Reham Khan book riles PTI ahead of launch in the UK

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sees a conspiracy allegedly hatched by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) behind Reham Khan’s autobiography before its launch amid apprehensions that the book may contain serious allegations against the PTI chief, her ex-husband Imran Khan.The book, which is likely to be launched next week in the UK, has already caused quite a furore among the PTI ranks, with the party’s media wing releasing screenshots of e-mails and issuing a statement to claim that it has “documentary evidence” that the author was in contact with PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal and the book was being published to damage the PTI.In response to the allegation, PML-N leader and former interior minister Iqbal described the e-mails released by the PTI as “fabricated and distorted” and termed this act “shameful”.He also denied meeting Khan after her marriage with the PTI chief.“Most shameful, the PTI resorting to fabricated and distorted e-mails to defend itself. Neither have I met Reham Khan except for an interview in Aaj studio before her marriage with Imran Khan, nor arranged her meeting with anyone. Please don’t drag me in matters between ex-spouses,” tweeted Iqbal.Released by the PTI, some of the alleged e-mails indicated that Khan and Iqbal were in contact in January 2017.In one such correspondence, it was discussed that a meeting could be arranged in which the daughter of former premier Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, might also participate.On the issue, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the party had “solid evidence” to prove that Khan was meeting Nawaz Sharif through Iqbal so “the whole book is an exercise to demolish only real opposition i.e. PTI”.Chaudhry later said that he got the “documentary evidence regarding the exchange of e-mails between Ahsan Iqbal and Reham Khan from the social media”.