PTI chief Imran Khan says the army has “directly or indirectly remained in power in Pakistan during the last 70 years”.

The former prime minister shared these views during an interview with BBC Urdu, saying that to think the army would have nothing to do with running the country would be “akin to living in a fool’s paradise”.

Imran also said there was a possibility of him being sent to jail.

Read the full interview here.

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