Fazlur Rehman will have to respond to foreign funding: PM Imran

Last updated on: 28 January,2021 05:00 pm

The PM said Justice (r) Azmat Saeed will investigate into the broadsheet scandal

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that no one is above the law and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Moulana Fazlur Rehman will have to respond to the foreign funding of his party.

He said this while addressing a meeting of ministers and government spokespersons. During the meeting, the prime minister clarified that Justice (r) Azmat Saeed will investigate into the broadsheet scandal, adding that the former Supreme Court judge is an honorable and well-known judge.

Barrister Shehzad also gave a briefing on important issues including Transparency International report, Broadsheet and land grabbers in the meeting. He said that land worth more than Rs 1 billion was recovered from Khurram Dastgir.

He said that the land grabbers would not be spared, adding that politics isn’t about standing with thieves.