DG ISPR General Sharif called the Imran Khan a threat to national security in a press conference.

DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, on Friday, calling him a threat to national security and warning that no one will be allowed to incite the public against the armed forces. He said that Khan’s “anti-army” rhetoric has crossed the limits of politics and now poses a direct threat to the nation’s security. Read DG ISPR reaffirms to respond firmly to any external threat Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR described a “creeping national security threat” that the military has deemed necessary to confront. “Who are you What message do you want to give Who do you think you are quipped DG ISPR addressing Imran. He described Imran as a “sick-minded person” and maintained “They [PTI] have a comical obsession with the Pakistan Army. They don’t talk about real issues, and that is their entire politics.” Highlighting the growing influence of one individual, he said, “One person’s ambitions are greater than the state itself. The armed forces serve as a shield between the public and extremist ideologies. That individual’s political relevance has ended; he should focus on his own politics and keep the military out of it.” “We cannot allow them to establish the business of fake news and lies in the country," insisted Gen Chaudhry, adding that a dangerous narrative is being propagated. “This narrative that the military is the state is false. The military is not the state; the government is supreme.” DG ISPR highlighted the strategic role of Pakistan’s armed forces in protecting the country from external and internal threats, stressing that attacking the military undermines national security. He said, “It is the armed forces that are standing between the Hindutva mindset in India and their hegemonic design, and the people of Pakistan. It is these armed forces that are standing between the khawarij, terrorists, Fitna al-Khawarij, Fiitna al-Hindustan operating from Afghanistan and the people.” The state uses Fitna al-Khawarij” as a term for terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), while “Fitna al-Hindustan” refers to Indian-backed extremist proxies. Lt Gen Sharif also accused foreign social media platforms and media in Afghanistan and India of promoting anti-army narratives. He said trolling accounts amplify negative content about the armed forces, and that some Indian media outlets act as facilitators for these narratives. He cited interviews on Indian media by Pakistani political figures as examples of this influence. Referring to domestic political actors, he alleged that some individuals are heavily funding anti-army campaigns and that their narratives are being spread by Afghan media trolls. He described certain critics as mentally unstable and accused them of spreading misinformation, which is quickly amplified by foreign actors. He further added, “Every country has an army. It is a famous saying that there will always be an army in a country, but if it is not yours, it will be your enemy’s. So, the one who attacks their own army and its leadership, is he trying to create space for someone else’s army? What is his design? Why is he trying to do that?” Continuing his criticism of PTI founder Imran Khan, DG ISPR said that whenever people meet him, he sets aside the law, Constitution, and rules to push a narrative against Pakistan, particularly targeting the armed forces and its leadership. The DG ISPR stressed that it is for the government, not the military, to decide whether to restrict meetings at Adiala Jail or take action regarding Imran Khan’s social media accounts. He insisted that “they cannot create differences between the Army and the people of Pakistan.”