Will the real one please stand up?
Having blindly followed Bhutto in the 1960s, Dr Alvi is now equally blinded by the chamak around his fuehrer. No matter what the chief spook of Pakistan said some months ago about his outfit having distanced itself from politics, we all know how kaptaan’s radiance comes to be. We also know that, as night after dark night has plagued this sorry land in the past six decades, the kaptaan will be foisted upon the hapless people to farther further deepen the gloom.
As Gattuso (whoever on earth is he?) says in the priceless Extension to Murphy’s Law, “Nothing is ever so bad that it can’t get worse”, we should prettily prepare ourselves for the coming cycle of once again going from bad to worse.
Referring to Bhutto’s schizophrenia between the feudal and the people’s leader, Dr Alvi crows: “Khan has no schism.” Hoping against hope for the betterment of this sad country, the writer has been roundly conned.
Consider: on June 4, a fundraiser for the cancer hospital in Lahore (no fight with the hospital) was organised in Birmingham. Scheduled to begin at 8 pm, the show had two chief guests: Sunil Gavaskar and the kaptaan. Gavaskar was there at 7:55 pm and sat in the allocated seat in the front row (I presume). The kaptaan showed up at 8:50 and burst upon the stage without invitation from the Master of Ceremonies. Apologists, please do not offer lame explanations for this lack of decorum.
There was a cursory and sullen, “Sorry I’m late.” My informant who attended the show, having purchased an expensive ticket, told me that the usual about having been (what else?) caught up in the traffic followed. Why couldn’t the man leave off whatever he was doing well in advance to be on time for a show especially arranged for him and his hospital? Obviously, he did not give a darn fig for the unwashed (for him) who sat in the audience and whose money was going to make the hospital run for some more time.
Then there is the letter in another newspaper (July 31) from correspondent Alamdar Murtaza who lives who lives in G-6/4, Islamabad. Mr Murtaza’s lane also houses the office of the kaptaan’s party that professes to stand for justice in the country.
One day recently, (no date given) the correspondent and his mother returned home to find the lane blocked by haphazardly parked cars. After waiting for “what seemed an eternity”, the writer’s mother (who was driving) honked the horn for the road to be cleared. “In a flash a man in a crisp white shalwar-kameez came bumbling out and yelled at my mother...” is what Mr Murtaza tells us. It transpired that kaptaan was holding a press conference in his office.
This, then, is the justice that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will give us when (note: I do not say ‘if’) in an orchestrated (no points for guessing who will do this) landslide, the kaptaan comes in leading the motorcade. Apologists will trip over each other to tell us that the man could not know a lowly minion was humiliating a prospective voter. In that case, I say, he has no right to be a leader. Remember: in the armies of Alexander the Macedonian and Babur the Mongol, rape was unknown because both kings came down mercilessly on offenders. That is the hallmark of a great leader.
Make no mistake; this is the justice PTI will serve up. It is more of what we have always had. In addition, you’ll get arrogance stuffed in your face. Not just by the kaptaan but by all other white shalwar-kameez-clad buffoons in his tow.
Those who follow this man, be warned: in the sewer of Pakistani politics only scum will rise to the top. This is just some more of it.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th, 2011.
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Real one, who? Why don't you stand up! I love the fact that people are discussing him and can just not find substance enough to turn people against him. By the way- I am no 'karkun' of the PTI or anything.
I agree with Salman Sahib! Kudos!!!
Dear Mr.Salman Rashid, sir, You have forwarned by this article. That is Enough for your countrymen. Please write about our historical background for the sake of Indians reading you. I am 100% sure More Indians would like you reading about our History than Pakistanis. There are very few Pakistanis who really care for your historical teachings, so for sake of Indians reading your article pls. write about our History.
Please don't write about Pakistani politicians or there powerful people of the present. There are many for that in pakistani news papers.
Please write about our history for the sake of Indians reading you.
Thankyou in advance waiting for your next knowledge dispersing article.
