Imran boycotted the elections stating that they would legitimise President Musharraf’s rule. It appears he is now going back on that stance.
Imran’s challenge to Zardari
By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, May 1: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan has thrown a challenge to PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari to contest bypoll from NA-55 against him to know what the nation wanted on the judges’ issue. The cricketer-turned-politician made the announcement in response to a PPP leader’s reported interview that his party had not got pro-judiciary vote in the Feb 18 elections. Talking to a TV channel, Khan insisted that restoration of the deposed judges was, and is, an issue of the masses and they had voted for the democratic forces to power to resolve it to their liking. He said opinion polls had already shown that over 80 per cent public wanted the restoration of pre-Nov 3 judiciary. Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf information secretary Omar Cheema said if Mr Zardari accepted the challenge, the PTI would securely file nomination papers for the party chairman for NA-55. Otherwise, he added, Mr Khan would not contest polls till the reinstatement of the pre-emergency judiciary. Rejecting the challenge, a spokesman of the Bilawal House said Imran should better contest against a local PPP worker from Mianwali.
who cares, the guy changes his opinion more times then he changes his cloths.
Absolutely, this is the guy who castigated Musharraf for "forgiving" BB's past corruption etc, and then publicly himself stated that the same as Musharraf had said!
Imran Khan is a JOKE!! The idiot is regretting not taking part in the elections and missing out on the limelight! He has no direction, no policy. Everything he says or does it to stay on the news!
By the way, what happened to his case against MQM? lol i suppose he forgot about it all because it isn't making headlines anymore
^ you mean people like imrahn who is struggling to be invited to lead the poor masses of Pakistan without having to go through the process of earning the mantle of leadership?
^ I don't understand exactly what you are trying to say. What do you mean by 'invited'? If he had compromised on principles then I am sure that he would have been 'invited' to join the cabinet by Musharraf.
He is a leader already and a better leader than most of the other so-called leaders. Leadership is about making tough decisions and addressing issues head on i.e being firm and fair. It is also about having a vision. I think he has all these qualities. Maybe he is ahead of his time, but sooner or later people in Pakistan will start taking him seriously. It is very difficult to break a 2 party monopoly so I don't expect his party to become a significant national player. But that is not to say they cannot do any good for the country and pressurise the leading parties.
Actually Imran Khan is quite right in this regard. Places in Punjab, where literacy rate is high any person supporting emergency and removal of Judges by tin pot dictator is going to lose big time :)
Once BB quite succinctly said to Imran Khan that winning in politics is not as easy as winning by doctoring the ball.
That's a bit like saying that you can reverse swing a cricket ball by picking at the seam. You need skill, ability, talent and leadership qualities etc. first and foremost and Imran even his enemies would agree had all of those qualities in abundance. Pakistan cricket was largely a successful story under him.
Once BB quite succinctly said to Imran Khan that winning in politics is not as easy as winning by doctoring the ball.
Obviously BB didn't watch much cricket then! Imran Khan was a pure genius, he didn't need to cheat to succeed; his talent was enough to earn him a household name.