Ex-Pakistani PM Sharif accuses army chief of toppling his government
“Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, you packed up our government, which was working well, and put the nation and the country at the alter of your wishes,” Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said as addressing a large protest gathering of opposition parties in the eastern Pakistani city of Gujranwala.
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- Published Date: 11:08 | 16 October 2020
- Modified Date: 11:15 | 16 October 2020
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused the country's army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installing the current government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2018 elections.
"Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, you packed up our government, which was working well, and put the nation and the country at the alter of your wishes," Sharif said addressing a large protest gathering of opposition parties in the eastern Pakistani city of Gujranwala.
Sharif addressed the crowd via video link from London.
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