Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz on Thursday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of investing funds allocated for power sector development into the stock market, and announced that the ruling party will move a reference in this regard with National Accountability Bureau.
Addressing a press conference, Aziz said there is an audit report of Hydel power projects which, according to him, shows that the head of these projects worked under PTI leader Asad Umer when the latter was CEO in Engro.
Aziz further said that in order to cover up its own corruption in KP, the PTI whipped up the issue of Nandipur power project.
Addressing a press conference along with MNA Talal Chaudhry, Aziz said he had also served a Rs 1.5 billion defamation notice on Imran Khan for making baseless allegations against him.
“If PTI has any evidence against us then it should send us notices and go to NAB,” he said.
Aziz said that electricity shortage in KP could be overcome by installing new projects but the PTI government there had invested its funds in the stock market.
“The KP government is involved in gambling,” he alleged, adding that audit reports said that Rs 538 million withdrawn for hydel projects were not spent by the provincial government. He said the KP government changed the investment page on the website on September 17, alleging that Imran Khan conveniently brushed the matter of his provincial government under the carpet while highlighting the Nandipur project issues.