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Pakistan: Country Faces Economic, Political Upheaval

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After General Asim Munir assumed the position of Pakistan Army chief last month, he is now facing an unprecedented crisis, emanating from the economic and political upheaval in the country

Islamabad: After General Asim Munir assumed the position of Pakistan Army chief last month, he is now facing an unprecedented crisis, emanating from the economic and political upheaval in the country.

“Army is facing public ridicule in Pakistan to the dismay of old-timers who still consider that Army is an essential part of three ‘A’s guiding the destiny of the country – the other two being America and Saudi Arabia,” wrote the London-based commentator James Crickton, in an opinion piece for South Asia centered think tank Policy Research Group (Poreg). Crickton said that Pakistan’s military, considered to be the most institute in the country, has been the only stable and formidable institution even as the country “faced political, economic, judicial, and religious upheavals.”

“However, its influence seems to be fading for the first time because of the polity challenging its once indisputable authority,” he added.
Even social media platforms are afire with anti-army tirades, while people are hitting the streets, Poreg reported.

“Yet the General Headquarters (Rawalpindi), which is known to select, install and dismiss Prime Ministers at will, has not sounded the bugle lending credence to reports that top brass is a divided house,” the London-based commentator said.

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He noted political environment in the country is changing, especially in the wake of the power struggle between major political parties as well as among army officials.
“Imran Khan has been taking direct aim at Gen Bajwa for the past eight months. This is something unprecedented, and unheard of. More so since Khan was Bajwa’s protege, and was gifted the top post after the army deftly side-lined Nawaz Sharif, a political heavyweight, and a one-time army proxy,” Crickton argued.

He said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran holds Bajwa personally responsible for his premature and humiliating ouster some eight months ago. Khan even blames the establishment for the attempts at his assassination, according to Crickton.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Vigilance Raids Properties Of Two Previous Tamil Nadu’s Minister Of their Association

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Vigilance raids are underway across several properties of two former Tamil Nadu ministers — SP Velu Mani and C Vijayabaskar. 

 

Chennai: Vigilance raids are underway across several properties of two former Tamil Nadu ministers — SP Velu Mani and C Vijayabaskar — for past irregularities in their respective departments.

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has registered a criminal case against former Tamil Nadu minister presently a member of the state Assembly SP Velu Mani on allegations that he had used the official position in awarding tenders in injudiciously to his closed associated companies. SP Velu Mani was the minister for rural development.

The vigilance authority through a statement said awarding of tenders to his closed associated companies caused a loss to the government exchequer worth around Rs 500 crores.
The tenders were for replacing the existing street lights with led lights in rural areas during the period from 2015 and 2018.

“Based on the FIR searches conducted at 26 places including 10 at Chennai, 9 at Coimbatore and 7 places including Tambaram, Avadi, Trichy and Chengalpattu,” a DVAC official statement said.

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Further, it registered a criminal case against the state’s former health minister C Vijayabaskar in a corruption case of irregularities in the issuance of essentiality certificate in 2020 to Vels Medical College and Hospital against the regulations of the National Medical Commission.

In that context, searches are being conducted at 13 places including five at Chennai, three at Salem and one at Madhurai, Theni, Pudukottai, Thiruvallur and Tambaram, it added.

Besides, premises of Vels Group Chairman Ishari Ganesh, Dr Krishnaraj Dean of Vels Medical College, Dr Balajinathan, former Dean of Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College are being raided, it added.

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