Imran Khan a dead man?

Monday 19th November 2007 08:52:38 PM

Imran Khan has decided to go on a hunger strike in the prison he is being held at in protest to Musharraf's emergency rule. I can see why someone like Imran Khan would do this (for the publicity) but is it really a good idea? Maybe if he was in another country but not in Pakistan.

On Monday, he decided to stop eating or drinking until judges that were fired when Musharraf imposed the emergency are reinstated, said his former wife, Jemima Khan. (source: Associated Press)

No doubt there are a lot of people wanting to get rid of Imran Khan because of his publicity and influence as a politician so why is he making their job easier for them? I can just imagine his opponents now, snickering at the thought of him starving himself and making himself weaker in the process.

C'mon Imran, don't do this - it won't get you anywhere. Thousands of people are starved everyday in Pakistan and the people who have the power to do something about it don't care, and if you honestly think that Musharraf will restore 'democracy' as a result of this please don't hold your breath. On the other-hand, if this is nothing but a publicity stunt then you may have scored yourself some points.

Posted by Piniyini

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Tue 20th Nov 07 05:06:04 PM 1 Boba: I know!!!! He's gonna die, nobody cares about him!!! He's the only decent politician out there, who's not about getting a name for himself
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Tue 20th Nov 07 06:29:01 PM 2 Jet: On the contrary, I think Imran is very concerned with getting a name for himself actually. He is very concerned with his media image. Ask Jemima Khan who is doing all his media work for him in London, releasing information to the press agencies almost every day. None of us can prove this story is true but it keeps Imran's plight in the news.
Tue 20th Nov 07 07:13:33 PM 3 Boba: Imran Khan and his party are the only party who want to change Pakistan's constitution...which is the only way Pakistan will be able to better itself and reduce the chance of any one of Pakitan's government branches to dominate power (like the executive has done now) and that is the core of any democracy.
Any other party would go through battles and bombs just to become the government party, and once they get there all they do is promise reforms that never seem to appear.
Imran Khan's problem is that he will never be recognised as a credible politician amongst the masses of Pakistan; he is simply one of the greatest cricketers ever. Nobody takes him seriously and the average Pakistani will allign himself with one of the other mainstream party who have religious factions within the party. Khan's party and supporters are all educated men (you can not deny that the majority of Pakistan's population are uneducated) and the party itself is pragmatic, not based upon religion.
If he ever does come into power, I bet you, changing the constitution will be the firt thing that he'll attempt to do. Whether he'll be successful in doing it or not is another matter.
I honestly believe that he has genuinely got Pakistan's interest at heart. He's loaded, already 'got a name' for himself, why on earth would he go through this torture?
Wed 21st Nov 07 05:28:09 AM 4 Ray: Imran had lunch, diiner and then breakfast with eggs bread etc. What a liar, what a hunger strike.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14563810
Wed 21st Nov 07 05:29:19 AM 5 Marigold: I agree with Boba. Something about Imran Khan rings true. How come more people don't see it? :(
I hope his strategy works.. I don't want him to die!

Tos.. I tagged you.
Wed 21st Nov 07 06:19:05 PM 6 Tim: Cheers for discussing this guys. As you say, the fact that people are taking notice, regardless of the reasons both in cause and effect, hopefully, in some way, some good will come of it. You probably have heard now that he has been released. I just posted a few thoughts about this along with links to the news piece and mentioned a couple of your quotes. Cheers!
Wed 21st Nov 07 08:29:06 PM 7 Rai: ray

this is all u MQM goons can do,make childish arguments and websites.y dont u send ur altaf bhai to pakistan to fight like a man , we are waiting for him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fW9jPnjgE

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