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imran khan is also same as other leaders talk about democracy but dont apply it on him.
In my opinion, Imran khan is an honest man and he is sincere to our country. He must have made mistakes in the past and he might do the same even in future, but then everyone does, afterall he is human but he doesnt seem to have any hidden agendas. If he is given a chance he would work to the best of his ability for the betterment of this country and I think his best would be better than any of the politicians that we have today.
what I like about Imran
look at the right hand side of your screen
by now there have been 1004 votes casted and Imran got 73%
I know its not the real polling but I just wish if it was
I am sure the day will come when Imran will lead the country again…on the different green
As you we all know that we all are humans and we do make mistakes. Considering the current situation in Pakistan, our only good option is Imran khan. Pakistanis should support him because he has the following qualities.
1. Educated
2. Visionary
3. Convening& logical public speaker.
4. Domestic and foreign Affairs understanding
5. Good leadership qualities.
6. No hidden agenda.
7. New and young Face in Pakistani politics.
8. Successful social worker.
9. Pakistani National Hero.
Imran Khan is a good man have very clear profile without curruption, so most of the pakaitani r good as well. But I really dont know y do i believe him, he always talk against system and he never appriciate any +ve aspects of his opponents. And the way he want to workout is not the way that could be accept in pakistani socity, especially those who cast votes.
On the other hand every one out there are currpts , so v have to decide a low-bad profile amongs the very bad politicians.
He talks about the system because that is the core problem in Pakistan.
Question from Shehzad Ahmad, How do you say that he doesnt apply democracy on himself? examples please. So far I have found him a person with real democratic sense. Sort of learned real democracy from him.
And Saliq please share with us the +ve points he misses out. I have seen him praising people of Pakistan and Media as well. What else has he missed?
Sallam,
I think he is best choice for Pakistan much better then others.
Have very clear past. No corruption, no violence from him or his Party.
InshaALLAH he will be the next (or i should say REAL) Prime minister of Pakistan.
May ALLAH bless Pakistan.
ALLAH HAFIZ.
We have a very clear choice now between all others and Imran Khan.Its time for a definite change otherwise this country will be on a point of no return.
We need to stop talking and get out and vote,If all the women and young generation decides to come out and cast their vote, hopefully this will make a big difference and we will see a change.
Please Cast your vote, its very important.
I live in USA and never voted before but i am going to cast my vote for the first time and for Imran Khan
Lets make a difference on individual basis and lets do it
imran — a v straight forward person, knows what he is saying and doing.
do what he promise .
smart , v well educated , presentable, tremendous fighting spirt,have charm and personality and above all honest and clean
speaks for the poor people of pakistan and have ideas, plans not theoratical but practical. e.g cancer hospital, technical college at mianwali etc .
I think this time we all should vote him
and i am sure it will be the right choice .
(personal life is another chapter, and By the way WHO is 100% clean , weigh your self first then object on his personal life)
In My Views, Mr. Khan is the one who is fighting for Pakistan image, Islam and democracy. He is realy doing Jehad against a cruel dictator who has killed thousands of innocent people in the country to save his seat. Who wants to be a ruler of Pakistan but does not understand even A, B, C of Islam. My research says that Islam is a religion of peace even it’s name reflects it’s lightning but Mr. Musharraf has a curtain in front of his eyes. His heart is locked and Mr. Khan and Mr. Hussain Ahmed are the one who are not greedy of seat (Like Mrs. Zardari so called Miss Bhutto and PML(Q) politicians). Well done Mr. Khan You are a man of Courage. Shame Mr. Musharraf you are the mose coward comando of the world.
Let us see is there any politician who is really serving his people except Imran Saab?
Besides his cricket achievments and gifts to our country, the cancer hospital in Lahore and second one is going to be open in Karachi in next few years, moreover the technical institute, Namal College, offering advanced engineering fields in Mianwali are the best examples which differ him from rest of DUMB and Greedy politicians.
May Allah bless him with all the success, aameen.
Had never any significant interest in cricket and was not ever awed by his star aura. All I know and respect about him is after his emergence on the political scene. In the beginnig he just seemed like just another kid on the block. But over the years he has matured as a political leader. I like his sincerity and honesty. I also like his approach to towards religion which is not secular or secular-ish like the present regime’s and PPP’s and neither impractical and just loud words like MMA’s. I, however, am not very hopeful of his absolute success (although I can wish for nothing better) in the elections, mainly, because our elections are based on feudal following and similar nonsense. I would, however, advise him to let more leaders from his party come forward in the media as well to increase his vote bank and make PTI look like a team.
I have lived in the U.S for last 17 years and had given up on Pakistan and it’s political system altogether. So much so that I had stopped following Pakistani media completely for many years.
Then one day, about 4 months ago I saw Imran on “you tube” in a political talk show. He was a breath of fresh air. Years ago, when I lived in pakistan and might be in high school , that I use to see him or hear him but only in context of Cricket. This was a different guy. He was like some one on a mission. So forthright, so assertive yet so positive. I was pleasantly shocked and awed. Since then,
he has revived my hope that I could see a change in pakistan in my lifetime.
I think Allah(swt)must have heard some “Mazloom’s Aah” that he decided to make this guy go into politics. He is superb. I wish for the sake of every Pakistani who has been suppressed that Imran is successful. He is the best spokesman for the kind of change that is needed in that blighted land. Yet, he is, but one man.
He has to work on making his party a grass root movement where it’s presence and impact is felt in the public sphere. He needs to organize his party locally whereby, new local
leadership could emerge. Which is pivotal in order to win enough seats to form a govt.
He needs to focus on building a cadre of thousand of people who have similarly positive ideas about their country. Only then, no military leader will dare sack civilian govt. And fertile ground will be prepared for nascent plant of democracy to take deep roots in our society.
I wish him all the luck in the world. But I do not want to be disappointed again by the emergence of a strong man in place of viable and thriving institutions in my beloved homeland. I think Imran is the most clear headed, eloquent, sincere, patriotic, steadfast and charismatic leader our country has seen after Qaid-e-Azam himself. He has capacity for greatness.And he understands it comes only from service which is evident by the most successful social projects he has founded and ran.
The time is now that we all become instruments of change and join hands with him. Strengthen him. Do our part and ‘become’ the change that we so earnestly desire.
God speed Imran!
I definitely agree with what Mr. Ahmad has said. There is no doubt, Imran Khan is a man with a mission.
He needs support of people like us in the following manner.
- We must tell our families/relatives/friends that they need to get behind him and support him.
- As and when required we must support Imran on financial grounds ( keepinig in view politics is not business for him like many other politicians). There is going to be NO Foreign countries supporting him as he is idealistic.
- If the current GOVT or any other GOVT tries to undermine him, we need to stand behind him.
Let’s not forget as correctly pointed out by Mr Ahmad, Imran Khan is the only visible hope for us.
God bless him and our country.
Thanks,
Aoa brothers and sisters, I agree with Mr. Ahmed but after such a long long history of disappointments it is becoming hard to belive that position can change in Pakistan but as mayosi is haram in our religion so I do hope for the best from God and pray for Pakistan and request all of my brothers and sisters for same. May Allah give you ajar. Ameen
Hey admin,
How is this possible MMA getting over 1000 votes in this poll?? Rigging here as well :p
Pak wont stand weight of those fake fat molanas.
Admin do something!
HOW ON THE EARTH DID QAZI GOT MORE THAN 950 VOTES WITHIN AN HOUR??
BLOODY FLOODERS
Its better to remove that polling. We know momstly unbiased educated people are going to vote for Imran Khan.
