ISLAMABAD July 19 (Online): Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) president Abdul Aleem Khan has claimed that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified to pave the way for PTI Chairman Imran Khan.<\/p>\n
He made the remarks on private show \u2018Live with Adil Shahzeb\u2019 on Tuesday night. When asked by the host whether Nawaz was disqualified to bring Imran, Aleem said: \u201cYes, absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n
When pressed whether the \u201cthen-establishment\u201d had brought it about, Aleem stated: Several other people were involved in it but the establishment played its part too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that Jehangir Khan Tareen was disqualified so that Nawaz gets disqualified,\u201d he said, adding that Jehangir Tareen was also disqualified as a result of those manoeuvres.<\/p>\n
Aleem Khan was appointed the president of the IPP \u2014 a splinter faction of PTI loyalists who coalesced around Jahangir Tareen in the wake of the May 9 violence.<\/p>\n
Since falling out with Imran Khan\u2019s PTI, Aleem\u2019s criticism of his former boss has intensified and he has since then made a number of claims against the latter.<\/p>\n
During the interview, the former PTI financier said he was privy to what was happening as he was a part of the party. He added that Sibtain Khan and he were arrested just so the PTI leadership could say so in talk shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey used to say, \u2018We are not being vindictive, Aleem Khan and Sibtain Khan are also arrested\u2019. So why were Aleem Khan and Sibtain Khan arrested? So they can say this in talk shows,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
While answering a question regarding the numerous gifts which were allegedly received by Imran, Aleem claimed that it was then-DG ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed who helped a property tycoon gain increased access to Imran.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis access to Imran became much easier through these gifts. The tycoon used to give the gifts and General Faiz used to get his work done,\u201d Aleem said.<\/p>\n
He added that General Faiz \u2014 for his services \u2014 wanted to be appointed as the army chief after General Bajwa had retired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD July 19 (Online): Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) president Abdul Aleem Khan has claimed that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified to pave the way for PTI Chairman Imran Khan. He made the remarks on private show \u2018Live with Adil Shahzeb\u2019 on Tuesday night. When […]<\/p>\n
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