Spinning out of control, with nothing left, blame United States.

Or anywhere else in the world really. They are an arms manufacturing complex/military country, and they need conflicts in the world to keep their industry running. Nor are TTP willing to move, end result is civilan casualty and imran khan taking the blame for siding with the enemy.

Fact is everyone except Taliban supporters want peace in Pakistan.

Let us be clear that under prevailing circumstances the country can hardly afford strained relations with other countries. In case there is some thing of concern to us that needs to be repeatedly discussed, clarified and problem solved through diplomacy with out compromise on national interests. I, in my personal capacity may say any thing but not the people in government.

Always blame someone else for your problems. Maybe, just maybe then your problems will disappear in thin air. IK is such a disappointment. He is taking the wrong path, taking the country backwards, instead of in the future.

imran is funny

Imran seems to have a very low IQ.

When will IK understand that the U.S. Is NOT a monolith? There is a lobby that doesn't want peace and there is a lobby that wants peace and understands the global implications of a failing Pakistan of 180 million. IK should know better having ties to the West.

TTP had not created by US. Then why US? TTP created in 1990 decade, US came to Afghan-Pak border in 2001.

it seems like very soon you will You can't blame gravity for falling in love.My dear IK...When you blame others, you give up your power to change. let be man enough to accept our blunders..

what a disappointment

US do't want peace in pakistan. Do Talian want peace in this region?

Comments like this would weaken government's resolve, which seems to have garnered public support this time. If you can't support it then please don't oppose it. Total lack of clarity and vision. How tragic!

@Mumbai-Nagpur online: US is here since Afghan war, who else created it.

Maybe that's why 30% of KP's development budget comes from USAID. There's a well known Urdu saying about this: something on the lines of poking holes in the very platter that feeds you.

Taliban elimination is the solution, no less is acceptable.

In 1980 during the US presidential elections, many shops were selling records entitled 'wit and wisdom of Ronald Reagan'. Both sides of the record were blank! Imran's politics and his statement reminds me of that record, and whenever I read or hear IK's comments I play the Reagan record!!!!!!!!! So true even today.

*" Imran Khan, chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, said on Monday that some elements, including the United States, were against peace in the country *"** Then in principal you should be against releations with US and cut off diplomatic ties and close their embassy, this should be in your policy statement if you come to power. Just like Iran did and kept their country and society safe from corruption. Do you have courage to even say that? or you are one of those who "wants the cake and eat it too"?

No one can accomplish anything until we allow, blaming others for their nefarious intention and not looking into personal Weakness is the defination of a coward.

@Aussie: He studied in the best universities in Britain and some of these remarks made by some of the people like you. I can see why pakistan is one of the most illiterate country in the world. No country in the world kills there own citizens without a dialogue or understanding why there doing it or how it can be stopped. Or if they can break the group down and do operations on the people responsible are you people utterly stupied or have you no common sense???

Right. When all else fails, blame the USA!

IK should focus on his hospital.He is not cut out for politics.I was his big fan, not anymore and will never never vote for him.

"action should be taken only against those militants who did not want to carry out peace talks" . How creative....... No one ever thought of such an idea. The guy is good. Wow......

I thought this guy had come to his senses, but still same old rhetoric. When will this guy learn that this is our own war, US is not responsible for mess in our country. But I feel that IK has simply lost his senses, what a disappointment.

Imran Khan must be joking when he blamed the US. A bad Pakistan is bad for everyone and with so many criminals and militant groups operating freely, the country does not need the US to create trouble.

IK has no clue to what the hell is going on. He reacts to each individual event which is making him less and less credible. Can the sports board assign him the highly sought after position at the Cricket Control Board? Little chance that US would plot against the cricket team.

Now Mr. Khan has divided the Taliban's into two different factions, the Good Taliban's and the Bad Taliban's, so target the Bad one's and Play Cricket with Good one's, but in both the cases don't forget to blame the US.

