The PTI chief “termed the language as US Blunder while saying that the cypher can now be manipulated for creating a narrative against establishment and opposition,” according to the statement. Khan said that the foreign secretary told him that then foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had already discussed the cypher with the PTI chief. This was confirmed the next day when Khan presented the cypher to the PTI chief, according to the alleged statement. The PTI chief allegedly told Khan that the “cypher can be used to divert [the] general public’s attention towards foreign involvement in NCM [no confidence motion] by [the] opposition”. Read more Non-bailable warrants out for Imran, FawadThe PTI chief allegedly confided in Khan that he would play the “victim card”.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2023 15:31 UTC