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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was apparently pleased with protesters storming the headquarters of Pakistan Television Network in Islamabad’s high-security “red zone” last year during the party’s four-month long sit-in outside Parliament, stating that the government “deserved it”.
In a leaked but yet to be verified telephonic conversation, Imran Khan told party leader Dr Arif Alvi that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government deserved the attack.
In the audio recording, the PTI chief is heard saying, “This is good” ”They deserve it, the b*****ds you see, otherwise Nawaz will not resign; he should resign before the joint session,” he goes on to say.
The audio can be heard below:
Hundreds of protesters allegedly belonging to the PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek briefly seized the state broadcaster on September 1, 2014 at a time when the country was in the grip of an intense political crisis spearheaded by Imran and PAT chief Tahirul Qadri.
Read: Protesters briefly force state-run TV off air
The phone conversation, which begins with Alvi informing Imran about the attack, started making rounds on social media last night. Shared by supporters and opponents alike, the video led to people calling for an explanation.
Although, there has been no official statement yet by the PTI on the ‘phony’ controversy, Alvi on Twitter claimed that different conversations between him and PTI chief were ‘spliced together’.
Just an hour after making the claim, Alvi realised there was no denying this was a telephonic conversation and tweeted further to make his case.
Imran denies any wrong-doing, says phone-tapping is a crime
Although the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan denied hearing a leaked telephonic conversation between him and Arif Alvi, he was confident that he did commit any offence and stated that taping conversations was itself a crime.
“This is a crime,” he said. “I haven’t heard the audio but I can tell… I wouldn’t have committed a crime.”
The PTI chief also didn’t miss an opportunity to take a jibe at certain a political party, saying he was sure he didn’t order to kill someone, and to collect extortion money to be sent to London (on the call).
He also said he could procure an audio clip of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, insisting it was not a big deal.
Leaked conversation: 'Good, govt deserves it,' Imran allegedly told Alvi after PTV attack - The Express Tribune
In a leaked but yet to be verified telephonic conversation, Imran Khan told party leader Dr Arif Alvi that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government deserved the attack.
In the audio recording, the PTI chief is heard saying, “This is good” ”They deserve it, the b*****ds you see, otherwise Nawaz will not resign; he should resign before the joint session,” he goes on to say.
The audio can be heard below:
Hundreds of protesters allegedly belonging to the PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek briefly seized the state broadcaster on September 1, 2014 at a time when the country was in the grip of an intense political crisis spearheaded by Imran and PAT chief Tahirul Qadri.
Read: Protesters briefly force state-run TV off air
The phone conversation, which begins with Alvi informing Imran about the attack, started making rounds on social media last night. Shared by supporters and opponents alike, the video led to people calling for an explanation.
Although, there has been no official statement yet by the PTI on the ‘phony’ controversy, Alvi on Twitter claimed that different conversations between him and PTI chief were ‘spliced together’.
Just an hour after making the claim, Alvi realised there was no denying this was a telephonic conversation and tweeted further to make his case.
Imran denies any wrong-doing, says phone-tapping is a crime
Although the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan denied hearing a leaked telephonic conversation between him and Arif Alvi, he was confident that he did commit any offence and stated that taping conversations was itself a crime.
“This is a crime,” he said. “I haven’t heard the audio but I can tell… I wouldn’t have committed a crime.”
The PTI chief also didn’t miss an opportunity to take a jibe at certain a political party, saying he was sure he didn’t order to kill someone, and to collect extortion money to be sent to London (on the call).
He also said he could procure an audio clip of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, insisting it was not a big deal.
Leaked conversation: 'Good, govt deserves it,' Imran allegedly told Alvi after PTV attack - The Express Tribune