How Indian Establishment Insiders Are Viewing The Attack On Imran Khan

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The assassination attempt on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has not only plunged the country deeper into fermentation but spawned new strategic factors for India, ranging from the future of Pakistan’s all- important service and intelligence establishment to its political stability, government interposers say.

While Pakistan’s army tries to control the internal chaos, presenting a reprieve from conflict on the border areas for India, New Delhi is also nearly covering the” veritably critical” internal law and order situation in the country, officers in New Delhi have told NDTV.Reports reaching New Delhi indicate that the internal struggle within the Pakistani army has” weakened its structure deeply” and its principal General Qamar Javed Bajwa is himself involved in the firefighting, an officer claimed, requesting not to be named.

General Bajwa is listed to retire on November 29 after a alternate three- time term as army chief, but may not relinquish his grip on power just yet, he said. demurrers against the army in recent times are a first. The army is trying to dominate the country and in present circumstances, Bajwa might continue also,” the elderly government functionary told NDTV.According to him, fermentation both in the army and in the polity of Pakistan is” good news” for India, as it can” breathe readily” for some time.

Pakistan needs to address its divisions and problems- in the army and also political position. Both are taking an unattractive turn due to profitable torture there. As for us, we can breathe readily for some time as they would be engaged in their own problems,” said the functionary who handles Pakistan affairs.

Reports reaching Delhi also punctuate the growing dissension within Pakistan over the attack on Imran Khan, another source said.

According to an assessment by Indian security agencies, questions regarding the attack are being raised grounded on the fact that it took place in the Punjab fiefdom where Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf( PTI) is the ruling party and the Home Minister of the fiefdom was accompanying him on the truck.

Questions are being raised on what kind of’ intezam'( arrangements) was done, although supari( contract) payoff isn’t new in Pakistan,” said a top government functionary.According to him, Mr Khan has gained tremendous fashionability after the attackImran has come a big challenge for the establishment, and he’ll win if choices are held eventually soon and if they’re free and fair,” he said.

The functionary also participated a proposition behind why Imran Khan, in his clash with the Pakistani establishment, chose the route of mass mobilisation as a show of strength, effectively paralysing the government, and negotiating a possible collapse.Everyone in Pakistan knows that Imran wanted to make his protege Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, fraternity commander, Bahawalpur, the coming army chief. But unfortunately for Imran, he retires on April 30 coming time,” the officer said.

Indian officers handling the Pakistan office claim that if General Bajwa now decides to continue as army chief, also Lt Gen Asim Munir, who’s thesenior-most among the contenders and presently serving as the Quarter Master General at the GHQ, has the stylish chances of getting the coming Chief of Armed Staff.Munir was DG ISI( Director General of the Pakistani asset agencyInter-Services Intelligence) when Imran was the PM, and it seems his reports had irked Imran, so the present governance might consider him too,” said an functionary.