IK's point is that the US wants the Pakistani army to launch an operation against the TTP in the tribal areas so they're kept busy in fighting on this side of the border and don't cross over into Afghanistan, to fill in the vacuum once US forces leave. The US hasn't given a vision of how these militants will be integrated into the political process and mainstream society in Afghanistan or Pakistan, how warriors will become law-abiding citizens. The approach that IK is advocating is an immediate ceasefire, negotiated settlement through dialogue with those willing to accept the constitution and surgical attacks against those unwilling to accept it (or against sectarian militant groups), and then once a decision is made about who to prosecute in court and who to grant amnesty, to integrate former militants into society through the provision of jobs, education, etc. in their areas. The process of re-integration of former militants requires a comprehensive social policy, which the US is not providing. They are interested in keeping the Taliban out of power in Afghanistan, which is a strange demand because they are Afghans and have the right to be part of the political process, and have been fighting, what they regard to be, a war to liberate their country. IK is repeatedly asking us, as Pakistanis, to consider the "whole picture" of what causes militancy and how it can be prevented. Although Pakistanis are sick and tired of the TTP attacks and it is tempting to think that a military operation in the tribal areas will "eliminate" them, this may be a case of venting anger and revenge through a strategy that in the long-run will cause more harm than good. Think of the 2 wars that the US launched in Afghanistan and Iraq to avenge 9/11 - did they make Americans more safer in the world than they were ten years ago?

I am against the activities of Taliban in Pakistan nevertheless I am equally convinced that there are are some more destroyer of peace in Pakistan in addition to the Taliban. Strong & peaceful Pakistan is considered a thorn in the neck by some.

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I K flip flaping leader.

Where is Sharif is he gone to Dubai or London again? Speak up dude dont be shy say something.... Anything ?

Blaming US for our own incompetencies, lack of governance, cheating lying culture and duplicitous life-style is not a leadership position Imran should take. We need to clean our own house first . If we don't like Nawaz get rid of him through elections. We don't want taliban's of any sort. We want West Pakistan as it was created. All truth sounds blasphemous at first.

@sschauhan: OBVIOUSLY. THE PEACE OF THE CEMETERY.

Once again this maniac talking rubbish. No evidence or substance about anything, just keep talking.

Yes Pakistan's real enemy shoudl be identified - it is YOU Mr Khan, You are the Captain, and the rest of the team amongst others consists of Chaudry Nisar, Munnawar Hasan, Samiul Haque etc - a really strong Taliaban team bent on destroying this country.

The question shouldn't be whether the U.S. wants peace in Pakistan - the question should be does Imran Khan want peace in Pakistan? And if the answer is yes - then why does he want to negotiate with the terrorists, whose only purpose is to create fear amongst the people and impose their sick interpretation of Sharia on them. Mr. Khan - you have truly disappointed me.

Imran khan is taking a page directly from Munawar Hassan....when you can't think of anything intelligent to say..just blame everything on the Americans...what a demogogue politician...

i have just heard that Polar bears also dont want peace in pakistan

America is after every trouble of us.It is only American phobia.IK please harp some new tune.Your politics has collapsed badly

@salman: Agree

shame on you dawn, you deceive people and mislead. All comments below are your employees, Do you really think people believe this rubbish.

And if you see US $ bill from a certain angle - you can see the free masons sign.. Haina?

Imran Khan's reluctance to condemn TTP and other groups have given them an opportunity to build up their network. They are now attacking in all the provinces. There is no other solution than to completely annihilate then once and for all.

The goverment is just taking to much time to solve this Taliban situation start stop,start negotiate don't negotiate. And beloved Imran Khan are you waiting to become the Premier before you take any action if you have a solution to this Taliban problem please bring it up in the National Assembly at the soonest.

Why blame the Americans, they are no longer in the horizon, Pakistan Army has taken over the lease. They want to become immortals. The.n be it. This is what the scriptures say, each and everyone is responsible for his fate. Rex Minor

People like Imran Khan makes Americans of Pakistani origin in a difficult situation. On one side we have to deal with Islamophobia (which is much easier and civilized to handle) and on the other hand we have to voice against Ameriphobia in the minds of Pakistanis themselves. He's dividing people on both sides. I don't know if he'll ever admit his wrongful position.

IK, I was expecting better than this from you. You have severely disappointed all of us. Arguments like that are the the perview of intellectually challenged politicians. I have started to think that ppl who pinned their hopes on you may have made a mistake. Dude, c'mon, this the time to prove that you lead ppl.

Taliban Khan is the bigger threat to pakistan than America!

The US could care less what happens in Pakistan, peace or no peace. As long as we keep blaming others, we will keep in dying.

