PTI chief Imran Khan has said both the ruling coalition and the military establishment, “which is one man — the army chief”, want him removed from the election race.

He made these remarks during an interview with Al Jazeera, during which he was asked who he was playing against, the government or the military.

The former premier replied that essentially it was the 12-party coalition in the government, “but they were brought into the government by the ex-army chief”.

He added that the “military means one man, the army chief, because it is not a democratic institution. So basically, what he decides goes.

“Now what is happening, clearly, is that neither the military establishment nor these 12 parties — […] they are doing everything to make sure I am out of the election race.”