Imran begins long march with guns aimed at ISI chief

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani • 1 Years ago
Former Pak PM Imran Khan
Former Pak PM Imran Khan

 

Lahore

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has kicked off his much-awaited 'Haqeeqi Azadi' march towards Islamabad with a no-holds-barred speech targeting the country’s premier spy chief and other intelligence officers.

Addressing from atop a container at the starting point of the march, the Liberty Roundabout, Khan incriminated the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (DG) for holding a "political presser", and called out two other army officers for playing the role of "Dirty Harry" for picking up and torturing a party senator.

Seeking the attention of army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, the former Prime Minister said these officers were tarnishing the image of the institution.

On Thursday, in an unprecedented appearance at a media conference by a spy chief, ISI chief Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum spoke alongside armed forces' spokesman Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar.

The officers alleged their leadership was being maligned for refusing to help the former premier through "illegal and extra-constitutional means" ahead of a confidence vote in parliament earlier this year.

They further said that Khan attempted to entice the army chief with an "indefinite extension" in a last-ditch attempt to save his government.

Khan began his speech on Friday by castigating the ISI DG for claiming his organisation was apolitical and neutral.

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He said the spy chief actually delivered a "political presser" and conveniently ignored any reference to the "group of thieves" that got its Rs1.1 trillion theft written off.