ECP reserves verdict in PTI's 'foreign funding' case.

ISLAMABAD -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved the verdict in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) "foreign funding" case after about eight years.

The ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja reserved the decision after the completion of a briefing by financial expert Arsalan Wardak on behalf of the PTI's founding member Akbar S Babar.

Arsalan Wardak said it was a recognized fact that money had come from the United Kingdom. The PTI also did not deny of receipt of $49,000 from a UAE company.

He said the PTI had received funds from 13 countries, and the details of donors were not available. The Australian agent wrote that there was no record of 41,000 dollars.

Arsalan Wardak said 41 out of 50 banks did not respond to the queries of the scrutiny committee.There...