The letter was dated before the no-confidence motion was filed
Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, on Tuesday, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to share the threat letter he mentioned during the PTI’s March 27 rally with Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial.
The premier claimed that the letter has evidence of a “foreign-funded” conspiracy to topple his government
“If anyone has any doubt, then the prime minister is ready to show this letter, he waved in front of the nation during the speech, to the chief justice of Pakistan since he is on an important position,” said the planning minister, while he was talking to a press conference alongside the Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry.
He maintained that the ‘central character’ in the letter sent to the PM was PML-N Leader Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif.
Letter drafted before the no-confidence movement
According to Umar, the letter was dated before the no-confidence motion was filed and was “important because it directly mentions the motion”.
“I have seen this letter, it really exists,” Umar claimed. “It bluntly stated that if the no-confidence motion was not successful, it could have dire consequences. There are some legal restrictions, so at this point, the letter was only shown to the top army leadership whereas some important ministers of the federal cabinet also know about it.”
The no-confidence motion and the foreign conspiracy are intertwined said Umar, while highlighting that the letter directly mentioned Pakistan’s foreign policy.
“The prime minister is elected by the people and is accountable to them; so he wants the letter to be communicated to the people to a certain extent because the letter is a national secret and is directly related to our foreign policy.”
Earlier, at the March 27 rally, the premier had shown a letter to the crowd, without divulging its contents, as evidence of the existence of the conspiracy aimed at toppling his government. The PM claimed that efforts were being made to seek his ouster since he practiced an “independent” foreign policy.