Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan hit out on the former navy chief for ‘unleashing atrocities’ at his occasion males and accused him of giving favours to the members of the coalition authorities of Pakistan, particularly the Sharif household.
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf occasion, made the feedback throughout an deal with to the nation from his Lahore residence (Photo: AFP/File)
By Press Trust of India: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday criticised former military chief Gen (retd.) Qamar Javed Bajwa and accused him of inflicting extra harm to the nation than an enemy might have carried out.
Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf occasion, made the feedback throughout an deal with to the nation from his Lahore residence.
He continued his tirade towards the previous navy chief for ‘unleashing atrocities’ at his occasion males and accused him of giving favours to the members of the coalition authorities of Pakistan, particularly the Sharif household.
“What Gen Bajwa did to Pakistan even an enemy could not have done so. When I was in power, Gen Bajwa would tell me to forget about the accountability of thieves (Sharifs and Zardaris). The world knows about that first NRO, National Reconciliation Ordinance (amnesty for past crimes) deal given to the PPP and PML-N by Gen Pervaiz Musharraf and the second by Gen Bajwa,” Khan mentioned.
Early this month, Khan, 70, accused Bajwa of taking part in a “double game” towards his authorities and mentioned that he dedicated a “big mistake” by extending the tenure of then navy chief in 2019.
“I might imagine in every part General Bajwa would inform me as a result of our pursuits have been the identical that we needed to save the nation… Gen Bajwa was taking part in a double recreation and I found later that even PTI’s members have been being given totally different messages,” Khan said during an interview with a local TV channel.
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Bajwa, 61, retired on November 29 after getting a three-year extension in 2019 by the then Prime Minister Khan, who turned out to be the biggest critic of the Pakistan Army.
In his farewell address last week, General Bajwa said that his decision to keep the military establishment “apolitical” will shield it from the “vagaries of politics” in the coup-prone country.
Since Pakistan was created 75 years ago, the Army has seized power three times and directly ruled the country for almost four decades.
In his Wednesday address, Khan said Pakistan’s economy was heading toward destruction because there is no justice in the country and reiterated his demand of holding fresh elections.
“Only fresh elections can take the country out of the economic quagmire,” he asserted.
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“I want to tell all institutions including the military and judiciary that what is happening today will affect all of you. I want the military establishment to stay neutral.
This country needs a strong army as a strong army is in Pakistan’s interest and this will only happen when the military is neutral and doesn’t interfere in politics,” Khan said and reiterated his demand the new army chief Gen. Asim Munir to take action against the “black sheep”.
Khan was ousted from energy in April after shedding a no-confidence vote in his management, which he alleged was a part of a US-led conspiracy focusing on him due to his impartial international coverage selections on Russia, China, and Afghanistan.
The former cricketer-turned-politician, who got here to energy in 2018, is the one Pakistani Prime Minister to be ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament.
He alleged that the no-confidence vote was a part of a US-led conspiracy focusing on him due to his impartial international coverage selections on Russia, China, and Afghanistan. The US has denied the allegations.
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Published On:
Dec 15, 2022
