I feel ashamed over the treatment of Afghan refugees: Imran Khan

[Cipher212]

Let me ask you a simple question.

What percentage of Afghan refugees are committing these act of terrorism?

He won't have an answer for you. Majority of TTP and BLA are locals. This is obvious.

It is also obvious that for whatever reason the state has not only failed to instill patriotism in the outlying regions (mainly due to no development) but has even further alienated them from the center. (ill-planned and futile operations)

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

We have already deported quite a few Afghanis. if I'm not wrong the number should be crossing a million now.

Did terrorism end in Pakistan now or will the geniuses of Pindi have to find a new scapegoat

The current policy toward Afghans evokes a troubling historical precedent from within Pakistan's own past, the treatment of the Bengali community who remained in the country after the secession of Bangladesh in 1971.

For decades, these Bengali Pakistanis, 500,000 to 800,000, chose to stay loyal to Pakistan were systematically marginalized and stripped of their rights. They were subjected to a form of bureaucratic persecution, denied critical documentation like national identity cards (CNICs), and blocked from accessing education and formal employment. This institutionalized discrimination effectively rendered them stateless in their own country, perpetuating a cycle of poverty and disenfranchisement for over fifty years.

This historical context is crucial because it reveals a pattern. The same mechanisms of exclusion denying legal status and thus access to a nation's economic and social fabric are now being deployed against the Afghan community.

The parallel is stark and alarming. Just as with the Bengali population, any minor infraction by an Afghan individual today risks being magnified into a justification for collective punishment, including detention or deportation. The underlying vulnerability is identical: a community rendered defenseless by the state's refusal to recognize their legitimate claim to residence and rights.

Ultimately, this repetition of history forces a difficult question, have we learned nothing from the past? The plight of the Bengali community stands as a lasting testament to the profound human cost of such exclusionary policies. To see the same patterns reemerge suggests a failure to internalize those lessons, risking the same enduring damage to our social fabric and moral conscience.

I hope someone from the ISPR read this.

 

[RajaBaja]

Let me ask you a simple question.

What percentage of Afghan refugees are committing these act of terrorism?

Let's make it even simpler. It seems as you know who the terrorists and drug dealers are because you are asking for a %, meaning you know it may be little.

So can you come from the US, help your country out. I'll cover your ticket and stay here. Identify which Afghan's have bombs put under their expensive Armani suits and which one's are selling drugs to our youth and which one's ship weapons all over Pakistan?

Let's make a list with CTD here, you take them to get the bad guys and then fly back and rest of the Afghan you are trying to protect will stay? This way we'll capture the terrorists, bombings will stop and you accomplished protection for other Afghans. Deal?

Let me know when you can come and let's fix this issue once for all. You can also share a list of these terrorists here as you've asked me very confidently about the % as if you know its a small number. Waiting for a response now.

I'll wait for the response. And if you don't know yoursel

The current policy toward Afghans evokes a troubling historical precedent from within Pakistan's own past, the treatment of the Bengali community who remained in the country after the secession of Bangladesh in 1971.

For decades, these Bengali Pakistanis, 500,000 to 800,000, chose to stay loyal to Pakistan were systematically marginalized and stripped of their rights. They were subjected to a form of bureaucratic persecution, denied critical documentation like national identity cards (CNICs), and blocked from accessing education and formal employment. This institutionalized discrimination effectively rendered them stateless in their own country, perpetuating a cycle of poverty and disenfranchisement for over fifty years.

This historical context is crucial because it reveals a pattern. The same mechanisms of exclusion denying legal status and thus access to a nation's economic and social fabric are now being deployed against the Afghan community.

The parallel is stark and alarming. Just as with the Bengali population, any minor infraction by an Afghan individual today risks being magnified into a justification for collective punishment, including detention or deportation. The underlying vulnerability is identical: a community rendered defenseless by the state's refusal to recognize their legitimate claim to residence and rights.

Ultimately, this repetition of history forces a difficult question, have we learned nothing from the past? The plight of the Bengali community stands as a lasting testament to the profound human cost of such exclusionary policies. To see the same patterns reemerge suggests a failure to internalize those lessons, risking the same enduring damage to our social fabric and moral conscience.

