WITH reference to your editorial ‘PTI’s bizarre proposals’ (Aug 25), we should no longer be surprised by anything Imran Khan says, even if he demands that he should take over the country without elections being held.

Those of us, including myself, who voted for his party are bitterly disillusioned. Mr Khan appears to be a megalomaniac, and has scant regard for the damage he is causing to the country.

Comparisons are being made with the massive rigging which took place in 1977, but the situation then was very different. At that time, all opposition parties were deadly against the government, while today, the entire opposition is against Mr Khan.

As for the ex-cricketer being advised wrongly by his aides, I doubt if he even listens to them. He is an autocrat by nature, a characteristic which he may have found useful when he was the cricket team’s captain.

If he had listened to sane voices within his party (like, for instance, Asad Umar), he would not have asked his followers to stop paying taxes and utility bills, which would be considered a treasonable offence in all countries.

As for asking Pakistanis not to remit money through banks and instead use the hundi/havala route, it is a violation not only of our laws but also international laws. How can world leaders trust such a man? I don’t think he can be trusted to be the chief executive of a country which has nuclear weapons.

Shakir Lakhani
Karachi

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2014