U.S Media: Imran Khan’s rally a sign of Political Shift in Pakistan

PTI Chairman Imran Khan

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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PTI Chairman Imran KhanThe American media has acknowledged Pakistan Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan’s anti government rally in Lahore on Sunday as a major sign of a political shift in Pakistan.

Imran Khan’s rally rounded of a weekend of demonstrations that started on Friday when the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif drew thousands in Lahore to call for the government’s ouster.

However the post in U.S said “Neither of those rallies was as big or enthusiastic as Khan’s, at which pop stars sang to a dancing, flag-waving crowd from Lahore and beyond. Most immediately, the numbers represent a threat to Nawaz Sharif’s party, whose stronghold is Punjab province”

They further added”Khan, like Sharif, is agitating for a widespread protest campaign, what he called a ‘tsunami’ rolling toward the Federal capital, and his ability to drum up a massive turnout is likely to worry the government, which aspires to be Pakistan’s first-ever democratically elected administration to complete its term”

The well renowned New York Times also had its say on the matter.

It said “The rally represented what supporters and some political analysts said were Khan’s emergence as a serious challenger to the governing PPP and its longtime rival, the Pakistan Muslim League-N. The size of the crowd that Khan drew in Lahore surprised his opponents and made an impression on political analysts. Khan, 58, has languished on the political sidelines for years, and his political party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, has no seats in the current Parliament. But his popularity has soared recently as voters, especially younger ones, have grown disillusioned with the establishment parties,”

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