The ISPR has warned of legal action against the army and its leadership for "malicious allegations".
Army's media wing says allegations against former finance minister on social media are baseless propaganda
The army on Wednesday rejected allegations made by senior journalist Shaheen Sehbai against its top leadership, calling them "baseless propaganda".
Sehbai claimed in a tweet that former finance minister Shaukat Tareen had been asked by the establishment to "deceive" former prime minister Imran Khan and help current prime minister Shahbaz Sharif.
"Neutral exposed: I'm going to write soon about how Chief Neutral, which Shaukat Tareen proved to be neutral, because he asked Tareen to deceive IK and help Shahbaz, the rest of his Why is it so sensitive and frightening about the 4 month post. Fish, interesting, worrying, unpatriotic, "Sehbai claimed in a tweet.
However, the Army's media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), denied the allegations in a statement issued today. "Statements by Shaheen Sehbai and some others on social media regarding the former finance minister are baseless propaganda," it said.
Mr Shaukat Tareen himself has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating "Similar, baseless allegations concerning the organization have been made more than once. Reserves the right. "
Sehbai's claims were denied by the former finance minister himself in a Twitter post.
He wrote on his official Twitter handle, "I categorically deny what Shaheen Sebhai has attributed to me. No one in the establishment has asked me to leave IK and join Shahbaz Sharif's government." "
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