Generous Imran Khan, to a fault

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Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has selected the same Islami Jamiat Taliba (IJT) nazim for the slot of his political assistant who had allegedly beaten him on November 14, 2007 at Punjab University (PU), Pakistan Today learnt on Monday.
Sources said Hafiz Farhat Abbas, Khan’s newly-appointed political assistant, who was IJT’s former nazim at PU Hailey College, had not only manhandled Khan but had also detained him at PU Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) and had later handed him over to the police. IJT PU senior workers, praising Khan’s generosity, said Farhat was from amongst them and they were glad Khan had selected him for this important position. They confirmed that Farhat was a “rukin” (a senior designation in the group) and was so devoted to IJT’s cause that he had expressed the wish to be buried in its flag.
This might just be a generous act on Khan’s part, but politically, this is proving out to be a great move since this has allowed him to penetrate the pro Jamat-i-Islami ranks. It is important to mention here that in November 2007 Student Action Committee (SAC) had invited Khan at PU to lead a rally against former dictator Pervez Musharraf’s emergency. Khan’s visit had been approved by Qazi Hussain Ahmed, former chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, to which the IJT is affiliated. On his arrival at the campus, the PTI chief met strong opposition from IJT activists who kicked him around and punched him. They took him to a room in the Centre for High Energy Physics and detained him for about 45 minutes before handing him over to the police. Hafiz Farhat was one of those who were involved in torturing Khan. Some within Khan’s rank, however, have criticised the move saying that it would allow ‘jamatis’ to hijack Khan’s policies.
“There was no need to induct Hafiz Farhat since he was assigned the job of quashing PTI in PU. I do not understand why Imran Khan has done that, even after he was manhandled by IJT workers in 2007. IJT, under Nazim Haji Ayub had betrayed him back then but Khan has not brought that into consideration,” an Insaf Student Federation member, asking not to be named said, adding that Khan should not forget what Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry and Hafiz Farhat had done to him.
Insiders in IJT accused Farhat’s father of using unfair means to get his son (Farhat) admitted to Hailey College and that was why his father’s membership had been cancelled. They also said Farhat’s father had illegally occupied a shop in PU also. They also admitted that Farhat had manhandled Khan in 2007.
ISF: ISF President Farukh Habib said it is right that Hafiz Farhat was a former IJT activist but denied that he was involved in manhandling Khan. He said on the occasion of his joining the group Khan himself had investigated his record but they did not find anything doubtful. He said Farhat had also condemned the manhandling of Imran before senior IJT activists and added that he was now PTI’s worker and the party relied on him Hafiz Farhat Abass when contacted, said, “I was present there but I did not even do as much as touch Imran Khan. I was telling people to not to harm him. I am so loyal to Imran Khan that IJT had tried to kill me for it,” adding that he was not involved in any unfair means or occupation of a shop in PU either.

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58 COMMENTS

  1. I dont understand pakistani people who are trying to taint Imran khan's reputation. Is there anybody more loyal to Pakistan than him. Look around, name me one leader(leader I said) who is sincere to the country. You know Imran khan is honest and hard working. If given a chance will change Pakistan for the better.
    Please stop hurting Pakistan(i.e stop hurting him!)

    • Well Put Saiwo. There is nothing more to add. Pakistanis wake up & smeel the coffee. Whole world is treating you like fools becuase of your Corrupt & selfish leaders. Imran khan is staying away from his own children to work for pakistan. what more proof do you want. I think Pakistani awaam will regret it big time if Imran doesn't come forefront of pak politics.

  2. Imran Khan has a long beard in his stomach. Also he is scared of the Taliban and others like the IJT

    • he is scared of the taliban and the IJT and asked them to come closer to them ?
      You tell me if you are scared of some one will you let him come close to you ?
      Get a life.

    • U on drugs Maulana?
      I guess u happy with the beared in zardari's and shareef's stomach! people like you should be sorted out!

  3. Dear team PakistanToday, I have been following your paper for quite a while now and believing that your news collection and authentication is thorough. However, the picture captioned with this news is FLAWED. Yes, Hafiz Farhat is an active worker of PTI but he is not the one shown in this picture nor he was this close to Imran Khan in PU back in 2007.
    I would request you to please thoroughly authenticate before publishing any material here. This would help grow you amongst the best e-papers.

