Imran Khan did not call military for help on “breaking pol deadlock”: Shireen Mazari

ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister for Human Rights and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari on Friday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan did not call the military for help on “breaking pol deadlock.”

Mazari took to Twitter and wrote, “Let me be clear — I am stating on record PM did not call mly [military] for help on “breaking pol deadlock”. The mly [military] sought the mtg [meeting] thru [through] then Def [Defence] Minister Khattak & they put forward the 3 proposals of either PM resigning or taking part in VNC or fresh elections!”.

My request to all those attending our jalsa in Karachi is to carry our Pakistan flag as this is now a fight for Pakistan's sovereignty & haqeeqi (real) democracy, & against US-instigated regime change, supported by local Mir Jafars. #امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 15, 2022

Her statement came after DG ISPR denied that the establishment had put any options before ex-prime minister Imran Khan.

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On Thursday, addressing a press briefing and taking questions he asserted that the options were put forward by the Prime Minister (PM) Office, not by the establishment.

Iftikhar said the PM Office approached the army chief on the political deadlock following which the army chief and DG ISI went to PM Office where three options were discussed.

He said the army chief went to PDM leadership with the third option [withdrawal of no-confidence motion and immediate elections after the dissolution of assembly] but the opposition parties refused.