Imran Khan the biggest national security threat: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI
The Director Deneral of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry while declaring PTI founder Imran Khan the biggest national security threat has made it clear his designs will not be allowed to be materialized at any cost.
“Who is this mentally ill person. Pakistan army is there. Pakistan army is as long as Pakistan is. We are not going any where. His narrative has been defeated badly. He is supportive of talks with terrorists. Then he should bring his sons before Khwaraj.
His narrative is spread by Indian media and Afghan media. They are his facilitators. Our armed forces are shield against Indian designs. Creating fissure between people and armed forces will not be allowed. Government has to decide about imposing governor rule in KP and imposing ban on PTI, he said this while speaking at a press conference in Rawalpindi Friday,
He said that one individual has become a national security threat, cautioning that the public will not be allowed to be incited against the Pakistan Army.
He also congratulated the nation on the establishment of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) headquarters, calling it a “long-awaited necessity” to achieve synergy and jointness in Pakistan’s military operations.
“This has been widely discussed in the media. The nature of warfare has evolved – operations now span multiple domains.
It’s no longer just land, sea, and air; warfare also occurs in space, cyberspace, the informational domain, and relies heavily on intelligence,” he said. He added, “Wars today are violent, short, and intense. To ensure efficiency and effectiveness, the CDF headquarters was essential, as seen in other countries as well.”
The DG ISPR highlighted the character and role of Pakistan’s armed forces. “We do not represent any region, ethnicity, religious group, or political ideology.
Our military includes people of every language, religion, region, and sect. Our sole agenda is Pakistan,” he said, stressing that the armed forces primarily comprise middle and lower-middle class citizens. “If anyone attacks the Pakistan Army based on personal thinking, we will respond.”
He recalled past attempts to destabilise the country, including calls to halt remittances abroad and targeting military leadership during Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos against a force eight times stronger. He questioned whether such actions were creating space for an “alternate army” and warned that attempts to divide the public from the armed forces would not be tolerated.
Lt Gen Chaudhry urged political parties and individuals to keep politics away from the military. “Constructive criticism or observations about the Army are acceptable, but inciting the public against the military will not be allowed,” he said.
“Indian media is the biggest facilitator of a particular group,” he said. He added that the armed forces were being consistently mocked, incited against, and defamed on social media. “The KP government has been in power for 12 to 13 years — where is education and development?” he asked.
‘Time for politics, theatrics over’
He said that from morning till evening, various individuals, including mentally unstable ones, speak against the army. He also referred to an incident in Peshawar where some people “wanted to open an office for terrorists.”
“What should be done with those who attacked Cadet College Wana?” he asked. “The time for your politics and theatrics is over,” he said, stressing that certain individuals only create narratives against the Pakistan Army. They also said that the country would default or that the army could not fight, but it did, he remarked.
“We will not allow lies and deceit to run in the country. This person is very much influenced by the traitor Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” the military spokesperson said. Finally, he emphasized, “Without the state of Pakistan, we have neither identity nor a place in time.”
In terms of regional security, the spokesman questioned whether Pakistan’s security could ever be guaranteed by Kabul. “Security is not obtained by begging. If that was the case, Gaza would not be in the condition it is in today,” he remarked.
Highlighting the presence of a crime–politics nexus across the border, he said that anyone who challenges it is attacked. “We are on the right, and we will remain on the right. False narratives will no longer work,” the DG ISPR asserted.
The DG also remarked that implementation on the National Action Plan was essential, adding that more than 13,000 operations had been conducted this year. “Maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the provincial government. The provincial government must act to eliminate drugs and non–custom-paid vehicles,” he added.
He further informed the media that more than 1.8 million illegal foreigners had been deported from the country. “A unified national narrative is necessary to eradicate terrorism,” he stressed.
He held Pakistan army has nothing to do with politics. It equally respects all parties. Armed forces have always been and will be kept away from politics.