Army should never be pitted against the people: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan said he was writing a letter to Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir for the sake of the country adding that army is an important institution and should never be pitted a against the people.

According to a transcript of his talk with the media today in Adiala Jail, posted by the PTI on its X account, Imran said: “I will write a letter to the army chief — not for myself, but for the country. [My] lawyers have been instructed to prepare a letter and inform me.”

“In the letter, I will tell [him] what is happening in Azad Kashmir and where the country is going. We have to think about it,” he said, referring to this week’s unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir that saw the killing of a police official and three citizens during clashes.

Imran said the army was a very important institution and should never be pitted against the people.

He said that when the beneficiaries of Form-47 are questioned, they begin to pressure the judges and the media.

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“Form-47 beneficiaries are attacking Justice Babar Sattar,” he stated. “All are trying to keep an artificial democracy running.”

Khan claimed they dissolved Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governments to avoid pressure from the intelligence agencies.

Saying that Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa was a courageous person, Imran questioned why the petitions of PTI about the May 9 events and the February 8 elections are not being heard.

“We want our trial conducted like the trials of Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani were conducted.”

Khan lamented that his Supreme Court appearance wasn’t broadcast live. “I was eager to speak during the hearing,” he said. “I hope my next appearance will be broadcast live.”