Imran Khan also accused the Pakistan Army-run regime led by Asim Munir of persecuting his wife, Bushra Bibi, but vowed that he will never bow down to the Army chief and his minions.
Published: November 5, 2025 5:23 PM IST
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has ramped up his attack against Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, describing him as a “mentally unstable” man, who is the “most oppressive dictator” in the country’s history.
What did Imran Khan say?
In a post on X, Khan, 73, who has been in jail since August 2023, said Asim Munir’s tyranny is unprecedented and the radical Army chief is ”
“capable of doing anything” to stay in power.
“Asim Munir is the most oppressive dictator in Pakistan’s history and a mentally unstable man. The extent of tyranny under his rule is unprecedented….Munir, in his lust for power, is capable of doing anything,” Imran Khan wrote.
Referring to the killings of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party workers when they were fired upon by security forces in in Islamabad, and police crackdown on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan in Muridke, Khan said “the tragedies of May 9, November 26 and Muridke are the worst examples of the blind use of power”.
“The indiscriminate firing on unarmed civilians is something no civilised society could ever even contemplate. No other era has witnessed such brutalities against women as this one,” he said.
‘Prefer death over slavery’
Imran Khan also accused the Pakistan Army-run regime led by Asim Munir of persecuting his wife, Bushra Bibi, but vowed that he will never bow down to the Army chief and his minions.
“We prefer death over slavery. Asim Munir is inflicting every possible form of injustice upon me and my wife. No political leader’s family has ever faced such cruelty. I want to make it absolutely clear once again — no matter what he (Munir) does, I will neither bow down nor submit to him,” the 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician stated.
Won’t negotiate with ‘puppet government’
Khan also reiterated that his PTI party will not negotiate with Pakistan’s “puppet government” or the country’s powerful military establishment.
“Negotiating with a puppet government is meaningless when its Prime Minister operates under a policy of ‘I will ask before I answer.’ Talks are futile also because every time we attempted dialogue, repression only intensified. All power currently lies with one individual — Asim Munir — who will go to any extent to secure his seat,” the jailed ex-premier said, adding that the final decision regarding any talks will be made by Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Aeen Pakistan (Movement for the Protection of the Constitution) allies — Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas.
Further, Imran Khan accused the Shehbaz Sharif government of deliberately prolonging “baseless” cases against him to keep him imprisoned. “Everyone knows these cases are baseless and will eventually collapse, which is why they are being withheld from hearing.”
‘Asim Munir targeting my wife, sister’
“All the atrocities against me and my family are being committed under orders from Asim Munir. Our country is currently under ‘Asim Law’. Munir has buried all morality, running things under the ‘Dacoits and Duffers Alliance.’ The most glaring proof of this moral collapse is that even the women of my family are being targeted,” Khan had said in a social media post in September.
(With inputs from agencies)
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