Good plain talk. I like it. Imran Khan is a stiff neck & a bourgeois. All said & done he is still the best choice we have. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
@ Anonymous
Most of the fundraising for Shaukut Khanum in the UK, US and canada is done without the physical presence of Imran Khan. Only last week there was a fundraiser for Shaukut Khanum held in New Jersey which raised an efficient sum of money. Such events are held every few months. Only once or twice a year does IK himself has to attend certain functions because its just the demand of the situation and cannot be avoided. Most of overseas PTI workers carry out his marketing stuff overseas. With regards to your claim of his swinging statements, he is the only politician who sticks to his statements and does not make U-turns. Whatever he said 16 years ago when he founded his party, he still maintains the same stance on every issue, whether its independence of judiciary, independent election commission, corruption, tax collection, independent foreign policy, local government system, education emergency, de-weaponization, governance system and the list goes on. Its the other political leaders of other political parties who practically make a U-turn almost every month on every issue for their own personal gains. With regards to PTI's grass root politics, its a party on the rise and majority of youth on ground is with him. All the latest polls have IK as the country's # 1 political leader. His latest dharna's in different cities have attracted tens of thousands of people. In a recent by-election in lahore last year, PTI swept away pml-n in 80% polling stations. This shows that realities on ground are changing and PTI's message is spreading to the grass-root. The new voter registration by election commission and elimination of 45% bogus votes will only help further help PTI.
Your added commentary to the obscure sentences gleaned from gossip columns that you call facts reflect your own hidden biases and small mindedness. Toru is a reality you have to live with - each person has a vote and each vote has the same weightage.
Authors attempt to maintain the status quo - fail.
I second the writer. Khan is not 'once' but always late in PTI or SK related events in the UK. He then blames his secretary for this. He has done a lot for Pakistan and I bet, he will continue to do so but he must stop his begging trips to UK and US. Why does his PTI and SK marketing teams not do the job what he is doing? Why cant he just be the leader of the party? Why does he keep barbed wire between his workers and followers? Why does he not stick to the same statement and have a rapid swing? Why is media so against him that even H Rasheed highlighted his less bondage to grass root level politics? Etc etc
@ MH in response to your claim "The constructive alternate is a person who hasn’t surfaced"
well if people like you keep waiting for some Mr. Perfect or some angel to come from Mars and solve the country's problems, then good luck to you. Bottomline is, Imran Khan is the only current politician who is honest, brave, credible, and a visionary who has the ability to solve the mega issues Pakistan faces today. The difference between him and other politicians is as enormous as probably the difference between an Angel and Satan. IK has proved his worth his potential and worth on ground; he is not just someone who sits at home and criticizes people on TV. He has proved his credibility by making Shaukut Khanum which serves the poor and needy free of cost, a concept which would seem impossible to materialize in a 3rd world country. Namal university and his efforts for flood relief are other mega exmaples where he has proved his credibility, not to mention the laurels he brought to the country by winning the world cup. People like him need to be supported and brought forward for the good of 18 crore Pakistanis.
Most supporters of Imran Khan are just scared of looking at him realistically. They don't want to admit they're wrong plus they've built him up to seem like some infallible superhuman out of desperation. They've already invested too much into his hollow words.
It shows from the common reply to criticism which is "if not Imran Khan, then who?" They actually think there's some logic behind it. The answer to that question is easy. Anyone. That's the thing about his claims. They lead nowhere. Anyone can accomplish that. With Imran Khan, however, he's actually a little bit worse than "anyone." That's because he has already built up peoples hopes. When he shows his lack of actual ability, the outlook of the people who support him will end up in worse condition than it currently is. With "anyone else" there's no picking you up just to knock you down.
As true as that is, I'll give a more constructive answer as well. The constructive alternate is a person who hasn't surfaced. Even if he did, Imran Khan supporters would ignore it. They're too busy building him up and saying he's the only option. You'll never see, acknowledge or accept that person because you're so set on him not existing and now refuse to look anywhere but at Imran Khan. If not set on him not existing, you're set on saying Imran Khan is that person to gain support for a product with false advertisement which translates to pretty much what most supporters of any political party tend to do. There's no change there in PTI in comparison to the rest. In fact, they would outright reject this hypothetical "other person" who would give them results. Because of the fact Imran Khan only leads people on with empty talk and has an obsessive cult following the person would actually have to speak against Imran Khan to open their eyes in his direction. But, the very moment anyone says something negative about his abilities, they get verbally lynched and labeled as the problem without hesitation. Not listened to with an open mind. People set on Imran Khan are set on failure. They'll end up choking on their words while he just cuts his losses with little detrimental effect on himself in the end. He has very little to lose by betraying his supporters regardless of it being intentional or not. He gets his attention either way and he has the resources to live a comfortable life be it in Pakistan or elsewhere after the fact while the supporters remain miserable.
