| Ex-General regrets to head the formed Commission
ISLAMABAD: Federal government Friday formed a Commission to investigate Lettergate issue, a foreign conspiracy behind the no-confidence resolution filed by opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a latter development Lt-General (retd) Tariq Khan regretted to head the Commission.
Speaking to media, the retired military officer said the commission cannot last beyond this government, hence he has excused himself from becoming a part of it. “The vote of no-confidence will bring in the new government. They will dissolve the commission or not cooperate with it making it dysfunctional,” he said while explaining the reason behind his decision.
The refusal came soon after Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced that the federal cabinet has decided to form an inquiry commission led by a retired general to investigate the “foreign conspiracy” allegations.
According to Fawad, the commission would also investigate if the threat of a “regime change” is present in the communiqué, waved by Imran Khan in a public gathering as ‘evidence’ of foreign plot against his government. “Thirdly, it will aim to discover who were the local handlers who took this plan further and where the conspiracy originated from,” he said, adding that it was impossible for all MNAs to be involved in it.
The minister further said that the government will present the record and witnesses of the ‘foreign conspiracy’ against PM Imran to all lawmakers in National Assembly before voting on no-trust motion Saturday.
“The original records will be given to MNAs as well as those sacrificed for the no-confidence cause, and if they still continue with the vote then the people of Pakistan will decide who stands where,” Fawad said.
Comparing Mir Jafar giving way to the East India Company – which ultimately led to British rule across the subcontinent – to the current situation in Pakistan, Fawad claimed that if the country did not defend its independence, then it would return to slavery.
The minister maintained that an “imported, selected government” would be imposed and controlled from outside the country, rendering Pakistan unable to make its own decisions.
The decision to form the committee comes ahead of the no-trust vote session in the lower house, ordered by the Supreme Court for Saturday after it set aside NA Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling dismissing the no-confidence resolution filed against PM Imran. –Agencies
