Articles of the year 2018
Published on September 17th 2018
The Iran era is beginning and the crooks are already on notice, so behavior is being carefully watched. Because Imran is himself honest he is unforgiving. This formidable combination is very hard on his followers and essential if progress has to be made. Then this is the new order that has to be followed.
Of course, no financial impropriety can be tolerated in any administration, especially under the Imran tenure. The public will also not tolerate corruption. They have been woken by Imran to the corruption of the Zardaris and the Sharifs and have suffered the resultant poverty. They want the good life and jobs have been snatched away by these criminals and parked in Dubai. Most of the glitter of Dubai was stolen from the Pakistanis by their crooked leadership. The Dubai government has already made available the lists of assets owned by the political officials and invested in Dubai. These lists should be named and shamed here in Pakistan. The owners of these properties should be vilified in public and the owners punished for depriving Pakistanis of their rightful share. This list of shame is a must. The “Chor, Chor” chant in London should be heard echoing in the streets of Pakistan. The thieves of Pakistan should not be given any hiding space.
It will be very easy for new members of Imran’s team to learn the new pattern. They will appreciate the Imran era and will respond accordingly. Pakistan is definitely upward bound.
Of all the qualities Imran brings to the fore the most important is the inspiration he brings about to the best in others around him. To inspire in others is the most important quality in a leader for it enables a captain to lift eleven mediocre men to greatness and bring home a World Cup. Imran showed this quality when he nurtured and encouraged a nascent Inzamam into delivering a World Cup winning innings. That was pure genius. A toddler being guided step by faltering step to give possibly the most important innings of his life. That was inspiration provided by Imran all the way. None of our other leaders have this ability. Most have been noticeably lacking in this field. The great victories in battle have been won by drawing on the inspiration of the leader and many a battle lost due to its absence.
The time has come for Pakistanis to rise up with Imran and deliver an Inzamam innings. We have the talent and with the correct leadership we can do it. We are stepping onto the world stage, our history is in the making, and all the right ingredients in place. Our public is well aware of this momentous occasion.
Now is the time to build the Pakistan of the dreams of Jinnah and Liaquat. The false smoke and mirror gambits of Zardari and the Sharifs have been cast aside by a reincarnated judiciary guiding the administration as the beacon preventing the straying from the right and legal path.
All those amendments to the constitution that were ushered in by the crooked “champions of democracy” should be cast aside and the Imran team be encouraged.