LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jehangir Khan Tareen took on twitter to say all the allegations of financial wrongdoing against him were thrown out by the Supreme Court (SC).
The statement came few hours after the SC declared the PTI secretary general disqualified.
Tareen said that he worked sincerely with all his strength for the betterment of PTI and Pakistan, adding he was proud that all the allegations of financial wrongdoing were thrown out.
I worked sincerely with all my strength for the betterment of PTI and Pakistan. I am proud that all allegations of financial wrongdoing were thrown out. I will continue to stand tall and keep working for a Naya Pakistan.
— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) December 15, 2017
Earlier, in another tweet, Tareen questioned the reason why he was disqualified by the SC.
Accusations Rejected by SC
1) Misuse of authority,loan writeoff
2) Insider Trading
3) Misdeclared Agri income
4) London Property Full money trail accepted not hidden, declared in children's assets since 2011.
And SC disqualifies me on mere interpretation of the trust deed???
— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) December 15, 2017
Imran Safe, Tareen Disqualified
Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has declared that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is safe in the disqualification reference but senior party member Jahangir Khan Tareen has been declared disqualified for life under Article 62(1)-F of Pakistan’s constitution.
The decision said that it was not must for Imran Khan to declare his offshore company. However, Jahangir Tareen was disqualified due to misdeclaration of assets and corruption charges. The verdict also stated that Jahangir Tareen had openly lied to Supreme Court as he maintained that his Hyde House belonged to his children while he was the real owner of the house and the trust owning it.
The petitions had been filed against the two PTI leaders by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi, who was represented by senior lawyer Akram Sheikh while Imran Khan was being represented in the apex court by Naeem Bukhari.
SC had reserved its decision on the case on November 14. The three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar was hearing the petition. Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab are the other two members of the bench. The decision was announced with a delay of around 90 minutes.