Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that former Army Chief
General Qamar Javed Bajwa should be court-martialed because he
gave a speech against Russia. Hearing this, I immediately checked
the date, it was Friday, March 3, 2023, and Khan was engaged in a
fiery speech against Bajwa while talking to journalists at his residence
in Zaman Park, Lahore. Bajwa’s speech on which the court martial
was demanded was delivered on April 2, 2022, on the last day of the
Islamabad Security Dialogue. At that time, Imran Khan was the Prime
Minister. According to Article 243 of the Constitution, the Pakistan
Army is considered a subordinate body of the federal government
and if the army chief’s speech was a violation of his oath under Article
244 of the Constitution, then Imran Khan could order Bajwa Sahib’s
court martial through the Ministry of Defense. At that time Khan
remained silent but after eleven months he is demanding a court
martial of Bajwa when Shahbaz Sharif is the Prime Minister. Imran
Khan’s demand for Bajwa’s court-martial is actually a request to open
a case against himself. Bajwa’s court-martial means an investigation
into Project Imran Khan. This investigation will reach General Faiz
Hameed through General Ahmad Shuja Pasha and General Zaheer
Islam. There is already a testimony against Bajwa. Chaudhry Pervaiz
Elahi himself has told that last year he was advised by General Bajwa
to leave PDM and support Imran Khan. This advice was a violation of
Article 244 of the Constitution, the matter will not stop here, Shahbaz
Sharif also knows when and where Bajwa violated Article 244.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will also have to tell that who called him to
Dubai and told him to send his father out of Pakistan on medical
grounds? Maulana Fazlur Rehman will also tell why he was given
gifts of expensive perfume in the Army House. This court martial is
very important. Imran Khan must take courage and announce that if
his party comes back to power, General Bajwa will be court-martialed.
The nation will be happy.
Translation of column by Hamid Mir in Jang
Editor