- Says no evidence has been produced in the £190 million case so far.
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday dispelled the impression that the party was seeking a non-negotiable ordinance (NRO) through talks with the government, announcing that the party’s founder All “fabricated cases” will be fought in the courts and won. .
“I want to make it clear that PTI is not seeking any NRO through the ongoing negotiations with the government and as far as the cases against PTI founder Imran Khan are concerned, everyone knows that these cases are ‘ are ‘open and shut’, and are politically motivated, this was said by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Barrister Ali Zafar, in a session of the Upper House of Parliament.
Both the government and PTI are engaged in dialogue and there are two sessions, one on 27 December 2024 and the other on 2 January 2025, while the third session (tomorrow) is scheduled for Thursday as called by the Speaker of the National Assembly. . Sardar Ayaz Sadiq at Parliament House at 11:30 am.
The PTI, which has demanded the release of political prisoners and the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the May 9 riots and November 26 protests, has pushed the January 31 deadline for the ongoing talks to a “logical conclusion”. set for
While the government expressed displeasure over PTI’s failure to present its demands in writing for several days, party chairman Barrister Gauhar Khan has confirmed that the demands will be put on record and positive results are expected soon. .
Speaking during the Senate session, Barrister Zafar said that we are fighting our cases. We will continue to fight them in the courts and emerge victorious. As far as communication is concerned, they have nothing to do with it. Imran Khan did not make this demand.
Zafar further said that the Hyde Park property in London belongs to Hasan Nawaz, son of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
He questioned the sources of funds to buy such an expensive property and asked where Hasan Nawaz got the money to buy this property.
The PTI senator pointed out that the property was acquired during Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz’s tenure as prime minister.
He alleged that the PTI founder’s case revolved around 190 million pounds, which he claimed was the proceeds of crime. However, he emphasized that a judicial decision is needed to prove the money is illegal.
“To date, no evidence has been presented to establish that this was the proceeds of crime,” he said. Zafar added: “If this criminal money is not proved, the case ends.”
He highlighted that the UK government had decided that the money was not linked to criminal activity, which led to the funds being unfrozen.
He criticized the procedure chosen in the case, saying: “If there was a crime, the entire cabinet, which took this decision, should have been held accountable.
Instead, only the PTI founder and his wife were targeted. Zafar also clarified that trustees of charitable institutions have no personal claim on the assets of these institutions.
The £190m reference will be decided on January 17 after three delays.