Here, I'll top Imran Khan myself and say something useful: Look at it this way, look at what you supporters say in Imran Khan related articles. Does it really sound like encouragement for such a person to come forward? No. It sounds like people are telling them that they would end up worse off for trying and that hypothetical person would have talent for strategy such as judging favorable situations for success and openings. If you aren't showing them the right signs, they'll hesitate. They'll try to be patient for the right time even if they're waiting up until the time of being on their death bed. Actually, the patience probably wouldn't last that long. Not from lack of desire but from the fact those types of people tend to progressively withdraw the more they see their views/motivations aren't shared, accepted and truly desired.
Well the author makes a good point that Imran Khan is quite a poor candidate but the author could have pointed out to a much greater shortcoming which none of the IK supporters have a response to. Why does Kaptaan support and sympathize with terrorists? Why is he silent on the blasphemy law? Why is he not on the side of minorities?
Imran Khan is just another bigot. Please do not vote for him.
@Wajahat Ali Khan: SR is one of the leading historians this country has ever produced.. i would be a little more careful before doubting his knowledge of history - islamic or otherwise
@ihtisham khan: very entertaining comment. I completely agree with the point you are making. However, having lived in Germany for a few months, I have come to the conclusion that being punctual is actually a very big part of their success-story. And if we can improve upon our traffic problems by addressing the lack of ethics exhibited on the roads I think we will become a civilized society very swiftly.
@Usman: He has never claimed that he is this poor villager who is out to fight against the powerful.. He has never claimed that he will give up his lifestyle... What he says is that his lifestyle pours out of his own earned money (from which he gives the legal tax amounts) and its such a shame to come down to such levels of how he wears Shalwar Kameez. This same guy wore a Shalwar Kameez and Kothi at the most important time of his life (during his marriage ceremony) and among the most privileged class of British Society. Such a disgrace, just so that you can claim something against the man you cast such aspersions :s
Isolated incidents such as IK coming late for a fundraising function have got nothing to do with PTI's political campaign and it's growing popularity. When people think of Imran Khan and Shaukat Khanum, they think about the thousands of poor cancer patients which the hospital has treated, not that Imran khan got half-an-hour late for a fundraising dinner. The amount of money which the fundraiser would have raised to help poor and needy cancer patients out-weighs immaterial things like IK getting stuck in traffic It's high time people like this author start acknowledging Imran khans achievements for this country, rather than whining over small things.
You people have only just realized now? I had Mr. Salman Rashid's number a long time ago.
Sir hats off for you. You should not be discouraged by the harsh statements of few half-learned people. Kaptaan is fit of philanthropy but unfit for politics. Alas anyone ask him to please do not misguide the nation.
You know you'll win the elections when your critics can only find two flaws of yours; and both traffic related ;)
when elected', not if elected, imran khan shall never be late. the toru brigade shall make sure that the police keep the roads clear of all traffic as the do for all our rulers. he shall sweep the elections in our village of toru. by the way nobody in our village had heard of him before his ordeal in the sun.
I always felt Mr. Salman Rashid was soft as a sheep's wool (though with all due respect I admire him a lot). However, in this article, by bravely airing his political views, he seems to be as fearsome as a lion. Don't mess with this guy.
Imran Khan is NOT a competent man. A person who cannot make a Party in 16 years you expect him to run the country ? huh! Visionary ? Whats Visionary in imran khan ? All Imran khan knows is to chant ‘Corruption corruption corruption’ ? & if you think am going to vote for PTI then you’re Mistaken! I will NEVER Vote for a Pro-establishment Party If this country is to survive then it is only possible by ANTI-Establishment politics & Imran khan cannot do that , you know why ? Because He is Establishment’s Stooge. & please am sick of this rhetoric of “change” i’ve seen what happened to Americans when they voted under this “CHANGE” Obama got record votes in american history , what happened next ? The Bubble of change bursted within 1 year. coming down to elections HUGE Alliance ? HAHA :D I suggest you to get the correct definition of huge firstly, Secondly there is NO votebank of PTI in pakistan All the votebank of PTI is on facebook & internet PTI has nothing ‘on ground’. Mumtaz bhutto cannot win his own seat What are you talking about & Sheikh rasheed is doomed he won’t win either. Shah Mehmood Qureshi will NEVER join Imran khan because his Political height is way much more than Imran khan , & rest is marvi memon ? Sweet :P marvi memon cannot win a seat in general elections i can bet on that because she was on QUOTA seat earlier.
