Zardari, Bilawal and CM Murad Shah among 172 fake accounts case suspects placed on ECL
A list of 172 people named in a joint investigation team's (JIT) report regarding the fake accounts case, who have been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL), was acquired by DawnNewsTV on Friday.
The list includes the names of well-known politicians, public servants, lawmakers, businessmen, bankers and public servants. Some prominent names include:
- Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PPP chairman and MNA
- Asif Ali Zardari, MNA and PPP co-chairman
- Faryal Talpur, MPA and PPP leader
- Murad Ali Shah, Sindh chief minister
- Qaim Ali Shah, MPA and former Sindh chief minister
- Abdul Ghani Majeed, Omni Group
- Anwar Majeed Khawaja, Omni Group
- Muhammad Arif Khan, Omni Group
- Ali Kamal Majeed, Omni Group
- Khawaja M. Salman Younis, Omni Group chief officer
- Nimr Majid Khawaja, Omni Group
- Malik Riaz, Bahria Town CEO
- Ahsan Raza Durrani, Summit Bank president
- Hussain Lawai, Summit Bank president
- Bilal Shaikh, Sindh Bank president
- Ahsan Tariq, Sindh Bank president
- Syed Ali Raza, National Bank of Pakistan president
- Ali Azeem Ikram, SECP executive director
Earlier this week, a JIT probing money laundering of billions of rupees through fake bank accounts told the Supreme Court that a close nexus had been found between a troika of Zardari Group, Bahria Town and Omni Group. In a report, submitted to a two-judge bench headed by the chief justice, revealed that at least 29 bank accounts had been identified as fake which had been used for money laundering of Rs42 billion.
The top court had ordered the Zardari Group, Omni Group, Bahria Town, Faryal Talpur and others, including contractors/builders, to file their comments on the JIT report by the next hearing, that will be held on Dec 31.
Yesterday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had announced in a press conference that the federal cabinet had decided to place all 172 of the suspects named in a joint investigation team's report in the fake bank accounts case on the ECL.
Chaudhry explained that the decision was taken because "this money belongs to the people of Pakistan".
Not scared of 'revenge': PPP
PPP leader Sherry Rehman, in reaction to the placement of the names of her party's chairperson and co-chairperson on the ECL, accused the government of exacting "revenge".
In a media statement, Rehman expressed "grave reservations" on the decision and said that the PPP was "not scared of such conspiracies and media trials".
The senator regretted that the names of Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari were placed on the ECL "on the day of Benazir's death anniversary". She said that the "tradition" of placing the names of lawmakers on ECL was "undemocratic".
Rehman termed the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) as Tehreek-i-Intiqaam (movement for revenge) and said that the government's aim was not to serve people but to exact political revenge. She accused the PTI of "paralysing the Sindh government" and wondered if the party was "scared of a seasoned man (Bilawal)".
She warned that if the PTI government does not "learn to differentiate between accountability and revenge", it will have to face consequences.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:50pm
i hope the net is strong enough to hold the alleged culprits and bring them in. shake them by their toes and see how the money falls out.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:53pm
Nip the evil in the bud before it becomes yet another incurable cancer tumor.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:53pm
Well done
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Dec 28, 2018 12:54pm
Finally we are moving in the right direction. IK don't let us down, you promised you would take these crooks down and we will hold you to that promise.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:55pm
The countdown begins. We voted for accountability. Fearless and forceful.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:56pm
Sad day for enemies of Pakistan.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:57pm
I am glad that no security personnel or their relative has ever been corrupt
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Dec 28, 2018 12:57pm
This country has been looted in the name of democracy. We Pakistanis need to windup this democracy which only protect looters.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:58pm
Let the justice prevail. You are alone in your corruptions. You are the danger to our democracy.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:00pm
I wish I could feel confident in this news. But for some reason I have a hard time to see the sincerity in this process. I feel that the State Bank of Pakistan has equally failed and the same people who let it happen are now under pressure to act as accountable. It is selected punishment and there for I feel it will not work in the long run. Every one needs to get punished in order to serve justice. This is all a sham to eliminate some political players and promote dictatorship.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:03pm
Put these looters like Zardari Behind the bar forever
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Dec 28, 2018 01:04pm
@Zeeshan , you are very right but this country remained under democracy for fraction of its total life so who looted the country in the remaining time? If democracy is to be blamed then you can blame it for the time when it was allowed in the country?
