Reham Khan: Revealed only a little of what I know    

In her first interview after the release of her sensational autobiography, British-Pakistani journalist and Imran Khan’s second wife Reham Khan told Pakistani TV channel Geo TV that her book reveals little of what she witnessed.

“Jitna dekha hai, uss se bahut kam bataya hai (I’ve revealed way much lesser than what I have witnessed), she said and added that while writing the book she was conscious that children too would be reading it. The book has been criticised in Pakistan for being pornographic in parts.

Denying that she was motivated by personal vendetta when questioned about the timing of the publication, barely 12 days before a crucial election on July 25, she admitted that she should have written it earlier but failed to do so.

“The book is not going to impact the forthcoming elections in any way. It won’t damage the political fortunes of Imran Khan,” she declared with a broad smile.

“This has always been my dream that Imran’s name should go down in the history of Pakistan as a legend. I would always tell him, ‘Look Imran, you should at least deliver one such speech that our grandchildren read in their school text books, just as we do about Badshah Khan and Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. I repeatedly asked him, ‘do you think, with the kind of speeches you deliver, they will get recorded in school text books?’”

She went on to add, “I told him that becoming a Prime Minister is not a big deal in Pakistan. Prime Ministers come and go. What matters is the legacy that you leave behind. He must spread positivity while they spread hatred and pursue divisive politics.”

Adding that Imran must act like a boss and leader, she said: “when I would discuss with him development politics, he would say he has given 22 years to politics. People dedicate their entire life. Look at Nelson Mandela, he spent 27 year in prison. Does he enjoy any (official) position? No. He holds position in the hearts of people. He has changed the politics of the region and the world. Imran could have done that.”

The lady admitted that her profile and stature enhanced after her marriage to Imran Khan. “Obviously, (my) profile improved; I was married to Pakistan's only celebrity.”

Describing her marriage with Pakistan’s 1992 Cricket World Cup-winning skipper, as an accident she said: “(My) marriage with Imran Khan wasn’t a pleasant experience. I wish it hadn’t happen to me…”

Asserting that people are free to form their own opinion about her after reading the book, she apprehended that “PTI supporters will definitely cast aspersions on me after the launch of this book, but I am least bothered.”

Reacting to the queries on the most sensational passages in the book, she replied in a rather sarcastic manner, “Do you want me to meet the fate similar to Qandeel Baloch?”