Two PTI MNAs admit to being present in Gilani’s video
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ISLAMABAD: Two members of the National Assembly belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Jamil Ahmed and Fahim Khan, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday.
The MNAs were allegedly involved in a sting operation to record a video in which Ali Haider Gilani, the son of Senator-elect Yousuf Raza Gilani, was seen telling PTI MNAs how to make a vote in the Senate election invalid by over-writing and ticking in front of the names of all candidates on the ballot paper.
Talking to media in Parliament House, the MNAs admitted that both of them were present in the video clip but they did not call it a sting operation.
They said that they were ready to appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan if summoned by it during the hearing of the case seeking disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani. The hearing of the case will be held on March 11.
Earlier, soon after obtaining vote of confidence from the National Assembly, Prime Minister Khan met a number of lawmakers of the ruling alliance in Parliament House.
PM asks Hafeez to continue as finance minister
The prime minister also met Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh who had faced an unexpected defeat in recent Senate elections on a seat from Islamabad won by Yousuf Raza Gilani.
An inside source said the prime minister asked Mr Shaikh not to be disappointed due to his defeat in the Senate polls and continue working as finance minister. This brought to an end rumours that the prime minister had decided to replace Mr Shaikh with an economic wizard from the PTI.
Earlier, under the Islamabad High Court’s decision, Mr Shaikh as an adviser to the prime minister could neither exercise executive powers not attend meetings of any government body. As a result, the prime minister appointed him federal minister for six months (till June 11) under a clause of the constitution.
The prime minister also met a delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and leaders of other allied parties and thanked them for giving him vote of confidence.
Published in Dawn, March 7th, 2021
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Mar 07, 2021 07:45am
Throw them in the thrash as the people of Ukraine did to their corrupt politicians.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:46am
They exposed the Gilani family and PPP's under hand tactics.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:47am
They are clean now after voting for IK. What a shame, PTI.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:48am
Excellent work, exposing the thugs.
Election Commission just announced it will investigate and take action.
Short lived happiness of PDM.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:50am
Good job!
First, VoC victory by PMIK. Now this. Under pressure to do its duty, Election Commission already looking into the matter.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:51am
Gilani lost billions of looted wealth to win one seat. And is likely to lose both now! ;)
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Mar 07, 2021 07:53am
All eyes on Election Commission to do the right thing. Pakistan is already angry at them for not doing their duty after Gilani leak.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:55am
Why Hafeez sheikh was not elected from Punjab where no election took place!
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Mar 07, 2021 07:55am
Too little, too late.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:59am
Now, what is the justification of Hafeez to continue ? Isn't the confidence of voters, on the elected members ? Who elected Hafiz ?
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Mar 07, 2021 08:05am
Many journalists who were present in the gallery reported that IK won by only 174 votes. An investigation should be done and the Speaker of the assembly should be made accountale.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:13am
Giliani former PM wins senate seat despite the fact that he has assets well beyond means and has been under investigation - How did he amass so much wealth after becoming PM I wonder.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:22am
If this was not a string operation then it means that they took money and they are going to ECP with proof that they took money? Let's see.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:29am
Ecp is a non functional body rides with nawaz money.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:30am
Yes they were just exchanging cooking tips.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:32am
Let's see what these PhD's have to say to the ECP.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:33am
Clearly a sting operation to force ECP to take notice/ action.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:47am
Same MNA's are then celebrating vote of confidence to PMIK! Wow.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:47am
Why are these two individuals speaking now and not earlier? Is it because they know their identities would come out sooner or later? Or that they are sure the sleeping ECP wont do anything to them just like the sleeping ECP did not do anything when the Gilani horse trading video came out?
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Mar 07, 2021 08:49am
End of PTI is near, the opposition has got confidence that they can break PTI and they will, better for IK to return to England
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Mar 07, 2021 09:10am
Too late! Nothing will come out of it.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:13am
PTI collapsing.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:23am
Gilani will be disqualified inshaAllah
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Mar 07, 2021 09:25am
So Imran Khan is the mastermind of the sting operation to bring down Gilani. I propose Imran Khan to be made the next chairman NAB he is not competent to be PM.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:28am
Regardless, ECP must disqualify Reza giani because his son was contacting PTI members to go against party voting.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:29am
@Pashto, PTI collapsing.
