ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Monday defended caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and stated that the allegations of plea cut price towards the interim Punjab chief minister have been fabricated.
“Naqvi’s title was dragged into a problem of NAB plea cut price however the truth was he had taken some mortgage from the accused in Haris Metal Mill Case within the Nationwide Accountability Bureau (NAB),” stated the minister whereas addressing a press convention right here.
“Naqvi offered a cheque with a letter in the course of the probe and returned the mortgage to the accused. A couple of information articles erroneously reported it as a matter of plea cut price whereas one letter couldn’t be thought-about as a plea cut price. And, if he has completed something unlawful then we aren’t going to defend him,” he added.
The Minister stated Naqvi was the coalition authorities’s nominee and it was his proper to defend him. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), he stated it was propitious to have a unanimous nomination for KP interim Chief Minister.
He stated Imran Khan was heading steadily in direction of an entire political failure as all his selections have been proving unsuitable and miscalculated.
Addressing a information convention right here, the minister responded to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s objections and criticism on the appointment of Mohsin Raza Naqvi as interim Chief Minister Punjab and revocation of their resignations from the Nationwide Meeting.
Asif within the prologue of his media briefing congratulated the interim chief minister for assuming his new duties. He wished that below his management free and truthful elections could be held in Punjab.
He additionally welcomed the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP)’s choice being taken as per regulation and stated that all the course of was completed in accordance with the structure. The minister clarified that the nominees offered by PTI and others didn’t have good train as one the nominee a serving authorities worker and the opposite was a twin nationwide.
“Their vetting was not good for these nominees. In order that’s why they needed to face humiliation on this case,” he added. Furthermore, the federal government’s nominees had one ex-civil servant and one media persona, he stated, including, “PTI additionally gave the title of one other honourable bureaucrat who himself apologised to take the duty. Therefore the PTI’s objection on Naqvi’s appointment is a faux cry.”
Berating former Chief Minister Punjab, Asif stated, “Nevertheless, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and PTI had many of the objections. Elahi at this age has gone towards all his family and should God bless him with an extended life. He has gone towards his eldest brother Chaudhry Shujaat, and Naqvi is his son-in-law in relations. He should do efforts to unite them.”
Commenting on the Nationwide Meeting (NA) state of affairs, he stated the PTI tendered resignations on the NA after hurling abuses on the Meeting and used foul language towards the Parliament which was identified to all. “Imran Khan used indecent language towards the NA and now all of them need to return to the identical platform. They (PTI) are demanding justice from the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) whom they rebuked indiscriminately.”