Rules and regulations required for social media

                     A demand has been made in the Senate, the highest legislative body of Pakistan, to ban the use of social media by children under the age of eighteen, which can be called the voice of the times. In the last two sessions of the Senate, a demand has been made to ban the use of social media by children under the age of eighteen. Presenting a notice calling attention during this important meeting, a woman senator, Falak Naz Chitrali, took the position that “in our dear country, people under the age of eighteen, the vast majority of whom are youth, are using social media platforms without any legal restrictions, which is affecting the mental capacity of these children.”

                 In this regard, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that “urgent steps need to be taken to protect children under the age of eighteen from the dangers of social media.” However, it is not understandable that the government itself says that urgent steps need to be taken. The government should have taken practical steps on this before bringing this matter to the Senate. According to him, “This is a national issue and it should be sent to a standing committee.” He knows very well that when an important issue or task needs to be resolved, it is handed over to a committee where the ground is a matter of “Janbad Nah Junbad”. For years, issues remain in the files of the committees demanding attention. On this occasion, Senator Fawzia Arshad said regarding the subject, “Social media has become a serious problem for parents, we have to work together on it and there should be counseling on it in educational institutions.” On this occasion, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “This issue is very important, in this regard, the guidance of this House is also needed, the intervention of provincial governments is also necessary, we need to look at every aspect of social media.” On this occasion, Senator Afnanullah Khan said, “I have submitted a bill in the House regarding data protection, this bill should also be included.” There have been many things said in this regard, the length of which this column cannot bear, but it is important to state that the senators have seen only one aspect and have not shown generosity.  

                The fact is that the use of social media in Pakistan has become so common that things that should not be brought to the public are also being brought to the fore. Crossing the limits of morality, such posts and videos are being made viral that God forbid. There is no one to ask questions. Instead of stopping this nonsense, all the effort is being spent on rounding up the workers of a party. The path of such criticism is being blocked, which is not 100% negative, but the style of expression can be discussed.  

              The truth is that from day one, Pakistan's legislators and institutions have not realized how effective social media is, which even makes governments move, those who have the weapon of social media win wars psychologically. In our neighboring countries, Afghanistan, India and Iran, the war of social media is also affecting the rulers. The change in Bangladesh was due to a video and a picture, where the blood of a young man changed the map of the country. India resorted to false propaganda to such an extent that its pride was completely washed away. In Iran, although the use of social media is banned and internet service has also been shut down, millions of people took to the streets and caused immense damage to government and national property and a large number of people lost their lives, but now there is some silence. Iran, regardless of the inflammatory words of the US President, has also responded strongly to US propaganda at the cyber level and cyber attacks have also been thwarted. The point is that if our institutions want, they have such a mechanism that they can ensure the responsible use of social media. Social media accounts can be made responsible through measures like national identity card number, location, and verification of two guarantors. In addition, this topic should be discussed on a daily basis in educational institutions. Our teachers have to play their role. Everyone will have to be serious about how to stop those who target national institutions and important personalities from abroad. Although a large number of people use social media correctly, such a mechanism is necessary regarding controversial posts so that incendiary posts with Islamic references do not become the adornment of social media and such strict action should be taken against those who cheat and rob people through social media so that they do not dare to do it again. Their mobile phones can be disabled. Millions of such mobile phones are used but no one is caught, I do not know why the institutions keep quiet after just giving a report. When will the rulers and those responsible wake up and there will be a way to strictly implement it. The people are waiting and the rulers are in a state of sleep.

The world is on the brink of an oil war

           After the US invasion of Venezuela, a country rich in oil reserves, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and taking them to the US, it has now become clear that the real purpose of the US intervention in Venezuela is not to prevent drug trafficking and establish democracy, but to gain control over Venezuela's oil reserves. US President Donald Trump's statement that he will now manage Venezuela himself, and that the US will decide on Venezuela's oil and the income derived from it, gave the impression that Trump will be the acting president of Venezuela. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement is worth noting that the US does not need Venezuelan oil, but we do not want our opponents to benefit from this oil. It is clear from these statements by the US leadership that the real goal of the US action against Venezuela was to occupy and gain control over the oil reserves. The recent seizure of two Russian ships carrying oil from Venezuela is also clear evidence that the United States does not want Venezuelan oil to reach its adversaries.

