Pakistani world-famous cricket veteran Imran Khan, now the chief of the political party Tehreek-e-Insaaf has been criticized by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan. The latter reproved Imran Khan’s flip-flop political career and his mudslinging the current democratic government.

Mr. Malik Ammad Khan, according to a recent news post, expressed his disapproval of Imran Khan’s propaganda campaign against the current government of President Asif Ali Zardari. He revealed that Imran Khan had been assured by Pakistan’s ex-president Parvez Musharraf to be inducted as the prime minister – possibly as a case of rigging during the general elections of 2002. However, Mr. Musharraf did not keep his word with Imran Khan and thus Khan turned against Musharraf.

Stretching his criticism of Imran Khan, Mr. Malik Ammad Khan spoke of Imran Khan as a frustrated politician who has been looking to the favors of the sacked chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for entering political power through backdoor. Mr. Malik added that Imran Khan should put his own house in order rather than maligning the elected government of President Zardari.

Imran Khan has been in the politics for over nearly 15 years but only lately has he become more vocal and active in his political campaign. In a number of cities, he has started Sasta Tandoors (literally ‘inexpensive ovens’) where bread is available for a lower price than in the general market. In a recent television interview, Khan expressed dissatisfaction with every sector in Pakistan, calling them declining, including sports. Many young people are very fond of him, not only as a former sports hero, but also as a politician. Several thousand people signed up for Imran Khan’s party membership in Peshawar where he recently launched a public campaign for promoting his political movement.