ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) disqualified leader Jahangir Tareen attended the cabinet meeting on Monday.
Tareen was disqualified for being ‘Dishonest’ by Supreme Court of Pakistan in December 2017. He appeared in the cabinet to give briefing on the Rs290 billion National Agriculture Emergency Programme (NAEP).
Opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) condemned the move of government to allow Jahangir Tareen to attend the cabinet meeting.
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said that PM Imran Khan has taken a U-turn in allowing Tareen to sit in the cabinet. She alleged that “Imran Khan is in love with ATMs run through money laundering”.
Aurangzeb asked PM Imran Khan to explain in what capacity Jahangir Tareen was allowed to attend the Cabinet meeting. “Isn’t it contempt of court that a person sentenced by the court was sitting in a cabinet meeting?” she questioned.
She alleged that PM Imran Khan had granted NRO to his sister Aleema Khan and now he is allowing Tareen to attend a cabinet meeting, which itself is an NRO, claimed Marriyum Aurangzeb.