You have comprehension issues. PTI rising after ECP investigation and PM vote win.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:30am
PMIK has chalked out his strategy and now has majority members in parliament and senate to have legislation against corruption passed.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:32am
1.Supreme court has declared the ECP should exercise fair elections
2.Seat won as senator (Gilani) i.e father of the man who was recorded on tape, showing how to waste votes
3.ECP fast asleep and now upset because the PM has called them out.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:35am
Giant nomination should be thrown out
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Mar 07, 2021 09:38am
Pakistanis keep missing the point. It is not about MPAs or Gilanis instead it is about a law being broken. The PPP openly offered bribe to ruling lawmakers for votes and the whole country was witness to it yet no one is doing anything about it. Courts, ECP and Media the key pillars of democracy and who uphold the law are silent (in fact media is celebrating Gilani/PDM's victory via corrupt practices). If it happened in the West, Gilani would have been disqualified & PDM would have been finished.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:44am
This is part of IK's dirty politics to pressurize ECP. These MNA's and IK's vote of confidence should be made invalid.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:02am
For PTI credibility, the guilty MNA should be named. They should be asked to return the paid money into national coffers. Otherwise everything else is just a joke.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:07am
ECP is as incompetent and corrupt institution as the others. It is certainly not up to mark and needs significant changes and improvements
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Mar 07, 2021 10:08am
This was no sting operation, the two MNAs were there because of PTI/IK bad policies. Now they are being bullied to make these statements by IK.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:22am
Same IQ level as their captain. When you are seen in the video, it automatically means you were there, whether you admit it or not.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:26am
@Pashto, what?
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Mar 07, 2021 10:28am
@Pashto, you must love corrupts such as Fazal, Nawaz, Zardari & families.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:34am
Drowning man catches at a straw.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:35am
ECP should take action against these MNA's who went to Ali Haider and asked for guidance on how to make vote invalid. They are not child under 18. Ali Haider has done thing wrong.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:43am
Hopefully the ECP will disqualify these two and the ones instructing them how to nullify their vote.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:43am
The only justification left with PDM to justify wrong doings is that someone else also did it. Truly Thugs of Pakistan.
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Mar 07, 2021 10:44am
Again, sad thing is that the whole nation witnessed a law being broken i.e. a video proof that PTI lawmakers were bribed by PDM leadership yet no one is doing anything about it. Courts, ECP and media the main pillars of democracy and who uphold the law are silent instead of ensuring all culprits are caught, prosecuted and jailed
If this happened in the West media would have been all over it exposing the crime and the criminals. Gilani would have been disqualified and a lot of PDM leaders jailed
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Mar 07, 2021 11:14am
All were known to PTI even before vote of confidence as admitted twice by Fawad Chawdhri but later denied in order to take vote of confidence comfortably and later take disciplinary action. Political convenience and Hypocrisy, nothing else.
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Mar 07, 2021 11:26am
PTI is a criminal party. It should be banned.
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Mar 07, 2021 11:28am
Two questions from PTI supporters.
How Sanjrani was elected chairman senate when pti and allies only had 36 senators and got 54 votes?
PM announced Rs50 million development package for each MNA just days before senate election. Isn't that same as bribing MNAs?
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Mar 07, 2021 11:32am
Why the joint statement now ? Some deal has happened between IK and these MNAs. If they are honest, they should have alerted then and there. IK is now playing victim card.
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Mar 07, 2021 11:33am
Based on concrete evidence now ECP should disqualify Yousuf Raza Gilani for life..
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Mar 07, 2021 11:38am
@Fastrack, ECP will not accept video evidence. Mark my words. ECP seems to be a sold institution.
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Mar 07, 2021 11:48am
imran khan is the most corrupt politician in Pakistan's history.
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Mar 07, 2021 12:24pm
Election Commission has to move swiftly to preserve sanctity of votes. It is the matter of their repute.
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Mar 07, 2021 12:53pm
I still remember the time when PM threatened MQM but all was for political gains and then they became one. What U-turn it was.
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Mar 07, 2021 12:55pm
Hafeez Shaikh is not an elected member. What motivation he will have to work for people.
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Mar 07, 2021 01:07pm
@Pashto, PDM is collapsing and being exposed now
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Mar 07, 2021 01:09pm
These two MNA's should be punished by ECP for intentionally going to Ali Haider Gilani and asking for directions on how to invalidate vote. They were not child who can be misguided. Their mastermind who sent them should also be exposed.
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Mar 07, 2021 01:34pm
So now who does it look bad for....?
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Mar 07, 2021 01:36pm
@Fastrack, Good comment ....but don't expect much from the ECP....you'll be disappointed.
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Mar 07, 2021 01:55pm
Just watch PTI cry and try using any means to win....what a bunch of losers hope ECP makes public foreign funding case and call logs of daska ROs
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Mar 07, 2021 01:56pm
Gilani is a certified crook and must not be allowed in the prestigious senate!!
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Mar 07, 2021 01:57pm
@Pashto, PTI collapsing? is that what happens when your PM wins a vote of confidence -
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Mar 07, 2021 02:10pm
MNAs presented themselves for sale, who arranged the meeting who was the middleman... such deals don't happen just like that
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Mar 07, 2021 02:32pm
Gillani spent money to become senator n now w will loot money to make up expenditures n much more
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Mar 07, 2021 02:47pm
Now the test is for election commission and let’s see how neutral is election commission ... it’s clear now that the election of Gilani was not fair
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Mar 07, 2021 02:49pm
My humble request to the PM Imran Khan is time has come for him to show respect to his allied group and fulfil their just demands ASAP
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Mar 07, 2021 02:57pm
Wake up ECB
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Mar 07, 2021 03:06pm
@Anti-Corruption, what about chudhri Sarwar who done the same in 2018 Senate election ?
