ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Pakistan’s future army chief after Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa retires in November turned into one more opportunity minefield in the country’s politics following previous PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan declared he would not enable his predecessor Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari to pick somebody of their alternative, appear what may.
Addressing a rally in Peshawar in the northwest late Tuesday, Imran defended his former stance on the challenge. Final Sunday, he experienced accused the Sharif-Zardari duo of striving to deliver in an military main of their liking in a bid to safeguard their immense “looted wealth”.
The remark plunged him into a controversy, drawing -condemnations from different quarters. The army’s media wing issued a -statement declaring it was aghast at the defamatory and uncalled-for statement about the institution’s senior management.
Avoidind any reaction to the army’s retort, Imran blamed his political rivals for twisting his statements to pit his get together in opposition to the armed service and the judiciary. “They are scheduling to disqualify me initial and then convert Pakistan’s institutions, like the judiciary,versus me by means of propaganda,” he alleged.
“Sharif is a convict and absconder. We will not allow an absconder to select the new army main. The new chief must be appointed on benefit,” the former PM said, including that establishments are strengthened only when appointments there are built on benefit.
Responding to the allegations of the coalition govt, Imran explained those who have been labelling him as anti-army experienced them selves specific Pakistan’s institutions, such as the
military, in the previous.
Referring to the so-called “Dawn Leaks” on nationwide security, the PTI chairman explained the Sharif and his brother, PM Shehbaz Sharif, experienced despatched a message to India that Pakistan’s army was supporting terrorism though they had no purpose in it. Also, the ousted PM stated, Zardari by way of Hussian Haqqani, the then Pakistani ambassador in Washington, had requested the US to preserve his govt from the military.
“Ought to we permit this sort of crooks (Sharif, Zardari) to make such significant appointments? No we will by no means,” he reported.
Imran performed video clips of the ruling Pakistan Democratic (PDM) leaders, significantly Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, to demonstrate they experienced criticised the military in the previous.
In an attempt to pacify the effective army institution, the former PM explained, “My criticism of the Pakistan Military is constructive. The military is mine. This nation is mine. Stability of the point out is only certain when institutions are potent.”
He also performed 1 of his have old movies all through a general public gathering in which he was talking in favour of the army.
“When the army is sturdy, the overall region is powerful and we appreciate independence,” he claimed, a assertion described by his opponents as his most current U-transform.
Addressing a rally in Peshawar in the northwest late Tuesday, Imran defended his former stance on the challenge. Final Sunday, he experienced accused the Sharif-Zardari duo of striving to deliver in an military main of their liking in a bid to safeguard their immense “looted wealth”.
The remark plunged him into a controversy, drawing -condemnations from different quarters. The army’s media wing issued a -statement declaring it was aghast at the defamatory and uncalled-for statement about the institution’s senior management.
Avoidind any reaction to the army’s retort, Imran blamed his political rivals for twisting his statements to pit his get together in opposition to the armed service and the judiciary. “They are scheduling to disqualify me initial and then convert Pakistan’s institutions, like the judiciary,versus me by means of propaganda,” he alleged.
“Sharif is a convict and absconder. We will not allow an absconder to select the new army main. The new chief must be appointed on benefit,” the former PM said, including that establishments are strengthened only when appointments there are built on benefit.
Responding to the allegations of the coalition govt, Imran explained those who have been labelling him as anti-army experienced them selves specific Pakistan’s institutions, such as the
military, in the previous.
Referring to the so-called “Dawn Leaks” on nationwide security, the PTI chairman explained the Sharif and his brother, PM Shehbaz Sharif, experienced despatched a message to India that Pakistan’s army was supporting terrorism though they had no purpose in it. Also, the ousted PM stated, Zardari by way of Hussian Haqqani, the then Pakistani ambassador in Washington, had requested the US to preserve his govt from the military.
“Ought to we permit this sort of crooks (Sharif, Zardari) to make such significant appointments? No we will by no means,” he reported.
Imran performed video clips of the ruling Pakistan Democratic (PDM) leaders, significantly Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, to demonstrate they experienced criticised the military in the previous.
In an attempt to pacify the effective army institution, the former PM explained, “My criticism of the Pakistan Military is constructive. The military is mine. This nation is mine. Stability of the point out is only certain when institutions are potent.”
He also performed 1 of his have old movies all through a general public gathering in which he was talking in favour of the army.
“When the army is sturdy, the overall region is powerful and we appreciate independence,” he claimed, a assertion described by his opponents as his most current U-transform.
