- Form states Nawaz owns no car or saving accounts yet his assets are worth Rs 360.16m
ISLAMABAD
ONLINE
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday provided the nomination papers of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as requested by the party’s lawmakers.
PTI’s Murad Saeed and Ali Muhammad Khan had filed a request before the commission on July 9, seeking Sharif’s disqualification. They had sought copies of the nomination form, claiming that the premier had lied about his past in the form.
After reviewing the request, ECP gave the copies of Sharif’s nomination form to PTI.
PTI had said in its petition with ECP that Sharif was neither saadiq (honest) nor amen (trustworthy), hence not eligible to be an MNA.
According to sources, PTI is expected to file a reference based on Sharif’s nomination form, seeking his disqualification from the parliament.
According to the nomination papers filed by the prime minister, he has stated himself to be a graduate engaged in agriculture and politics.
According to the papers, Sharif paid Rs 2.12 million tax in 2010, Rs 2.5 million in 2011 and Rs 2.49 million in 2012. The premier showed his assets at Rs 50.20 million in 2010, Rs 50.7 million in 2011 and Rs 80.37 million in 2012. According to nomination papers, PM’s total assets are worth Rs 360.16 million.
The nomination papers also show that PM owns no car, saving accounts or any jewellery.
Moreover, Khattak lamented that KP sold electricity to the Centre at Rs 4 per unit while it purchased electricity from the Centre for over Rs 16 per unit.
ASIF SOOTHES KHATTAK:
In a bid to cool down the KP CM after the protest, Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif met Khattak in Peshawra and assured him of immediate resolution of power-related problems in KP, saying that the province’s power issues would be divided into three phases for swift redressal.
During the meeting it was concurred that electricity distribution system in KP had been overloaded and would be upgraded in the first phase.
It was informed that work on five proposed grid stations in DI Khan, Kohat, Chakdara, Nowshera and Mansehra would be launched on emergency basis for improving the electricity system in the province. The work on these grid stations would be completed within 12 months. Asif also announced provision of funds in this regard and assured electricity supply to the province according to its quota after upgrading.
It was stated that in the second phase, net hydel arrears consisting of Rs 680 million, arrears for Pehur High Level Canal and Rs 7 billion capped arrears of Net Hydel Profit would be given to the province. It was further stated that amount was a part of provincial budget and according to KP chief secretary, the province faced shortfall amounting to Rs 60 billion this year.
In third phase, it was decided that the federal government would initiate all the pending hydropower projects in the province to produce inexpensive electricity.
During the meeting it was also decided to resolve the KP’s issues regarding annual profit and additional arrears under the agreed formula.
After listening to Asif’s three-phase plan, Khattak expressed the hope that the federal government would invest in KP’s hydropower sector for generation of inexpensive electricity. He said that it would have far-reaching impacts on overall national progress and development.