Imran khan a man of principals. Pakistani’s were pleased on two occasions once when pakistan was formed and second when they won world cup. The above chart which is giving imran khan 74% of overall votes clearly show that well educated people of Pakistan want him to their leader. But people like Sheikh Rashid are trying to rely on Rural votes. Uneducated and Illiterate people. (Andhon main kaana raaja)
I shall simply say to Imran Khan
Allah ko pa mardi-e-moumin pe bharosa
Iblees ko europe ki machinon ka sahara
Make sure Iblees is trying to become president and prime minister on the shoulders of West. While Imran Khan’s efforst are based on him eeman.
Sayings of Holy Prophet (PBUH)
Munafiq ki 3 nishannian hai
1. Jab baat kare to jhoot bole
2. Jab waada kare to waada khilafi kare
3. Jab use ammanat sompi jae to khianat kare
3 parties PML(Q), PPP, MQM and and Mr. Musharraf are 100% same to all three Munafiqat symbols.
1. Jab baat karte hain to jhoot bolte hain ke benazir aur Musharraf meeting huee ya nahi. Lal masjid main kitne bande mare. Karachi main kitne bande mare etx
2. Quam se waada kia tha ke mulk ke luteron se logon ka paisa wapis lia jae ga. Aaj wohi lutere hukumat main hain. Wardi ka waada aur insaaf ka waada sab jhoot.
3. Mulk aur iqtedaar ik ammanat hai, jis main khyaanat ker ke hazaron youngsters, well educated nojawaanon ka haq marne wale, apni ayaashion main masroof ye log Allah ke nabi ki baaton ki tasdeeq karte hain ke yehi munafeqeen main se hain
dear all,
i want u ppl to realize that imaran has the same elite background like other politicians …no2 …he has the same kind of hypocracy in his personality that others have….mahalon mein rah ky gareebon ki baat karny wala…no 3 zero sense of equality …he is a very prejudiced man..he was doing politics when he is supposed to play only …..apny 11 khilariyon se insaaf nahin kar pata tha ..16 carore awam se kaisay kary ga!
Beena, to be born in an elite background is not a sin. Even Mohammad Ali Jinnah belonged to a very elite family. He was a rich and previliged man, by all standards. So that, in itself, is not a crime. To be apathetic towards the suffering of unfortunate ones is, however, a different thing. Imran has shown that he has enought empathy for the masses. I’ve seen my very close relatives getting cured in Shaukat Khannum and that hospital is close to a miracle in Pakistan. I cannot comment on his cricketeering days, as I said before I have never been a cricket enthusiast. However, there is evidence that he was a good leader who lead his team to win. Even today, we are not short of good players, what we have always been short of have been good leadership and management abilities.
As for the issues in hisp ersona life, we all make mistakes but he, at least, is honest enough and open enough to admit even his personal failings. And most improtatn, for the frist time in the history of Pakistan, his is a political party who has some ideological basis and not a collection of oppurtunists.
Abt his role in Pakistan’s cricket…I think the team could not have asked for more from him…he made them win the world Cup through his leadership…he played hard cricket himself and wanted the same from his team….thats why he used to pull them up…even today wasim akram and waqar younis accept that they made it so big because of imran khan’s guidance…there r so many abdul qadir…aqib javed…mustaq ahmad…inzamam…n the list goes…He was one of the finest captains ever to have graced the cricket field…We shouldnt ridicule our heros like this…without even knowing the facts!!
In my opinion, Imran khan is an honest man and he is sincere to our country. I think he is better than any of the politicians that we have today.
Beena!
Make sure he is such a man if he goes on commentry, he can earn millions of dollar every month. He is an encyclopedia of Cricket. He is a complete institution. A man who has made a cancer hospital, which none of your government has done in the past. If he can earn millions of ruppes, why he is going in streets in high termprature doing protests. Because he has love for humanity. He was a declared prime minister of 2002 but he left this seat because there were corrupt politician Musharraf was going to bring with him. So open your eyes, think with a broad vision. He is a man of principals. He says Politics is sacred than cricket. He says he played cricket because he wanted to made hospital. Cricket was not his hobby nor his profession. He played it because he wanted to serve people. He joined politics because he wants to save us from people like Musharraf and other politician. May Allah give him success in his life. He is following Iqbal by saying
“Agarche butt hain jammat ki aastinon main
Mujhe hai Hukm-e-Azan LA ILLAHA ILLALLAH”
Means
Though people are worshipping idols
I still have to say LA ILLAHA ILLALLAH
Imran Khan is a wonderful example of a typical two faced hypocrite. He has no political ideology and has never taken a unilateral position on any issue for more than few years. His position and political ideas are best describe as transitory and immature. This is typical of most of re-born muslims with their wishy washy, self-righteous and reactionary mentality.
Imran Khan started his politics not based on any political ideology but as a reactionary, he aligned himself with cracpots like Hamid Gul who created anti-Benazir lobby. In his initiative he vehemently supported Nawaz Sharif in his second tenure but reverted his support after a year. He is now once again with Nawaz Sharif who he accused of plundering the country. In his political immaturity he even went to the extend to ask Abdus Sattar Edhi the famous charity worker, who rejected outrightly his reactionary and anti-democrated stance.
Imran Khan who is making all this hue and cry about dictatorship and democracy was the guy who kept asking army and General Musharraf to take over the country when Nawaz Sharif was still in power. After Musharraf’s coup Imran Khan was the first one to support this dictator (so enormous a service to Pakistani public and democracy). For three years he supported Musharraf, his suspension of Constitution and the Legal Framework Order (LFO) which humiliated judges and Supreme Court of Pakistan. He reverted his support for Musharraf when he was convinced that he wouldn’t be able to get any worthwhile position in government. And it makes me laugh when people suggest that this guy who did not won a single seat in any elections prior to 2002 (Tehrik-i-Insaaf won just one seat in 2002 elections) was offered the position of Prime Minister, what load of rubbish.
Imran Khan is the spectacular example of self-contradiction and the kind of vain, self-righteous and pompous upper-middle-class right-wing hog-wash most urban Re-born religious folks usually suffer from. His only fame todate is cricket and he uses his flamboyant past and his fame to gather sympathies NOT support.
Mr. Ali Zain. I heard myself from Mush that he offered Imran Khan prime minister seat.
And Imran had appolodgized the whole nation on once shaking hands with Musharraf. I dont think we as a nation has this attribute at all to accept our sins. Have you ever read his writings you would know how “kind of vain, self-righteous and pompous upper-middle-class right-wing hog-wash most urban Re-born religious folks”
You analysis lacks facts. Provide facts of your so said analysis and I will accpet it. I beleive Imran Khan went to all good people to help him in his cause. Everyone has his right of opinion. If Edhi declined his offer, and if Imran was a short sighted person, we would have seen some mud slinging definitely from PTI.
Imran Khan is open about everything. Can you prove any underhand deal of Imran Khan with Nawaz or BB or Mush?
You said “Imran Khan is a wonderful example of a typical two faced hypocrite.” Can you provide some examples or facts to prove this point.
Your comments lacks the element of trustworthiness as it seems like opposition for the sake of opposition!
forget Mr. Ali Zain’s comments, he is just posting fictional statements based on his imagination and deriving his facts from GHQ and 90 In Karachi. He is opposing every comment against Mr. Mush so no point discussing
Dear Hamza,
Read my post again and you will come across many examples and FACTS about Imran Khan’s great political career. The fact that Imran Khan has changed his position a trillion times in his 11 years of political career speaks for itself and you don’t need ‘documents’ for that, you need some history lessons in Pakistani politics.
I didn’t say he made any deals with Musharraf, Nawaz or Benazir, how the bloody hell can you strike a deal with anyone when you have only ONE seat in the 11 years of political career. I said he supported Musharraf’s regime from its outset for 3 consective years.
Oh so if today Benazir strikes a deal with Musharraf and later says she thought it was for the benefit of the country and she ‘apologises’ then all will be forgiven?
