In a heated exchange on twitter, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday accused Imran Khan of conducting a vile and malicious campaign against Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir.
Shehbaz Sharif, in a tweet, said that Imran Khan’s use of proxies to threaten the Army Chief with an assassination attempt has been exposed.
“Imran Khan continues to engage in a vile, sinister & malicious campaign against COAS General Syed Asim Munir. His trick of using the proxies to threaten the Army Chief of an assassination attempt has been badly exposed,” the PM tweeted.
“After his methodically planned attack on the State symbols failed, he is clearly desperate & wants to coerce his way back into power, little knowing that the time of his politics of intimidation, violence & hatred is over,” he added.
Through such highly condemnable antics, the PM said Imran Khan was only exposing himself, “the core of which is defined by putting his personal interest (power grab) over everything else.”
“The people of Pakistan and the political parties stand behind their Army Chief nad the armed forces like a rock and will thwart any attempt and conspiracy at undermining their prestige, honour and integrity,” the premier remarked.
Imran Khan continues to engage in a vile, sinister & malicious campaign against COAS General Syed Asim Munir. His trick of using the proxies to threaten the Army Chief of an assassination attempt has been badly exposed. After his methodically planned attack on the State symbols…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 9, 2023
Responding to the accusations, Imran Khan questioned Shehbaz Sharif’s motives and demanded answers.
He highlighted the unconstitutional and illegal abduction he experienced from the Islamabad High Court, along with the beating of his lawyers and court staff, a matter that the Supreme Court had already deemed as such.
Imran Khan, in his tweet, challenged the government to hold those responsible for this unconstitutional act accountable.
He asserted that an independent investigation would reveal that Shehbaz Sharif and his associates, fearing defeat in elections against PTI, orchestrated the mayhem on May 9 and subsequent crackdown against PTI.
Amidst the verbal duel, Imran Khan accused Shehbaz Sharif of making nonsensical and ridiculous statements in an attempt to drive a wedge between Pakistan’s largest political party and the establishment, all while seeking to protect the billions of rupees that have been allegedly stolen from the people of Pakistan.
Instead of making absurd accusations, the question that Shehbaz Sharif needs to answer is, who gained the most from the events of 9th May?
The humiliating way in which I was abducted from the Islamabad High Court, as if I was some criminal, my lawyers and the IHC staff was also… pic.twitter.com/9hRc1bM9Sl
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 9, 2023
