Ex-PM Imran Khan & Ary News CEO Salman Iqbal are Murderer of Journalist Arshad Sharif: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah

[JackTheRipper]

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah alleged on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and ARY News CEO Salman Iqbal were linked to the murder of Arshad Sharif.

The interior minister's remarks came shortly after Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum and Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar addressed a press conference regarding the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif and the events preceding that.

The minister stated that in hindsight the incident pointed to two individuals, the deposed premier and Salman Iqbal, both of whom “played a role in sending Arshad abroad”.

He said that the PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had issued a threat alert for Arshad's life, adding that the journalist resided at a “disputed” farmhouse. He stated that the ownership of the farmhouse will also be revealed before the nation in a day or two.

The minister further said that Khurram Ahmed, the man driving the Sharif was in, was an employee of ARY. He maintained that important information about Khurram and Waqar Ahmed will also emerge in the next few days.
He reiterated that after the initial information, the evidence suggested that Imran and Salman were guilty. Sana emphasised that the involvement of anyone in the murder cannot currently be ascertained.

Commenting on Imran Khan, Sanaullah said that the PTI chief had become a “national nuisance” after being exposed by the DG ISI, and that the DG ISI’s press conference was a “shut up call” for Imran and his followers.

Sana further said that Imran’s attitude towards Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Bajwa oscillated.
“If the army chief refused to play a political role he is dubbed bad, but when he agrees with Imran then he is praised by him. When Gen Bajwa prioritises the institution over interests, he was called Mir Jafar, Mir Sadiq, thief and traitor by Imran,” he remarked.

He also stated that Imran would deem those working in his favour as “patriots”, and those going against him as “thieves, bandits and traitors”.

He said the “extent of Imran's politics of hatred and division of the nation” highlighted his "mental depravity".
“Imran Khan has become a villain. Democracy cannot move forward because of his negative agenda,” he said.
He alleged Imran created the cypher “drama” in an effort to defeat the no-confidence motion against his government, but did not consider the “harm his games would cause to the people”.

Imran linked to Arshad Sharif's murder, claims Sana | The Express Tribune

Interior minister says involvement of anyone in journalist's murder cannot currently be ascertained

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بادی النظر میں ارشد شریف قتل کے تانے بانے عمران خان، سلمان اقبال کی جانب جاتے ہیں، وزیر داخلہ

عمران خان کی ذہنیت یہ ہے کہ آرمی چیف سیاسی کردار ادا کرنے سے انکار کرے تو وہ میر جعفر، میر صادق، جانور اور غدار ہے، رانا ثنااللہ

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[HAIDER]

Any news channel against PDM and telecast long march in trouble ..

 

[Finer]

If something happens to Arshad Sharif, PMLN and main establishments would be main suspect.

Politics is very tricky business. Common sense says main establishments and PMLN would not do anything to hurt their own feet but given the track, you can’t be certain. But killing him benefits PTI the most as it will put main establishments and PMLN on pressure.

So you can’t be certain while keeping the mind open, anything is possible. I hope people won’t believe blindly anything PTI says - certainly not without evidence.

 

[PradoTLC]

If something happens to Arshad Sharif, PMLN and main establishments would be main suspect.

Politics is very tricky business. Common sense says main establishments and PMLN would not do anything to hurt their own feet but given the track, you can’t be certain. But killing him benefits PTI the most as it will put main establishments and PMLN on pressure.

So you can’t be certain while keeping the mind open, anything is possible. I hope people won’t believe blindly anything PTI says - certainly not without evidence.

Perhaps but zadari and co have a long history of murdering journalists

 

[General Dong]

If something happens to Arshad Sharif, PMLN and main establishments would be main suspect.

Politics is very tricky business. Common sense says main establishments and PMLN would not do anything to hurt their own feet but given the track, you can’t be certain. But killing him benefits PTI the most as it will put main establishments and PMLN on pressure.

So you can’t be certain while keeping the mind open, anything is possible. I hope people won’t believe blindly anything PTI says - certainly not without evidence.

yeah let's give benefit of the doubt to uber corrupt pdm and their boot wearing handlers

 

[Olympus81]

Nobody in their right mind will say Establishment murdered Arshad Sharif (without evidence).

But we know who forced Arshad out of Pakistan and then out of Dubai.

 

[Finer]

Perhaps but zadari and co have a long history of murdering journalists

So is the history of using politics to pressurize the government that rules. Anything is possible.

We already know what PMLN and main establishments are capable of but so is possibility of opposition being opportunistic to milk the situations. Ever since the Arshad Sharif was martyred, the heat is on main establishments and PMLN. One could argue perfect stroke of opposition to push the main establishments and PMLN towards the edge.

 

[Finer]

Nobody in their right mind will say Establishment murdered Arshad Sharif (without evidence).

But we know who forced Arshad out of Pakistan and then out of Dubai.

That is true but who benefits the most in killing Arshad Sharif as the heat is on main establishments and PMLN now. In politics, you can’t rule out anything.

 

[Verve]

It's laughable that IK would sanction murder.

PDM are killers. Have people forgotten the pregnant woman shot in face by these lot in Model Town?

 

[Olympus81]

That is true but who benefits the most in killing Arshad Sharif as the heat is on main establishments and PMLN now. In politics, you can’t rule out anything.

Who actually murdered is a pertinent question.

But who were responsible for Arshad ending up in Kenya. Those questions need to be raised as well.

 

[ghazi52]

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[PradoTLC]

. One could argue perfect stroke of opposition to push the main establishments and PMLN towards the edge

and one would be a complete idiot not to take advantage of it..