Military slams Imran Khan over ‘fabricated allegations’ against senior army officer

RAWALPINDI: The chief navy spokesperson has slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for his “irresponsible and baseless allegations” in opposition to a serving senior navy officer.

“Chairman PTI has levelled extremely irresponsible and baseless allegations in opposition to a serving senior navy officer with none proof,” Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) Director-Common Main Common Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated in a press release on Monday.

The PTI chief has claimed {that a} senior navy officer, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Inside Minister Rana Sanaullah had been behind his assassination try on November 3, 2022, however supplied no proof to authorities thus far, whereas all of the individuals accused have rejected the allegations.

“These fabricated and malicious allegations are extraordinarily unlucky, deplorable and unacceptable,” the navy’s spokesperson stated.

Senior analyst Shahzeb Khanzada stated though what occurred with the deposed prime minister in November was a tragedy, his observe report forces one to consider that he is perhaps concentrating on individuals to bolster his political help, with anchorperson Muneeb Farooq backing his evaluation.

Khan has additionally blamed former military chief Common (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa for his authorities’s ouster in April final 12 months, however has nonetheless not been capable of show it.

The military’s spokesperson, within the assertion, additionally stated {that a} sample has been witnessed over the past 12 months, whereby, the military personnel are focused for one’s political motives.

“This has been a constant sample for [the] final one 12 months whereby navy and intelligence companies officers are focused with insinuations and sensational propaganda for the furtherance of political aims.”

The ISPR DG added that politicos ought to chorus from making baseless allegations and warned that if such a development had been to proceed, the military had the best to take authorized motion.

“We ask the political chief involved to make recourse to authorized avenues and cease making false allegations. The establishment reserves the best to take authorized plan of action in opposition to patently false and malafide statements and propaganda.”

‘Are navy officers are above the legislation?’

Earlier than the military’s assertion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had condemned the PTI chief’s tirade in opposition to the senior navy officer. At this, Khan slammed the premier, asking whether or not “[military] officers had been above the legislation?”

“As somebody who has suffered 2 assassination makes an attempt on his life in previous few months, can I dare to ask SS the next Qs: Have I, a citizen, the best to appoint these I really feel had been chargeable for assassination assaults on me? Why was I denied my authorized & Constitutional proper to register an FIR?”

“Does SS tweet imply mly officers are above the legislation or that they can’t commit a criminal offense?” he questioned. The PTI chief additional requested that if an individual is being blamed for a criminal offense, how can it’s perceived that a whole establishment is being maligned?

“Who was so highly effective as to sabotage Wazirabad JIT whereas PTI govt was in energy in Punjab?”

Khan, with out naming anybody, stated that when PM Shehbaz can in truth reply all his questions, it will level to level to at least one highly effective man and his accomplices “all being above the legislation”.

“Then it’s time for us to formally declare that in Pakistan there may be solely legislation of the jungle the place May is Proper.”