PTI rejects call for parliamentary probe over Gulalai's allegations

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rejected the demand for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to probe Ayesha Gulalai’s allegations against party chairman Imran Khan.

Speaking in a press conference, Mehmood said: “we will not accept the committee of our political rivals. We are ready for the probe but investigation on the issue must be transparent.”

He added that when political rivals will be investigating the case how it could be independent and transparent.

Mehmood said that Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz is running a dirty campaign against Imran Khan.

“In the past they have used the same tactics against Benazir Bhutto and Nusrat Bhutto,” he added.

Meanwhile, the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for the formation of a committee to probe  Gulalai’s allegations against Imran Khan.

The resolution, put forward by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Arfa Khalid, calls for the committee to hold in-camera proceedings over the issue and submit its investigation report in a month.

The speaker has been asked to form the committee and include members of both treasury and opposition benches in it.

The resolution was supported by the PML-N, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement.

PTI members were not present in the assembly when the resolution was taken up.

PM directs 24-hour protection for Gulalai 

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has directed the Islamabad inspector general of police to provide 24-hour protection to Gulalai, who is still a MNA.

PM Abbasi said he made the decision after seeing news reports of threats against Gulalai. "Have never seen such an incident in my 30-year political career," said Abbasi.

Speaking in the assembly, the prime minister said he respects both the accuser [Gulalai] as well as the person against whom the allegations are being levelled [Imran], adding that an in-camera parliamentary inquiry committee should probe the issue.