Ejaz Chaudhry says leaked audio is engineered
Pakistan
Ejaz said he would stand by what he had said.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ejaz Chaudhry has said that the audio attributed to him is engineered.
Reacting to the leaked audio on Wednesday, Mr Chaudhry admitted that the voice was his but three or four clips had been added to it which were out of context. He said he would stand by what he had said.
The audio surfaced a day ago in which Ejaz Chaudhry was purportedly asking an aspirant for PTI ticket for Punjab election, Chaudhry Hafeez, to donate Rs10 million and immediately meet party chief Imran Khan. He told him that there was no limit to donations for Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
In the leaked audio, a voice introduced himself as “Chaudhry Hafeez from Nawab Shahwala but talking from Islamabad and wanting a ticket for Rana Shaukat for PP-114.”
Hafeez questioned him how much donation should be and how much would be the cost for the party ticket. He said he wanted to meet Imran personally to hand over donation.
Ejaz Chaudhry can be heard replying that it should be above Rs10 million to meet Imran Khan.
Hafeez then asked how much money he needed to deposit for the party ticket and how much for Shaukat Khanum Hospital. The PTI leader said whatever he wanted to give for Shaukat Khanum was his choice.
Hafeez asked him whether he should deposit money and call for a meeting before holidays or later, to which Ejaz replied: “No, no, no, they are giving tickets in a day or two.”
