PAK ARMY HOLDS KEY TO POWER

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will have a tough time after he assumes office as prime minister. If he confronts his country’s military as former PM Nawaz Sharif did, he may meet with the same fate as the latter did. In the last 70 years, whenever a PM has confronted the military, he has been ousted or exiled. The military will always be a dominant force in the country. Imran may well have to break the middle ground to foster friendly relations with India.

Rajendra Aneja

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Apropos, ‘Imran Khan can be a game changer for Indo-Pak ties,’ Pakistan’s political landscape has drastically changed with the entry of a player-turned-politician. It is now the government’s responsibility to take initiative and settle the Kashmir issue through proper negotiations.

BM Singh, Amritsar

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Apropos ‘Imran Khan can be a game changer for Indo-Pak ties’ (HT, July 31), it is refreshing to see that Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), winning the general election in Pakistan. Imran Khan should start afresh in mending relations with India. Imran should start sorting out the internal and external issues and gradually fixing those. If he managed removes the tag of ‘terror state’ from Pakistan, the people of Pakistan will be right in voting for him as they are craving peace now.

Sanjay Chopra, Mohali