Raoof Hasan

Special Assistant to the PM on Information

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Raoof Hasan is a special assistant to the Prime minister on Information at Government of Pakistan. Hasan has said the interim government may not match the expectations set by Taliban statements. He has said it is made up of old guard Taliban members.

Views on Afghanistan's interim government

Hasan has said the interim government may not match the expectations set by Taliban statements. He has said it is made up of old guard Taliban members. He describes the Taliban as a very much indigenised community. [1]

Hasan has called the cabinet incomplete and has said it includes no women. He has said it has been stated that more ministers are likely to be inducted. He has also said it is expected that some women will be included in the second consignment of ministers. [1]

Hasan has said the Taliban forged partnerships with their traditional enemies over the past two years. He has said the Chinese have long been engaged with the Taliban. He has also said a ragtag military of about 30,000 people defeated the sole superpower. [1]

Views on the United States and the West

Hasan has said the United States legitimised the Taliban by signing the 2020 deal. He has said the Americans asked Pakistan to broker talks with the Taliban. He has also said Pakistan and Qatar jointly asked the United States to release funds for Afghanistan. [1]

Hasan has said Western countries have stopped the flow of money to Afghanistan. He has said the money under discussion belongs to the state of Afghanistan and that no country has a right to hold it back. He has also said that of the two trillions sent by the Americans and by many other countries, virtually nothing was invested in the welfare of the people. [1]

Views on Afghanistan's economy and society

Hasan has said Afghanistan has enormous mineral wealth that has remained untapped. He has proposed three parallel tracks that Afghanistan should adopt. He has said the first priority is the means to survive and to progress economically, and that those in question were economic migrants and that it was no humanitarian crisis. [1]

Hasan has said an Afghan solution must be led by Afghans, because otherwise Afghans would not accept it. He has described Afghanistan as a very backward state and a tribalised society, and has described Pashtunwali as a code of honor. He has also said change evolves and is never imposed, and that Afghan society is much more sensitive to freedoms today. [1]

Views on regional politics

Hasan has said the common stake of the region is peace, with no terror in this part of the world. He has said Afghanistan has five neighbours, that Afghanistan is the sixth, and that they have met twice. He has said that if CPEC moves forward, Iran will move forward, and that Russia is on board, more or less. [1]

Hasan has said Pakistan has been destabilised from across its western border, particularly Balochistan. He has said this destabilisation was a project funded, aided and abetted by India, and that India has used Afghan soil to destabilise Pakistan. He has said India followed a two-pronged strategy in Afghanistan and is virtually out of Afghanistan. He has also said the Taliban have committed to Pakistan and to the world that they will not allow the use of their soil. [1]

Views on the global order

Hasan has said he has no doubt the West is trying to impose a Cold War on Asia. He has said the US is no longer the sole superpower because China has emerged as a major contender. He has said the Americans are going to lose their economic ascendancy in the next two or three years, and that America has lost all the wars, starting from Korea to Vietnam. [1]

Hasan has said a thought process is taking shape in Europe to play an independent role. He has said he is a strong proponent of Europe emerging as a major player on its own. [1]

Views on media

Hasan has said fake news is a major component of fifth-generation war. He has said he is not in favour of controlling media. [1]

Outlook for the region

Hasan sees the region as a leader in the world by 2050. He expects these countries to become welfare-oriented in about 20 years. He has said a great future is beckoning the next generation and that he is very optimistic. He has also said he is very happy that his country is finally on the right track. [1]

Appearances

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2021-09-13 Afghanistan's $10 billion is being held by the country that signed its peace deal Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

What does Raoof Hasan do?

Raoof Hasan is the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information. He has written repeatedly in recent weeks on Afghanistan's future.[1]

What is Raoof Hasan's view of Afghanistan's interim government?

Raoof Hasan has said the interim government may not match the expectations set by Taliban statements. He has said it is made up of old guard Taliban members. He has called the cabinet incomplete and has said it includes no women.[1]

What has Raoof Hasan said about India's role in Afghanistan?

Raoof Hasan has said India has used Afghan soil to destabilise Pakistan. He has said India followed a two-pronged strategy in Afghanistan and is virtually out of Afghanistan.[1]

What has Raoof Hasan said about the United States and the Taliban?

