- Lieutenant General (retired) Tariq Khan family sources says he declined to lead the investigation.
- Information minister It was announced this retired army officer lead PTI government commission investigates ‘threat letter’
- “The commission will consider the link between local processors and regime change.”
Lieutenant General (retired) Tariq Khan refused head in a government commission that was formed to investigate a “threatening letter” allegedly sent from the United States, sources in it family told Geo News on Friday.
Sources said Lieutenant General (retired) Khan handed over decision to government.
Earlier today the minister for Information and law Fawad Chaudhry said that Lieutenant General (retired) Tariq Khan will lead commission that investigates the “letter of threats”.
AT post- cabinet meeting, press conference, information minister stated that the commission would submit its report within 90 days of the investigation how many dissident deputies were in contact with foreign powers.
“We have evidence of eight dissident MPAs, which are in contact with foreign dignitaries,” Fawad said, adding: “The commission will look at the link between local handlers and regime change.”
He said that the deputies would be informed about the details. of threatening letter before voting on in no-confidence motion.
“Once the selected content of the letter will made public it will up parliamentarians to do decision in conformity with their conscience when voting,” he said.
The commission was formed after the Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Imran Khan move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and ordered legislators to return – decision this could mean the end of his premiership.
former cricket star went to break up lower chamber in front of a no-confidence vote against the one he thought he was destined to lose. The court said in his decision that vote should now forward.
“Prime Minister’s Council on or around 04/03/2022 to the President in dissolve The assembly was contrary to the Constitution and of illegal effect,” Main judge of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said while reading out a 13-point order in a packed courtroom.
Dozens of Opposition members outside imposing white stone building shouted in jubilation when the unanimous decision was announced. Angry Khan supporters chanted anti-American slogans in reply like the police in rebellion gear divided sides.
“Until the end”
Moving on, information and law minister said parliamentThe supreme power was transferred to the Supreme Court as it called for the highest court review This decision.
Fawad said that the high court and parliament have their own functions and announced that under the direction of PTI government was considering filing review petition against SC decision.
federal minister said cabinet members had calmed down prime minister of their trust in its leadership and vowed to stand with him to the very end.
The fate of the prime minister will be decided on Saturday
National Assembly session for vote on in no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan will place at 10:30 tomorrow (Saturday) in line with Supreme Court order.
In the agenda of the National Assembly (NA), published on Friday, the vote on in no-confidence movement is in fourth position in in six agenda.
Although the Prime Minister promised to continue the fight, his coalition lost the majority in in national assembly last week, but avoided being fired when the Vice Speaker blocked no-confidence motion against he and the president were dismissed parliament and called new elections.
The Prime Minister said about the collusion of the opposition with United States for “regime change” when the Vice Speaker is a member of PTI – refused allow in no-confidence motion.
At the same time, Khan asked President Arif Alvi: who is an also loyalist PTI – to dissolve Assembly.
decision – which the court ruled unanimously – was met with jubilation of opposition supporters in capital, with Crowded cars rush through the streets, honking.
There were high hopes for Khan when he was elected in 2018 on Promise of sweeping away decades of entrenched corruption and nepotism, but he struggled to keep support with soaring inflation, a weak rupee and crippling debt.
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