Don't Neglect Nudist Rights in Aurat March 2020!

Once upon a time (last week) I was rather "regressive" and critical of some of the demands and slogans of Pakistan's Aurat March. But after engaging with gung-ho feminists and reading up on the movement, I have to say I now agree with an elderly gentleman interviewed during the demonstration when he said it didn't go far enough in its demands for women's rights! 

Sure, the manifesto called for urgencies such as equal pay for women, end to honor killings, and abortion and LGBTQIA (the old and "tone deaf" me would have stopped at Q) rights, but it didn't "bring under its banner" another minority group struggling for its "basic human right" to feel "safe" and "be respected" and "have freedom." This group is the growing Naturist Community, whose lifestyle includes embracing nature, healthy eating, yoga, as well as nudity. Yes, nudity, as in going buck naked anywhere, anytime in public "spaces." Please don't "judge."

The Aurat March organizers must be old-fashioned third wave feminists or something because from what I read, it's the more "progressive" fourth wave feminists who realize how important body positivity is and include it in its program for female empowerment. "Progressive" cities like Seattle already allow people to go nude, as long as you don't flash it. 

For body freedom fighters, nudity is not just about their physical and psychological revulsion to clothes, it's about the basic human right to "live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association." What's more basic than being able to wear your birthday suit, because after all, you were born that way?

Britisher naturist Stephen Gough even went to the European Court of Human Rights to prove that nudity is a "basic human right" as a freedom of expression. Though he lost his case, he is continuing to fight for his right to bare all because, as they say, mera jism, meri marzi (my body, my choice)!

Stephen Gough and friend

Self-identifying naturists argue that by going naked, they want to release the body from "toxic" cultural shame, restrictions, and the sexualization of their bodies. Not only that, but they cite medical and mental health benefits of exposing one's body to sunlight and fresh air. They say those with "fragile sensibilities" who feel "uncomfortable" at people roaming the streets in the nude, should just avert their eyes, or better yet, dupatta ankho pay bandlo (wrap a headscarf around your eyes).

In fact, a 2017 study from the University of London found that the naturist lifestyle may help people lead happier lives. According to the research, those who spend time naked or partially naked around others like their bodies more, regard themselves more positively, and are more satisfied with life.

Michelle Wallen spent thirty years of her life as a textilist (person who wears clothes in public)--and those years were steeped in bullying, self-hate, and depression--before realizing she was really a naturist. As she relates in a moving and inspiring TEDx talk, after coming out in public buck naked, she is now happy, confident, full of life, and most importantly, has a positive body image.

Michelle Wallen

If you really think about it, who are we "to police what women (or others) wear or don't wear" anyway? That's so "patriarchal" and "entitled" of us textilists. 

As for those who slam public nudity by playing the "Islam card," like the KP Assembly which passed a resolution condemning this year's march as "shameful and unIslamic," they need to realize "judgement is one of the main things forbidden in Islam." Anyone who cites Quranic verses to argue against public nudity should be told their "views about our religion are unenlightened and based on shoddy scholarship." 

Believe it or not, according to the latest feminist interpretation of the Quran, not only do women not have to cover their hair, but they don't have to cover anything at all! In the story of Adam and Eve (or Steve, I'm trying to be inclusive here), the couple were unabashedly nude in their early days in the Garden of Eden. Islamists saying we need to go back to the days of Riyasat-e-Medina (State of Medina) have it all wrong. We need to go back to Riyasat-e-Jannah (State of the Garden of Eden)!

Adam & Eve

I'm sure the Aurat March organizers--as vociferous advocates of human rights--won't have any trouble adding naturist rights in their 2020 manifesto as it is a "platform (and perhaps the only platform in Pakistan at this point unfortunately) for ALL women to express themselves how THEY want to and does not differentiate or discriminate based on sexuality, opinions or gender." In fact, many of these feminists "fully defended" Pakistani actress Veena Malik's rights when she went nude in the Indian FHM men's magazine a few years back. 

Of course, most Pakistani women will not be so "tolerant" but that's okay. Only one percent of Pakistanis favor abortion and LGBTQIA rights, according to a Pew Research Center poll, but marchers were able to include those issues in the manifesto this year. Slowly, "dubious minds [will] begin to accept variation in opinion and acceptance of life."

