Khans u-turns and self contradictions

In the 2001 referendum, Khan announced support for the military dictator General Pervez
Musharraf. PTI during 2001 held many massive public processions to support Musharraf.
However, when Musharraf refused to get Khan elected as prime minister, Khan turned against
him.
Same was the case when Khan announced to lodge criminal cases against MQM chief Altaf
Hussain some seven years back. He went to London and hired lawyers to contest cases against
Hussain. However, he soon lost interest and the cases were dropped.
Then in 2013 elections, Khan again turned against Altaf and got registered an FIR against the
MQM leader for allegedly killing of a PTI local leader Shahida Hasan. Around 30,000 calls were
registered by Scotland Yard and London police by PTI workers against Altafs hate speech
three days later.
Soon afterwards, Khan lost interest in pursuing the case and recently, when Altaf Hussain was
arrested in London, Khan issued a statement denouncing the arrest and expressing sympathies
with MQM workers.
A similar love-hate relationship has been maintained by Khan with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
During electioneering process, Khan held Sharif as the most corrupt politician Pakistan ever
produced.
However, after elections, Khan was all praises for Sharif when the latter visited his Bani Gala
residence. Now Khan has again turned against the PM.
Khan has been very critical of PPP co-chairman and former president Asif Zardari and even
refused to take oath from him if he was elected as prime minister of the country in the 2013
election. However, recently when Zardari issued a positive statement acknowledging PTIs
demand for vote verification, Khan was all praise for Zardari. Imran Khans love -hate
relationship with former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also reflects his immature
political attitude.
Same is the case with Sheikh Rashid. In the year 2004, Khan had termed Rashid the worst
politician Pakistan had ever produced. Rashid also had termed Khan a lone politician who lacked
political wisdom and pragmatism.
However, not only did Khan enter into a political alliance with Sheikh Rashid but Khan also got
him elected with PTIs support base in Rawalpindi despite the fact that Rashid had lost three
previous elections in a row. Rashid allegedly influences PTI policies and Khans decisions
despite being disliked by most old ideological companions of Khan.