A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team on Friday finally interrogated PTI founding chairman Imran Khan at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in connection with a controversial post shared on social media from his official account – the third time it visited the prison to question him.
However, the former premier was interrogated in the presence of his lawyers, Chaudhry Zaheer Abbas and Intezar Panjutha.
The investigation team included FIA Additional Director Ayaz Ahmed and Sub-Inspector Muneeb.
During the interrogation, which lasted around 55 minutes, the FIA team showed Imran the controversial post and asked him 16 questions.
Sources said the PTI founding chairman responded to them with the help of his lawyers.
The controversial post shared on social media platform X on May 26 was related to former Bangladesh president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The post read: “Every Pakistani should study the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report and get to know who was the true traitor, General Yahya Khan or Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
A video shared with the text argued that the former military ruler was responsible for the country splitting into two, referring to the alleged atrocities committed by the Pakistani military during the civil war. It also included images of the current civilian and military leadership, alleging that they stole the PTI’s mandate in the general elections.
The post generated intense blowback and controversy, particularly from government ranks, which termed it “alarming” and accused the PTI of “continuously fueling the narrative of hatred and incitement” by comparing Imran to Mujib.
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