We get lectured every day on how we should follow riasat-e-medina of which he is the only person deserving enough to be a leader of. Article 62 63. Imran Khan uses his religious and messiah-like posturing as a political tool.. now this I evidence that he has been lying (everyone knew already, but didn’t have clear evidence). What I am trying to clarify is why such audios are not a private affair when it comes to a leader whose entire political tactic has been to portray himself as a religiously reformed messiah.
I have read Islamic theology on this matter for some other reason – not specific to this reason. Hiding someone’s secret, the sanctity of keeping secrets is important and encouraged. But once the cat is out of the bag staying mum can’t be the way forward.
Argument 3: He’s a public officeholder
Khan’s party is in power in some way or the other since 2013. I disagree with the fact that these audio leaks are unfair to him and a private affair. He lives a public life eyeing public office always. A public office demands a person of strong character in it.
Especially a person like Khan should be skinned for this. He likes to give examples of the politics of Europe and the UK. He’s lucky this isn’t the UK or Europe. If it was, he would have to go out of Politics for good. People in Pakistan like his bad-boy playboy fashion nova image. I remember this Press Secretary Boris, she had to step down after a video of hers was leaked when she was joking about the party at PM House during COVID regulations. British Health Minister Hancock lost his office for kissing. The same happened with that Governor Cuomo. Let’s not forget Clinton. He doesn’t deserve any reprieve. Cuomo and Clinton were accused of using their power over people who worked for them bad boys to extract sexual favors from them.
