PDM Launches 'Intense Propaganda' Against Me: Imran Khan.

Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan said Tuesday he'd had enough of the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) 'cabal of crooks' propagating to malign him.

PDM - the ruling parties who have formed the government after ousting Khan from the prime minister's office in April - severely criticised Khan's recent comments against the military and its top brass.

The armed forces were also livid following the PTI chairman's Faisalabad jalsa speech, where he said that if a 'patriotic' army chief were appointed, he would not spare the incumbent rulers.

In response, Khan tweeted that he was following the 'intense propaganda' launched by the PDM's 'cabal of crooks' against him, which stems from them being 'petrified of PTI's soaring popularity'.

'Today in [the] Peshawar jalsa, I will give [a] proper reply to all those who have deliberately been distorting my words to malign me. Enough is enough,' the former prime minister warned.

In a statement on Monday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the Pakistani Army was displeased over the PTI chairman's recent statement against the military and said it was 'aghast' over it.

The military's media wing said that regrettably, an attempt was made to discredit and undermine the senior leadership of the army at a time when the institution was laying lives for the 'security and safety of the people every day'.

Hours before the military's response, the ruling coalition had castigated the PTI chairman for his remarks at...

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