My group will only meet PM Khan: Jahangir Tareen

LAHORE: Estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen said on Thursday that his group will only meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and accused the ruling party of witch-hunting.

"When I stood with Imran Khan, PML-N investigated my business and sent me notices," said Tareen while speaking to the media outside a sessions court in the provincial capital. He added that he is still facing the notices sent to him during the PML-N's tenure.

"But what they [PTI government] did was not even done by the PML-N, a civil case has been turned into a criminal one," said Tareen. The PTI leader said that the case against him was made up and not related to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). He claimed that the cases against him were related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). To a question about a committee formed to address his grievances, Tareen said that he had heard about it on TV. He added that no one has contacted him neither will his group meet any committee.

"I have said that we will not meet any committee, we will only meet Prime Minister Imran Khan," said Tareen.

A reporter had also asked the PTI stalwart about a meeting between one of his supporters with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.

"All friends who are called for a meeting with the CM, first ask me and take advice from the group and then go," Tareen responded to the question. Before the media talk, Tareen and his son Ali appeared before a sessions court for a hearing.

During the hearing, Jahangir Tareen's lawyer told the judge that his clients were cooperating in the investigation. He added that his clients were also providing proof to the investigating authorities in the money laundering allegations.