Imran insanities
Sir:
With reference to the editorial “Dialogue and flexibility” (Daily Times, August
25, 2014), we should no longer be surprised by anything Imran Khan says, even
if he demands that he should take over the country without elections being
held. Those of us (including myself) who voted for his party are bitterly
disillusioned. Mr Khan appears to be a megalomaniac, and has scant regard for
the damage he is causing the country. Comparisons are being made with the
massive rigging that took place in 1977 but the situation then was very
different. At that time, all opposition parties were deadly against the
government while today the entire opposition is against Mr Khan. As for the
ex-cricketer being advised wrongly by his aides, I doubt if he even listens to
them. He is an autocrat by nature, a characteristic that he may have found
useful when he was the cricket team’s captain. If he had listened to sane voices
within his party (like, for instance, Asad Umar), he would not have asked his
followers to stop paying taxes and utility bills, which would be considered an
offence in all civilized countries. As for asking Pakistanis not to remit money
through banks, but to use the hundi/havala (an alternative system that operates
parallel to traditional banking channels.) route, it is a violation not only of
our laws but also of international laws. How can world leaders trust such a man
who speaks without thinking? I don’t think he can be trusted to be the chief
executive of a country that has nuclear weapons. In my opinion, Imran Khan
badly needs a psychiatrist.
SHAKIR LAKHANI
Karachi
Karachi
Printed in Daily Times, August
27, 2014
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