Why is Imran Khan Endorsing Purana Pakistan?

[Jango]

Is that what the Author is saying? Rather he seems to be saying that while Imran Khan is trumpeting the mantra of "Naya Pakistan", Imran is hesitant to turn his back on "Purana Pakistan" and that which bedevils it. The article is questioning how Imran Khan seems to feel little discomfort with what characterizes "Purana Pakistan" and all the retrograde ideas contained within. Or is it that Imran Khan has turned into an archtypical Politician? Which BTW, is also a hallmark of "Purana Pakistan".

As Awesome and Aeronaut said, all needs to be put in perspective.

This was in reply to a question by somebody that 'Maulana Fazl has labelled you as a Qadiani agent and you call them Muslims'. IK replied to this that he does not believe in this and that he does not believe that Qadianis are Muslims. That is all.

He didn't even mention anything regarding policies or future course of action regarding amendment of constitution.

 

[niaz]

I have come across quit a few friends & relations who would vote for Imran Khan. He has three things going for him:

1. He is reputed to be honest and go getter.
2. If people want change, PTI is definitely a change.
3. Now he has also got some sympathy vote.

IK came out strongly against LeJ & sectarian killings. However, there is a bloodbath going on in Pakistan. TTP attacked Maulana Fazlur Rahman rally and later said that Mualana Diesel was not the target, only his candidate was. Daily bombings of ANP, PPP & MQM rallies have been ignored by Imran Khan & PTI.

In my view Imran Khan carries a soft spot for the extremist Taliban and thus would not get my vote.
Despite this, I honestly believe that he is a good man & an asset for Pakistan and wish him a speedy recovery.

 

[Jango]

IK came out strongly against LeJ & sectarian killings. However, there is a bloodbath going on in Pakistan. TTP attacked Maulana Fazlur Rahman rally and later said that Mualana Diesel was not the target, only his candidate was. Daily bombings of ANP, PPP & MQM rallies have been ignored by Imran Khan & PTI.

In my view Imran Khan carries a soft spot for the extremist Taliban and thus would not get my vote.
Despite this, I honestly believe that he is a good man & an asset for Pakistan and wish him a speedy recovery.

Sir, do not think that my post is in anyway intended to convince you to vote for PTI, I respect your decision.

IMO, Imran Khan has more of a naive view of Taliban than supporting Taliban or having a soft spot. He is over simplifying the situation and his WoT policy is one with which I have alot of differences with as well. PTI and Imran Khan have also repeatedly come out and condemned the attacks on the parties you mentioned, so they haven't turned a blind eye.

In the end, I would just like to say that no other party (PML etc) has come out and said anything against the terror organizations either, Nawaz Sharif today in Capital Talk said that he will have dialogue with them. (This is not meant to say that you are voting for PML).

The parties which are being attacked are being attacked because they were in government in the centre, when PML or PTI come in the centre and if the operation goes on, these parties will get attacked as well. Then maybe they will play the victim card.

A person who has a better plan for all other things in Pakistan and has a naive view of WoT is much better than a person who is criticizing terrorism and plundering the country 24/7.

I respect your views though, and as I said, this post wasn't meant to coerce you into changing your vote (not that it mattered anyway)

 

[Contrarian]

Is Imran khan a pushtoon ?
Is that why he has a soft spot for Taliban ?

 

[cloud_9]

Why is Imran Khan Endorsing Purana Pakistan?

But the biggest question was there was any naya Pakistan to begin with ? SloganS are valid until the polling day and the rest is pretty obvious.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Is Imran khan a pushtoon ?
Is that why he has a soft spot for Taliban ?