Think dude!
Mr Ali zan
No wonder, it looks like that you are a supporter of a BB. I am very surprised that you still think that Imran khan has some special agenda to become the PM of Pakistan. People respect him more than any PM of Pakistan. Please its time for all of us to come together and support Imran Khan, just for country sake. Give this face a new chance and I am sure Pakistan luck will change. No matter what you think about Imran khan politically but you cant deny this fact that he belong to a special group of Pakistani people who always did good for country weather it is cricket or social work.
Mr Ali Zain
First of all Imran Khan didnt change his stand trillion times. If he had attempted to do so he could not possibly do that in his life time at least.
Secondly political career is a learning process. Quaid i Azam was first a member of Congress and he was considered as the greatest ambassador of Hindu Muslim unity and initially everyone incluidng Lahore resolution of 1940 has posulated a Muslim state within India. They were looking to Canada as a model where Quebec is a French speaking province and according to Canadian consitution Quebec can at any time secede if they get 55 percent vote in referendum. Cripps proposal was also on this pattern and you would recall that Muslim League had accepted it but Congress had turned it down. The reason was that Nehru wanted to become Prime Minister of India and wanted a strong center while Muslim League initially wanted Muslim areas to be autonomous with defence foreign affairs and currency with the center. That was teh center point which forced Quaid i Azam to think that we cannot live with Hindus and we have to get our own country.
So Quaid-1-Azam changed from Congress to Muslim League and went on to make Pakistan. Now would you dare to care Quaid-1-Azam also a lota. Never.
Politics is an ongoing process where you learn and the most important thing is that you learn by your mistakes. Yes Imran did make a mistake of supporting Musharraf in referendum but he has publicly apologised for that. Actually at that time if you see the context many Pakistanis liked Musharraf and they were supporting referendum. Still Imran realised his mistake and since then he has been a very reliable leader of opposition.
Whatever you say about Imran one thing is there - HE IS AN HONEST AND SINCERE PERSON. If he had been greedy then in 1997 he would have joined with Nawaz Sharif who had offered him alliance with forty seats. He didnt get a single seat but he did not lose heart and worked hard. He has earned a lot of respect of the Pakistanis. He is a young man and he has a long political career ahead of him. He can afford to take time and he has learnt a lot in these ten years. His stand on MQM was indeed very brave and he is not like other politicians who dared not to say anything lest they annoy Altaf Hussain the biggest gunda of the century in Pakistan.
We support Imran and would however advise him to have an alliance with Nawaz Sharif - he would greatly benefit by it.
Now if he makes an alliance with NS it would be taken in a bad sense and he can afford to do that.
Sorry you should read above post as - If Imran Khan makes an alliance now with NS IT WOULD NOT BE TAKEN IN BAD SENSE.
I am sorry for my mistake.
One other quality I like about Imran is that he is so graceful that he has never criticised his ex wife in public at all and he has a grace enough to accept that he was so busy with politics that he could not give her time and so they separated. Whatever she is doing now but he hasnt ever said bad things about her. He is a caring father and he loves his kids and so he has tried his best to be still protective of them even though his ex wife left him and is now dating someone else. Come on guys see this humane side in this guy. He is brave, honest, upright and sincere leader. Mianwali elected him last time and he is the only one who is building a university in his constituency. How many of the MNAs have done that for their consitituency without taking a single penny for treasury.
This man has seen true face of West and so he is not impressed or bullied by them. He knows what to say and he is courageous.
Honestly tell me did BB, Musharraf and MQM ever criticised British government for giving knighthood to Shaitan Azam Salman Rhusdie. Infact MQM minister Dr Amir Liaqat crticised Rushdie in one of the columns in Jang and he had to resign not only from Minisership but also from MNA seat. Imran Khan was the only one who had the guts to criticse the British Goverment decision.
Imran is no doubt an asset for this country.
my ponit of view: Voting appearing on right hand side of this page showing Imran Khan is more popular than others. one thing we should know, this voting is only from small educated community of Pakistan those who can understand Pakistan situation but majority of peoples (our elders or olders) blindly follow PMLN or PPP or PMLQ etc.
it is clear He lonely can not defeat these viruses in upcoming election. I think he needs some alliance. Surely HE IS AN HONEST, SINCERE AND SENSIBLE PERSON. What do you think?
I second Shafi.
In coming elections we have to be political and don’t be lethargic while sitting in home and watching TV. Ask ourselves, our familiy members, and friends that not to miss the opportunity to visit polling stations and cast our votes.
come on guys , speak abt Parties rather than Personals.. Yeah I know Pakistan have personal who control parties, But at the same time there r parties with big networks in all areas wher there workers r involve in daily activities and they support there leader and r faithful with these leaders, However its not an ideal as it suppose to be, So It is Pakistan.
Just Let us Know Regarding PTI and imran Khan , Who are the other persons in PTI and there network in Pakistan ?
I think we should not discuss personal affairs but he has done immense for the nation and has a vision to prove a gread leader. I am in Lahore and after 9th March never miss an opportunity to listen and see him. He is contesting in NA-122 where I am residing and supporting him. Any guys / girls from this constituency. Please come on a join hands and remember it is IMRAN KHAN VS. SHUJAAT HUSSAIN contest like WRONG VS. RIGHT , GOOD VS. EVIL and it is a Jihad. My contact number is 0301-4059248
Aoa brothers & sisters.
Mr. Ali Zain, in your first para you tried to exemplify Imran khan as under
“……this is typical of most of re-born muslims with their wishy washy, self-righteous and reactionary mentality.�
You also commented in your last para
“Imran Khan is the spectacular example of self-contradiction and the kind of vain, self-righteous and pompous upper-middle-class right-wing hog-wash most urban Re-born religious folks usually suffer from.�
My friend you are going too far….. and just for the sake of criticizing Imran Khan you have labeled all muslims as backward who accept their sins, apologize and come back on right track. You can have your own political view about any party or person but having such a view about Muslims by a Muslim is a big big shame. Does it mean that you don’t have any problem with muslims who do commit all sorts of sins and then try to justify them but with those who apologize and try to rectify?
dear ali zain !!!!!!!!
I am impressed from your “brillent” views about many of the politicians in pakistan.
i just wonder whats your view about our great balka qaidazam ya sanee.qaid hazarath altaf tag balka altaf qatal.
infact not only yours but others comments are welcome about this fitna of zia dictatorship.
Mr C Hussain,
What an argument!!
Oh because Nehru wanted to be the Prime Minister of India under Cripps Plan that would make Pakistan a subservient part under Congress rule and Quaid-e-Azam leaving the Congress on this fundamental disagreement makes Imran Khan a great leader and he is allowed to change position whenever he likes. WOW!
Amusing it may be, but this is a load of rubbish, a non sequitur at best.
Mr Hussain learning and evolving as a political force is one process but being stuck in your own delusions and self-contradiction is altogether a different thing.
The crux of your whole post is that Imran khan is an honest and sincere person and you back it up with his personal life.
My arguments were dont based upon Imran Khan’s personal life and his cricketing achievements, he may be a sincere guy, but I am talking about him as politician, when you write something about a political leader you have to take into consideration his political wisdom, ideology and vision. I specifically said his positions are TRANSITORY and IMMATURE there is NO CONSISTENCY in them, who knows what he will think next.
I know Imran Khan is sincere, he is sincerely deluded
Had Miaan and BB been capable and sincere politicians, Pakistan definitelt would have been in a better position. Pakistani people have seen their rule. My biggest disappointement being a pakistani would be, seing any of them becoming P.M in this election (khuda na Khawasta). Only Allah knows the intentions, but we have seen their actions.
My support for Imran khan is based on his actions. His actions before coming into Power. Building a Cancer hospital, I think is a outstanding effort. And treating 70% of patients free in it……
So being a Pakistani i have my hopes pinned with I.K.
