LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Tareen has claimed that he was never a chairman of the Agriculture Task Force.
Earlier there was news circulated on social media that Jahangir Tareen was removed from the designation of the Agriculture Task Force chairman which he denied in a tweet.
Hello hello, News bring reported that I have been “removed” as C’man Agri Task Force ….I was never chairman of any task force . Can anyone show me a notification with me as C’man ??
Pl get your facts right people— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) April 6, 2020
An inquiry report of Prime Minister found Jahangir Tareen among many other political figures who benefited from the crisis into hoarding of wheat and sugar. Comprising of 32 pages, the inquiry reports hold many government officials including prominent political figures responsible for the crisis.
Jahangir Tareen in this regard has claimed that the Prime Minister’s principal secretary Azam Khan is behind the report. Taking to Twitter, Tareen said that the price of sugar was increased due to a surge in sugar cane rates. He wrote that they are sharing all records with the inquiry commission.
The sugar inquiry commission has been actively engaging with about 10 mills, including 3 of mine . We are sharing all records asked for. We have given free access even to our server. Nothing has been seized as we are fulfilling all requests
We have nothing to hide .— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) April 6, 2020
He wrote, “The sugar inquiry commission has been actively engaging with about 10 mills, including 3 of mine. We are sharing all records asked for. We have given free access even to our server. Nothing has been seized as we are fulfilling all requests. We have nothing to hide,” he wrote.
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