ISLAMABAD – Imran Khan’s article published by The Economist triggered huge reactions and the piece became most-read article by British publication since 2007 as former cricket dialed his tirade against powerful quarters despite having his back against wall.
In the raging piece, PTI founder termed the upcoming elections as a farce and it raised questions as the outspoken politician is not given air time in local media. As the article caused an uproar, it was speculated that the ousted prime minister used Artificial Intelligence to write the piece published by The Economist.
However, his party – the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf – clarified that the said piece “has been authored by the PTI Chairman-for-life, Imran Khan, vindictively incarcerated at Central Jail, Rawalpindi.”
“In no way, this has been compiled through the use of artificial means including artificial intelligence,” it added in a statement shared on X (Twitter).
Khan’s article triggered response from the country’s interim information minister Murtaza Solangi who announced Islamabad’s plan to write to a British publication about it.
After facing grilling online, Solangi said it is not an issue that someone cannot write an article or a book from jail but pointed out that the article in question has not been written by Imran Khan. Calling it the ghost article in the name of the former PTI chairman, he said it is puzzling and disconcerting that such an esteemed media outlet published an article in the name of an individual who has been convicted.
Imran’s article in the top newspaper was a big hit as it has been reposted at least seven times from the publication’s official account on social media. The posts amassed a whopping 25 million views.
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