A.Z. have some hope be optimistic, it seems you have lost hope in betterment of Pak.
Dear Ali Zain,
Thanks for replying to my points. Well you are saying he changed his point of view trillion times. Aren’t you exaggerating here a ‘bit’?
First of all we need to understand what kind of relationship he is with NS party. I believe it’s not a electoral alliance, as you seem to imply here, and there is no sacrifice of PTI agenda in this all parties alliance. There reason of unison is getting democracy in the country.
And I don’t understand people crying on his only one seat. What do you expect for him to win by big sweep in his first or second attempt? Realistically it’s not possible. Not to mention the very high education rate in our country where most of the people think of their own immediate benefits. I don’t blame those people totally as it’s the duty of the politicians to make them aware about political situations rather than exploiting their weaknesses.
Secondly people change opinion but they never change their principles. Imran started with only one agenda and that was and still is “Rule of Law�. If that what you call reactionary then I would say I agree with you and I find it very believable, even though its reactionary, it still makes a lot of sense.
How you call it ‘self delusion’ also needs some explanation. For example if I was a leader of a party and I was self deluded I would do an under hand deal with any ruling power to become the ruler. Or If I was a leader of a movement and I was self deluded I would have asked for coming in to power without being elected democratically. But somehow your definition of ‘Self Delusion’ no where fits PTI and Imran career. If you can give more detailed example that could help
And I asked you to give me example of how he is a hypocrite. The history I know does not give me any answers.
And to strike a deal you don’t really need seats btw. Example is your current PM Mr. Shoukat Aziz. He was no one till Musharraf decided to bring him on to power. He was not even in the party of PMLQ before Musharraf decided to make him the PM.
Last not the least I would ask you this simple question. What do you think he is doing wrong currently? This may make our discussion more fruitful.
log imran khan per criticise ker rahe hain sir 2 sawalon ka jawab dein aur phir criticise ker lein:
1- aaj 60 sal k bad pakistan ki per capita income sirf 450 dollar hi kyon hai.
2- 80% ki population ghurbat ki nichli tareen satah per kyon zindagi guzar rahee hai.
hamare siah sat dano ne kia kia ab tak
ab aik true leader jisee aazmaya bhee naheee gaya aur aazmaish k baghair hi uss ne bhaut kuch kia aur ker raha hai ( Cancer Hospital Namal College now Cancer hospital in Karachi. ye kaisi qoum hai k phir bar bar pite howe logon ko aazmati hai.
long live Imran Khan
Ali Zain,
Although I agree with you that Imran is what we may call an “infant politician” and also that his political party has not matured yet, but I do not agree with your comments on his supposed insincerity.
A lot of educated masses were hopeful when Musharraf came to power. They thought that he might not get glued to the seat and carry out reforms in the country to restructure. Today we know that the ONLY way to get rid of politicians like BB and Nazaz Sharif (and even Imran if you do not like him) is to wait patiently for several democratic terms and not nip democracy in the bud.
Secondly, its true PTI has no visible leadership. I am also much perturbed by the fact. But then I have realized that it is better this way than having all the sae lotas and feudal and industrialist faces back in the driving seats. There are hardly any members with political legacies in PTI and it is good. It means that whoever there is in PTI is there for an ideology. I don’t have a star dazec image of Imran Khan. I was never a fan of cricket. What attracted me was the slogan of his party.
One thing is for sure, he is not in politics for money. This has been proven and shown. he has demonstrated good capabilities of governance through his management of Shaukat Khanum. The hospital is an amazing example of management skills.
So to me, PTI’s are the politics of change. It might take them decades to have a strong following but what I appreciate them for is their stance.
As for your comment on Imran’s “alliance” with Nawaz etc, this is not an alliance for political power sharing. This is simply a joint protest.
In Islam
“Jabir Hukmran ke khilaat Kalma-e-haq kena jehad hai”
So Imran khan is doing Jehad, so Simple
no doubt he is the best but when we look back the time he spent with pakistan cricket team i found him more….. than a dictator.
In my opinion leadership is the most essential element for change; without it nothing happens.I think Imran Khan has the qualities of a good leader.He is the most sencere as compared to other Pakistani leaders. Apart from that he is a good social worker and he understand the problems of common peoples. I wish him all the best in the future.
Aneeza,
You wrote:
“Although I agree with you that Imran is what we may call an “infant politicianâ€? and also that his political party has not matured yet, but I do not agree with your comments on his supposed insincerity.”
Right so after 11 years of a political career, switching sides, positions, alliances and opposition if you are still an ‘infact politicisn’ then I’m sorry you don’t have the ability to make a natural transition from adolescence to adulthood (politically speaking). What does he want 50 years to mature politically. And to be sure I DID NOT call Imran Khan insincere, I sais he is very much sincere, its just that he is sincerely deluded!
You wrote:
“A lot of educated masses were hopeful when Musharraf came to power. They thought that he might not get glued to the seat and carry out reforms in the country to restructure.”
See thats what I am saying, if and only if Imran Khan had political maturity, a sense of history and not just wishy-washy slogans about ehtesaab, he would have recognized that NO MILITARY ruler in the history of Pakistan has done any good to the country. If he was a sensible leader he would have out-rightly rejected Musharraf’s coup. But no, instead he praised it, welcomed it and even gave full support to Musharraf in his referendum. This is where a politicians political wisdom lies and not in empty speeches on television about Justice and ehtessab. To be sure one more time, Imran Khan’s main motive of supporting Musharraf was that he would carry out ehtesaab against Nawaz Sharif. In 1998 he went to the extend to join with Peoples Party, in Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDA) with one point agenda of removing Nawaz and holding new elections. He now as you can very well see, with Nawaz Sharif.
Your concerns about PTI’s not having enough figures and a party with one man show is also based on misconception. When PTI was formed many renowned and esteemed politicians, journalist and prominent figures joined the party, most notably, Air Marshal(retd) Asghar Khan, Hassan Nisar, Javed Choudhry and some prominent lawyers. They have left him in the span of 2-3 years.
The most important point I wanted to make in all my post is that Imran Khan and PTI DOES NOT have an ideology. It grazes from one point to other, one slogan to other and one position to other never taken a stance. The only ideology it has is transitory and after 11 years it hasnt come out of it.
Aneeza
With due respect, no matter what do you say about Imran khan, he has a vision not like BB and NS. BB is doing her politics’ on her dad’s legacy, with out her dad she is nothing and on the other hand NS legacy was contracted by the Army (GHQ). So if you consider these to guy’s real visionary leaders you are absolutely wrong. This is Golden opportunity for Pakistani people to get rid of these so called politicians and give a chance to a new face. Among all of them Imran Khan is the only Guy who has earn his respect through people of Pakistan, he has actually done some thing for the county.
Dear Fellow Pkistanis,Imran khan,name that has stood the test of time.He has had highs and lows,some political mistakes and a lots of scial service.I dont beleive in emotionial subjective analysis.I have always been staunch supporter of Muslim League.but let me state some facts about Imran’s Life in anobjective rather than subjective way.You can make up your own mind.and I dont think I will be doinga perfect job,far from it beacuse I am an human and humans mostly err.Imran:
1. Born optimist(u dont need to be Einstein to figure this out)
2. HAs profoundest regards for his mother and believes motherhood bulds future genration
3. In his youth had a lot of ‘love” from various “fans”.He never has refuted that allegation.
4. He objectively tried his best not to base his decisions in cricket,based on personal liking or disliking(well its my safest guess,)
5. He beleives”If u think can,You r right, if u think you cant,u r right again”
6. lost his mother,that pain made himaware of his existence and death as imminent fact of life.
7. realized that real achievement is not to get but to give,sleflessly.