Non-governmental organizations in Pakistan, such as Aahung, World Population Federation, and Organization for Participatory Government, who have already been working with the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) (don't listen to conspiracy theorists who say this organization was started in 2001 to work in tandem with the War on Terror to destroy Muslim countries) can be recruited to be "allies" in promoting naturist rights. The CSBR raises awareness "of how human rights—including sexual and reproductive rights—have been under attack in Muslim societies," according to its website. These NGOs help fight the "use of sexuality as a tool of oppression" and I am sure will be happy to include gymnophobes (those who have an aversion to nudity) to that category.

Since "slogans and such are supposed to be controversial," words alone won't bring shock factor to the Aurat March next year. To "start a conversation" about naturist rights, the organizers can get tips from feminists marching in the International Women's Day parade in Spain in 2014, where Iranian dissidents protested mandatory covering in their country by going stark naked, cutting out the word Allah from their flag, and holding it up against their privates. "Much better, don't you think?" one asked on her blog.

My newly "enlightened," "tolerant," and "inclusive" self urges organizers to add naturist rights to next year's manifesto and invite Pakistani nudists, women (and men and everyone in between), to partake in the march.  If placards with "d*%k pics" started such a firestorm of attention (after all, "no publicity is bad publicity") imagine the public reaction to seeing the real deals!

If this naturist movement takes off in Pakistan, it will solve so many of the feminists' problems! No more pressure to wear a "dupatta" (head covering) or a long "kameez" (shirt)! And, my favorite, no more stinky "mozey" (socks) to look for!  

**This article was written as satire to show the ridiculousness of copying the West's definition of women's rights, freedoms, and progress. Most of the words in quotes--the usual jargon of imperial feminists--were taken directly from arguments they made to me online when I shared my blog with them. However, I am afraid that these feminists, intoxicated by Western education, travels, and accolades--are so affected by intergenerational Macaulayism, that if the Women's March in the US does include naturist rights next year, the Aurat March will too! I wish they would watch some of the talk shows in the US and Britain that allow a peak into the dysfunctional lives of families two generations after the 60s sexual revolution where women achieved so-called "azaadi." Sue Ellen Bowder, author of Subverted and former writer for Cosmopolitan magazine, was a part of the 60s feminist movement but regrets the hijacking of the agenda by the sexual revolution. "After years of promoting the 'Cosmo Girl' lifestyle as a pathway to freedom, I realized the sexual revolution lifestyle is destroying women’s lives, wrecking families, and tearing apart our nation."  Take heed, Pakistani feminists!

Blame Mosque Imams in the West--Not Trump--For New Zealand Massacre

Cowered by President George Bush's declaration after 911 that "you are either with us, or against us,"  most imams in the West thought going apolitical would protect them and their sacred places, but the political discourse ejected from the mosques is now ricocheting back in the form of the bloody massacre in New Zealand that took the lives of 50 worshipers.

The New Zealand terrorist that live streamed himself shooting up Muslims in prayer wrote in his manifesto that his crusade took inspiration from President Donald Trump's "white identity and common purpose." He opposed Muslim migration to Western countries and intended to "create an atmosphere of fear" and "incite violence" against Muslims, according to Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison. But while Trump's bellicose anti-Muslim rhetoric is being blamed for the massacre, it's just a continuation of the War on Terror (aka Islam and Muslims) kickstarted by the false-flag Twin Tower attacks in 2001 and perpetuated by Islamophobia in the media ever since.

While the forever-imperial American establishment acted upon the Project for the New American Century to secure "global leadership" through a clash with the Muslim world, which they believed posed as the next threat after the fall of the Soviet Union, it was the job of Muslim leaders in the West to get political and counter any lies and deceptions told along the way.

It was their duty to protect Islam, Muslims, and all of humanity from the ensuing hate, violence and wars by telling the truth when politicians, think tanks, and media were spreading fear and disinformation.  When the going gets tough, imams are supposed to get going. That is, going out into the public sphere and doing amr bil maruf wa nahi anil munkar (establishing good and dismantling evil) and having faith that God will protect them while defeating enemy plots.

