ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan said in an interview on Wednesday he did not have any relationship with the army’s new top brass while adding that he foresaw the next general elections in April.
Khan was driven out of power in a parliamentary no-confidence vote last year and has since campaigned for snap polls in the country.
He attributed the downfall of his administration to an “international conspiracy” hatched by the administration in Washington, saying the US was not happy with him since he was trying to pursue an independent foreign policy.
He also accused his political rivals for participating in the conspiracy and blamed former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa for not doing anything to prevent external political intervention.
In his recent interview with BBC Urdu, Khan continued to criticize Bajwa and his rival politicians for doing a great “disservice” to Pakistan by bringing down his government.
“At this point, we have got no relationship with the new army leadership,” he said when asked if he had tried to establish links with General Asim Munir who replaced Bajwa last November.
Khan continued to criticize the former army chief, saying he had warned Bajwa of political instability in the country if the conspiracy against him was allowed to succeed.
He maintained Pakistan was witnessing a major economic crisis and the current administration of the country was finding it difficult to deal with it.
“Our economy is tanking,” he said. “We are left with $4 billion in reserves. There are $4 billion worth of items lying on our ports which cannot be lifted.”
“My own prediction is that whatever happens, this government will be forced to hold elections in April,” he added.
