Former prime minister Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan has strongly condemned manhandling of a journalist by alleged PTI workers but also has accused that "people are sent" in the garb of journalism to discredit her.
Talking to the media outside Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail after a meeting with Imran, who is incarcerated in the prison facility, Aleema on Tuesday claimed that certain elements were intentionally provoking and escalating the situation.
"When someone is sent intentionally, that is not journalism," she added, "It was done on purpose to incite people."
On Monday, a journalist was assaulted outside Adiala Jail after he posed a question to Aleema Khan about her alleged properties in the United States.
Police later registered a case against Aleema, PTI lawmaker Tanveer Aslam, Bushra Bibi's focal person Naeem Panjutha and 40 unidentified workers for their alleged involvement.
Aleema Khan defended her business interests against allegations, challenging critics to provide evidence. "It is a journalist's job; if they have proof, they should bring it forward," she stated, "I am saying my property is from my rightful, lawfully-earned money."
Talking with reference to the throwing of an egg during her media talk at Adiala Jail, she dismissed the allegations that the incident was staged. "If I had an egg thrown at me on my own orders, then why did the police take those two women away to protect them?" she asked.
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