            It should be noted that Venezuela is the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, with oil reserves of 303 billion barrels, worth more than $2.2 trillion. According to OPEC data, Saudi Arabia is in second place after Venezuela (2.67 billion barrels) and Iran is in third place (2.8 billion barrels). Before the US attack, Venezuela was producing one million barrels of oil per day, of which China imported 800,000 barrels of oil, which is 85 percent of Venezuela’s oil exports, thus Venezuela’s annual income from oil was more than $18 billion.

            After Venezuela, the direction of oil politics seems to be turning towards Iran, the third largest country in the world with oil reserves. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's meeting with the US President in Washington and Donald Trump's statement that "the Iranian people are looking to America for freedom" have intensified the ongoing protests in Iran and speculation is being made that the US could use the killing of protesters as an excuse to attack Iran at any time and fulfill its long-standing dream of regime change. If this happens, the US will not only bring its favorite Iranian government, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah, to Iran, but will also gain control over Iran's oil reserves. In this way, the US will take control of the oil reserves of Venezuela and Iran, the two largest oil reserves in the world.

          Regime change in Iran will also prove to be a nightmare for Pakistan and the possible government of Reza Shah, the son of the Shah of Iran, will be pro-Israel and pro-India, which could prove to be a threat to Pakistan's security. Another strategy in oil politics is to tighten the noose around Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somaliland so that Saudi oil tankers passing through there can be blockaded at the right time and oil supplies to China can be disrupted. 

 

         It is an open fact that weakening China’s economy has been one of US President Donald Trump’s priorities since coming to power. After failing to weaken China economically through trade tariffs, the US now wants to sabotage China’s economic growth by gaining control over the world’s oil supply. According to my analysis, if the US succeeds in its nefarious ambitions, it will gain control over more than half of the world’s oil reserves and decide which countries to supply oil to and which countries to impose sanctions on. Since China’s development depends on oil, the impact of US control over oil supply lines on the region is no secret. The United States is dreaming of weakening China's economy and security without firing a shot or imposing war. In the current situation, world politics seems to be standing at a dangerous juncture where it is not uncommon for a powerful country to occupy a weak country and its resources.

         This unbridled horse of power has put world peace in danger. The world is standing on the brink of an oil war today. In the past, it was said that the coming wars would be over water, but the current global situation is showing that future wars will be fought for the acquisition of oil and energy resources, which is certainly a moment of concern.

China is also a player

    

      The Institute of International Relations and Media Research organized a seminar on the most important issue of water in the subcontinent after the recent Pak-India war, which can ignite a lot. Federal Minister for Water Resources Moin Wattoo, former Provincial Minister for Irrigation Mohsin Leghari, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami, Sohail Warraich, Javed Farooqi, Zulfiqar Mahto, Yasir Habib, water expert Chaudhry Shafiq, former Indus Water Commissioners Shiraz Jamil, Asif Baig and other experts participated. All the participants were in complete agreement on these issues that if any mischief is attempted by India on water, then in such a situation, instead of any emotional reaction, every forum should be used that can prove useful for resolving the issue and there is no second opinion in this that even the slightest negligence on water issues will cause extraordinary trouble for Pakistan, so Pakistan will go to the extreme to counter any water aggression. When India announced the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, I was already engaged in a research work regarding Pakistan’s water resources because there are differences of opinion on water issues even among the provinces of Pakistan and it is also certain that the people of each province love their beloved country more than the other province, so their reservations should be understood to know what the real problem is. It is also an irrefutable fact that the water resources of Pakistan and India are not limited to these two countries only. China and Bangladesh play an important role in this. Long story short, when India announced the “suspension” of the Indus Water Treaty, at that time I was discussing China’s water resources and the relationship between these resources and India with a Chinese friend living in Beijing.

