Basing his wider paradigm on the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal and the Iranian writer-sociologist Ali Shariati he came across in his youth , Khan is generally described as a nationalist and a populist . Khan 's proclaimed political platform and declarations include : Islamic values , to which he rededicated himself in the 1990s ; liberal economics , with the promise of deregulating the economy and creating a welfare state ; decreased bureaucracy and the implementation of anti-corruption laws , to create and ensure a clean government ; the establishment of an independent judiciary ; overhaul of the country 's police system ; and an anti-militant vision for a democratic Pakistan . Khan publicly demanded a Pakistani apology towards the Bangladeshi people for the atrocities committed in 1971 , He called the 1971 operation a " blunder " and likened it to today 's treatment of Pashtuns in the war on terror . However , he repeatedly criticised the war crimes trials in Bangladesh in favour of the convicts . Khan is often mocked as " Taliban Khan " because of his pacifist stance regarding the war in North-West Pakistan . He believes in negotiations with Taliban and the pull out of the Pakistan Army from Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ) . He is against US drone strikes and plans to disengage Pakistan from the US-led war on terror . Khan also opposes almost all military operations , including the Siege of Lal Masjid
atrocities committed in 1971
1971 Bangladesh genocide
Imran Khan