    Regards.

    • good looking ? what do you mean by that bro ?
      I guess you dont realize it! Its "The Islamic Republic Of Pakistan" you live in.

    • Is there any corrupt Leader in Jamaat e Islami ?
      Do u know any 1 punished by Court for Robbery, looting etc?
      Do u know any JI leader have case in NAB?

      I think JI consists of best politicians in terms of character in Pakistan Politics..So if IK fallow them then its good sign …..

  8. This just proves that IK is willing to go beyond his self, to make a team that he thinks fit for the tsunami. This is a change in itself – and is unlike the old Noon and Zardari.

    This is the first time that Pakistan is seeing a leader who can go beyond his self. That is something the nation is enjoying and feeling relieved about. And that is something that our analysts and newspapers fail to comprehend. I invite the news reporters to think outside the box. That will help change.

  9. Reading above i am unable to understand few comments, comments you hear or read elsewhere as well, Imran Khan has a beard inside him, he is pro Islam. what do these people try to prove by making comments like these, that we Muslims hate Islam, or any one who is walking the way of Islam is committing some kind of a sin. get your thoughts cleared IMRAN KHAN is the only leader who can change this country and there is nothing wrong with him having Islamic tendencies.

  10. Allah hi izzat dainai wala hai.

    Imran kahan sai kahan puhanch gaya. Ab koi aisa soch sakta hai. I like Imran's persitence.

  11. salam.who the hell was qazi hussain ahmed to decide what jamiat do????Jamiat has its own written constitution ti be followed…jamiat for now 64 years make its own policies and no one can force jamiat..Even JI members and ameer e jamat

  13. From the picture, the guy who has been encircled actually has arm on the people rather than on Imran Khan, which lents credit to his claim that he was actually stopping people from manhandling IK.

    • i know hafiz farhat personaly and he slapped imran khan in front of all peoples n he joined pti whn pti was going to peak by using refernces of his friends who r in isf n now isf is new version of jamiat ,,,,,,,,,,,:-)

  15. Imran Khan is a frequent flyer to the US and shortly before his Lahore rally he raised $ 140,000 for PTI at two events in Florida. Now what the PTI USA does is perfectly legitimate and according to the US law as they operate under a US tax identification number and maintain a bank account in the US. But the waters become murky when the US taxpayers’ (in this case predominantly Pakistani-Americans) money is channelised to PTI Pakistan and potentially used for whipping up anti-American hysteria there. Chiding the US Secretary of State, as Hilary Clinton” can be conceded as just political theatre. However, it gets trickier when the PTI puts US servicemen and women at risk by blocking the NATO supply lines in Pakistan, which it has done at least twice this year. If one red US cent goes towards putting a US soldier in harm’s way, that does not reflect well on the US officials who had been cosying up to Imran Khan and had a meeting with him just before the Lahore rally. Regardless, he must become the change he wants to see and answer questions about the PTI and his own financial scruples. It would only raise his stature, not harm it.

  16. This is dirty game of politics, what is obvious is not actual, and reality is never known or projected, Illusions is the name of the game as they follow games to them by Mechiaveli.

  19. OMG, I didn't know that it was Imran Khan's dirty politics. He put all blame on Jamate-Islami for that attack to try to become hero of Punjab…What a shame. Jamat e Islami should corner him and take him to the court on planning such a dirty game……

  21. Imran Khan should be hanged. He ditched Jamat e Islami eventhough he got generous support from Qazi Hussain Sahab

    • ha ha ha – u righ mulla! Imran should be hanged, zardari should be loved, nawaz shareef should be lved, QAZI HUSSAIN SAHAB should be loved, basically jin jin nay mpaistan kee ……… mari hai sab ko poojo – beyghairtho!

  22. another biased news article against Imran Khan from Pakistan Today.
    what happened ? did PML-N brought you out ?

