Imran Khan Needs Money

.........i can understand them checking urstruly`s shoes and ghalibzaman`s underwear for explosives - they probably look like the brothers running around the hills of tora bora with sheets on their heads and singing off-key arabic ayahs ............but what about me? ......... after years of drinking the white man`s whiskey and eating prosciuto on melon and wearing penny loafers, i thought i was at least as white as michael jackson .........so i was really surprised when the immigration man waved through my partner, bubba from alabama with his red neck and size twenty shoes, and insisted on asking me who i had met with in japan ........ he was inoffensive and quite polite, but as an american citizen and baseball lover i was a little pi*#ed off...... i wanted to say, `` i am not one of them, as a matter of fact i am the president of ``muslims united against islam`` and am seriously thinking of changing my name to leroy jackson and applying for membership at augusta``.......of course, i didn`t say anything except, ``thank you and have a nice day``, but my ears did turn a little red, sorry, purple .................

......... how did he mistake me for one of them?...... i use toilet paper and deodrant, i don`t share my tent with a camel or a goat, i don`t think blowing yourself up on sabbath is a lot of fun, i get goose bumps when i hear the star spangled banner at the baseball game, i think that the canadians are a bunch of whimps and that we should annex ontario and bc, i think we should take over saudi arabia and create a vatican like mecca and turn it over to prince hassan, i love hot dogs with lots of mustard, i have perfected a recipe for thanksgiving turkey that should be a national secret, i even like country western music and lone star beer ................ so, for christ`s sake what is it? ....... how could they confuse me with idiots who are mad at world because santa claus never came to their house when they were kids ? ..........

............ and what about my children who sound and act like white people and think we should belong to a country club because all white people do - can they end up in an internment camp instead of the country club? ............. if they do, it is all mrs hamidm`s fault - she is the one who signed them up for sunday school and made me drive them there ......... as god is my witness, i tried to protect them by picking them up before zuhr prayers and feeding them unhalal big macs to ward off jinns and malaik ........ i am sure they will be okay as long as they stay away from strangers who call each other sisters and brothers ..........

............ but what about me? ........i know what it is ! ........i will start drinking bourban instead of scotch ........ yup, that ought to do it !............. real americans drink that ... that stuff from kentucky!

Short and sweet. A woman enraged is appetizing at times. Ayesha, I`ll be in the UK in Jan. Let`s do dinner and a movie.

Rozaiba dost, very harsh. Ladies still go gaga over ``Immy``, hate to be reminded that he found a luscious young foreign thang. Scout is classic case of My Immy Syndrome.

Khatoon, Zakkk #15 has already pointed out legitimacy of asking for political contributions. Learn to curtail your comments to relevant facts and take criticism accordingly.

Further, Edhi not being in politics is a good thing. Like Aamir said, ``nice`` people fail miserably in politics.

ON dukhti rug

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a primer on chokies

Ayesha:

A belated welcome to chowk…since you are still relatively new here perhaps i can share some observations…most interactors here are very reasonable, normal, sane, sensible men and women…even when they masquerade as the other gender…but then i suppose in the anonymity of the cyber world it is permissible.

but


..when you hang around here often you will also discover their dukhti rugs…their sore or tender points…and with this discovery you will understand when to ignore, dismiss or answer them…you will also discover that some use several nicks and if you are sharp you will discover there is one nick used by more than one person…

to illustrate:

---arjum, jay thakray etc. are normal law abiding tax payers and model citizens except when it come to certain trigger words beginning with P or M

---urstruly, hydra sr. and hydra jr. are normal model citizens, father, lover, husband except when it comes to trigger words beginning with H or I

---romair is the normal law abiding entrepreneur parachuted out of the air force and landed on the west coast…rumoured to have a sense of humour as well…his trigger words change yearly…first it was the K word, then it became the PM, changing into IK and lately he has been observed pontificating on I too…

---asif naqshbandi…he is big on the B word…no not beyzameer but Barelvi

---harimau come out guns blaring on south Indian caste issues and everytime another interactor soysauce says something…anything…on any subject

---shankar…he would mostly come out to give a retort to Romair…

---ras and saxena…they just come out on every subject and throw a one liner

---tahmed he is the firefighter who keeps fighting the fire long after it has been extinguished

---hamidm and sameerjb...they are two sides of the same coin...you got to read them between the lines...

