Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that former chief of army staff General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa had made a deal with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, adding that the ECP is controlled by the establishment.
Talking to senior journalists in Lahore the PTI chief said that the former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa thought PTI’s popularity will die down, but it didn’t.
The PTI chief predicted that the next general elections would be held in March or April 2023. He said that PTI lawmakers will go to national assembly to verify their resignations on Monday.
The PTI chief recently admitted that granting an extension to Gen (retd) Bajwa was a “mistake” and had also accused the ex-army chief of “betraying” him. Also, in a conversation with journalists yesterday, he revealed that he was not in contact with the establishment “for now”.
“We will also remain allies with the Q-League (Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid) as they have stood by us,” the PTI chief said as the political turmoil in Punjab persists.
“I will not inflict pain on the masses for remaining in power. Once I form my government again, I will not compromise on anything,” the PTI chief said.
Taking a swipe at Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, he said that the Bhutto scion has gone on more visits abroad than he did during his three-and-a-half-years in tenure.
“Also, if he is claiming that he is paying for foreign trips through his pocket, then are these his private visits?” he wondered.
