Tosha Khana Case: End of the Moral Monopoly |
Asif Mahmood
The conviction of Imran Khan and his wife in the Toshakhana case is a stark reminder of how power, when mixed with arrogance and moral grandstanding, often circles back on itself. In politics, as in life, history has a way of delivering its own verdict. This moment is less about partisan rivalry and more about the principle of accountability and the harsh logic of moral consequence.
For years, Imran Khan built his political identity on the language of purity. He did not merely accuse his opponents of corruption. He branded them thieves, looters, and certified criminals. He presented himself as morally superior, as the sole custodian of honesty in a nation he repeatedly described as morally compromised. Politics under his leadership was not a contest of ideas but a moral trial in which he was the judge and everyone else stood in the dock.
Today, the roles have reversed. The man who promised to jail others now finds himself behind bars. The leader who spoke of accountability with near religious zeal has been declared guilty by the very judicial system that once appeared indulgent toward him. Courts that once certified him as honest and trustworthy have now convicted him for corruption. The symbolism is unavoidable.
This is what makes the episode a classic case of moral retribution. Not divine punishment, but political and ethical consequence. When leaders weaponize morality, they raise the standard by which they themselves will eventually be judged. Imran Khan did not merely fail to meet that standard. He collapsed under its weight.
The Toshakhana case is significant not only........