Islamabad (The Thursday Times) — The prominent journalist Javed Chaudhry has claimed in a vlog on YouTube that a sensational interview with property tycoon Malik Riaz will soon be made public, in which he is to make significant revelations, and that Malik Riaz himself confirmed the interview when speaking to him.
The well-known journalist says that Malik Riaz is an important figure who has been part of major national affairs over the past thirty years. Malik Riaz is currently in Dubai, and a number of cases against him are under way in Pakistan, the most significant of which is the £190 million corruption case, the Al-Qadir Trust case.
According to Javed Chaudhry, Malik Riaz will talk about three matters of importance, foremost among them the role of former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. Malik Riaz will say what privileges Saqib Nisar obtained from him, and why the Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs460 billion on Malik Riaz.
Malik Riaz will also speak at length about his role in Imran Khan's 2014 sit-in in Islamabad. He will say who planned the sit-in, at whose bidding it was carried out, how it reached Islamabad and where the messages came from, and he will also make significant revelations about the arrangements for funds and food for the sit-in.
According to the well-known journalist, Malik Riaz will also say at whose bidding, during the 2014 sit-in, he conveyed to the then prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif, the message that he should take three months' leave and go abroad, or else resign.
Malik Riaz will also talk about his role during Imran Khan's time in government, and will say at whose bidding he created distance between the Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. Malik Riaz will also make revelations about the roles of various figures in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.
