Shehbaz Sharif Minister's Party Allies With Lashkar-e-Taiba For PoK Election

<div class="qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot"> <div class="" data-turn-id-container="request-WEB:e31be624-5cc1-4019-bca6-cf6886b815dd-43" data-is-intersecting="true"> <section class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-WEB:e31be624-5cc1-4019-bca6-cf6886b815dd-43" data-turn-id-container="request-WEB:e31be624-5cc1-4019-bca6-cf6886b815dd-43" data-testid="conversation-turn-88" data-turn="assistant"> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn" data-conversation-screenshot-content=""> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1" dir="auto" tabindex="0" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="3afcd213-b440-48fc-bba8-cff6fe0a7126" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-5" data-turn-start-message="true"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden"> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling"> <p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="115" data-end="449">Pakistan's Federal Minister for Communications Aleem Khan's party, the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP), has announced an electoral alliance with the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), described as the part of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), for elections to the reserved refugee seats linked to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).</p> <p data-start="451" data-end="678">Under the alliance, the PMML will support the IPP on two alleged refugee-reserved seats in Lahore. In return, the IPP will back LeT's candidates contesting PoK seats under the banner of the Jammu Kashmir United Movement (JKUM).</p> <p data-start="451" data-end="678"><em><strong>Also Read: <a href="After%20CJP-Nadda%20Meet,%20Amit%20Shah%20Chairs%20High-Level%20Meeting:%20Was%20Pradhan's%20Exit%20Discussed?">After CJP-Nadda Meet, Amit Shah Chairs High-Level Meeting: Was Pradhan's Exit Discussed?</a></strong></em></p> <h2 data-section-id="5yqiga" data-start="680" data-end="712">Alliance Announced In Lahore</h2> <p data-start="714" data-end="911">The alliance was announced in Lahore by PMML Lahore General Secretary and US-designated terrorist Hameed-ul-Hasan, along with IPP Punjab president and former federal minister Rana Nazir Ahmed Khan.</p> <p data-start="913" data-end="1046">PMML National General Secretary Khalid Naik Gujjar and IPP Lahore chief Malik Zaman Naseeb were also present during the announcement.</p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cc4PvsrNvf8?si=TpGYL4i5WvUx2K8X" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <h2 data-section-id="59xc3f" data-start="1048" data-end="1073">PoK Protests Continue</h2> <p data-start="1075" data-end="1381">The development comes as protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have continued for the past 42 days. Protesters are demanding the abolition of 12 alleged refugee-reserved seats, claiming that Pakistan's ISI uses them to bring its preferred leaders and militants into the political mainstream as legislators.</p> <p data-start="1383" data-end="1624">During the press conference, Hameed-ul-Hasan opposed the protesters' demand to scrap the 12 alleged refugee seats. He also thanked Communications Minister Aleem Khan, saying the minister had extended significant support on the Kashmir issue.</p> <h2 data-section-id="140k791" data-start="1626" data-end="1678">Questions Over IPP's Role In Pakistan Government</h2> <p data-start="1680" data-end="1886">According to sources, Aleem Khan, whose Istehkam Pakistan Party has only four members in Pakistan's Parliament, was made a minister in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government with the backing of the ISI.</p> <p data-start="1680" data-end="1886"><em><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/india/cjp-protest-live-updates-rahul-gandhi-targets-modi-over-neet-row-demands-pradhan-s-exit-says-most-anti-youth-pm-1857606">'Most Anti-Youth PM': Rahul Gandhi Targets Modi Over NEET Row, Demands Pradhan's Exit</a></strong></em></p> <p data-start="1888" data-end="2205" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">The sources further claimed that billionaire businessman Aleem Khan had financially supported ISI projects. They alleged that Hameed-ul-Hasan's public expression of gratitude for Aleem Khan's support on Kashmir referred to this alleged funding, which, according to the sources, eventually reached the Lashkar-e-Taiba.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div>

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