Practise what you preach, start being honest: Reham to Imran

Author-cum-journalist Reham Khan has been in the news for her memoirs, chronicling her life, particularly her marriage to present Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The tell-all released by Imran Khan’s ex-wife, titled Reham Khan, dishes out details not just of their marriage but even of his power-hungry political ambitions and cricketing career. With Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning the recent national elections and the former cricket captain sworn in as Prime Minister, Reham Khan makes no bones about the fact that he is unfit to be PM. In an email chat, Reham Khan talks about why she penned her memoirs, the death threats she received and more. Q: Why this book at this stage in your life? A: I had been receiving threats from the Imran Khan camp since the divorce. In the last three years, post-divorce, journalists and anchors confirmed to me that they were told not to give me any coverage, and following the odd interview with me, channel owners would be called to discipline the interviewer and the interview censored. By September 2017, the threats became more real and it was conveyed to me that anyone who speaks against Imran now will be blown up. The plan was to bring him to power and I was told once again to abandon any idea of writing a book. Faced with a literal deadline, I decided to write and complete the book before something happened to me. I locked myself up and completed the book by December 2017. Q: Your book came out at a crucial time for Imran Khan. Now that he