If the leader of a nation holds or propagates high values, people will start adhering to them sooner or later.
LAHORE: It doesn’t matter if Imran Khan wins or not, he is bringing a change in Pakistani politics and the fact that people are supporting him indicates that they want to see elected representatives who are honest and have integrity. There is a Chinese proverb which says that a fish rots from the head. In that context, if the leader of a nation holds or propagates high values, people will start adhering to them sooner or later. Expecting things to get better overnight is naïve and never happens. Fortunes of nations change over a number of years, sometimes even decades, but what is important right now for a country like Pakistan is that at least it is set on the proper path towards achieving that.
Jaffer Mateen
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2011.