8. tried his best to maintain a seemingly impossible marriage,later admitted his personal mistakes in front of every body.
9.admitted he supported Musharraf and will never support an army General with a military and cival face,bot at the same time.
10.believes ineducation.He walks his talks,which politicians in west dont even bother to do.
11. He should be more open to suggestions from his party members.I think he is but he should do it more often.
12. After Quaid-e-Azam,Imran is the only man I would trdut with all my money and even my life.God be with you always.You make us proud of Pakistan and not just yourself.just dont lose humility and never become arrogant.
your brother. ahmad
who is mature politician in pakistan and what is maturity, for God sake we shouldn’t want maturity and dont expect maturity as we are suffering from 60 years but sincerity truthness passion for willing to do for pakistan is most important mr. zain ali, plese tell few names of mature politician (except our true leaders of tehreek-e-Pakistan) who played a major rule for the development of Pakistan.I am sure,nobody, we all know very well where Pakistan standing in current scenario.
Ali Zain
I am sorry for typographic mistake with your name typed Zain Ali instead of Ali Zain.
Well,Pakistan is a strong and great Nation,
People have proved it time and time again
People stand by each othe when every one leaves us.we r a nation that has witshtsood many disasters,Natural and un natural,interior and exterior conspiracies,our leaders eliminated because of our own leader’s foolishness.but we are geat because we have faced all the challenges and evolved,very slowly at snail’s pace but direction is right.Paksitanis are awake and aware.Judiciray is free to kick corrupt asses,people are increasingly TAKING KEEN INTEREST in politics.
We need more people like Allama Iqbal,Quaid-e-Azam and Imran Khan,not to mention many oithers
I dont understand that people are talking in favour of Nawaz Sharif, Qazi, Benazir etc…
I think Pakistani AWAM have very short term memory. We have already forgotten that this is Nawaz Sharif who launched an attack on the Supreme court. Benazir and Nawaz Sharif were one of the corrupt PMs we ever had. They looted the counrty and increase their bank balance and made mansions for themselves. I would never want them to come back to Pakistan or govern again.
Imran Khan, I thought, he would do the good for us in politics as what he did in cricket for Pakistan. But this guy is one of the biggest LOTA(Hypocrat) you can find. First he was with the Musharraf, but then when he saw Musharraf is losing popularity, he made an Alliance to Nawaz Sharif. The same Nawaz sharif, who spyed on him and found about the Sita White case and her illegitimate daughter.
I understand it is wrong to have a dictator in the country, but this is the dictator (Musharraf), in his tenure we have the most freedom of media, press etc..
There has been corruption in the coutry during his rule as well, but not as much as in Nawaz or Benazir era. I would always prefer a little thief that a bigger thief. Also, In last 8 yrs of Musharraf, there was no corruption allegation on Musharraf yet. Atleast, Musharraf is an honest person and we should support him in this time when Pakistan is in a very sensitive situation.
Thanks
Farooq Ahmed
USA
Mr Neil,
Your ‘great leader’ has not even reach the puberty age. So I guess you should be proud of him(?) Well you said it yourself you don’t want maturity.
oh by the way, have you had your puberty vaccination?
Ali you seem to got an overdose of puberty vaccination
Imran Khan made wrong choice in the past but they were still choicecs and the basic principle of the party has never changed. They will acheive “Rule of Law” in whatever way it is possible. You are stuck with “roti kapra aur makaan” politics and we look forward towards “Rule of law” politics. Difference in opinion I would say!
Farooq,
Imran never had any electoral alliance with any of the party. I agree with someone else point that when Musharraf came into power I myself supported him and I beleive he is a sincere person surrounded by some morons. But on principles the country cannot progress unless there is real democracy. Imran Khan is part of APDM which is working towards restoring democracy. Its not working towards restoring NS or BB.
Ali Zain
i dont want ‘maturity’ like loot khasoot fraud lotaism injustice……..is this maturity? this is the meaning of maturity in our politics now-a-days. why you are not given names who are mature politicians now-a-days? and what their role to make Pakistan a great country…..or are they mature in loot kahsot lotas be pande ke (wohi chehre wohi loot khasoot)…………
i think they are your great leaders…
who has very mature in …mentioned above
Please check website of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz.
http://www.pml1.org
Thanks
Comments welcomed
IMRAN KHAN is the only hope of pakistan , dont be fool again n again by benazir ,nawaz altaf and mma.
i never voted before in my whole life but this time i will vote because this time i see a leader who is sincere with pakistan.
pakistani peoples support P.T.I in coming elections
Inshallah Imran’s party will eventually prevail.hopefully in his life time.but whatever is the outcome,an honest imran losing elections is trillion times better than all the others politicians winning million times dishonestly.Truth will prevail and falsehood will perish ,fo falsehood by kits very nature is bound to perish.
May Allah bless and guide all of the mankind espaecially Muslims and Pakistan.May Imran lead us and represent us,I am hopeful he will Inshallah.We Pakistanis love and respect Imran because of his fearlessness and selfnessness.He has positively changed,i HOPE WE ALL WOULD TOO iNSHALLAH.If we vote for Imran we are not doing Imran a favour, we will be doing ourselves a favour.I am saying this even though my family has been voting for Muslim League for the last 60 years….Najib
Zain!
Do you want to bring idiots like Altaf Hussain. The murderer and Enenmies of Country. Shame!!!!!!!!!!!!
Imran Khan was a Hero but Extrem ego and considering everything he sees or thinks is right has destroying him as person who is loyal honest and motivational. I i have liked him but not any more
He is still a hero and only leader in Pakistan who can lead our nation
I do agree what you saying Mr. Fareed but just been a hero means nothing you need to have know how of realities and skills to lead and wisdom which Khan sab lack alot!!
To Mr.Haris Rana:
Well, if you believe that you have the wisdom to criticise Imran Khan then you must prove it here.Is this the time to bring back Benazir or Sharif :)..I doubt that…
I am not claiming anything that i wiser than Mr. imran khan but what i am saying is country is not cricket feild. goverment is not a hospital to run. its far more complex thing to do . Imran is sincear, loyal, blunt courageus that true . but do he have flexiblity and tolerance to listen to opinion of others. you tell me how many times he held any part elections? My dear he is just wanted to be in spot light for whole of his life. and he is successful upto a great extent
If any one wants to be in the spot light, its Musharraf..if any one, whos always in the spot light is Sheikh Rasheed and Aijaz ul Haq.Bhutto and Sharif.Countries arent like Hospitals and Cricket field but the art of Organization is the same.I am asking you again.Do you want Sharif or Bhutto or MQM to take over???
Cheers
It amazes me when people say that Country is not like a Hospial to run. If you ever been to SKMH you would know what is good management and organization. I prefer a person ruling the country who atleast know how to run a Free Cancer Hospital rather then a daughter of a political figure who has no personal credibility.
I would ask people to think rationally and try leaving there past affiliations in the bin. The more I listen to Imran Khan , more fan of him I become.
I totally agree with Mr. Hamza Rana…Governments in power couldnt come up with a hospital like SKMH or a professional school that Mr. Imran Khan is coming up with in Mianwali…it takes a lot of effort and organization to do that..
Pakistan needs a strong and qualified leader who has shown achievements. Imran got all of this. He is bold and understands the nature of people of pakistan and is fully aware of the ground realities. His main point that we must have indenpendent judiciary, is logically and practically essencial to eliminate bad aspects of cicilian and uniform bureaucracy. And it is essencial to give people selv-respect and security so that they can use their God given abilities in Pakistan .
But I think his opponents are right about one thing: His party seems to be a one man-show. I never have seen any other leader or political worker from tehrik-e-insaf in media specially on tv-programs. Imran should realize that he must have a team. He must have a back up. And must let other people of his party show up. That’s in order to ensure people of pakistan that tehrik-e-insaf won’t end up after Imran (May Allah give him a long life).
