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Pakistan Opposition Leader Warns Shehbaz Sharif Govt Over Military Power
- •JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman branded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration a fake government of powerless rulers during a public gathering in Multan.
- •Rehman warned that the growing concentration of authority within the military establishment threatens Pakistan’s stability and undermines parliamentary politics.
- •He criticized the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling the measure an attack on democracy.
- •Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz strongly condemned Rehman's remarks, stating they hurt patriotic Pakistanis.
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Maulana Fazlur Rehman branded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's administration as a "fake government" consisting of "powerless rulers" lacking a true electoral mandate, while warning that the military establishment's growing authority threatens Pakistan's stability.
President Asif Ali Zardari imposed emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11 based on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sharif's cabinet, which resulted in the removal of the provincial government led by Imran Khan's PTI.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz strongly criticized Rehman's comments concerning Army Chief Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir, stating that his remarks hurt patriotic Pakistanis and accused him of supporting incompetence and mismanagement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
