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“Never give up, no matter how hard life gets no matter how much pain you feel. Pain will eventually subside, nothing remains forever, so keep going and don't give up.”
― Imran Khan

“There are two types of people that surround celebrities: sycophants and spongers. There was no place for a real person around Imran.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Imran had this knack of listening to people intently, pretending to be shocked by the information, and getting really convinced by their arguments, while remaining unmoved.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“But Imran would never tell me the truth. Perhaps Imran never told anyone the truth, not even himself.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I would wonder how this man, who could not handle so much as a single email from a random party worker, could possibly handle the pressure of any public office, let alone that of a Prime Minister.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Sahir had attempted to underline the importance of compassion in politics, thinking that it would strike a chord with Imran. After all, his party’s message centred on change, justice and decency. But Imran ended the discussion by saying “Machiavelli’s ideas work”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I heard Imran cursing his ChiefMinister, Pervez Khattak, clearly not for the first time.
“That bastard made me do it!� he roared at Atif Khan.
I was busy on the phone ordering food for Eid, but still added to the conversation. “Mr Chairman, you are the boss. You have to take the blame, not Pervez
Khattak, for wrong decisions�.
He turned in his seat and sniggered at me
“Reham bibi, it is because clean people like you don’t like to get their hands dirty in politicsâ€�.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I had told Imran how my father after his Fajr prayers would always bring fragrant motiya flowers for my mum and put them on her bedside. Imran listened, and as I would step out of the bathroom in the morning, I would be greeted by hand-picked roses and fragrant magnolias on my bedside and my pillow, laid out by Imran. It brought tears to my eyes. Even now, it brings a smile to my face, despite all that followed. He made me love him when I thought it wasn’t possible for me to love anymore.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I would gently and repeatedly give the example of Modi, the Indian
Prime Minister, who was Chief Minister of Gujarat for a decade, and then elected to the top job because his seemingly strong governance record, despite all the other negative baggage.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I never really cared to spend money on jewellery anyway, which was ideal since I would never receive anything of the sort from Imran. He kept saying that his mother had kept gold on the condition that his bride was a Muslim Pakistani, but his first wife had been Jewish and white. He never gave it to Jemima. The thought was sweet but I knew his sisters better than him by then. I assured him that I was past the age of wearing gold. But I did make it clear what I really wanted. With Allah as my witness, I asked him to work towards making KP a model province.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“He would often taunt me for my religious beliefs, and for being rigid like a religious scholar. Maulana was his pet name for me. He had rather relaxed religious beliefs compared to most Pakistanis. He had only received religious guidance via a pir or spiritual teacher.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Imran would frequently complain to me, in public and in private.
“Reham bibi, the problem with you is your idealism is up here,� he would say, gesturing above his head. “Bring it down to reality�.
I would respond pointing to the floor.
‘’Imran, idealism can’t be down here. It always has to be up there, otherwise it’s not idealism. It’s compromiseâ€�.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“But in time, I would learn that the easiest way into Imran’s ear was via money. He would always describe people with money with great admiration. For people with money, Imran had the most patience and charm.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Contrary to popular belief, I had no influence or sway over Imran. He would show enthusiasm at my suggestion and then go and do the opposite.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“But Moby wasn’t the sort of person who got things done,
although this was true for most people around Imran. He was surrounded by incompetent people who mainly liked complaining about each other. They were all so busy backstabbing that nothing ever got done. Imran quite enjoyed these nonstop emotionally draining conversations, and much of the day was spent texting back and forth over such petty turf issues.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“I would reason with him by saying, “But Imran, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in a cell with no end in sight. Narendra Modi was a Chief Minister for 10 years before he became PM. He was voted in despite his radical views because of a good governance track record. Prove yourself in KP then look to the centreâ€�.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Jahangir Tareen, on the other hand, had serious influence. He was seen as a dangerous overriding influence on Imran. Everyone knew that Imran would violate every rule in the book for him.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Why would someone close to Benazir Bhutto be financing Imran? But then again, the dharna was financed by staunch PPP supporters, like the property tycoon Malik Riaz. There was a lot of shady stuff going on and I was struggling to piece it all together.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Reham, I'm a huge cunt.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Did he really think anyone could take his celeb status away from him? How could Imran Khan, of all people, be insecure?”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“It would drive him mad the minute I would be quiet, or had a disappointed expression on my face. “Baby, why do you stop smiling?â€� he would enquire. I would reply, “Imran, has it ever occurred to you to do something to put a smile on my face? There is deprivation and misery. You promised to bring change and you are doing nothing about itâ€�.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“The man I married had started deteriorating while married to Jemima, but by the time I reached him, he wasn’t even a man anymore. He was not a cricket celebrity. He was a supreme leader, surrounded by sycophants and suppliers. As his political career touched new heights, his rapid downward spiral as a human being was accelerated.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“My demi-god certainly had no ears for criticism.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“The problem was that, although staff like Safeer could identify where the Leader was wrong, they ended up picking up many of his traits. Corrupt ways have a trickle-down effect.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“What people saw as a U-turn was merely Imran doing as he was told by his financiers and handlers. It wasn’t that he was stupid or easily swayed: he simply had no moral direction or ideology of his own. A puppet moves where the strings pull him. A puppet cannot love as it has no heart.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“In recent years, army families have played a significant part in social media mobilization and lending support to pro-military politicians (such as former cricket star Imran Khan) and clerics.”
― Husain Haqqani, Reimagining Pakistan: Transforming a Dysfunctional Nuclear State

“25 July 2018 becomes the day of failure for the PTI - Imran Khan will never be the full-fledged Prime Minister of Pakistan, even the utmost and significant support of the Establishment and Judiciary; it is his destiny forever.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“The Pakistani government is keen to bring about a revolution in Balochistan through projects of infrastructure and human development.”
― Imran Khan

“Imran Khan was and continues to be a corrupt blackmailer, and his conduct was unethical and uncivilized. Such a person is only malicious and criminal, who continues to torture his opponents lawlessly. Whatever he sowed, he is reaping now.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.”
― Imran Khan