The Politics of Protest: Islamabad Under Siege as Army Deployed

My latest report is about the escalating politics of protest in Pakistan, as #ImranKhan's #PTI has stormed the capital, #Islamabad. Where are the protests headed, and what are the options for all sides?
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Based between New York and London, Wajahat Saeed Khan is an Emmy-nominated Pakistani journalist who covers political and security affairs in #Pakistan, #India, #Afghanistan and most of #SouthAsia.
Bio: Wajahat S. Khan is an Emmy-nominated journalist and author reporting on Indo-Pacific security and focusing on the Af-Pak conflict. An Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Center of Global Affairs and non-resident Senior Fellow at Washington’s Atlantic Council, Khan is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and the University of Michigan, as well as Pakistan’s only Shorenstein Fellow for Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has reported from 16 countries covering conflict, diplomacy, and media for digital, cable and network news. During the final years of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Khan was bureau chief in Kabul and Islamabad for NBC News, and embedded with over a hundred NATO, Afghan, Indian and Pakistani military and paramilitary units as he covered South Asia for leading US, British, Indian, Japanese and Pakistani networks and publications since the beginning of the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Recently, he served as the Digital Editor at Nikkei Asia, where he launched Nikkei’s first podcast series, and edited a popular weekend newsletter at the Eurasia Group. He frequently dabbles in cricket, and is the author of the 2019 Amazon / Harper Collins non-fiction bestseller, “Game Changer: Being Shahid Afridi.” He lives between New York City, London and Karachi.

[@ishtiaqahmed6396]

وجاہت سعید آپ کی پاکستانیت اور حق گوئی پر آپ کو خراج تحسین پیش کرتے ہیں۔ اللہ عمران خان اور اُس کے جانثاروں کی حفاظت فرما۔ آمین یا رب العالمین۔

[@Themanwanderer]

Different sentiment different public ..didn’t expect this from the ISB and Pindi chaps without the obvious leadership ..this is a game changer

[@MunirAhmad-h2b]

“Chaps” may be not but commoners yes

[@imransaeed9616]

Saturday Ko Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad Or Quetta Me Bhi Protest Hona Chahiye. Lahore Me Mochi Darwaza, Liberty, Chauburji Or Mall Road Pe Protest Hona Chahiye.

[@faraqueraza]

بھائی یہی موقع ہے دھرنا دینے کا. اگر اب اسلام آباد سے نکل آے تو دوبارہ یزیدوں کی فوج ان کو کبھی بھی اسلام آباد میں داخل نہیں ہونے دے گی

[@kazdiary8503]

The entire nation should now come out and surround Islamabad. This is now an EYE for an EYE and a TOOTH for a TOOTH. The Pakistani nation should follow the Bangladesh model. That is the only way to root out the corrupt government.

[@tughral]

Nation is not that stupid.

[@primordialarchetypes2927]

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[@Iqrakhanzadi782]

Oh bhai sco ho leny do phr krty rehna apna nach gana

[@myartlove2293]

اللّٰہ تعالیٰ کرم فرمائے آمین

[@nuzhatali448]

Today is Imran Khan birthday May Allah Pak always bless you Khan ❤🎉 love you sir ❤🎉 Imran Khan zindabad ❤🎉

[@musavir8]

ھماری دعا ھے اللہ پاک پاکستان کو عمران خان اور عوام کو کامیاب کرے،ھماری عوام کے اسوقت جو ھو رھا ھے یہ قابل مذمت ھے۔

[@laughoutwithraheel8912]

Khan Zinda Baad

[@asiafayyaz9854]

Allah Pak Pakistan 🇵🇰 ko Imran khan ko apni hafazatoon rahmaton mein rukhey. Ameen ❤

[@ahadees-kanz-ul-ummal]

بہت اچھا تجزیہ ہے آپکا سر !

[@navidahmad7459]

I CANT BELIEVE OUR OWN GOVT CAN DO THIS TO THEIR OWN CITIZENS

[@MunirAhmad-h2b]

Not now they have been at it for decades

[@angeleyessvenska9330]

@@MunirAhmad-h2b yes and the hypocrites called other lands Maqbooza, when their own has been maqboozed for 77 years.......total gzwa uz halala ur Al BAAKISTAN

[@primordialarchetypes2927]

@@angeleyessvenska9330

[@MunirAhmad-h2b]

@@angeleyessvenska9330 be brave dear reveal your true identity

[@chaldilmerey8502]

ﻧَﺼْﺮٌ ﻣِّﻦ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻭَﻓَﺘْﺢٌ ﻗَﺮِﻳﺐٌ. ❤🇵🇰🇦🇪❤

[@hussainmustafa4560]

❤IMRAN KHAN LOVE YOU ❤

[@angeleyessvenska9330]

Mujhe Jang-e-Azadi Ka Maza Maloom Hai, Balochon Par Zulm Ki Inteha Maloom Hai, Mujhe Zindagi Bhar Pakistan Me Jeene ki Dua Na Do Mujhe Pakistan me Saatt Saal Jeeney Ki Saza Maloom Hai. Ya Allah apni habib k sadqe KPK, Balochistan, Sindh ke MAZLOOM muslmano ki madad farma aamen

[@SikandaraliChan]

❤ free Imran Khan ❤

[@rubinamansoor5952]

Inqalaab......

