US Military Operation in Venezuela: Maduro Reportedly Captured
America ne Venezuela mein aik bari military action ke baad Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ko giriftar karne ka daawa kiya hai. US President Donald Trump ne social media par bataya ke Maduro aur unki biwi Cilia Flores ko “large-scale strike” ke baad mulk se bahar le jaya gaya. Is operation ke baad Caracas aur mukhtalif shehron mein zor daar dhamakay sune gaye, jab ke Venezuelan hukoomat ne national emergency ka elan kar diya.
Explosions in Caracas and Emergency Measures
Venezuelan authorities ke mutabiq, Caracas ke ilawa Miranda, Aragua aur La Guaira states mein bhi hamlay huay. Is surat-e-haal ke baad defence forces ko mobilise kiya gaya. Hukoomat ne is action ko America ki janib se “intehai sangin fauji jarahat” qarar diya aur sovereignty ki khuli khilaf warzi ka ilzam lagaya.
Global Reaction to US Strike on Venezuela
Is waqaye par international reaction sakht raha. Iran ne US hamlay ko Venezuela ki territorial integrity par hamla qarar diya. Cuba ne isay “state terrorism” kaha jab ke Russia ne America ke qadam ko “armed aggression” se tashbeeh di. Colombia ke President Gustavo Petro ne UN Security Council ka emergency ijlas bulane ka mutalba kiya, jab ke Spain ne crisis ke hal ke liye mediation offer ki.
Germany aur Italy ne kaha ke woh surat-e-haal par qareebi nazar rakhay huay hain, jab ke Indonesia ne de-escalation aur dialogue par zor diya.
Political Vacuum and Venezuela’s Future Leadership
Maduro ki giriftari ke baad Venezuela mein siyasi khalah paida ho gaya hai. Opposition leader María Corina Machado ko aik mazboot aur credible chehra samjha ja raha hai jo transitional leadership sambhal sakti hain. Machado ne 2023 ke opposition primaries jeeti thin lekin unhein 2024 election se adalti faislay ke zariye bahar kar diya gaya tha. Baad azan unhein jaan ka khatra lahaq raha aur woh mulk chhor kar chali gayeen.
Experts ke mutabiq, Machado aur opposition figure Edmundo González dono public support rakhte hain, lekin Machado ko zyada political legitimacy aur international credibility hasil hai. Woh 2025 mein Nobel Peace Prize bhi hasil kar chuki hain.
Maduro Compared to Past US-Captured Leaders
Agar is daaway ki tasdeeq hoti hai, to Maduro un chand world leaders mein shamil ho jayein ge jinhein America ne seedha fauji action ke zariye qaboo mein liya. Is list mein Panama ke Manuel Noriega aur Iraq ke Saddam Hussein jaisay naam shamil hain. In tamam waqiat ne apne apne regions ki siyasat ko gehra asar diya tha.
Maduro Transferred to US, Legal Proceedings Begin
Reports ke mutabiq, Maduro aur unki biwi ko America le ja kar New York ke detention centre mein rakha gaya hai jahan unpar drugs aur weapons se mutaliq muqadmaat chalaye ja sakte hain. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez ne kaha ke hukoomat ko abhi tak couple ke exact whereabouts ki official tasdeeq nahi mili.
UN Security Council Emergency Meeting
America ke is action par United Nations Security Council ka emergency ijlas bulaya ja raha hai. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ne is operation ko “dangerous precedent” qarar diya aur international law ki pabandi par zor diya. Russia, China aur Colombia ne is ijlas ke liye darkhwast di hai.
Pakistan’s Response and Safety of Nationals
Pakistan ke Foreign Office ne bayan jari karte huay kaha hai ke Venezuela mein mojood Pakistani shehriyon ki hifazat aur salamti ko yaqini banaya ja raha hai. Islamabad ne situation par tashweesh ka izhar kiya aur sabhi fareeqon se restraint aur de-escalation ki appeal ki.
Trump Signals Further Action in Latin America
President Trump ne ishara diya hai ke agar baqi Venezuelan administration cooperate nahi karti to America mazeed military strikes par bhi ghour kar sakta hai. Unhon ne Colombia aur Mexico ko bhi drugs trafficking ke hawalay se warning di, jab ke Cuba ke hawalay se kaha ke wahan ki hukoomat “khud hi gir sakti hai”.
A Region at a Crossroads
Maduro ki giriftari ne na sirf Venezuela ki mustaqbil siyasat par sawalat uthaye hain balkay international qawaneen, sovereignty aur regional stability par bhi gehri behas chhair di hai. Aane walay din is crisis ke liye intehai aham honge.
