Economic Policy Advisor Pakistan
Before we get to some individual key relationships, what is your sense about how Pakistan’s foreign policy
under Imran Khan has been evolving so
far in general just over a year since his election as prime minister last year in 2019? Before Imran Khan could even begin his tenure, Pakistan had
come to face one of its worst economic crises. He realized that as long as Pakistan was absorbed with the Afghanistan crisis, the United States
kept putting pressure on Pakistan, and the India-Pakistan relations remained unresolved, Pakistan economic situation would remain weak
sabotaging Imran Khan vision of Naya Pakistan. So, Imran Khan began mending fences with Afghanistan and the United States
Presient Donald Trump.
He also extended a hand of friendship to India Prime Minister Modi. Modi ignored Imran Khan’s overtures, but there has been a visible progress
on other fronts. He had a successful visit to Washington. The relations have not been reset as he had hoped but at least the decks have been
cleared for a possible reset. The Arab countries in the Gulf specially UAE & Saudi Arabia responded positively for his request for economic
help. The relations with China continue to progress DUE TO CPEC. He showed an extraordinary leadership in handling two of the worst foreign
policy challenges – Pulwama and the Kashmir situation. He has proven himself to be ‘made for crisis’ leading from the
front as he did in cricket. He has shunned rhetoric and focused largely on diplomacy thus avoiding the risk of war. He has overall rehabilitated
Pakistan’s international standing.
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Digital Pakistan and the Sixth Generation War
In 2019 a great initiative, namely 'Digital Pakistan' was undertaken by the Imran government. It definitely was a step in the right direction so far as to enable our citizenry and our state. Digitization provides our government with some undeniable opportunities. By digitizing its framework, government can become considerably more responsive and efficient when providing service to its citizens. Citizens too in turn can be empowered by digital services that broaden their engagement with different branches of government.
However, it is impossible to ignore the dangerous realities brought upon by an ever-increasing digitized world, especially if in the policy making and implementation is influenced by vested interests of an amalgamation of state and non-sate actors!
It is high time that we as a nation and especially the government, whose duty it is to protect and preserve the state as a whole to wrestle away 'Digital Pakistan' from the influences of 'BLOCK-B', the Sugar / Atta mafia policy makers and there international collaborators who report answer to clandestine agencies across the globe.
Placing the 'Digital Pakistan' into the hands of the wrong people, people who have neither the intellectual depth nor the relevant credible policy making / implementation credentials.
This dangerous nexus between these state and non-state actors intends to control our public and private data, profit from our information by selling to the highest bidder. Information which can render our state venerable to our 'enemies' / 'unfriendly forces' to say the least! Our state secrets, our networks, private data, government policies will be in the hands of people who will then have the power to cause our state irreparable harm. Nothing will be left 'private' or 'confidential' – let this sink in ….. NOTHING!!!
If we were worried about Pakistan being exposed to the 5th generation warfare (Maj. General Asif Ghafoor’s various tweets and pressers are testament to it) This is the real threat of war – the sixth generation warfare will be data and the misuse of that data!
Due to flawed polices which were manipulated and invented during previous regimes, Pakistan has suffered the wrath of international watch dogs like the FATF. Imagine if our detractors have a silent window into our digital vault – the repercussions for us will be catastrophic to say the least.
The result (if this policy or should I say 'Ghost Protocol' is implemented), our states information – no matter how trivial or highly confidential/ sensitive will be shared and stored elsewhere – Internationally; exposing critical our data / information to the highest bidder and worst case scenario to 'the enemy of our state'.
The time is now to decide whether we will let pre-selected puppets, who have been programmed by the vested interest to make policies of digitizing Pakistan taking our state into further chaos or will we act to secure and get back our future before its too late.
If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our adversaries; both external and internal, may prove to be our executioners.