Pakistan is infamous across the world for the fact that the government there works on the instructions of the army. If we look at the current political situation of Pakistan, Field Marshal’s interference in Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s government has increased so much that he himself has started going to America and attending meetings with Donald Trump. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, who has exposed the Pakistani Army on several occasions, said that Asim Munir is not his boss.
Is Munir running the government of Pakistan?
In an interview given to France 24 English, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif once again expressed his views openly. He was asked, ‘Is Trump’s favorite Field Marshal Asim Munir running the government of Pakistan?’ In response to this, Khawaja Asif said, ‘There is a system in Pakistan. Our history has been of military control over the government. There was a time when the army interfered in our system and took the reins of power into its hands.
Asim Munir is not my boss: Khawaja Asif
Khawaja Asif was asked whether the army still has control in Pakistan? In response to this he said, ‘It is not so now. At present we are facing threats from Afghanistan, terrorism and India and a weak economy. Pakistani Army is now supporting our government. When he was asked in the interview whether Field Marshal Asim Munir was his boss? To this he said, ‘No, he is not my boss. My boss is Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Khwaja Asif’s statements remained in the headlines
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif recently said that his country was working like a ‘mercenary army’ in Afghanistan. This is like a direct admission of a major failure in Pakistan’s policy. He said that Pakistan has not yet fully accepted its mistake and now the same is being repeated.
