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Gilani to quit if wife is found to be NRO beneficiary
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has disclosed that his wifes name has figured on the list of the beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance and promised to resign if the charge was proved.
I smell a ***, he told reporters after attending the Green Journalist Awards ceremony here on Thursday, hinting at some kind of a conspiracy against him.
I think there is some problem somewhere. But if it is proved that my wife has taken relief from the NRO, I will resign the premiership, Mr Gilani declared.
He regretted that despite his announcement on the floor of the National Assembly, the list of NRO beneficiaries for certain reasons was not presented before parliament. He said that he would hold an inquiry as to why the list was not presented.
The prime ministers claim, if true, has further complicated the NRO issue as a number of other politicians and prominent figures, including some big names, have also questioned the authenticity of the list, prepared by National Accountability Bureau and was handed over to the law ministry.
The list shows names of MQM chief Altaf Hussain, former NWFP chief minister Aftab Sherpao and Pakistans Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, but all of them have denied that they have taken relief from NRO.
Interestingly, after the prime ministers media talk, the NAB issued a clarification and blamed the media for wrongly mentioning the name of Fouzia Gilani, the wife of the premier. On the other hand, Mr Gilani admitted that he had himself seen his wifes name on the list.
He said: Last night I again asked for the list and when it was presented I saw it had my wifes name.
Mr Gilani explained that his wife was a director in a company during the period of the Junejo government in 1985. Later, he said, the project became sick and the company defaulted. After military takeover by Gen Pervez Musharraf in 1999, the chief executive of the company was arrested and remained in jail for eight years before the matter was closed.
The prime minister said when he was in jail, his wife used to visit him and also met the then NAB chairman, General Maqbool, and other officers to pursue his case.
He said his wife was fighting his case and wondered had there been any problem, why the authorities spared her so long.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has disclosed that his wifes name has figured on the list of the beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance and promised to resign if the charge was proved.
I smell a ***, he told reporters after attending the Green Journalist Awards ceremony here on Thursday, hinting at some kind of a conspiracy against him.
I think there is some problem somewhere. But if it is proved that my wife has taken relief from the NRO, I will resign the premiership, Mr Gilani declared.
He regretted that despite his announcement on the floor of the National Assembly, the list of NRO beneficiaries for certain reasons was not presented before parliament. He said that he would hold an inquiry as to why the list was not presented.
The prime ministers claim, if true, has further complicated the NRO issue as a number of other politicians and prominent figures, including some big names, have also questioned the authenticity of the list, prepared by National Accountability Bureau and was handed over to the law ministry.
The list shows names of MQM chief Altaf Hussain, former NWFP chief minister Aftab Sherpao and Pakistans Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, but all of them have denied that they have taken relief from NRO.
Interestingly, after the prime ministers media talk, the NAB issued a clarification and blamed the media for wrongly mentioning the name of Fouzia Gilani, the wife of the premier. On the other hand, Mr Gilani admitted that he had himself seen his wifes name on the list.
He said: Last night I again asked for the list and when it was presented I saw it had my wifes name.
Mr Gilani explained that his wife was a director in a company during the period of the Junejo government in 1985. Later, he said, the project became sick and the company defaulted. After military takeover by Gen Pervez Musharraf in 1999, the chief executive of the company was arrested and remained in jail for eight years before the matter was closed.
The prime minister said when he was in jail, his wife used to visit him and also met the then NAB chairman, General Maqbool, and other officers to pursue his case.
He said his wife was fighting his case and wondered had there been any problem, why the authorities spared her so long.
