Ever since Imran Khan pulled the crowd to his October 30 rally, it seems that everyone is taking sides. While taking sides, his critics are trying to be critical at everything. Everything from his party to the family has come under the spotlight. His scandalous past along with his marriage and present family life is questioned. While one half of the critics criticize his aloofness with his party affairs, there is an another half which hellbent to show Khan in bad light.
Indeed, Khan has nothing but been scandalous in his youth, but is it too hard to accept that to err is human and one grows up over the years. It is about time that we separate the wheat from the chaff. Khan's frivolity during the epitome of his youth is not something that would disturb the matters of governance. It should be taken as a blessing that everything about Khan is almost black and white.
The matter that gets the most eyebrows raised is Jemima's association with Imran Khan. For this, let us travel back to 1995 when Khan married Jemima. Jemima was (and perhaps, still is) a Muslim when she married Khan. She readily moved to Pakistan and lived here for almost a decade. During her almost decade long stay in Pakistan, she tried her best to adjust into the society. In her public appearances, she was usually seen in Shalwar Kameez. She actively participated in the activities for Shaukut Khanum Memorial Hospital. Due to her efforts, Diana the Princess of Wales visited Pakistan twice. With Khan, she bore two sons: Sulaiman Isa and Kasim, both are now in London with their mother. During the 2010 floods, she took an active part in gathering funds from all over Europe. On various occasions, she has spoken against the American drone attacks. The sudden divorce in 2004 did raise some controversy, but for a woman who considers Pakistan her second home, we should all think before we speak.
Over the years, due to her philanthropic and journalistic work for different organizations, Jemima has garnered the respect of the British media. She had been the Associate Editor for The Independent, and currently is the Editor-at-Large for the European Vogue and the Associate Editor for the New Statesman. In 2008, she was given the right to interview former president General Pervez Musharraf on the eve of the elections. Her recent visit to Pakistan was perhaps more of a professional nature. It should not to be taken in different light.
One more matter that is always raised is about Khan's children who unlike their father live in Britain. It should be noted that sometimes a leader has to make sacrifices in to make headway for his followers. The divorce between Khan and Jemima occurred because Khan did not have enough time for the family. He wanted to focus on his political career. It is better for the children that they stay with their mom. Jemima being a British woman preferred her home country over Pakistan after her divorce. As Khan thought the boys would do better with their mom, he let them go. But be assured that Khan's boys would be far better than some of the other foreign living descendants of our famous political families. Furthermore, I do not see that Khan would let his boys have it easy. He would make his boys work if they wish to become anything popular like himself. Furthermore, he regularly visits them especially in the presence of their mom. Jemima, on the other hand, is upbringing the boys as Muslim (as far as I know).
Khan and his family is not your average political dynasty and the chances of them become into one is fairly less. Playing around on these cards would not benefit anyone. Only time would tell when the great Khan will get his turn but his critics, especially those who are politically backed, should speak with a note of caution. Criticizing him on these trivial lines only makes them look immature.
Indeed, Khan has nothing but been scandalous in his youth, but is it too hard to accept that to err is human and one grows up over the years. It is about time that we separate the wheat from the chaff. Khan's frivolity during the epitome of his youth is not something that would disturb the matters of governance. It should be taken as a blessing that everything about Khan is almost black and white.
The matter that gets the most eyebrows raised is Jemima's association with Imran Khan. For this, let us travel back to 1995 when Khan married Jemima. Jemima was (and perhaps, still is) a Muslim when she married Khan. She readily moved to Pakistan and lived here for almost a decade. During her almost decade long stay in Pakistan, she tried her best to adjust into the society. In her public appearances, she was usually seen in Shalwar Kameez. She actively participated in the activities for Shaukut Khanum Memorial Hospital. Due to her efforts, Diana the Princess of Wales visited Pakistan twice. With Khan, she bore two sons: Sulaiman Isa and Kasim, both are now in London with their mother. During the 2010 floods, she took an active part in gathering funds from all over Europe. On various occasions, she has spoken against the American drone attacks. The sudden divorce in 2004 did raise some controversy, but for a woman who considers Pakistan her second home, we should all think before we speak.
Over the years, due to her philanthropic and journalistic work for different organizations, Jemima has garnered the respect of the British media. She had been the Associate Editor for The Independent, and currently is the Editor-at-Large for the European Vogue and the Associate Editor for the New Statesman. In 2008, she was given the right to interview former president General Pervez Musharraf on the eve of the elections. Her recent visit to Pakistan was perhaps more of a professional nature. It should not to be taken in different light.
One more matter that is always raised is about Khan's children who unlike their father live in Britain. It should be noted that sometimes a leader has to make sacrifices in to make headway for his followers. The divorce between Khan and Jemima occurred because Khan did not have enough time for the family. He wanted to focus on his political career. It is better for the children that they stay with their mom. Jemima being a British woman preferred her home country over Pakistan after her divorce. As Khan thought the boys would do better with their mom, he let them go. But be assured that Khan's boys would be far better than some of the other foreign living descendants of our famous political families. Furthermore, I do not see that Khan would let his boys have it easy. He would make his boys work if they wish to become anything popular like himself. Furthermore, he regularly visits them especially in the presence of their mom. Jemima, on the other hand, is upbringing the boys as Muslim (as far as I know).
Khan and his family is not your average political dynasty and the chances of them become into one is fairly less. Playing around on these cards would not benefit anyone. Only time would tell when the great Khan will get his turn but his critics, especially those who are politically backed, should speak with a note of caution. Criticizing him on these trivial lines only makes them look immature.
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