Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday said that the allegations made by Shahzad Akbar, a former adviser to the prime minister, regarding attacks on Pakistani institutions were “absurd”.
“We absolutely reject Shahzad Akbar’s allegations against the Pakistani state, organizations, and institutions. These demands are baseless and politically motivated. As we have said in the past, the safety and security of Pakistani citizens wherever they are is a priority for Pakistan,” FO. spokesperson told the weekly he said in a press conference.
He said it was not Pakistan’s policy to target Pakistanis abroad.
Buluch said that some high-profile political figures have been living in the UK for decades, but Pakistan has not taken territorial action against them, despite their anti-Pakistani behavior.
“Some of them are linked to terrorist organizations inside Pakistan.”
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s adviser, Akbar, has filed a case with the Pakistani government over the acid attack that left him “scared for life”.
On November 26, 2023, acid was thrown in his face when he answered the door at his home in Royston, England.
He just trusts his glasses and closes the door to prevent him from going blind.
On April 29, Akbar sent a copy of the case to the Pakistan High Commission in London. Several Pakistani government officials claimed responsibility for the attack.
In his letter, Akbar alleged that the Pakistani government was behind the attack, which took place in front of his child and left him injured and psychologically traumatized.
He has sent a letter to the Pakistani government saying he intends to challenge it in the High Court in London.
The former minister, aged 46, was an adviser to Imran Khan for three months before he stepped down as prime minister in April 2022.
Addressing a press conference, the FO spokesperson expressed grief over the visit of German Ambassador Alfred Grannas to Lahore.
He said: “What the German ambassador is facing is a disaster.”
The German representative was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters after taking the podium to speak about civil rights in 2024 at the Asma Jahangir conference on April 27.
Grannas, an emerging student and pro-Palestinian collective activist, interrupted his speech as soon as he began speaking at this year’s annual conference, titled “People’s Mandate: Defending Civil Rights in South Asia.”
As Grannas began to speak, one attendee, an activist standing in the middle of the auditorium, said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Ambassador.
The activist also questioned his government’s involvement in the ongoing genocide as his speech focused on the human and civil rights situation in South Asia, including Pakistan.
Shahzad Akbar’s claims ‘simply preposterous’: FO spokesperson
