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- Mushahid Hussain (Senior Politician)
- Miftah Ismail (Former Minister of Finance)
Who has joined Trump's team and cabinet so far? Maria Memon's Important Report
Congress members write another letter to Biden over Imran Khan's detention - Mushahid' Reaction
IMF ke khudshaat aur mutalibaat kya hain?
Imran Khan Ki Rihai - 2025 Mein Kya Honay Wala Hai? - Mushahid Hussain Breaks Shocking News
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00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum, I am Mariam Aiman and you are watching Top Stories.
00:14What will be the impact of Trump on our region?
00:17The whole world is in doubt.
00:18What will happen when Trump becomes the President of the United States?
00:21What will happen in local politics?
00:23What will happen in his internal politics?
00:25We will talk about this in the first half of the program.
00:27We will talk about what the IMF has said to Pakistan.
00:30We will talk about the demands of the IMF and their actions.
00:33We will talk about this in the second half of the program.
00:36In the end, how expensive can the internet ban be?
00:38It can be a game for us to close the VPN, open the VPN, give a fatwa against the VPN.
00:43But how much does it cost Pakistan in dollars?
00:46We will talk about this in the last half of the program.
00:48Let's start.
00:49Today's big news is this.
00:50One of the big news is that a letter has been written for the release of Bani of Tehreek-e-Insaf.
00:56This is another letter from the US Congress to the Biden administration.
01:00In which it is said that Bani PTI, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Yasmeen Rashid should take immediate action to release other prisoners.
01:07In the letter, it is said that it is the most disturbing thing to keep the Bani PTI under continuous restriction.
01:13Members of Congress said that after the election in Pakistan in February 2024,
01:17the rulers have violated the freedom of justice and human rights.
01:20In the letter, it was also requested by President Biden that the US Ambassador to Pakistan be instructed to take action for the violation of human rights and democratic values.
01:29In the letter, it was said that the PTI, the major political party of Pakistan, was tried to keep away from the elections.
01:34But despite this, its free candidates won in the majority.
01:39The government of Pakistan has still stopped publishing reports related to the elections in 2024.
01:45How important is this letter?
01:47Does it make any difference or not?
01:49Mr. Sharjeel Memon responded on behalf of the government.
01:52He said that this is a useless letter. It doesn't make any difference.
01:55What is the legal status of writing a letter?
01:58Who has written the letter? Why has it been written? What is its purpose? That is a different thing.
02:02A letter has no value anywhere in the world.
02:06Anyone who writes a letter can say that human rights violations are taking place in Pakistan.
02:10The second thing is that the people who are writing about human rights violations in Pakistan,
02:14have they ever written that human rights violations are taking place in Kashmir?
02:17Have they ever written that human rights violations are taking place in Palestine?
02:24Why is this letter being written to Biden?
02:26That is an outgoing administration.
02:28Now Trump's administration is coming.
02:30And its status looks completely different.
02:32If we talk about the cabinet picks of the Biden administration,
02:35then there are many interesting questions in this area.
02:38For example, according to the BBC,
02:40US President Donald Trump has included many such personalities in his cabinet,
02:45who in the past have been in the news about their statements, especially about Pakistan.
02:50For example, let's start with Mark Rubio. He is the Secretary of State.
02:53He has a very strict stance on China.
02:56He considers China to be America's biggest and most advanced opponent.
02:59However, in July, Senator Mark Rubio came to the news
03:02when he introduced a bill in the US Senate against India's support and Pakistan's opposition.
03:06In which it was said that the regional movement against India should be stopped.
03:11Donald Trump has nominated Senator Mark Rubio for the post of Secretary of State.
03:15In the past, Trump has been opposed to him.
03:17But he considers him to be an important expert in foreign policy.
03:20Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor.
03:22He keeps criticizing China's activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
03:26He stresses that America needs to be prepared for possible conflict in the region.
03:31Mike Waltz is also one of Pakistan's strong opponents.
