'Take off uniform and contest elections': Pakistani MP's open challenge to its military
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused Pakistan's military of failing to maintain order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Fazl claimed the Pashtun region is 'drowning in blood' with over fifty bodies received in two to three days.
He directly challenged the military to 'take off uniform and contest elections' if they want to rule.
Fazl stated Balochistan has already slipped out of government control, and the Pashtun region is following.
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