Then India made this announcement and it is clear that it will not be only the people of the subcontinent who will be struggling with water issues, but China will directly emerge as a player in this and the player too is one who has much more resources than both Pakistan and India. My question was how do you view this Indian initiative? The Chinese friend said that since the Modi government came to power in India, it has been doing a lot of things that are nothing but empty political slogans and to please its fanatical supporters, but rather just implementing the philosophy of show and rule. If any attempt is made to stop Pakistan's water, Pakistan will continue to sit quietly and watch. Those who think like this also live in a fool's paradise. And if water is stopped like this, then in such a situation, how can India stop any other country from stopping the water flowing towards India?

     The Brahmaputra River flows from Tibet through the northeastern regions of India and reaches Bangladesh. China plans to build a huge dam in Tibet at a cost of 137 billion dollars to meet its energy needs. This project is in the sensitive region of the Himalayas where the Brahmaputra River takes a sharp turn and enters Arunachal Pradesh in India. China has a firm stance that China is moving towards developing such a huge project to meet its energy needs only and we will also guard our words. However, if India flouts international agreements, abandons all moral principles and adopts a strategy of creating difficulties for Pakistan on the issue of water, then in such a situation, what justification does it have and it should also be kept in mind how much power it will have to prevent any other country from resolving water issues explicitly from its own point of view.

The current leadership of India wants to run India only through internal success but also local level political understanding. Whatever they do internally is a separate issue, but India will have to deal with the extraordinary effects of trying to deal with international affairs in a childish manner.Ever since the Modi government came to power, they have been threatening to shut down water supply and since then, whenever the master of letters met diplomats, especially Western, American and Indian diplomats, they said the same thing that along with the Kashmir issue, India has also made it a water issue and there is a problem of making the fertile lands of Pakistan, especially Punjab and Sindh, barren, which Pakistan will not tolerate under any circumstances. India's latest aggression has made it clear that the Indian rulers will not hesitate to take any action in a state of madness and therefore it is necessary that just as Pakistan and China have excellent cooperation in defense strategy, similarly in water matters, only by finding common points between China and Pakistan's strategy can all kinds of peace be maintained in the subcontinent and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar should immediately start working on this issue.

Invasion of privacy...?

        The country has been under the influence of internal and external conspiracies since day one, which our defense institutions and agencies have always been active with national passion and dedication to thwart, but there are some legal obstacles in their way, to remove them, the federal cabinet has In view of apprehension of an offense in the interest of national security, authorized to authorize a designated officer or more than one officer of a sensitive agency to intercept or trace any call or message. The approval was given by circulation in a summary form and notification was also issued stating that the officer or officers to be nominated by the agency shall not be below grade 18. The Cabinet has authorized the nomination under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996. Under this section, the Federal Government is empowered to designate any officer in the interest of national security or apprehension of any offense to intercept any call or message through any telecommunication system or Can trace the call.

       The notification states that the federal government has discretionary powers in the matter of telecommunication system during war against any foreign power or internal extremism or against the defense and security of Pakistan. In the event of a declaration of emergency by the President in such circumstances, the Federal Government may suspend or suspend all or any telecommunication order or license issued under this Act for such time as it may deem necessary. Can change. The sensitive agency will have the power to intercept or trace the call under this order. The possibility of interception of calls or messages is certainly a desirable measure from the point of view of protecting national security, but some of its negative aspects should not be ignored and should be spelled out in law so that a good move by the government does not become controversial. Don't be a victim of politics.

        The country is currently suffering from political instability and politics has become opposition to opposition, the decisions taken in the interest of the country are also criticized. If interference in telephone calls or messages is only related to terrorists or elements or persons active against the national interest, no one should have any objection, but it is generally seen that they are irrelevant and harassing decent citizens against the intent of the law. is also used for which is a clear violation of fundamental civil rights. In all the civilized societies of the world, the privacy of citizens is respected because unnecessary and unjustified interference in the privacy of citizens creates distortions in the society and its stability is shaken. People without clear evidence against them should not be intruded into their privacy just to please someone or to perform.

