Army angry over tirade against its leadership: Imran.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that while there is 'a lot of anger' within the Army over the verbal attacks of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his party against the top military leadership, Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is putting up with the tirades for the sake of democracy.

In an interview to Samaa TV channel broadcast on Friday, he said ousted prime minister Sharif, in his speeches from London while addressing the anti-government rallies of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance, had alleged that Chief of the Army Staff Gen Bajwa and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hameed had orchestrated his ouster in 2017 and rigged the 2018 general elections to 'impose the incompetent Imran Khan' on the nation.

'I praise Gen Bajwa today. To attack an army chief in this manner; a reaction comes from the army,' the prime minister said, when asked whether there was any 'anger' within the military over Mr Sharif's aggressive speeches.

Says Bajwa putting up with the diatribe for democracy's sake

'[But] Gen Bajwa is an uncomplicated man. There is composure in him, that is why he is tolerating this. There would be a big reaction if somebody else was leading the army,' he added.

Mr Khan said the opposition was accusing him of being a 'puppet' and saying it wanted to talk to the establishment. 'This means they're putting pressure on the Army to remove a democratic government. This is [their] democratic movement,' he added.

The premier said because the opposition realised he would not budge...