Army spokesman should not interpret political issues: PTI

ISLAMABAD:

PTI Leaders on Wednesday took strong exceptions to DG ISPR’s lack of evidence statement of any “foreign conspiracy” behind exile of Imran Khan government chief says military representative “should not interpret political issues.”

Imran was expelled from power through vote of no-confidence on coalition of opposition parties in April 2022 next weeks of political instability. PTI blamed his withdrawal from power on US conspiracy to “punish Khan for on a visit to Moscow.

party presented a diplomatic cipher as evidence of CONSPIRACY in which the senior US administration official allegedly warned of “consequences” if there was no khan removed from power through no-confidence vote.

Meeting of The National Security Committee (KNB) was subsequently convened and denounced the diplomatic “message” as “blatant interference”. in domestic affairs. The diplomatic protest was also filed after the meeting of the National Security Council.

However, DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar said: in TV interview on Tuesday when agencies found no evidence of “foreign conspiracy” and that the NSS participants it was clearly stated that there was no conspiracy against PTI government. “Not one has the right to distort the facts,” he said. added. “Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but not one should spread lies.”

Interview DG ISPR TV triggered strong objections from PTI.

Turning to news conference in federal capital on Wednesday, PTI General Secretary and former federal minister Assad Umar told the leader military representative “should not interpret political issues.”

He claimed that the words “foreign intervention” were used in cipher.

All these facts were noted in cipher. It was said that Pakistan face hard times if no-confidence traffic failed. Pakistan was directly threatened in cipher,” Umar said, adding that he and PTI chief Dr. Shirin Mazari were present in in first NSC.

Umar said that Imran, as chairman of PTI, would write a letter to the Supreme Court to investigate the matter.

“We want a judicial commission must be formed and the facts presented to the nation. Protection national safety also a responsibility of in elected leadership,” he said.

“Imran Khan does not say that his analysis should be accepted. His only demand is that the nation has the right know in truth,” he added.

Speaking on On this occasion, Dr. Mazari noted that “controversy will not stop if an investigation is not carried out out”.

“We want What nothing of it happens again. Imran Khan decision it was decided to go to Russia after long consultations. American “conspiracy” model’ already existed. We say that America does not. for in first time, she said during news conference.

Separately, on She wrote on her Twitter account: “With all due respect to the statement of the CEO of ISPR on cipher does not reflect of [a] regime change conspiracy, but simply of impermissible interference in our internal affairs there is clearly a difference in interpretation and it wrong to brand those who disagree as basically liars.”

Interesting, President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, wrote official letter to Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial requesting for litigation on a claim of foreign conspiracy.

“You asked me a question which, because it is a question of national security, so the army has final word on in issue, [but] with with all due respect, i disagree with this,” Umar said. in talking on TVshow.

“[The] The president of Letter from Pakistan to the Chief justice remains no answer. Judicial Commission should hold open hearings and the question of whether there was a conspiracy will be decided once and for all for all. That there was flagrant interference from outside was ratified twice SNB,” Umar said.

Dr. Mazari also said that the judicial investigation should settle this dispute. “Too many unanswered questions. The most rational way to resolve what critical issue for our nation for esteemed CJP respond positively to President Alvi’s letter requesting a judicial investigation on cipher. It’s the only one way forward put an end to this business,” she said. added.

Another former ministers including Babar Awan, Shahbaz Gill and Hammad Azhar also took on twitter share their reaction to the DG ISPR statement. Gill said that the cipher sent by Pakistan’s ambassador to the US should be declassified together with minutes of NSC meeting. “This will clear up everything, he added.

He asked if the chiefs of services recognized the cipher as “foreign interference” during a meeting of the National Security Council and whether they approved decision make a diplomatic protest. “If the answer is yes, then why do they give such explanations,” he said. added.

Azhar said one could use the word “intervention” instead of conspiracy, but that didn’t change fact that PML-N and its allies were brought to power through the intervention of a foreign state.

Avan urges Supreme Court to investigate alleged conspiracy involving ‘foreign and local’ elements in it can be revealed. “It issue of national interest, he added