Former federal minister Azam Khan Swati. — Photo by APP

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister for science and technology Azam Khan Swati called Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani the most corrupt person in the country’s history.

Speaking to media representatives outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, Swati called both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani corrupt.

Responding to a question regarding the ongoing Federal Investigation Agency’s probe into the Haj scam, Swati said that the court was well aware that the FIA would not unveil those involved in the corruption scandal.

Azam Khan Swati, a former minister associated with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F), was sacked by Prime Minister Gilani for violating discipline.

Swati and former minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi were both sacked for entering verbal bouts against one another over corruption allegations in the Haj operations.

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