I differ with Salman Rashid when he alludes to Imran being subtly backed up by the invisible powers, in my opinion its speculation. If, however, the antics of the Khan and his stalwarts is truly the stuff he has us believe then I afraid this is disappointing because we’ll be seeing a replay of all we are witnessing today, only the cast will be swapped. Imran may be honest, it is his strong point, but this quality alone is not enough to get us out of the mess we find ourselves in today. Any effort towards redemption needs to be a combine self disciple, humility, common sense, management skills and strong leadership. The later includes an ability to pick out honest and sincere workers not fall into the trap of opportunists who become barriers to a free two way communication with the electorate. Salman Rashid ’s run down of the Kaptaan gives an impression that the later is not only overwhelmed by the enormity of the task he’s set out for himself which in the present frame portrays him to be on a fool’s mission . Because he is trying to accomplish a task of this magnitude basis of pure charisma and the chord he’s struck with the disenchanted youth who’ve recently moved into the voting population. The puny commoners who are constantly being pushed around now by all and sundry should not have much expectation because the Kaptaan’s inability to handle his small teams at this point in time do not bode well for the future. Failure to rein in the inner cohorts is damaging. Rec all, the Ayub era when Pakistan was viewed as a role model developing country in the ‘take off’ stage, the strong president could not manage his maverick foreign minister and his sons.
Brilliant article. The author knows history, therefore he is in a better position to analyse and assess this hypocrat. My request to distinguished author is this, "Please do not waste time on Imran. He is not going to win more than five seats and there is no chance in one hundred years to exceed that number. However there is one possiblity, if all major political parties boycott election, all national and local leaders are disqualified, all registered voters are banned and only Imran's few supporters of each constituency are allowed to vote, then there is a possibility of his making a historical change.
status quo follower....
Absolutely fantastic article. Imran Khan, if he is ever elected as a PM will bring fascism and religious fundementalism. I much rather vote for JI. At least I know what I am voting for.
Its becoming normal that If u wanna call yourself pseudo-intellectual or you want to become one then start ranting about Imran Khan without any knowledge of politics....as if they themselves have such great analytical and political knowledge that we don't posses....I have seen some Computer graduates talking about Imran and his political philosophy as if they have done some political masters degree from some Ivy league....I and all PTI supporters know ground realities and we do know that baradari system/local politics matters a lot ....and maybe PTI hasn't that much support compared to PPP or PML N ...and most of PTI members are facebook users and as they call them Pappo Bachas....but reality is bigger than that..PTI is getting support in a huge numbers...its a success of Imran that a guy like Toru was on the street with Imran....I have seen the popularity of Imran in universities and I was like ok yeh tau ho gee sari Toru qaum lets start talking to a common man...as one of My Toru friend said why not convert a 5 non-Torus to a PTI member....and I was amazed as it was so difficult to find them ...as most of them were already Imran fan and were like iss zardari sai tau behtar hai Imran hi aa jaye and they were like kai we will surely vote for imran in next elections....and that is also shown through surveys...
Well done Salman Sb ! I have always been a fan of your writings, and today you have made my day.
Wow! I actually like this article, it just shows how weak the opposition to Imran Khan is. Thanks Mr Salman Rashid, your naivety is brilliant!
Quite disappointing to see ET publish such immature writing.
But one good point that can be taken out is that the most any one can find wrong in IK is that he can be late at a fund raiser and that one of his party workers (noone know who that worker is) yelled at a lady. ---- Guess muder of common man on streets and suicides at the hand of poverty under the current regimen mean nothing for this writer.
I will take such a leader any day over Zardari's, Altaf's and Sharifs.
By they it has been predicted that some big political parties who are scared of PTI willl launch severe character assasination attacks on IK --- Is this writer on a payroll for one of these parties?
Wow your case against IK is the fact that he is late for a fundraising event and some haphazard parking outside his press conference.
Why do we have a different set of standards from any other politician and a different one for imran khan..
