Pakistani opposition leader warns against concentration of power in military establishment

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Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Pakistan's opposition leader, warned about the concentration of power within the military establishment during a public gathering in Multan on Friday. He criticized President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for imposing emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11, removing Imran Khan’s government. Rehman accused Sharif's government of lacking electoral support and termed it a “fake government,” while also questioning the democratic legitimacy of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz responded by accusing Rehman of undermining military leaders and supporting corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Multan Pakistan Punjab

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Rehman PERSON · 5× Khyber Pakhtunkhwa GPE · 3× Pakistan GPE · 3× Punjab GPE · 2× Shehbaz Sharif PERSON · 2× Asif Ali Zardari PERSON · 1× Imran Khan PERSON · 1× Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam ORG · 1× Maulana Fazlur Rehman PERSON · 1× Multan GPE · 1×

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His remarks came days after President Asif Ali Zardari, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet, imposed emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11, removing the provincial government led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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🔮 Pakistan's opposition leader and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned against the growing concentration of political and institutional power in the military establishment, saying an imbalance among state institutions could threaten the country's stability.

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Pakistan's opposition leader and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned against the growing concentration of political and institutional power in the military establishment, saying an imbalance among state institutions could threaten the country's stability. uncertain
imbalance → warn → stability
Addressing a public gathering in Punjab's Multan district on Friday, Mr. Rehman said Pakistan could function effectively only when the military, bureaucracy and elected institutions operated within their respective constitutional domains. uncertain
military → address → domains
“The powerful forces that are taking more and more authority onto their shoulders will soon reach a point where they themselves will be crushed under the weight of that power,” he said, in an apparent reference to the military establishment. asserted
he → take → establishment
His remarks came days after President Asif Ali Zardari, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet, imposed emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11, removing the provincial government led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. asserted
Zardari → come → Insaf
Mr. Rehman had criticised the move as an attack on democracy and vowed to oppose it through democratic means. asserted
Rehman → criticise → means
Mr. Rehman also accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government of lacking an electoral mandate, calling it a “fake government” of “powerless rulers”. asserted
Rehman → accuse → rulers
“We have chosen the path of Parliament, and today the people of Pakistan and the world can see which force is sabotaging parliamentary politics, democracy and politics rooted in the people. asserted
force → choose → people
This is no longer hidden,” he said. asserted
he → hide → ?
He also targeted the Pakistan Peoples Party, questioning its democratic credentials and criticising President Zardari over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decision. asserted
He → target → decision
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz reacted to Rehman's statements and said his comments about Army Chief Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir had “hurt every patriotic Pakistani”. asserted
comments → react → Pakistani
She accused Mr. Rehman of supporting those responsible for what she described as incompetence, mismanagement and corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa instead of holding them accountable. asserted
them → accuse → Pakhtunkhwa
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