Bajwa doctrine still in action, claims Imran Khan
Pakistan
Bajwa doctrine still in action, claims Imran Khan
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Friday said Bajwa doctrine was still in action in the country and PTI was not in contact with the establishment at the time.
Speaking to journalists, he said establishment was a reality adding only the man sitting on top called the shots. “PTI was in contact with Gen (retd) Bajwa when it was in power but now, it has no contacts with the establishment”, he added.
He said Gen Bajwa inquired after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif when he [Mr Shehbaz] was in prison. “I asked Mr Bajwa why he was doing this though there a large number of other [common] people who were languishing in jails”, he further said.
He claimed that the incumbent government was intended to push the elections forward but it was not in country’s favour. “If the country continues at this pace, it will default up until March”, he added.
Earlier, Imran Khan said Punjab governor Balighur Rehman’s actions were unlawful and stressed that all institutions should work within their constitutional limits.
Speaking to a delegation of lawyers at his Zaman Park residence, the former prime minister said the country could not progress until the rule of law was established. "It is imperative to cease bowing to the United States in order to preserve the rule of law," he added.
The PTI chief once again blamed retired Gen Bajwa for country s current economic woes and reiterated that it was the PTI’s legal right to dissolve the assemblies.
During the meeting, the lawyers gave a briefing to Imran Khan that the direction of the governor to Chief Minister Parvez Elahi to seek a vote of confidence was unconstitutional, and the case of Manzoor Wattoo was quite obvious in this regard. He asked the lawyers to launch a nationwide movement for the rule of law.
