Imran Khan


Imran's political future


If some of our non-political friends think that by removing someone from the electoral process, disqualifying or punishing him or hanging him, his politics will end, so far this minus formula has failed in our politics and If any formula has been successful, it is the formula of peaceful transfer of power from one government to another and from one prime minister to another in a democratic manner.


Review from Bhutto to Imran If someone is forced out, he becomes immortal and if he fails to perform, it becomes difficult to come back. In 2008 the general elections resulted in the victory of the PPP and for the first time a party completed five years and formed another government through the 2013 general elections. PPP's vote bank in Punjab is almost gone. All the experiments that happened to this party before this strengthened the party, for example, by hanging Bhutto, Bhutto became 'alive'. When the electoral symbol Talwar was taken away from PPP, the arrows of votes started flying. The party was broken, the big names separated, but they all proved to be political dwarfs, so all minus formulas failed. The only damage was that for 11 years, a dictator adopted every tactic to satisfy his ego and to keep a party out of power and politics, even divided the society, but even today people remember April 4, not August 17.


The remnants of General Zia later adopted many political formulas, but this not only damaged politics, but democracy also became a 'waterfall democracy'. A (LADLA) making factory was set up, but every production fell on the throats of the makers themselves. When the elections were held in 2013, the Muslim League (N) was successful and Nawaz Sharif became the prime minister through a peaceful transfer of power, but between 2008 and 2013, a third political force emerged, which was the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. Both the major parties termed it as a mere conspiracy of the agencies without taking a political comparative analysis of it. PPP was happy to think that it would harm Muslim League (N) in Punjab but in 2013 it was found that it ate PPP in Punjab. Today, many PPP friends admit that they were wrong. The PTI enjoyed the support of the agencies like the Muslim League (N), but the reasons for its popularity and emergence involved at least four main factors. (1) The charm of Imran's personality from a cricket hero to a social worker. (2) Entry of a large number of youth into politics, most of whom had seen Imran on TV screen as a successful captain even before entering politics. (3) Old people's disillusionment with the politics of Muslim League (N) and PPP. For example, the voter and worker of PPP in Punjab became disillusioned after the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. (4) PTI and Imran Khan. Constantly criticizing Sharifs and Zardari.


The question is also important that despite all this, the agencies could not eliminate the Muslim League (N). The Muslim League (N) was born in 1988 after the dismissal of former Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo, in which General Hameed Gul was also involved. When Gul Sahib was disappointed with the Sharifs, he attracted Imran to his side. But the Muslim League (N) under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif achieved continuous success in Punjab for other reasons as well. He influenced the business class with capitalist style politics as opposed to feudal politics. A large section of the Left itself sided with him. Projects like motorways and metros affected the middle class. After 1993, Nawaz Sharif's anti-establishment narrative, peaceful relations with India and some economic initiatives. In 2013 and in 2018, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf could not be in a position to form a government on its own. Therefore, even the incompetence of Nawaz Sharif before 2018 could not give PTI that success. 'BAP' was created in Balochistan. First MQM seats were given to PTI and then they were also asked to go to government with PTI.


Nawaz Sharif was forced out, then he came back, but in the meantime, Imran reached the height of popularity, especially the way he was expelled. Imran was a victim of the conflict between General Bajwa and General Faiz. He had the right to appoint anyone as Army Chief and to remove or transfer anyone from his post. Mian Sahib and Muslim League (N) were more popular in Punjab during Imran's tenure, while Shahbaz Sharif and PDM's graph went down in 16 months and Imran's, PTI's went up. If you do not believe, look at the results of by-elections held during the last five years. 2018 to March 2022 and thereafter till date. Now, if Shahbaz Sharif himself admits that we have sacrificed our politics, then who is becoming the scapegoat at this time, who is clearly defeated in the event of a free and impartial election, so minus Imran is not only. Minus 'BAT' is also required.


If spot-fixing does not work in cricket, how will it work in politics? Please stop this series. Sometimes martial law, sometimes minus one, sometimes minus three, sometimes the sword did not work, then the arrow came. If you are disappointed with the arrow, then bring the lion. When the lion tried to become the king of the country instead of the jungle, he took the bat into the field. Leave all this work to the people, they will bring lions. Try the arrow or drive bat. Let the election on February 8, 2024 be free and neutral. Do not announce the results before the election as the preliminary results are being sorted at that time to determine who is in and who is out.