{"id":24328,"date":"2013-04-03T09:32:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=24328"},"modified":"2013-04-03T09:32:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:32:09","slug":"pakistans-youth-wants-shariah-not-democracy-as-imran-khan-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2013\/04\/pakistans-youth-wants-shariah-not-democracy-as-imran-khan-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan’s youth wants Shariah not democracy as Imran Khan rises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

There is a tremendous upsurge in Pakistan in the recent days for Imran Khan and his party \u2013\u00a0Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), just before the national elections. \u00a0Although there have been issues, but PTI and\u00a0Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have been working on seat adjustments<\/a> for the elections<\/span>. \u00a0JI is known to be strong Islamicist organization<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As Imran Khan \u2013 seemingly modern but strongly Islamicist and supporter of conservative Islam (see the videos below where he supports Taliban style Shariah rule in Pakistan) \u2013 gains ascendency, we also learn about a change in Pakistani society that should not surprise many.<\/p>\n

In a survey<\/a>, it came out that 38% Pakistanis now believe that Shariah implementation is the right way to go for<\/span> Pakistan. \u00a032% want Army to come back and 92%\u00a0\u00a0think it is the wrong direction for Pakistan, while only 29% favor democracy any more.<\/p>\n

Around 38 percent said Islamic law, or Shariah, is better suited for Pakistan \u2014 a reflection of the deeply held religious views of many young people in the majority Muslim country, the report said.<\/p>\n

Military rule also came out ahead of democracy, with 32 percent support, despite the turbulent history of the army toppling civilian governments in coups. The survey found that the army enjoys much higher levels of support among people, 77 percent, than the civilian government, 14 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pakistan is clearly moving towards a Talibanized form of governance. \u00a0People call<\/span> Imran Khan\u2019s rise recently as a Tsunami. \u00a0It very well might be. \u00a0His coming to the fore and probably to power may unleash a Tsunami, not just for Pakistan and the region around, but for the world. \u00a0One that we may have never seen before. \u00a0Taliban<\/span> is bad enough.. but<\/span> Taliban with a suave ambassador and Nukes to use is more than any country\u2019s military can handle.<\/p>\n

Imran Khan\u2019s support for Shariah<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Imran Khan supports Taliban<\/span> and Shariah<\/strong><\/p>\n

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