The country’s military rejected PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s allegations regarding the involvement of three people in the attack on him — including Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a major of the Pakistan Army — and termed the statement “baseless.”

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement issued in this regard, said the “baseless and irresponsible allegations by PTI chief against the institution and particularly a senior army officer are absolutely unacceptable and uncalled for.”

In the statement, the military’s media wing said that the Pakistan Army prides itself on being an extremely professional and well-disciplined organisation with a robust and highly effective internal accountability system applicable across the board for unlawful acts, if any, committed by uniformed personnel.

“However, if the honour, safety and prestige of its rank and file are being tarnished by vested interests through frivolous allegations, the institution will safeguard its officers and soldiers no matter what.”