By announcing that it has decided to act against its own senior officers, Pakistan’s all-powerful Army establishment has made it clear former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the movement launched by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party had considerable and high-ranking support from even within its ranks.
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He has sought to whip up emotions by alleging that his arrest and a ban on his party are imminent as part of what he calls the “London plan”, a reference to UKbased former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is charged with being the puppeteer.
The crisis has been brewing for some time, and ever since former Prime Minister Imran Khan launched his nationwide campaign to hold national elections in the wake of his removal from office.