Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan has tried all tricks in the bag to remain in power. According to reports from Pakistan, he was planning to dismiss the army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa but the PTI has since denied such allegations. With the Supreme Court ready to detain lawmakers for contempt, good sense finally prevailed.
The PTI hoped to stretch the National Assembly session to Monday when they had hopes with a review petition that was pending. The petition questioned the apex court바카라s order on the trust vote. Now that the die is cast and the SC is in no mood to oblige, Khan and his PTI will hit the streets and galvanise people against what he terms an 바카라imported바카라 government installed by the US and its Western allies.
Here are five points on Khan and his support base.
1. To his followers, Imran Khan has done nothing wrong
Imran Khan has been sent out kicking and screaming, but to his followers the former prime minister has done nothing wrong in attempting to defy the Supreme Court that had stood up for the Constitution.
Faisal Javed Khan, a PTI minister, wrote, 바카라Just saw off Prime Minister Imran Khan from Prime Minister House. He walked out gracefully and didn't bow down. He has lifted the entire nation. Feeling proud to be a Pakistani and blessed to have a leader like him. Pakistan Khan 바카라 Imran Khan.바카라
This sentiment is shared by not just party workers but large number oNew Pakistan바카라바카라 that he failed to create during his time in power.
2. Youth has contempt for politicians, Khan is seen as challenger to dynastic politics
Pakistan바카라s youth like young people across the world have contempt for politicians and regard Khan as a challenger to the traditional political dynasties represented by Pakistan People바카라s Party leaders like Bilawal Zardari Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League바카라s Maryam and Hamza Sharif.
Khan is Mr Clean who can make the sorely needed difference to the country바카라s corrupt system. Lately, there have been allegations of corruption against extended family members of his wife Bushra Bibi. It appears the former Punjab chief minister was selected by his wife Bushra Biwi. Her ex-husband is said to have made money from Imran Khan바카라s protegee in Punjab. Nothing is yet proven.
3. Religious, conservative sections support Khan
The deeply religious, conservative, and poorer sections of Pakistani society support Khan who frequently invokes religious sentiments. Khan has often played footsie with the extremists, including the Pakistan Taliban. He has hailed Osama Bin Laden as a martyr and has spoken up for the extremist fringe many times.
Khan바카라s anti-America stance plays well with the conservative religious section. So, despite the dubious claims of a foreign conspiracy, which right-thinking Pakistanis dismiss, there are an equally large number of admirers who continue to support his attempted assault on the country바카라s constitution. Khan will wear his 바카라Taliban Khan바카라바카라 tag as a badge of honour.
4. Large section of middle class sees Khan as only man standing
A large section of Pakistan바카라s middles class, including young professionals, that are apolitical and paint Opposition politicians as corrupt, see Khan as the only man standing. It is these people who have transferred their admiration of Khan the cricketer to Khan the righteous political leader.
5. Imran Khan enjoys support of Pakistan's celebrities
Array of Pakistan바카라s celebrities, including singers, actors, and models, have tweeted their support for Khan all though the current crisis. Top notch actors like Mahira Khan, Adnan Siddique, and Humayun Saeed together with many other leadings personalities from entertainment world have backed Imran Khan.
Zara Noor Abbas, a successful drama artist, was quick to declare on her Instagram tories, 바카라I don바카라t accept any party other than PTI, nor any prime minister other than Imran Khan for this country.바카라
Singer Haroon Shahid tweeted rather hopefully, 바카라Respect the decision. Let바카라s move on to the next battle. If we lose on Saturday, we will rise again on Sunday. Either you give up or you plan your next move. Pakistan Zindabad, Imran Khan Zindabad.바카라
Singer Quratulain Baloch called for a protest against the verdict. She wrote on the microblogging site, 바카라Can we all come out and reject this decision? What kind of democracy is this where the people바카라s votes have no value over the MNAs who can easily sell out, both their souls and their country mean? I stand with Imran Khan and for your own sake, Stand up for yourself.바카라
The respected columnist Pervez Hoodbhoy writes in Pakistan highly respected English daily Dawn, 바카라Today, one particular belief sits securely in a nuclear-protected bunker and may survive even the no-confidence vote. Common wisdom is that all Opposition leaders are money-hungry cheats and Khan, even with his shortcomings, is clean as a whistle. Correct? After all, it is commonly held that all opposition politicians are venal, even if there is disagreement on which is the more corrupt one.바카라
