LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf demands probe into ‘manipulation’ of Feb8 poll resulted after heated exchange between Kakar, Abbasi
Former Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi had a heated exchange over the wheat import scandal, during which the former premier warned that if he were to “spill the beans about Form-47, the party would have no where to hide”.
Abbasi was confronted for pinning the blame for the wheat scandal on Kakar’s tenure as caretaker premier during an interview. “Abbasi said that he was merely speaking the truth in the TV programme,” the sources said.
The statement hints at possible tampering in Form-47, a veiled reference to allegations also made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), whose candidates allege rigging in the Feb 8 general elections.
Reacting to the statement, PTI leader Raja Basharat said that the former prime minister’s statement on Form 47 is an “admission of guilt”.
“Kakar, who was appointed to conduct transparent elections, is himself threatening the PML-N”, he said, lambasting the authorities’ failure over wheat import.
He questioned how wheat from Ukraine arrived in Pakistan in 15 days instead of 45 days, alleging embezzlement of $1.5 billion in the commodity’s deal.