You wrote this lengthy book. So since there was mistreatment of Bengalis is what you are trying to explain in detail, the solution is simple. We DO NOT want to host another community in millions and mistreat them.
So it's better they go home now. Take their war lords, drug dealers, criminals and terrorists with them please and enjoy the VIP king like lifestyle in Afghanistan. We don't want to make a mistake in mistreating people and also become a victim of daily barbaric terrorism and give Pakistani blood daily to terror attacks

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

He won't have an answer for you. Majority of TTP and BLA are locals. This is obvious.

It is also obvious that for whatever reason the state has not only failed to instill patriotism in the outlying regions (mainly due to no development) but has even further alienated them from the center. (ill-planned and futile operations)

That’s why i call these people delusional.

 

[HAIDER]

great, maybe we can deport him with them so he can setup risayat e madina over in kabul? Maybe his talibuddies will take him in since hes got so much hamdardi for them

Why not Riysat e tayyaba .....

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

Let's make it even simpler. It seems as you know who the terrorists and drug dealers are because you are asking for a %, meaning you know it may be little.

So can you come from the US, help your country out. I'll cover your ticket and stay here. Identify which Afghan's have bombs put under their expensive Armani suits and which one's are selling drugs to our youth and which one's ship weapons all over Pakistan?

Let's make a list with CTD here, you take them to get the bad guys and then fly back and rest of the Afghan you are trying to protect will stay? This way we'll capture the terrorists, bombings will stop and you accomplished protection for other Afghans. Deal?

Let me know when you can come and let's fix this issue once for all. You can also share a list of these terrorists here as you've asked me very confidently about the % as if you know its a small number. Waiting for a response now.

I'll wait for the response. And if you don't know yoursel




You wrote this lengthy book. So since there was mistreatment of Bengalis is what you are trying to explain in detail, the solution is simple. We DO NOT want to host another community in millions and mistreat them.
So it's better they go home now. Take their war lords, drug dealers, criminals and terrorists with them please and enjoy the VIP king like lifestyle in Afghanistan. We don't want to make a mistake in mistreating people and also become a victim of daily barbaric terrorism and give Pakistani blood daily to terror attacks

Before I engage further, let’s agree to keep this conversation respectful and grounded in reality. Childish remarks and sarcastic “deals” aren’t just unproductive, they undermine any possibility of a meaningful discussion.
If you’re genuinely interested in understanding opposing views, I’m willing to continue. But if your goal is merely to mock or provoke, then this isn’t worth my time or yours.

Now, to your point and since you seem to value historical parallels, let’s take a clear example, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government forcibly relocated over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry most of them American citizens into remote camps. They lost their homes, businesses, and dignity based solely on their ethnicity. The excuse? “National security.” The reality? Fear driven prejudice and a total failure of targeted intelligence.

Sound familiar?

Your suggestion that I should personally identify terrorists echoes the same flawed logic, instead of demanding competent, lawful action from institutions meant to protect us, you’re justifying the punishment of an entire group for the potential crimes of a few.

I won’t entertain the idea that innocent people including children, elders, and families who’ve known only Pakistan as their home should be victimized because the state failed to distinguish between civilians and criminals.

If you truly care about justice and security, advocate for better governance not cheaper rhetoric.
When you’re ready to talk seriously, I’ll be here.

 

[RajaBaja]

Before I engage further, let’s agree to keep this conversation respectful and grounded in reality. Childish remarks and sarcastic “deals” aren’t just unproductive, they undermine any possibility of a meaningful discussion.

If you’re genuinely interested in understanding opposing views, I’m willing to continue. But if your goal is merely to mock or provoke, then this isn’t worth my time or yours.

Now, to your point and since you seem to value historical parallels, let’s take a clear example, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government forcibly relocated over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry most of them American citizens into remote camps. They lost their homes, businesses, and dignity based solely on their ethnicity. The excuse? “National security.” The reality? Fear driven prejudice and a total failure of targeted intelligence.

