Islamabad: According to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Imran Khan’s conspiracy theory based on the diplomatic cypher has been exposed by Azam Khan’s confessional statement, a former principal secretary to the former prime minister.
“The chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, defamed state institutions through a clandestine conspiracy. The interior minister remarked during a press conference on Wednesday in Islamabad that he should be punished for fabricating the play. His press conference was held shortly after the former principal secretary claimed that the deposed premier had used the US cypher to “create a narrative against the establishment and opposition”. The deposed premier was ousted from office in April of last year following a no-confidence vote.
Imran, in a public gathering of PTI workers on March 27, 2022, pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at the crowd, claiming that it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” being hatched to topple his government.
In response to the development, Imran termed Azam an “honest man” and said he would not believe the statement until he heard the bureaucrat saying it himself.
Azam, who has been “missing” since last month, has recorded his statement under CrPC 164 before a magistrate, the sources added, with no information on his whereabouts.
Sanaullah said former foreign minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was fully involved in concocting the cypher narrative.
The cypher drama was cooked up by the then-ruling party to achieve their vested interests, he added.
Referring to today’s former principal secretary statement, the security czar said the confessional statement confirmed that making confidential state document public was a crime. “If he [Imran Khan] can sacrifice the national interest for personal gains then he can do anything.”
He went on to say that the cypher conspiracy made it clear that May 9 incident was the continuation of the same plot.
Sanaullah said the former PM’s confessional statement against Imran was a charge sheet against him.
“PTI chairman will be held accountable for this crime. This is a matter of national interest,” the interior minister added.
Sanaullah said a case will be registered against the PTI chief following his former principal secretary’s confessional statement and a state will become a complainant in the matter.
“This case will be sent to a special court,” he added.
