00:00If the Pakistanis decline to be a part of this mission,
00:28then that might disappoint Trump.
00:30And that could be a problem for Pakistan,
00:32given that it's very clear that Asim Mounir,
00:35not just Asim Mounir,
00:36but I'd say the civilian and military leadership on the whole,
00:39are very keen for the U.S. to invest in Pakistan
00:43and to provide security assistance,
00:46which has largely been suspended for some time.
00:49And I think that if Pakistan declines to participate
00:52in the stabilization mission,
00:54that could disappoint Trump.
00:55And he may not,
00:56there is that risk that it could prompt him to pull back a bit
00:59and not be as inclined to work with Pakistan
01:02on some of these issues that have been discussed
01:04in recent diplomatic engagements.
01:26Trump is interested in Pakistan military's engagement,
01:30I think partly because Pakistan military seems willing to engage,
01:36provided there is support and cover from Saudi Arabia
01:40and other Middle Eastern partners are there.
01:45Trump is also happy for that engagement
01:48because he looks at Pakistan military's capability,
01:53institutional capability,
01:54and knows that, you know, they can fight.
01:58There is a risk of religious hardliners reacting negatively.
02:22It's very clear that groups like TLP and others
02:26are very opposed to Israel on the whole
02:31and to its policies in Gaza and so on.
02:34So if Asim Munir deploys troops to Gaza,
02:37it'll be very clear to these religious hardliners
02:39that this means a level of engagement with Israel.
02:42They'll be very unhappy,
02:44and I do fear that they could take to the streets.
02:45Pakistan has sought to weaken TLP by banning it recently
02:52and making it difficult to protest,
02:54but I think a decision like this could actually lead
02:56to a pretty significant mobilization in theory,
02:59which could make it more difficult
03:01for Pakistani security forces to put down
03:06or to limit these mobilizations.
03:09You know, it could lead to violence,
03:10which is not what I think the military would like to see.
03:15Fight!
03:45We've seen what I would argue to be unprecedented changes
03:50to Pakistan's constitution
03:51that have resulted in what could best be described
03:55as the unbridled power of Asim Munir.
03:58And I think that it would be hard to imagine
04:02any time in Pakistan's history
04:05when you had an individual leader,
04:07an individual military leader with this type of clout
04:15that was able to change in a position in the future.
04:17And that was the one way to practice.
04:18So, I mean, that it was just me that it was a very important thing
04:20that you did not want to think about.
04:22I was afraid that you were a person in that position
04:23that was supposed to lock the screen
04:25that was only able to carry out
04:26to the front of the point.
04:26And I think that it was a reason
04:27that for you to push back into that position,
04:29you know, like the one way to do,
04:31you know, like the one way to do,
04:32you know, like the two feet of a foot
04:35of a footbed side of the footbed side
04:36that you might even know
04:37that you could make it easier
04:39but you can do if you leave it
04:40and increase it really well in the right
04:41that you know, like the one way
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