ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan’s response over the much hyped issueof Khawer Maneka spat with DPO Pakpattan Rizwan Gondal has surfaced.

Imran Khan has decided to distance himself from the Khawar Maneka incident.

PM had summoned a report over the issue and he has been informed that therewas no pressure on Punjab inspector general of police (IGP) to remove DPORizwan Gondal, a private media outlet reported.

According to reports, the premier took the decision following a report ofthe Punjab government, in which it had stated that the police officer usedsocial media to turn out to be a “hero”. It also said that Punjab ChiefMinister Usman Bazdar didn’t remove Gondal and that he was removed onfalsely narrating the series of events.

Last week, a police team led by Gondal had briefly intercepted Khawar’s carafter he didn’t stop at a check post despite being signaled to do so.Khawar was also believed to have misbehaved with the policemen.

Imran termed the dispute an internal matter of police, while the Punjabgovernment will now oversee this matter.