Pak PM Sharif Booked for ‘Anti-Army’ Speech Based on WhatsApp Clip

Nawaz Sharif was booked for allegedly provoking people and creating hatred against the armed forces.

Pakistani police has booked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly provoking people and creating hatred against the armed forces on the basis of a video clip forwarded using WhatsApp.

The complaint was lodged in Rawalpindi on Wednesday by advocate Ishtiaq Ahmed Mirza, who claims to be the chairman of IM Pakistan party.

The one-page complaint registered by the police is not the same as an FIR and is known in local parlance as a roznamcha, The Dawn newspaper reported.

Mirza claimed he had received a video clip via WhatsApp which purportedly showed Sharif making a speech provoking people and creating hatred against the armed forces.

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Pakistan's military has always played a crucial role in the country's politics. The army has ruled Pakistan for more than 33 years of the country's 70-year history.