YES he is a pathan, the sir name states the obvious

the answer to the next loaded question is NO

2 reasons

not all Pashtons are Taliban
not all Taliban are Pashton (Panjabi & Baloch Taliban for example also exist)

he is simply opposed to WOT on the basis of its method and scale, he recommends specialist, targeted operations against the @ssholes who use Islam to justify brutal murders and he advocates using local tribals against the taliban and warns against the indiscriminate use of force which has given taliban a legitimacy in the eyes of Pashtons who see it as a nationalistic struggle against the northern alliance drug running warlords and American paid Pakistani army.

his stance on its face value is simplistic but now he points out at the Americans and Afghan leadership speaking to Taliban in Doha and UAE (do those American officials also have soft corner?) sometimes the solutions are very simple and straight forward just the logistics can debatable. thats where the security agencies and military comes in handy.

over a million marched in London against the Iraqi invasion, they didnt have "soft corner" for Sadam Hussain. many Americans protest against the drone strikes, they also dont have "soft spot" for Taliban

they just try to remind the world, why its important that "civilised" societies should not follow the foot steps of fascists and terrorists and why speaking up and having a difference of opinion has every thing to do with the very freedom which the liberal democracies and the west propagates that is denied under dictators and psychopath mass murderers

still with me or lost me long ago?

 

[Donatello]

Is Imran khan a pushtoon ?
Is that why he has a soft spot for Taliban ?

Do you really have to troll in every thread?

 

[Contrarian]

YES he is a pathan, the sir name states the obvious

the answer to the next loaded question is NO

2 reasons

not all Pashtons are Taliban
not all Taliban are Pashton (Panjabi & Baloch Taliban for example also exist)

he is simply opposed to WOT on the basis of its method and scale, he recommends specialist, targeted operations against the @ssholes who use Islam to justify brutal murders and he advocates using local tribals against the taliban and warns against the indiscriminate use of force which has given taliban a legitimacy in the eyes of Pashtons who see it as a nationalistic struggle against the northern alliance drug running warlords and American paid Pakistani army.

his stance on its face value is simplistic but now he points out at the Americans and Afghan leadership speaking to Taliban in Doha and UAE (do those American officials also have soft corner?) sometimes the solutions are very simple and straight forward just the logistics can debatable. thats where the security agencies and military comes in handy.

over a million marched in London against the Iraqi invasion, they didnt have "soft corner" for Sadam Hussain. many Americans protest against the drone strikes, they also dont have "soft spot" for Taliban

they just try to remind the world, why its important that "civilised" societies should not follow the foot steps of fascists and terrorists and why speaking up and having a difference of opinion has every thing to do with the very freedom which the liberal democracies and the west propagates that is denied under dictators and psychopath mass murderers

still with me or lost me long ago?

Agreed but Imran has been very very reluctant to name, shame and condemn the Taliban on many actions for which the TTP has taken responsibility. This much has been more than evident.

 

[huzihaidao12]

"Will have to", is a strong phrase. Looking at Turkey and its 100+ years of robust,fist held secularism moving towards AKP instead of CHP. Identical cases in Tunisia,Egypt and Syria which are also very old secular states, has got me puzzled if European secularism even has a chance in Pakistan. Why do societies who have lived as secular societies for a century or almost a century and have a higher literacy rate than Pakistan, turning to a "Civil Islamic Democracy Model" after "enjoying" European secularism for such a long time by their own choice ?.

Iran is an extreme example,however i'd like to mention it. During the shah period, Islam was kicked out of public life and the forceful secularization of the Iranian society was imposed, beards were banned, women were forbidden from wearing scarfs,Azaans were suppressed, large quantity of religious scholars and low level Mullahs were butchered. Shah thought it was "progressive" and Iran will become France but it became a religiously rooted democratic autocracy with extreme flavor. Next door, Afghanistan went a step further and adopted Communism, we all know how did that end!

Lets say Islam is a "suppressor" and European Secularism is a "liberator", than why didn't these societies which also are very old cultures,have a strong national identity,uniformed language,shared history and a long history of self governance,have not developed an immune system to this "system of suppression" called Islam?. I won't be so puzzled if this was the case with 1 or 2 countries instead of half a dozen and counting. If moving away from European secularism to a "Civil Islamic Democracy" model has become a "trend" in, formally leftist secular countries which even banned scarf than i am not sure what hope if any lies in the European secularism model for Pakistan??

Regards.

Because there is something at work, an invisible hand, an essential things.

 

[Asian.Century]

Electables, electables and electables, the old ones who looted Pakistani money, they are funding PTI !!!