Imran Khan compares himself to Mujibur Rahman and Pak scenario to 1971

On Friday (November 4), former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan likened himself to the ‘Founding father of Bangladesh’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and alleged that the scenario within the nation was just like that of 1971 (which pressured the creation of one other nation).

He made the remarks on the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore. The growth got here a day after he was shot by an assailant through the ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) within the Wazirabad space of Punjab.

Once a blue-eyed boy of the Pakistani institution, he didn’t mince any phrases earlier than attacking the military. “What happened in East Pakistan? The military acted against the party that won the majority and snatched their rights,” Khan was heard as saying.

“What occurred in East Pakistan. The largest occasion that gained, they took motion in opposition to it…’, says Imran Khan as he attracts parallels between 1971 & 2022 in his nation. pic.twitter.com/GPRDGiFPyk

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The ex-Pakistani cricketer was suggesting the position of the Pakistani navy in unseating him because the nation’s Prime Minister, regardless of ‘winning’ the individuals’s mandate. He highlighted how the navy intervention in East Pakistan and disrespect for individuals’s selections led to the breakup of the nation.

“The Pakistan cricket team went to Bangladesh, 18 years after the 1971 war, to play two exhibition matches against India. We won the matches and the stadium (filled with Bangladeshis) reverberated with the chants of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’,” he claimed.

Imran Khan additional alleged, “They did not want to leave us but we committed atrocities, which forced them to hate us. You (The Pakistani army) are doing the same thing now. Subjugating the largest political party (aka PTI) and trying to assassinate its leader.”

Only PTI can preserve the nation collectively: Imran Khan

“People are not recognising the group of thieves (referring to the ruling parties, PML-N and PPP) as their leaders, who are now being handed power in Pakistan (by the establishment),” he continued.

Imran Khan claimed, “As such, they are trying to kill me. In this way, Pakistan’s largest party will disintegrate without a leader. The only party that can keep the country intact is PTI.”

The former Pakistani Prime Minister has additionally blamed three individuals, specifically, Major General Faisal Naseer, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and incumbent PM Shehbaz Sharif, for the assassination try in opposition to him.

Pakistan military cries foul, accuses Imran Khan of defaming establishment

In an announcement, the Pakistan military has termed the allegations in opposition to Major Naseer and the institution as ‘baseless’ and ‘irresponsible.’

“Pakistan army prides itself for being an extremely professional and well-disciplined organisation with a robust and highly effective internal accountability system applicable across the board for unlawful acts, if any, committed by uniformed personnel,” it stated.

The military emphasised, “However, if the honour, safety and prestige of its rank and file is being tarnished by vested interests through frivolous allegations, the institution will jealousy safeguard its officers and soldiers no matter what. The baseless allegations hurled at the institution/officials today are highly regrettable and strongly condemned.”

“No one will be allowed to defame the institution or its soldiers with impunity. Keeping this in view, the government of Pakistan has been requested to investigate the matter and initiate legal action against those responsible for defamation and false accusations against the institution and its officials without any evidence whatsoever,” the assertion concluded.