LAHORE: The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, while reacting to Mohsin Raza Naqvi’s appointment as caretaker CM of Punjab, said the PML-N had a “history of selecting their own umpires but it’s incredible how the ECP has selected a sworn enemy of PTI as the caretaker chief minister – a post meant for a non-partisan person.”
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His comments came following last evening’s decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan to appoint Mohsin Naqvi, owner of a media outlet who has also been witnessed at a number of controversial developments including the one that took place at Sindh House before the vote of no-trust move in April last year, as caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab.
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On Jan 15, it may be mentioned here, PMLQ leader Moonis Elahi too had hinted about Mohsin Naqvi’s role and political alignment with PDM-led coalition government.
I said this several days ago. Now this imported government has one of its key members in place. He has come on a two point agenda. 1. Extend tenure for at least a year. 2. Do all that he can to damage PTI and @ChParvezElahi /Ch Wajahat sb families. https://t.co/nV4Arnk9YX
— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi) January 22, 2023
Taking to Twitter last evening, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said Naqvi had previously made a “voluntary return deal” with the National Accountability Bureau. He further said that the apex court had previously held that “in a case of voluntary return, a person cannot hold any public office at [a] federal or provincial level nor in any state organisation”. Imran stated that the election commission had “helped reduce Pakistan into a banana republic, making our democracy a joke”. He further said he would hold a press conference tomorrow (Monday) to “expose this entire farce.”
PMLN has history of selecting their own umpires but it's incredible how ECP has selected a sworn enemy of PTI as Caretaker CM Punjab – a post meant for a non partisan person. Naqvi also made a voluntary return deal with NAB. SC in suo moto case no 17/2016 declared that in a case pic.twitter.com/nrCCM7igzB
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 22, 2023
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