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Khawaja Asif claimed that former Pak PM Imran Khan was operating his Twitter account from inside the Adiala Jail in Pakistan.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was left flustered during a conversation on Imran Khan’s X (Twitter) account. During an interview, Asif was slammed for making contradictory allegations regarding the social media activity of the former Pakistani Prime Minister.
During an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif first claimed that Imran Khan was operating his Twitter account from inside the Adiala Jail in Pakistan.
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However, when countered by Hasan on the Defence Minister’s previous claims that Khan’s account was under India’s control, the minister attempted to backpedal, stuttering while trying to provide a reply.
“He is operating a Twitter account from the jail cell,” Asif said to Hasan, who then grilled the Defence Minister, saying, “You said he was operating from India the other day… You said India is controlling his Twitter account… You just made two different allegations. Is it Imran in his prison cell or is it India?”
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The Pakistani Defence Minister, visibly flustered, responded, “Either he is operating from the cell or he should at least identify who is operating the jail cell.”
When pressed further on the basis of his claims, the Defence Minister cited “intelligence sources” but refused to share any verifiable evidence. “The evidence I cannot publicly disclose the evidence,” Asif said.
When pressed further by Hasan on the rationale, “If you cannot publicly disclose the evidence, why make the claim?” Asif retorted, “No, because it is there.” When cornered on the source of his claim, if India controlled Khan’s X account, Asif conceded, “Yes, based on, obviously, intelligence. Nobody is stating it openly.”
Mehdi also questioned the Defence Minister about the current Pakistani government’s handling of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, who has been imprisoned since August 2023 despite widespread international criticism and UN experts labelling his detention as “illegal.”
Asif dodged the question, saying, “He must prove that he has clean hands.” Imran Khan was taken into custody from his Lahore residence following a three-year prison sentence handed down in a corruption case back in August 2023.
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