Imran demands probe into SHO’s ‘sudden’ death

PTI chief says Shehzad was critical witness in unearthing conspirators behind Wazirabad assassination plot

LAHORE:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has demanded a “proper investigation” into the “sudden”  death of SHO Amir Shehzad Bhadar – the complainant of the FIR registered against the Wazirabad assassination attempt on the former premier in November last year.

According to the officer’s family members, Shahzad was at his native village Bhadar near Kharian Town of Gujrat when his condition deteriorated. He was driven to the Kharian Combined Military Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, they added.

In a tweet on Monday, Imran said: “We demand a proper inquiry into the sudden death of SHO Amir Shehzad, of a heart attack. He had registered the FIR of Wazirabad assassination attempt on me and was a critical witness in unearthing the conspirators behind this assassination plot being inquired into by the JIT (joint investigation team).”

We demand a proper inquiry into the sudden death of SHO Amir Shehzad, of a heart attack. He had registered the FIR of Wazirabad assassination attempt on me & was a critical witness in unearthing the conspirators behind this assassination plot being inquired into by the JIT.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 10, 2023

The former prime minister wrote, “The JIT record has also been tampered with. It is equally important to recall the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of FIA investigator Dr Rizwan as well as the deaths of Maqsood Chaprasi and all other witnesses in Shahbaz Sharif's money laundering case.”

The JIT record has also been tampered with. It is equally important to recall the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of FIA investigator Dr Rizwan as well as the deaths of Maqsood Chaprassi & all other witnesses in Shahbaz Sharif's money laundering case.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 10, 2023

Meanwhile, criticising the incumbent rulers, Imran underscored that they came to power just to close their corruption case.

Nearly 60% of the federal cabinet was on bails when they were imposed in the country.

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They had given themselves a clean chit in the corruption cases of over Rs1,100 billion by amending the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law and appointing their own persons at the anti-graft body, while the PTI government recovered looted money of Rs480 billion during its tenure, he highlighted.

Imran

said the imported government had ruined all state institutions. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the police were being used to register fake cases and torturing the PTI leaders and workers.

The sanctions which were imposed on the PTI during the current regime had no example in the democratic history of the country.

The police and the law enforcement agencies had trampled the sanctity of “chadar and chardewari” by trespassing into the houses of the PTI leaders and workers, he said, adding that an attempt was made on his life while hundreds of his party workers had been arrested.

He said his party leaders and workers, including Azam Swati, Shahbaz Gill and others, journalists as well as social media activists had undergone custodial torture.

“A conspiracy was hatched to assassinate me in Murtaza Bhutto-style murder in the court compound in Islamabad. My chief of Staff, Shibli Faraz, was tortured in the Islamabad court compound. The main objective of the incumbent rulers was to weaken the state institutions to protect their looted wealth. Instead of focusing on the national economy, the government had all its focus on tightening the noose around its opponents by registering fake cases.”

On the Toshakhana (gifts’ repository) case, the PTI chief said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had made a false case against him which would conclude soon.

“However, they hit an axe on their own foot by making a fake Toshakhana case against me. Now, both Nawaz Sharif and Zardari will face music when the PTI will unveil their thefts in Toshakhana. Both had illegally acquired expensive cars from the gift repository,” he pointed out.

Imran said the imported rulers had also compromised the role of the opposition by appointing Raja Riaz as the opposition leader in the National Assembly.

Further, Imran continued interviewing candidates to award party tickets for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. He also addressed party workers before Iftar at his Zaman Park residence.