The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) summons issued to party leaders as the body probes Imran Khan’s X post on the 1971 war.
In the petition, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, and Secretary-General Omar Ayub Khan alleged that the government and its allies were targeting the party through a “pre-planned attack”.
A post on X, formerly Twitter, was attributed to the former prime minister, which read: “Every Pakistani should study the Hamood ur Rahman Commission Report and get to know who was the true traitor, General Yahya Khan or Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
The post drew flak from government members and other politicians, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying that Khan’s true face was finally in front of the nation, implying that he wanted to divide the country.
In response, the party said the PTI founder had nothing to do with the post since he was in jail. Later, a leader said everything was posted with Khan’s approval, opening a new Pandora’s box.
However, the party later owned the post and said it was uploaded to inform the public about past mistakes as it was crucial to learn from them so they aren’t repeated. The FIA then issued notices to the party leaders.
In the petition filed today, the PTI leader said: “…in the garb of the alleged tweet, the FIA is hell-bent on making another case against Imran Khan, workers of PTI and its leadership.”
The notices issued to the leaders, the plea said, are void, illegal, without jurisdiction, and malafide, having been issued without lawful authority, and are liable to be set aside.
