NA speaker forms committee to probe Najam Saqib’s leaked audio
Committee to submit its report to National Assembly, says notification
May 03, 2023
- Mohammad Aslam Bhootani appointed as chairman of committee: notification.
- Notification says committee may take assistance of any investigating agency.
- Audio features two conversations between Najam, PTI candidate PP137, middleman.
National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday set up a special committee to investigate the audio of former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar’s son — who can be heard selling a PTI ticket to a candidate of the Punjab provincial assembly, claiming that his father had to work hard to get the ticket sanctioned — according to a notification from the assembly.
The notification stated that Mohammad Aslam Bhootani has been appointed as chairman of the committee, which includes Shahida Akhtar Ali, Muhammad Abubakar, Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Sheikh Rohale Asghar, Syed Hussain Tariq, Naz Baloch, and Khalid Hussain Magsi.
The committee may take the assistance of any investigating agency and would submit its report to the National Assembly, the notification stated.
Last week, leaked audio purportedly features two separate telephonic conversations between former CJP's son and Abuzar Chadhar — a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate from PP137 — and Mian Uzair, a middleman between the two.
The three could be heard allegedly talking about the provincial assembly ticket recently issued by PTI.
In the audio, Najam can be heard asking Uzair for Rs12 million for the party ticket.
In one of the leaked audios, Najam Saqib allegedly asked Abuzar Chadhar to pay a visit to his father to thank him for a favour, while in the other, he argues with Mian Uzair over money.
On April 29, the former CJP — in a statement given to Geo News programme "Naya Pakistan" — confirmed that the voice in the audio call was of his son, Najam.
"It is my son’s voice in the leaked audio," the former top judge said when asked if it was his son in the purported call.
A day after the leak, the Imran Khan-led party launched an inquiry into the matter.