I look forward to see him when he ll be in Norway next time.
to every nation GOD gives some heroes ,the nation, who recognise them become the great nation and who dont no body can save them to distroy.imran khan is one of the GOD gifted to pakistan .God has blessed him with all things which man can desire and now he has only dream that if he can do some thing for the people of his country so we all should support him by all possible means.
Great men are not born every day, many tears are shead,many hearts bleed,many a times national trust is broken, many a times rule of law is raped in the name of upholding law,some politician’s family(father) suffer death at the hands of the dictator yet power huger forces them to make deals with dictators(bibi bhutto),some politicians come to surface in army rule and end up being the most popular leader( well,atleast they do more for country than others before them and named hijackers by dictators(Nawaz)),some change affiliations like a chameleon,some suffer 4 years jail sentence but never compromise on thier dignity(hashmi).
Some are born optimist, committ many mistakes in thier youth,passion of winning and crushing drives them,they do not ever forgive,not even positive criticism by critics.they are obcessive about their goals.coming second is not an option,this same attitude makes them a leader in playground ,and leads to God given victory(God does not help those who dont help themselves).they suffer painfull personal loss, it changes their perspective about life,they start feeling pain of the ordinary man,they set new standards for selfless public service.They start enjoying criticism,they change “crushing the opponent sportsman “attitude.They realize politics is the only way to change things.they use their credibility, cash it to gain votes, to try to change the existing system.Then they get mis directed and support a Dictator, soon realize that democracy is the only right way.admitt publicly their mistake.start a university using their vision and international acknowledgement.Now imran is not my cousin,he is not related to me in any sort of way but I objectively find it very difficult to prefer any onelese over him.allah alone knows whats in his heart.But I am a grownup man and have studied human psychology quite a bit.i may be mistaken.But I am putting all my eggs in a basket if Imran tells me to do so.
May Allah make Imran our PM and may he bring sincere positive changes in our Nation.Its a great Nation,we stand by each other in the time of need,its about time we should stand by each other in the time of peace as well.
ur brother
Ahmad
well most of the educated ppl understand an approve of the IK’s political vision but the question is most of our pakistanis r illiterate they dont understand and they dont have access to media and other channels of info how v can convince them ?uggestions
Mr. Adil..I totally agree with you…and I am assuming that politicians are well aware of this fact…Now it is up to them, how they handle their campaign. If Imran Khan wants to win..he has to reach the hearts of people by paying a visit to them.
Imran Khan is as corrupt as you get them. I Challenge any one who want to bet with USD 1000.00 that Imaran is not going to bring any charges against MQM in UK.
“well most of the educated ppl understand an approve of the IK’s political vision but the question is most of our pakistanis r illiterate they dont understand and they dont have access to media and other channels of info how v can convince them ?uggestions”
Adnan ,
it is the educated ones who infact have done more damage to Pakistan, Imran Khan has been elected by relatively less educated Mianwallians than the so called literates of Lahore and Islamabd, from where he infact has contested and lost the elections twice or is it thrice.
Political wisdom does not depends on formal education.
I have read most of the messages and also through disscussions it is evident that most of the educated class wants Imran Khan or want to see him as a Prime Minister. But unfortunately this class only represent 5 to 10% of the poeple. So what can be done to motivate the rest of 90% poeple who are still working for the so called democrative leaders who use to run when Pakistan is in need of them.
I thing Imran khan is the best learder for us know because he thing about the pakistani peoples not about the leadership. I hope God will help Imran khan. inshallah
I think Imran khan is the best option for pakistan leadership.We all educated people should help imran
I think Imran is the best option for pakistan leadership.
IMRAN KHAN is the only hope for pakistan
i think imran khan is the greatest personality this country has ever produced. he is one person who has no hidden agenda and is truely working for the betterment of this country. we’ld be crazy not to vote for him and besides whats stopping us? Benazir and nawazsharif who’ve been in power twice and have done nothing worthwile or musharaf who’s been in power for 7 yrs now and has brought pakistan to a point where suicide attacks are so common that we dont even feel sad abt them anymore. we want a person like imran khan.
In my opinion Imran Khan is a very honest politician but one person can’t bring change in a country of 160 million ppl. If you want change in the country every person has to perform his/her duty being a Pakistani. Today we are at a junction we as a nation has to decide which way we want to go one way is to properity and the other ways is towards destruction. Everyone in Pakistan has to build their own Pakistan. Unless we people ask for our rights no one is going to give us anything. Everything happening in the world or in our country has an impact in our life so until we sort ourselves out no one in this world can bring change in our country.
Well in my point of view and the generations we have seen so far Imran khan is the best person to support for leadership.No one is perfect apart from all mighty yes imran khan done mistakes and interesting thing to be consider he always admitted. This is one of the quality of genuine human.Its an old saying in English
“Anyone who had never made a mistake has never tried anything new”.And when u do mistakes clearly its a sign of an optimistic man to learn from it and move forward.This is one of the reasons i support Imran khan.
ALI ZAIN:
Your personal convictions aside, Imran Khan at the moment appears to be best in the lot that we have in Pakistan, based on a variety of reasons. An 11-year political history is NOT a drawback when it comes to countries like Pakistan, which lack a concrete political framework. It is about ideas, not the amount of gray hair on your head.
PTI remains a party that is upto my knowledge free of any weapons and harassing tactics.
As for your constant cry about his ONE seat of Mianwali, I shall not grant it anymore than my 2 cents, that WITHOUT conspiring with the establishment (i.e. ISI) winning even one seat with due diligence and grass roots campaigning is a 1000 times better than any political back-dealing that lands you a “MANDATE”.
I speak as an impartial observer, and agree with you on some points you raised, but those concerns of yours pertain to the entire armada of the politicians in the country.
An 11-year track record may not be enough for someone to emerge as a “LEADER” but certainly is enough for someone to become a “POLITICIAN”. Those are two seperate things.
To the credit of IK, there has not been a leader since BHUTTO, so i am sure you will cut him some slack becuase the current adversaries he faces in Pakistan, sadly cannot even boast a resume as close as his.
Imran Khan is emerging as a staunch supporter of the people, and this momentum us echoed by the majority of online bloggers who are voicing their support for him.
It can serve as a major boost to his campaign if he focuses on retaining this support through interacting with Overseas Pakistani’s who have the capabilities of using forums such as these to voice thier opinions.
I am not saying this guy is Nelson Mandela, but then again the situation in Pakistan does not call for one either. A firm stance on the strengethening of institutions and good governance will make him an excellent candidate for office if the western powers abstained from influencing our elections.
It is a fact that Imran Khan has rapidly gaining popularity in Pakistan. But unlike the supporters of Mush,Nawaz and Benazir his supporters just say they are with him and rarely cast their votes.
So in my opinion his supporters should all vow to cast their votes to Tehrik e Insaf and waste less energy on bikering with others as if the unfolding of events has not convinced of Imran Khan’s Honesty,Braverly, Outspokeness and ofcourse admission of mistakes(a rare trait not only among polictician but the general population) to others then nothing will.
I am sure of all his supporters instead of just saying we are with him practically bear the trouble of voting then i think a difference can be made.
Imran Khan has couple of drawbacks.
However, I like him for follwoing qualities:
1. He delivered in the past, even without support of Govt (SKMH, for example).
2. Courage (Stood against MQM, Govt and PCB during his tenure as captain).
3. Educated.
4. Communication skills.
5. Follows principles (7 out of 10, which is better than others. Like for BB, I’ll give 1/10, NS 5/10, Shujaat 1/10, Mush 3/10, FR 1/10, QHA 6/10. This is my assessment. Lot of you’ll differ. You have every right to differ and I respect your right).
