Pakistani TV actress and show host Hajra Khan Panezai’s new revelations about the private life of former prime minister Imran Khan in her book “Where The Opium Grows: Surviving Pakistan as a Woman, an Actress And Knowing Imran Khan” has triggered a storm on Pakistan’s mainstream media and social media.
Speaking at the launch of her book in Islamabad on Friday, Hajra said she must admit that she called Imran Khan “God’s favourite child” in a TV interview. She said she has made many mistakes in her life and she makes mistakes even today, but people should not repeat their mistakes. She said she has also mentioned good things about Imran Khan in her book as she had a very good friendship with him and even her family was linked to him. Talking about her relationship with Imran Khan, Hajra said it was her mistake more than Imran Khan’s.
Hajra said every political figure has a private life, but the problem starts when your actions contradict your words. She said she regretted that she made her father join Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The memoir, already available on Amazon, makes several allegations against Khan. Hajra claims in her book that Imran Khan is a sexual predator and not a single PTI woman was safe from him. “I judged in 2014 that this [Imran Khan] is a wrong number,” she said. She urged people to reconsider Imran Khan’s image, stating her aim is justice, not politics.
