If you disagree with a certain stance taken by a certain person, it doesn’t necessarily mean your arguments are valid.
KARACHI: This is in response to the article “Swallowed by the Taliban” (October 22) written by Ayesha Ijaz Khan. Steve Jobs once said, in reply to a certain criticism: “Do you create anything or just criticise others and belittle their motivations?”
I respect the freedom of speech, but here’s a reply to what you said earlier in your article.
“As for Imran Khan, he has seriously misled the youth of Pakistan.” How can I not agree with your statement? He has definitely misled the youth by creating a hospital and helping the poor. He has misled the youth by setting a prime example of being a source of help to others. He has misled the nation by constructing a university and spreading education.
If you want me to pursue this line of reasoning, let me belabour the obvious. If you disagree with a certain stance taken by a certain person, it doesn’t necessarily mean your arguments are valid. Or your outright rejection of a certain ‘opinion’ makes you an expert — okay, a self-styled expert but maybe not even that.
“And now that the PML-N and the PTI are in power”, isn’t terrorism a national issue? Why the disparity by marking it as ‘Imran Khan’s turf’ … is Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) the only terror-struck province? Last I checked, Sindh was ruled by the PPP where Karachi is equally violence-stricken. And may I commit a crime and remind you that Balochistan also exists, although I’m not so sure it’s being ‘ruled’.
“All Imran Khan has brought is misery and more terrorism.” Here, I’m afraid the writer lacked the intellectual requisite to defend her ‘logical’ argument. Certainly, Imran Khan has been ruling this country for years, and his existence and policies are the primary causes of Pakistan’s ongoing crises. The best argument for your blatant accusation is something which can be vaguely phrased ‘criticism for the sake of criticism’. The writers’ blatant misinterpretations and accusations can only be attributed to absolute ignorance, blinded by hatred or childlike innocence.
Ayesha Rahim
Published in The Express Tribune, October 25th, 2013.
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