03:35In an interview with Indian Channel last year,
03:38he said that the Pakistani government and institutions will have to move forward
03:43and we will continue to put pressure on them.
03:45Tulsi Gabbard is the Director of National Intelligence.
03:48The newly elected US President has nominated a former member of Congress
03:51as the Director of National Intelligence.
03:53According to the BBC, Tulsi has also been seen opposing Pakistan in the past.
03:58In 2017, she was accused of protecting Bin Laden in Pakistan.
04:02She also tried to stop US aid for Pakistan in Congress.
04:06John Ratcliffe is the Director of CIA.
04:08He has been nominated.
04:10He has a very strict stance on Pakistan, China and Iran.
04:15His ambassador to the United Nations, Elise Stefanik,
04:18is a part of his record of opposing Islam, Pakistan and China.
04:23He has also accused China of interfering in the election.
04:26His most interesting pick is Elon Musk.
04:28No surprises here.
04:29Because throughout the election, Elon played a very key role.
04:33He has been given a lot of important responsibilities.
04:36He has to trim down the internal bureaucracy.
04:39He has said that he will take steps to improve the government bureaucracy
04:43and reduce unnecessary expenses.
04:45He will take the necessary steps to save America.
04:49So far, we have seen an out-of-the-box bold step taken by Elon Musk.
04:54It must have happened at Trump's behest.
04:56On Friday, he met Iran's permanent leader, Amir Sayyed Erwani.
05:01He talked about Iran's aggressiveness.
05:04He also discussed the U.S. sanctions on Iran.
05:10The government has denied it.
05:14But today, it has developed.
05:16Iran has officially said that it was not behind the murderous attack on Donald Trump.
05:23Before that, the Biden administration said that it was an attack on Iran.
05:28Why is the world so worried?
05:30Musharraf Hussain Sayyed, a senior politician, has been with us since the beginning of the program.
05:33Thank you very much.
05:34I have given a brief description of the cabinet.
05:40Let's start with the letter written by the Biden administration.
05:45The first letter was ignored by the Biden administration.
05:48More or less, they did not notice it.
05:51What is the need to write a letter to the outgoing regime?
05:54There are two kinds of importance of the letter.
05:58One is that the pro-PTI or pro-Imran Khan,
06:05are more likely to lobby the government of Pakistan.
06:13Because these letters are coming one after the other.
06:16Last time, the number of letters was almost unanimous.
06:22So, this is an element of lobbying.
06:25The second element is that this is a message for the incoming administration.
06:30Because these are members of Congress.
06:32They belong to both parties.
06:35And they will put pressure even after 20th January,
06:40when the new administration of President Trump will come.
06:43So, Biden has a history. Biden doesn't matter.
06:46Even if he gives a statement, it won't be of much importance.
06:49But the fact is that Congress has more ingress than the government of Pakistan.
06:58And the Pakistani diaspora is behind the pro-PTI and pro-Imran Khan.
07:03And secondly, these letters can go further in the future.
07:07This is a part of the record.
07:09We talked about Trump's cabinet.
07:12Why is the world so skeptical that if Trump comes, he will destroy everything?
07:17There is a lot of turmoil in America.
07:19They think the country will be destroyed.
07:21We think the world will be destroyed.
07:23What are their picks?
07:25I even tweeted today that I wish you good luck, Mr. President.
07:29Because he is the first American president to say that he is America's deep state.
07:34Because he is not a representative of the establishment.
07:37He has come despite their opposition.
07:39And the American establishment is the one that runs the world's establishment.
07:43It changes governments.
07:45It fights wars.
07:47And they think we are God Almighty.
07:49With them, Trump won the election.
07:51All the people came.
07:53He has given a 10-point agenda.
07:55I will demolish the deep state.
07:58This is a good thing.
08:00This is America's permanent war machinery.
08:02In which he destroyed the world.
08:04He will put a stop to it.
08:06The second thing is that the current situation.
08:09These people have come.
08:12The most important introduction you gave.
08:16You told a crucial thing.
08:18That Elon Musk has talked to Iran.
