PM demands 'full court commission' to probe Imran's assassination bid allegation

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday demanded constitution of a full court commission by the Supreme Court to probe his predecessor Imran Khans allegations that the premier the interior minister and a senior military official had orchestrated the failed assassination bid on himShehbaz also said he will step down if his involvement is found in any conspiracy related to the attack on KhanKhan 70 suffered a bullet injury in the right leg on Thursday when two gunmen fired a volley of bullets at him and others mounting on a containermounted truck in the Wazirabad area of Punjab province where he was leading a protest march against the Shehbazled government While one person died several Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI leaders were injured in the incidentA day after the attack on him Khan alleged that three people Prime Minister Shehbaz Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal Naseer were behind the botched assassination attempt on his lifeAddressing a press conference in Lahore Prime Minister Shehbaz said I request the chief justice of Pakistan to make a full court commission including senior and junior judges Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial I request you to make a full court commission I will also send you a letter for it and I hope you will entertain this request If you didnt entertain my request then such allegations would come up againAlso read Nine coaches of Nankana Sahibbound train carrying Sikh pilgrims derails in PakThe federal government will also fully cooperate with the commission and will accept its findings wholeheartedly he addedAsserting that he will step down if his involvement is found in any conspiracy related to the attack on Khan Shehbaz said If Khan provides proof that I or the interior minister or the army officer was involved in the conspiracy then I will not be prime minister even for a minute I will resignShehbaz said the allegations made by Khan have hit the foundation of Pakistan and he will make all efforts to bring the country out of the instabilityReacting to Khans allegations against the unnamed military official Shehbaz said the PTI chief is attacking the Pakistan Army like an enemyA smear campaign is being run on social media against the military he allegedShehbaz said Khan is a liar from head to toe and is trying his best to destroy PakistanYou Imran Khan are pushing the nation towards destruction through liesits my responsibility to save the nation from this destruction he saidOn the delay in registering an FIR of the attack Shehbaz said Khans party PTI is in power in the Punjab province and the provincial government should tell why the First Information Report of the assassination attempt has not been registered so farThe Pakistan Army in a statement has said that the baseless and irresponsible allegations by Khan against the institution and particularly a senior army officer are absolutely unacceptable and uncalled forThe institution will jealously safeguard its officers and soldiers no matter what The baseless allegations hurled at the institutionofficials today are highly regrettable and strongly condemned the Army said in a strong statement hours after Khan made the allegationsNo one will be allowed to defame the institution or its soldiers with impunity it said adding that the Army has requested the Pakistan government to investigate the matter and initiate legal action against those responsible for defamation and false accusations against the institution and its officials without any evidence whatsoeverMeanwhile Khan asked his party workers and supporters to continue protesting against his assassination attempt until the three accused resigned He said the resignations of the three who controlled all agencies was necessary for an impartial probeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever