Burnt bridges

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IT has often been said that in order to rule Pakistan, one needs Allah, America and the army on your side. While it is impossible for mere mortals like myself to gauge whose side Allah is on, Imran Khan seems to have rubbed both the army and America the wrong way.

In a historic first, both the US State Depart­ment and the White House publicly refuted claims made by an ex-prime minister of Pak­istan, calling allegations of US involvement in deposing Imran Khan absolutely false.

人们常说，想要统治巴基斯坦，必须让美国和军方站在你这边。虽然像我这样的凡人不可能判断会站在哪边，但伊姆兰·汗似乎把军方和美国都惹毛了。

有史以来第一次，美国国务院和白宫同时发声，公开驳斥了这位巴基斯坦前总理的言论，称其对美国参与推番伊姆兰·汗的指控是无稽之谈。

Mr Khan, in his characteristic style, continued to excite his base, with name-calling of not just civilian political opponents but also men in uniform. When interviewed by Pakistani journalists, he reminisced fondly about his relationship with Donald Trump, who, he claimed, honoured him and hence they got along very well.

Mr Khan and his supporters were banking on a ‘red wave’ to counter Biden and eagerly looking forward to a return of Donald Trump in 2024. But that’s not the result the US midterm elections yielded. Despite inflation, the Democrats managed to take control of the Senate and with key backers, like Rupert Murdoch, pulling the plug on Trump, it seems entirely possible that Trump won’t even be the Republican presidential nominee for 2024.

伊姆兰汗则以他特有的风格继续煽动他的支持者，他不仅谩骂草根政治对手，还谩骂军方人士。在接受巴基斯坦记者采访时，他深情地回忆起与唐纳德·特朗普的关系，称特朗普尊重他，因此他们相得甚欢。

汗先生和他的支持者寄希望于“红色浪潮”来对抗拜登，热切期盼唐纳德·特朗普能在2024年荣耀归来。但美国中期选举的结果并未如他所愿。尽管通货膨胀，民 主党还是成功地掌控了参议院，而随着特朗普的主要支持者鲁伯特·默多克等人的退出，特朗普已无望成为共和党2024年的总统候选人。

Hence, a strategy reset was needed. Enter the Financial Times interview, in which Mr Khan conveniently U-turned on the cipher narrative, as he is wont to do, and said that he wanted good relations with the United States and that the alleged conspiracy was “over and behind [him]”.

The question, however, is: does the US feel the same way? Relationships are built on trust, and it is unlikely that the United States would trust Imran Khan. In his zeal to build a popular narrative, he not only disregarded the truth but also burnt bridges with those who matter, both domestically and internationally.

In the same FT interview, he describes Pakistan’s relationship with the US as that of a “master-slave”. Back in the 1960s, Ayub Khan had titled his autobiography Friends, Not Masters, hinting at Pakistan’s unequal relationship with the US.

因此，伊姆兰汗需要重新制定战略。在接受英国《金融时报》采访时，伊姆兰汗一反常态，表示他希望与美国保持良好关系，而所谓的阴谋“已经结束，已经过去了”。

但问题是：美国也是这么认为的吗？关系是建立在信任的基础上的，而美国不太可能信任伊姆兰·汗。他不仅无视真相，还跟国内外重要人物断绝了关系。

在同一次英国《金融时报》的采访中，他将巴基斯坦与美国的关系描述为“主仆关系”。早在上世纪60年代，阿尤布•汗就将他的自传命名为《是朋友，而非主人》，暗示了巴基斯坦与美国之间的不平等关系。

If we want to change that we must, first treat our own people with respect before we ask for respect abroad. Imran Khan is no longer untested. He had four years in power. His government did not manage to reduce indebtedness, but instead, increased it. Nor did overseas Pakistanis flush the coffers with foreign exchange. So what’s his new plan to make the Pakistan-US relationship “dignified”?

如果我们想要改变这一点，我们必须首先尊重我们自己的国民，然后再要求其他国家尊重我们。伊姆兰·汗不是毛头小子。他执政了四年。他的政府没有努力减少国家债务，债务不降反升。海外的巴基斯坦人也没有汇回外汇填满国库。那么，他又有什么新点子让巴美关系“体面尊严”呢？

The current PDM government is yet to deliver on the economic front, but internationally their approach is far more clear-headed. In a fairly short span of time, Pakistan has reaped the benefits of a sensible foreign policy and had a robust engagement with the world. This isn’t limited to Western capitals, but also includes Beiing and the Gulf Arab states.

Collaboration and active engagement have led to Pakistan’s removal from the UK’s list of ‘high risk third countries’. COP27 endorsed Pakistan’s proposal to place ‘loss and damage’ on the agenda for climate change. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has returned looted antiquities worth $3.4 million to Pakistan. And, most consequentially, Pakistan has been removed from the FATF grey list.

