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Lahore, July 23
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that a "revolt in the Pakistan army" is likely to take place at any time because of the policies of the army and the PPP-led government, including their participation in the war on terror.
"The army is fighting America's war. Now on its order, the Pakistan army is set to launch an operation in North Waziristan, where according to the US 5,000 Taliban are hiding.
"Will the Pakistan army strike against 3,50,000 people living there to hunt down 5,000?" Imran said while explaining his claim that there would be a revolt in the army.
"The operation will certainly cause massive casualties among innocent people," Imran Khan, who heads the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party, told a gathering in Lahore yesterday.
He questioned how a handful of terrorists engaged some 1,500 security personnel during the attack on a naval airbase in Karachi in May. "Even Rambo could not have done this. It shows there is resentment among army officials, who are against fighting with their own men," said Imran, who had once offered to mediate between the government and the Taliban.
Imran said there was a need to revise Pakistan's policy on the war on terror. "Innocent people are being killed in US drone attacks and the rulers shamelessly have given licence to the US to kill Pakistani citizens," he said
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that a "revolt in the Pakistan army" is likely to take place at any time because of the policies of the army and the PPP-led government, including their participation in the war on terror.
"The army is fighting America's war. Now on its order, the Pakistan army is set to launch an operation in North Waziristan, where according to the US 5,000 Taliban are hiding.
"Will the Pakistan army strike against 3,50,000 people living there to hunt down 5,000?" Imran said while explaining his claim that there would be a revolt in the army.
"The operation will certainly cause massive casualties among innocent people," Imran Khan, who heads the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party, told a gathering in Lahore yesterday.
He questioned how a handful of terrorists engaged some 1,500 security personnel during the attack on a naval airbase in Karachi in May. "Even Rambo could not have done this. It shows there is resentment among army officials, who are against fighting with their own men," said Imran, who had once offered to mediate between the government and the Taliban.
Imran said there was a need to revise Pakistan's policy on the war on terror. "Innocent people are being killed in US drone attacks and the rulers shamelessly have given licence to the US to kill Pakistani citizens," he said
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World