The leader of a prominent Islamic party in Pakistan has accused the top military leaders of overthrowing Imran Khan’s government, a claim echoed by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since their leader was removed from power.
In April 2022, Pakistan’s then-PM Khan was removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The vote was held after opposition parties brought a motion against him, following days of high drama. However, the PTI has continued to assert that Khan’s removal was part of a US-led conspiracy.
During a Samaa TV talk show on Thursday, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that the “former army chief Gen (rtd) Qamar Javed Bajwa toppled the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s: government.” Rehman, who was appointed the head of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition against Imran, said: “The PPP was moving the no-confidence motion against the PTI. Gen Bajwa and Faiz Hameed (former Pak spy chief) were in touch with us at the time of the no-confidence motion.”
[English subtitles]Truth always prevails.
Fazlur Rehman, who was the head of the PDM coalition alliance, has confessed that it was then Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa who brought all parties together to remove Imran Khan in a no confidence motion and form the PMLN-PPP led… pic.twitter.com/w3QsIeN3kx
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Why come into politics?
In what appears to be a big revelation, Fazlur Rehman claimed, “Gen Bajwa, Faiz Hameed asked all parties to do this (bringing a vote of no-confidence motion).” Rahman even said: “Someone should stand up to the establishment and say it is doing wrong”. “The protest will continue until things are settled, as the establishment has nothing to do with politics. As a result of this protest, there will be a revolution,” Rehman said.
He said, ”The state institutions are respectable, but why come into politics?” “If the establishment thinks that the elections were transparent, then the narrative in line with the May 9 mayhem is buried,” Rehman added. Speaking about talks with the PTI, Rehman said: “There is a difference of mind with the PTI that can be resolved.” He also criticised Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N for announcing its plan to form a coalition government with the help of other parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party.
‘No future’
“The present parliament has no future, as the decisions and policies in the parliament will come from somewhere else,” he said. Rehaman had traditionally been close to the establishment but has become weary after suffering a devastating defeat in the elections. The JUI-F chief’s opponents allege that being a seasoned politician, Rehman may be in search of some role in the future government by attacking the Army.
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