Asfandyar, Afrasiab struck $35million deal with US, Hoti claims
Asfandyar Wali Khan, Afrasiab Khattak paid off to ignore bloodshed in K-P says former ANP leader.
Screengrab of Azam Khan Hoti speaking to the press.
PESHAWAR:
Senior politician Azam Khan Hoti claimed Monday that the leadership of Awami National Party (ANP) made a $35 million deal with the US to ignore the bloodshed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
Addressing a press conference at Peshawar press club, he alleged that Asfandyar Wali Khan and Afrasiab Khattak had agreed to this deal during their visit to America.
“No one knows the purpose of their visit to America, I think they were bargaining on Pakhtuns there,” said Hoti.
Hoti said that a Pakistani American citizen had come to his home looking to strike a deal. After he had refused to help him, the man “demanded to meet three senior members of the party.”
Hoti had given him the names of Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Afzal Khan Lala and Begum Naseem Wali Khan.
The unknown man had arranged meetings with Begum Naseem and Afzal Khan Lala, claimed Hoti, adding that he had also held two meetings with Asfandyar.
Hoti said the man had visited his home after the meetings and had said that the coming five years will be a continuous war in Khyber-Paktunkhwa.
“I have never enquired from Afzal Khan Lala about the meetings with that man, however, when I asked Begum Naseem Wali Khan, she refused to give me any information,” continued Hoti.
Earlier, ANP had ejected Hoti from the party on grounds of violating party discipline by demanding the resignation of Asfandyar and Afrasiab.
In September, Senator Hoti, who blamed party leadership for ANP’s heavy defeat in the general elections of May 11, had warned that if Asfandyar did not quit soon, he would open up a ‘Pandora’s Box’ against him.
Hoti had said he had been looking at the party affairs for several years and had apprised the leadership of his apprehensions but his concerns went unheeded.
Senior politician Azam Khan Hoti claimed Monday that the leadership of Awami National Party (ANP) made a $35 million deal with the US to ignore the bloodshed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
Addressing a press conference at Peshawar press club, he alleged that Asfandyar Wali Khan and Afrasiab Khattak had agreed to this deal during their visit to America.
“No one knows the purpose of their visit to America, I think they were bargaining on Pakhtuns there,” said Hoti.
Hoti said that a Pakistani American citizen had come to his home looking to strike a deal. After he had refused to help him, the man “demanded to meet three senior members of the party.”
Hoti had given him the names of Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Afzal Khan Lala and Begum Naseem Wali Khan.
The unknown man had arranged meetings with Begum Naseem and Afzal Khan Lala, claimed Hoti, adding that he had also held two meetings with Asfandyar.
Hoti said the man had visited his home after the meetings and had said that the coming five years will be a continuous war in Khyber-Paktunkhwa.
“I have never enquired from Afzal Khan Lala about the meetings with that man, however, when I asked Begum Naseem Wali Khan, she refused to give me any information,” continued Hoti.
Earlier, ANP had ejected Hoti from the party on grounds of violating party discipline by demanding the resignation of Asfandyar and Afrasiab.
In September, Senator Hoti, who blamed party leadership for ANP’s heavy defeat in the general elections of May 11, had warned that if Asfandyar did not quit soon, he would open up a ‘Pandora’s Box’ against him.
Hoti had said he had been looking at the party affairs for several years and had apprised the leadership of his apprehensions but his concerns went unheeded.