Claiming that there is “no pressure” on him from the military in running the government affairs, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday forcefully defended all his appointments at the Centre as well as in Punjab, declaring them to be on merit.

During an exclusive interview to Express News, the prime minister, in response to a question about the performance of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and frequent changes in police and bureaucracy in the province, said that they had been running on “trial and error basis” since they had formed the government for the first time.

Interestingly, during more than an hour-long interview, there was no mention of the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent government actions against the opposition leaders and workers in Multan ahead of the PDM’s public meeting.

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