Each one of us has some strengths and off course weaknesses. This is how Allah created men and women so they all can do a specific job in their life.
We as people do poorly when we are not allowed to (or are not willing to) use our strengths in a particular area.
I have now seen Imran Khan making speeches, in talk shows, and in private parties. This guy is a legend when it comes to his sincerity towards improving Pakistan. Unfortunately he runs into problems when he is not in his “zone”. And the problem is that he himself has not realized what his true “zone” or calling is.
Politics should be treated as a profession just like professions such as cricket, or engineering, or medicine.
You could be a great physician and may be a reasonably good in cricket to play in the little league like club. However it becomes very difficult to be a world level surgeon and a top notch world renowned cricket player.
I’d ask just a simple question. How many times Imran Khan would have allowed an incompetent nincompoop to play test cricket?
The same thing is true in the filed of politics too. It is a profession and people who don’t fit in the mould of a typical politician should never get into politics.
Imran had a profession and he shined in it. He now should retire and concentrate on philanthropic work. Or may be start a Pakistan Cricket League just like IPL in the neighboring country.
Politics is not his forte. Just like Edhi has found his calling and he refuses to come into politics. The same way Imran should quit and then totally refuse to come back to politics.
Everyone of us has 24 hours in a day, and we must decide what is the most productive use of these hours. And for Imran khan politics is not productive.
May be we should start a petition that fully recognizes his services to the country, but also urges him to quit politics.
Re: Imran Khan should behave like Edhi and not like Zardari
do you think just maybe, can he achieve more for philanthropy by getting involved in politics. Maybe the problem is not funding but the state. What is he could achieve an order of magnitude more through politics?
Re: Imran Khan should behave like Edhi and not like Zardari
do you think just maybe, can he achieve more for philanthropy by getting involved in politics. Maybe the problem is not funding but the state. What is he could achieve an order of magnitude more through politics?
Good question! But the short answer is no.
Pakistani state and people have always good to the "true philanthropists". Eidhi and many smaller organizations are good examples.
International NGOs are truly envious of Pakistani philanthropists. Eidhi, Agha Khan and countless others have done more than many Western NGOs combined.
And that would not have been possible without the generosity of ordinary Pakistanis, and a favorable attitude of successive Pakistani governments.
Imran Khan's politics is misdirected because he is a misfit in the profession of politics.
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Good question!
Pakistani state and people have always good to the "true philanthropists".
Please, don't kid yourself, remember the Pakistan earthquake. Lets revisit some stories:
1) A friend of mine who is a medical consultant in the UK travelled to Pakistan to help survivors. Paid his own fare, his own supplies of medicines and carried out operations where facilities where provided. The local population where thieves, ripping off aid agencies for a quick buck. Never mind helping fellow countrymen. Take the example of a truck driver, rather than providing free transit of goods in the hope of saving lives charged triple market rates.
2) A property developer from my town felt so compelled he sold one of his property. Took all the money in the region of £200,000 to Pakistan. He was planning to distribute funds to the most needy himself. Well the good folk of Azad Kashmir thought why dont we rob him and his extended family at gun point. Ransom of full amount, helped him along at the bank and made off with money.
International NGOs are truly envious of Pakistani philanthropists.
yeah see above. Some good work done by the likes of Edhi foundation but get back to reality. From my understanding most western NGO's are reluctant to run projects through our whiter than white government. For some reason the money pot seems to shrink.
While you are up your own ass what do you make from the philanthropy work from folk like Bill Gates? I know if I was thinking of charity donations as a business investment, only two people would be on my list.
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The same thing is true in the filed of politics too. It is a profession and people who don't fit in the mould of a typical politician should never get into politics.