08:22Axis of evil.
08:24Enemy.
08:26Israel and Iran were about to have a war.
08:28He has been sent.
08:30That shows their intention is right.
08:32Even the enemy, whether it is Putin.
08:35Whether it is Kim Jong-un of North Korea.
08:37Whether it is Iran.
08:39He will not fight wars.
08:41It is not a cold war.
08:43Which was destroyed by Biden.
08:45Genocide is also a part of Gaza.
08:47He wants negotiation.
08:49Which book did Trump write?
08:51The art of the deal.
08:53He is a deal maker.
08:55Take some and give some.
08:57The statement of Iran.
08:59He said there was a positive meeting.
09:01And Iran said publicly for the first time.
09:05We have nothing to do with any assassination attempt.
09:08He has brought the temperature down.
09:10Earlier there was a war.
09:12What will happen?
09:14The matter has changed.
09:16He also talked to Putin.
09:18Yesterday he talked to the German Chancellor.
09:20On Putin's telephone.
09:22On the issue of Ukraine.
09:24On Iran.
09:26On the Middle East.
09:28Whatever Trump says.
09:30I think such a person was needed.
09:32For a system like America.
09:34Kamala Harris.
09:36Biden.
09:38This is a false establishment.
09:40For a country like America.
09:42There is a need for a disruptor.
09:44Internally.
09:46He scares people.
09:48People of different nationalities.
09:50Minority people.
09:52The American land will be a riot for them.
09:54Which has consequences.
09:56Foreign policy.
09:58I have been in America for 4 years.
10:00As a student.
10:02In Washington DC.
10:04Foreign policy.
10:06Internal politics.
10:08Fear.
10:10Communists will come.
10:12Extremist Muslims will come.
10:14Terrorists will come.
10:16He said immigrants will come.
10:18Kamala said Trump is a fascist.
10:20Fear.
10:22Fascism will come.
10:24He said they will come from abroad.
10:26People of different nationalities.
10:28Indians.
10:30By the way 100,000 Indian immigrants were arrested last year.
10:32This is the first time.
10:34100,000 immigrants were arrested from India.
10:36Through Mexico.
10:38They went from Gujarat.
10:4045% youth.
10:42We forget this.
10:44Normally Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghans.
10:46100,000.
10:4896,817.
10:50They are trying to enter America from there.
10:52And Trump said one more thing.
10:54H1B visa.
10:56Professionals visa.
10:58IT.
11:00It won't be that easy.
11:02Indian and American relations.
11:04Robert Kennedy.
11:06Big Pharma.
11:08Drug administration.
11:10Mafia.
11:12Anti-vaccine.
11:14You gave the list.
11:16Tulsi Gabbard.
11:18Pakistan, India, China.
11:20Tulsi Gabbard.
11:22She is the first Hindu member of the Congress.
11:24By birth.
11:26By choice.
11:28And when she became a member.
11:30She converted.
11:32She wrote a book on Bhagwat Gita.
11:34It was very interesting.
11:36And later she presented it to Modi.
11:38The Holy book.
11:40I don't think we need to worry.
11:4260% of Trump's policy will be our area.
11:44This is clear.
11:46Why?
11:48There are 4 countries.
11:50Russia.
11:52China.
11:54India and Iran.
11:56You gave the list.
11:58They are anti-China hawks.
12:00And 2-3 are pro-India.
12:02But there are 2-3 who have served in Afghanistan.
12:04The one you named.
12:06Pete Hacksmith.
12:08His secretary of defence.
12:10He was a colonel in the army.
12:12He stayed in Afghanistan.
12:14So he knows Pakistan well.
12:16So let's fix our situation.
12:18Is Pakistan relevant in this game?
12:20Because there is a theory.
12:22Since there is no relevance.
12:24And frankly there is no focus on us.
12:26Is this right?
12:28I don't agree with this.
12:30The area we are located in.
12:32Is the most relevant area.
12:34And the relations we have in that area.
12:36Is the most relevant for America.
12:38Our friendship with China.
