Imran Khan govt's policies influenced by Pak Army: US report

During Imran Khan's tenure as prime minister, Pakistani military has retained dominant influence over foreign and security policies of country, according to a US Congressional report. report was prepared for US lawmakers by bipartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS). It said Khan had governance experience prior to winning his current office. Analysts contend that Pakistan's security services manipulated domestic politics during elections with a motive of removing Nawaz Sharif.

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Pak army's hand in Pak elections

Khan's "Naya Pakistan" vision appeared to animate many younger, urban, middle-class voters emphasizes anti-corruption and creation of a "welfare state" that provides better education and health care. But his effort has foundered due to country's acute financial crisis, and a need for new foreign borrowing and government austerity, report said. "Most analysts see Pakistan's military establishment continuing to retain dominant influence over foreign and security policies," said CRS. CRS is an independent research wing of US Congress, which prepares periodic reports on issues of interest for lawmakers. Its report are for meant for US lawmakers to make informed decision and t considered as an official report of US Congress.

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CRS report findings

CRS said that many analysts contend that Pakistan's security services covertly manipulated country's domestic politics before and during election with a central motive of removing Nawaz Sharif from power and orwise weakening his incumbent party. A purported "military-judiciary nexus" allegedly came to favour Khan's party. "Election observers and human rights groups issued statements pointing to sometimes 'severe' abuses of democratic rms. It also pointed to unprecedented participation of small parties with links to banned Islamist terrorist groups. This was seen to embolden militants (Islamist parties won a combined 10% of national vote in 2018)," CRS said.

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Imran Khan and Kashmir

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has repeatedly meddled into Kashmir issue since Indian Parliament abrogated article 370. He has repeatedly fearmongered and peddled fake news on Kashmir's ground situation. He has also faced defeat on an international scale after he called for global mediation into bilateral issue. US President Trump, who had initially offered to mediate in Kashmir issue, backtracked later. Pakistan's ally China too had approached UNSC for an informal meeting on issue after Khan egged m to do so. But, UNSC to favoured India- calling Kashmir issue bilateral. India has all while maintained its stance that abrogation of article 370 is an internal matter while any or disputes regarding Kashmir will be solved bilaterally.

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