Imran Khan says army should help the judiciary, but no martial law. His critics say oh he is an ISI agent (MQM, ANP the so called secular parties say the same and the critics keep quite ) IK's rallies go peacefully in peshawar His critics say he is a fundo thats why the taliban dont attack Imran Khan says no to drone strikes Critics say he is a taliban apologist, (however all political parties and the army publicly say no to drone stikes) IK gets the urban middle class involved in his rallies Critics say oh these are burger bachas who dont vote, they just support him on facebook (Even though all they do is critique him online on a blog, newspaper opinion, twitter etc ) Imran khan says we should not be involved in america's war in afghanistan, and try to negotiate with the taliban Ciritcs say he is a right wing mullah and is just supporting the popular opinion in pakistan to get votes..what they don't realize is the day america leaves afghanistan and the aid money stops coming these so called secular parties will be the first to negotiateIf you want to criticize, you are more than welcome to do but at least come up with better arguments.
rants masquerading as rebuttal. pathetic and trivial analogies , personal venomous vendetta, a smack in the face of every person who believes that this country has been plundered by looters, thugs and a hereditary political mafia - and it deserves a break.
haha interesting read--PTI should send a copy of this to all its supporters to see what critics are pointing as the flaws of PTI. Basically the only two things he could say against PTI was that Imran Khan once came late to a fundraiser--ONCE came late to a fundraiser for his HOSPITAL (nothing to do with running the nation) and secondly once there was a traffic jam in front of the PTI HQ which can be due to poor parking of the press or some other completely unrelated reason! This all leads to one conclusion PTI is doing everything else right!
how did this writer managed to get anything he wrote published?! now that's something we should write about!
LoL!!! is this your best excuse for undermining him??? haha you crack me up sir!! at least you could have made the effort of finding something substantial to ridicule him! sorry but people like you should lock your self in a room and cry about not becoming a leader yourself!
I can't believe that ET has let such a loser to contribute to its writing ...... Traffic Jam and coming late ... Ha !!! .... much much less offensive than Haj scams .... swiss accounts, .... corruption ..... looting the country blatantly ...etc ..... writer and his very few followers..... should seek help from fountain house ... they would inshallah be benefitted
Salman Rashid Sahib, I was always a fan after this frontal assault on the great white hope of Pakistan I am now ready to submit my allegiance. I am so full of myself Imran Khan and his supporters tend to do very poorly when challenged, I am sure you are well aware of that fact, so be ready for some heavy denunciations. Keep writing.
I must say the author is more suited to the academic, history articles. Politics is not his taste. Wow, so turning up late for a fundraiser for the cancer hospital is "injustice" in the author's eyes and so are parking jams (on one odd occasion). The author seems to be more pre-occupied with Khan's turning late on some ceremony of a hospital, which he started in the first place. Instead of fretting over the ceremony, why not acknowledge the good work of the hospital instead?
Seems that writer has some personal vendetta against Imran. Also, why is it that Imran Khan recieves such a high share of criticism by these so-called columnists nowadays? Even Zardari and Nawaz Sharif are not getting that many articles devoted to them. Must be an indicator of something, I say :)
No wonder the country is in such a bad state its because of people like these. To our dear author the most important thing is his minions and him who don't get Imran Khan's attention because of their pseudo intellectualism and whose main concern is that THEY be treated right never mind the other people who are dying and who have no one to stand up for them its our dear author who is the most important and top priority.
We would really appreciate if the writer throws in another article answering the public opinion if he's cares to read all the comments. As a public opinion maker he needs to enlighten us with who people should elect in the coming ballots. If it doesn't happen; the above article is will be considered a merely "paid" opinion for humiliating Imran Khan rather than a firm ideological stance.
I do not support Imran Khan but I think it's a very poorly written article which doesn't form the anti-Imran case nicely. Instead of a professional column, it was more like a rant, for once I would have to say that I could write it much better.
well i want to protest.. when the writer of this article can use words like scum and sewer why is my comment being censored out of recognition when i am using only the same words
Another filler article. People like Salman Rashid make me believe I can be a column writer too and a good one at that.
He should have atleast done a critical analysis of the party's policies and or Imran Khan's previous projects to bring some weight to the writing.
It seemed like a child pointing out petty things with no real approach.
1 out 5 on my scale. The 1 star goes for the funny first para.
Hahahaha, IK cannot bring change in the country.....why because he was late in an event. The writer has brains man, so someone who misbehaves and is associated with PTI, then the blame is on IK......well we can't accuse IK of corruption, money laundering, tax evasion etc so let's blame Him for an individual acts. Rubbish article
i am amazed at Express tribune team? how they can published this pathetically written article....i mean no argument! simply nothing inside....just some fancy words in it....i a regular reader of Express tribune...I like reading their columns...but this article is highly disappointing!!!!
Very interesting........ If this the standard of critics in our journalism.....And the level of argument writer has produced...what one can say about pakistani writer and media persons. If you have to say something solid about Imran khan, say it loud with critical approach. And if not let accept this point that you don't like him and your whole effort is a personal disliking not a critical peace. Your writing style and standard shows how we need critical minds in this country and it tells another truth how scum is written in our press.
