PTI asked to reply to scrutiny panel report
Ruling party once again urges ECP to give it access to PML-N’s, PPP’s documents
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ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked the PTI to submit its reply to a report of its scrutiny committee which was formed to probe into the allegations of a disgruntled PTI leader Akbar S Babar that the ruling party received illegal funding from foreign sources.
A two-member bench of the ECP on Wednesday conducted a hearing on an application filed by State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib for giving the PTI auditors access to the foreign funding-related documents submitted by the PML-N and the PPP.
ECP dismisses petition against PM issuing funds to lawmakers
It was filed by PPP s Nayyer Bukhari SAMAA | Zaheer Ali Khan - Posted: Mar 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Zaheer Ali Khan Posted: Mar 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The Election Commission dismissed Tuesday the petition challenging PM allocating funds to lawmakers before the Senate elections.
The commission said that the petition, filed by PPP’s Nayyer Bukhari, is not maintainable in the court
Sindh Member Nisar Durrani said that the petition was about the Senate elections and they have been held now.
Bukhari said that issuing development funds to lawmakers before the Senate election is a clear violation of the rules. PM Imran Khan assured MNAs that they will be given Rs500 million each. “He bribed them.”