Published 17:38 IST, November 4th 2019

Pakistan Minister proudly calls Bajwa's Army their "spokesperson"

Appearing on a Pakistani news channel, Imran Khan's Minister proudly claimed Qamar Javed Bajwa's Army to be the "spokesperson" of the Pakistan government.

Reported by: Aishwaria Sonavane
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Cabinet Minister Zartaj Gul asserted averred that Pakistani Army was ir government's spokesperson. Appearing on a Pakistani news channel, Imran Khan's Minister proudly claimed Qamar Javed Bajwa's Army to be "spokesperson" of Pakistan government, thus augmenting speculations of a soft coup. statement comes amid Opposition in Pakistan has been staging 'Azi March' to oust 'puppet' Imran Khan. 

"We are proud that we are judiciary's spokespersons, we are proud that army is our spokesperson," Zataj Gul said. Pakistan Climate Minister me statement while slamming country's Opposition.  

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Soft Coup 

Pakistan's powerful military establishment has dominated politics of country. Last month, Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa privately held a meeting with country's top business personalities in a bid to bolster Pakistan's cash-strapped ecomy. "National security is intimately linked to ecomy while prosperity is a function of balance in security needs and ecomic growth," Gen Bajwa, who is also part of National Development Council, told audience.

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Army chief has been taking a keen interest in revival of ecomy after apparent failure of Imran Khan government to deliver on ecomic front even after one year in power Gen Bajwa was appointed as a member of high-powered National Development Council, put in place in July to set Pakistan's long-term ecomic plan. Pakistan Army chief h also accompanied Imran Khan to China and US during his official visit this year. 

Bajwa has reportedly directly interfered into Pakistan government's decisions pushing for a cabinet reshuffle. This ultimately led to Bajwa's appointment as a member of newly-formed National Development Council heed by Prime Minister Imran Khan. In August, Imran Khan extended Bajwa's term by three years after termination of his current tensure to tackle 'regional security' issues in current environment as stated in an official statement by Pakistan PMO.

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17:23 IST, November 4th 2019