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NATION APRIL 15, 2022 | The Indian Eye 8

Is Pakistan on brink of a civil war as

bond between Imran and army breaks?

OUR BUREAU
Islamabad/London Man with ISI
mid a growing crisis in his link held for
country, Pakistani activist impersonating as
Afrom Pakistan-occupied Kash-
mir (PoK), Shabir Choudhry, has said federal agent
that Pakistan may head toward civil OUR BUREAU
war amidst the worsening political Washington, DC
situation in the country.
He made this statement while ederal prosecutors are looking
asking questions to Masarat Alam to hold the two men accused
Bhat, separatist leader and Kashmir Fof impersonating federal
National Party chairman, on his You- agents in Washington D.C. without
Tube video posted on Wednesday. bail, saying one of them had ties to
Upon Choudhary’s question regard- Pakistani intelligence and had visas
ing the possibility of civil war in Pa- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the nation in Islamabad (ANI Photo/PTV) from Pakistan and Iran. The two
men posed as federal agents and
kistan, Bhat replied that there is the gave free apartments and other gifts
possibility of a civil war in Pakistan to U.S. Secret Service agents, includ-
as the current situation in Pakistan is ing one who worked on the U.S. first
unstable. He questioned, “Have you lady’s security detail.
seen such a situation in Pakistan in Haider Ali, 35 and Arian Taher-
the previous government?” zadeh, 40, were arrested Wednesday
Bhat said that whenever Paki- for allegedly impersonating federal
stan Prime Minister Imran Khan agents since 2020. The Federal Bu-
feels that he is going to lose the sup- reau of Investigation (FBI) raided a
port, he becomes a child and start luxury apartment building in Wash-
doing different activities. He doubt- ington and claims that the two men
ed that there are some people behind used their false associations with
Imran khan that supports him as he the U.S. government “to ingratiate
felt that Pakistan Opposition lead- themselves with members of feder-
ers like Asif Ali Zardari, President al law enforcement and the defense
of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and community”.
Fazal-ur-Rehman, president of Jami- The two allegedly obtained par-
at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) are stron- aphernalia, hand guns and assault ri-
ger than Imran Khan still Khan’s par- fles used by federal law enforcement
ty defeated them. agencies. During a court appearance
Bhat mentioned Imran Khan’s Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney
wife’s friend Farah Khan and said Joshua Rothstein said Ali had told
that she went to Dubai alone as soon witnesses that he was affiliated with
as the Parliament was dissolved in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Pakistan. He further accused her of agency in Pakistan and that he had
bribery. multiple visas from Pakistan and Iran
Citing Imran Khan’s statement Pakistani army chief General Bajwa in the months before prosecutors
on traitors on the Pakistani channel, believe the men began impersonat-
Choudhry asked that the way Imran video message which went viral on written by people including, Shah ing U.S. law enforcement officials.
Khan is calling everyone traitors and social media. Mehmood Qureshi was also involved Rothstein said the U.S. has not
also asking to hang them is danger- Amir Hussain, who recently an- in the scheme. yet been able to verify the veracity of
ous for the country. Upon this, Bhat nounced his decision to leave PTI, After his video message went Ali’s claims.
replied that what else could you ex- said Imran Khan discussed the mat- viral, Liaquat was mercilessly trolled Investigators believe Ali had
pect from a PM who already said ter with him, during which he said, “I on Pakistan’s social media outlets. taken multiple trips to the Middle
such a statement on the national am going to remove COAS Qamar On Sunday, Liaquat announced East and his U.S. travel records also
channel. Javed Bajwa.” He even claimed that his decision to leave PTI after the showed he had traveled to Istanbul,
In another shocking revelation, he knew many secrets and if he made dissolution of Pakistan’s National Turkey and Doha in Qatar.
it has been reported that Imran Khan them public, it would create an up- Assembly. The two were discovered on
attempted to sack Pakistan’s Chief of heaval. “After the drama is over, I want March 14, when the U.S. Postal In-
spector responded to a D.C. apart-
the Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa. The disgruntled PTI leader to say that what the prime minister ment building for a report of an as-
It was claimed by the disgruntled event said that there was no truth did prove that the opposition was do- sault involving a U.S. Postal Service
leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf in the existence of any threat letter, ing the right thing, so I am announc- letter carrier.
(PTI) Amir Liaquat Hussain in a adding that the alleged letter was ing to leave the PTI,” he had said.

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