World News | Army chief is most powerful man in Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan

Lahore, April 15 (PTI) — Army chief is the most powerful man in Pakistani politics and everyone follows his decisions, said ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, slamming the military establishment for being incompatible with the country’s ” The Corrupt Mafia” stood together to ensure that he should not return to power.

Speaking to supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek Instigation Party (PTI) at his Zaman Park residence on Friday night, Khan urged people to stand with the Supreme Court as the “import government” tries to overturn it.

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“The army chief is the most powerful man in Pakistani politics. Everyone follows his decisions. The military supports the corrupt mafia – Sharifs and Zardaris – just to make sure I don’t return to power,” he said explain.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led coalition government has imposed an “unannounced ban” on the country’s electronic media broadcasting the PTI chairman’s speech.

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Khan expressed serious concern over the split in the country’s Supreme Court, saying it would be a great tragedy for the country.

“A split on the Supreme Court would be a great tragedy. I call on the nation to stand with the Supreme Court at a time when this import government is doing everything in its power to damage the Court’s reputation.

The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician said: “Let me tell you…democracy in Pakistan is now hanging in the Supreme Court and everyone who wants democracy in the country should support it.”

If the government does not stop plotting against the Supreme Court and continues to defy its decision to hold elections in Punjab on May 14, the country must be ready to take to the streets after Eid, the PTI chief said.

“I will lead this movement from the front,” he declared.

Khan also reminded the military that it should bear in mind that it could no longer force the country to accept “corrupt rulers”.

“Those in power should realize that when a country rises, violent tactics don’t work. Torture and excesses were carried out earlier on my party leaders and workers to silence them, but it didn’t work. And It’s not going to work again … I want to tell them,” he said.

Khan, who was shot after a November rally in Punjab state was attacked, has reiterated that the country’s elite are planning to have him killed.

Earlier, he had appointed Major General Faisal Nasir, a senior Islamic intelligence officer (Khan dubbed him “Dirty Harry”), Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, as leaders in his murder. behind the scenes.

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