LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Friday clarified that he is not in contact with the establishment “for now”.
Speaking to senior journalists at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, Khan said: “The establishment is a reality and only it can play its role for the supremacy of law,” he added.
“I used to stay in touch with General Qamar Javed Bajwa, however, he always asked me to think in a particular direction,” he said in line with his claims that the ex-COAS always advised him to focus on economy instead of his opposition parties and their accountability.
In response to a question regarding the ongoing political crisis in Punjab and the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government’s decision to hold general elections as per schedule, the PTI chief said the coalition government wants to delay general elections.
“Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari are refraining from heading into general elections as they are afraid of me,” he claimed.
