Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday welcomed the formation of a special committee to investigate the allegations of harassment levelled against him by MNA Ayesha Gulalai.
The PTI chief said this during an interview to a private TV channel. “I do not want to comment further on the issue because it will affect Gulalai’s life. However, I welcome the formation of the commission to probe the matter,” he said. “I have never sent indecent messages to her [Gulalai], I challenge the [proposed] committee to find [the indecent texts] if there are any,” he said. “But at the same time, I would also want the proposed commission to investigate the texts of PML-N leader Amir Muqam – particularly those sent to Gulalai’s father,” he said. Imran Khan claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was behind the entire episode. “Gulalai was used by the PML-N.
The party is also using Shakilur Rehman,” he said. He demanded that the proposed committee should launch an across the board probe into the matter. “They [the PML-N] are disgusting people. Benazir was my friend, but everyone knows what the PML-N did to Nusrat Bhutto, Jemima and how they dragged Seeta White for their own political gains,” Khan said. “Gulalai has damaged the cause of women through levelling such allegations,” he said. The PTI chief said that the incumbent prime minister was present in the National Assembly when Khawaja Asif had used derogatory language against Shireen Mazari and Firdous Ashiq Awan. “They are the worst people on the face of the earth and I will chase them till my last breath.
They are shameless people,” Imran Khan said. “Panama Papers case was not a conspiracy. The revelations affected almost the entire world. It has affected several prime ministers and other high-ups,” he said. Imran said that country was moving forward towards democracy. He said that in the 90s, democratic governments failed several times due to increased corruption.
Published in Daily Times, August 5th 2017.
