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LAHORE, Jul 09 (APP):Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has rebuked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif over his recent remarks, calling him a ‘fake intellectual’ and accusing him of misrepresenting audit figures for political propaganda.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Azma urged Saif to “read the audit report thoroughly”, asserting that the corruption figures cited by PTI pertain to the periods when Usman Buzdar and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi were chief ministers. “Take a look at page 87 and 96 of the report — perhaps then you’ll feel a little shame,” she said.
The minister clarified that the much-discussed Rs. 1 trillion figure refers to wheat procurement and subsidies spanning from 2018 to 2023 — years when the PTI governed Punjab. “Every citizen knows this. These were PTI’s years in power,” she added.
Azma described PTI’s four-year rule in Punjab as a “dark chapter” marked by “incompetence, systemic looting, and misgovernance,” likening it to the party’s 12-year tenure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
She also pointed to high-profile corruption allegations involving former first lady Bushra Bibi and Farah Gogi, labeling them as “symbols of that corrupt era.”
“Blinded by hatred for the Sharif family, their leader left the Prime Minister’s House with just a diary in hand—and ended up in Adiala Jail,” Bokhari remarked.
Concluding her statement with a warning, the minister said the path of PTI leaders like Ali Amin Gandapur and Barrister Saif is becoming increasingly evident. “Next stop – Adiala,” she declared.