Islamabad think tank hires US lobbyist for $1.5m a year

[Wake up Pak]

WASHINGTON: An Islamabad-based national security think tank has engaged a new lobbying firm in the US, the official list of registered foreign agents reveals.

The US Foreign Agents Registration Act requires the public listing of all lobbyists or lobbying firms working for a foreign entity, including governments and private corporations.

The posting on the US Justice Department’s site identifies the Pakistani firm as the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI).

IPRI describes itself as one of the oldest non-partisan think tanks on “all facets of national security, including international relations, law, and strategic studies”. The institute’s current president is retired Maj Gen Raza Muhammad.

The US firm engaged by IPRI — Team Eagle Consulting — is led by Stephen Payne, a lawyer who lobbies in Washington for both American and foreign clients.

Officially, as per the FARA filings, the firm’s purpose is to enhance US-Pakistan relations.

The move seems to be intended to counter the growing influence of PTI supporters in the US, who are running a campaign to secure the freedom of former prime minister Imran Khan, and other incarcerated leaders of his party.


The filing comes just days after several members of the US Congress wrote to President Joe Biden to seek the release of Imran Khan from prison, a move that the Foreign Office termed “counterproductive” and against diplomatic norms.

According to documents, Team Eagle will receive $1.5 million annually, or $125,000 per month, for its services.

A press release on Yahoo Finance describes Team Eagle as “a consortium of leading Pakistan experts and other globally recognized specialists in strategic, government affairs, and economic development”.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2024

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[Wake up Pak]

As mentioned in
@MoeedNj
vlog yesterday, General Asim Munir has hired American lobbying firm to improve his badly tarnished reputation (due to obvious reasons!) in US.Here is the proof / copy of Agreement signed between Government of Pakistan (using cover company Islamabad Policy Research Institute IPRI) and Team Eagle Consulting (US lobbying firm), worth $1.5 million - Rs 42 Crore !IPRI is described to be “affiliated with the National Security Division (NSD), Government of Pakistan.”Pakistani taxpayers are unknowingly and unwillingly paying for General Asim Munir’s image building exercise!
@GregCasar

@BradSherman

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Link to agreement:https://efile.fara.gov/docs/7477-Exhibit-AB-20241019-1.pdf…

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[Jazbaati]

stuff like this won't work for the corrupt fascists of napak army. When human rights are being destroyed and political rivals are jailed then it's is obvious the the world and cannot be hidden.

 

[Raiwind-Destroyer]

USA is clever first give these yahodi naapk fooj money through IMF and then get back through thier own lobbyists

Usa keep fucking thier yahodi agents everywhere

 

[Melanthus]

A country which is practically bankrupt is spending tax parters’ on lobbying firms.People in Pakistan are dying from lack of medicines and harsmkhor generals are worried about their image.

 

[Citizen X]

The institute’s current president is retired Maj Gen Raza Muhammad.

This one line should be enough, so much for "non-partisan"

 

[Wake up Pak]

اَظہر من الشمس ہے کہ ہمارے جاہل مفکرینِ دیواروں سے ٹکّریں مار رہے ہیں۔

پہلے کہتے رہے کہ تحریکِ انصاف سوشل میڈیا پر کروڑوں روپے خرچ کرتی ہے۔ اِن بیوقوفوں نے اربوں خرچ کر کے دیکھ لیا تو پتہ چلا کہ نوجوانوں کے جزبات کے آگے اربوں کھربوں کی کوئی وُقعت نہیں ہے۔

پھر کہا کہ بھائی یہ سب عمران خان کے سحر میں مبتلا ہیں، کلٹ بن گیا ہے جس کے نتیجے میں 90٪ پاکستانی غلط راستے پر چل پڑے ہیں۔ اور راستہ کون دکھا رہا ہے؟ پرانے منجھے ہوے چور اور لٹیرے۔

پھر آقاؤں کے مُلک سے جب ظلم کے خلاف آوازیں اٹھنے لگیں تو کہا کہ تحریک انصاف کے بیرون ملک پاکستانی ہمدرد اربوں روپے خرچ کر رہے ہیں تب ہی تو 90٪ کانگریسی نمائندوں نے مشترکہ بل پاس کردیا۔

توبہ توبہ۔ لفافا سہافیوں نے پینترا بدلا کہ سارے کانگریس کی یہودی لابی عمران خان کی سپورٹ کر رہی ہے۔ کبھی دنیا کو ڈراتے ہیں کہ طالبان خان سے ہوشیار رہو، پھر یہودی لابی کا لیبل لگاتے ہیں۔ ہیجانی کیفیت تاری ہے اور سمجھ میں ککھ نہیں آرہا۔

اب کیا کریں؟ اہنا الّو کیسے سیدھا کریں؟

'ہر شاخ پہ الو بیٹھا ہے انجام گلستاں کیا ہوگا'۔

اب اس 'سلسلے' کی ایک نئی احمقانہ ہرکت مندرجہ ذیل خبر سے ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔ کوشش ہے کہ آقاؤں کو اپنے کالے کو سفید کر کے کیسے دکھایا جائے؟

Our so-called thinkers are banging their head against the wall. Does our government think the world can be fooled by such antics? Billions looted and sent abroad & more are being wasted to try & prove that these robbers of our democracy & country are 'saints'. Can't happen-Won't happen
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