Raoof Hasan has said the United States legitimised the Taliban by signing the 2020 deal. He has said the Americans asked Pakistan to broker talks with the Taliban. He has also said Pakistan and Qatar jointly asked the United States to release funds for Afghanistan.[1]

What does Raoof Hasan expect for the region by 2050?

Raoof Hasan sees the region as a leader in the world by 2050. He expects these countries to become welfare-oriented in about 20 years. He has said he is very optimistic.[1]

References

  1. Afghanistan's $10 billion is being held by the country that signed its peace deal . Thought Behind Things , 2021-09-13.
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  1. Raoof Hasan is the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information. SAPM Information Raoof Hasan
  2. Raoof Hasan has said the interim government may not match the expectations set by Taliban statements. It may not be strictly in accordance with the expectations which had been generated because of the statements coming out of the Taliban leadership
  3. Raoof Hasan has said the interim government is made up of old guard Taliban members. It comprises the old guard and they are all, you know, very devoted members of the Taliban
  4. Raoof Hasan has said the cabinet is incomplete. it is an incomplete cabinet
  5. Raoof Hasan has said it has been stated that more ministers are likely to be inducted. They have said that more ministers are likely to be inducted
  6. Raoof Hasan has said it is expected that some women will be included in the second consignment of ministers. it is expected, you know, that in the second consignment that comes, you know, there will be, there will be some women
  7. Raoof Hasan has said the cabinet includes no women. As you can see, there's no, there's no woman in the cabinet
  8. Raoof Hasan has said the United States legitimised the Taliban by signing the 2020 deal. they were the ones basically who legalized, legitimized Taliban, you know, by signing the deal, you know, back in 2020
  9. Raoof Hasan has said Western countries have stopped the flow of money to Afghanistan. because the Western countries have stopped the flow of money to Afghanistan
  10. Raoof Hasan has said the money under discussion belongs to the state of Afghanistan and that no country has a right to hold it back. technically this money that you're talking about belongs to the state of Afghanistan and I don't think any country has a right to hold that money back
  11. Raoof Hasan has said Pakistan and Qatar jointly asked the United States to release funds for Afghanistan. Pakistan and Qatar have jointly requested of America to release those funds for for Afghanistan
  12. Raoof Hasan has said that those in question were economic migrants and that it was no humanitarian crisis. That's no humanitarian crisis. They are economic migrants.
  13. Raoof Hasan has said Afghanistan has enormous mineral wealth that has remained untapped. They have enormous mineral wealth, which has remained untapped for a long time
  14. Raoof Hasan has proposed three parallel tracks that Afghanistan should adopt. So, these are three parallel tracks which I think Afghanistan should adopt
  15. Raoof Hasan has said an Afghan solution must be led by Afghans, because otherwise Afghans would not accept it. unless it is led by Afghans, you know, it will not be uh acceptable to the Afghans
  16. Raoof Hasan has said Afghanistan has five neighbours, that Afghanistan is the sixth, and that they have met twice. Neighbors in there are five. Afghanistan is the sixth one, you know, and they have met twice
  17. Raoof Hasan has said the Americans asked Pakistan to broker talks with the Taliban. it is the Americans who requested Pakistan to broker talks with the Taliban
  18. Raoof Hasan has described Pashtunwali as a code of honor. Pashtunwali is a code of honor for them, basically
  19. Raoof Hasan has described Afghanistan as a very backward state and a tribalised society. Afghanistan is a very backward state. It's a very tribalized society
  20. Raoof Hasan has said change evolves and is never imposed. Muzamil, change evolves. It is never imposed
  21. Raoof Hasan has said the first priority is the means to survive and to progress economically. First and foremost is the means to survive and to progress economically
  22. Raoof Hasan has said that of the two trillions sent by the Americans and by many other countries, virtually nothing was invested in the welfare of the people. out of out of the two trillions, you know, that were sent by the Americans and you know, so many other countries also sent money, virtually nothing was invested in the welfare of the people
  23. Raoof Hasan has said Afghan society is much more sensitive to freedoms today. the Afghan society today is much more enlightened, much more forward-oriented, much more sensitive to freedoms
