Imran Khan opposes new military operation in Pakistan
Pakistan's ex-Premier Imran Khan on Monday opposed any new military operation in the northwestern and southwestern parts of the South Asian country and directed his party to stand against it.
Ali Amin Gandapur, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, visited Khan in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to discuss the current political and security landscape.
'Imran Khan has opposed any new military operations in any part of the country and has directed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government should not support any decisions related to these operations,' Gandapur stated to reporters outside the jail following his meeting with Khan.
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, is currently serving a prison sentence for an alleged violation of Islamic marriage laws.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced the commencement of a revitalized national counter-terrorism campaign aimed at eradicating extremism and terrorism from Pakistan. This decision followed a meeting of the apex committee, the country’s leading counter-terrorism body, in Islamabad. The meeting included the chief executives of all four provinces, as well as representatives from Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, and was attended by the chiefs of the three armed forces.
Members of parliament backed by Khan's PTI have also rejected the new operation, Azm-e-Istehkam (determination for durability), stating they will 'not allow anyone to bring war to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.'
Since 2000, Pakistan has launched several military operations to combat terrorism, including notable campaigns like Raddul Fasad and Zarb-e-Azb, initiated in 2014.
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