6. Vision
He does not have a big vote bank currently.
I wish he joins NS and QHA for forthcoming elections.
Why Imran khan ?Why he joins the politics ?
What makes him different from other politician of our country?
These three primiraly questions we shld ask ourself before we say any thing about him or any other politician.
Previous achievments
1-Built cancer hospital and none of our govenments gave a single thought of building any cancer hospital in pakistan. Most of all poor ppl who are the majority of our country treated freely.
2- Had any pakistani ever been given chancelor post of any university abroad i reckon none but Imran khan.
3-As all we know world cup 1992 lead from front.
After seeing the previous achievements can we still count on him what makes him turn out to be politician ?
I am strong believer of Democracy in pakistan sadly we never had it in past always controlled democray. We need a change a vital change we need our institutes to be strong not dictated by GHQ, we need independent Judiciary system to protect our weak majority are poor, check and balance on executives,I heard from Imran Khan all this when he started his political career and now every one speaks about itand The reason for joinning the politics.
Thirdly what makes him different from other politicians i dont know any of politicians who are self motivated either they get the power from military or they get power becuase its inherited and we know the back ground of these politicians as well and still we see their faces every day.Never seen any of ours politician speaking against the US like i have seen this guy.All our politicians are slaves to their powers and slave to America and thnx to british who left this in our minds i dunno how long its going to take to get rid of this mental salvery.Nation can be change only and only if we have genuine ppl in leadership which we lack behind too few we have and we have to pick these person and bring them forward to lead us i strongly recomend Imran khan being leader of our country. The qualities of a leader he have all of them but need little more maturity before he hits the leadership.
Air Marshal Asghar never joined the Tehrik-i-Insaf of Mr. Imran. Although imran khan’s political wiews and standings are very much near to vetarn politician Asghar Khan, but Asghar is leading his own 37-year old party Tehrik-i-Istiqlal.
Imran Honest outspoken and 1st bold politicon…i hope he is the only guy in pakistan who can answwer the threatning voice of US .
BUT unfortunatly even after havin mass popularity he hav no chance to participate practically in pak poltics as all the people like me and the rest most of them over here likes him but V never leave our house to go and vote for imran..
Whereas very few people who praise other parties always go n vote 4 them EVEN being in number they r the strength of pk politics as these FEW people can decide pakistan fate
thanx
Allah Hafiz
Imran is bold and you cannot chalenge his integrity. He has a rational approach and talks about bringing change at the grass root level. Let me quote an event here. In eighties, when west indies came to tour Pakistan, Michal Holding abused Imran on the ground and called him bad names, Imran simply ignored him at that time. But after the match when their team was about to leave for the hotel, Imran entered in their Bus and chalenged Holding to come out and even bring the whole West Indian team along, he alone is ready to take them but will not leave until he has settled his score with Holding. This is our Imran;unchanged by the passing time and has now won the hearts of the entire nation by chalenging Altaf Hussain the terrorist and the traitor. Welldone Imran! the whole nation is by your side.
Why Imran Khan has failed so far
Thursday, August 30, 2007
E Anwar
Even though the stature of Imran Khan has risen in recent days due to the stand taken by him in the wake of May 12 killings in Karachi, still he has not been as much successful as was expected when he entered politics a few years ago. It was the peak of his popularity then as he had won the world cup for Pakistan earlier on and had also laid the foundation of Shaukat Khan Memorial Hospital — the first modern hospital that promised to provide free treatment to deserving cancer patients.
People started looking at him as the would-be saviour of the nation and insisted he enter politics wherever he went to raise funds for the hospital. Convinced of his popular support, Imran entered the arena of politics, formed a party and raised revolutionary slogans. But he found that not many Pakistanis were supporting him when he turned to them for votes or active support. It was a strange phenomenon, as Imran had all the prerequisites of becoming a successful leader but when it came to the number’s game, he proved to be a failure. An attempt has been made in this article to identify those factors which impeded his way to the political glory.
Imran’s playboy image is one of his biggest drawbacks. At the peak of his youth and popularity, a number of ladies were attracted to his charm and charisma and Imran had been responsive to many of them at various stages of his life. Those scandals were widely reported in the media then and Imran was not much bothered about them. On the other hand, politics in Pakistan as well as elsewhere in the world is a blame game where most of the players believe in using every tool at their disposal to discredit their political opponents. Imran’s scandals of the days gone by proved quite handy for his political opponents. Whenever politics gain some heat, his opponents bring any of his scandal out of the closet and into the media and thereafter Imran is distracted from his original priorities and all of his efforts are consumed in clarifying his position. For instance, the Sita White scandal haunts him even to this day.
Imran must be clear in his mind whether or not he wants to be identified as a politician with Islamic leanings. If so, he should jealously guard his reputation and bring necessary changes in his lifestyle. He should know that people, no matter how do they themselves behave, have a desire to see the character and reputation of their leader as flawless.
The marriage of Imran with Jemima was another of the causes. No one credited him for having turned an heiress from a Jewish family to Islam but there were many who thought that it was a “Jewish conspiracy” arguing that if Imran succeeded, for which money was due to come from Jemima’s family, Israel would succeed in having an agent in the corridors of power of Pakistan. Has anyone heard of anything more absurd than this? Perhaps not but the conspiracy theory worked well for the opponents of Imran and he did not do too well in elections, that is until the last one, when he managed to win a seat from Mianwali.
Then there is a specific personality trait of Imran which goes against his interests. He has never been a public figure. He doesn’t seem the sort who would mingle with the masses and was often thought of as someone who may well be arrogant and elitist. This may not have had much of an impact on his own life and career as a cricketer, but ever since he entered politics this very trait has become relevant. Even to this day he is not found mingling with the masses as well as his workers and keeps a distance. This attitudinal problem disheartens his workers the most who are already not many in numbers. He must realise political workers are a party’s asset and true strength. They should be treated with extreme caution and love, and in return they would be ready to sacrifice their time, wealth, effort and even lives for the sake of the party.
Perhaps the biggest cause of Imran’s hitherto poor electoral performance is his failure to give due attention to his party’s organisation, especially at the grassroots level. His was a nascent party that needed much attention on its organisational side. Imran should have toured extensively all throughout Pakistan and formed effective party units at least at the level of cities and towns.
Membership campaigns should have repeatedly been carried out with membership forms appearing in all the leading newspapers of the country. The message of Imran should have reached every nook and cranny of the country. He would have got a good response as his was a household name and people were likely to respond to him if they had found him present among them and seeking support. Unfortunately this didn’t happen and the party’s membership still remains limited.
If he had the acumen of seizing the opportunity and forming the organisational structure to support the same, he could have easily become a unifying factor. In one of his recent interviews, when asked why he had not been a successful politician, he sounded optimistic and quoted the example of Mahathir Muhammad saying that the former Malaysian strongman had succeeded after many years of hard work. That may be true but Imran should realise that time alone will not bring him success.
And finally, there are some who think that no politician in Pakistan can succeed unless he colludes with the establishment. Since Imran has refused to do this he has failed to reach the corridors of power, so goes this line of thinking. The argument further runs that he may have had a chance at becoming prime minister had he chosen to side with the president. However, one would like to say here that things have changing and so is the public mood. Imran can therefore safely choose to ignore this analysis and concentrate on making his own niche in politics.
The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance writer. Email: ehsan.anwar@hotmail.com
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=70228
wow,
great criticism.We do have wise critics among us Pakistanis.Now lets hope that Imran reads this and addresses issues if they need to be addrressed.
I suggest humbly to Imran that he should try his best to sttele his family life,as Pakistanis love a family man.It must be hard for him but he needs a acompanion and public needs a fmily man.A lots of people in rural areas look upto unmarried people as though they are insecure or tgier character is mysterious.
and ofcourse well said,he must pay more attention to gras root organisation of his party.He is a sincere man with a lot to be done.Allah has supported him before,Allah will support him in the future too Inshallah.
