Imran Khan says former army chief admits 'regime ouster'

Imran Khan says former army chief admits his 'regime ouster'

LAHORE (Web Desk) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan says former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa admitted that he was behind the 'regime change' that led to the removal of his government. 

Speaking to a foreign media outlet on Friday evening, Imran Khan claimed that Bajwa had accepted responsibility for the ouster. Initially, Mr Khan had blamed the United States for overthrowing his PTI dispensation but later shifted his focus to Bajwa. 

Mr Khan, who was ousted through a no-confidence vote in April last year, claimed that the current establishment and the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led coalition government were on 'one page'. His claims were based on a recent column published in a local newspaper, in which a journalist wrote about his meeting with Bajwa, where the former army chief spoke about his time in office and interactions with Mr Khan.

The journalist wrote that Mr Khan had asked Bajwa to save his government but the former army chief declined, fearing that the PTI was 'dangerous for the country' and that the country would not survive if the PTI remained in power.

In a conversation with journalists in Lahore, PTI senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry highlighted the importance of considering the confession of former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. Fawad stated that Bajwa's revelation had cleared up the matter and ended the legality of the incumbent government.

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He further emphasised the need to end differences in order for the country to move forward, but stressed that Pakistan should not be taking direction from friendly countries on how to run its affairs.