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most acknowledged and liked party among the people of Pakistan. But this time

the Kaptaan is facing the fiercest bouncers of his life, as it’s not easy to do politics

in Pakistan with the power parties at work. Still Imran Khan seems to be playing

all the right shots and ducking to some of the deliveries when necessary.

Mr. Imran Khan got the real boost in his political boom with the jalsa held in

Lahore on the 31st Oct,2011 at Minar-e-Pakistan . The space erupted with

thousands of people, showing their support for IK and the cause of a better

Pakistan. This gathering was really a symbol of change, in a sense that it wasn’t just only die hard party workers gathering up but because it had teenagers,

families and the real people of Pakistan who wanted a change. The unique crowd

ensured that Pakistani people are in need of a change which can take them far

away from the current ruling parties.

Soon after the 3oth jalsa, Imran Khan’s graph went up catching the eyes of

leaders from various parts of Pakistan. Gradually, many pople joined in Tehreek-

e-Insaaf for the change this country needs. Along with prominent personalities

which joined the party, thousands of common people became member of the

party through the sms registration system. It looked as if people are desperate

and anxious to bring the change they have always wanted. It was not only the

jalsa but the most successful party campaign ever ran in Pakistan. Tehrek-e-

Insaaf used the social media which includes Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and other



useful tools to create a one to one relationship with their followers. Tehreek-e-

Insaf sure stood prominent as a trend setter in Pakistani politics by bringing the

technological element into it. Plus the jalsas which they organize are also

different, as they include music (national songs) to boost up the audience.

The other major jalsa which Tehreek-e-Insaaf organized was the jalsa in Karachi

on 25th Dec,2011 at the ground opposite to Mizar-e-Quaid. It was held to send a

message of peace to all over Pakistan and to unite people of Pakistan belonging

from different cultures. People from almost all ethnic backgrounds came into this

jalsa to make it a roaring jalsas, one of the biggest ever in Pakistan.

Now, let us talk about Imran Khan from a different angle. Apart from his

immense popularity and public liking, the Kaptaan goes under a lot of criticism. I

won’t be going into why and what the reasons are but I have seen that he

undergoes it a lot, and thus I wanted to know the answer why it is so! He is a

person who has gone through so much media and public trials over the years.

One is the fact that, for many years the ‘common perception/opinion’ was that he

was a good cricket captain but he can never be a politician as it’s a different field.

Mr. Khan surely faced these lines many times over the years, but as per now the

opinion has changed among common people and in the political arena. Now, as



he has a lot of support and other big party personals have joined his party the

whole ‘Mr. Khan can’t be a politician, can’t run a party etc etc has gone’ .

Imran Khan has faced the the media of today, which is free and with personalities

who are opinion makers. This wasn’t here before in Pakistan, which directly

makes us think if this kind of media was back in the 70s or 80s or 90s then what

impact it would have on the politics of Pakistan. We had only one news channel in

the Pakistan, make it two if I am wrong. Anyhow, the point here is that the

accountability of the politicians of the yester years was very low. The public

believed in what they heard from sources other than that of media.

Mr. Khan evolved as a politician in an era where the media is blunt and makes the

political persons accountable to their statements. In talk shows, road shows etc

Mr. Khan has appeared on various occasions more than any other political leader

in Pakistan, taking questions directly from the public and answering them live.

One has to appreciate this very fact that he comes forwards (whatever he is right

or wrong) but he does comes forward and gets himself questioned.

Mr. Khan has emerged as a threat to the big ‘status quo’ parties which are ‘PML-

N and PPPP’ which are led by Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari. These parties have

ruled over n over in Pakistan over the years but little fruit has come out of their

ruling times. The hatred for these parties has turned love for Imran Khan, and

people now believe that his party can bring a change in Pakistan. This is a serious

issue for other parties, which leads to hard hitting counter criticism and counter



attacks. The Kaptaan faces questions from the other parties, who are ‘master in

their arts’ to demoralize someone who rises up against them. Still, he is going

strong and facing these parties time by time.

My last point which is far most the important one, is the answer to ‘why it’s sohard to believe and trust in Imran Khan’. The answer is, over the years Pakistan

has seen dramatic changes in its politics. From Marshal Laws to the crumbling

down of governments, Pakistan has seen a lot in its 60+ years of existence. We

have seen politicians making promises then breaking them, making agreements

then not agreeing to them, saying they would empower the poor then making

themselves rich, telling people to bring their wealth to Pakistan but getting all

their wealth outside the country and many more. All of the past experience have

accumulated in our minds over the year, giving us the idea that politicians andliars and what they say is what they don’t.

Keeping the above point in mind, it’s pretty obvious that why people have trust

issues with Imran Khan. Notably, when he was the captain of the team or started

the cancer hospital, people never had an issue with him but as he fell into the

political category it all started. So I think I made my point clear somehow.

Am not here asking to blindly trust him or do what he says because he seems to

be a clean person, but the point here to be focused is to acknowledge a person if

he achieves something and does something good. Adding to it, no one is perfect

around here so give Mr. Khan the benefit of the doubt here!. It’s better to take

something positive, from Mr. Khan’s whole persona I take that if you have a

dream follow it with passion and always be ready for the little or big hurdles on

the way.

Let’s hope that one day politicians of Pakistan rise up to the occasion and do

something worthwhile for this country. As per now, people have a hope and ‘alleyes are on the Kaptaan “Imran Khan”.

all eyes on the kaptaan ‘imran khan’

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