IMRAN THE TSUNAMI KHAN…

They cheered as he addressed the gigantic crowd of people young, old, poor & the elite; the mix of all this country has to offer.

Presumably, there spawned a wave of an unprecedented political tsunami which is now appearently spreading throughout the country. Imran khan, our supposed hero. The captain. The leader.
He was a great cricketer, is a classy gentleman with an ever so charismatic personality and exceptional leadership skills.
But is he a politician?
Politics in Pakistan as we know it, is a filthy dangerous swamp filled with creatures of the dark who are absent of values and morals compared to the likes of Imran khan. But in a more recent past we find him seeking the assistance of these very creatures of the dark. After the succes of Imran Khan’s Lahore rally, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf suddenly found itself in recruitment mode politicians, dirty or half-dirty lining up to join the PTI.
While Imran khan embraces this opportunity to take his party to the next level, critics ask the question,
“Is Imran khan trying to serve old wine in a new bottle?”
I say well, even if he is what’s wrong in that?
Isn’t that how Pakistan was made? When Jinnah moved from congress and joined PML.
A few years ago Imran khan was asked on BBC’s Hard Talk.
“If according to you, every leader in Pakistan is corrupt and should be removed, who would you replace them with?” Today, Imran Khan is answering that question by replacing them, with their political descendants.
He recently welcomed a latest edition of noteworthy politicians into his party who belonged to other parties before him.
From day one, all Mr. Khan has been talking about is how justice is the key to solving all the problems this country faces today.
So much so, he even named his party PAKISTAN TEHREEK-E-INSAAF for that purpose.
But is he really true to what meets the eye? Or is he yet another supposed hero in making like the ones before him who never really did anything for the poor majority of Pakistan while feeding on their votes and leeching off of their hard earned money.
Even if he is, is Justice really the solution? Doesn’t look like it to me.
Ever since the restoration of the CJ everyone assumed that things will change. Justice will be served. But has that happened? If you ask me, NO!
It has not! People still get assassinated for no reason.
Random bomb blasts still occur killing people who have or want nothing to do with their politics. We see news clips stating “court takes action against target killings”
Then why are we still hiding in our homes? Scared there might be a bullet out there with our name on it.
Or a 15 year old boy with explosives strapped to his chest waiting to say those golden words and depart from this life along with scores of people.
Has Imran khan ever condemned those attacks? I’ve never seen a statement from his side condemning any kind of terrorist attacks what so ever.
But then again there’s a high probability that the politicians who do appear in media and condemn these attacks are the ones responsible for it in the first place.
I don’t know how or why, maybe it’s just because of the cricket, but the average Pakistani today, in his heart, has started to believe that Imran Khan might bring the revolutionary change this country needs, but his actions on course suggest otherwise. According to critics he talks the talk but doesn’t walk it.
Imran khan seems to be the perfect candidate to lead this country out of its misery and the curse of corrupt politicians. But does he have what it takes? .
Handling pressure when the cost is ur pride for a cricket game or a few dollars worth of winning is easy, compared to handling internal and external pressure of running a country when the cost could be loosing your life by the hands of agencies or terrorists. Is he ready for that kind of pressure?
According to critics such as the famous news anchor Nusrat Javed, it’s not his cup of tea.
It’s one thing to be a fair captain on the Cricket ground but to become the leader of a nation that is so confused as to what’s right and wrong or good or bad for them, Imran Khan is in for the ride of his
Lifetime. Will he come through? Or will he give in to the pressure. Will this Tsunami live up to the expectations it has manifested in people’s hearts most importantly even if everything goes accordingly and Imran Khan comes to power. Does that guarantee a solution to our never ending problems?
There seem to be more questions than answers in this case and only time will bring the answers us Pakistanis seek.