Sound familiar?

Your suggestion that I should personally identify terrorists echoes the same flawed logic, instead of demanding competent, lawful action from institutions meant to protect us, you’re justifying the punishment of an entire group for the potential crimes of a few.

I won’t entertain the idea that innocent people including children, elders, and families who’ve known only Pakistan as their home should be victimized because the state failed to distinguish between civilians and criminals.

If you truly care about justice and security, advocate for better governance not cheaper rhetoric.
When you’re ready to talk seriously, I’ll be here.

I like intelligent discussions. But that discussion needs to not start blaming Pakistan to having mistreat a population before (which sadly was true) and somehow creating a LINK to TERRORISM which has killed near 100,000 people in the past 25 years. That is where I have an issue with how you tried to build a narrative by linking two groups of populations which had nothing comparable.

Do you know Afghan billionaires exist and thousands of millionaires in transportation industry, etc, made money out of those refugee camps? And now a portion of that population does intelligence, recon against Pakistan army, drug trafficking, weapons supply and of course the terrorism!!

Let me take you to the US. When was the "Patriot Act" made? Do you know (I am sure you do, and don't try to hide it), post 911, thousands of people were captured by your feds and police. Nearly 100% of those people had nothing to do with 911 but thousands remained in jails for many years because they were considered a national security threat.

We are facing the same situation too. We don't want Afghans to be in jails or be mistreated. So we want them to go back to their country and start a normal life there. The story ends here! Every nation has a right to safeguard it's people and its national interests, period.

 

[Lulldapull]

So after 112 comments here Khan sahb thinks dat Afghani and us are one country no?...

Next Khan sahb (in da making) will come on n say k oh Paend-cho we and da Iranis are one country now! nahi buss.....kuchh bhee......kuchh bhee.......if we could turn Erthaghrul chutiye, then anything is possible no?........we were Sawdi Judeans for last 40 years now no?........

Hasan Nisar sahb has rejected his Punjabi status in favor of AL-Uzbekistani guppu!

Oh Paend-cho being da key word here.....oh main saddqay jaavan!

Oh bhai.......hamari khud key bhee koi identity hae k nahi?

Any Pakistani here? Like me?

 

[Pakistanithinktank]

I like intelligent discussions. But that discussion needs to not start blaming Pakistan to having mistreat a population before (which sadly was true) and somehow creating a LINK to TERRORISM which has killed near 100,000 people in the past 25 years. That is where I have an issue with how you tried to build a narrative by linking two groups of populations which had nothing comparable.

Do you know Afghan billionaires exist and thousands of millionaires in transportation industry, etc, made money out of those refugee camps? And now a portion of that population does intelligence, recon against Pakistan army, drug trafficking, weapons supply and of course the terrorism!!

Let me take you to the US. When was the "Patriot Act" made? Do you know (I am sure you do, and don't try to hide it), post 911, thousands of people were captured by your feds and police. Nearly 100% of those people had nothing to do with 911 but thousands remained in jails for many years because they were considered a national security threat.

We are facing the same situation too. We don't want Afghans to be in jails or be mistreated. So we want them to go back to their country and start a normal life there. The story ends here! Every nation has a right to safeguard it's people and its national interests, period.

I like intelligent discussions. But that discussion needs to not start blaming Pakistan to having mistreat a population before (which sadly was true) and somehow creating a LINK to TERRORISM which has killed near 100,000 people in the past 25 years. That is where I have an issue with how you tried to build a narrative by linking two groups of populations which had nothing comparable.

Do you know Afghan billionaires exist and thousands of millionaires in transportation industry, etc, made money out of those refugee camps? And now a portion of that population does intelligence, recon against Pakistan army, drug trafficking, weapons supply and of course the terrorism!!

Let me take you to the US. When was the "Patriot Act" made? Do you know (I am sure you do, and don't try to hide it), post 911, thousands of people were captured by your feds and police. Nearly 100% of those people had nothing to do with 911 but thousands remained in jails for many years because they were considered a national security threat.

