Former Advisor to ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan on Interior and Accountability, Shehzad Akbar, has alleged that there was a “contract to kill Murad Saeed.” He claims that Imran Khan intervened and ordered Murad Saeed to stay hidden at all costs.

In a small clip going viral on X, formerly Twitter, Shehzad Akbar states, “There is a reason why the ISI and the establishment are out to take Murad’s life: He is loyal to the core with Imran Khan and truly represents him. I’ve personally seen him and can attest to the fact that nobody’s more loyal to Imran Khan than him.”

“I’m a witness to the fact that Imran Khan was completely aware how a trap was set against Murad Saeed to force him against Khan, but because it wasn’t possible, he had to be taken out of the way,” alleged the former Advisor.

“I also know that at some point, a contract was issued to kill Murad Saeed,” claimed Shehzad.

He also claimed that Murad Saeed was going to suffer “exactly the same” as journalist Arshad Sharif did in 2022.

Arshad Sharif fled the country in August 2022 to avoid arrest after he was slapped with multiple cases, including sedition charges, over an interview with Shahbaz Gill – a close aide of former Prime Minister Imran Khan – during which Gill passed comments that were perceived as provocation to mutiny.

He was killed by local police in Kenya two months later, with controversies surrounding his cause of death.

That is why, according to Shehzad Akbar, Imran Khan has strictly ordered Murad Saeed to stay hidden.

Last year, Akbar revealed that he was the victim of an acid attack outside his home in the UK, for which he later accused the Pakistani state. The former Advisor also initiated legal action against the Pakistan government in May 2024.

After Imran Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion in 2022, Akbar left Pakistan for the UK.