God taught us this through telling a story about the mother of Prophet Moses (A) in the Quran. While other mothers were hiding their sons inside their homes to save them from the Pharoah's men, she was inspired to throw her son into the river and promised he would not only return to her safe and sound but would also liberate his people from the tyrannical Pharoah.



Unfortunately, most of our imams went awol from the political field after 911 when Muslims were blamed for the terrorist attack that killed more than 3,000. These mosque imams lacked the two characteristics God expects in good leaders: knowledge (plus political analysis, insight and strategic thinking) and strength (to speak truth to power). They thought a non-confrontational approach would protect their mosques and allow them to continue performing their ritual prayers and other worship.

Mosque after mosque went into kiss up mode to prove they were the "good Muslims." While politicians and media continued to poison minds against Islam and Muslims, mosques got busy baking baklava and making kava for neighbors to discuss interfaith issues, writing up condemnations of terrorist attacks, and holding vigil after vigil for Muslims killed by the growing corps of extremists. None of these activities included honest discussions on the political machinations unfolding around the world.

This approach, as does any that goes against God's teachings, has backfired. Islamphobia has allowed the slaughter of millions perceived as threats in the Muslim world and now those living in the West are falling victim to extremists similarly feeling endangered by Muslims.

Overwhelming majority of imams have gone wrong because they:

• Do not confront the 911 false flag narrative. More than half of all Americans believe 911 was an inside job now but most Muslims realized this a long time ago. Imams should have been shouting this from the top of their pulpits to lay bare the event that triggered perpetual war against Islam and Muslims. Be like Arabic Studies Professor Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett has dedicated himself to exposing lies about 911 on radio shows like False Flag Weekly News.
• Do not oppose wars in the Middle East. Imams should have actively opposed wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia in which millions of Muslims were killed in pursuit of "terrorists" perceived to be threats to the United States. That would have nipped that justification for violence espoused by terrorists now shooting up Muslims in mosques like New Zealand.
• Do not point out Western, Israeli, Saudi involvement in creating terrorist groups from the Taliban to Al Qaeda to ISIS to achieve political objectives in the Muslim world. These groups are not organic.
• Do not stand up for Palestinians on the forefront of fighting occupation by violent, racist, extremists. Other than an occasional "prayer for Gaza" on Fridays, most imams do little to highlight the oppressive policies of the  Zionist regime and their involvement in supporting far-right groups in Europe that inspire terrorists like the one in New Zealand.

Israel's Minister of Justice tries on "fascism" perfume in bizarre campaign ad.

• Do not call out entrapment of Muslim youth in terrorist plots of Western intelligence agencies.  If Muslims are terrorists, why does the FBI have to manufacture plots to nab them? How many times have imams discussed entrapment during khutbahs or advised youth on how to avoid it? To the contrary, some mosques, like the Adam's Center in Sterling, Virginia, have hosted the FBI's Junior Special Agents Program, allowing open access to Muslim children.

You would expect the terrorist attack in New Zealand to shock mosque imams into reevaluating their strategies. But once again mosque are not going beyond the usual tropes: calling in extra security during mosque prayers, urging congregations to "not reciprocate hate with hate," and holding candlelight vigils for the victims.

Instead, why not begin offering salat khauf (prayer in times of danger) during Friday congregational prayers? These prayers are done in two shifts with one group praying and the other on the look out for attackers and then vice versa. Not only will this save mosques money on hiring security officers, it will remind Muslims that their religion and their selves have been under attack since 911 and psychologically compel them to work towards ending the perpetual global wars and human suffering by speaking the truth. 

Speaking of speaking the truth, Iraqi veteran Jon Turner links the post-911 Iraq war, the indiscriminate killing of "innocent" Iraqis and the shooting up of mosques in Iraq "to take out our aggression" in a chilling admission. Please watch it linked here.

                                          

Aurat Marchers: In the Footsteps of Women of Bani Israel and Prophet Lut

Women pouring onto the streets in protest is essential as change only comes when female activists are involved and in the forefront.

Take it from Imam Khomeini, the architect of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran that uprooted a 2,500-year-old monarchy: "Women have shown that they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their menfolk in the struggle; one could even go so far as to say that they lead the way."

