RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday rubbished the allegations hurled against the top army leadership by senior journalist Shaheen Sehbai and others, warning that the institution reserved the right to take legal action against the perpetrators.
The insinuations by Shaheen Sehbai and some others on social media quoting former finance minister Shaukat Tarin were baseless propaganda, which had even been duly rebutted by Shaukat Tarin himself, an ISPR news release said.
“Peddling malicious allegations and blatant lies against the institution and its leadership to promote vested interests is condemnable and the institution reserves the right to take legal action against those involved,” the ISPR said.
The move came in response to a tweet by the journalist on social media claiming that the Tarin was asked to betray PTI Chairman Imran Khan and help Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
An hour later, Tarin had also categorically denied the news and clarified that he was never asked by anyone in the establishment to leave Khan and join Sharif’s government.
