Pakistan

PML-Q tussle with PML-N over Hamesh Khan

Express May 16, 2010

LAHORE: PML-Q alleged on Sunday that PML-N leaders forced ex-Bank of Punjab President Hamesh Khan to become an approver against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, PML-Q Senator Kamil Ali Agha said Hamesh Khan had written statements in this regard. The statements said that Shahbaz Sharif had pressurised him to become an approver against PML-Q leader Elahi.

Agha also revealed that Hamesh Khan was threatened when he rejected a loan application of the Sharif family. Meanwhile, PML-Q chief Shujaat Hussain claimed that 95 per cent of the money from the Bank of Punjab fraud case has been recovered.

A swift reaction:

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah dismissed PML-Q allegations regarding loans taken by the Sharif brothers from the Bank of Punjab.

Talking to Express, Sanaullah while rebuking the PML-Q's allegations, said that the Sharif brothers were out of the country in 2007 and therefore were not able to obtain a loan.

The PML-N leader claimed the Chaudhry brothers are afraid that Hamesh Khan will disclose their corruption so they have started a pre-emptive campaign in this regard.

He said that Hamesh Khan is involved in a fraud of nine billion rupees and Perviz Elahi was the Chief Minister of Punjab at that time so it is impossible that the fraud happened without his consent.

COMMENTS (8)

world | 13 years ago | Reply Can you tell that who is the pious man in Pakistani Politics. Everyone is a corrupt person. In the world, Pakistan is the only one paradise of corrupt persons. May God help Pakistan and the people of Pakistan

haider ali | 13 years ago | Reply she is great person

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Miran Buksh | 13 years ago | Reply Hamesh Khan ( aka: Mashi ) is the only son of Humayun Khan. His father was thrown out of the airforce, he married Hamesh's mother just because he had made Zahida Hayat pregnant, then he went to US and married a woman named Gale there. Hamesh was left in Pakistan all along with his aunts, sometimes in hostels to grow up. The boy was a perfect candidate for Chaudries to use as someone they can do corruption through - hence they did. Its as simple as that. Mashy, being son of his father, has absolutely no loyalty to Pakistan, he is a US national, he's had a bad childhood, he has been brought up with the slogon - "Looto Pakistan ko", which he did.

Imran Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Hamesh is not guilty person. In his chairmanship, BOP shares climbed up in Stock Market.One can compare 2003 BOP and 2007 BOP. No one is crediting tremendous performance of BOP to Hamesh Khan. In his media trial, Sharif's Spokesman should highlight his credentials also. Media and Sharif Brothers only targeting Chaudries.

irshad salim | 13 years ago | Reply let the chips fall where they may. this is the only way the rule of law (ROL)will sink into pakistani society and only then democracy will have the right flavor. absent ROL democracy will be a scentless rose in an unmowed garden called Pakistan.

rutab | 13 years ago | Reply CHAUDHRY BROTHRAN HAS GAINED IMMENCE AT THE COST OF COUNTRY ALONG WITH THEIR GOD FATHER. THEY R TRYING TO BECOME INNOCENT AND SHEDDING CROCODILE,S TEAR AT THE CURRENT STATUS OF COUNTRY. WHY?

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply As it is being said that '' it is impossible that the fraud happened without his consent'' now the question ,arising out in the mind that the heinous crimes are being committed in the province whether consent of the individual is included there in?

Syed A. Mateen | 13 years ago | Reply Leaders of various political parties should not comment on Hamesh Khan’s corruption case, as the case is already in the court. Let the court decide whether Hamesh Khan committed the crime or not?

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