Pak’s former interior minister accepts there were tensions between Army, Imran Khan
India Today
Sheikh Rashid accepted that there were tensions between the Army and former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan’s former interior minister Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday acknowledged that there were tensions between the powerful Army and former prime minister Imran Khan.
Rashid, head of his Awami Muslim League (AML), had been a vocal supporter of Khan as his minister and ally, and talked about the "misunderstandings" of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) with the military establishment in the wake of his ouster.
A campaign on social media against the armed forces and its leadership was quite active and slogans critical of the Army were also chanted during protests on Sunday following the successful no-confidence motion.
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“No slogan should be raised against the Army," he said ahead of a key PTI rally in Peshawar, which will be addressed by Khan.
He said that PTI should follow the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz which was critical of Army but make peace to come to power.
"If those (PML-N) who curse [the Army] can make peace with them (the Army), then we should also remove our misunderstandings and establish good relations with them (the Army)," he said.