---temporal…he will crawl out when an article is really atrocious…as in bad formatting, language or logic use…

hope you will find this of some help

lve,

t

ps: as far as this IK is concerned, did he have hair transplant two years back?…re: edhi, gul etc…did you know edhi fought one election in late 60’s or early 70’s form the lea market area of Karachi and lost his deposit?…and gul and IK had a fall out because?…that would be interesting story to reveal…the best thing someone who knows gul personally told me… he is a visionary who is well informed about the past 5000 years and would speculate on the coming 5000 but knows nothing about today!

pps: apologise for this long post...obviously have nothing better to do than wait for a mail from someone...

Its funny how some things stick. They just refuse to unglue! Much as I admire Imran Khan as a cricketer (greatest ever to me!) I can`t help but notice how his causes, no matter how honest (lets ignore the core debate for a moment) have failed to rise above his personality. Uncanny.

Let`s face it, even his cancer hospital was less about the cause and more about him being what he was. And while Allah Wasaya Mianwaliwala would hardly know what Tehreek-e-Insaaf stands for or the `bhao` for insaaf today, he would certainly know that bat, and the handsome man holding it.

And much as Mr Khan makes an effort, no matter what his platform or line of argument, somehow it would all be linked to his jewish/wealth connections with Mr Goldsmith or to his earlier `playboy` leanings or whatever.

I say we end the arguments on this article as of today and just enjoy Imran Khan for the sheer entertainment value his unique situation throws up. Chuckle Chuckle.

Hozzzzattttt!!!!!!!!

Can anyone out there tell me how or why Imi arm twisted Edhi? What`s going on here?

Thank you in advance.

Umer M.

Peace to all,
Its good to know that most of here, Pakis or non, agree on one fact that PTI have a future. Some of us are having troubles with Imran as a person, but I am sure that they also believe in PTI`s ability and the power of their message. In the world of politics it is important to have a charisamtic leader too along with the strong staright forward message of progress and hope for the nation. I do agree with you people that Imran as a person might have some issues, but important thing to note is that those are more or less of personal nature. He did made a few mistakes, and who dont, good thing is that he realised them and got away from them. Yes he was a playboy, stubborn, Hamid Gul, Edhi incident, and a few more mistakes, but for one brief moment if we put all of them aside and just look at what PTI has to offer, I think most of would agree, that we can live with Imran at the top as long as it serves our purpose of promoting PTI agenda. Sooner or later, as PTI promised we can change our leadership if all the members wish for that. For the time being I think he is the right person to serve our purpose so lets just follow him and steer him to get to our destination, a Peaceful, Progressive, PAKISTAN.
Peace...

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scouty,

#26

Aw, nice try--no cigar, sis...
You know & I know & the whole world knows that the MAIN reason you like Imran is cos he`s cute...

OK OK ..your points in #26 are well taken...
Lemme ask you; isnt it a shame that his party won only ONE seat? I`m SHOCKED!!

Did he lose because he had a shortage of money or because Pakistan has a shortage of smart people like you, Romair & Roziaba?!

Enquiring minds want to know...

Back in Bhutto`s days, Edhi once stood up as a candidate but he lost out cos he didn`t, or rather didn`t want to, spend a penny on his elections.

Money makes the world go round.

Umer M.

ayeshakhan #21

imran has many faults. the sucking up to the stale pathan code, hamid gul as you mention, the whole fiasco of tilting toward the fundos, allowing mohsin ali khan to become a member of the party, the controversy with Eidhi you mention etc. no one is denying those things.

yet there can be no denying that this party is anti-establishment. in fact this `lack of connections` are the main reason many refuse to vote for the party as it cannot provide them with `post election` spoils like jobs in the government, or other lucrative things.

yes, please don`t ramble on. do some research instead before writing pieces.

