ISLAMABAD: As Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled that former ruling party PTI received prohibited funds, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) summoned four senior party leaders, including former National Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri.

FIA had formed a five member team to keep an eye on its investigating teams in prohibited funding scam. FIA Quetta summoned Qasim Khan Suri and four other senior party leaders in line with prohibited funding scam.

According to a notification issued by FIA Quetta, 5.3 million rupees were withdrawn from party’s account during a time span of 2011-13, while 5.5 million rupees were added to account. These accounts were run against Suri and other party leaders’ names, statement said.

Former NA Deputy Speaker, while confirming FIA’s notice said that amount was withdrawn through party’s official account and it was spent on PTI’s political and official activities. “This amount was not transferred through my personal account,” Suri denied allegations.

Qasim Suri said that Islamabad High Court had ruled these notices to be ‘illegal’, adding that no PTI leader will appear before FIA.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 12 2022

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