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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on Monday the ministry would seek transcript of ex-ISI chief Asad Durrani’s testimony before Pakistan’s Supreme Court where he admitted to funding the BNP during the 1991 general elections.
"We can provide more details after getting the transcript in our hands. This is necessary to be clear about what actually happened. We also need to know what is actually written in the transcript,” the minister said.
“What we know is from a report run by the Khaleej Times.”
She hoped that after the ministry receives a transcript, it will be clear what is exactly stated by the Pakistani former spy agency chief.
But, she emphasised that the Dubai-based Khaleej Times quoted the matter of funding from the transcript.
According to press reports, former International Services Intelligence chief Asad Durrani made the admission that his agency gave 50 million rupees to Khaleda Zia to help her win the 1991 parliamentary polls.
Khaleej Times published the news article titled ‘Asghar Khan’s petition finally comes up for hearing’ on March 3.
The report chiefly dealt with a petition of Pakistan’s former Air Force commander-in-chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan against 140 million Pakistani rupees doled out by the establishment through the ISI to a select group of anti-Benazir Bhutto politicians in 1990.
“Another Rs50 million was allegedly paid to Bangladesh’s Khalida (Khaleda) Zia to help her in polls against Hasina Wajid’s (Wajed’s) Awami League generally perceived by Pakistan’s security establishment as pro-India,” the report said.
"We can provide more details after getting the transcript in our hands. This is necessary to be clear about what actually happened. We also need to know what is actually written in the transcript,” the minister said.
“What we know is from a report run by the Khaleej Times.”
She hoped that after the ministry receives a transcript, it will be clear what is exactly stated by the Pakistani former spy agency chief.
But, she emphasised that the Dubai-based Khaleej Times quoted the matter of funding from the transcript.
According to press reports, former International Services Intelligence chief Asad Durrani made the admission that his agency gave 50 million rupees to Khaleda Zia to help her win the 1991 parliamentary polls.
Khaleej Times published the news article titled ‘Asghar Khan’s petition finally comes up for hearing’ on March 3.
The report chiefly dealt with a petition of Pakistan’s former Air Force commander-in-chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan against 140 million Pakistani rupees doled out by the establishment through the ISI to a select group of anti-Benazir Bhutto politicians in 1990.
“Another Rs50 million was allegedly paid to Bangladesh’s Khalida (Khaleda) Zia to help her in polls against Hasina Wajid’s (Wajed’s) Awami League generally perceived by Pakistan’s security establishment as pro-India,” the report said.
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