  24. Raoof Hasan has said the common stake of the region is peace, with no terror in this part of the world. the common stake is peace. That means there is no terror in this part of the world
  25. Raoof Hasan has said Pakistan has been destabilised from across its western border, particularly Balochistan. Pakistan has been destabilized from across its western border, particularly in the province of Balochistan
  26. Raoof Hasan has said that the destabilisation of Pakistan from across its western border was a project funded, aided and abetted by India. And this was an India/NDS uh funded and uh aided and abetted project
  27. Raoof Hasan has said that if CPEC moves forward, Iran will move forward. And if if CPEC moves forward, Iran will move forward
  28. Raoof Hasan has said Russia is on board, more or less. Russia is on board more or less
  29. Raoof Hasan has said India has used Afghan soil to destabilise Pakistan. India has been making use of the Afghan soil, you know, over a number of years, particularly in the last 20 years, you know, to destabilize Pakistan
  30. Raoof Hasan has said India followed a two-pronged strategy in Afghanistan. India has followed a two-pronged strategy in Afghanistan
  31. Raoof Hasan has said India is virtually out of Afghanistan. so, India is virtually out of Afghanistan
  32. Raoof Hasan has said the Taliban have committed to Pakistan and to the world that they will not allow the use of their soil. Taliban have committed to Pakistan and to the world that they will not allow the use of their soil
  33. Raoof Hasan has said he has no doubt the West is trying to impose a Cold War on Asia. I have no doubt in my mind about the Western uh uh approach to imposing this Cold War on Asia
  34. Raoof Hasan has said the US is no longer the sole superpower because China has emerged as a major contender. technically it is no longer the sole superpower because China has emerged as a major contender
  35. Raoof Hasan has said the Americans are going to lose their economic ascendancy in the next two or three years. So, um Americans are going to lose uh their ascendancy, economic ascendancy in the next two, three years time
  36. Raoof Hasan has said a thought process is taking shape in Europe to play an independent role. there is now a thought process, you know, which is which is taking shape in Europe to begin playing an independent role
  37. Raoof Hasan has said he is a strong proponent of Europe emerging as a major player on its own. I'm a great proponent of Europe emerging as a as a major player on its own
  38. Raoof Hasan has said the Taliban forged partnerships with their traditional enemies over the past two years. what is it that the Taliban were doing for the last couple of years? They were forging partnerships with their traditional enemies
  39. Raoof Hasan has said America has lost all the wars, starting from Korea to Vietnam. America has lost all the wars, you know, starting from Korea to Vietnam
  40. Raoof Hasan has said fake news is a major component of fifth-generation war. part of what we generally refer to as the fifth-generation war, you know. Fake news is a major component of that
  41. Raoof Hasan has said he is not in favour of controlling media. I am not in favor of controlling media
  42. Raoof Hasan has said he is very happy that his country is finally on the right track. it makes me a very happy person, you know, that, you know, my country is finally on the right track
  43. Raoof Hasan has said a great future is beckoning the next generation and that he is very optimistic. a great future uh beckoning our next generation. And I'm very optimistic
  44. Raoof Hasan sees the region as a leader in the world by 2050. I see this region, you know, as the leader in the world by 2050
  45. Raoof Hasan expects these countries to become welfare-oriented in about 20 years. But I see the emergence of these countries, you know, as welfare-oriented countries, you know, in another 20 years or so
  46. Raoof Hasan has said that in one of his articles he calls this the strategic power corridor. in one of my articles, I call this the uh the strategic power corridor
  47. Raoof Hasan has written repeatedly in recent weeks on Afghanistan's future. I've written repeatedly in the last three weeks, you know, on the subject and I think it's very important. It's critical to the future of Afghanistan
  48. Raoof Hasan has said the Taliban are a very much indigenised community. I think Taliban are very much an indigenized community and they have come into power today
  49. Raoof Hasan has said a ragtag military of about 30,000 people defeated the sole superpower. the very act of uh a ragtag military, 30,000 people, uh defeating the the sole superpower of the world
  50. Raoof Hasan has said the Chinese have long been engaged with the Taliban. the Chinese have always been engaged with the Taliban in the last number of years