ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Leader Fawad Chaudhry on On Sunday questioned the subpoena of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), received party leaders, saying they don’t in power in period of time when they allegedly received prohibited funding.
Speaking at a press conference today, former federal information minister asked “in what capacity party members called by the FIA.” According to Chaudhry, those called were not public office holders in 2011-12.
He, however, said party cooperates with FIA in despite of what.
Number of PTI leaders including Imran Ismail, Mahmudur Rashid, Asad Qaiser and Seema Zia were called up to the FIA after the agency formed five members. team manage request teams of the respective zones, which are considering the case of prohibited financing.
Chaudhry argued that party would also investigate cases that have been filed against its members and workers after the Azadi March.
He left on say that “if PTI cooperates with FIA then party expects the same from them,” adding that Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Ataullah Tarar should also be called.
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PTI leader also spoke about the recent verdict of the election commission of Pakistan (ECP), claiming that PTI provided details of all accounts.
Chaudhry said that the annual audit should also be conducted of all political parties, but expressed his disappointment that the election observation body had become a “subsidiary of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).”
“PML-N, PPP protected by ECP”
He also raised questions about receiving PML-N funds. worth 10 million rupees, but “no record of it’s him added that PTI will take control party to the courts to complete the verification within 15 days.
“They are also used their accounts for money laundering. This is where the ECP needs to hear and make a decision. on,” he added.
In addition, Chaudhry went on criticize the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) by stating former President Asif Ali Zardari was head of one wing of in party while it son and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari led a separate wing.
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“The explanation they gave was that one party funded by another. But under EKP rules, no political party can finance another party. PPP showed its costs, but did not disclose where money spent,” he said.
He also raised questions about why the PPP and PML-N were “protected” by the KEK, asking them to give their verdict. in these cases too.
“Who has the guts to disqualify Imran Khan?”
Touch on subject of former prime minister Disqualification of Imran Khan, Chaudhry said, “Who has the guts to disqualify Imran? You do not call elections because you are afraid that he win by a two-thirds majority.”
He also noticed on recent adoption of resignations of PTI legislators, stating current the speaker had no right to receive them in the way he did.
” government holds by-elections on nine places because they feed him up with his allies. They are want Gradually collect places to get the most. This is their political move Chaudhry added.