Throngs of Pakistanis came out for an Aurat March (Women's March) on March 8 International Women's Day to demand long overdue rights for females, such as equal pay and safe working conditions, and to end wrongs, such as sexual harassment and domestic violence. Demonstrations took place in cities across the country and were organized by hundreds of women dedicated to making life better for millions of their fellow sisters.

But because Muslims, including Pakistanis, have endured centuries of oppression by a violent pharonic colonial system that weakened, humiliated, and fomented self-hate, our minds are also colonized. So while we can pick out the glaring problems blighting our society, few are enlightened enough to understand the roots, solutions, and the path to attain those fixes.

That's why the Aurat March turned into such a public fiasco and national humiliation. It was run by women--surely, good-hearted and well-intentioned--who were doing the bhangra, waving unsavory placards, and chanting "azaadi" (freedom) without realizing that first it's their minds that need to be freed from the fetters of generations under oppression.

This crippling psychological effect of brutal subjugation is as old as time. To help us see straight, God relates stories of previous nations, and, in particular, anecdotes of women as influencers of those societies. Two oppressed nations described in detail belonging to Prophets Musa (A) and Lut (A) offer distinct and relateable examples of women either perpetuating or fighting oppression.

The women of Prophet Musa's tribe Bani Israel and the wife of Prophet Lut are the standard bearers of misguided activism while Asiya, the wife of Pharoah and foster mother of Prophet Musa, is hailed in the Quran as a stellar examplar of a righteous rebel and revolutionary.

See for yourself whose footsteps the Aurat Marchers were following.

Could they see Islam as the solution?

Bani Israel: refused to accept Prophet Musa's solution--to bring down the tyrant Pharoah, dismantle his system, and implement an Islamic socio-political system--to their problems. They said: "So go, you and your Lord, and fight you two, we are sitting right here." (Quran 5:24)

Asiya: exemplified righteous rebellion. She actively resisted the corrupt system of her husband and supported the Islamic system being established by her foster son. "My Lord...save me from an unjust people.” (66:11)

Aurat Marchers: did not offer the implementation of the Islamic system already on the country's books as the answer to the woes of Pakistani women.

If you like the dupatta (head covering) so much then tie it around your eyes.

Were they settling for less?

Bani Israel: were content with procuring small gains from God, such as garlic, lentils, and onions, to which Musa (A) replied: "Do you seek to replace what is superior with that which is inferior?"

Asiya: had her eye on the big picture, which was attaining nearness to God. That's why she supported Prophet Musa in establishing a system that guides people to live their best lives in this world while achieving success in the Hereafter. “My Lord, build for me with Thee a house in heaven." (66:11)

Aurat Marchers: demanded "paratha rolls instead of gender roles" and exemption from having to warm up food for their husbands! But, seriously, they were picking and choosing issues when they could get it all with systematic change.

Who has Stockholm Syndrome?

Bani Israel: were mentally weakened from living for centuries under a pharonic system, and they believed imitating their oppressors was the solution to their problems. "O Musa, make for us a god as they have gods." (7:138) The women, in particular, were duped by trickster Samari into donating their jewelry so a golden calf could be built for worship.

Asiya: didn't want anything to do with tyrannical Pharoah and his ways even though his government was providing her with wealth, privileges, and luxury. "My Lord...save me from the Pharaoh and his doings." (66:11)

Aurat Marchers: even stole the name "Aurat March" from the "Women's March" first organized by American feminists to protest the election of President Donald Trump. Affinity to the secular, liberal, and free lifestyle that the West promotes was on display at the march in their manifesto, dances, songs, slogan, and placards.

Do they support LGBTQ?

Prophet Lut's wife: embraced the queer lifestyle. As a result, she was "among those who remained behind" for not necessarily practicing homosexuality but being an ally to them. She was killed in a God-sent natural disaster.

Asiya: opposed homosexuality as it was outlawed by the Law of Prophet Musa.

Aurat Marchers: "Our feminism is queer, trans-inclusive, class conscious...The Aurat March brings under its banner a diverse array of feminists, queer individuals, activists and organisers." (Aurat March Lahore Manifesto)

It is clear that the women of the Aurat March are dancing to the tunes of female activists on the wrong side of history: the women of Bani Israel and wife of Prophet Lut.

