ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader has submitted an application against an Awami National Party’s (ANP) leader for allegedly hurling life threats on the party’s chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.

The complaint has been filed by PTI’s Additional General Secretary Omer Ayub Khan at the Secretariat police station. The police, however, said it had sent a letter to the legal branch for opinion over the application.

According to the application, Aimal Wali Khan while speaking at a gathering had said “if you want to make the country safe then Imran Khan ko thikane lagana ho ga (Imran Khan must be disposed of).

He claimed this in the presence of people sitting on the most important position of the present government, the complainant stated, adding that he had a video clip of the statement of Mr Khan.

Aamir Kiani and Sibghatullah Virk are the witness to the Aimal Wali’s confession, it stated, adding that earlier, intelligence agencies and institutes in different letters sent to Imran Khan said that his life is in danger.

It is urged that a case be registered immediately against those involved in hatching the conspiracy, the application stated, adding Aimal Wali Khan should be arrested.

The PRO for capital police, when contacted, confirmed that the police received the application and registered it in the daily diary of Secretariat police station. It is a political statement and cases are not registered on such statements, he added.

The statement is not a cognisable offence, however, legal opinion was sought from the police’s prosecution branch over the application keeping in view, content of the application, the PRO said, adding that in this regard a letter was also written and sent to the branch.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2022