We are facing the same situation too. We don't want Afghans to be in jails or be mistreated. So we want them to go back to their country and start a normal life there. The story ends here! Every nation has a right to safeguard it's people and its national interests, period.

Thank you for engaging on the substance. I believe a country's strength is measured by both its security and its commitment to justice. Let's break down your arguments.

Past instances of collective punishment (treatment of Bengalis in Pakistan, Japanese internment in the U.S.) serve as warnings not direct comparisons against punishing entire groups for the actions of a few.

While some Afghans have engaged in criminal activity, blaming and deporting all Afghans including vulnerable families, long-term residents, and peaceful contributors violates principles of justice and due process.

Citing the U.S. Patriot Act as precedent is misguided, as its violations of rights are widely condemned. Repeating such mistakes, rather than learning from them, weakens moral and legal standing.

Safeguarding a nation demands targeted law enforcement and fair policies not broad brush measures that harm innocents, fuel resentment, and betray a country’s values.

Those who do not learn from their past are doomed to repeat it. We have our own history and the history of others to learn from. We must choose the path of wisdom, not the path of repeated mistakes.

 

[Starlord]

Maybe he should move to Afghanistan, they will make him their leader... Khalifa Imran Khan.

 

[ARMalik]

Firstly, this is not a statement by IK but a STATEMENT FROM HIS FOREIGN JEWISH HANDLERS.

Secondly, day by day we can all see what is the REAL INTENTION of these foreign Jewish handlers; which is A change in regime in Pakistan. Till now these jews have very unsuccessful but they will never stop trying.

Mr Khan is refusing to leave Pakistan but I say he needs to be blind folded and forcefully relocated to another country.

 

[Tremain]

"I feel ashamed over the treatment of Afghan refugees: Imran Khan" ​

Dumbass.

Oh Paend-cho being da key word here.....oh main saddqay jaavan!

Indeed.

 

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[Goenitz]

just publishing articles by twisting his words to portray him as a Taliban sympathiser in upcoming US visits by asim and SS>

 

[RajaBaja]

Thank you for engaging on the substance. I believe a country's strength is measured by both its security and its commitment to justice. Let's break down your arguments.

Past instances of collective punishment (treatment of Bengalis in Pakistan, Japanese internment in the U.S.) serve as warnings not direct comparisons against punishing entire groups for the actions of a few.

While some Afghans have engaged in criminal activity, blaming and deporting all Afghans including vulnerable families, long-term residents, and peaceful contributors violates principles of justice and due process.

Citing the U.S. Patriot Act as precedent is misguided, as its violations of rights are widely condemned. Repeating such mistakes, rather than learning from them, weakens moral and legal standing.

Safeguarding a nation demands targeted law enforcement and fair policies not broad brush measures that harm innocents, fuel resentment, and betray a country’s values.

Those who do not learn from their past are doomed to repeat it. We have our own history and the history of others to learn from. We must choose the path of wisdom, not the path of repeated mistakes.

Were you arrested after 9/11 also? They arrested hundreds of thousands of Muslim immigrants in America as they didn't know who the real threat was and who was a good guy. Did anyone make silly comments like you are making on this thread? NO, for national security, you PROTECT your nation. That's what we are doing. We've lost 100,000 lives to terrorism by Afghanis. Can't get more Pakistanis killed.

We've dealt with Afghan terrorism for decades now, illegal weapons and drugs on top of terrorism. Lost over 100,000 people killed by Afghan terrorism. So if Mr. Trump can send Mexicans and South Americans back, we have all the rights to save our country from further terrorism. We are not putting these people through hardship. They are going back to their nation and start a new happy life on their mother land. PERIOD!

Linking Eastern Pakistanis to Afghanis is crazy!! One were a part of Pakistan when Afghanis have always been a foreign nation. It's the same as some idiot in America saying "Mexicans were owners of half the America so therefore they should be treated the same".
The sitting government decides how to handle foreign threats. Afghanis are involved in mass terrorism and have killed over 100,000 Pakistanis. They distribute drugs throughout Pakistan, illegal weapons and much more. So instead of putting them in Guantanamo bay like prison, we want them to go back to their country and start a happy prosper life.