Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan remains a potent force. He rallies support after being voted from office, decrying foreign conspiracy against him.
This file photo taken on June 30, 2018 shows Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician giving a speech during an election campaign rally in Islamabad.
“Imran felt he was above the law and the constitution. He was a famous sportsman but he refused to accept defeat gracefully,” Hussain said, referring to Khan’s cricket stardom some 35 years ago. “He spoke of creating a true democracy and an ideal society, but instead his major legacy was to leave society divided and the economy in ruins. It is deeply disappointing.”
Yet to an extent, Khan’s relentless attacks on elites backfired by bringing a hodgepodge of rival parties together to seek his removal. By wooing disgruntled Khan allies, his opponents mustered enough votes in parliament to bring him down.“Imran Khan needs to be given credit for defeating the dynastic political forces,” said Ayaz Amir, an analyst and former legislator, a reference to the families who have wielded political power in Pakistan since its founding in 1947.
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