Imran Khan – A Man with No Plan

[airmarshal]

Who says Imran doesn't have a plan. His plan is to end corruption in 90 days.

Anti-Corruption, being the key theme of Imran's speeches, elicited a number of questions from the audience. One questioner suggested that "99% of the people are involved in some form of corruption" and asked how would Imran Khan end it? Imran responded by citing low government salaries as the main cause. He said bureaucrats like his father were not corrupt because their monthly salary was large enough to buy a car back in 1950s. He did not elaborate as to how he would raise government employee salaries to such lofty levels in Pakistan as part of his plan to end corruption in 90 days, nor did he elaborate on the role of the elite colonial-era civil service to control the population rather than serve the people.

Continuing on the theme of low salaries, Imran Khan mentioned that one of his brilliant classmates at Aitcheson College became a top scientist but had such "low income that he could not afford to send his children to Aitcheson College". After hearing this answer, the first thought that ran through my mind was to compare Imran Khan with the Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney who is being portrayed as "out of touch" and "disconnected" from the ordinary folks.

A woman questioner asked him how he would "end corruption in 90 days when it takes 9 months to make a baby?" In response, Imran said "I am not talking about making babies". Then he proceeded to cite an example of an "honest police superintendent" in some small town near Dera Ismail Khan who ended all crime within 90 days. He also saw the chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar as an inspiration for ending corruption and achieving double-digit economic growth.

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Ok fine. If IK does not have a plan, MQM has a plan? PPP has a plan? Their plan is how to stay in government and do nothing.

Corruption can be ended in 90 days, its not an undoable thing. If the leader of some department or organisation is not corrupt, a lot of corruption ends automatically. Corruption and corrupt people thrive because of the leadership's lack of oversight or its own involvement. Corruption thrives when there is a lack of fear of accountability.

If IK was corrupt, his pet project, the cancer hospital would have been mired in corruption. Its not and even his detractors accept that it is the best private sector hospital run by charity.

But what his detractors dont want to admit is that he has leadership qualities and if a person like him succeeds then party like MQM which run its political shop on blackmailing and PPP which is in government through sympathy, will have to close their shops and move to London, for good.

 

[RiazHaq]

Ok fine. If IK does not have a plan, MQM has a plan? PPP has a plan? Their plan is how to stay in government and do nothing.

Corruption can be ended in 90 days, its not an undoable thing. If the leader of some department or organisation is not corrupt, a lot of corruption ends automatically. Corruption and corrupt people thrive because of the leadership's lack of oversight or its own involvement. Corruption thrives when there is a lack of fear of accountability.

If IK was corrupt, his pet project, the cancer hospital would have been mired in corruption. Its not and even his detractors accept that it is the best private sector hospital run by charity.

But what his detractors dont want to admit is that he has leadership qualities and if a person like him succeeds then party like MQM which run its political shop on blackmailing and PPP which is in government through sympathy, will have to close their shops and move to London, for good.

I believe that Imran Khan is honest and well-meaning but he appears to be naive, even disconnected from the reality, when it comes to Pakistan's current electoral politics which is based on a system of patronage. He is also significantly underestimating the serious national threat posed by the Taliban and other militant groups and the widespread culture of corruption in the country.

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[Zarvan]

Like I started off in my last rebuttal, I will do the honors yet again!

“Thou art not a writer? Flay Imran and so shalt thou become a writer.”

May it be electronic media or print media; everyone is seen casting aspersions on Imran. They are jutting out the impression as if Imran were responsible for all the chaos in Pakistan. Willing-to-be-writers take up a pen and conjure up articles against Imran and PTI from the left-overs of the anti-PTI writings. I place my bet the roulette that they don’t have any inkling of what they write; tomfoolery of the highest degree!

Allegations were laid on Imran that he has no plan! May be respected Muhammad Ahmad Khalil is way too much impressed by the plans and foresight of Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif. One is siphoning off millions in the name of Benazir Income Support program whereas the other is embezzling millions in the name of loly-pop schemes! What they both share in common is ‘beguiling the people from the truth’. Amidst all, you’re criticizing Imran, a man who has at least tried to make a major policy departure even before coming into power!

Imran’s stances are not clear whether he is an Islamic Fundamentalist or a conservative Liberal! Well, firstly ‘Conservative Liberal’ is an instance of oxymoron. Secondly, they were people like you who once sullied his reputation by calling him a Zionist Agent and then moved completely out of phase and started calling him Talibaan Khan. You guys are not clear in your thoughts and yet you ask Imran about his school of thought – Pity! He has maintained his stance right from the day one and has always avowed that peace talks can be the only solution to the iniquity of terrorism.

Calling in questions the viability of his policies, one would like to question you that have you ever read PTI’s manifesto? No you haven’t. Your logic is driven by the words of your leaders, and you ride the same train of thought as they do. As a matter of fact your specious arguments happen to be a far cry from the ‘rationale’ i- e a word that you liked to own while chastising Imran’s political acumen!

This is a not a rare sight now! All guns are pointed towards Imran and PTI. Since a serious threat has been posed to both the political oldies and they are under an existential danger so they are trying at their best to deal in ‘politics of calumny’. All actions of such strain will be of no use now! A monumental change is in sight. As of my dearest Muhammad Ahmad Khalil, is he really a man of thought? Isn’t he blinking the facts?
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[tarrar]

Well he talks to much & shows people a lot of dreams. Don’t know if he is going to do any good or not but my vote is for Gen. Musharraf.