Imran Khan Interview On the Lam

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

NPR : Pakistan's Imran Khan to Leave Hiding for Protest


This interview was on NPR in the US last night. I am not terribly impressed with our Maulla Jatt (as someone called him) reincarnate.

I have no doubt that he would be an honest leader, and that he would attempt to reform the system, but he just comes across as intellectually shallow. His political potential lies in the aura around his personality, which might get him and his party elected, but the actual "thinking", compromise, and politicking to get reforms to go through is going to have to be done by someone else.

I thought it was funny that he told the American anchor that "you won't believe it but we civilians are going to be tried in military courts"... errr the US has been doing the same for how long now?

And he loses all my support because of the fact that he resorted to the canard of "killing our own people". A shame that none of the US media, forever on Musharraf's back for not "doing enough", choose to remain silent rather than asking these "leaders" how they would confront the challenge.

 

[hoodhood1]

He is a complete looney. If someone knows his personal life, it's sinful and shameful. And, now he is like a "Reborn Muslim" talking nuts. If somebody has met him in a family gathering would know that no one talks to him, but crack jokes at him.
With one seat from Mianwali he is yelling and screaming so much, what he would done if he had more seats.

 

[amunhotep]

spoken like a true american hoodhood

 

[Ababeel]

To come towards right path or Siraat-e-Mustaqim at any point of life is the real thing. Even Allah forgives the most sinful person. Who are you to judge him. BTW, we all must see and improve our own characters instead accusing others of their sinful past.

 

[blain2]

He is a complete looney. If someone knows his personal life, it's sinful and shameful. And, now he is like a "Reborn Muslim" talking nuts. If somebody has met him in a family gathering would know that no one talks to him, but crack jokes at him.
With one seat from Mianwali he is yelling and screaming so much, what he would done if he had more seats.

Although I am with Agnostic on Imran Khan's ability to deliver once in the PM's office, what he has done in his past and his personal life do not bother me. If would be different if he shamelessly flaunted his past and defended it.., he seems concerned and does talk logically but the problem is that like Musharraf, in order to survive in the dirty water of Pakistani politics, he will have to wheel and deal with the devil.