Senator Aitzaz Ahsan of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Monday said a political party in Karachi as well as the government in Sindh is being made target.
Addressing the Senate on Monday, Ahsan said that he is not presenting anyone’s piety as far as corruption is concerned; however, one party is being discriminated against.
Regarding the detention of Dr Asim Hussain, Aitzaz said that if the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had taken action against the former senator, there would not have been any need for a legal representative.
He added that accusing Dr Asim of terrorism and detaining him on a 90 day remand is also discrimination. Aitzaz also brought up the Nandipur power project and informed the Senate that the cost of the project has raised from Rs 23 billion to Rs 83 billion.
“If this was the case during the tenure of a prime minister belonging to the PPP government then he would have immediately been accused of corruption.”
Defending MQM, Aitzaz said it seemed so far there is no truth in the allegations against the party; adding that why weren’t any actions taken when MQM was an ally of Pervez Musharraf.
