ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, Chairman PTI, has expressed shock at the
revelations and accusations made by PPP leader Zulfiqar Mirza who is a
close confidant of President Asif Zardari.
According to the
press statement issued on Sunday, the most serious allegations are
those made against MQM Chief Altaf Hussain which, if correct, amount to
treason against the state of Pakistan, the Chief PTI. Mirza has accused
the MQM Chief of allying his party with the US in the latter’s alleged
agenda of breaking up Pakistan.
He has also accused the MQM
Chief of lobbying with the UK leadership to finish off the ISI again a
treasonable act if proven to be correct.
In view of these very
serious allegations, Ian Khan has demanded: One, an immediate inquiry
be set up to ascertain their veracity through a sitting judge of the
Supreme Court. Two, the government must respond to each and every
accusation. Three, a thorough investigation has to be made into the
allegations regarding the alleged plan by the US to break up Pakistan.
Here
is an ally for whom Pakistan has sacrificed 35,000 lives, destroyed its
economy and seen its social fabric rent by extremism and militancy. And
now is the ally planning to break up Pakistan? And fourth, Rehman Malik
should resign and his membership of the Senate be suspended till he is
cleared of the charges leveled against him, he said.
Ian Khan
has also demanded that the President of Pakistan clear his position in
terms of his relationship with Mirza and the degree to which he is
complicit in this latest action of Mirza’s. Ian also expressed the fear
that this latest salvo fired by Mirza will add fuel to the already
highly combustible situation in Karachi.
Ian felt saddened to
see the degeneration of politics being reduced to name calling,
accusations and allegations with no holds barred especially on the part
of those close to the highest office of the state. Online
