On Saturday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said it would file a case against Pakistan's Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel after he made shocking claims about party chief Imran Khan, including accusations of finding traces of cocaine in the blood samples of the former Pakistani prime minister.
"The press conference of Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel was shameful. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's have desided to take full legal action against the Minister of Health and his assistants. Abdul Qadir Patel's embarrassing press conference and baseless accusations will be considered in court in accordance with laws, including the defamation law," the PTI tweeted.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Patel stated that the medical tests conducted during the PTI chairman's custody this month detected traces of cocaine and alcohol in Khan's sample.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Patel stated that the medical tests conducted during the PTI chairman's custody this month detected traces of cocaine and alcohol in Khan's sample.
The minister added that given that Khan was consuming some banned substance, his "mental stability was questionable."
According to Patel, the 70-year-old opposition leader's medical tests were carried out at the country's top medical institution, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after he was arrested in Islamabad following the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case earlier this month.
"On May 9, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi faced the medical board for examination. When he was taken into custody by NAB, he was in an intoxicated state," Patel elaborated.
According to Patel, the 70-year-old opposition leader's medical tests were carried out at the country's top medical institution, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after he was arrested in Islamabad following the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case earlier this month.
"On May 9, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi faced the medical board for examination. When he was taken into custody by NAB, he was in an intoxicated state," Patel elaborated.
In the past, his former wife Reham Khan contended that she had seen him under the influence. "The typical day's cocktail would generally consist of half an ecstasy tablet and one or two lumps of coke, followed by two to three sedatives at night," Reham had alleged.