-Decides to personally monitor Tareen case
-Tareen-led group of MPs convey reservations in meeting with PM
-MPs assured of justice in Tareen case
By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: The inside story of the meeting between the lawmakers of the Tareen-led group and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday has emerged which revealed that PM Imran has clearly stated that Jahangir Tareen would have to face inquires.
The meeting between the two sides held at the Prime Minister Office (PMO), where the Tareen-led group of lawmakers conveyed their reservations regarding cases against Jahangir Tareen.
According to sources, PM told lawmakers that he will not come under any pressure and cleared Tareen has to face trial if found guilty in the sugar scandal.
“I assure you that justice will be served, PM told Tareen-led group of lawmakers. The sources further claimed that PTI leaders of Jahangir Tareen’s like-minded group also demanded of the prime minister to remove SAPM on Accountability Shahzad Akbar from the post, which PM rejected.
“I am satisfied with the performance of Shahzad Akbar,” said PM in the meeting and asked lawmakers to bring evidence against Akbar if they have any reservations.
According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the members to have trust in him and assured them that there would be no injustice with anyone.
TI lawmakers led by Jahangir Tareen demanded the prime minister to form a judicial commission to probe cases against Tareen.
The delegation called for establishing the commission comprising of Justice (retd) Sair Ali, Justice (retd) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, and Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk to probe into the matter.
The prime minister, however, rejected the demand and asked the delegation to have faith in him as he would ensure that justice is served in the matter.
Speaking to the media after the meeting today, PTI MNA Raja Riaz said that the meeting with the prime minister was held in a friendly environment and Imran Khan assured that he would personally monitor the case and would ensure justice is served in the matter.
Agencies add: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday met a group of PTI lawmakers and assured them that he would be personally monitoring the case of the party’s leader and sugar baron Jahangir Tareen.
The meeting between the two sides held at the Prime Minister Office (PMO), where the Tareen-led group of lawmakers conveyed their reservations regarding cases against Jahangir Tareen.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, PTI MNA Raja Riaz said that the meeting with the prime minister was held in a friendly environment and Imran Khan assured that he would personally monitor the case and would ensure justice is served in the matter.
“I assure you that justice will be served,” Raja Riaz said while quoting the prime minister and added that they expressed their gratitude towards the prime minister over giving assurance.
Meanwhile, an inside story regarding the meeting revealed that the PTI lawmakers led by Jahangir Tareen demanded the PM to form a judicial commission to probe cases against Tareen. The delegation called for establishing the commission comprising of Justice (r) Sair Ali, Justice (retd) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, and Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk to probe into the matter.
The PM, however, rejected the demand and asked the delegation to have faith in him as he would ensure that justice is served in the matter. Later detailing the meeting, Fawad Chaudhry said that the PTI MNA and MPAs conveyed their recommendations to the prime minister and the latter has nominated Senator Ali Zafar to look into his matter. “Senator Ali Zafar will review the matter and submit a report in this regard to the prime minister,” he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch two projects for overseas Pakistanis who have availed from the Roshan Digital Account scheme in his address on Thursday. Making the announcement on Twitter, Faisal Javed said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was launching two new initiatives for overseas Pakistan under the Roshan Digital Account scheme.
“Roshan Apni Car [and] Roshan Samaaji Khidmat as we celebrate RDA reaching USD 1 Billion mark,” he said while further announcing that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be addressing overseas Pakistanis on Thursday at 11:00 am. “Since the launch of #RoshanDigitalAccount Scheme by PM Imran Khan on the 10th Sep, 2020, more than 120,000 accounts have been opened and more than USD 1 billion worth of foreign remittances have been brought in these accounts,” the Senator announced.
Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter on Saturday to thank overseas Pakistanis as cumulative inflows in Roshan Digital Account (RDA) crossed the $1 billion mark. “Alhamdulillah, funds received through Roshan Digital Account have crossed $1bn. I would like to thank our overseas Pakistanis for their overwhelming response,” the prime minister wrote on his official Twitter handle.
