Former Pakistani premier demands probe into ‘cypher controversy’

Former Pakistani premier demands probe into ‘cypher controversy’

Pakistan‘s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday repeated his demand for an inquiry into alleged U.S. involvement to oust him by means of a no-trust vote final yr.

In a video assertion, Khan claimed that an “independent” inquiry right into a cypher despatched by the then Pakistani ambassador to the federal government concerning alleged U.S. stress will expose the position of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and different coalition companions in his ouster.

A cypher is a secret, restricted diplomatic communication written in some kind of code language.

Islamabad and Washington have repeatedly rebutted Khan’s accusation.

Khan’s demand for a contemporary inquiry got here following an alleged assertion from his former Principal Secretary Azam Khan, who has been lacking since final month. In his purported assertion, Azam claimed the previous prime minister had exploited the cypher in an try to avoid wasting his authorities.

“The Azam Khan whom I know is an honest and upright person. I can’t believe he could say (something) like this. It seems as if he had been pressured to give such a statement,” he added.

Khan claimed that if an impartial inquiry into the cypher controversy is carried out, Gen. Bajwa can be “exposed” and in “trouble.”

Source: www.anews.com.tr