  23. Jamatis have no future in Pakistani politics. They can do only terrorism in the name of Islam. They send innocent kids of poor Pakistanis to Jehad while send their own kids to UK and USA for higher studies. Imran Khan is a genuine leader and the only hope for Pakistan. I support his smart politics what he did in Punjab University

    PTI WILL EAT JAMAT E ISLAMI (INSHA ALLAH)

  25. My question is from Saiwo, where did you see IK honesty and hard worker in his political set up for the last 15 years, if not then I tell you the honesty and hard workers who has shown their practicality and honesty and also offers thousands of volunteers to stand with our troops for the safety of our land, is only through Mr. Altaf Hussain, Can you show me this example in PTI or others.

  27. All Pakistani nation knows very well the character of JI, they always play game of terrorism in the name of Islam. Now JI politics is finished in Pakistan that's they are trying to enter in TIP to make him dirty. Yes Saiwo aside from Imran Khan there is an honest leadership still running under the flag of QET Altaf Hussain who believes on realism and practical ism and his party proof it.

  30. It is absolutely wrong that Khan was invited by SAC to lead Students Rally in PU. Infact, it was decided by the SAC that no leader of any Political Party will be called to lead their movement for restoring Judiciary and against Musharrf’s Emergency Plus. Even the Teachers Union of PU apposed Khan’s decision to come to PU for leading the Rally and mentioned that he is not welcomed here by the Teachers as well as Students. Khan himself announced that he will come with 10,000 students in PU and lead the Rally there. He came to PU on the invitation of Prof. Mujahid Kamran (now VC-PU) the night before the Rally and his home. The 10,000 students which he announced didn’t appear up, as he make his entry from the back of the Rally which was, at that time, have moved enough forward.

    Secondly, Qazi Hussein Ahmad didn’t approve anything as he cannot directs Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, which has his own written constitution and leader and is not a part of Jamaat-e-Islami. The meetings held at Mansoorah between Islami Jmaiat-e-Talaba and Jamaat-e-Islami leadership and IJT stated clearly that he will not welcome Khan in PU as it was decided by SAC that the Students Movement will be free from people belonging to Practical Politics.

    The writer has not mentioned the Facts and spelling dis-information.

  34. allah tera negehbaan– mafaad paraston ko pehchaaan Imraan Khan
    warna
    kal PTI bhi
    NRO zada parties ki line me ho gi.
    Diyanat Dar, mukhlis Qayadat laao pakistan Bachao

  35. Mafaad parast
    Iqtidaar ke bhookey
    aur
    khudgarz corrupt logon ko PTI me jaga dene se PTI ka image kharaab hota jaega,,,,,

  37. when i join isf the man circled above in the pic called me to join ISF. he was member of IJT before joining ISF, but one thing i want to clear he worked very hard for ISF.
    he is loyal to PTI AND ISF. its your choice you join PTI or PPPP; but you must be loyal to ur party, farhat, farrukh habib and usman they were loyal to IJT and now they are in ISF they are commited to ISF.

  38. YE HE HASHAR HONY WAKA HY YAHODIAO K AGENT KA. QOOB MAL MIL RAHA HAY BIVI OR SUSRL SAY.

  40. jo karachi k aik bety javeed mia dad ko bardash nahi kar saka who PORY PAKISTAN K LEDER ALTAF HUSAIN KO KESY BARDASH KARY GA.

  41. Imran khan is the best
    and he is the last option to save our pakistan

    Imran plz save the pakistan

  43. Imran we don't to suggest you what to do …. we just need to see what are you gonna do let us see how much we relied on you and how much output we will get …..but simply to cut the long story short ……. we need you to change the circumstances and implement the genuine democracy not the so called one .(khuda pa aman )

  45. I just like to add this.
    Pakistan is in the midst of a revolution and there will be a change in the near future. If you people like doing politics then be my guest but let me just tell you this.
    For a better future for yourselves and your families you have to stand on your own. No matter who comes into power, Imran, Zardari or Nawaz you will still have to fight to get what's rightfully yours. The Revolution has to start in our minds in order for it to be in this country. I have always said this and no matter who comes into power i will keep on saying this
    Pakistan Zindabad. Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad.

  47. imran khan yeh fasli batere na tere na mere aur agr shakh e nazuj pe ashyan ho ga to na paidar ho ga

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