Agencies :
Continuing with his recent change of tone towards the military establishment, incarcerated PTI founder and former Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he was open to talks with the army.
Talking to reporters during the hearing of the 190 million pound case at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, khan suggested the military appoint a representative for these talks.
The remarks of the jailed leader came days after he had requested the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to remain neutral in the present political dispensation of the country.
Since his ouster from power in April 2022, Khan has remained critical of the military establishment and its top leadership for their alleged involvement in politics till last week when he changed tack by toning down his rhetoric against the institution.
“We are ready to negotiate with the Army. Let the Army appoint its representative,” he said.
Khan claimed that he has never leveled allegations against the military, but only criticized it when necessary.
“When there is a spoiled child at home, it has to be criticized,” he added.
He went on to say that anyone shouldn’t give them a lesson that the military never made mistakes.