[@MuhammadAsghar-d5x]

Thank you sir ❤❤❤❤

[@FarooqMalik-nw9nk]

کشمٻر کو ہماری فوج بھول چکی ہے بلکہ آزاد کشمٻر بھی واپس دٻنے کے لٻے تٻار بٻٹھی ہے

[@furqanaltaf8570]

True Pakistan pr sara focus or qabza paka rkhna

[@AzariaLodhi]

Wajahat Saeed Khan Zindabad. Imran Happy birthday 🎊🎁🎉

[@mobinasiddiqi9446]

وعلیکم اسلام 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@badrunnisaabdulsattar6902]

Only Imran khan

[@SalmanMunir-x5y]

Revolution

[@zainalimazari3220]

Keep us updated hourly please

[@Rebecca-em1cj]

Wajahat sir this is indeed a topic that needed to be discussed... hope you will give an unbiased analysis ... Now I started watching your video

[@sabuhiimam7086]

Allah raham karay

[@fatima5489]

Good evening sir. The end game, it’s about time

[@asiafayyaz9854]

Thank you sir 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🇵🇰you doing great job

[@riffatsaif4878]

Excellent reporting WSK keep it up good work ❤🎉

[@sanaullahkhankakar9606]

Imran khan ❤

[@beaconofprofessionalskills369]

The Power of Now" by Eckhart TolleRoshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara's quote resonates deeply: "A guide to waking up, over and over again."

[@NayyarRayyan]

Nice program 👍

[@atiquecanada4578]

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

[@SaifSyed-d9b]

Another good show, better than the one before on ghaza..

[@sarwatkhan1527]

Happy Birthday Imran Khan zindabad

[@SaleemAhmed-e5p]

❤❤❤Imran khan zindabad zindabad zindabad❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rabeelchishtee9502]

This is a tragedy of the Pakistani nation

[@maz727]

The protest should NOT be stopped at any cost. The public is in millions, while the police or other security forces are in 100's of thousands. If the protests continue non-stop for an unlimited period then the security forces will be exhausted and will be demoralised. The public can assist each other to give rest to the ones at the front. Victory is near ....very near , if the public stand steadfast!!

[@tughral]

Where is that punlic in millions.. r u dreaming with open eyes?

[@sikanderkhan8867]

Imran Khan really leader of the world and Pakistan, Allah , ki madad chahiye Allah Haq sach k Sath thaa hay , God help those who help themselves,

[@nadeem_awan777]

WSK always awesome.. more power to you man....

[@maqsoodjaan822]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@MuhammadAmir-kk5ge]

Whatsapp is slow overall in Pakistan on mobile data

[@zahramohamedali622]

Very well said🙏

[@makdeezee4846]

Bismillah n Assalam O Alaikum dearest Wajahat Bhai ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rashidbhatti1223]

کہتے ہیں اسلام آباد میں فوج طلب کر لی گئی ہے او بے غیرتو فوج اسلام آباد سے نکلی کب ہے یہ پچہتر سال سے ادھر ہی ہیں

[@badermunir5944]

No doubt.

[@riffatsaif4878]

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[@seemisheikh5662]

انقلاب انقلاب انقلاب آئے گا انشاء اللہ تعالیٰ

[@muhammadjavaid9942]

Imran Khan zindabad

[@ghazis-marble-runs76]

The duffers better not intervene !!

[@tughral]

Why not.

[@voiceofsarkar2471]

❤

[@syedqaiserali8238]

Pakistani Awam Zindabad 👏💯👍

[@razniazahmed3171]

Excellant v log GREAT❤❤❤

[@arifmehmood8206]

Great Analysis With True Information. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 💞 💓 💞 💖 💞 💓 💖 💗 💓 💞 💖 💞 💓 💖 💗 💓 💞 💖

[@MohammadHashaam-iv2jf]

An excellent analysis. Allah bless you ameen. Allah save Pakistan.

