'Pakistan News' Faraz vehemently denied Murad's claim that he had threatened the, Sindh government

 

'Pakistan News' Faraz vehemently denied Murad's claim that he had threatened the, Sindh government

'Pakistan News' On Thursday, Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz "vehemently denied" Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah's claim that a federal minister had threatened him with sacking the Sindh government.

The chief minister had alleged that a federal minister had threatened him that if an FIR was not registered against PML-N leader Captain Safdar for desecrating the shrine of Mazar-e-Quaid, he would send a package to the provincial government. Will go

"I condemn this lie and strongly reject it," Faraz told a news conference on Thursday through Shehzad Akbar, the prime minister's adviser on accountability and interior.

"They [Sindh government] are in a state of mental anguish after seeing [the blasphemous response] in their meetings," Faraz said, adding that the Sindh government was trying to cover up its "incompetence and corruption" with the stain of arrest Has been

"Video footage of the incident shows Safdar sitting comfortably in a police vehicle," the minister said, adding that there was no force in the arrest.

He added that if power was involved, the Sindh government should be held accountable.

PTI workers only involved in filing application: Akbar

'Pakistan News' On the other hand, Shehzad Akbar, an adviser to the prime minister, called the opposition an "IG of liars" and claimed that PTI workers were only involved in filing FIRs, not arrests.

Presenting the "facts" according to the "timeline" of the matter, Akbar noted: "A few days ago, there was a commotion at Mazar-e-Quaid."

"First, there was a commotion. After the commotion, some people from Karachi, including PTI workers, applied to the police station to register an FIR.

'Pakistan News' The adviser explained that under the established procedure, the police accept a request and then report it. He added that after that, the police officials take their opinion, have a legal view on the situation and then register an FIR.

"The key role of PTI in all of this was that we made a request. The adviser said the laws that were [violated] were written down and a written request was made that action should be taken.

'Pakistan News' The aide to the prime minister said that after this process, "everyone's role was over" and the role of the Sindh government began.

"When we woke up in the morning, we saw that an FIR had been registered at night and Safdar Awan had been arrested," Akbar claimed.

He added that allegations of police breaking into hotel rooms also needed to be investigated.

"The camera footage showed Safdar Awan leaving the hotel on the first seat of a Sindh police vehicle," Akbar said. He reiterated that it was clearly Sindh police who arrested the PML-N leader.

"There should have been no arrest."

Akbar also said that he did not agree with the arrest, adding that it was of no use as Captain Safdar's crime was a bailable offense.

"Everyone knows where the Sindh police get their guidance from," Akbar said.

He also asked the Sindh chief minister to reveal which federal minister had called him and threatened to overthrow his government.

'Pakistan News' In the incidents that led to the arrest of PML-N leader Capt Safdar, senior police officers staged a protest against the "immoral and deplorable" treatment of the Sindh police chief two days after the holiday attempt. , Akbar and Faraz were speaking.

On Sunday, Captain Safdar got into a controversy when he stood inside the tomb of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and chanted the PML-N's slogan "Respect the vote".

'Pakistan News' The act was denied by many as a blasphemy, at least in violation of laws protecting the sanctity of Quaid-e-Azam's shrine - a crime punishable by up to three years in prison and / or a fine. Be punished .

'Pakistan News' A case was later registered against him and Maryam Nawaz for violating the sanctity of the shrine.

Captain Safdar was later arrested from a hotel on Monday morning and taken to Aziz Bhatti police station, where he was held for hours before being released on bail.

'Pakistan News' The Sindh government had distanced itself from registering a case against the PML-N leader and arresting him from a hotel room in the morning.