12:40Our relations with India.
12:42Our closeness with Iran.
12:44We matter.
12:46The strategy that will be made in this area.
12:48Pakistan is a player.
12:50How we will leverage ourselves.
12:52It all depends on us.
12:54I had a dialogue in Margala.
12:56I was the keynote speaker.
12:58I said this should be our redline.
13:00I defined 5 redlines.
13:02Number 1.
13:04No compromise on nuclear and missile program.
13:06Number 2.
13:08No compromise on Kashmir.
13:10Number 3.
13:12No compromise on China and CPEC.
13:14Number 4.
13:16If we make any attempt against Iran.
13:18We will not be a part of it.
13:20This is their strategy.
13:22Number 5.
13:24If they make any attempt against India.
13:26I don't think Trump will try like Biden.
13:28Why not?
13:30To keep China in check.
13:32Is India a better ally to Bangkok?
13:34I think they will make a deal with China.
13:38Look at their trade.
13:40Look at that.
13:42700 billion dollars.
13:44American economy is linked
13:46with the Chinese economy.
13:48Their supply chains.
13:50We live in a globalized world.
13:52Their sanctions have failed.
13:54They have failed in high tech.
13:56Their sanctions have failed
13:58in agriculture.
14:00China has made a big arrangement in 4 years.
14:02First they will make a deal with Russia.
14:06After that they will try to separate
14:08Russia and China.
14:10Like Biden did.
14:12They will not separate.
14:14Then they will make mother of all deals.
14:16Trump is a deal maker.
14:18He respects power.
14:20He said he has great respect for
14:22President Xi Jinping.
14:24Xi Jinping is a strong leader.
14:26He won't take it for granted.
14:28He is being pushed around.
14:30Where is he now?
14:32He is in Peru, Lima, Latin America.
14:34There is a port in Gwadar.
14:36They took the port.
14:38Chinese are investing.
14:40Right now,
14:42there are 193 member states of UN.
14:44130 have more trade with China
14:46than they have with the
14:48United States of America.
14:50It's about economy.
14:52I think the temperature will come down.
14:54There won't be wars.
14:56The wars won't start.
14:58The wars will end.
15:00It's a Cold War.
15:02Like Biden said,
15:04it's a war of democracy and
15:06democracy.
15:08It's a typical liberal formula.
15:10It's a liberal approach.
15:12He is a fake liberal.
15:14I don't think he is a liberal.
15:16He took part in the genocide.
15:18How can he be a liberal?
15:20The American government
15:22took part in the genocide.
15:24Donald Trump's supporters
15:26are pro-Israel.
15:28What will be the difference
15:30between them?
15:32When I was a student in America,
15:34there was an American journalist
15:36named Pat Buchanan.
15:38He said,
15:40The American Congress
15:42is an Israeli occupied country.
15:44The Israeli lobby
15:46is very powerful.
15:48Your political career
15:50comes to an end.
15:52Criticize them.
15:54Only a few people have done that.
15:56Ilham Umar, Rashida Tlaib,
15:58Octavia,
16:00New York Congresswoman,
16:02three women of color.
16:04How will it be different?
16:06Kamala Harris's administration
16:08and the Trump administration
16:10won't be different.
16:12He will go for a deal
16:14in the Middle East.
16:16In that deal,
16:18he will play an important role
16:20in two Muslim countries.
16:22One is Saudi Arabia
16:24and the other is the UAE.
16:26Both have a close relationship
16:28with Trump.
16:30There was a celebration
16:32in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.
16:34India and Pakistan
16:36are thrilled with Trump's visit.
16:38India is also thrilled.
16:40India is also thrilled.
16:42Americans were very nervous.
16:44I told the people of the
16:46American embassy to get ready.
16:48He said,
16:50No.
16:52America has changed.
16:54They had no clue.
16:56Since the election,
16:58we have been talking about
17:00Pakistan's politics.
17:02Let's break that down.
17:04The ideal situation
17:06for the followers of Tehreek-e-Insaf
17:08is that Trump tweets
17:10that he was unfair to Imran Khan.
