If you thought the loss to Zimbabwe in the Bean Derby was the craziest thing that could happen to Pakistan
you were mistaken, coz Pakistan was like:
Hello and Welcome to The Show!
Imran Khan, also known as India’s Shashi tharoor
Was shot at an election rally this week
He only received an injury in his leg and survived.
Now, there are immediately many theories related to why, and who could have been behind it?
To understand the various theories, we need to Understand Imran Khan’s rise to power
and his relationship with the their father, the Indian army, I mean smaller father, Pak Army
Imran Khan came to power in 2018 with the aim of "Transformation"
He wanted to bring forth a New Pakistan, free from corruption, a Riyasat-e-Pudina
I mean, Medina
a new Center of the Islamic world
He was able to garner a huge amount of support and was widely believed to be supported by the army
media outlets reporting sympathetically on his opponents had their distribution curtailed,
After coming to power, Mr. Khan, by contrast, proudly proclaimed he and the army were on "one page" when it came to policy decisions
However, his dreams of creating a new Medina were as well realized as Kejriwal’s dreams of turning Delhi into London
who instead of London turned it into Atlantis
Khan has ruined Pakistan’s economy, and her relations with countries like Saudi Arabia, China, and the US
all of whom Pakistan depends on for its economic survival
On top of that, he was also accused being under the spell of his wife and listening to her weird advice
like feeding two tanks of meat to her jinns to become PM
Jinn is the secret of his energy
And he also picked a fight with the army by not replacing Faiz Hameed as head of ISI whereas Bajwa the army chief wanted him gone
Eventually, that as well as his mismanagement of the economy led to the army taking away their support from Khan
like Americans took their hand off Ukraine when Russia Atttacked
And he was removed in a confidence vote
He claimed that there was a US-led conspiracy to remove him because of his refusal to stand with Washington on issues against Russia and China
By blaming USA kuffars and foreign hand in his removal, he has been able to generate huge support
He still remains very popular despite losing power, his rallies are generating large crowds
This is nothing if he wants to be a real leader you have to start beating yourself up in public
He is especially popular among the masses, as well as Pashtuns who have been agitating against Punjabi domination of Pakistan
He has also won most of the national assembly seats in a recent by-election
He is even more confident after this
He calls Pak Army Chief an animal, Attacked the Army chief for begging for Money
Maybe he is is jealous that the army chief can beg better than him
He is calling The Army chief Mir Jaffar
Pak PM a thief, people of Pakistan slaves (ghulam) & Election Commissioner a traitor. He publicly threatens to expose ISI
He has even been praising India’s foreign policy
Imagine the pak army listening to Imran Khan’s words
And watching imran fight the Army, India must be so happy right now
So he has been on an all-out offensive against the current government and the army and wants fresh elections
and he has announced that he wants fresh elections after he marches to Islamabad on 10th November
That is when this attack happened.
Now the attacker says he acted on his own and he shot Imran Khan because he was playing Music during Azaan
Now we come to Theories
There is the ‘false flag’ theory
according to which it was a staged drama carried out by Khan and his cronies to create a situation in which he is able to mount unbearable pressure on the government and the military establishment
to concede to his demands — early general elections
The second theory is that he was targeted by the military establishment
But if indeed it was the military then would an outfit like the ISI, which has so much experience and expertise in assassinations, carry out such a clumsy operation?
The army leadership fears that if it acts against Khan, it could result in a blowback — an uprising among Khan’s supporters
The third theory is that the government was behind the attack
But, Add to this the fact that the attack took place in Punjab, a province which is ruled by Khan’s party in coalition with Pervaiz Elahi’s faction of PMLQ
The security of the March was the responsibility of the provincial government
The fourth theory is that it was the handiwork of a deranged individual
Pakistan has more than its share of crazies.
Salman Taseer, Ahsan Iqbal who was shot by an activist of the Barelvi radical Islamist group Tehrik-e-Labbaik.
Yet another possibility is that some militant group — TTP, ISK, ISPP etc — was responsible
they have the reach and the reason for such an attack. They know that Pakistan is a powder keg waiting to explode
and all it needs is a spark. The resulting chaos exponentially expands the space for them to operate
Its possible that we may never find out:After all, it is Pakistan we are talking about,
where assassinations of and attacks on top political leaders — from Liaquat Ali Khan to Benazir Bhutto — have never been uncovered in a transparent and credible investigation
He is back from his injury, taken some inspiration from mamta banerjee and has started attacking the army again
People are turning on the army in a way we haven't seen in a while:
huge protests in front of army offices
Pakistani tanks getting humiliated on the battlefield as well as in their own country
Azaadi Slogans in a country which has funded such slogans in India for decades
Umar Khalid from jail must be feeling so proud of Pakistanis
The army arranged ban on him and then removed it immediately
So much so that the ISI who works in the background has to come out publicly to defend the army chief
So for the first time in a long time, it looks like the army is under real pressure and there is huge public anger against army
So what are the possibilities?
We need to understand what Imran Khan wants? Does Imran Khan want democracy like he says?
No. he has an interest in democracy just like Nehru ji had an interest in being Moutbatten’s friend
Just like nehru was interested in something else, Imran Khan is interested in power.
He has an ego the size of Greenland. He is used to being the star so he can’t accept not being the ultimate star of Pakistan - the PM
For Khan the demagogue, his ego is more important than anything else
there is also no way that the government or the military establishment can give in to his demands and tantrums. To do so would be to write their own political epitaph.
The scene is therefore set for an epic clash. Something is going to give, and very soon
Army cannot allow elections to happen to Let Imran Khan win since they got rid of him
If they try to stop him, if they attempt a coup as they have done many times in the past,
it could create chaos, a civil war-like situation
But its hard to say for now
What can India do? Right now: Wait and Watch
The situation is still very vague
The army might be weak but it is still strong and the Pakistani population still sees as the ultimate protector against the Kuffar Hindustan
Imran Khan is also no friend of India, he may praise India’s foreign policy, but again, his entire nation's raison d’etre is its hatred towards the Kuffars of India
Will a civil war-like situation break out that provides India with an opportunity in POK and Gilgit Baltistan?
The defense minister recently spoke about India will not rest until it has reclaims Gilgit Baltistan and POK:
The Chinar Corps commander said they are ready for any action that the minster needs
I know elections are coming up in 2023, and this could be an election speech,
but it has come at a time when there is a lot of turmoil in Pakistan
This government has shown that it can take big decisions and surprise people: The abrogation of article 370, The Ram Mandir decision, CAA