Whether you love him or hate him, there’s one undeniable truth about Imran Khan: he pulled the curtain back on a system that we all knew was rotten — but couldn’t quite see clearly why was it so.
Let me explain what I mean.
We’ve lived for several decades in a country where things just… don’t add up. Governments come and go, but the problems remain the same. Inflation rises, institutions decay, merit is crushed under the weight of nepotism, and justice is served — not to the people — but to the powerful. For years, people whispered about it in tea shops, complained about it in drawing rooms, and joked about it in TV shows. But it all remained somewhat vague, blurry, almost like a rumor passed down from generation to generation.
Then came Imran Khan.
Now, I’m not here to argue whether every decision he made was right or wrong. That’s not the point. He made mistakes, and he has his flaws — just like any leader. But if there’s one contribution of his that history will not ignore, it is this: he exposed the system.
He named it. He challenged it. He stood up to it. And most importantly, he made us see it.
Before Khan, the idea that Pakistan’s politics was manipulated by hidden hands, that elections were engineered, that justice had two faces — one for the elite and one for the common man — was often considered conspiracy talk. After him, it’s common knowledge. People began to question narratives. They started looking at media with a skeptical eye. They began seeing through the performances — the headlines, the political drama, the sudden “disqualifications,” and the midnight court sessions.
That awareness changed everything.
It ignited a kind of political consciousness among the youth that Pakistan hadn’t seen in years. Suddenly, university students were discussing Article 245 and judicial overreach. Housewives were watching live press conferences. Cab drivers were analyzing economic indicators. People didn’t just want electricity or gas anymore — they wanted accountability. They wanted truth. And they wanted change.
Now, is Pakistan magically fixed? Of course not. In fact, things might even feel worse for many. But once people see the reality behind the facade, they can’t unsee it. And that, in itself, is the beginning of a revolution — not necessarily with bullets or protests — but with awareness, resistance, and clarity.
So, whether Imran Khan returns to power or not is secondary.
What he has already done is pierce the illusion. He showed the public that the real enemy wasn’t just a political party — it was the entire system comprising mainly of the military establishment, built on suppression, silence, and status quo.
That, in my opinion, is why he remains immensely popular among the masses.
He didn’t just enter politics. He turned on the lights for us to see the systems true face.
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