ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz has asserted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has provided all the information sought by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) pertaining to the party’s funding and now it is the Opposition parties’ turn.
The minister responded to allegations against the PTI in the foreign funding case. “It is a sorry attempt by them to attempt to repeat a pack of lies so much that it starts to seem like the truth,” he said while addressing a press conference.
“The drama they have staged, it must be realised, this is not about PTI, it is about all of us. We have provided an authenticated, notorised record of all the information from our end,” he added.
The federal minister further said, “Now it is their duty to come tomorrow, instead of the day after and tell the people whether it is really us who are thieves who have provided all proof.”
He also said that after the Opposition parties’ performance over the last two-three months, the Pakistan Democratic Movement is “a thing of the past”. “They must submit their record to the scrutiny committee instead of hiding behind rallies,” he added.
Shibli Faraz said that following orders by the Supreme Court, the PTI had provided all the details of the donations received by “party workers and sympathisers” during the 2018 election campaign.
He then proceeded to state that these entries are 40,000 in number with names, addresses, telephone numbers, ID card numbers — all notorised and authenticated. “All transactions came through proper banking channels and were deposited into PTI’s bank accounts,” he added.
“We have done our due diligence but now the matter has fallen to Opposition to provide proof of their funding — PPP, PML-N and Maulana Fazlur Rehman — and the big expenditures they make with the help of vested interest groups,” he added.
