“A nation in turmoil: Why Imran Khan still terrifies Pakistan Army”, First Post, December 10, 2025

“As soon as a message flows from incarcerated Imran Khan, Pakistan Army’s head of media (DG ISPR) holds a press conference deriding him. He has been termed by the Pakistan Army as a ‘threat to national security’, a ‘narcissist’, and a ‘sick-minded person’. In a recent presser, the DG ISPR, referring to Imran Khan, mentioned: “Threat emanates from a delusional mindset of a delusional person who has become captive to his own ego, thinking that his wishes are bigger than those of the state of Pakistan.” For the Pakistan Army, Imran is a challenge even when jailed in isolation.

Pakistan currently faces internal turmoil, including attacks on security forces as well as growing protests. As per the Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies, the country faced 97 militant attacks in November as against 89 in October. The website adds that almost 300 individuals, including 25 security personnel, were killed and over 160 injured. Most of these attacks have taken place in the Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Simultaneously, the government is mulling placing KP, the only province run by the Imran Khan-led PTI, under governor’s rule. The reason being given by the Sharif government is increasing attacks by the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and the “rigid stance of the province’s leadership towards the centre, armed forces, and the bureaucracy”. The true reason is that the provincial leadership and its populace strongly back Imran Khan….”

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