Umair Jamal
@UmairJamal15
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Ph.D. candidate @otago | SA Visiting Fellow @StimsonCenter 2018 | Work @brecordernews | Art @Diplomat_APAC @AJEnglish @SCMPNews @SAVoices
Washington, USA
Joined April 2010
I am pleased to inform that my research paper exploring the issue of minority religions in a majoritarian Pakistan has been published at the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS), @durham_uni @JulineBeaujouan @AnoushEhteshami @dr_davidson @setholdmixon
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Just in: President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh have now left Kabul.
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Just in: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, DG ISI General Nadeem Anjum, and other senior military officials have reached the Prime Minister's House to meet Imran Khan.
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Just in: Afghan Taliban Sohail Shaheen says there is no place for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Afghanistan. #AfghanTaliban #Afghanishtan.
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Syed Tariq Fatemi is again SAPM of PML-N on foreign affairs and we still have this tweet.
Notification on Dawn Leak is incomplete and not in line with recommendations by the Inquiry Board. Notification is rejected.
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You may not like him or his team, but Imran Khan is still the most popular leader in Pakistan. Opposition and their new backers cannot govern if he is pushed out in a premeditated manner.
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Just in: Ashraf Ghani is in Oman, will leave for the US. Tajikistan didn't allow Ghani's plane to land in Dushanbe.
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Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan says that President Ashraf Ghani escaped with $169 million while leaving Afghanistan.
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Breaking: Pakistan has decided against recognizing the Afghan Taliban government, saying the country will not take a unilateral decision on the issue, and whatever decision is made, it has to be in consultation with the regional and international powers.
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"We have failed the people of Palestine and Kashmir. "We are divided. We are 1.5 billion people, yet our voice is insignificant," says @ImranKhanPTI at #OICInPakistan.
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India should refrain from using Afghan soil against Pakistan, says Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, adding Née Delhi should focus on its internal issues rather than issuing statements regarding Afghanistan future. #Afganisthan.
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COAS Bajwa: “Politicians fight in the morning and sit together and have tea in the evenings. People of Sindh and Baluchistan should vote for the leaders that can bring profess to their provinces. “Establishment will not interfere in any matter,” says.
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PM Imran asks EU ambassadors if they demanded India to condemn Russia's action in Ukraine. "Instead of appreciating our sacrifices in War on Terror, you blamed us for your defeat in Afghanistan.".
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PM Imran: “I didn’t say anything to EU, I only reminded them our 80000 people gave sacrifice in your war. Our tribal areas were destroyed. Our people were displaced. I only reminded them that we sacrificed for you, but no one appreciated us.”.
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“If you think I call the shots in this country then you have no idea who Imran Khan is,” apparently COAS General Bajwa said during his #LUMS talk the other day.
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This is big: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the powers of the Speaker of the National Assembly in any way. “Assembly matters must be resolved in the Assembly itself,” CJ was quoted as saying.
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President Ashraf Ghani meeting/welcoming Taliban delegation at the presidential palace. He is expected to leave the country within hours. Just astonishing
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Just In: Mullah Abdul Ghani declared as Afghanistan's new President.
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"Pakistan's intervention in Panjshir or Afghanistan is rumor and propaganda. We have fought for 20 years against the occupation of the world's superpower, no one's intervention is acceptable," .@Zabehulah_M33.
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Just in:. First President Ashraf Ghani fled from Kabul with $169 million, now the Taliban claim to have found $6.5 million in cash and gold bricks at @AmrullahSaleh2 home. Imagine how much he may have left with that he had to leave this behind. #Afghanistan.
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During today's hearing, among other things, Supreme Court also asked why did opposition not attend the NSC meeting on the issue of a threat letter?.
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I got robbed at gunpoint last night. Happened while I was sitting in my car outside one of the biggest shopping malls in Lahore. 2 boys (early/mid 20y) came on a bike from nowhere. One of them pulled out a revolver and pointed it at my head just for some cash. Lucky to be alive.
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#Pakistani sources claim that camps of Baloch groups Baloch Liberation Army BLA and Baloch Liberation Front BLF have been targeted at 7 differnt locations inside #Iran.
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and DG ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed arrive in Kabul. Taliban foreign minister Muttaqi received the delegation at the Kabul airport.
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"We believe that the Afghan Taliban will respect the internationally recognized human rights. We want the new regime in Kabul to respect international fundamental human rights and we hope they will continue doing that," he said.
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"We don’t want to take a unilateral decision and we are in touch with our friends, both in the region and internationally and we will decide accordingly," says Info Minister after cabinet meetup.
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@ImranKhanPTI: “We want to build relationship with every country but will not allow anyone to undermine Pakistan’s interests.”.
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COAS Bajwa further said that if Pakistan army's conduct is an issue, so is the media's. Advises media to “behave” and asked people to stay away from social media.