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Dec 28, 2018 01:04pm
Why no one from kpk???
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Dec 28, 2018 01:07pm
Catch them before they flee. Perfect strategy by Imran Khan. Time for the corrupts is up.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:14pm
Where are the names of the State Bank of Pakistan players in this case??
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Dec 28, 2018 01:15pm
The main issue is to recover this looted money from these criminals and to give them exemplary punishments so that in future no one dare to rob our nation.No one is now a sacred cow in this country.The main cause of corruption is that in the past, these types of criminals were spared due to our faulty/considerate/weakness in system.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:16pm
Run and cry but you can't hide, look at Sindh, it's a mess of catastrophic measures. No human social fabric is left to stand with honesty, everything is infected with corruption which is hurting human life so badly both mentality and physically. I'm a Sindhi Pakistani my brothers and sisters I'm telling you the truth, we can't vote for a change either due to fear for brutal crackdown by police and goons of Zardari and Billawal Zardari Junior (He is no Bhutto), they rule us by iron fist. Inshallah this is going to change now. My Pakistan will become Industrialized again.
Keep up the good work honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Imran Khan.
Long live Sindh, and all my great Pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad!
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Dec 28, 2018 01:19pm
Great news well done pti final chapter about to close.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:20pm
Rs42 billion! This is peanuts against the actual money looted and taken out by Zardari gang.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:24pm
It appears that anybody who is not from PTI shall be on ECL.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:24pm
Bilawal must be surprised he cannot leave.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:33pm
Imran Khan is dead serious about bringing to justice the brutish looters
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Dec 28, 2018 01:34pm
Best news for today.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:35pm
well done PTI and pakistan army
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Dec 28, 2018 01:35pm
All these crooks in the name of opposition making noise like they are very clean and innocents,
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Dec 28, 2018 01:37pm
This is why I voted PTI. Well done.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:37pm
Next step - seize all their and their relatives assets and bank accounts at home and abroad.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:41pm
Political victimization is the intention. If they are fair they should also check DHA and related entities.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:42pm
So much corruption, NAB is going to have to build a new jail to house all the crooks.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:43pm
@rehan,
you are too blind to see the destruction created by your favorite extreme corrupt leaders ppp pmln, that only know lavishes and stealing, rehan bro digest it please it is best for the country poorest citizens
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Dec 28, 2018 01:45pm
They stole Rs42 billion, justice would be to serve one year in jail for each billion stolen.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:47pm
Great work
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Dec 28, 2018 01:51pm
Very Happy New Year (Gift) to the faithful Pakistanis from Naya Pakistan Government.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:58pm
Well done.. now expedite convictions and move on to continue doing good things for the country.
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Dec 28, 2018 01:59pm
Good move by current government.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:04pm
Is there any single name related to PML(N) who everyone believe are looters?
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Dec 28, 2018 02:04pm
Good brave action. No financial terrorist should be allowed to runaway like Ayyan Ali. And anyone supporting these looters should be sternly dealt with under the law. People of Pakistan voted for this government to route out corruption and to put looters behind bars. It is now or never.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:09pm
Good move, don't let them get away, as they used to do - recover all looted money and spend on poor people's welfare like providing education, health care, clean water and job opportunities, etc. Enough is enough, now is the time to put all corrupt mafia and their cronies behind bars for a long time.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:10pm
PM IK - Keep up the good work. We are with you all the way
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Dec 28, 2018 02:13pm
OK the corrupts are now panicking and the only safe place to hide is Jail.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:13pm
Once a cheater, always a fraudster and chest beater.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:14pm
Very good performance of present government y
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Dec 28, 2018 02:17pm
Zardari and Sahrif family believes they are only Pakistan. If they are powerful and prosperous then the everything is good in Pakistan but if things are not for their liking nothing is good in Pakistan.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:23pm
@Texan, True...However no evidences for what they did...They did cover up many of their atrocities...Not this one...maybe they forgot to...
