The enablers of corruption must also be held accountable, says the prime minister.
The prime minister says his government came with a robust public mandate to get ride of this menace from the country. “But what is needed is international cooperation to bring perpetrators of financial crimes to justice,” he added.
The PM then proposed 7 steps the international community can take:
1. The stolen asests of developing countries must be returned 2. Authorities in havens must impose criminal and financial penalties 3. The enablers must be held accountable
4. Beneficial owners of foriegn companies be revealed upon inquiry 5. Multinational companies must not be allowed profit shifting to avoid taxation 6. Revenue from digital transactions should be taxed where revenues are generated 7. Unequal investment treaties must be discarded
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Pattan has examined the publicly available election documents for NA-130 in Lahore, where PML-N's head Nawaz Sharif won on February 8.
Here's a thread on the findings:
Pattan identified discrepancies in the election result forms when comparing the voter turnout and polled votes for NA-130 with the three provincial seats within its area.
Generally, it added, the turnout for shared polling stations of a national constituency and its provincial constituencies is the same, as voters who go to the polling stations usually vote for candidates for both NA and PA.
The Christian community of Jaranwala returns to their neighbourhood to find their homes ransacked and gutted.
“What the mob could not steal they burned to the ground,” said one woman.
“It took us 20 years to build this home. In one day they [the mob] sent us back 20 years,” said a man, whose home was burnt, “We can never rebuild our lives again.”
“They tore the Bibles and broke everything else in our Church,” said a young man.
Key takeaways from the Election (Amendment) Bill 2023. Thread:
Definition of “assets” tweaked. Now includes property owned by candidates and "spouses and dependent children".
Definition of “technocrat” also tweaked. Now a technocrat must have at least 20 years of experience at international and national level “post qualification”.
Bill 2023 states that if the presiding officer, due to connectivity issues, cannot send the results electronically, he/she shall proceed physically with the results to the Returning Officer.
Funds amounting to $2,121,500 were transferred from a Dubai-based company by Arif Naqvi into PTI’s account.
The PTI “knowingly received donations from a company which was being operated by a business tycoon who was involved in criminal fraud,” states the ECP.
Regarding the funds from Arif Naqvi, the ECP further states that it gave the PTI“ample time”, from 2018 to 2021, to make a disclosure.