目前民 主运动政府还没有在经济方面做出贡献，但他们在国际事务上要更为清醒得多。在短时间内，巴基斯坦已从明智的外交政策中获益，并与世界各国进行了密切接触，不仅局限于西方国家，也包括中国和海湾阿拉伯国家。

协同合作和积极接触使巴基斯坦终于脱离英国的“高风险第三国”名单。《联合国气候变化框架公约》第二十七次缔约方大会支持巴基斯坦将“损失和损害”列入气候变化议程的提议。曼哈顿地区检察官办公室将价值340万美元的被劫文物归还给巴基斯坦。最重要的是，巴基斯坦已被从金融行动特别工作组的灰色名单中剔除。

以下是巴基斯坦黎明报读者的评论：

Aragon

Perfectly summed. Khan is incapable of managing one province,forget country. His 4 years of miserable rule set the country back by atleast 2 decades. Pakistan will soon start to look like Afghanistan if he comes back.

完美的总结。汗连一个省都管不好，更别提整个国家了。他4年的统治让这个国家倒退了至少20年。如果他重新上台，巴基斯坦很快就会沦为阿富汗那样的国家。

Justice

One thing for sure. USA will never take IK seriously and will not consider him trustworthy. IK has burnt the bridge beyond repair.

有一点是肯定的。美国永远不会认真对待汗，不会信任他。汗已经把关系搞砸了，无法修补。

Farhan

IK will fail to impress her

汗会让她失望的。

Sheila Kijawani

After all the chest thum and absolutely nots every thing always for Imran Khan and Pakistan ends with hands folded tail tucked

伊姆兰·汗总是信誓旦旦，最后一事无成，只能夹着尾巴灰溜溜滚下台。

salman

Who really cares what you think

谁会真的在乎你在想啥。

iftikhar ahmed

Imran Khan is hot air balloon. During his tenure, corruption level increased. He destroyed value of rupee and hence economy. He was caught on tapes horse trading and engaged in all those activities he accused others of doing, but never proved that tapes were fake. . Is PDM better, no but at least they can deliver and that is what is needed right now.

伊姆兰汗就是个热气球。在他的任期内，腐败越发严重。他让卢比大幅贬值，经济一塌糊涂。他被人拍到了营私舞弊的录像，参与了他曾指控别人做过的所有违法活动，无法自证清白。民 主运动政府更好吗，其实也没有，但至少他们愿意做事，这正是我们现在需要的。

Anwar

Very good read. The charlatan has overplayed his hand.

好文啊。这个江湖骗子玩过火了。

Mansur Ul Haque

After passing so many negative remarks about America, if Imran expecting good/positive attitude from super power than one must say only Imran can expect such things.

It is good to be positive but if you say something bad about your friend/family member it is very difficult that your relationship remains the same level before passing negative remarks.

Imran might come out from dream world and realize he is not dealing with his fans but Super power.

在发表了这么多关于美国的负面评论之后，如果伊姆兰还希望超级大国给他好脸色看，那我们只能说也只有伊姆兰才会这么想。

积极是好事，但如果你说了朋友或家人的坏话，你们的关系就很难恢复如初了。

伊姆兰可能会从梦中惊醒，发现他并不是在和他的粉丝打交道，而是在和超级大国打交道。

Ahsan Gul

All negative commentators seem to be from IKs opposing groups. How Shrief family managed to buy properties in such an expensive area of England? Please someone explain. Thanks

所有的负面评论似乎都来自汗的反对阵营。谢里夫家族是如何在英格兰富人区买下房产的？请解释一下。谢谢。

Shiraz

Does it really matter. Who is ryt and who is wrong. At the end of the day if i can't feed my children thats my problem. Pakistan is and always will be full of jokers be it politicians, Gs, Js, or lumber 1.

谁对谁错真的重要吗？归根结底，如果我无法养活我的孩子，那就是我的问题。巴基斯坦现在和未来都是小丑遍地跑。

Ali Sabir

...  Imran is very inconsistant.

伊姆兰还不靠谱了，墙头草么。

Ahsan Gul

@ Mansur Ul Haque, your opinion about this matter is no more important than a worker in Seven Eleven store. Yes, USA has a stake in pakistan and about IK.

@ Mansur Ul Haque，你对这件事的看法跟7 - 11商店的员工一样，都无关紧要。是的，美国在巴基斯坦和汗存在利害关系。

Ahsan Gul

USA is perplexed about Pakistan. PDM corrupts not acceptable to our public and IK not to USA. 

Financial instability and corruption is rampant.

美国对巴基斯坦的局势很迷茫。民 主运动腐败，我们的公众不接受，而汗腐败，美国不接受。

金融不稳定和贪污腐败的情况太猖獗了。

Sheikh Khalid

It's a multiple whirlwind situation, as usual. Waiting for A loud thud.