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Mar 07, 2021 03:27pm
They look dubious. The PPP and PML N types.
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Mar 07, 2021 03:28pm
Let’s see what the election commission do... this will prove how impartial and competent they are... anything less than the disqualification of Mr Gilani will be a white wash!
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Mar 07, 2021 03:54pm
Two MNAs of PTI Jamil Ahmed and Fahim Khan were assigned the task by PTI after PDM nominated Yousuf Raza Gilani to contest senate election from Islamabad to get involved Ali Haider Gilani into video conversation to trap him and then play foul to get Yousuf Raza Gilani disqualified from contesting senate election.
Since both PTI MNAs are exposed after defeat of Hafeez Shaikh, PTI wants ECP to hold the result of Yousuf Raza Gilani so that he should not be able to contest chairman senate election.
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Mar 07, 2021 04:04pm
PMIK days are numbered
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Mar 07, 2021 04:18pm
@Justice For All , apparently yes. That what he is saying. IK won vote of confidence, now his party is imploding. Cannot be more simple.
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Mar 07, 2021 04:22pm
The reputation of election commission is at stake if they donot disqualify gilani and call this seat election as null and void
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Mar 07, 2021 04:33pm
@Pashto, "PTI collapsing."
Only in your country, next door!
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Mar 07, 2021 05:16pm
Either Gilani will be disqualified or ECP will be debased.
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Mar 07, 2021 05:17pm
It’s admission or revelation??
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Mar 07, 2021 05:18pm
ECP investigation should be interesting. Check their bank accounts in Dubai.
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Mar 07, 2021 05:19pm
Would Gilani return Mrs. Erdogan's necklace now?
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Mar 07, 2021 05:23pm
@Sid,
Don't confuse honesty with competence. The corrupt are superbly competent at doing what they want to do.
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Mar 07, 2021 05:38pm
I would never support PDM until they Fazalurrehman
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Mar 07, 2021 05:46pm
@Syed , Because at the time it was not just PTI and it allies which wanted Sanjarani Chairman Senate but PPP too!
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Mar 07, 2021 05:55pm
@Pashto, PTI collapsing.
Don't waste space.
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Mar 07, 2021 05:58pm
@Asim, Why Hafeez sheikh was not elected from Punjab where no election took place!'
Because Hafeez Sheikh should have got 7 extra votes, 4 who were betrayed, in the video and 3 abducted by PPP in sind. While ECP look the other way. That's why we need open ballot.
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Mar 07, 2021 06:07pm
@Fastrack, Forget the election commission, let’s talk about this drama of “Vote of confidence” by a sitting PM, that too from his own people and allies ? That’s showing some power.
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Mar 07, 2021 07:03pm
@Syed , imran and his goons are nothing but hypocrisy and incompetence. Fact
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Mar 07, 2021 07:10pm
@Syed ,
No, it is development and nation building.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:38pm
@peer baba khwajaji, What is the criminality? Is providing free health cards or providing shelter homes is criminality or bringing corrupt politician and others to task is criminality?
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Mar 07, 2021 08:43pm
caught red handed. don't call it sting operation
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Mar 07, 2021 08:51pm
@Syed A. Mateen,
Mr. Syed A. Mateen,
Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani is confirmed and certified corrupt to the core and bone.
Period.
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Mar 07, 2021 08:56pm
@Syed,
Mr. Syed,
You are 100% right.
I second you.
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Mar 07, 2021 09:42pm
Get the cell phone ping information from the telecom providers and you have your proof. It’s that simple.
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Mar 07, 2021 11:08pm
Reminds me of the movie " The Sting ".... Robert Redford, Paul Newman.
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Mar 08, 2021 12:22am
@Syed , PM announced Rs50 million development package for each MNA just days before senate election. Isn't that same as bribing MNAs?
Development package is already budgeted and it has to be released.
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Mar 08, 2021 01:57am
@Pashto, Shut up Indian.
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Mar 08, 2021 05:16am
@Anti-Corruption, No, if they disqualify him they will have to disqualify Senate Chairman as well who was elected when PTI had very less votes
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Mar 08, 2021 10:28am
@Fastrack , They have actually helped PTI to disqualify Gilani from senate
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Mar 08, 2021 02:38pm
Both of these criminals must be punished !
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Mar 08, 2021 04:20pm
@N_Saq,
You are absolutely right but, we in Pakistan morally has gone down that much that we can't see right from wrong. Even Fazal Rehman who supposed to be a Mullah is also celebrating Gillani,s win. The judges, the lawyers, the decent educated people of Pakistan are all quite about the offer of bribery with the audiovisual proof which all the country witnessed. To make it further worse, the use of public funds from Sind were used for Gillani win is, also claimed.
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Mar 08, 2021 04:24pm
@Fastrack ,
What is your problem? He still won, didn't he?
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Mar 08, 2021 08:43pm
@Zak, Dubai ist not Pakistan that everyone will peek into your accounts !
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Mar 08, 2021 08:46pm
@AZAM AKBAR, Dream on .
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Mar 08, 2021 09:05pm
@Asim, He would have lost there as well.
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