The Asian Age

Imran accuser faces fire of tribesmen

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf member moves to file FIR against lawmaker Gulalai

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Lahore, Aug. 5: Malik Jalal Khan Wazir, a member of grand tribal jirga from North Waziristan Agency to which Ayesha Gulalai belongs, has asked her to produce relevant evidence about the allegation­s she has levelled against Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf chairman Imran Khan.

Tribesmen have warned that they will besiege the house of MNA Ayesha Gulalai. “Gulalai neither belonged to Waziristan nor was she a tribal woman, because whatever she had done during last four days was against the norms of tribal people,” the Dawn quoted Wazir, as saying.

“We cannot expect a tribal woman to adopt such lifestyle. The woman is unaware of the South and North Waziristan Agencies because she is not a resident of the tribal region,” Wazir claimed.

The tribal elder asked Gulalai to present her Blackberry to any relevant forum to clear her position. He said her allegation­s against Imran had earned her disrespect in the hearts of people.

He asserted that according to their tribal tradition,daughters are not allowed to show up before media or irrelevant people. But, he said Shamsul Qayyum, the father of Gulalai, used her for the sake of money only.

Jalal Wazir demanded an inquiry against Qayyum for bringing a bad name to the tribal people for his own personal interests. “The tribal people want to know as to how much money Gulalai has taken for levelling such allegation­s,” he demanded.

Wazir claimed that Gulalai's statement about Imran Khan sending her inappropri­ate messages on her mobile had not only insulted the Pakhtuns but also disgraced a large number of women workers affiliated with PTI.

Meanwhile, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf worker has approached a police station in Peshawar to invoke section 499/500 of Pakistan Penal code to register an FIR against MNA Ayesha Gulalai for defaming the party and its chairman, Imran Khan.

On Friday, Muhammad Amir Khan, chairman of the PTI’s youth revival committee submitted an applicatio­n to the SHO of Peshawar’s Hayatabad police station, requesting him to lodge an FIR against Gulalai. Khan claimed that Gulalai made allegation­s against Imran at Muqam and Reham’s behest.

The SHO Hayatabad said they had received the applicatio­n but it could not be entertaine­d because it had no legal grounds. “The PTI worker has submitted an applicatio­n but the crime has not been taken place in my area so he should instead go to the court and file a writ petition,” Dawn quoted him as saying. — ANI

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