updated: Dec 19 2020, 15:19 ist
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asserted that the Army is a state institution which works under him, amidst Opposition s allegations of the powerful military establishment s interference in the country s politics and elections.
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a 11-party opposition alliance, has been holding massive rallies since its inception in September to seek Khan s ouster and press the military to stop interfering in politics. The PDM has been accusing the Pakistan Army of installing puppet Prime Minister Khan through a manipulated election in 2018.
The Army, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 70 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy. However, the military has denied meddling in the country s politics. Khan also denies that the army helped him win the election in 2018.
I m democratically elected, Army works under me: Imran Khan responds to Opposition s puppet jibe
I m democratically elected, Army works under me: Imran Khan responds to Opposition s puppet jibe
Imran Khan said he is Pakistan s democratically elected prime minister and the army works under him.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)
Taking on the Opposition over its puppet prime minister jibe, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asserted that the Pakistani Army is a state institution and that it works under him.
The Opposition in Pakistan for long has been attacking Imran Khan alleging that the country s military establishment interferes in its politics and elections.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan Army is a state institution which works under him
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The Army, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 70 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy. However, the military has denied meddling in the country s politics. Khan also denies that the army helped him win the election in 2018.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020