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PM Gilani took exception to the FIA move of summoning his son, claim sources. -AFP File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son agreed on Tuesday to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a Haj corruption case.

Sources told DawnNews that Abdul Qadir Gilani had sent a message to the FIA team investigating the scam that he would appear before it and record his statement in few days.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the FIA team to investigate the involvement of Prime Minister Gilani’s son in the Haj scam case.

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