush Gilgit.
Only 10 hours of hike is required to avail this beauty.
Qudrat Ullah Shahab writes "Haramush" as "Na Qabel e faramush" after eyeing Kutwal.
A 🧵 👇
Second ruinous flood in a month.
Achaar Nala, Kohistan.
#KKH
is blocked again.
Kindly give serious heed to climate change impacts. Our future is at stake. Beyond artificial beautification of
#gilgitbaltistan
, we need a firm policy framework on
#climatechange
.
@sherryrehman
Visiting home in winter after a yawing gap of ten years feels different.
Reading this book in the cold skin-piercing breeze is worth experiencing.
#Hunza
#Postmodernism
This reports assessed that
#US
had spent $88.32 billion in training
#ANSF
now they are proved to be toddlers in front of
#Talibans
. But, they are blaming
#Pakistan
for every mishap in Afghanistan, intriguing.
People of
#GilgitBaltistan
have been protesting for last two weeks and demanding:
- Taxation with Representation
-Halt Land grabbings
-Electricity to meet the freezing weather.
Note: Standing out for 10 minutes at -14°C demands a big stomach.
#GB_strike
In
#Hunza
, a teacher is getting homage on her retirement from the local community for her services.
If Hunza has 100% literacy it is owing to our teachers.
However, this homage to retirement is a new addition to our culture, but a worthy addition, indeed.
#Teacher
#Hunza
Apricot season in Gilgit Baltistan has just commenced. All you need to do is a tour of GB and give it a try once, you will not regret it, believe Me, 😋
My opinion, Afghanistan: The "Strategic Depth for TTP" for
@GVS_News
This OpED covers;
-TB-TTP level of commitments
-History of engagements
-ISKP Factor
-Implications for TB
-What should Pak do?
#Borderclash
#Taliban
#TTP
Those people who are using the pity and miserable conditions of flood-effectees as "springboard" to get social recognition are the worst creatures.
غریب کو روٹی خود ہی دیا کر مولا
تیرے بندے بڑا ذلیل کرتے ہیں
#FloodsInPakistan2022
#FloodReliefFund2022
#FloodVictims
Brother (
@uloomi
) hugs his sister (
@karimanitamma
) after her triumph against an Australian competitor.
This is not just a picture, but an expression of trust in his bravo sister.
Mr Uloomi (MMA fighter) trained, nursed & nurtured her sister.
Trust over sisters, they can do!
Yesterday, hiked 50 KMs up into the
#Karakurom
mountains from village. Stayed for a night owing to heavy rainfall. Temperature was at 4° C. There, Bertrand Russell's "Unpopular Essays" tasted differently.
#Hunza
#GilgitBaltistan
Pakistan is a forest poor country. As per WWF Report, only 4.2% of it's land holds forest. And, our response to forest is horrifically insane.
Pakistan's rapidly growing population, climate change impacts and non-serious behavior toward forests could cost our coming generations
Smoke coming out of Margalla hills. What the hell is happening in 🇵🇰. We almost forgot such incidents in last few years and now this is coming back to us. First some tiktoker, afterwards in Zhob and now here in Margalla again. Who is going to take action?
vid:
@SakhiAliakbar
AllhamdulliAllah AllhamdulliAllah! ✨ Inaugurated a small
#library
in my village, Mayoon
#Hunza
.
Limited books and other relevant stuff, yet happy to eye our coming generations' engagement with books.
Let's celebrate & encourage book reading culture and social interaction.
Working to establish a library in the village - Mayoon,
#Hunza
.
Thus for amassed 1100 books from our donors. Looking for more donations (books only).
Let's encourage book reading in society.
#GilgitBaltistan
#Hunza
#Books
#librarytwitter
𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝
Chitral & Afghanistan have historical trade routes, which, in contemporary time are strategically cum with economically important for both Chitral and Afghanistan.
⏬
A commander from Afghan Taliban fought next to TTP terrorists against Pakistan, and neutralised today.
Afghan Talibans either don't have a strong command on their ranks & files or they are using TTP as a strategic asset. In both ways, for longer run TB are bond to suffer!
💠Benefits of Afghan Refugees for Pakistan 💠
A🧵
Lets flag the unpronounced contributions of Afghan refugees for Pakistan which remained untapped owing to 'Naming and Shaming' attitude of our common netizens.
1⃣ Upon arriving to🇵🇰,
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..exporter to Afghanistan and so is the case of fossil fuels. Thus, energy is a strategic asset for any state so once Iran is looking to be the master of Afgh's energy sector.
What are the costs that the Taliban have to pay while they are supporting the TTP?
A Thread 👇
1- Already an apprehensive Global Community might refrain from trusting the Taliban over its promise not to harbor terrorist groups.
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🛣️⛽️Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline (TAPI)⛽️🛣️
This 🧵covers a brief overview of TAPI, its benefits and Challenges in its completion.
1⃣ TAPI - An Overview
The origin traces back to 1990s when 🇵🇰,🇮🇳 & Afghanistan were all set to import gas from 🇹🇲.
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🌟Mutual Benefits🌟
Pakistani exports to Central Asian countries through Afghanistan have risen by 70 percent to $202 million in the last 11 months from $118 million in the same period last year.
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Let's simply put this thing ;
#Taliban
being interim government in 🇦🇫 are trying to divert attention of their masses away from rapidly evolving 'humanitariamn vaccum'. Also, such clashes with 🇵🇰 satisfy the nationalist circles in 🇦🇫.
The bordering fencing issues between Pakistan & Afghanistan are far from over, escalation begun on Feb 15 at Nawa Pass Bajaur, where three Pakistani soldiers were injured when rockets landed from Afghanistan. After that there was retaliation from the Pakistani side: Source 1/2
A Pashtun. A Baloch. A Mashwani. A Hazara.
Football is the most inclusive sport, it binds like no other sport. It dissimates perceptions & forge unity.
#PakistanFootball
World Boxing Championship held in Lalak Jan Stadium, Gilgit, 🇵🇰.
Boxers from the world's ten countries participated in this mega event.
Here a Nigerian Boxer enjoys the music of Gilgit Baltistan.
May these joyous movements remain forever in our land!
𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 - 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 & 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
Tourism is one of the hopes in building the Covid-shattered economy of 🇵🇰. However, it depends on how the tourism sector is dealt with. Tourism, if not well managed, costs the ecological.
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A farewell meetup with our all time favourite teacher, Dr Khurram Iqbal.
For last five years he stood next to us like a friend despite having a position of HoD at
@IRDeptNDU
.
His candid attitude towards his students makes him unique ❣️
A 🧵on 🇵🇰's engagements with Afghanistan when none was there to assist the Afghans.
While other states left Afghans to starve during freezing winters, Pakistan stood by them. 🇵🇰 sent humanitarian aid worth $30 million, including medical support of 15000 tons
#HRKinKabul
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Mufti Tariq Mahmood of
#TTP
offers
#PTM
leader
#Manzoorpashteen
to settle their differences through talks.
This shows that the PTM have caused a grim damage to
#TTP
's narrative in
#KPK
.
Now, TTP could open an another front to target PTM leaders and followers.