Pakistan: Imran Khan Indirectly Blames Army Chief Bajwa For His Ouster As PM

According to political analysts, Imran khan was not in the good books of the army, after he refused to appoint the ISI chief recommended by the army chief last year.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Getty Image)

New Delhi: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has indirectly blamed Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for his ouster. Khan Wednesday alleged that there were some elements in the establishment who were involved in "bad practices" and were responsible for his sacking as prime minister, reported news agency PTI.

According to political analysts, Imran khan was not in the good books of the army, which has a strong hold over politics in Pakistan,  after he refused to appoint the ISI chief recomended by the army chief last year. He however, relented but his relations had soured with the army till then.

While taking to Twitter, Imran Khan Wednesday night said, "There are also humans in institutions. If one or two individuals do something wrong, the entire institution is not responsible. If one person (in an apparent reference to Army chief Gen. Bajwa) makes a mistake, this does not mean that the whole institution is at fault." 

Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry while speaking to a local news channel confirmed that relations between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had strained for months. He also said that he along with his party tried to mend differences with the army but failed.

"We tried our best, including myself, to remove misunderstandings with the establishment but could not succeed," he said, reported PTI.

Imran Khan was ousted as the prime minister of the country after the National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him on April 10. 

After his ouster, he became the first prime minister of Pakistan to lose a no-trust vote in the National Assembly.