ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sent a notice to Former Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser to appear in the PTI funding case, Bol News reported.

The federal agency has started investigation into PTI’s funding case after the ruling by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which declared the party received funds from prohibited sources.

In this regard, the agency has summoned 11 PTI leaders including former NA Speaker Asad Qaisar, former Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, Mian Mahmood-ur-Rashid, and former MPA Seema Zia to appear before the agency and answer questions.

Asad Qaiser and Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed have been summoned by the FIA to record their statement on August 11 while Imran Ismail and Seema Zia have been asked to appear before the agency on August 12 and 15 respectively.

In a statement, Qaiser said all records are available and will be presented to the FIA and they will not be intimidated by such high-handed tactics He said the PTI is the only party which submitted details of all accounts.

He said the government should avoid using state institutions for their political ambitions. He said the government is afraid of Imran Khan’s popularity. He vowed they will fight vigorously on the political and legal fronts.

The FIA has formed a six-member team to launch an investigation into PTI funding case led by Director Amna Baig. A five-member special monitoring team was formed by the federal agency which will coordinate with the zonal inquiry team in Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Islamabad, Quetta and Faisalabad.

The zonal committees will collect records of the assets owned by PTI, whereas inquiries will be conducted under the Political Parties Act 2002.

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