          Laws are made for social reform but it is also a fact that there are instances of them being used for wanton interference, corruption and gratification of one's personal ego which creates an atmosphere of anxiety, insecurity and insecurity in the country. Gets a boost. Citizens' trust in the justice system and the state is harmed instead of benefit, therefore, in the interest of the positive requirements of the aforementioned law, civil rights, especially respect for privacy, should be observed and unnecessary restrictions should be avoided.

Pak-Russia relations

 

      When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited the Russian President to visit Pakistan and said that no geo-political change can affect our relations, he seems to be pointing to the status and importance of the current relations between the two countries. Pakistan Prime Minister, who is on a two-day visit to the Kazakh capital Astana on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. In this lively and pleasant meeting, it was agreed to strengthen relations between the two countries in various fields including trade and energy and to expand multilateral cooperation.

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    Shahbaz Sharif said that we want to increase oil supply from Russia, we have to improve business relations with Moscow in the future. President Putin said that there are excellent relations between Pakistan and Russia, we can expand our cooperation in the fields of energy and agriculture, we will also expand cooperation with Pakistan in the field of food security. The two leaders had extensive discussions focusing on trade and economic relations, energy sector, important relations and global issues. The Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to work with Russia to further expand and strengthen the growing multilateral cooperation between the two countries in all areas of mutual benefit, including trade, energy, defense and security. Shahbaz Sharif said that it was nice to meet you, Pakistan and Russia have been friendly countries for a long time, their positive relations will have to be strengthened in the future. I am We can benefit from your experiences and develop mutual trade which is currently around one billion dollars. He expressed his desire to promote trade with Russia under the barter system, which will be beneficial for Pakistan and through which the country's numerous and other problems can be overcome.

 

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was a pleasure to meet you again after the Samarkand meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization two years ago. Bilateral relations have further improved thanks to trade ties between the two countries. He indicated to increase cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, food security. The meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Council has its own importance, but the contacts that took place on the sidelines between different countries on this occasion are also very useful. Shahbaz Putin's meeting provided an opportunity to increase efforts to stabilize Pakistan-Russia relations and increase trade opportunities. The trilateral talks between the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Ali Youf, among other issues, highlighted the possibilities of establishing a tripartite institutional mechanism in the fields of trade and economic cooperation and investment. Also, from the Pakistan-Tajikistan joint statement issued at the end of Shahbaz Sharif's two-day official visit, where the need and benefits of a peaceful, prosperous and stable Afghanistan for regional development came to the fore, dealing with all kinds of organized crimes, including terrorism. The determination was renewed. It should be expected that as a result of the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the contacts of various leaders, global and regional peace will be strengthened and the way of prosperity will be paved in the region.

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Pakistan's Membership of the Security Council

The election of Pakistan as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the eighth time is an important diplomatic and historical achievement of Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is right in calling the expression of confidence in Pakistan by 182 of the 185 voting countries as an endorsement of Islamabad's position and efforts for the peace and security of the planet, while Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also While congratulating the nation, he has reiterated his determination that Islamabad will continue to play a role for the purposes of international peace and security as per the mandate of the United Nations Security Council. It should be noted that there are around 190 votes in the United Nations General Assembly. Five of these member states did not participate in the referendum while three voted against Pakistan. Two-thirds of the votes of the General Assembly are required for a country to be elected, while Pakistan got 182 votes. Islamabad will now represent the Asia-Pacific Group in the Security Council for two years (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026). Out of the total 15 member countries of the Security Council, 10 non-permanent members are elected. The five permanent members are Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States with veto power. The four other countries elected on Thursday are Denmark, Greece, Panama and Somalia. While the five non-permanent members elected last year include Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia. Pakistan, which was elected for the eighth time on the non-permanent seat on Thursday, has experience and a history of service in various issues including UN peacekeeping missions. It should be expected that the voice of the people of the regions suffering from suffering and uncertainty, including Kashmir and Palestine, will be somewhat louder in the United Nations Security Council.