iSLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has set February 29 as the date for initiating the proceedings of Asghar Khan case.
According to details, the case was filed by Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan in 1996 following a statement of former interior minister Naseerullah Babar in the Parliament in which he alleged that in 1990 Rs140 million had been dished out with the help of ISI among the political opponents of Pakistan People's Party.
The petition filed by Asghar Khan said, ISI distributed money among the political opponents of PPP during the general elections of 1990.
The proceedings were started on the case in 1996 when Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was Chief Justice of Pakistan.
The then Army Chief General Aslam Baig, in a reply submitted with the Supreme Court said:
- President Ghulam Ishaq Khan had set up an election cell in the Presidency under the supervision of Roidad Khan and Ajlal Haider during 1990 general elections.
- ISI had on the instructions of the election cell gave away Rs140 million to the opponents of PPP.
- It is a usual thing for ISI to extend help to their favorite politicians in elections and its approval is granted by the chief executive of the government.
Former ISI chief Lt. Gen. (Retd) Asad Durrani in his affidavit said:
- The money was distributed among politicians on the directive of General (Retd) Aslam Baig (Chief of Army Staff at the time).
According to Asad Durrani the money was distributed as below:
Nawaz Sharif got Rs3.5 million; Mir Afzal Khan Rs10 million; Lt. Gen. Rafaqat got Rs5.6 million for distribution among journalists; Abida Hussain Rs1 million; Jamat-e-Islami Rs5 million; Altaf Hussain Qureshi Rs500,000; Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi Rs5 million (Sindh); Jam Sadiq Rs5 million (Sindh); Muhammad Khan Junejo Rs250,000 (Sindh); Pir Pagara Rs2 million (Sindh); Maulana Salahuddin Rs300,000 (Sindh); different small groups in Sindh Rs5.4 million and; Humayun Marri Rs1.5 million (Balochistan).
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