LAHORE: The PPP, Punjab chapter, alleges that the PTI is using illegal funding to malign the state institutions through hired social media users.

PPP Punjab general secretary and parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly Syed Hassan Murtaza said here on Tuesday that the PTI launched a malicious campaign on social media against the state institutions by paying huge emoluments to the social media activists from the illegal funding it had collected from foreign companies and individuals, even those from India.

“The PTI’s social media operators continued to receive money from the prohibited funding,” he added.

Reacting to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision on PTI’s funding, he said former prime minister Imran Khan had proven to be ‘dishonest’ and ‘liar’ by the ECP verdict. He said the one who would accuse others of their involvement in a foreign conspiracy himself turned out to be the product of a foreign conspiracy.

“The election commission’s decision proved that Imran Khan was launched to destroy Pakistan.”

The PPP leader demanded that such a ‘certified’ liar should not be allowed to do politics.

Mr Murtaza asked why an Indian citizen funded the PTI from Singapore. It had been proved, said Murtaza, that Imran Khan was spreading chaos and hatred in Pakistan by taking funds from foreigners. The narrative of the PTI leaders after the ECP verdict on the illegal funding case was nothing but ‘shamelessness’, he said.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2022