PTI demands judicial inquiry on White Paper

Move to uncover culprits behind PTI’s poll defeat, says Gohar

RAWALPINDI:

 

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Friday demanded that the Supreme Court should form a judicial commission on the party’s white paper to find out who was behind its defeat in the elections.

Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Gohar noted that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recorded the testimony of one of its witnesses in the Al-Qadir Trust case, while 10 others had been dropped from the list.

“Even that witness accepted that the bank transactions that took place had nothing to do with [PTI founding chairman] Imran Khan and [his wife] Bushra Bibi,” he added.

“A trustee never becomes the owner. When there is no owner of a property, how did corruption take place?”

The PTI chairman claimed that the Election Commission of Pakistan was responsible for stealing the party’s mandate.

He further maintained that an organised conspiracy was hatched against the PTI on May 9 last year.

Gohar said NAB was trying to reopen another case against Imran and his wife, the Toshakhana (gift repository) case.

“These people are trying to create another bogus case so that they [Imran and his wife] can be kept in jail for more time.”

Gohar demanded that all the cases against the PTI founding chairman should be decided.

He continued that the courts should grant them justice in all the cases against the party.

The PTI chairman hoped that the party’s reserved seats would be restored after the Supreme Court heard its case on the matter on May 8.

Gohar said Imran had expressed his satisfaction on the white paper and the party had won 180 seats in the National Assembly.

“We haven’t received any message for carrying out negotiations.”

The PTI chairman further said Imran had refuted the claims of former defence secretary Lt-Gen (retd) Naeem Lodhi that efforts were under way to bridge the gap between the security establishment and the party.

Speaking on the occasion, PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan said there was a difference between deal and negotiations.
He continued that the PTI founding chairman and other party prisoners should be released first.

“For negotiations, whether they are held with political or other forces, hatred must be removed from the hearts but we will not reach a deal with anyone.”

The PTI leader said they held a meeting with Imran today after a long wait.

He complained that despite the court’s orders, they were made to wait for five hours.

The PTI leader paid his tribute to the lawyers who were representing the party’s founding chairman in the cases against him.

“Those who are standing with the PTI founding chairman are constantly facing problems.”