Imran should tell name of person who offered Rs150m or I will: Pervaiz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Tuesday said Imran Khan should disclose the name of the person who he claims offered him Rs150 million in return for a Senate ticket.

“If Imran fails to disclose the name of the person, he (Pervaiz) will reveal the name of a person who offered Rs150 million to get a Senate ticket,” he added.Talking to mediapersons here, Pervaiz said it has been Imran’s habit to accuse others by name without having any documented proof but this time when he has proof, he has avoided to name the person.
He said Imran by not naming the person has made all candidates suspicious. He said if Imran does not name the person, it would be considered that the ticket was awarded to the person who offered more than Rs150 million.
Replying to a question, Pervaiz said that after March 5, the day of Senate election, all those involved in horse trading would become crystal clear. The parties which win more seats than their strength in concerned provincial assembly would be deemed involved in horse trading, he elaborated.
He said that in the run up to Senate elections, Kyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the hub of horse trading and this was consequence of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s approach.The minister said it was PTI chief who has converted politics into business as he awarded PTI tickets for Senate elections to those who were totally unknown to the general public.
He said all players and merchants have reached KP as the party head has made issuance of party ticket a business.He said all political parties had awarded Senate tickets to their party workers keeping for their democratic and political struggle. Citing example of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz he said that Zafar Iqbal Jhagra, Mushahidullah and Raja Zafarul have been given party tickets for their democratic struggle and contribution.
Similarly he said that PPP, JI, MQM, ANP and JUI-F have awarded party tickets for Senate election to their party workers.
PTI was the only party which has awarded tickets to unknown persons with no political background. Imran Khan awarded a ticket to a person whose business is to cut forests for preparing match sticks, he added.