Military Slams Imran Khan Over ‘Fabricated Allegations’ Against Senior Army Officer

 

RAWALPINDI: The main military representative has pummeled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Director Imran Khan for his "flippant and ridiculous charges" against a serving senior military official.

In a statement released on Monday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated that "Chairman PTI has leveled highly irresponsible and baseless allegations against a serving senior military officer without any evidence."

The head of the PTI has claimed that a senior military officer, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior military officer were behind his attempt to kill himself on November 3, 2022. However, he has not yet provided any evidence to the authorities, and all of the people who are being accused have denied the allegations.

The military's spokesperson stated, "These fabricated and malicious allegations are extremely unfortunate, deplorable, and unacceptable."

Even though the deposed prime minister's actions in November were tragic, senior analyst Shahzeb Khanzada and anchorperson Muneeb Farooq agreed that his track record leads one to believe that he might be targeting individuals to gain political support.Khan has additionally accused previous armed force boss General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa for his administration's ouster in April last year, yet has still not had the option to demonstrate it.

In the statement, the army spokesperson also said that over the past year, a pattern has emerged in which army personnel have been targeted for political reasons.

For the past year, officials of the military and intelligence agencies have been the target of sensationalized propaganda and insinuations in order to advance political goals.

The ISPR DG added that politicos ought to cease from making outlandish charges and cautioned that assuming that such a pattern were to proceed, the military reserved the option to make a lawful move.

“We ask the concerned political leader to use the legal system and stop making false allegations. The institution reserves the right to pursue legal action against statements and propaganda that are patently false and malicious.

'Are military officers are above the law?'

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had criticized the PTI chief's tirade against the senior military officer prior to the army's statement. At this, Khan pummeled the chief, finding out if "[military] officials were exempt from the rules that everyone else follows?"

"As someone who has been the target of two attempted assassinations over the past few months, may I dare to ask the SS the following questions: As a citizen, do I have the right to name those I believe were behind my assassination attempts? For what reason would i say i was denied my lawful and Protected right to enlist a FIR?"

Does the SS tweet imply that mly officers are above the law or incapable of committing a crime? he pondered. The PTI boss additionally inquired as to whether an individual is being faulted for a wrongdoing, how might it be seen that a whole establishment is being insulted?

When the PTI government was in power in Punjab, "who was so powerful as to sabotage Wazirabad JIT?"

Without naming anyone, Khan stated that if PM Shehbaz could honestly answer all of his questions, it would demonstrate "all being above the law" one powerful man and his associates.

"Then it is the ideal opportunity for us to authoritatively proclaim that in Pakistan there is just law of the wilderness where Could is Correct."