Lets raise our hands an d pray for Imran’s personal, and political success and that he would remain humble when elected Prime Minister
He is simply the best choice for Pakistan.
ASLAMO ALAIKUM I LIKE HIM VERY MUCH .HE IS A GREAT MAN.WHEN MUSLIM LEAGUE WAS MADE IT AD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE BRIAIN COMMUNITY AND IT HAD A LOT CONTACTS WITH ELITTEST PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTRY AND SAME IS THE STORY WITH IMRAN KHAN AND HOPEFULLY INSHALLAH HE WILL BECOME PAKISTAN’S LEADER ONE DAY INSHALLAH.
Dear Pakistanis,
please pray for imran Khan;s political success and contribute in his campaign.Every cent,dollar,penny,pound,rupee will count Inshallah.
It will be with our active involvement in his campaign that he will be elected Prime Minister one day Inshallah
well i must say that the APDM and imran khan have got the basic arugment right firtsly both benazir and mash r basically pro_us and anti- pakistani/muslim and secondly imran khan is like za bhutto be more nationalist then the lota groups in pakistan.
i must say that we pakistanis r generally pro-muslim and secondly r very anti-american so this majorty has only one spokesman called imran khan and his party PTI well done mr khan and pakistan zindabad
not mash or benzir pindabd.
to be honest in india kashmir or south asia only one politican who is like za bhutto is now imran khan and his party PTI others r all basically liberal/US shitheads, including beazir nmash singh and karzai dogs.
brothers from pakistan plz. CONSIDER MY HUMBLE REQUSET U HAVE THE GREATEST MAN AFTER MA JINNAH AND YES I DO NOT LIKE HIM BUT EVEN I ACCPET HE IS BOTH A GREAT PAKISTANI NATIONALIST AND ANTI-AMERICAN POLITICAN CALLED IMRAN KHAN THE GREATEST OF PAKISTAN AND KASHMIR.
MY FRIENDS IN PAKISTAN PLZ. DO NOT COME UNDER THE BANNER OF US IMAPRLISM LIKE BEANZIR,MASH AND SINGH AND OTHER POLICAL DOGS BUT SUPPORT YR GREATEST LEADER AFTER MR JINNAH CALLED IMRAN KHAN EVEN I MUST ACCPT THAT HE TAKES APRT THE US-INDIAN ARUGMENTS WRT KASHMIR OR AFGHANISTAN HE IS A TRUE LEADER OF A THING U SHOULD CALL PAKISTANI NATIONALISM.
well pakistan seems to be produced two grat leaders cqalled za BHUTTO and aldso yes even though i do not like his pakistani nationalism called mr imran khan so u should support him he is yr greatest leader for afghanistan kashmir and pakistan.
i think PAKISTAN TEREK INSAAF,PTI IS BIT LIKE THE OLD PPP WHICH WAS A MOVEMENT THAT HAD DIFERENT PEOLES AND IDEALS BUT IMRAN KHAN HAS ONE QUALITY WHICH EVEN ZA BHUTTO DID NOT HAVE AND THAT IS HIS STRONG NATIONALIST AND UNIFYING IDEALS OF PAKISTANI NATIONALISM.
PLZ. DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THE NATINALIST AND YR MUSLIM AGENDA WHICH I THINK ONLY ONE MAN NOW REPSECT AND THAT IS MR IMRAN KHAN EVEN INDIANS LIKE HIS ANTI-AMERICANISM AND PAKISTANI NATIONLISM.
some one said asghir khan has some simialrites to imran khan and his terek insaaf party but what he forgot is that imran khan is still basically a socalist man becuse of his links meraj mohammad khan who was the founder memeber of the old PPP.when the old PPP broke up u got two parties one milat party of mr legahari and other one terek insaaf but imran is very close to the origal ideals of pppof meraj mohammad khan
pakistan zindabad.
well some peole like mr zain r the blind stalins follwers of BB and her PPP-P mash alliance with some help from Usa but even he must accpt that imran khan and his party r more leftist then the PPP-P which basically too over the cadres from the old ANP and thier pro-ruusian ploices even during za bhuttos time so they basically detryed east pakistan.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. So for the time being, I think, we need a person who has seen everything in his life, all the fame, status and up to some extent power as well. Imran Khan seems to fits into that scenario and would be quite appropriate personality to lead our country out of aggressive social bindings.
To some extent I believe that Politicians are like diapers, they both need changing regularly and for the same reason.
I don’t want to be too critical about this, but that’s a fact and reality which can’t be put aside and left to upcoming times.
We need to think about what is happening and what could it lead to.
We are living in a world which has its pros and cons which don’t care about individual’s personal circumstances. So I believe at this time we need Imran Khan to emerge out of unheard crowd and be a voice to those who have been unheard since Pakistan came into being.
Here I am not talking about any poor and people who don’t have enough to eat, or don’t have shelter to live under, here I mean those who have been unable to get JUSTICE through out the history of Pakistan, yes! people who are looking for Justice for the right reason.
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. So when we vote or think about electing a person who would lead us or represent us in National or Provincial Assemblies, do we think about whether that person would be able to transit our believes to our politicians in a responsible manner. So always give Imran Khan a bit of thought as well.
All I am saying is that there are many men of principle in all parties in Pakistan, but there is no party of principle like Tehreek-e-Insaaf.
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware of how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.
The problem with Pakistani politics is that, under so called democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
So People of Pakistan needs to understand that those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
SO please give it a bit of thought who you people are getting in Senates or assemblies, and what thoughts do they bring with them to you.
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; Now I’m beginning to believe it.
But one thing is sure, not every person could be leader.
good analysis Hassan, Please carry on and we should concentrate on upcoming elections.
nice to c that educated people, like all u guys, are interested in politics.and that is the only thing which imran khan needs. if we all support imran in coming election it is very highly likely that he will be the next prime minister and we will a new and changed pakistan. lets support him for the sake of our country.
In pakistan’s political horizon unfortunately it seems that a good person has no place to contribute his share. Imran Khan should continue on his vision, cognition, and courage to face the challenges with his Allah’s Gifted talent, i hope the good people will see the maded of Allah. So i would say we should strengthen and support the agendas like one the Imran Khan have.
Imran khan is the only politician in pakistan today who is daring enough to speak the truth and he is the only politician who can speak with logic ,who is visionary and far-sighted,who is not a greedy looter.
I have to say this to all his opponents that can’t you come up with something else against him that you keep on criticizing him on his past.We all do mistakes in our past and nobody is an angel and if a person is ashamed of his sins even Allah forgives the biggest sins….We have examples of many Sahabis(Prophet Muhammad’s PBUH Companions)who committed all kinds of sins in thier past but when they embraced islam and asked Allah for forgiveness ,Allah forgave them.
It hurts me even more that people criticizing him themselves have committed all sorts of sins in thier past let it be drinking,gambling,stealing,bribing,extra-marital sex and are still doing it….but Imran is just so perfect that they can’t come up with something else against him so they keep on repeating the same old thing.
IMRAN KHAN…A Logical person in this illogical world…
presently He is definetaly the best amongst the lot available to choose from… can’t say how will his political livelihood be affected by the Boycott that he is so blindly and single-handedly following….
First of all I hate cricket because its a English Lords game who had too much time on their hands,for poor pakistanis its a waste of time,secondly IMRAN KHAN is not only a two face person he is also second version of QAZI HUSSIAN,Imran does not have any political agenda,he was beaten by QAZI HUSSAIN party student wing but still sitting in his lap,he is greedy that why he married a rich jewish girl who left him after afew years so a person who can’t control and handle his married life how can he run a country.