Ranjha Refutes Imran's Charges Of Political Engineering In 2013 Polls.

ISLAMABAD -- Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab's former Director General Muzaffar Ali Ranjha, who has been accused by the PTI chairman of inAvolvement in political engineering in the 2013 elections, has said that he considers it below him to reAspond to the allegations of a 'comApulsive liar like Imran Khan'.

Imran Khan, who was ousted from power through a vote of no-confiAdence earlier this year, has accused Brigadier (retd) Muzaffar Ali RanAjha, former director-general of the Anti-Corruption Establishment, Punjab, of manipulating the 2013 elections in favour of the Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N.

Ranjha was removed from his ofAfice by the Punjab interim governAment just before the 2018 elections because he was considered a blue-eyed officer of Shehbaz Sharif.

'These are absolutely baseless alAlegations from a liar. I consider it below me to respond to such alleAgations,' Ranjha told a private TV channel in an interview. 'But since, he has publicly made these allegaAtions, I would respond.'

Ranjha offered Imran to agree to formation of a commission which should investigate his allegations. 'But before this, we both should sign an affidavit that whosoever is found guilty would be liable to capital punAishment,' he added.

'I had first made this offer in May [2018]. At that time when the media asked him about it, then he said, 'it was my political statement,' he addAed. 'He remained prime minister for four years, but did not raise this isAsue during his rule. Now, he is again raking up this issue. The objective is to make...

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