A Hypothesis Testing
Disclaimer: This is purely for hypothesis
testing whether it is right or wrong.
A few days ago, our interior minister gave a
statement in which he expressed the apprehension that outside agencies may try
to kill Imran Khan.
Following this statement by the Interior Minister,
the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, revealed in a
conversation that another deadly attack on him had been planned. This time he
added a name to the list of usual suspects. And that name was the name of the
co-chairman of Pakistan People's Party, Asif Ali Zardari!
Being keenly interested in Pakistan's politics, I
see these statements in a particular and certain context. Rana Sanaullah's
statement is a foreclosure ploy, a preemptive move. The sole purpose of which
is an attempt to divert possible charges in a direction that will push the
investigations into a dead end in the event of a successful assassination
attempt, God forbid, on Khan. The problems encountered during the investigation
in the case of Shaheed Arshad Sharif are clear in front of us. It will be easy
for the government to put the blame on others and delay the investigations.
But there is another side to this picture. Imran
Khan expressing doubt on Asif Zardari right after Rana Sanaullah's statement
raises a very important question for us. Can we assume that Khan is being fed
wrong, false, inaccurate or incomplete information?
According to many newspaper reports, back-channel
links were established between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan People's
Party in the past. Have the planners and strategists focused on maintaining
constant distraction between the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and
Pakistan People’s Party so that no contact between the two parties can be
established in the future? The tension between these two parties should be
similar to the one that existed between the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and
Pakistan People's Party in the past.
This move may have another purpose. If the
planners and strategists are really serious about trying to eliminate / neutralize
Khan, they have first diverted the possible charges and allegations to external
agencies and then deliberately misinformed Imran Khan to have Asif Zardari
included in the list of possible accused. So that the actual planners and
strategists are given and paid minimal attention. In the case of Shaheed Arshad
Sharif, in my personal opinion, he was double-crossed by his most trusted
person. Apparently, this time this game is being played with Imran Khan.
But it is also quite possible that Imran Khan's fears
and concerns are absolutely correct and genuine. Because the honourable
acquittal of the high police officer from the court, involved in the murder of
a Pashtun youth cannot be ignored. There have been serious allegations of
involvement in extrajudicial and extra-constitutional killings on this police
officer. This police officer's relationship with Asif Ali Zardari is not a
secret matter.
Intelligence is a dirty business! When merged with
politics — it becomes the dirtiest.
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