This is not the first time that Mr Khan has made unsupported claims, and not just in respect of the sitting government. He cannot have expected that his claim would go unchallenged, which it duly was on a private TV channel on Wednesday 26th April. When asked who made the offer to him Mr Khan said that he would not reveal the name of the middleman that made the offer but that it was a person close to the chief minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, and further added that the offer was made two weeks ago. It would be fair to say that this made something of a ripple in the ranks of the commentariat as well as on social media.
For once government anger at the antics of Mr Khan appear justified. He has made a monstrous allegation that a sum of money so vast as to be almost beyond comprehension was offered to him by a person he apparently knew at least by name if not by sight, to quieten his inconvenient voice. He expects the rest of the world to take his allegation at face value. To accept its veracity. Well it does not work like that Mr Khan. We are not sorry to disabuse you of your fantasy, and when Rs10 billion are bandied about as being a bribe to silence you then a lot of people are going to have a lot of questions that need answers. If this is true then stand up to your story. If not, hang your head and walk away very quietly.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2017.
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