Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
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Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has accused former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa of playing a “double game” against his government and said he made a “big mistake” by extending the tenure of the then army chief in 2019. ‘ was. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Khan made the comments in an interview to a local TV channel. He also expressed regret for trusting the then army chief Bajwa.
The 70-year-old Khan, who was ousted from power through a no-confidence motion in April this year, said that I used to believe everything General Bajwa said because our interests were the same that we had to save the country. Khan also claimed that he had received reports from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) about the game being played against his government.
He claimed that the then military establishment was in touch with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to topple his government and after the removal of Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed as ISI chief in October 2021 The conspiracy against him was exposed.
General Bajwa was playing a double game: Imran
The former prime minister claimed that General Bajwa was playing a double game, and I later learned that even PTI members were being given separate messages. Gen Bajwa, 61, retired on November 29 after getting a three-year extension in 2019 by the then Prime Minister Khan. Nawaz Sharif, who was jailed when Bajwa became the army chief, also criticized him on several occasions by taking his name in public rallies.
In his farewell speech last week, General Bajwa had said that I believe his decision to keep the military establishment “apolitical” will protect the army from the effects of political volatility in a coup-prone Pakistan and will enhance the prestige of the army. Will increase
PM Shahbaz Sharif targeted Imran
Khan’s comments came after Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q)’s Munish Elahi said in a TV interview that Bajwa had asked him to vote for Khan on the no-confidence motion. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday hit out at Khan for trying to grab power even if it means weakening the country’s foundation.
During the interview, Khan also said that if the government is ready for elections by the end of March, his party will not dissolve the assemblies. Otherwise, we want to dissolve the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab Assemblies and hold elections. Khan, a former cricketer-turned-politician, is the only Pakistani prime minister to have been ousted by a no-confidence vote in Parliament.
He alleged that the no-confidence motion brought against him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan was part of a conspiracy by the US leadership. However, the US denied the allegations.
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