India, Dec. 3 -- Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan launched a scathing attack on the country's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, calling him a "radical Islamist" who "yearns for a war with India"

Speaking on "The World with Yalda Hakim" on Sky News, Aleema said that Munir's "Islamic radicalisation" forces him to fight nonbelievers.

"Asim Munir is a very radicalised Islamist and Islamic conservative. This is the reason why he yearns for a war with India. His Islamic radicalisation and conservatism force him to fight against those who don't believe in Islam," Aleema said on the show.

Aleema Khan compared her brother's thinking with that of Munir and said that Imran Khan was a "pure liberal".

"Whene...