PM Shehbaz urges ECP to announce verdict in PTI prohibited funding case
The Prime Minister says that despite the shameless attacks on institutions, Imran's free pass has harmed the country. 19 July 2022 Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif addressing the Budget Conference in Islamabad on June 7, 2022. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce its "long-delayed decision" in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) banned funding case. The prime minister made the comments on his official Twitter handle and defended his statement, adding that former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan has been given a "free pass despite his repeated and shameless attacks on state institutions". " "The immunity granted to them has harmed the country," he claimed. The case, formerly known as the 'Foreign Funding Case', was opened in March 2018, while the ECP has reserved its decision since June 2022. Read: PTI case...