PTI disowns PM’s public offer of ending secrecy in foreign funding case

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

ISLAMABAD: In a written statement filed with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s Scrutiny Committee, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has disowned the public offer of Prime Minister Imran Khan to end secrecy during the scrutiny of the party’s foreign funding and trial of the foreign funding case.

The PM had made the offer for airing live the scrutiny proceedings during a visit to Wana on Jan 20.
The offer prompted the petitioner and PTI founding member Akbar S. Babar to file an application before the committee on Jan 26 seeking copies of PTI financial documents, including 23 bank statements mostly concealed from the ECP and finally revealed on the instructions of the State Bank of Pakistan.

The application had sought access to the documents as a legal right of the complainant under Section 5(4) of the Political Parties Order 2002 and Section 203(5) of the Election Act 2017 besides the order of the ECP dated May 30, 2018 and the order of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dated Dec 4, 2019.

In his hand-written statement, PTI lawyer Shah Khawar while refusing access to the PTI documents to the petitioner states that “the statement of party Chairman has been wrongly construed which is not tantamount to provide documents furnished by the answering respondents (PTI) and material collected by this scrutiny committee”.

He asks the ECP Scrutiny Committee to dismiss the petitioner’s request for access to the documents.

The petitioner’s lawyer Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah has repeatedly asserted that access to the documents is a legal right ratified by the ECP in its orders as well as by the IHC when the PTI filed applications and petitions demanding secrecy.

“How can the petitioner assist the Scrutiny Committee when critical pieces of evidence are kept secret,” Mr Shah was quoted as arguing before the committee.

Talking to reporters, the petitioner asserted that the statement of PM Khan offering an end to secrecy was only for public consumption to mislead them. “The PTI has a poor record when it comes to transparency in the case,” he said.

Mr Babar reiterated that the terms of reference of the Scrutiny Committee stated that the inquiry should be conducted in the presence of the two parties. “Whereas, in reality, the petitioner is being asked to rubberstamp a scrutiny process blindfolded. This is unacceptable,” he said. “The petitioner and the people have a right to know the facts which are being concealed by keeping documents secret illegally by a party that champions the cause of transparency and accountability.”

He said media reports indicated that the head of the collapsed Abraaj group Arif Naqvi was a lead financier of the PTI and Imran Khan, an allegation not denied by party to date, and yet no one was interested to investigate the matter despite requests. Similarly there was no record of PTI funding from the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere nor was there any effort to validate the evidence submitted by the petitioner in this regard, he said.

Mr Babar said that he and his lawyers would decide their future course of action after the committee’s order on the issue when it next met on Feb 9.

Published in Dawn & The Nation, February 3rd, 2021

PTI disowns PM’s offer to end secrecy in foreign funding case

The PM had made the offer for airing live the scrutiny proceedings during a visit to Wana on Jan 20.

www.dawn.com

PTI disowns PM’s public offer of ending secrecy in foreign funding case

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in its written statement on Tuesday filed before the ECP Scrutiny Committee disowned the public offer of PM

nation.com.pk

 

[syedtalhamaududi]

Shame, shame shame on you niazi shame on all your supporters

 

[El Sidd]

PTI chairperson should take a vote of confidence internally first before throwing the party under the bus in the parliament.

 

[syedtalhamaududi]

All politician tell fibs but this prime minister only tell lies.
Want him to fulfill his one promise though, that if he goes to the IMF he will commit suicide.
We eagerly await.

 

[El Sidd]

How much of the foreign funds went into horse trading the Senate electable?

 

[ziaulislam]

Shame, shame shame on you niazi shame on all your supporters

I guess shame on me
One thing is certain
PPPP and PMLN will hold their heartlands of central punjab and sindh
And next govt will be coailtion govt of PMLN PPPP

 

[baqai]

how dare he question riasat-e-madina and it's khalifa?

 

[syedtalhamaududi]

I guess shame on me
One thing is certain
PPPP and PMLN will hold their heartlands of central punjab and sindh
And next govt will be coailtion govt of PMLN PPPP

I think the onslaught of abuse that anyone who didn't agree with pm IK by a lot of his fan base or supporters, has warped everyone in a way.
Unfortunately that attitude brings a reaction which is also warped. So I would like to apologize to you for using harsh language.

 

[HAIDER]

ISLAMABAD: In a written statement filed with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s Scrutiny Committee, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has disowned the public offer of Prime Minister Imran Khan to end secrecy during the scrutiny of the party’s foreign funding and trial of the foreign funding case.

The PM had made the offer for airing live the scrutiny proceedings during a visit to Wana on Jan 20.
The offer prompted the petitioner and PTI founding member Akbar S. Babar to file an application before the committee on Jan 26 seeking copies of PTI financial documents, including 23 bank statements mostly concealed from the ECP and finally revealed on the instructions of the State Bank of Pakistan.

The application had sought access to the documents as a legal right of the complainant under Section 5(4) of the Political Parties Order 2002 and Section 203(5) of the Election Act 2017 besides the order of the ECP dated May 30, 2018 and the order of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dated Dec 4, 2019.

