ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected all allegations levelled against him by former Federal Investigation (FIA) director-general Bashir Memon, saying that all the claims made by Bashir Memon against him were baseless.
The prime minister expressed his views while speaking to senior journalists and anchorpersons in Islamabad. “I had only directed Memon to investigate the iqama (work permit) case of PML-N’s Khawaja Asif,” the premier added.
The premier said he had directed Memon to investigate whether the country’s former foreign minister was holding a foreign resident permit and withdrawing a salary from foreign sources.
“I have never directed him to initiate investigations or file any cases against Justice Qazi Faez Isa,” PM Imran claimed, adding, “Bashir Memon was not even authorised to file references against a Supreme Court judge, so why would I ask him to do so in the first place?”
In response to question, the Prime Minister said that he had also not directed Memon to file any cases against Opposition leader Maryam Nawaz or anyone else from the PML-N or the PPP.
“Bashir Memon used to only brief me about the investigation the FIA’s joint investigation team was carrying out against the Omni Group,” PM Khan added.
A few days ago, ex-FIA chief, while talking to a private news channel, alleged that he was asked by the prime minister himself to file cases against Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa and other Opposition leaders.
Memon claimed that Federal Law Minister Farogh Naseem and the Special Assistant on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar had also wanted him to proceed against Justice Isa on money laundering charges.
“It was in Akbar’s office that I got to know that the case PM Imran was referring to was to be filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa,” Memon said, adding, “I told Akbar categorically that it was not possible for me to do that.”
