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Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir denied receiving any letters from former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
As per details, imprisoned Pakistan Tareek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan shows flexibility and try to establish communication with the top military brass by writing a third open letter to the Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir on Thursday.
However, COAS denied receiving any letter from Imran Khan.
He ensured that he would not be engaged with any such correspondence, rather responsding the letter, he would forward the letter to the prime minister.
The COAS said, “Pakistan is moving forward, and it must move forward”.
PTI founder’s X (formerly Twitter) account accused Inter-Services Public Relations of building a false narrative, which he claimed was “bringing the armed forces into disrepute”.
“Repeating again and again that the army does not interfere in politics insults the nation’s intelligence,” Every child in the country knows that the army chief effectively runs the country”, Mr Khan’s X account adds.
The latest message from the PTI leader said that he was not asking for any special favors for himself. Instead, he was worried about restoring the Pakistan Army’s reputation. He argued that the gap between the people and the army was growing and claimed that democracy in Pakistan had been disrupted.
Imran criticsed the establishment and their role in general election 2024,“rejected faces had been imposed on the nation through rigged elections”.
The message further stated that even some people are trying to make it seem like the cases against the Sharif family and Asif Zardari are politically motivated. However, NAB started these cases. The former ISI chief Gen Ehtesham Zamir and former president Farooq Leghari gave documents as proof of corruption. These cases were filed long before PTI came to power.
The same faces had been imposed on Pakistan again after being dry-cleaned, the message added..
Mr Khan’s message also criticised the 26th amendment and alleged that the handpicked judges were being appointed, leading to a collapse of justice.
The message called on the establishment to reconsider its policies to “avoid further damage to the institution”.