Comments show that common man is waking up with common sense. This truly is very encouraging. Know thyself No point blaming someone else

It is amusing to see that IK is still living in fools paradise. I think IK needs to realize that we need something better than blaming USA. Why can't he blame TTP or its allied groups for killing innocent Pakis (e.g. Islamabad incident, killing of Soldieries and people on daily basis in KPK). When can IK stop playing in the hand of ISI?

Politicians always say something that appeals to the common man. This is known as populist politics. Then there is a leader who would always say something that is right. Example...Sir Syed Ahmed khan who fought for education amongst the muslims. Why IK appeals is just because he sounds more like a leader rather than a politician. But blaming America for the nonsense that is happening in Pakistan would be wrong. Time for IK to tell Pakistanis what went wrong. The moment Pakistanis know where in their past they went wrong will shape their future. IK is not wrong....ppl who feel good about his comments are wrong.

Was this guy a spin bowler....

@Rizwan: yes indeed he is a bowler... Srif bol nay wala

Well why should America care for Pakistan's future when Pakistanis themselves do not! We should stop from placing all the blame on foreign powers and talk about what we as Pakistanis can do! This is our country and if we can not look after its interest no one will! America's one of the biggest industry is its arms industry..... its governments would like it to generate income and do good business. This is their interest. Why do we get sucked into this repeatedly?? We need get our act together and learn to bond together as a nation. We have great potential as a nation but lack cohesiveness and tolerance. The change has to be from within us. There are no other options. .

@Zara: You got to be kidding me. Under the TTP rule, you are not allowed to be educated and be able to post comments since laptops will be banned along with all entertainment instruments.

@Siddharth: dear siddhart IK is right. he knows that what was going through in paksitan. us does not wants to see pakistan as a stable country. thats why they are conspiring all this. and socondly our federal government is not serious as they should be on this matter.

@Zara: USA could care less about the TTP which has never been a significant force in Afghanistan - it's the Haqqani the American's want confronted and Pakistan has never lifted a finger against them.

Yes Americans don't want peace here because they want Talibans to take over Pakistan and bring jihadist war to their shores! I'm now doubting Oxford's standards as how Mr Imran got admission there with this level of IQ? We had such high hopes from this guy. He still continues to think this is America's war and they don't want peace here. Gosh! please stop confusing innocent people of my country.

@abdul: When Imran Khan was fighting in the elections, I was his staunch supporter - however, since then he has disappointed me. He has proven to be not the man that I thought he was. He is a coward, who can talk the talk, but can't walk the walk! No, I am not an employee of DAWN - as a matter of fact, I am living all the way in Canada and run my own business. You might have a close relationship with Mr. Khan and if you - please let him know that he needs to shape up and stay firm on his beliefs - otherwise step down and let someone else take his position. By being a good cricketer does not automatically make a good leader.

@Ayesha Khan: Imran Khan is a divider -- he has divided even himself -- one Imran with the army to fight Taliban -- another Imran with the Taliban to fight the army attacks on militants.

When ever I want to read something funny in the news I head over to an Imran Khan article. At least he provides serious laughter.

@adil: Give me one good reason America should want nuclear-armed Pakistan unstable.

@abdul: Uhm, no, I am not employed by Dawn. I just happen to care about Pakistan and its people.

All IK has to do is grow a beard and start dressing like those terrorists. In his future harmonious and peaceful world ruled by Taliban, he will not be allowed to play cricket, shave his beard and be whipped for talking to women in his party. He is really taking Pakistan in to the 21-Century, while walking backwards.

Imran Khan has two sons, if he had a daughter, she would like Feza Malik the young attorney. I do not wish this loss even to my worst enemy. But I wonder about Imran Khan's thinking. Go and ask Mr. Mrs. Malik who were getting ready for the wedding of Feza and had dreams. This country has given you every thing and yet you are supporting the killers of 80,000 Pakistanis who are defenders of your country, innocent children, men, women and police officers. Shame on you Imran Khan. Shame, shame on your friends in Waziristan.

Pakistan may implode because many Frankenstines are created by them. Their own population is filling the ranks of Taliban not outsiders.

@Mukulsharma : Its just Dawn readers view.Don't take it as a sample.

IK was elected to provincial politics, he should stop commenting on national issues unless he has some constructive advise. He can establish himself as a national leader by bringing progress to his Province. Otherwise he is wasting his time and in the next elections he will be a dud.

I feel really sorry for Pakistan as IK was the only hope for this sad country and now I read all comments against him.

Interesting comment by imran. the question should have been: does Pakistan wants peace with itself?