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Dec 28, 2018 02:25pm
At least this year's new year celebrations will be held in Pakistan instead of in Dubai and London. Its not such a bad place to party - the people are every nice and you can spend our money on us. Enjoy
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Dec 28, 2018 02:29pm
Very good put them all behind bar. Only PTI members are honest . Next 100 years Pti will rule Pakistan.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:31pm
They should be behind bars not just on ECL.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:32pm
Long Live IK and PTI
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Dec 28, 2018 02:37pm
This list is in alphabetical order, I wish I could see Zardari's name on top. He's fortunate by virtue of "Z" being the last in series. He will however InshaAllah be the first to step in Adayla.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:38pm
their face expressions is telling all very clearly... time is up for them and their corrupt partners..
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Dec 28, 2018 02:46pm
@Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Mr. Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Brother,
According to your comment you belong to the rural area of Sindh.
These people are gangsters and the inhabitants of the rural areas of Sindh are so frightened.
Or they use Sindh-Card.
Which one is reality?
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Dec 28, 2018 02:47pm
Don't care about ECL, don't care about jail.
Please recover the looted money. Confiscate ALL their properties, domestic and foreign, declared and undeclared.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:49pm
It is really commendable what PTI and stateinstitutions have been doing in the past few months.
But what about private institutions especially financial institutions that have laundered billiome for PEPs and PIPs.
What about money lying abroad in Swiss and Dubai Banks?
Any attempts have been made to trace it and to i quire about the nexus through which it ended up in those accounts?
Ofcourse, it was not remitted via formal Channels but informal channels were used.
The important thing will be to determine the source of such funds and examine the channels used to remit them so that in future such incidents do not happen.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:51pm
@rehan, the first to be accountable are the people who made it happen when in power it will have a dominos effect don't worry.
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Dec 28, 2018 02:54pm
Cannot wait to see them behind bars....enough is enough!
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Dec 28, 2018 02:58pm
Pakistan's only hope IK.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:00pm
malik riaz name is on the list and that is something really out of the way for a govt. that is just mind blowing
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Dec 28, 2018 03:03pm
put Zardari and company in jail for life. recover looted money
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Dec 28, 2018 03:05pm
This is in fact Naya Pakistan......... great job IK
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Dec 28, 2018 03:08pm
Ecl is good news but only if we follow up by placing these people in jail and recovery of their assets.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:13pm
All these crooks must be taken down...jailed and unlisted with their assets confiscated. Zardari family and Nawaz the king of thieves must be terminated and justice brought to the people of,pakistan
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Dec 28, 2018 03:23pm
The good change is coming and we must support this selflessly.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:24pm
@Zeeshan , this kind of democracy.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:25pm
@Philosopher (from Japan), ppl n case and ppp case made in 2013 and 2015 by previous govt in power.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:27pm
Thumbs up to accountability!
May all these looters rot in jail for good!!!
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Dec 28, 2018 03:32pm
@rehan, this is a dilemma in this country especially people with mindset like you, who feels accountability process as victimization by the govt in power. This is this kind of mindset that has prevailed upon past accountability just to keep them in power to continue loot and plunder in the name of democracy. Present accountability cases was made by the present govt but past govt but the difference is the present govt has pressed upon accountability to be done of every one across the board and complete all past cases which were swept under the carpet or in cold storage by past govts , and that is what is being done, complete accountability process as per law.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:32pm
Well played by IK
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Dec 28, 2018 03:32pm
I think the basic Investigation is not completed, because nobody from HBL, this bank is already on the interantion watchlist.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:32pm
leaders of public and money of public
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Dec 28, 2018 03:33pm
@Fastrack, I think the basic Investigation is not completed, because nobody from HBL, this bank is already on the interantional watchlist.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:35pm
@Nonpak, no one from PML N was on ECL either.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:38pm
@Dasti, one by one. These are all old cases which were swept under the carpet by padt govt and their selected chairman NAB, the only difference is present Chairman NAB, though also selected by PML N and PPP turned out to be unexpectedly different.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:43pm
@raja, it is not only HBL, there are numerous other companies especially family owned.
