RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday termed a report by the BBC Urdu “fake” that claimed an “unpleasant” meeting between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan and army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa took place at the Prime Minister’s Office hours before Imran’s ouster through a no-trust vote.
In its report, the BBC claimed that the former premier had removed Gen Bajwa as the army chief and was not expecting his visit to the PM’s Office along with an “extraordinary security routine”.
“BBC Urdu story published today is totally baseless and a pack of lies. The typical propaganda story lacks any credible, authentic and relevant source and violates basic journalistic ethos,” the ISPR said, adding, “there is no truth in the fake story whatsoever and clearly seems part of an organised disinformation campaign. The matter is being taken up with BBC authorities.”
In June 2019, the BBC story titled ‘Uncovering Pakistan’s secret human rights abuses’ alleged the Pakistani security forces of perpetrating widespread violence against the residents of the erstwhile FATA during its anti-terror operations.
In response to a “defamatory and malicious story” published by a foreign news outlet against the Pakistani security forces, the government of Pakistan filed a complaint to demand an apology to which till date no apology was issued by BBC. –ISPR
