Lahore:
The letter from former Prime Minister Imran Khan to the head of the army, which the government considers as an act of despair, reflects a slight change in its position on the establishment, according to analysts.
Some suggest that change can be linked to unhappy developments that take place in the background.
Analysts questioned the authenticity of the alleged military response broadcast by television channels, which have cited “security sources” indicating that the army communicates only through the ISPR and that any response from Other sources should be taken with a grain of salt.
The main political analyst Mazhar Abbas, addressing the Express PK Press Club, noted that Imran Khan’s letter had reported a change in his approach.
He explained that the letter does not request the support of the army; Rather, he asked the military to stop supporting the coalition government, which he said was formed after the massive electoral rigging. The letter describes PTI’s policies and urges the army to support those who have truly won the elections.
Abbas said that Imran realized that the agitation policy had given no positive results. If his openings are reciprocal, he can alleviate his demonstration scheduled for February 8, opting rather for the quiet messaging of Backchannel.
However, if there is no answer, the event will take place as planned – although Imran does not want a rehearsal of November 26.
With regard to the reported military response, Abbas noted that the establishment would also like to avoid giving an impression of negotiations. The government, he added, would probably seek them with insurance as well. However, at this stage, there is no breakthrough in sight.
He thought that Imran Khan’s call to negotiations was an error that had put him in a solution, adding that PTI was fully aware of the realities on the ground and the potential results of protests.
The senior anchor Habib Akram agreed that Imran Khan has softened his position, stressing that the language used to address the chief of the army was not as bitter as in the past.
The change of tone, associated with recent meetings between military leaders and PTI representatives, could refer to certain developments behind the scenes, he said.
He also noted that PTI seems to have discreetly decreed his request for a judicial commission on the events of May 9, a decision that would have placed the army under a meticulous examination.
Unlike the famous letter of 1977 by the Air Marshal (RETD) Asghar Khan to the head of the weapon then against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the letter from Imran is more a declaration of facts, Akram said.
He stressed that the letter, unlike all false ideas on the search for an NRO, urges the army to operate strictly in its legal field, adding that it was essentially PTI’s proposal to resolve the crisis current of Pakistan.
He also suggested that the government’s reaction inadvertently helped the letter to achieve its planned impact. He said that the government’s response had betrayed that it was unstable by this decision.
Meanwhile, the alleged military response, citing “security sources”, seems to be a planted story. Any government official knows that a letter received by an official office cannot be ignored because she has a duty to respond, he added.
The main political analyst and former chief minister of the goalkeeper, Hasan Askari Rizvi, thought that the letter from Imran Khan managed to maintain PTI’s problems under the spotlight.
For Imran Khan, the key goal is to keep your grievances alive, and this letter realizes it in abundance, he noted.
He rejected the idea that the letter reflects despair or an attempt to secure an NRO. He also expressed his concerns concerning the alleged response of “security sources”, calling that unusual development.