Trace money kept at Swiss and Dubai Bank Accounts and look for the nexus how it got there ..... various informal channels were used!!!!
It will be the real exposure!!!
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Dec 28, 2018 03:52pm
@Texan, it is hard earned money of poor people of Pakistan. Pakistan is a poor country and every penny should count.
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Dec 28, 2018 03:52pm
This time is different the accountability drive is different I bet no one will be spared
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Dec 28, 2018 04:34pm
Wonderful to see the "good and greats" of PPP on the list. Everybody in Pakistan knows that these people are criminals. Bilawal is a director of the company and says "I don't know anything and the businesses are run by my father". Ignorance is no excuse. They know that their days are numbered.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:07pm
Well done JIT. Put these big criminals, thugs and looters of the national wealth of Pakistan behind bars forever and recover the looted money. Zero tolerance for this notorious Mafia.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:24pm
How these socalled leaders shamelessly call in press confrences and point fingers at others. Time to recover tax payers money and do justice with crooks.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:38pm
Lets c who gets justice
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Dec 28, 2018 05:43pm
Hope this case will last to its logical end. This is just a tip of iceberg. There is more to come.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:48pm
@ILYAS, this is Zardari clan.
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Dec 28, 2018 05:49pm
Any one from PTI in this list?
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Dec 28, 2018 06:27pm
The investigation agencies deserve great appreciation for an exemplary achievements.
Now recovery details too must be published after the verdicts.
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Dec 28, 2018 06:51pm
Make example of these thugs
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Dec 28, 2018 07:12pm
A cursor look at the list of this mega money laundering scandal shows a very pathetic & unfortunate league between politician, subservient bureaucracy, conniving bankers, professionals, land mafia & common criminal.The question remains that how could this conspiracy of such mega proportion to plunder poor country’s resources, which for sure did not happen in months but years together, were not detected in timely manner?
The extent of this organized financial criminal activities documented to involve $42 billion by the collective gang of aforementioned, is one side of the story & does not shed any light on human currency smugglers (Ayan Ali & others), Hundi / Hawala operators & other means, which if added to the above amount may be trillion or more.
The above clearly shows that previous govts. either connived or looked the other way while this loot was ongoing.The fact remains that those out of reach for being sitting outside & handling laundered money may take years to face justice.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:12pm
Awesome! Great details of back sheep disguised in society!
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Dec 28, 2018 07:19pm
Im cheerful while hearin' this Pmln gvt did notthing cus they were among them so they cant raise the voice but PTI gvt have some guts to bring these culprits to their right place.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:23pm
People asking about the inclusion of PTI members in this list... it's a "fake accounts" case hence only ppl involved in that are on the list.
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Dec 28, 2018 07:32pm
Please do not show these looters any mercy. Its time that these robbers were put behind bars. Do the people who are defending these looters realize what the poor citizens of Pakistan have gone thru.
Their kids have not gone to school. They have no health care. They live in huts with no running water.
These corrupt people have robbed the poor people of Pakistan for the last time. It is payback time now
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Dec 28, 2018 08:23pm
Its shocking though not surprising that political leaders like Asif Zardari, his son Bilawal and CM Murad Ali Shah are on ECL. They have been involved in massive and unprecedented corruption. The people demand accountability. No politician, however powerful and ruthless, his son or party workers can be above the law.
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Dec 28, 2018 08:24pm
Ms Rehman, what exactly is PTI taking revenge for? There’s no real political rivalry between PTI and PPP like there is between PTI and PML-N. If there is any vengeance factor it’s probably from the country of Pakistan that your party has wronged so ferociously for so long.
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Dec 28, 2018 08:55pm
Good Work. Soon we will have half of the bureaucrats, National / Provisional Assembly and Senate Members would be arrested / prosecuted.
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Dec 28, 2018 09:01pm
@Justicefirst,
No, recovering the looted money is not the main issue. First and foremost the confidence of the nation needs to be restored that we now have a just system.
