No we can’t. It is criminal aka law and order issue.
you think UK would have dismissed Lord Nazir had he ever said something positive about 7/7 bombers. In fact Lord Nazir would have been put in jail the very next day. Nothing can justify 7/7 bombers’ heinous acts. Similarly nothing can justify bombing of girls schools, suicides and killings in Pakistan.
We should be honest about ourselves and about Imran.
We should all give him credit where he is on the right path,
But
We should not encourage or accept his stance on our national integrity and
We should punish him if he supports terrorists morally or otherwise.