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@ImranKhanPTI: "I am not against any country, but do not expect me to sacrifice my country and my people for other countries.".
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Adds “Pakistan will keep its national interest on priority and we are not here to serve your [EU] interests.”.
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Image taken from @North_Star88’s handle. Some very very important ppl in the picture. It is unclear where the picture was taken, but appears recent.
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“In current situation, government's point of view seems much better & rationalistic."- Chief Justice observes.
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Reports coming in that the British High Commission, Islamabad has denied issuing any security alert with the New Zealand government regarding today's events.
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Reuters claiming that Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar has arrived in Afghanistan.
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Breaking: The government has decided to treat the bannedTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan as a militant organization.
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Just in: #Taliban have invited Turkey, China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar to participate in ceremony to announce Afghan government - a Taliban official tells @AJEnglish.
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Just in: Reports coming in that Ahmad Massoud's son has pledged allegiance to the Taliban. Is the Panjshir resistance over?.
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Maryam: "The army is my institution," said Maryam. "We will definitely talk but within the ambit of the Constitution.". First, Army is not your institution; .Second, asking the Army to remove a democratically elected government is not in the ambit of the constitution. 🤔.
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Relax folks, Imran khan is not resigning. The person leaving is not Him.
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"There is a 'regime change' operation going on in Pakistan." @SouthAsiaIndex reports citing Russian state-affiliated media.
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"Imran Khan will be arrested tonight," a govt official just told me.
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Big story: India’s ambassador to Qatar met with the head of the Taliban political office. It’s appears that India has decided to engage with Taliban & dumped the Northern alliance. New Delhi really had no other option, but to engage with the group. Is it a good/bad news for Pak?.
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Just in: PML-Q announces support for Prime Minister Imran in the no-confidence motion. Other alliance partners to do the same. The majority of the PTI dissents have returned as well. Is this game over for the opposition?.
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Breaking: Key points of the TLP-Govt agreement . 1- TLP has given up its demand for the French ambassador's expulsion .2-The Govt will take back the decision to declare TLP as a proscribed group.3- TLP will be allowed to join politics in an effort to mainstream it. #TLPMarch.
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Just in: Pakistan’s Interior Minister says that many countries r asking us to transport their people to Kabul airport as part of ongoing evacuation efforts, adds that it may not be possible. Important point as ppl transported by Pak mission hasn’t faced major troubles in Kabul.
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"Pakistan's head of state after 9/11 coined the term 'enlightened modernism.'". I know English, but even I don't know what this term means, @ImranKhanPTI says.
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Pakistan had offered to train Afghan troops, says DG ISPR, adding the collapse of the Afghan forces was against expectations. #DGISPR.
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Been driving for the last one hour on Lahore's roads. Have not seen any clashes, protests, or people out in even small numbers. No one wants this madness & a handful of videos/scenes from isolated zones does not mean PTI has won. @ImranKhanPTI Go sit in Parliament.
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Just in: On Maulvi Faqir Mohammed's release from Afghanistan, Pakistan's Interior Minister says Islamabad is in touch with relevant forces in Afghanistan. and the Afghan Taliban have assured us [Pakistan] that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used by TTP.
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Just in: Taliban says hundreds of fighters heading for holdout Panjshir Valley as Ahmad Massoud, who controls the northern Afghan area, says his forces are ready to fight - @trtworld.
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Pakistan’s Foreign office has summoned US Charge De’Affairs to hand over a strong demarche against unjustified remarks on internal affairs, following a meeting of the National Security Committee.
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I think everyone who can afford to go to Cafe Canoli & Cafe Soul is here on Twitter. Boycott the hell out of them. People who look down on others are the worst!.
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Pak has handed the Afghan Taliban a list of most wanted TTP militants operating from Afghan soil. "It is believed that Pakistan was seeking extradition or action against the TTP chief and its other top commanders," reports @Kamran_Yousaf.
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Panjshir Commander Ahmad Massoud has offered a deal to the Taliban with conditions that Taliban not enter Pansher Valley and give voice to other parties in the government.
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According to this perception poll by Iris, @ImranKhanPTI leadership graph is rising by week. You can clearly see where opposition, including potential PM candidates are plugged.
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@ImranKhanPTI is sharing his long-term plans and mega projects for Pakistan. He doesn't seem like a person who is going to resign or go down easily.
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Baluch Liberation Front (BLF) promises to retaliate after acknowledging losses from Pakistan's airstrikes in Iran.
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Just in: Pakistani media reporting that an Army Aviation Corps Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil flying inbound from Quetta to Karachi, with several high-ranking officers onboard, went missing around 6pm.
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I think @narendramodi deserves some sort of recognition/award from #Pakistan for his services to promote Pakistan’s soft image. Plus, if there is some global award to do this sort of work in a month or so, that should also go to #Modi AGREED?.
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Even if the assembly is restored, there will be no stability in the country, Chief Justice remarks. "The country needs stability," he says.
