Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan can be disqualified from holding a public office in cypher gate. The minister said the former PM used a diplomatic cypher for political purposes and he could be charged with treason for using the classified document for vested interest, he told a news channel.
“Article 6 can be imposed on the PTI chief,” he said while referring to the law that deals with high treason under which an accused can be sentenced to death and life imprisonment.
He termed the former principal secretary to the ex-PM Azam Khan’s confessional statement “important”, saying the former premier’s aide has validated his opponents’ allegations. “There can be no bigger betrayal than this,” Asif said while referring to the confessional statement that purportedly validated the ruling coalition’s claims that the PTI chief jeopardised the country’s national security by using the classified document for political purposes.
