Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday warned that he would issue a call for protests later in September unless his demand for immediate elections is accepted.
In an informal meeting with reporters on Tuesday afternoon in Islamabad, he said that if fresh elections are not called immediately, he will issue a call to his supporters to stage countrywide protests.
He reiterated that delays in elections were not acceptable.
Asked about his recent comments in which he hinted at his willingness to grant an extension to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Imran clarified that his words had been misconstrued.
Instead, he said that he had never called for granting an extension to the army chief, nor had he ever expressed his preference for appointing a particular general as army chief.
Instead, he said that the ‘best’ officer should be appointed as the chief on merit.
The former prime minister added that the military is the only institution in the country which is insulated from politics and where appointments are not made on a political basis. Rather, merit is prioritized.