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You could criticize the PTI's performance in general, but projects which PTI has done are revolutionary. #امربالمعروف.
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Pakistan’s economy created 5.5 million jobs during the past three years –on an average 1.84 million jobs a year, which is far higher than yearly average of creation of new jobs during the 2008-18 decade, reveals findings of Labour Force Survey (LFS)
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Big story: . CIA Director Bill Burns held a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on Monday, the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and Biden administration since the militants seized the Afghan capital.
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Pakistan Army Rescue Operation - Operation Lower Kohistan* The helicopter of Pakistan Army rescued Alam Zaib son of Abdul Sattar who was trapped in the flood at Ronila in Lower Kohistan area and was brought to a safer place.
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More on what happened to his plane: .
Afghanistan: Rashid Dostum's daughter claims Ashraf Ghani flew to Tajikistan but that his plane was made to circle and denied landing privileges, so he travelled onward to Oman
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Anas Haqqani (member of the Taliban Political office) met Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and others in Kabul today.
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Abdul Haq Wasiq has been made head of Afghan intelligence. Wasiq spent 12 years in the US prison at Guantanamo Bay
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Welcome to the world BABY BOY. Mom and kid are doing well. We are very excited to add a 👦 to our crew of now four. 😊
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Breaking: MQM-P has decided to leave the government, party to announce the formal joining of the opposition later today. @aaj_urdu.
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Pakistan's National Security Committee: "Threatening memo to Pakistan is a blatant interference in internal affairs of Pakistan.".
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Just in: Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed for the post of caretaker Prime Minister.
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Pakistan and the US have re-launched the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process to promote trade and investment for the benefit of both the countries.
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Tensions are flaring up at Chaman border again. This is one example how they are beefed in a planned and very hostile targeting of Pakistani border forces. Afghan Taliban’s provocative posturing should be responded in similar fashion.
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A little angel arrived in our home putting a perfect finishing touch to our family. Delighted to share that my wife and I have been blessed with a baby boy. How did we ever live without you! May God bless 👶 Rohan with peace, happiness, health and joy.
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Just in: PM Khan is expected to meet the Army Chief tonight before his address to the nation.
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Afghan Taliban raise their flag above the Presidential palace.
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It couldn't be clearer: "MNA's individual vote in the no-trust proceeding has no status": Justice Munib.
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BREAKING: Deputy Speaker nullifies/rejects the no-confidence motion against PM Imran on the bases that it is foreign-funded and un-constitutional.
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After Sunday’s address, people should know that Imran Kahn is not going anywhere, Interior Minister @ShkhRasheed said.
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PDM chief, Fazlur Rahman says PTI's government is trying to counter the no-confidence move against Imran Khan by using the #OIC48CFM forum.
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This after last week's revelations that Iranian border guards tortured and drowned dozens of migrants from Afghan to prevent their entry. This will not go unnoticed in Pak.Iran pushed 5,000 Pakistanis through border despite requests to wait — FM Qureshi
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Breaking: Pakistan's NSC has decided that the country remains committed to an inclusive political settlement as the way forward representing all Afghan ethnic groups 1/n.
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From TOLO News:.
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Just in: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesperson Muhammad Khurasani killed in Nangarhar. Khurasani was the group's spokesperson for years. Via @aaj_urdu.
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My latest for @Diplomat_APAC:.As Fazl "leads the opposition, his entire political rhetoric is going to be focused on advocating an anti-democratic vision for Pakistan – the only language his followers abide by and understand.".
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Apparently, @PTIofficial can’t stomach that @PMO_PK is dominating the deadlines, imagine the desperation when @CMShehbaz lands in China in November and Russia afterwords.
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"We will end this movement [TLP] as we have ended other terrorist organizations," says Info Minister Fawad.
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@ClaudeRakisits @ImranKhanPTI Everyone recognize that except Pakistani politicians, other vested interests.
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"American drones are entering Afghanistan from Pakistan, and we want Pakistan not to allow their territory to be used against us," Acting Minister of Defense, HE Mawlawi Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid alleges in a presser in Kabul.
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Afghan media reporting that Ahmad Massoud and Taliban are meeting in the Panjshir valley as part of the ongoing negotiations to reach a peaceful settlement. If that’s true, where does it leave Amrullah Saleh(the so-called new president) who is also hiding somewhere in Panjshir?.
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“I have many differences with his policies but Zulfiqar Bhutto was not slave-minded,” says @ImranKhanPTI.
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Govt decides to launch a military operation to clear roads, streets from [militant] TLP.
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Just in: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE says President Ashraf Ghani and his family are in UAE.
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In Sindh and Punjab provinces, sugarcane and cotton crops ve been destroyed completely while onion, tomato, Kharif chilies 've been partially damaged. The loss of cotton crops alone has been estimated at $2.6 billion. Textile/sugar export could drop $1 bil.
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