So you mean only corrupt and feudal looteray like Altaf, Chaudharies and Zardaris etc. should ever enter politics. The reason why he is a misfit in present-day Pakistani politics is because he is a man of principles who does not take sh** from anyone and is completely fearless. Whatsmore he walks the talk. Shaukat Khannum and Namal College being shining examples of that
I think Imran would have fitted very easily into Jinnah's Muslim League. Jinnah would have admired him as a man of strong character, an honest, sincere and truthful person.
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...... The reason why he is a misfit in present-day Pakistani politics is because he is a man of principles who does not take sh** from anyone and is completely fearless.
Whatsmore he walks the talk. Shaukat Khannum and Namal College being shining examples of that
I think Imran would have fitted very easily into Jinnah's Muslim League. Jinnah would have admired him as a man of strong character, an honest, sincere and truthful person.
GA bro! you make good points. Just remember that a person's strengths in one field may lead to his weakness in another field.
He is a misfit in politics but he is a very good fit in philanthropy. His strengths of being honest and focused on one cause (say a hospital) works wonders. This is just like what Eidhi is doing.
On the other hand, politics needs many more aspects to be considered and is much more complicated than building a hospital. And that's where Imran's revolutionary attitude makes him fail miserably.
I am not sure Imran would have been a good fit for Jinnah. The reason is that Jinnah was cool as cucumber, strictly calculating, and a very shrewd politician. Even in 1946, Jinnah accepted an Indian Union instead of Pakistan. Just read mission plan's details.
Imran is an antithesis of shrewdness. He would have darted out and threatened British and Congress at the drop of his hat.
Jinnah was a lawyer and a really good one who had a very long term vision. While Imran is a loud, short term, angry and revolutionary cricket team captain.
If at all, Imran may have been a good fit for a marxist groups like those run by Castro.
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Or maybe he could transfer his legendary cricket captaining skills to other walks of life. Being captain of Pakistan cricket team is 95% politics.
CEOs and Captains are in fact known to have applied their skills in different environments, or as you said "transfer" their skills to other walks of life.
In case of Imran Khan, he was able to transfer his cricket skills to philanthropy.
However
He has been unable to do the same in his married life or his political life. That's why he will not be a good politician or a good husband. However he will be a damn good philanthropist.
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So you mean only corrupt and feudal looteray like Altaf, Chaudharies and Zardaris etc. should ever enter politics. The reason why he is a misfit in present-day Pakistani politics is because he is a man of principles who does not take sh** from anyone and is completely fearless.
No Asif. Granted that politics is run by bunch of goons, Imran is not a man of principles either. He is a mess as far as I am concerned. I continue to find him extremely disappointing, and with unfair (at times conflicting) views with half baked information on variety of topics.
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No Asif. Granted that politics is run by bunch of goons, Imran is not a man of principles either. He is a mess as far as I am concerned. I continue to find him extremely disappointing, and with unfair (at times conflicting) views with half baked information on variety of topics.
Why are you making a mockery of yourself by making such statements. One thing that no one can deny is that he is a man of principles.
I think once he starts prasing Altaf hussain and withdraw that case, he will be in your good books....
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Bravo to Imran Khan for being an example for youngster. Too bad the political environment is not ready to absorb and mold around honest and respect-worthy people like him.
We can only pray soon enough, we'll have dedicated citizens and honest people like Imran Khan and Edhi as our leaders. People who invest in the nation genuinely out of their own efforts and not by dipping hand in National treasury.
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Bravo to Imran Khan for being an example for youngster. Too bad the political environment is not ready to absorb and mold around honest and respect-worthy people like him.
We can only pray soon enough, we'll have dedicated citizens and honest people like Imran Khan and Edhi as our leaders. People who invest in the nation genuinely out of their own efforts and not by dipping hand in National treasury.
I try not to use Edhi and name of a politician in the same line. Thats like bringing down Edhi.
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Why dont you just let him do what he wants.
Hey mon! he can make a fool of himself for the next 25 years. Remember 25 years from now you will realize that Imran got a very good advice right from the depths of intellectual power house called gup shup forum.