Noted philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky said that he "would take time to vote for" Imran Khan if he were contesting elections. He made these remarks in a web conference.
Chomsky said he didn't "know of any other political figute in Pakistan who seems worth devoting much political energy and effort".
https://twitter.com/cjwerleman/status/1629944569327656961
Chomsky further shared his general impression that the former Pakistani premier was "making an effort to do some fairly decent things".
"There were possible criticisms," Chomsky concedes, but adds that he doesn't think "anything happened that justified his [Khan's] expulsion from the political system".
Chomsky is a leading intellectual in the field of analytical philosophy, and is considered the father of modern linguistics. The MIT professor has been commenting on Pakistani politics quite frequently in the past few years.
In late April 2022, it was reported that Chomsky did not believe in Khan's "regime change conspiracy" narrative, saying that there was no concrete evidence of any coup plot against Khan's government.
In late 2022, he reportedly signed on to an open letter — directed either to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, or to chief justice (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial — from nearly 60 activists, academics, intellectuals and civil society activists expressing concerns over "the disturbing trend of suppression of media freedom in Pakistan".
Former prime minister Imran Khan also considers Chomsky "one of the biggest intellectuals of the world".
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Khan also referred to a letter that Chomsky had sent to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, where the philosopher lamented that human rights were being violated and Pakistani democracy was being "destroyed".
Chomsky said he didn't "know of any other political figute in Pakistan who seems worth devoting much political energy and effort".
https://twitter.com/cjwerleman/status/1629944569327656961
Chomsky further shared his general impression that the former Pakistani premier was "making an effort to do some fairly decent things".
"There were possible criticisms," Chomsky concedes, but adds that he doesn't think "anything happened that justified his [Khan's] expulsion from the political system".
Chomsky is a leading intellectual in the field of analytical philosophy, and is considered the father of modern linguistics. The MIT professor has been commenting on Pakistani politics quite frequently in the past few years.
In late April 2022, it was reported that Chomsky did not believe in Khan's "regime change conspiracy" narrative, saying that there was no concrete evidence of any coup plot against Khan's government.
In late 2022, he reportedly signed on to an open letter — directed either to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, or to chief justice (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial — from nearly 60 activists, academics, intellectuals and civil society activists expressing concerns over "the disturbing trend of suppression of media freedom in Pakistan".
Former prime minister Imran Khan also considers Chomsky "one of the biggest intellectuals of the world".
https://twitter.com/gonawazgo2022/status/1629611083244634113
Khan also referred to a letter that Chomsky had sent to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, where the philosopher lamented that human rights were being violated and Pakistani democracy was being "destroyed".