Fazlur Rahman considered that decisions would no longer be made in Parliament, but rather in the streets (Pakistani Press)

ISLAMABAD

- The Emir of the Pakistan Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, detonated a heavy political bomb when he admitted last night - in a television interview - that the overthrow of Imran Khan from power in April 2022 came based on the directives of the then Army Commander, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. .

Fazlur Rahman explained that he was personally against the move of no confidence in Imran Khan's government, but this position would not have worked in light of the insistence of other parties, most notably the Muslim League led by Nawaz Sharif and the People's Party led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Fazlur Rehman was the head of the People's Democratic Movement alliance that ousted Imran Khan and the PTI in April 2022 and took power, after which Shahbaz Sharif led a multi-party coalition of the country for 16 months before handing over the reins to the interim government.

It is noteworthy that Imran Khan was initially adamant that it was the United States that instructed his removal from power, which was strongly rejected by the administration of President Joe Biden. Imran Khan later blamed the then Army Chief General Bajwa.

After becoming the first prime minister to be voted out of confidence, Imran Khan continued to speak out against the military establishment and its leader.

A protest stand by Imran Khan’s supporters on a street in Islamabad against tampering with the election results (Al Jazeera)

Parliament has lost its credibility

Regarding the elections that took place on the eighth of this month, Fazlur Rehman indicated that it is clear that fraud occurred in the elections, and that the PML-N party is the biggest beneficiary of that.

Fazlur Rehman added that his group decided not to be part of the recently announced alliance between the League and the People's Parties to form the next government led by Shehbaz Sharif.

He said to me, "Parliament has lost its credibility." He added, "Decisions will no longer be made in Parliament, but will be taken in the streets," indicating that there will be protests in the country against the results of the elections, the validity of which is being debated.

Source: Al Jazeera + Pakistani press