WHo should not comment on the internal dynamics of Pakistan - it is a very complex country. You cannot hide your biased post clearly leaning towards PTI. I think you have lived in Pakistan.
Im being biased towards them? I believe I was being biased against them. I have not lived in Pakistan, nor do I have any family from their.
If you would like to know why I am so interested in Pakistan, and how I know so much I will let you know.
Born in raised in the States, Parents moved here in the 80s from India. Muslim family, practicing, but not involved politically anywhere. Also had many Pakistani friends growing up. So my cultural understanding of Pakistan is quite good. I'm very interested in politics and global policy/strategy, so studying Pakistan, a mulim country, with a capabilities it has, is right up my ally.
My father is a huge fan of Imran Khan, still is, he has a picture with him when Imran Khan was doing fundraising here in America. I got hooked to Pakistan and its politics ironically because of Imran Khan. I thought he was pretty cool. Went down the Pakistani nationalist rabbit hole from there. I once did see him as a visionary leader, as someone with the skill sets needs for Pakistan to make it's case.
Time went on, I got older, smarter, analyzed the 4 or so years Imran spent as prime minister, understood something was not right. He seemed to have been in kahoots with the generals at the time Bajwa of Faiz. I think they were puppeting him to a good extent, later they betrayed him, or maybe the army establishment silently revolted against all 3. I think the latter is more accurate to what happened.
They say the violence in Pakistan went down becuase of him, I'd argue the army was able to clean up a lot of that stuff before he became PM, and he therefore inherited and took credit indirectly. Another thing is just bad policy, a lot of it isnt his fault, its just ingrained in the system, but we were expecting him to fight it or bring awareness to it atleast, but he did neither. He wasn't really that great administrative wise.
Look at his supporters, his advisors, and people he's given tickets to and there is no difference between what Imran brought and what the establishment poltiical parties had. I'd argue PTI members were worse: more Qadianis, more opportunists, more western brained numbskulls, more idiots.
I am also not a fan of the cult worshipping that PTI has for imran khan, some of it is manufactured by the party for obvious reasons, a lot of it is genuine, but regardless it is not good. He is charismatic, a good speaker, and good looking, and they have built a cult over him due to that. Respecting a leader is different than making him the end all be all.
Another thing, I personally don't think a man who has openly (publicly) commited sins like Zina and drinking should be leading a nation. Everyone sins, people can be redeemable, but there is a spiritual aspect to this (look into the role flogging plays). Obviously that goes with all politicians, but I'd say Imran has had the most publicized life. I think it would have been good if he stayed advocating for Pakistan in his own capacity outside of government, but maybe not leading the nation. Just The fact that he was married to a lady from a very influential, zionist family is also not a good look. She reverted back to her old ways, and its clear she is not a muslim, so one should question the her motive for marrying Khan. He has two sons hostage to that woman. The whole ordeal screams like hes has blackmail on him.
He is Pakistan's Trump, a man with a lot of charisma, a man said a lot of things that appeal to the religious and nationalist tendencies of the nation. But a man with a troubled past, a man who maybe believes in a vision but has not lived it. A man who surrounds himself with people who do not represent the vision he promised. A man either through incompetence or blackmail, has to do things against the interests of his constituents. Imran Khan = Trump, MAGA = PTI.
I can talk all day about this, why don't you make thread since its not related to the this thread.