US EditionPakistan army labels imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan ‘mentally ill’ after he criticizes army chief
Pakistan’s military accuses Imran Khan of spreading division and attacking the armed forces through family visits and social media, linking him to unrest in May 2023.
- On Friday, Pakistan's military pushed back after imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan called army chief Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry `mentally unstable` and labeled Khan `mentally ill`.
- One of Khan's sisters said after meeting him in prison that he was angry at Munir, newly promoted chief of defense forces, whose role President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a day earlier.
- At a news conference, Chaudhry displayed Khan's post on X and said Afghan and Indian media amplified its content, describing Khan as a `narcissist` whose visitors spread poison against the army.
- The army banned meetings with Khan going forward, citing security concerns, Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned it will not allow anyone to create rifts, and Zulfiquar Bukhari called the news conference a pretext for harsher measures.
- Khan has been jailed since 2023 on a corruption conviction, Chaudhry linked him to the May 9, 2023 attacks, and Khan's camp says the army aims to justify tougher measures, raising political risks.
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"Mentally Ill" And "Narcissist": Pak Army Slams Imran Khan's Attacks On Asim Munir
Pakistan's military issued a sharp rebuttal on Friday after jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan described the army chief as "mentally unstable". In response, the military branded Khan "mentally ill".
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Pakistan army labels imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan ‘mentally ill’ after he criticizes army chief
Pakistan’s military has described the country's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a mentally ill person after the former premier used the same words for the popular army chief.
'Creeping threat to nation': DG ISPR criticizes Imran Khan’s anti-army narrative
DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, on Friday, calling him a "threat to national security" and warning that no one will be allowed to incite the public against the armed forces. He said that Khan’s “anti-army” rhetoric has crossed the limits of politics and now poses a direct threat to the nation’s security. Read: DG ISPR reaffirms to respond firmly to any external threat Addressing …
Pak Army calls Imran Khan mentally ill, labels his narrative a security threat
Pakistan's military has publicly accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of being mentally ill and posing a national security threat through his anti-army narratives. The military leadership warns against politicising the armed forces and questions Khan's activities while in custody.
In fiery presser, ISPR DG terms Imran Khan 'mentally ill, national security threat'
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