Pakistan PM Imran Khan ready to share letter on ‘foreign conspiracy’ with CJP

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to share a letter that he claimed during his party’s rally contained evidence of a “foreign-funded conspiracy” to topple his government.

Islamabad, March 29: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who has claimed that there is a foreign hand behind the no-confidence move against him in the National Assembly is ready to share a letter. That he claimed during his party’s rally contained evidence of a “foreign-funded conspiracy”. To topple his government, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that Imran Khan was now ready to show that letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial,. Addressing a press conference Umar said he himself had seen the letter. Adding that if someone had doubts. The “prime minister is ready… .He thought we can share with the chief justice of the Supreme Court.”

Chaudhry added that it was not a “judicial function” of the CJP to review the contents of the letter.

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The letter would not be shared with him in the capacity of a judge of the SC. But as someone who holds a high position in the country. And is respected and trusted by the people, he added. Umar claimed that the letter was dated prior to the submission of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, adding that the letter stated that if Imran Khan remained the prime minister, it would lead to “horrific consequences”, adding that the contents of the letter termed the ouster of PM Imran a “good result”. He further added that the “threat” PM Imran Khan spoke about in relevance to the letter during his March 27 address “is directly linked to the no-confidence motion” against him.

Along those lines, Umar claimed that the letter also mentioned Pakistan’s foreign policy. And said that the contents of the letter could not be made public due to legal limitations.

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