Prohibited funding probe conducted during PTI's rule: Musadik.

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) was still reluctant to accept the verdict of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) despite knowing the fact that the probe into the prohibited funding case was conducted during its tenure.

"Imran Khan was the prime minister when the State Bank of Pakistan had submitted record of his party's financial statements to the ECP," said Musadik while addressing a press conference here. "It was the PTI chief who had appointed both the governor of State Bank and the chief election commissioner," he added. Musadik said the ECP verdict clearly indicated that the PTI run its affairs through 'black money' which had received donations/ funds from over 350 foreign based companies. All the financial records of such companies were also maintained by the PTI itself. The PTI has no right to claim itself a 'fair party' after receiving funds from foreign nationals who had connections with enemy countries like India and Israel. He said Imran of receiving 'illegal funds' in the guise of charity and serving foreign agenda, adding that nation cannot pose confidence on such a leader who was playing in the hands of enemy powers.

Citing the example of the book 'The Key Man,' written by Simon Clark, he said it had revealed all the malpractices that were made to the trustees of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in the name of charity. "A person [Imran] who used to tell lies to the people should not be allowed to run the affairs of the...

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