well before i go in to details lemme clarify that it was NOT some personal meeting.
kher on sunday i went to york uni, where the great Imran Khan was expected to gave a lecture on “Leadership n Democracy”. it took me 3 hours to get there cuz of Massive Propane Explosion.
acc to the program skedule, doors were supposed to closed around 12.30 pm…well i got there around 12.15 pm. (it was a three hrz long program, from 12-3 pm)
but Imran Khan showed up around 2.15…cuz he missed his flight from NYC :S
(so yeah two hour wait was also hectic.)
kher he came and gave a speech which was not more than 30-40 min on the topic he didnt even know about the he suppose to address on. (well he claim to be a leader and he did lead at several places so preparation on the topic shouldn’t be a problem for him).
well he started off with the same examples (i mean cricket ones that how every used to say that he cant me be better cricketer than his cousins, and how everyone used to say about his Cancer hospital and the cost it will generate, wont let it run that long…but still it is effectively running, besides giving free consultation to the needy. (which was totally fine with me, but i had seen all those on youtube as well)
the only thing i found worthwhile was his notion of “Aiming high”. so at this point i wanted to ask him a question that "you claim that you aim for big things, so right now is your aim to lead chaotic, slackers, druggies, terrorist, baat baat per larnay walay, apnay bhai ka khoon kernay walay, looters, etc?
…but then i thought i am not on GS at the moment…so let find some sympathetic question.
meanwhile IK continued with his looooooooong- very very very detailed which was more towards boring side of the spectrum than energetic one. (which i totally understand that the guy is human, he was late, his busy hectic skedule, traveling, and then addressing ppl like me jo k apnay profs ko bhi nahi choortay :D)
kher after ~ 40 min question-answer session started.
first person asked a question on democracy (and i think he asked) when will we gonna get that rule of govt?
(well i cant really recall the actual question but i do recall my sentiments and they were: yeh imran khan hai najomi nahi.)…well IK again gave a very Detailed answer.
then an uncle got his turn to ask him a question…his first was relevant to the discussion, but in his second question he asked about Aafia Siddiqui…and my sentiments were “dude is not here for press conference :bummer:”
and then…ma-balolets (i mean MY) turn came
i did know that i gonna ask him a question…why because i really wanted to know how good of a leader is he…so i wanted to have this personal experience…and besides i also wanted to gain confidence…i mean i do have presented in front of 30-60 ppl max but standing in front of a huge crowd (around 300 ppl) is load different.
so kher my turn came and i asked him this
“AOA sir, my name is zobia.
Acc to Newtons third law of motion every action has an opposite and equal reaction. so sir as a Pakistani nation hum main aisi kon si boraee nahi hai jis ki basis per hum ko corrupt leaders na milay?”
crowds reaction: they really liked it…and they also applauded it very much. (even a guy after the whole program was ended, came to me and appreciated my question :cheegum: and he also mentioned that it is in Quran that jaisi nations hoon geen un ko waisay he leaders malin gain)
unlike other ppl who asked questions to IK, i didnt leave the mic (until and unless IK wont answers my questions. :D)
i used newton’s law because i dont want my religious knowledge taken for granted (as i was wearing scarf at that time).
second, i used urdu n english both because i didnt want my language skill to be over imposed, as i was really really was looking fwd for his take.
even though i did know what kind of answer he gonna give me, but still i was hoping that he wont gonna answer the same way, like he did earlier.
…but he told me his some donation story…and then in the middle of his reply he pointed at me “i am coming to your question” and after that he elaborated on some cartoon and on the basis of that he said “the real problem is with leadership, and not the ppl” video.
my sentiments…:eek: concept of donation is in every country…so i cant really say what donation aspect gives us edge over the others.
so rite over there when he was done…i said “Sorry to inform you sir, but your answer didn’t convince me at all” :o
yeah i said that in front of every one…i cant really say whether i did a right thing or not…but i did it, because problems hum main hain, or leaders bhi hum main say he buntay hain. so if we are corrupted then we will also gonna get a corrupt leader.
but IK still didnt grasp this idea…and he still thinks we are if not perfect but still deserving nation.
kher one of the organizer asked me k this is not the time for the debate and let other ask question.
lol i do wanted to ask the organizer over there k “yeh kaisa leader jo mujhay to convince nahi ker payea, but he wanted to convince 16 crore pakistanis?”
…but i didnt say him anything cuz IK was got lill shocked, and organizers really cant do anything.
his leadership skills: poor
how?
-no eye contact with the viewers (especially with the person who asks him anything).
-he is a over-imposing talker…and a leader should be precise- to the point and more towards his actions, knowing the value of his time and also others time.
-making fun of other leaders e.g. molana diesel (he called him that)…well if he is aware of all these so-called leaders as being irrational then why he even bothers to talk about them…(i also wanted to ask him k yeah kia backbiting nahi hai?)
ps. may ALLAH SWT show him better, and strong path…otherwise he will again gonna endup with one seat. :cheegum:
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^Well said sister. I also agree to sister Problem_girl. I think that person (king) was Haroon-Rashid if I am not wrong.