[@beaconofprofessionalskills369]

The only rule is to break the rules." - Fernando Pessoa 2. "Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." - Pablo PicassoThe Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle

[@sushilkumarverma5057]

Islamabad situation is like Gaza now

[@riffatsaif4878]

Agree with you 💯

[@riffatsaif4878]

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[@riffatsaif4878]

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[@riffatsaif4878]

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[@sadielahi8799]

Gaza Sy bhe bathay hai bro Gaza may uski army unky st thi Pakistan may generals awam Kay khelaf hai

[@zamirraja4070]

🎉 Well come back 🎉

[@mohmmadparvaiz]

Assalamualaikum such shafat zindabad 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@ahmermughal8544]

Imran khan zindabad ❤

[@primordialarchetypes2927]

Gzwa uz islamabad = bye bye IN kshmir......hellooooooo Maqbooza uz Pakstan?

[@according2islamtv538]

قاضی کو عوام کے حوالے ہونا چاہۓ

[@waseem-mr3qg]

Release Imran Khan

[@food.786]

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[@javariarana]

Internet completely dead in PK. VPNs also not working

[@PokeBeast8967]

Then how are you typing this comment?

[@riffatsaif4878]

​@@PokeBeast8967good question ❓

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[@salimchishtee8830]

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[@umerzaheer500]

malaysian pm has left pakistan at 3 pm today

[@angeleyessvenska9330]

[@thewriter.mujtaba]

❤❤انقلاب آ نہیں رہا آگیا ہے❤❤

[@scepticaldrax387]

❤khan aur❤khan ❤bs khan ❤ ik salamat rahe ameen ameen ❤❤

[@beaconofprofessionalskills369]

"Flexibility is the key to stability." - John C. MaxwellDecolonizing education and cultural institutions. 3. Economic justice and global inequality.

[@NasirKhan-em9dg]

زبردست جناب

[@courtgaming2894]

عمراخان۔کوالللھ۔عزتددی۔دی

[@adnanakhter4571]

سارے پاکستان کی عوام کو پرامن احتجاج کے لئے باہر نکلنا چاہئے

[@KhalidMukhtar-y4q]

Very excellent intlegent analysis

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Imran khan Zindabad

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Good

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[@naheedkhawaja4769]

Watching you on smart Tv ❤

[@sadielahi8799]

Free Imran Khan

[@waleedkhan8128]

Inqalab zindabad, inshahAllah

[@naghmabano4789]

Is waqt ager logon ka jaani nuqsan hoa to log bangladesh ka inqilab bhool jain ge inko aqul ke nakhun laine hon ge ye already logon ka ghussa nufrat main badul chuke hain

[@zubiaali6523]

Foaj ko bhaari qeemat chukani parai ge agar awam par Zara bhe zulm kiya

[@masoodahmad9863]

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[@jdk.8]

🎉

[@MukammilShah-l8t]

Ik❤❤❤

[@UMBREENAKHTAR-i9t]

71 NAI yar 72 Ka hai....AJ I k ki birthday hai.

[@sushilkumarverma5057]

Bazwa already signed an agreement with India after sometime this will disclose 🎉

[@pankajjoshi1209]

Chamcha (WSK) jab Khali BARTAN (IK) mein chalta hai to kitni badi awaaz hoti hai.. Lekinl aakhir mein hassil kuch hota nahi..😢😢

[@asifmehdi1]

Excellent coverage

[@riffatsaif4878]

Appreciate 🥰😊

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[@zebawasay8156]

People of Pakistan against the munafiq DGISPR..

[@MukarramAliSiddiqui-d4k]

Great commments

[@maqubaluch7811]

HOPE THE PEOPLE OF ISLAMABAD WILL BE ABLE TO BE FRIENDLY WITH THE ARMY AND LIKEWISE NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON THE ARMY AGAINST THEIR BROTHERS, THANKS KHAN SAHIB ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@badermunir5944]

U r day dreaming.

[@fazalqadir8701]

پاکستان تو ھمیشہ سے احتجاجی سیاست کا مرکز رھا ھے۔بلکہ پاکستان میں کویی سیاست ھی نھیں ھے۔ چند مافیا سفارشی نا اھل سازشی عناصر ھی ھمارے حکمران رھے ھیں اور ھیں۔

[@knowsalpha]

kal ka mahaaz IK ki BD k nam

[@sairaa.saboor6068]

Shame on the authorities. We the people of Pakistan 🇵🇰 are proud of the crowds who have come out for independence of Pakistan and for their future. The game is above Imran Khan. May Allah SWT give them independence and may all the corrupt be apprehended. Aameen

[@badermunir5944]

The game is with my Murshid.

[@humanity7772]

keep it up

[@rsjaved]

Umer ayub was present near d choke