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Has Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan finally realised that crossing the red line with the army might cost him his job? His statement at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday night indicates that this may indeed be the case.</p>
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<a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324788/govt-downplays-dg-isi-appointment-impasse">&ldquo;There is no misunderstanding</a> between the government and the army &hellip; no one has a better relationship with the military leadership than me &hellip; the speculation is not correct as there was a technical error that will be corrected,&rdquo; Pakistani daily Express Tribune cited Imran Khan as saying.</p>
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After the meeting his government also said that &ldquo;issues&rdquo; regarding the appointment of the Chief of the Pakistani spy agency Inter State Intelligence (ISI) have been sorted out and a decision will be announced soon.&rdquo;</p>
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But &ldquo;controversies&rdquo; are refusing to die down. Now there is a new twist in the ongoing controversy that Khan will be interviewing all three persons who have been shortlisted by the Ministry of Defence and the Pakistani army.&nbsp;</p>
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According to sources, this is part of Khan&rsquo;s public posturing and ultimately Bajwa is going to get his way as the PM cannot defy the all-powerful Pakistani army establishment.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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&ldquo;Now it is being said that the prime minister will be interviewing candidates for a new DG ISI. It is a common practice to meet before being appointed to these positions. It is highly inappropriate to make such an action controversial,&rdquo; said Fawad Choudhary, Information Minister of Pakistan, in his twitter post in Urdu.</p>
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But Pakistani experts say that that this has never happened in Pakistan in the last two-three decades and suddenly Imran Khan is asking for a summary of the shortlisted officers from the Defence ministry and the army.</p>
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<a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/900481-an-undiscussed-angle-of-mess-surrounding-dg-isi-s-appointment">&ldquo;The usual practice has been that the</a> army chief verbally discusses the appointment of the DG ISI with the Prime Minister. The PM verbally gives his nod following which a note from the army chief&rsquo;s office is brought to the Prime Minister, who either signs or simply ticks the name of the officer appointed as DG ISI. Generally, the announcement for the DG ISI&rsquo;s appointment is made by the ISPR following the discussion between the PM and the army chief,&rdquo; reports&nbsp; Pakistani journalist Ansar Abbasi in The News.</p>
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The report says that &ldquo;someone&rdquo; is deliberately misleading Prime Minister Imran Khan on &ldquo;how the DG ISI is appointed.&rdquo;</p>
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The report does not mention the name of the person who is misleading or advising Khan on this delicate issue. But according to whispers, Khan has become a very religious person after his third marriage and he consults his wife Bushra on every important issue that will reflect on him.</p>
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According to The News, Khan said in a recent interview, &ldquo;I am launching a programme today to celebrate the birthday of the Holy Prophet on the advice of my wife Bushra Begum.&rdquo;</p>
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Sources said that just before the elections in 2018, he had visited Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar&rsquo;s shrine with his wife, who has been a regular visitor for the last three decades. Khan gives &ldquo;credit&rdquo; to his wife for his becoming the PM.</p>
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However, whatever the prophecy says, the Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the people of Pakistan and Khan himself all know how he became the PM.</p>
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Today Imran Khan is seen &ldquo;challenging&rdquo; his selector Bajwa over the appointment of DG ISI. According to whispers, Khan wants Faiz Hameed to continue as the DG ISI till his &ldquo;stars&rdquo; align in a favourable position. Khan told Bajwa that he wants to keep Hameed till the winter season due to the critical situation in Afghanistan.</p>
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