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Pakistani Ex-PM Openly Accuses Military Of Trying To Destroy His Party


Imran Khan gestures as he speaks to the media at his residence in Lahore. (file photo)
Imran Khan gestures as he speaks to the media at his residence in Lahore. (file photo)

Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had "no doubt" he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail. Khan has hinted previously at the military's hand in a crackdown on his Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) party but his comments in an interview at his Lahore home on June 3 were the most blunt yet. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.

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