Practically everyone in the country knows that Imran Khan is mentally unstable. Everyone, that is, except those who think he's some kind of saint. Even after he married a woman who was obviously not normal, they continued to like him. We knew, all the time, that he was unable to take any decisions himself, which is why his four years in power were disastrous for the country. We also knew that his so-called "spiritual" advisor (his wife) was looting the country, but when the then ISI chief told him about it, he was so offended that he got that ISI chief transferred. That ISI chief (Asim Munir) is now a national hero and the supreme commander of the country's armed forces.
It's only now that a foreign journalist (Owen Bennet Jones) has investigated and reported that Imran Khan is really incompetent. All the shenanigans of his wife (like feeding djinns and advising him on when and where to travel) were common knowledge in Pakistan, but the Economist has printed an article about it, which has left Imran Khan infuriated. When asked whether he would take legal action against the newspaper, he said that he would first consult his wife! This is exactly what the Economist has said, that he never did anything without asking his wife. I was once dreadfully afraid that she would tell him to drop an atom bomb on Karachi or any place she didn't like and he would do it!
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