Information Minister Attaullah Tarar refuted on Sunday incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations against the senior military leadership related to the Toshakhana case under which he was jailed for 14 years before elections. The sentence was last week suspended by the high court.
“Totally false, fabricated and baseless allegations without any proof or evidence,” the minister said in a post on social media platform X. “[Imran Khan] and his spouse have both been involved in the Toshakhana heist, audios have proven the level of involvement in corruption and embezzlement.”
His reaction rebuttal comes after the former premier alleged that the senior military leadership “implicated” him and his wife Bushra Bibi in the state gifts reference.
On Saturday, a post on Khan’s account on X shared the transcript of his conversation with reporters at Adiala Jail. The founder of PTI claimed that the senior military leadership was “driving the state affairs”.
He reiterated that it was part of the “London Plan” and alleged that his sentence was “plotted with the nexus” of the incumbent army chief and former premier Nawaz Sharif. He claimed that judges who heard his case were appointed by the Inter-Services Intelligence.
According to Tarar, such statements were a result of “a state of panic and despair”. Without naming the PTI, he slammed the party for attacks on the state institutions and sensitive installations on May 9 following Khan’s arrest in the graft case.
“Attacks on state institutions like the one on May 9 and running disrespectful campaigns against martyrs have been his policy,” he said, “truth cannot be concealed through propaganda and blatant lies”.
The information minister added that Khan was in a “state of panic” at the Adiala jail.
The transcript of the talk also claimed that some PTI leaders were still in contact with the military establishment.
Former PTI leader Ali Zaidi “was also in contact”, it said. Khan said: “I will not accept anyone’s slavery and would prefer death over it,” the ex-prime minister said.
While referring to the six IHC judges’ letter, Khan said: “The judges are revealing that intelligence agency operatives are blatantly threatening them.”
