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| PPP refutes terror-funding allegations, calls for transparent probe |
| 2015-08-28 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain People's Party (PPP) on Thursday strongly refuted the impression it was involved in terror financing, saying the party had itself suffered huge losses in the fight against terrorism. Addressing a presser on Thursday, the party's senior vice president Sherry Rehman said the PPP has always been on the front-line in the war against terror. "How can you say that PPP is involved in terror financing?" Presenting her party's stance after a federal anti-corruption court issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of PPP leaders Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Pakistain's former prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics could be awe-inspiring ... and Makhdoom Amin Fahim, and Dr Asim Hussain's 90-day remand in Rangers custody, Rehman said: "Yousuf Raza Gilani has always presented himself before the court even when he was holding the office of prime minister." PPP has always respected the judiciary and will not carry out action that hampers the current democratic setup in the country, she said. Talking about the ongoing anti-corruption drive in Sindh, Rehman clarified that the "PPP has no objection whatsoever over the operation and will create no hurdle in its implementation". But she said "it looks like politics of Dire Revenge is being carried out with the PPP as the sole target." "We will keep alive our tradition of struggle for democracy and will face every atrocity," said the PPP vice president. |
| Posted by:Fred |