Thread by @ejazhaider

am surprised that IK's supporters should bemoan what they think Gen Bajwa did. they lament about how B could dictate to the PM. that's disingenuous. do they really believe, flying in the face of all evidence, that Bajwa did not actively arrange for Khan to form the govt in 2018?>

>did they write at the time that army has no business manipulating results or arranging civilian govts? no, they did not (neither did many others who are now unhappy with army's interference). personally, i have been (and remain) opposed to army's experimentation for decades.>

>it has served no political purpose and it has blunted the professional edge of the army. but i cannot, in all honesty, be happy when the army ousts X govt (which we don't like) and weep when it does the same to Y govt (which we like).>

>the argument about army's non-interference should remain consistent. in this case, it is not and, therefore, it is logically and morally wrong. THAT SAID: i think it was inappropriate for Bajwa (or any Chief) to seek extension (I wrote against it and will plug it here)>

>and, given the situation, he should bow out and be replaced by a professionally-oriented Chief who should immediately extricate the army from the mess it finds itself in. the army (esp., ISI's internal wing) should stay away from interfering in the next elections>

>and let the people choose whoever they want to. given the challenges we are facing, we cannot afford a major chasm between the people and the army. #end

and, the piece i said i'd plug. it is from Aug 2019: thefridaytimes.com/2019/08/23/the…
some of us just look at issues, dispassionately, not through partisan lens...
WHO arranged that extension? PTI, YES...