Romair,

{{The biggest satisfaction I get as a member of this party is that I get to meet people like myself. Urban Pakistani who simultaneously admire the West and Islam and are fed up of the ignorant mullahs and the self-serving, ``liberal`` feudals.}}

OK OK if I were a Pakistani ,maybe the smartest thing I should do is vote for Imran. You made your point loud & clear & , for a change, I accept your logic. He`s better than the rest of the ``fuks`` {good one-Roziaba:)}.

But ....but...did I hear this right?!
His party just won ONE seat?!! UNO?!
And youre OPTIMISTIC about the result!!!???!!!
...youre a PRINCE..guy!:))

Yeah yeah...I have ZILCH expertise in Pakistani politics..but but..for a guy whose party he supports won ONE seat ...& then optimistically predicts than in 10-20 yrs, Imran will be the shining star of Pakistani politics?!...Man.... you`ll even put Polyanna to shame!

Giveup IT, pal...youre true calling is Public Relations. Jeeze, I`ll bet if Imran Khan farts tomorrow, you could explain why the smell of his gas is better than the rest of the politicians` gas put together..

Jeete Raho, mere yaar:)!

Roziaba,

Sorry to divert from the topic...momentarily..but gee I could have sworn you are a Pakistani lady...

If I`m right....I`m sure glad there actually are some Pakistani shernis, who have metaphorically ripped off their burkha & said ``fuks`` in public!
Way to go! Hon!....er, I sure hope Roziaba is a female nick!:)

But dont say it too often...not while scouty is around...last thing we need here is a ticked off scouty...you have NO idea how nasty she gets when she`s mad...saxena has the scars to prove it!:))

it is the nature of the game of politics to leave it`s players tarnished and exposed to harsh criticisms....but truthfully speaking, can pakistan do better than musharraf or imran khan? is there anyone else out there?
at least imran khan has a liberal background and has raised money, built
a hospital, done some good for Pakistan and it`s name. better than all those fundos gaining political ground isn`t it?

sure, everyone supports Edhi and for good reason, but he`s not an aspiring politician folks. why even bring him up in this discussion?

Dear Ms Khan,

Welcome to chowk, rest assued this site is NOT a pro Imran site, Umair and a few are, but there are plenty who are not. You may have had articles published elsewhere, but this is the not so nice world of online journalism. It is in my opinion far more rewarding to get a quick response to your words and it gives you teh chance to explain your position as well.
As an article goes, I do understand and accept many of the points you brought up. I again say Imrans no angel...and I shudder to think how he would be as a Prime Minister, consider he has some people of ill repute in his party like you mentioned. But his party did attract over 300,000 votes in this election and 1 National and one provincial seat that to despite being seriously out gunned.
To my knowledge he disasscoiated from Hamid Gul quite sometime ago, and if he had goven his vote to the Jamali govt, he might have ended up a Minister! Refusing power is not a common trait in Pakistani politcians.

nawaid and rozaiba:

I suggest you research your facts a little before staking your claims. One of Imran Khan`s key allies when he started with his political plans in the early-mid nineties was General Hameed Gul (ex-director general Inter Services Intelligence). He is the same person who Imran relied on to apply pressure on Edhi--read the book and find out about it at length. Rozaiba, with your opinion of the military, I`m sure you can`t be happy with that. Further, it is not true that all PTI candidates are anti-establishment. More recently, Mohsin Ali Khan, the leader of the PTI, NWFP, hails from an old frontier political family and is definitely not anti-establishment. I could go on but do not care to ramble on for paragraphs like some of you out there.

asaleh1:

Congratulations on summing up your comments in an articulate and balanced fashion and for countering romair.

rsaxena:

thanks.