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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the reported confession of ex-principal secretary Azam Khan was a “charge sheet” against PTI chief Imran Khan.
“The PTI chairman [Imran Khan] tarnished the reputation of state institutions through cypher conspiracy. He should be punished for staging the drama,” the interior minister said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday.
It’s interesting that the event occurred a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) revoked a stay order on the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) call-up notice to Imran in a case involving an audio leak involving the cypher. A top US official openly backed Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu at the same time, who Imran had accused of orchestrating the no-confidence vote that resulted in his dismissal.
At the outset of the press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah said Azam’s statement was a “charge sheet against Imran Khan Niazi”.
“It shows who conspired against this country and its institutions and played a game for his personal and political interest while damaging the country’s interests.
Sanaullah said former foreign minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was fully involved in concocting the cypher narrative.
The interior minister said the cypher drama was cooked up by the then-ruling party to achieve their vested interests.
During the press conference, the interior minister was also asked about whether a case against those involved in the alleged conspiracy would be registered under Article 6 (high treason) of the Constitution.
