ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s cabinet on Sunday approved legal action against him. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran KHAN and some of his party leaders on the leak of audio about a “US cipher” that the former cricketer had projected as evidence of a “foreign conspiracy” to oust him from the post of PM.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been tasked with investigating the “diplomatic cipher” audio leak.
In the leak, a voice purportedly from Khan and some former government high officials was heard discussing the alleged “play” on the issue, a conspiracy hatched by the US in collaboration with Pakistan’s major security establishment and parties. How to build a narrative about ruling coalition.
The decision to go against Khan and his associates was taken on the recommendation of a committee formed on 30 September to recommend action on leaks about “cipher” messages allegedly received from Washington.
“This is a matter of national security, which has serious implications for the national interest and a legal action in this regard is important,” said the recommendation of a panel approved by the cabinet.
“Therefore, the Federal Investigation Agency may be directed to investigate the matter by constituting a team of senior officers, which may include officers/officers of other intelligence agencies for the purpose, and further investigation against the perpetrators.” may proceed in accordance with the action of the law,” said another approved recommendation.
It recently emerged that a copy of the “American cipher” had “disappeared” from the records of the Prime Minister’s Office. Sharif’s cabinet said the audio exposed a “criminal conspiracy of the former government”, while the “cipher” was given a fictitious meaning for political gain and was stolen after fraud, forgery and concoction.
Khan’s PTI has come under fire after alleged discussions about creating a “foreign conspiracy” story based on the much publicized “cipher intimidation” in audio leaks.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been tasked with investigating the “diplomatic cipher” audio leak.
In the leak, a voice purportedly from Khan and some former government high officials was heard discussing the alleged “play” on the issue, a conspiracy hatched by the US in collaboration with Pakistan’s major security establishment and parties. How to build a narrative about ruling coalition.
The decision to go against Khan and his associates was taken on the recommendation of a committee formed on 30 September to recommend action on leaks about “cipher” messages allegedly received from Washington.
“This is a matter of national security, which has serious implications for the national interest and a legal action in this regard is important,” said the recommendation of a panel approved by the cabinet.
“Therefore, the Federal Investigation Agency may be directed to investigate the matter by constituting a team of senior officers, which may include officers/officers of other intelligence agencies for the purpose, and further investigation against the perpetrators.” may proceed in accordance with the action of the law,” said another approved recommendation.
It recently emerged that a copy of the “American cipher” had “disappeared” from the records of the Prime Minister’s Office. Sharif’s cabinet said the audio exposed a “criminal conspiracy of the former government”, while the “cipher” was given a fictitious meaning for political gain and was stolen after fraud, forgery and concoction.
Khan’s PTI has come under fire after alleged discussions about creating a “foreign conspiracy” story based on the much publicized “cipher intimidation” in audio leaks.