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News18
04-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
The Real Reason Behind Pak Army Chief Munir's Anti-India Speech: Exclusive From Imran Aide & Junoon Member
Last Updated: 'Asim Munir wants to take control of Pakistan before November 2025 to save himself from a US bill,' says Dr Salman Ahmad, a member of Junoon and an aide of former PM Imran Khan Dr Salman Ahmad, a member of Junoon band and a close aide of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and former PM Imran Khan, in an exclusive interview with News18, explained the motive behind their Army chief Asim Munir's actions. 'Munir wants to eliminate Imran Khan. His speech before the diaspora was unwarranted. He spoke about sectarian division, like the British army wanted to divide and rule," said Ahmad. Addressing the Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad last month, just before the Pahalgam attack, Munir said, 'Our forefathers thought we are different from Hindus in every aspect…Our religion is different, our customs are different, our traditions are different, our thoughts are different, our ambitions are different, that's where the foundation of the two-nation theory was laid. We are two nations, we are not one nation." He also repeatedly termed Kashmir Pakistan's 'jugular vein". He added that Pakistan will not forget this and expressed solidarity with the 'struggle" of the region. He urged Pakistanis to teach their children a narrative of religious and cultural superiority. Munir also vowed to crack down on terrorists in Balochistan and termed it the 'destiny of Pakistan", stating that 'even ten generations of terrorists cannot harm Balochistan and Pakistan". 'ASIM MUNIR TRYING TO PROTECT HIMSELF' The Pakistan Democracy Act introduced in US Parliament has recommended sanctions against Asim Munir for visa restrictions and asset freeze, said Ahmad. 'Munir wants to take control of Pakistan before November 2025 to save himself from this bill," Ahmad said, adding, 'Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif is a puppet in the hands of Munir and his employees." WHAT NEXT FOR IMRAN KHAN? The Khan camp feels a campaign of terror will be launched against Khan soon. 'This campaign will also target Khan's supporters…In the coming days, incidents of violence, murder, physical torture and kidnapping will increase…These attacks will happen to silence those who bravely raise their voices against the injustices of Munir. Maryam Nawaz Sharif and their family have spoken in favour of the real Prime Minister Imran Khan," he said. Ahmad said that during the three-and-a-half years in power, Khan wanted military to be in barracks, just like India. 'But in 78 years, Pakistan has been taken over by a military cartel, from Yahya Khan to Pervez Musharraf to Munir. They controlled everything — economy, foreign policy and media and even control. But the Army doesn't understand civil matters." WHAT INTEL SOURCES SAY According to intelligence sources, Munir is desperate after a misadventure on India. 'Munir wants internal crises to handle backlash after Pahalgam. He also wants to control Khan. He is worried about his future because America is adamant to clear the bill on Pakistan democracy. He wants to capture Pakistan before that," they said. First Published: May 04, 2025, 14:34 IST
Express Tribune
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
PTI's internal rifts sideline governance
Envision a hospital where two doctors are embroiled in an ugly tussle over competency. As time goes by, more medics start picking sides and what originated as a minor dispute, spreads throughout the facility. With the executive nonchalant, the resultant polarization aggravates to the point where the medical staff no longer remembers its true job, and patients start dying. This hypothetical hospital is not much different from the PTI government in K-P, where internal differences among leaders have distracted the party from its fundamental duty of alleviating the suffering of its people. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is in power for the third consecutive time in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) however, disputes over legitimacy among the leaders have persisted throughout the current tenure. The founder of PTI has removed the provincial president, Ali Amin Gandapur, from his party post. Since Gandapur is also the Chief Minister of the province, his removal from the position has led to divisions within the PTI. Junaid Akbar, the newly appointed president, along with MNA Atif Khan and MNA Arbab Sher Ali, are part of a faction that has altered the political landscape of K-P. According to sources from within PTI, the party currently has two factions: the Gandapur group and the Junaid Akbar-Atif Khan group. Gandapur's faction includes Sher Afzal Marwat and other members. The expulsion of Sher Afzal Marwat from the party was a major setback for this group. Despite holding the position of Chief Executive of the province, opposition to Gandapur within the party was intensifying. The divisions within PTI were evident during a recent Swabi rally, where Marwat was neither given a chance to speak nor allowed to sit on stage. Likewise, Mashal Yousafzai, the spokesperson of PTI founder's wife, Bushra Bibi, was removed from the position of advisor to the chief minister. Similarly, the positions of other ministers in the cabinet were also changed for the third time while dozens of PTI workers in jails continue to await bail. Political analysts are of the opinion that factionalism developing within the ruling party, PTI, was detrimental to the province's economic situation especially since K-P was already being used as the breeding ground for rebellion against the federation. According to Hafeez Ullah Khan, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, K-P's political situation is worsening since the province has become a buffer zone due to conflicts between the bureaucracy, provincial, and federal governments. "Internal disputes over power sharing have resulted in the formation of various factions within the party. Moreover, nepotism and non-existent participation in international politics have further undermined its legitimacy," explained Khan. Khan further highlighted the fact that the province was suffering across various sectors, including health, education, education, and law and order since the provincial government had stopped providing funds to local body members, leading to protests and blockades. "The K-P government has also taken land from colleges and universities while simultaneously halting promised projects. There are 28 universities with no permanent vice chancellors. Similarly, the province's roads are also in a state of rack and ruin. Changing the name of a cricket stadium will not alleviate the suffering of the local population," noted Khan. Conversely, PTI's Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram claimed that differences of opinion existed in every political party however, the situation in PTI was being exaggerated. "During the Islamabad protest, about 1,000 of our workers were arrested, of which 500 party workers hailed from Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa. Our workers imprisoned in jails are not even allowed to meet their relatives," criticized Akram.
