As part of its investigation into Imran Khan’s X post about the 1971 war, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) summoned party leaders. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a motion with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to contest this action.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, and Secretary-General Omar Ayub Khan claimed in the plea that the party was being targeted by a “pre-planned attack” by the government and its allies.
The former prime minister was credited as writing the following on X, the former Twitter platform: “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.”
Politicians and members of the government criticized the post; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif implied that Khan intended to split the country by stating that Khan’s true face was now shown to the public.
The party responded by claiming that because the PTI founder was incarcerated, he had nothing to do with the post. A new Pandora’s box was opened when a leader later claimed that Khan had approved of everything posted.
Subsequently, the party claimed ownership of the post and stated that it was uploaded to educate the public about past errors, emphasizing the importance of learning from them to prevent them in the future. The party leaders were then served with notifications by the FIA.
