The Oxford University is exposed, says a dejected supporter of Imran Khan, after hearing that her leader was not on the list containing 38 names running for the office of varsity chancellor. She goes on to say that the top British educational institution has shown that it is being controlled.

Her assertion is a fact for many others like her who see Imran Khan as a messiah who can’t do any wrong, can undo every “wrong” and can do anything like a magic. His authority isn’t limited by any law or constitution since he is the law and constitution. For them, Imran Khan himself is a miracle – someone born to change everything around him and having the powers that should be used to wipe out all the evil to replace the same with the good.

She also reminds me of a Lahore-based journalist who has somehow shifted to the US. He had said after the 2013 elections that Imran Khan should ensure investment of billions of dollars by the West in the health and education sectors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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His assertion shows a belief that the entire West is somehow mesmerized by the incarcerated PTI founding chairman’s playboy life. This insult to the developed West in particular and the entire humanity in general is enough to summarize the sordid worldview of PTI followers.

Although former chief justice Saqib Nisar had bestowed on Imran Khan the titles of Sadiq and Amin [Honest and Truthful], the Brits refused to acknowledge the same.

Hence came an attempt to make Imran Khan a global agenda and fit him into the British landscape where his former in-laws could rescue him from his current troubles which are likely to be worsened.

GOOD VS EVIL:

It is the binary of good and evil that bonds them together under the leadership of Imran Khan. Obviously, Imran Khan is the good because he is destined to cleanse Pakistan and at least the Muslim Ummah of all the corrupt elements.

Why this binary? Because Imran Khan, like any other fascist, survives on myths that are inculcated in the minds of his followers. It is the sole basis of their worldview and discourse.

The most urgent need, according to this cult, is to wipe out everyone disagreeing or opposing Imran Khan. And the reasoning behind the desire is that the good must prevail.

And since Imran Khan represents the good, everyone has united against him so that the evil can maintain their stranglehold. The Oxford University is surely the latest addition to the list.

SAQIB NISAR AND HIRED LOBBYISTS ARE OF NO USE:

But why Imran Khan failed at the very first hurdle? His criminal record.

Earlier on Tuesday, Hugh Southey, a King’s Counsel, said, “In my opinion, Imran [Khan] is unlikely to be eligible to be a candidate in light of one of his criminal convictions.”

Was his opinion necessary? Yes. Imran Khan Khan’s candidacy was examined under the Oxford University’s rules and regulations.

It makes me recall the “Project Imran” and the role played by Pakistan’s top court.

Although former chief justice Saqib Nisar had bestowed on Imran Khan the titles of Sadiq and Amin [Honest and Truthful], the Brits refused to acknowledge the same.

It also shows that the recent favorable reporting in the British press also couldn’t influence the varsity. Perhaps only because they don’t want an Imran Khan for themselves. Yes, any Third World country like Pakistan can, and even must in some cases, have one.

One shouldn’t forget what Margaret Thatcher had said while addressing a gathering of Afghan refugees on Oct 8, 1981 during her visit to Pakistan.

“You left your country because you refused to live under a godless communist system which is trying to destroy your religion and your independence. The hearts of the free world are with you — and with those of your countrymen who have stayed behind in Afghanistan.”

One of the best examples of using religion for politics and that too by a leader from the developed West in the lands far away from her home.

Certainly, maintaining culture and social norms in the parts of the world that must be ruled directly or in directly is a top priority for the powerful West. They easily get local allies who benefit from the status quo.

Meanwhile, the failure on the Oxford front follows the opinion repeatedly expressed in influential Israeli press which mentioned Imran Khan as a possible ally.

THE RELIGIOUS OBSCURANTIST:

Kapil Komireddi, in an article published in the top conservative British daily The Telegraph, described Imran Khan as a religious obscurantist, as he argued that the PTI founder is unfit to be the Oxford University chancellor.

“Those who remember Khan as a cricketer or the dim-witted tabloid fodder in 1980s have missed his mutation over the past two decades into a religious obscurantist.”

Komireddi described Imran Khan’s candidacy as “a measure of his contempt for Oxford and the world – intellectual, political, cultural – that created it”.

“His invocation of freighted catchwords like diversity and inclusivity to burnish his pitch is a reminder that this genre of charlatanry has a long and wretched pedigree.”

On the other hand, the Beltway and Grid, an advocacy group, earlier said Imran “Khan’s election would also raise serious ethical concerns for Oxford, particularly regarding his alignment with the university’s values of academic freedom, gender equality, and human rights.”

Everyone knows he is Taliban Khan who not only promotes extremist views but also supports terrorist groups.

DESPERATE FOR JAILBREAK:

Imran Khan has been languishing in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail and is desperate to get out of it. It’s not just the corruption charges but also the planning and execution of May 9 attacks that make him vulnerable to conviction in the related cases.

At the same time, the court martial proceedings against Lt-Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed – the former ISI chief – mean a link is being established between the two, which can lead to Imran Khan’s military court trial.

Therefore, an organized effort has been visible through the repeated use of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government resources to storm Islamabad and Punjab. These attempts, which didn’t produce the desired results, were aimed at putting pressure on the government and the establishment to get the incarcerated PTI founder out of the prison.

It is very much clear that the Oxford University candidacy was also part of a wider scheme to make the imprisonment of Imran Khan an international issue and garner sympathy. But the plot has backfired, as his views on critical social and political issues as well as actions are now subjected to scrutiny in world press.

Moreover, it is the PTI leadership which now stands divided, as they seem busy in “who is the most loyal servant” contest while also making efforts to protect themselves from any government action and legal consequences.

But the most interesting, or even entertaining part for some, is the way the very cult produced to demonize and attack others is going after the PTI leadership. Why? The failure to get their beloved leader released from the prison. The available PTI leaders are traitors for them.

NOTHING IS WORKING:

Neither the past judgments issued by Pakistan’s top courts nor the organized campaign to target the state institutions while inciting violence launched with the elements sitting outside the country has served the purpose. That’s why all eyes are on Oct 25 so that Chief Justice Faez Isa leaves the office and the top judiciary can be used in a manner similar to the 2016-21 period.

But a determined Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government have come up with another plot which will make the already filed petitions – as well as those which may come up later – useless. The planned Federal Constitutional Court through the proposed 26th Amendment is certainly against their will and plans.

So, the current sole focus is to make the proposed constitutional changes controversial through a media campaign led by the “YouTuber Corps” and the chosen lawyers.

However, what Pakistan and over 240 million people really need is the accountability of those orchestrating the May 9 botched coup. Otherwise, mobs and terrorist will keep challenging the state at their will.