这也不新鲜了，就是几股势力对抗的局面。我们静待最后的巨响吧。

El Cid

" Imran Khan seems to have rubbed both the army and America the wrong way."  This is fundamental when you fight against entrenched corruption and hegemonic powers. Had he accepted the status quo he would be a shoe in to the seats of power.

“伊姆兰·汗似乎惹恼了军方和美国。”如果你要和根深蒂固的腐败和霸权主义作斗争，这是最基本的操作。如果他能接受现状，他就能毫不费力地登上权力的宝座。

Farooq

Probably not because they can't buy him like they do Sharifs.

可能不是因为他们没办法像收买谢里夫家族那样收买汗吧。

Ziad

Please be brave and point to the real issue and where all the problems stem from!! Any journalist unwilling to call out the nuetrals for this current mess is doing their own reputation no good.

请勇敢地指出真正的问题，指出所有问题的根源！！不想为当前的混乱局面大声疾呼的记者，对不起自己记者的头衔。

Ziad

@iftikhar ahmed, deliver what!? Please tell what they can and have delivered?

@iftikhar ahmed，做什么事？请告诉我，他们会做啥，做了啥？

Ashiq

IK and now even the PDM Government also wants trade with India who gave Pakistan a Most Favoured Nation status for a long time and Pakistan never reciprocated the same for appeasing the local sentiment of India bashing until recently when India withdrew that MFN status. Now the question is that , does India even still want to trade with Pakistan ??

巴基斯坦和民 主运动政府现在也想和印度进行贸易，印度长期给予巴基斯坦最惠国待遇，但巴基斯坦从未给予印度同样的回报，最近印度撤销了给巴基斯坦的最惠国待遇。现在的问题是，印度还想和巴基斯坦进行贸易吗？

El Cid

@Justice, "One thing for sure. USA will never take IK seriously and will not consider him trustworthy. IK has burnt the bridge beyond repair." On the contrary the US takes him very seriously that is why it has used all of its leverage to oust him, perhaps even kill him.

And yes indeed, Imran Khan has burnt the bridges that led to total subjugation and defacto slavery. And like Imran Khan some of us are born free and will fight to our last breath to remain so. You will not understand this logic

@Justice，“有一件事是肯定的。美国永远不会认真对待汗，不会信任汗。汗把关系搞砸了。”相反，美国认为他是关键人物，所以才会用尽一切方式驱逐他，甚至杀掉他。

的确，伊姆兰·汗烧毁了通向彻底征服和奴役的桥梁。就像伊姆兰·汗一样，我们中的一些人生来自由，为了自由愿意战斗到最后一口气。你无法理解他们的思想。

Umer Khattak

The US does not 'feel anything about Pakistani elite. Individual politician, general or a bureaucrats don't matter in US foreign policy calculus.

美国对巴基斯坦精英没有任何感觉。在美国的外交政策考量中，政客、将军或官僚都无关轻重。

K. Khan

His story us nearing its end.

他就是秋后的蚂蚱，没几天可以蹦跶了。

nomi

pdm did better at eternal front what a joke

民 主运动政府的表现更好，简直是世纪笑话。

ghulam farooq

One hundred percent correct and factual analysis.

对得不能再对了，分析得入木三分。

Qamar Ahmed

As a matter of fact, Imran Khan's stature was even not of an ordinary politician. But it was the master (Neutral) who brought up him like MQM and TLP and now the neutral is trying to uproot the soar trees.

事实上，伊姆兰·汗连平民政治家都不算。但是主人(中立派)扶持了他，现在中立派想要斩草除根了。

Ghani K

Hold fair, transparent today, IK will come out winner.US will be ready to embrace IK

只要保证公平、透明，汗就会是赢家。美国会准备好拥抱汗的。

Marcus

Khan isn’t looking to mend ties with US, he’s just mellowing his narrative for return to power. US will have tougher Pakistan to deal with ahead if they continue to treat Pakistan the way they did in past

汗并不想修补与美国的关系，他只是想把话说得好听点，让自己重新掌权。如果美国继续像过去那样对待巴基斯坦，未来他们将面对一个强硬的巴基斯坦。

sam

Like we became a developed country with help of US before IK gov and all got bashed after he came into power. Stop looking for excuses and abstain from lying bcoz of personal grudge with IK. We as a nation must stand on our own and the world will come to us. No one cares about beggars anyway.

搞得好像在伊姆兰汗政府执政之前，巴基斯坦就已经在美国的帮助下变成发达国家，而他一上台就搞砸了一切似的。不要因为你和汗有私仇，就找借口，也不要说谎。作为一个国家，我们必须自立，世界各国自然会主动接近我们。乞丐是没有人关心的。

Rumplestilskin

The lady who wrote this article is biased. When Imran Khan talks, the world listens!

写这篇文章的女士很有偏见啊。伊姆兰·汗说话的时候，全世界都认真聆听呢！

Pakistani1

Is he actually a well wisher of Pakistan. All his actions negate that!

他真的盼着巴基斯坦好吗？他所有的行为都是反着来的。