17:12He still has 3-4 months
17:14to take power.
17:16He is not in power yet.
17:18Before that,
17:20he can tweet.
17:22Tweeting and talking
17:24are two different things.
17:26Structuring the deal
17:28and having guarantors
17:30are two different things.
17:32Our track record
17:34is that
17:36in 1984,
17:38when Benazir Bhutto
17:40was in prison,
17:42it was American
17:44who released him.
17:46When she left the country
17:48in 1984,
17:50she stayed in exile
17:52and came back.
17:54When her husband was in jail,
17:56Clinton released him.
17:58He formed a consortium
18:00of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
18:02He said,
18:04his term ends on 20th January 2001.
18:06Before I leave office,
18:08I want my friend Nawaz
18:10to be a free man.
18:12On 10th December,
18:14a 747 Jumbo arrived.
18:16Both of them were consenting.
18:18Nawaz wanted to deal
18:20and leave.
18:22For example,
18:24would Imran Khan deal
18:26because his statement
18:28was that he would go to London.
18:30He could be released.
18:32But in return,
18:34he would have to give
18:36acceptance to the current system.
18:38If he is not ready,
18:40the deal could collapse.
18:42Imran Khan is also
18:44not a Che Guevara
18:46who fights guerrilla wars in Pakistan.
18:48He lives in the rear.
18:50He was born in Lahore.
18:52He came with the support
18:54of the establishment.
18:56The deal against Imran Khan
18:58was to get Imran Khan out.
19:00Do you think Imran Khan will
19:02agree to such an arrangement?
19:04It is a matter of both sides.
19:06Who will guarantee Imran Khan?
19:08Imran Khan himself said
19:10that he is willing to talk
19:12to the establishment.
19:14He has not given up yet.
19:16He has not responded yet.
19:18What I call the mother of all deals,
19:20this could happen.
19:22Our establishment
19:24and Imran Khan's
19:26relationship should stabilize the country.
19:28The political actors
19:30are silent about it.
19:32Nawaz Sharif went abroad for 6 years.
19:34It is not a one size fits all system.
19:36Everyone has their own way.
19:38It has been seen in Pakistan
19:40that even after the deal,
19:42no one suffered a political loss.
19:44Benazir Bhutto had a deal with Musharraf.
19:46She was assassinated.
19:48But the Gujarat party came to power.
19:50Mian Sahib left the country
19:52for that deal.
19:54He agreed to the extension
19:56of the Bajwa.
19:58They let him go.
20:00The establishment sent him back.
20:02This happened in 2019.
20:04He did not suffer a political loss.
20:06Now the situation is different.
20:08Imran Khan has popular support.
20:10What is the plus of this?
20:12He has popular support.
20:14Secondly,
20:16he has a political presence
20:18in Washington DC.
20:20He is not from our government
20:22or any other Pakistani party.
20:24Diaspora is very popular.
20:26If the views of Diaspora
20:28change and
20:30there is peace in Pakistan,
20:32I do not go into the form of peace.
20:34It can work out.
20:36In my opinion,
20:38it is out of the possible.
20:40We do not have a tribal war
20:42to do or die.
20:44They have tested it out.
20:46In Pakistan,
20:48Imran Khan is standing.
20:50He is not giving up.
20:52Imran Khan has tried it out.
20:54Both are tired.
20:56They will get ready.
20:58In 2025,
21:00we might have good news.
21:02Thank you very much.
21:04It was an interesting discussion.
21:06What will be the impact
21:08of Trump's presidency
21:10and his cabinet?
21:12We were talking about
21:14the mother of deals in 2025.
21:16Let's talk about
21:18what the IMF has said
21:20to Pakistan.
21:24Welcome back.
21:26What has the IMF
21:28said to Pakistan?
21:30These are the same things
21:32that we have been hearing
21:34for many years.
21:36What is their opinion?
21:38How has the IMF
21:40treated Pakistan?
21:42We will try to answer
21:44your questions.
