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January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a rare move, the Election Commission’s scrutiny committee Wednesday walked out of the scrutiny meeting and did not return when its process was challenged by petitioner Akbar S Babar, who had moved the electoral body in Nov 2014 against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
He alleged glaring irregularity in PTI’s foreign funding, a charge now ruling party denies outright and says its accounts are duly audited every year and are transparent. The Scrutiny Committee meeting, hence, ended on a stormy note when the three members of the committee walked out when confronted with evidence challenging the transparency of the scrutiny process by the petitioner.