Imran Khan was faraway from the workplace in April final yr.
Islamabad:
Federal Investigation Company (FIA) on Wednesday summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to seem earlier than it on August 1 in a case associated to the diplomatic cable saga – a cypher what the previous premier claimed accommodates particulars of a menace made by the US towards his authorities, Geo Information reported.
Khan was faraway from the workplace in April final yr. In a public gathering on March 2022, Khan waived a letter claiming that it was proof of the “worldwide conspiracy” backed by the US to topple his authorities.
A day earlier additionally, the FIA has grilled the ex-prime minister for practically two hours and recorded his assertion within the case.
Within the recent discover, the investigation company requested Khan to seem earlier than its joint investigation staff at midday on August 1 with all of the related paperwork, in line with Geo Information.
Earlier this week, the federal company interrogated PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi for practically two hours in reference to its ongoing probe into the controversial US cypher.
The cypher drama took a brand new flip final week when PTI Chief’s aide Azam Khan recorded an announcement earlier than the Justice of the Peace and revealed that the then-prime minister (Imran Khan), in 2022, used a diplomatic cypher despatched by Pakistan’s envoy to Washington to concoct a story towards the institution and the Opposition, Geo Information reported.
Azam, who had been “lacking” since final month, recorded his assertion beneath CrPC 164 earlier than a Justice of the Peace, sources mentioned.
After his assertion on the cypher case, the previous PM mentioned that he is not going to touch upon the matter till the whole data comes out. He mentioned that it isn’t recognized but in what circumstances Azam Khan made these statements, in line with ARY Information.
Nevertheless, Inside Minister Rana Sanaullah asserted that the confessional assertion of ex-principal secretary Azam Khan was a ‘cost sheet’ towards PTI chief Imran Khan and the latter ought to be punished for anti-state ‘cypher drama’.
“The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman [Imran Khan] tarnished the fame of state establishments by cypher conspiracy. He ought to be punished for staging the drama,” Geo Information quoted Sanaullah as saying.
He additional mentioned that the cypher conspiracy made it clear that Might 9 incident was the continuation of the identical plot.
“PTI chairman will likely be held accountable for this crime. It is a matter of nationwide curiosity,” the inside minister added, as per Geo Information.
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