- The former KP CM earned Rs 2.5 million a day in one of his mines – Marwat.
- He says keeping Imran in jail instead of Bani Gala was not his idea.
- Former PTI government in KP was involved in corruption, says advocate.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and legislator Sher Afzal Marwat, known for his outspoken demeanor and controversial statements, on Sunday admitted that corruption was rampant in his party's previous government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
During a live session on X Spaces, he alleged, “In the previous PTI government, people did not become billionaires but billionaires.” [via corruption].”
Replying to a question, the PTI leader said he did not raise the narrative of keeping former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Adiala jail instead of his Bani Gala residence.
“Former KP chief minister Mahmood Khan now earns Rs 2.5 million a day from one of his mines,” he added.
Marwat remains in the spotlight due to his direct and controversial comments.
Last week he claimed that his party was paying the cost of two wrong decisions. speaking in Geographic news In the program “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”, the MNA said that the first mistake was made when Imran requested a political alliance with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sherani group.
An electoral alliance between JUI-Shirani and the PTI could not be concluded after they failed to reach a seat adjustment agreement for the February 8 general elections.
He further said that entering into an alliance with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) was his second big mistake, adding that the former ruling party lost 80 seats due to wrong decisions.
His comments irked PTI's ally in the assemblies when SIC president Sahibzada Hamid Raza on Friday warned PTI leaders against washing dirty linen in public, saying he had a lot to reveal but decided not to share due to her engagement to party founder Imran. Khan's cause.
The SIC chief took strong exception to Marwat's comments and advised the PTI to put its house in order.
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