ISLAMABAD, August 13(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has distanced himself from Shahbaz Gill’s controversial remarks, which allegedly attempted to incite hatred within the military.
Talking to a private news channel on August 12, he said there was an objectionable sentence in Shahbaz Gill’s statement. “He shouldn’t have said that,” he stressed while talking to journalists and showbiz personalities.
Political analyst Athar Kazmi was also present on the video link on this occasion.
Gill was taken into custody by the Islamabad police officers for inciting the public against state institutions, a spokesperson of the Islamabad police said on August 9.
On August 10, a court in Islamabad granted a two-day physical remand of the PTI leader to the federal capital’s police. The Islamabad police had sought a 14-day remand. Speaking to the media before his court appearance, Gill said that he was not “ashamed” of his statements.