When Imran Khan donned Pakistan cap in 1971 Test match against England it was not on merit. He comes from an influential family, bureaucrats who took over key posts from the Raj. No one can better understand how to keep establishment cozy in turmoil than Imran Khan. An ambitious soul who is keen to grasp Pakistan's shadowy politics. From Pervez Musharraf to Ch Shujaat and Shah Mahmood Qureshi to Munawwar Hassan, Imran Khan can go to any extremes to pave his way to the country's top executive position - the Prime Minister.
Now in a carefully planned soft coup over Altaf Hussain, Imran Khan is keen to make a breakthrough in the noisy and complex metropolitan. Pakistan Rangers employed in Karachi for more than two decades found it opportune to raid Azizabad - the residential place of Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM - the only political force that truly represents middle-class of Pakistan's coveted urbanites.
Many still believe that the Khan is being used by the establishment to make grounds where the country's former military ruler finds a space in national politics. The country's establishment still believe that no one but only Pervez Musharraf can cash in on Muhajir sentiments.
What ever the outcome of elections in Karachi, Will of the people may still be the first casualty while restoring law as well as on order, the last priority.
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