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  Claims there’s no ‘mega’ corruption scandal during his two-year rule • Denies curtailing freedom of speech • Says India is being ruled by extremists • Demands ‘just settlement’ for Palestinians • Rejects notion Pakistan trying to renegotiate some aspects of CPEC deal KARACHI: Describing his relationship with the army’s top brass as “most harmonious”, Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan said on Thursday that the military fully supported his government’s policies whether re­lating to India or Afghanistan. The prime minister’s assertion came in response to a question by  Al Jazeera , which interviewed him via a remote video link upon completion of two years in office. Mr Khan was visibly upset when the interviewer asked him as to why “senior milit­ary officers” were being giv­en responsibilities of major government depar­tments when he should have been putting more “civilian faces” for the country’s international image. What international image,” Mr Khan snapped back. “This is a democra...

  ISLAMABAD: In light of the Supreme Court’s (SC) orders, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the relevant authorities to make arrangements for the early release of female prisoners — both under-trial and convicted. According to the Prime Minister Office (PMO), Mr Khan announced the decision at a meeting and later in his tweets. A source in the PMO told  Dawn  that it was brought to the notice of the prime minister that a large number of women prisoners were facing imprisonment only because they were unable to pay petty fines. The prime minister vowed that the government would bear all expenses for the release of women prisoners whose remaining sentence was less than three years and they were serving imprisonment due to non-payment of petty fines, the source added. Says decision is in light of SC ruling, asks authorities to arrange funds to pay fines The prime minister directed the provinces and other authorities to generate funds through Baitul Mal and social...