If anyone has arguments, lets come forward, define its motives and be brave to confront real heroes in country...
leave aside joblessness, terrorism, drone strikes, the economy, inflation, mehngai. now the new criteria for casting ur vote is punctuality! of all the bright ideas this takes the cake!
OK Mr . Author, he is a bad guy, we shouldn't vote for him . Any advise, who I should go for next time?
Can't we compensate his being late with the goods he has done for this country? Our honourable president will become more punctual after coming to know that people will vote for him only because he arrives at public gatherings on time,
The kind of leader you aspire to dear author can only be had in fairy tales.this is pakistan 2011. please wake up or better still go into a deep deep sleep. as IK says he is no angel. but when compared to our other so called leaders he does seem to be one. dnt u think so? he is the best choice Pakistan has today. Peace
Salman Rashid, you are better suited to writing fiction.
Keep up the comparisons. I am sure the younger generation will enjoy your fiction work more than this sort of writing.
There are many reasons Imran Khan will never be able to bring about the sweeping reforms his supporters constantly claim he will. I was expecting some salient political analysis on this point but instead got a bizarre rant about a fundraising event in Birmingham and congested parking facilities.
Oh my God!!! Dear Writer, are you seven years old? I actually thought that you would actually raise some logical points on why the article by Dr. Alvi was wrong. But what you have written is not even fit of being called an article. Absolutely shocking.
Condescending contorted claptrap - try saying it really quickly real fast. That was the only positive out of this article - it gave me inspiration to make a tongue twister (not fantastic I admit). Any one else want to have a go - best make good out of a bad article...
The Writer has Hit the Nail right on the head!! the toru brigade will now come & make Lame arguments! Kudos to the writer!!
What baby articles fom some one sorry maannnnnnnnnnnnn
I think Salman Rashid has a point. And the point he is making is that his brashness in cricket cannot - and must not - be translated into a national leader. And the example he cites are fair enough. I think Imran Khan himself must reply. (I must say that Salman Rashid is much more suited to writing travel related articles rather than this socio-politico ones.)
@Wajahat Ali Khan
'This guy.....' Very poor manners.That's not the proper way to refer to another gentleman. We can respect people and still disagree with them.
Its always fun to see Imran Khan apologists trying to justify whatever he does with "at least he is not as bad as ".
This line sums the article up:
"Those who follow this man, be warned: in the sewer of Pakistani politics only scum will rise to the top. This is just some more of it"
I am sure the author expected these strong reactions to his strong essay. I do agree though that some of your words are unduly harsh. You could have made the same points differently. But surely I have been guilty of the same excess.
I have no idea what kind of leader "Im the Dim" will make. It all depends on the people he will surround himself with and those that I know of do not inspire confident.
Pakistan is not a place for experimentation nor are its people guinea-pigs so I don't believe in the argument that he 'should be given a chance'.
At the end of the day if the powers-that-be want Taliban Khan, so it shall be.
Comparing rape with poor etiquette in parking . . .sounds like you have lost your marbles!
I do not understand today's article. I am waiting for another article about history. Please continue the historical series. We would like to know more about history.
Dear writer,
I understand your point that he cannot be late in a meeting specially organized for his fundraiser, and that his party workers should be more disciplined. I totally think that he must be much more careful now (even if he was not before), because people look up to him.
But your effort to take this into a totally different direction (that because he is late at meetings, he or his party will not be Just in their dealings :D) is prejudiced to say the least! I hope that he and all responsible people in the party take notice of such actions but please don't come up with such unfounded arguments begging people not to vote for him. Humble request to you and others like you Sir!
A brazen, blistering attack on not only Imran Khan, but his (bigoted?) followers..
with people like the author above spreading such sort of negativity, we can never have a better Pakistan. Shame!
Sir,with all due respect what you have to say is right too. There is no justification for his "misdemeanors" but let me just say this: the worst you could think Imran Khan and his buffoons of doing was coming late to an event and blocking a lane. Yes,this might not be in line with his motto of justice and fairness but I think it's a far better shot than guzzling down millions of dollars. He might not be perfect or as charismatic or even as well mannered,but he is very well the only choice we have left.
could you have been any more cynical? not ur fault perhaps, it comes with the age..
This is the worst article i have ever read on tribune.
Is it rebuttal to Alvi's article or a usual rants and denigration without any substance? ET is increasingly losing its journalistic standards with such pieces like yours.