ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (DNA): Federal Investigation Agency had completed its
investigation against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Shaukat Tarin in
his audio leak with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance ministers.
Sources said the FIA had sought the approval of interior ministry to
begin legal proceedings against Mr Tarin and eventually his detention.
As per FIA, Shaukat Tarin’s conversation was an effort to derail the
deal with the IMF and he wanted to harm the security and national
interests of the country.
Earlier, an audio of PTI leader Shaukat Tarin surfaced in which he
allegedly asked Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Ministers to
backtrack from IMF commitments in order to pressurize federal
government.
In the audio clip, former finance minister was allegedly giving
directions to provincial finance minister to derail International
Monetary Fund deal.
In alleged audio, Shaukat Tarin said that they need to backtrack from
Rs750 billion commitments and tell the lender that the commitment Punjab
made was pre-floods and now the province “cannot honor it”.
The PTI leader told the finance minister to draft a letter and send it
to him for vetting so it could be sent to the federal government and
later on to the IMF representative in Pakistan.
At Tarin’s request, Leghari asked whether Pakistan would suffer if
Punjab withdraws from the deal.
“Well, frankly isn’t the state already suffering because of the way they
are treating your chairman [Khan] and everybody else? IMF will
definitely ask them: where will you get the money from now?” Tarin
responded.
He further said that Centre is sending PTI leadership to jail and filing
terrorism case. Tarin said that this could not go on further and the
party could not bear being “mistreated” and not respond. “We cannot be
blackmailed.
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