In his hand-written statement, PTI lawyer Shah Khawar while refusing access to the PTI documents to the petitioner states that “the statement of party Chairman has been wrongly construed which is not tantamount to provide documents furnished by the answering respondents (PTI) and material collected by this scrutiny committee”.

He asks the ECP Scrutiny Committee to dismiss the petitioner’s request for access to the documents.

The petitioner’s lawyer Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah has repeatedly asserted that access to the documents is a legal right ratified by the ECP in its orders as well as by the IHC when the PTI filed applications and petitions demanding secrecy.

“How can the petitioner assist the Scrutiny Committee when critical pieces of evidence are kept secret,” Mr Shah was quoted as arguing before the committee.

Talking to reporters, the petitioner asserted that the statement of PM Khan offering an end to secrecy was only for public consumption to mislead them. “The PTI has a poor record when it comes to transparency in the case,” he said.

Mr Babar reiterated that the terms of reference of the Scrutiny Committee stated that the inquiry should be conducted in the presence of the two parties. “Whereas, in reality, the petitioner is being asked to rubberstamp a scrutiny process blindfolded. This is unacceptable,” he said. “The petitioner and the people have a right to know the facts which are being concealed by keeping documents secret illegally by a party that champions the cause of transparency and accountability.”

He said media reports indicated that the head of the collapsed Abraaj group Arif Naqvi was a lead financier of the PTI and Imran Khan, an allegation not denied by party to date, and yet no one was interested to investigate the matter despite requests. Similarly there was no record of PTI funding from the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere nor was there any effort to validate the evidence submitted by the petitioner in this regard, he said.

Mr Babar said that he and his lawyers would decide their future course of action after the committee’s order on the issue when it next met on Feb 9.

Published in Dawn & The Nation, February 3rd, 2021

PTI disowns PM’s offer to end secrecy in foreign funding case

The PM had made the offer for airing live the scrutiny proceedings during a visit to Wana on Jan 20.

www.dawn.com

PTI disowns PM’s public offer of ending secrecy in foreign funding case

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in its written statement on Tuesday filed before the ECP Scrutiny Committee disowned the public offer of PM

nation.com.pk

I personally think, nothing will come out from foreign funding case, because all PTI member pay there dues with full record and provide NICOP record. ECP can check the fund by matching through NICOP. Everything is totally legal. Even donation checks are easily traceable ... I don't know why such a big deal ... what else can be ... no idea.

 

[AZ1]

Shame, shame shame on you niazi shame on all your supporters

Case jeet gaye kia lol methai khaney mei juldi? this shows how badly you want nawaz to come again in pakistan and loot the country while his daughter here is crying.

 

[syedtalhamaududi]

Case jeet gaye kia lol methai khaney mei juldi? this shows how badly you want nawaz to come again in pakistan and loot the country while his daughter here is crying.

Please grow a brain, or if you have one use it
He called for an open hearing for transparency, then they backed off
Is it so hard to understand

 

[ziaulislam]

I think the onslaught of abuse that anyone who didn't agree with pm IK by a lot of his fan base or supporters, has warped everyone in a way.
Unfortunately that attitude brings a reaction which is also warped. So I would like to apologize t
o you for using harsh language.

I am not against anyone supporting PMLN
Why is PMLN targeted on assets beyond means why not PPPP or generals or PTI.

Its interest of our nation that a grand dialogue and a new reconciliation effort is made. This effort should be centered around not prosecuting unnamed assets or assets beyond means.

Maryum case is easy all court has to say is microsoft is lying in callibri font or that this isnt callibri font but times new roman.

In nawaz sharif case all the court have to say is asset beyond means should not be a crime(i.e kick backs are halal) and should just be named as tax evasion(like in 2008) or in justice essa case. Since almost every civil servant, judge general hold assests beyond means it shouldnt be crime.

Why is only PMLN targeted. ??

Honestly a little corruption is fine as long as people are okay with it and majority of people including alim-deen people are okay with corruption being non issue, hunger and poverty is bigger problem then corruption. after all Corruption is common even today we havent seen any major decrease in it. Judges, piliticans(all parties), civil servants even today make millions. I still pay comission to judges, patwaris and police.

Just like USA found out they cant make liquor illegal , the same way i found out corruption cant be rooted out in pakistan, its too popular and simply there is no support for it. Hence it should be legalized
Every country has its own posion
Its liquor for russians and corruption for pakistan..
Society as whole has accepted it so should the minority

 

[AZ1]

Please grow a brain, or if you have one use it
He called for an open hearing for transparency, then they backed off
Is it so hard to understand

Okay so this makes him corrupt? and the one you think is leader and sing song for day and night. Convicted by court and looted, name in panama leaks thinking he's your leader.
What kind of brain do you have? what is your education? I am just surprised. Paisey ke liye kuch bhi karo ge tum besharam..

 

[Jinn Baba]

Lame duck PM who neither controls the government nor his own party. Either that, or he blatantly lies.