Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), made a Sunday appeal to the Supreme Court to consider his case for an inquiry into his personal audio leaks in light of the return of audio leaks in the nation’s political sphere.
He addressed the nation via a video link from his Zaman Park mansion in Lahore, saying, “I want the Supreme Court to also hear my case.”
When asked to comment on the multiple audio leaks involving him, his wife Bushra Bibi, and the leaders and allies of his party, Khan said: “Our fundamental rights were abused. if a secure line used by the prime minister to talk is breached.
The former prime minister, whose cabinet was removed from power as a result of a no-confidence resolution, requested that the supreme court establish a joint investigative team (JIT) or judicial commission to look into the alleged audio leaks from the PM House while he was still in office.
The nation’s highest court, however, rejected his plea and returned it, objecting to it on the grounds that it was unclear how Article 184(3) applied to the audio leaks case.
The PTI leader had asked the court to “declare that the contested activities, in particular, the illegal surveillance of the PMO and PMH and the publication of the surveillance material, particularly through the Audio Leaks, are unconstitutional and in breach of law.”