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Dec 28, 2018 09:19pm
Wise men handle one problem at a time. No doubt now that Imran Khan Govt will fall under its own weight.
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Dec 28, 2018 09:46pm
Gang of looters, Thieves - lock them up
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Dec 28, 2018 10:02pm
@Misba, Well said. Yes, unless corruption, kick-backs and money laundering is stop, there is no hope for advancement or progress of the country or its people. Small gang of looters are making life miserable for 200 million people of the country. Because they are in politics to make money not to serve the country or its people. Yes, well done. Keep doing good job, law abiding, hard working and honest Pakistanis are with you. Thank you.
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Dec 28, 2018 10:12pm
Well done, JIT.
PPP leaders' threatening tones are irrelevant. Accountability or revenge, the corruption probe's ultimate proceedings would be carried out at the platform of the courts and decisions made by the assigned expert judges. Since public funds have been robbed, it is the right of the public to have access to information and that is what is called transparency in a democratic culture. Let's be realistic.
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Dec 28, 2018 10:24pm
What is so shocking is that the party members of these parties are defending them. People should think of Pakistan first and then the party.
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Dec 28, 2018 10:31pm
I despise Sherry for defending crooks! Of course, she and Ahsan get paid for this.
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Dec 28, 2018 10:52pm
Good move, don't let them get away, as they used to do - recover all looted money and spend on poor people's welfare like providing education, health care, clean water and job opportunities, etc. Enough is enough, now is the time to put all corrupt mafia and their cronies behind bars for a long time.
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Dec 28, 2018 11:00pm
selected accountability...
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Dec 28, 2018 11:00pm
This is naya Pakistan.. Awesome work
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Dec 28, 2018 11:18pm
Give me the proof of being serious in accountability. Please catch hold of a single bureaucrat who helped Zardari in his loot. Dismiss him, recover his loot and deny him after-service privileges. Or is it too much to ask for?
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Dec 28, 2018 11:48pm
The names of the culprits have been placed on ECL. The fact that they all belong to PPP is a side fact, not the reason for their names being placed on the list.
PPP needs to do an introspection at what kind of party has it become - or has it been always like this? Are you a party of thieves?
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Dec 29, 2018 12:06am
Only previous govt are looter rest all are forgiven...
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Dec 29, 2018 12:07am
@rehan,
They dont the future yet now..
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Dec 29, 2018 12:08am
@Imtiaz Ali Khan,
We get happy for nothing but still pay for our pains..
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Dec 29, 2018 12:09am
@Dasti,
Its a dream come true..
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Dec 29, 2018 12:21am
@Pakistani,
Think why!!!
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Dec 29, 2018 12:23am
@UncleFunky,
NO ONE... all are dedicated with truth... surprising right..
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Dec 29, 2018 03:22am
Basically our political system is corrupt, why all are under one person, who brought a will, become chairman, then nominated of his own son, daughters, the heir of the Party? Why NOT like the whole world, just look at UK, son of a immigrant driver, is waiting to become PM, in case something happens to current PM, what a great and meritorious system??
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Dec 29, 2018 09:36am
Along with full accountability Pakistan must now also scrap landlord system like India did after their independence.
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Dec 29, 2018 10:58am
Poor Bilawal. He will end up being targeted for his father's crimes. He is not learning politics, but rather corruption. I feel sorry for him.
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Dec 29, 2018 06:09pm
Urgently need land reforms in Pakistan to get rid of waderas and their slavery. They will never let the poor country prosper to preserve their self interests. Wadera system was left by the British to keep the country backward.
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Dec 29, 2018 08:20pm
Good first step. Next should be those who don't pay their fair share of taxes.
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Dec 29, 2018 09:04pm
Alas! The JIT report about Rao Anwar is also given some attention.
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Dec 30, 2018 03:06pm
Everyone likes accountability of corrupt elements in the society. It's the fundamental pillar of a society that everyone should be accountable without any discrimination. But unfortunately there is a tradition in Pakistan, that only people who face corruption charges who are in opposition.the institutions are fragile and powerless, they can't take any action against government and its supporters. One sided accountability will never be successful ,
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