LAHORE, Aug 11 (NNI): A purported hand-written private diary of Bushra Bibi, wife of former prime minister and jailed PTI Chairman Imran Khan, has come to the surface which contained many a revelation about how she strictly controls her loving husband.
Some pages of a diary allegedly attributed to Bushra Bibi have made revelations that the former first lady used to dictate and run the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.
The entries in the diary which has many missing pages disclose a string of “covert moves” aimed at exerting pressure on key state organs.
The purported diary of former first lady reveals how much sway she would hold over her husband. It seems that the former prime minister literally did her bidding.
The script in the pages reveals as if the former first lady was politically dictating her husband. She seems instructing the former premier on the PTI’s political strategy and how and when it should have evolved.
The excerpts from the diary, though sketchy, reveal who would put pressure and how the pressure would be exerted on the judiciary, the army and the government. Everything was recorded in the diary allegedly by Bushra Bibi.
The former first lady allegedly brainwashed the PTI chairman through prayers and for this purpose, the former prime minister was convinced to use certain words (as part of indoctrination).
The diary reveals that Bushra Bibi would instruct the PTI chairman which words he would use and how these would be used to pray.
It says the judiciary should be pressurised to prevent it from giving any adverse decision. The writing proved that Bushra kept giving political dictation to the PTI chairman.
Bushra’s diary further reveals her efforts to help her husband “handle someone”.
“How the government, establishment and judiciary will be pressurised,” a report says about the diary contents without elaborating on it.
Bushra, the report says, continued to make political and strategic decisions for the PTI and the chairman made sure all these decisions were implemented in letter and spirit. It implies the prime minister was under complete control of his wife.
In the diary, Gen Bajwa has been mentioned in code word ‘uncle’. It’s written in the diary that preparations should be made to close down the city if Governor’s Rule was imposed, says the report.
Some of the pages of the diary were torn by Bushra Bibi, it adds.
Furthermore, the diary delves into Bushra Bibi’s control over Imran Khan’s daily routine, including his diet and activities. Details reveal her influence over his food and drink choices, even noting specific times for consumption.
The diary also outlines her unorthodox logic concerning milk consumption, restricting Imran Khan to drinking milk only at midnight.
The revelations have stirred a storm of controversy, with analysts and experts questioning the ethical implications of such an active and secretive role played by a spouse within a political party.
As the nation grapples with the shockwaves generated by these revelations, the diary’s contents continue to prompt probing questions about the boundaries of personal and political influence, and whether such influence can coexist harmoniously within a democratic framework.
The ramifications of these startling revelations are sure to shape Pakistan’s political discourse for days to come. NNI
