In a media interview, former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan, who is currently lodged in Adiala Jail (Rawalpindi), accused former Army Chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa of his imprisonment. “I am certain that this ordeal was orchestrated by General Bajwa. I hold no one else responsible.
He meticulously planned and executed this scheme, presenting himself as a deceitful figure, creating lies and false narratives to cause national and international chaos - all to secure his extension,” he said. Imran Khan also blamed Bajwa for creating a perception of the former as being “anti-US”. Khan, who became PM in August 2018, was dubbed as a ‘laadla’ (favourite) of the army by opposition parties (the 2018 election was rigged in favour of Khan’s PTI by the Pakistan military).
Khan’s ouster in April 2022 was attributed towards his differences with the Pakistan army on foreign policy issues – especially what was perceived as Khan’s ‘anti-US’ and ‘Pro-Russia’ slant by the Pakistan military. While initially after his removal, Khan blamed the US for his removal, later on, he sought to mend fences with the West. Days before Khan’s statement, former PM Nawaz Sharif -- who was elected as President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on May 28, 2024 --- blamed late General Pervez Musharraf – the architect of the Kargil conflict -- for violation of the Lahore agreement.
Said Nawaz Sharif: “After that, Vajpayee Saheb came here and made an agreement.