21:46Let's talk about
21:48what the IMF has said.
21:50The IMF was in Pakistan
21:52from 12th to 15th November.
21:54It was discussing
21:56various economic issues
21:58with the Pakistani government.
22:00These meetings were held
22:02under the $3 billion
22:04extended fund program
22:06to discuss Pakistan's
22:08economic policies and
22:10reforms.
22:12The IMF has
22:14asked the Pakistani government
22:16for structural reforms
22:18and to be careful
22:20about monetary policies.
22:22The IMF has
22:24strictly asked the Pakistani
22:26government to bring
22:28those departments
22:30into the tax net
22:32so that the country's
22:34tax base can be increased.
22:36According to the IMF,
22:38the government should
22:40bring the government
22:42into the tax net
22:44so that the country's
22:46tax base can be increased.
22:48According to the IMF,
22:50the government should
22:52bring the government
22:54into the tax net
22:56so that the country's
22:58tax base can be increased.
23:00According to the IMF,
23:02the government should
23:04bring the government
23:06into the tax net
23:08so that the country's
23:10tax base can be increased.
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31:34This is why the country is not benefiting from your tax.
31:37This is what I am saddened by.
31:39Thank you very much, Mr. Iftar Ismail.
31:41He has been with us since the beginning of the program.
31:43He says that the IMF has not yet mentioned bringing a mini-budget.
31:46This is only till December.
31:48After that, we will see the indicators.
31:50And then there is a possibility that we may have to bring another budget.
31:53We will go on a break.
31:54When we come back, the VPN government wants to close.
31:57Closing the VPN means that you lose money in dollars.
32:01How much money is there?
32:02How much loss is there in blocking the VPN?
32:04We will talk about this in the last part of the program.
32:06Stay with us.
32:09Welcome back.
32:10In the country, the policies of the current government regarding the internet keep flipping.
32:15As a result, the economy is badly affected.
32:18A story has been published in Express Tribune by Senior Safi Shahbaz Rana.
32:22According to his story, the Vice President of the American IT think tank has warned
32:25that the restrictions on the internet in Pakistan can give temporary political benefits.
32:29But these restrictions can cost the country a heavy price, including economic instability.
32:34According to Daniel Castro, because of the restrictions on the internet,
32:37Pakistan can lose millions of dollars every day.
32:39During the ongoing campaign for Pakistan, the restrictions on the internet services are said to be strange.
32:44Whereas they have a heavy economic cost, on which the citizens and merchants have to leave the country.
32:49In general, political instability is compensated for by restrictions on the internet services.
32:53Some red lines should be fixed in this.
32:55All roads to entry should not be closed.
32:58Offlining people in the digital economy is actually an attack on oneself.
33:02The restrictions on the internet services may be for a few hours, a few days or a few minutes.
33:06It has an economic cost.
33:08A letter has also been written to the government from Prida.
33:11Prida is Pakistan's first PR event management, digital and activation association based on membership.
33:17In an open letter sent to the government by Prida regarding the existing digital policies of the country,
33:22Prida has expressed various concerns regarding digital policies.
33:26To repeatedly restrict the digital services and to impose restrictions on special social media platforms,
33:31the slow speed of the internet is posing a serious threat to the social and economic well-being of our collective industries.
33:37Pakistan's digital economy has become a lifeline for millions of businessmen and small businessmen.
33:43According to a study by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,
33:473.1 billion rupees in direct losses are incurred due to the internet shutdown,
33:52which accounts for 57% of the country's daily GDP.
33:56In 2023, Pakistan's economy suffered a loss of 56 billion rupees due to the shutdown of the internet.
34:01According to the netblocks, a loss of 84 crore dollars has been incurred due to the single restriction on the internet for 200 days.
34:09We request the government to pay attention to alternative means to solve these problems,
34:14rather than a complete ban.
34:16Continuous internet is a basic need for any country whose goal is to gain a lead in the digital field.
34:23The program is over, don't forget to give your feedback. Take care, goodbye.