Nation will not pardon the traitor & liar like Imran Khan: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD, Oct 03 (SABAH): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said criminal investigation will be carried out into the recent audio leaks of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan regarding diplomatic cipher. She said that the nation will not pardon the traitor and liar like Imran Khan.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Monday, Marriyum Aurangzeb said the responsibility to this effect has been entrusted to a committee of the FIA which will work without any political interference.

The Information Minister said the PTI Chairman has confessed his crime of playing with the cipher in the audio leaks. She said Imran Khan then in an interview also admitted that he has lost the copy of Cipher.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said it is not a political matter but that of the national interests and the constitution, and it will be dealt legally. She regretted that Imran Khan compromised the national interests and violated the secrecy act for his political interests. She said this matter will be taken to logical conclusion. She said the whole conspiracy and drama of Imran Khan stands exposed before the masses.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the cypher is not a political issue and also not issue of the coalition partners, adding that there is representation of all the coalition parties in the cabinet and this issue was discussed in detail in cabinet meeting and it was agreed that this is not a political issue and there is no need of giving this issue political color. She said that these are national security issues, legal issues and constitutional issues and it will be taken to logical end while holding a proper investigation. He said that crimination investigations are underway over the issue of cypher and we did not want to give it any political color, adding that it is legal issue and national security and secrecy issue and will be dealt accordingly.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Imran Khan had come to politics and power with the support of crutches and now he is struggling for finding crutches again. She said that the session of parliament is being convened and this issue will be completely debated, adding that Imran Khan had dissolved the National Assembly while playing play. She said that Imran Khan played with the state of Madina, Islam, religion, play with the masses for the sake of politics, play with national security, play with the sacred name of amar bil maroof, adding that this person should be given exemplary punishment and should be made example. She said that this person has committed all these crimes openly and confesses to commit the crimes, adding that this person should be taken to logical end.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Imran Khan is mastermind and champion of hatching conspiracy and making drama. She said that investigations against Imran Khan regarding different matters are going on and he will be punished according to law. She said that first Imran khan should join the criminal investigations along with long march as he has committed treason with country and constitution, adding that Imran Khan should appear before the JIT and respond over his confession that he has stolen the secret state document and later on should announce the long march.