Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, without naming incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, said the politics of those who crossed red lines has come to an end.
Speaking on Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan”, the state minister said that many of Khan’s decisions were actually made on the advice of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hamid.
The Field General Court Martial (FGCM) sentenced the former spymaster to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for engaging in political activities, violating the Official Secrets Act, misusing authority and causing wrongful loss to persons, read a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Dec 11.
Replying to a question, Talal said the former ISI chief was punished for crossing red lines.
He maintained that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) faced both military dictatorship and the “political dictatorship” of the PTI founder.
The PTI came to power in August 2018 and was removed through a no-confidence vote in April 2022.
“Our focus is on improving people’s lives and ending terrorism,” he added.
Taking a dig at the former ruling party, he asked, “Could any political party have sought help from India, advanced its agenda, and carried out May 9?”
He further questioned why accountability had not been ensured for those who harmed the country, claiming that many of Khan’s decisions were based on Hamid’s advice.
There is a strong chance that whatever happened after the ouster of the Khan-led government was done on Hamid’s advice, he said, adding that the whole world knows about the nexus between the PTI founder and Hamid.
The “beneficiary” of all this was PTI, while the loss was borne by the people of Pakistan, he added.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
