Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the intelligence agencies have intercepted a telephonic conversation about a staged attack on one of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's leaders and then blaming law enforcement agencies (LEAs) for the act.

Addressing a news conference in Faisalabad last night, the Minister said the second plan revealed in the intercepted audio involves staging incidents of firing and disgracing women with the intention of portraying it as the work of intelligence and law enforcement agencies and also highlighting it as a human right issue at international level.

However, he added, the timely action from the intelligence agencies foiled the nefarious design, resulting in the exposure of the plot even before its execution.

Rana Sanaullah further said that the intended purpose of the orchestrated event was to generate controversy surrounding the legal actions taken after May 9 vandalism and to present these staged plays as grave human rights violations and state oppression through international media.   

The Minister expressed firm resolve that the May 9 miscreants would definitely be brought to justice.