Denies emergency enforcement rumours
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday denied rumours of a possible emergency being enforced in the country, calling on the media to verify information before sharing it.
In a statement on Friday, She said that there had been no decision made in the cabinet meeting regarding the enforcement of emergency.
She urged the media to avoid spreading rumours that could cause unnecessary panic among the public.
It was earlier reported in the media that several cabinet members had suggested the immediate enforcement of emergency to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Meanwhile, in an interview, she, reacting to the top court’s orders over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supremo Imran Khan’s arrest, urged courts to treat Khan like an ordinary citizen.
She said Imran Khan considered himself an “ untouchable“ who was above the law and no one could question him.
Marriyum said that there were allegations of corruption against Imran Khan and his arrest by the NAB was in accordance with the law and the government had nothing to do with it.
To a question, the federal information minister said that the government did not believe in political revenge and victimization.
“If we wanted to arrest him or silence him … we would not have waited 14 months,” she said.
In response to the question regarding the disqualification of Imran Khan, the minister said why would the government want to disqualify him. Why would any democratic government do this, she remarked.
However, she said Imran Khan during his tenure arrested political leaders, put them in jails and tried to silence their voices.