To truly improve the condition of women, activists need to turn to Asiya, whom God celebrates as a paragon of righteous rebellion and correct political insight. Indeed, she is considered one of four perfect women of all times along with Maryam,  Khadija, and Fatima (A).

"And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh." (66:11)

Pakistan Must Resist Demands From "Friends"

Someone needs to send the Pakistani government a copy of the picture book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

In it, a pestering mouse asks a boy for a cookie, and after he obliges, the rodent gets pushier with his demands until he's moved into the exhausted boy's house.

Similarly, Pakistan is surrounded by a nest of mice, actually wolves in sheep's clothing, pressuring the nuclear-armed country through a carrots-and-sticks policy to oblige to their demands to join the anti-Iran coalition.  These countries include America, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates, all bent on waging war with Iran and aware they can't do it without cooperation from Pakistan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has so far resisted pressure to join the war path but future prospects look precarious, unfortunately, as the government shows signs of capitulating under stress and altering policies to oblige outsiders.

This week, for example, under global pressure to reign in terrorists, the government seized hundreds of institutions run by banned outfits and apprehended their leaders.  That's the right thing to do, of course, but should be done on principle not under pressure.

Buckling under pressure sends signals to others that, if enough force is applied, Pakistan will come around and do as told.

High on the American-Israeli-Saudi axis to-do list for Pakistan right now is normalizing relations with Israel, something most Arab countries have done de facto but are waiting for 200-million strong Pakistan to do first so they can declare it officially. Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah refused to recognize Israel in 1947, and that has remained the country's policy.

While getting Pakistan to change course on Israel is a tall order, especially with Pakistani officials accusing Israelis of involvement in India's foiled attacks on Pakistan last month, the pressure is on nonetheless, and has been intensified since Khan, whose ex-wife has Jewish roots, took office last year.

Khan insists normalization with Israel is not on the table but some in his government have already succumbed to the normalization narrative.

Last month Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told an Israeli news portal that "Pakistan is interested in advancing its relations with Israel," according to media reports, and in November MNA Asma Hadid tried coaxing colleagues to support Israel during a meeting of the National Assembly. The media also claims that the Pakistani government allowed a plane carrying a senior Israeli official to fly into Islamabad from Tel Aviv last fall. And although the Pakistani passport says it is "valid for all countries of the world except Israel," a Pakistani Jew was allowed to fly to Israel for the first time in January.

Others pushing Pakistan to establish diplomatic ties with Israel include:

• Military men: Pakistan's former President Retired General Pervez Musharraf told reporters in Dubai last month that "there is no harm to establish a relationship with Israel" as it will help "counter India," buttressing the arguments of those who say India's attacks were the "sticks" to get Pakistan to normalize relations with Israel.

• Media: Pakistan's English-language newspaper Daily News editorialized last week that Pakistan should explore ties with Israel as the two "are not enemies."
• Lobby: The Pakistan Israel Alliance (PIA) of London "seeks to build bridges and better understanding between Israelis and Pakistanis," according to its Facebook page. PIA offers ways of "maintaining relations" off-the-record, including the pre-revoluton Iranian model (recognize Israel secretly like the Shah of Iran), Jordanian model (close political and military ties without official recognition), or Chinese model (establish military contacts before political relations), according to a February 2018 post on its Facebook page.

• Literature: PIA's publishing arm Pak Israel News releases books in Urdu celebrating Zionism, such as "Zionism, Israel, and  Palestinians" and "The State of Israel: In War and Peace and Islamic Terrorism."

Even if Pakistan does sell its soul and recognize Israel, demands on the country--like those on the boy in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie--will not stop until Pakistan too is weakened to the point of collapse. These demands include helping the American-Israeli-Saudi axis wage war on Iran and the nuclear disarmament of Pakistan. Scholar Syed Jawad Naqvi predicts Pakistan will eventually be pressured to shut its nuclear program and sell its technology to Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan can learn from the disastrous affects of capitulating to outside pressures from Iran. Iran's economy is in shambles after agreeing to curb its nuclear program under a 2013 deal with the US and five other countries. Not only did the the US start putting demands on Iran's missile program next but it then backed out of the agreement altogether and imposed stringent sanctions on the Iranian nation.

Iran's Supreme Leader Imam Ali Khamanei had warned its politicians that acquiescence to demands will lead to attempts to "bring the country's decision-making...centers under their control."

“The point is Iran doesn’t follow arrogant powers,” Khamanei said in 2016. “In this war, willpowers are fighting. The stronger willpower will win."

Pakistan, too, must strengthen its resolve and resist outside pressures. That is the only way to fail the best-lad schemes of these mice and men.

Pakistani Media Beats Drums to War on Iran

A PSYOPS media campaign to instill enmity towards Iran in the minds of Pakistanis is full on as the American-Israeli-Saudi axis works relentlessly to pull Pakistan into their thickening plot to attack Iran from the soil of neighboring Afghanistan.

With Pakistan still reeling from an Indian incursion last month, angry and emotional influencers all over the Pakistani media are accusing Iran of collaborating with enemies to attack Pakistan.

"Iran, Israel, and India are standing together and they have one target--Pakistan," claims a host on a March 4 video of online current affairs channel Haqeeqat TV, which has 1.6 million YouTube subscribers and over 500,000 followers on Facebook. The identity of the host is not disclosed but the channel says it aims to reveal "stories behind the Curtain" and from the "Deep Dark side of this world."

What is the truth about Haqeeqat TV?

Well-known Pakistani media personality, Orya Maqbool Jan of Neo TV Network, also maligns Iran in a mishmash rant during a February 18 video segment entitled "Iran..Foe or Friend of Pakistan?" 

Spicing up his talk up with some Farsi and a Bollywood mention, he condemns Iran for varied transgressions, from insinuating Pakistan supports extremist groups to helping anti-Taliban factions to impoverishing Iranians living near the Pakistan border. 

These videos are being viewed by hundreds of thousands of people and invoking comments like the following: "IRAN dont dare to think about attacking Pakistan again otherwise you will never see Iran in world Map.... dont Party with Israel and India..... Beware."

The anti-Iran hysteria is not random. It comes on the heels of a war summit in Poland last month that was attended by dignitaries from 60 countries to plan "war with Iran," in the words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir kicked off the blitzkrieg of Iranophobia in the Pakistani media during a press conference in Islamabad in February when he accused Iran of being "the chief sponsor of terrorism" and declared his "wish to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the face of this planet."  

The psychological warfare in the media, where lies, conjectures, and suspicions against Iran are repeated until they manufacture consensus, is aimed at stoking hate in Pakistanis so that they agree to send their loved ones to Afghanistan once again, this time to destroy Iran. Pakistan is being coerced to join the American-Israeli-Saudi triumvirate against Iran, and the attacks from India were coordinated to put pressure on Pakistan to oblige. 

The Trump administration has set toppling the Islamic government as top priority and even created the Iran Mission Center inside the CIA in June 2017 after U.S. President Donald Trump returned from trips to Israel and Saudi Arabia. That same month Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman declared he was going to take the "battle in Iran." The reason for his opposition to Iran:  "Its (Iran’s) logic is that the Imam Mahdi will come and they must prepare the fertile environment for the arrival of the awaited Mahdi" and together they "will control the world," MBS said.

There's only one way Pakistanis can quickly and effectively prevent the war propaganda from taking effect. Stop listening to the random talking heads in the Pakistani media! 

Instead, Islam has given us a place to get weekly political news analysis filtered through a reading of the Quran and Prophetic Sunnah: the second part of khutbahs delivered during Friday Jumah prayers. Find and listen to scholars, irrespective of which sect they belong to, with correct political insight and follow their guidance. My three favorites demonstrate astute political insight every time and are available online: Syed Jawad Naqvi (Shia) of Jamia Urwa-tul-Wusqa in Pakistan and Muhammad al-Asi and Afeef Khan (both Sunni) of the Islamic Center of Washington. 

 Muhammad al-Asi

                                                                                                       
         

Afeef Khan
                                                                                                                  

Syed Jawad Naqvi

Earlier this month two U.S. Congressmen wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post warning that the "Trump administration's Iran policy...is pushing us to take military action aimed at regime change in Tehran." They said they are drafting legislation to prevent an "unconstitutional attack on Iran."

Thankfully, the Pakistani government is also resisting the warmongers, and the Pakistani people should do the same.