I am sure this only transpired after April 10, 2022 or perhaps the PTI masses have had an epiphany about it as of this date.
If we want to be honest with ourselves, let's ask the tough questions. Go back in history and dig into why Punjabi and Pakhtun elite (including the politicians, generals and bureaucrats) have been at the heart of this deep-state. They make up the core of this "deep state" and for reasons right or wrong, have stuck to looking at Pakistan's evolution from a certain lens.
Pakistan's history has seen its fair share of inter-ethnic conflicts (fortunately most have stayed at the political level) and that is because the deep state has been at odds with each ethnicity for one reason or another. Some that are of its own making, others that were thrust upon it by outside powers.
However, what cannot be ignored is that it is the first time in the history of Pakistan that an "intra-provincial" conflict has erupted bringing the entire country to a state of paralysis. This is the Punjab vs. Punjab (Pakhtuns are a side story) conflict. And since the thrust of this conflict is in the Punjab, only Punjabis can fix this by thinking about Pakistan's long term wellbeing and not their own petty politics.
When you blame the military, or the establishment and the affiliated politicians, do realize that you are essentially pointing fingers at yourselves/ourselves. That does not solve anything, it simply keeps the rest of the county hostage/victim to this internecine conflict unfortunately.
What's needed is a reset of some sort which leads to an understanding with the establishment, a pathway to national elections (if it means sticking to the current time-frame, so be it), and freeing IK and his supporters so they can participate in politics without resorting to destabilization. Perhaps this is a pipe-dream, but I cannot think of another way out of this morass.