Responding to the military's statement, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that if former prime minister Imran Khan believes any officer is involved in the assassination attempt on him, then transparent and independent investigation must be carried out to ensure that such allegations are not true.
The statement comes after the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) lashed out at the PTI chief for levelling "highly irresponsible and baseless allegations against a serving senior military officer without any evidence." "This fabricated and malicious allegation is extremely unfortunate, deplorable and unacceptable. This has been a consistent pattern for last one year wherein military and intelligence agencies officials are targeted with insinuations and sensational propaganda for the furtherance of political objectives," the military's media wing had said in a statement. "We ask the political leader concerned to make a recourse to legal avenues and stop making false allegations." The ISPR further added that the institution reserves the right to take legal course of action against patently false and malafide statements and propaganda. Read more: Imran asks PM if military officers 'above law' In a tweet, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary expressed concern that the denial of investigations and such a press statement suggest a belief that some individuals are above the law in Pakistan, which is destructive to the nation.
ISPR نے حیران کن پریس ریلیز جاری کی ہے، اگر عمران خان سمجھتے ہیں کہ ان پر قاتلانہ حملہ میں کوئ آفیسر ملوث ہیں تو آزادانہ اور شفاف گتحقیقات کے ذریعے ان کو مطمئن کیا جانا چاہئے کہ ایسا نہیں ہے، لیکن الزام کی تحقیقات سے انکار اور ایسی پریس ریلیز سے آپ بتا رہے ہیں کہ پاکستان میں آپ… — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 8, 2023 "In my opinion, the way ISPR issued the press release was not appropriate. Imran Khan attempted to file an FIR, but it didn't happen," Fawad reiterated in a separate interview with a private TV channel. میری نظر میں ISPR نے جیسے پریس ریلیز جاری کی یہ طریقہ ٹھیک نہیں، عمران خان نے FIR کروانے کی کوشش کی لیکن وہ نہیں ہوئی، 22A میں کورٹ میں گئے وہ تحقیقات نہیں ہوئی، JIT کا ریکارڈ ہی غائب ہوگیا۔ اس سے پہلے بلاول کے ایک فون پر سٹار آفیسر، نواز شریف کی تقریر کے بعد DGC کو ہٹایا… pic.twitter.com/kyR8qzY1Pt — PTI (@PTIofficial) May 8, 2023
The former information minister said that investigations under section 22A were not conducted, and the JIT record had mysteriously gone missing. Prior to this, he claimed that a "star officer" was removed from his post after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's speech on Bilawal's phone call. Also read: Imran censured over anti-army tirade Another senior leader of the former ruling party, Asad Umar said: "Totally agree with ISPR that a legal recourse should be taken to resolve the allegations. Imran Khan has tried to do that by filing an FIR and approaching the Supreme Court." Totally agree with ISPR that a legal recourse should be taken to resolve the allegations .
Imran khan has tried to do that by filing an FIR and approaching the supreme court. The institution supporting that legal recourse would be a very positive step forward #BehindYouSkipper — Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 8, 2023
He said that the institution supporting that legal recourse would be a very positive step forward. PTI leader Hammad Azhar has spoken out on the current state of law and justice in the country, expressing his concerns about the situation. "There are no sacred cows in the realm of law & justice. In the past 12 months, citizens have been abducted, tortured, blackmailed & shot at. The victims have been unable to lodge FIRs nominating their accused," he said. "The whole country is now seeking answers," added the PTI leader. There are no sacred cows in the realm of law & justice. In the past 12 months, citizens have been abducted, tortured, blackmailed & shot at.
The victims have been unable to lodge FIRs nominating their accused. The whole country is now seeking answers. — Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) May 8, 2023
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