Thursday, March 8, 2012

Yunis Habib points finger at Aslam Beg, Ishaq Khan




Yunis Habib has confessed to paying Rs 400 million on the orders of Ishaq Khan and Aslam Beg.





Ex-chief of the Mehran Bank Yunis Habib has sought unconditional pardon from the Supreme Court.



According to the details the ex-chief of the Mehran Bank Yunis Habib has admitted paying the sum of Rs 350 to 400 million on the orders of the then president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and ex-COAS Mirza Aslam Beg.



He prayed that he had no option other than complying with the said order. The money was allegedly paid to get the Islami Jamhoori Etihad elected in the general elections against Pakistan People’s Party. He also disclosed Roedad Khan forced him to file a case against Asif Ali Zardari.



He also mentioned the name of Col Akbar who gave him the account numbers for transferring the money. General Aslam Beg arranged Younus Habib’s meeting with president, he allged.



He also disclosed Aslam Beg demanded that amount for the sake of national interest. The court adjourned the hearing till March 9.



Later, former ISI Chief Asad Durrani submitted his reply to the Supreme Court.



According to sources, Durrani has admitted to distributing Rs 140 million to the politicians.

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