Islamabad: Former prime minister Imran Khan didn’t approach the military tohelp find a solution to the no-confidence motion-triggered “politicaldeadlock” in the country, former human rights minister and PTI leaderShireen Mazari claimed on Friday.
“Let me be clear — I am stating on record PM did not call mly for help on”breaking pol deadlock”. The mly sought the mtg thru then Def MinisterKhattak & they put forward the 3 proposals of either PM resigning or takingpart in VNC or fresh elections!,” Mazari claimed on Twitter.
She said that was the military that sought the meeting through then defenceminister Pervez Khattak, adding that it was the military that put forwardthe three proposals – of the premier either facing the no-trust vote,resigning from his post or the opposition withdrawing the no-trust move andholding of fresh election thereafter.
Talking to Twitter, the PTI leader questioned: “Why wld IK give option ofresigning when he had already stated categorically & repeatedly he wldnever resign. Makes no sense! Also IK had categorically rejected VNC asforeign regime change conspiracy. So why wld he suggest theseoptions.Absurd!”
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However, ISPR director-general Major General Babar Iftikhar, in a pressbriefing yesterday, said it was in fact the prime minister’s office (PMO)that had approached the army chief to find a solution to the politicaldeadlock.
