• Federal govt to take legal action against PTI chief, other leaders in wake of military demand for action over ‘false statements’
• Shehbaz says will quit politics if Imran can prove he was connected with assassination bid
• Asks CJP to task same commission to probe Arshad Sharif’s killing
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought constitution of a ‘full court commission’ of the apex court to probe into Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s allegations that the premier, interior minister and a senior military officer are responsible for the assassination bid on him in Wazirabad.
Later, in a high-level meeting presided over by the PM, it was decided that in light of the Friday night statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the federal government would initiate legal action against Imran Khan and other PTI leaders for issuing false statements against the state and its institutions. The PM had earlier in the day hinted at taking such action.
Hours after Mr Khan had addressed the nation from the hospital on Friday and once again accused the PM, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior intelligence agency officer of hatching a conspiracy to eliminate him, the ISPR had issued a strongly worded statement, rejecting the “baseless and irresponsible” allegations by the PTI chairman against the military.
It had also called on the government to investigate the matter and initiate legal action against those “responsible for defamation and...
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