A leading Pakistan newspaper, in a rare commentary,  has slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said his telephonic interactions raise questions about his ability to lead the country.

"While visionary leaders happen to be rare among politicians, the least one expects from a PM is an ability to craft well thought out policies combined with competence to implement them. One also expects him to be sufficiently discreet so that he does not create embarrassing situations for himself," said an opinion piece published in Pakistan Today.

"Earlier PM Imran Khan had publicly rebuked his own embassies for actions that did not fall under their purview, showing that the PM has a woefully inadequate understanding of embassies’ consular work. Instead of holding an enquiry first, the PM went on air to lambast the country’s diplomats." 

"While appearing to retract the accusations, the PM blamed those who telecast his interaction live instead of showing its excerpts only. In other words the PM still believes that the allegations leveled by him were correct while those who publicised them were wrong," it said.

"There is a lack of clarity on the policies and a dependence on kneejerk reactions on the part of the PTI administration," the commentary said.