Senate video scandal: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law minister resigns on PM's directive

Islamabad / Peshawar:

On the directive of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the law minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resigned, allegedly involved in the Senate video scandal.

Law Minister Sultan Mohammad Khan has tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. In his resignation, he has written that after the video has come to light, it becomes my duty to resign. 

It has been an honor for me to work as a follower of your team and Prime Minister Imran Khan. I offer myself unconditionally for any kind of inquiry. Inshallah, I will succeed in this matter and justice will be done.

However, there is a technical error in the resignation of Sultan Muhammad Khan. He has tendered his resignation in the name of the Chief Minister instead of the Governor.

Earlier, Special Assistant Shahbaz Gul had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had given orders to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. It has been decided to resign from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Sultan Muhammad Khan.

Shahbaz Gul said that the current law minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sultan Muhammad Khan is also present in the 2018 video. The matter will be investigated in detail and a report will be submitted.

Later, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also tweeted in this regard and demanded the resignation of the Provincial Law Minister Sultan Muhammad Khan over the alleged video leak and issued instructions for a transparent inquiry. In the tweet, he said that the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan According to the government will not compromise on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

سینیٹ الیکشن میں بولیاں لگتی ہیں اس لیے ہم چاہتے ہیں کہ سینیٹ الیکشن میں انتخابات کا طریقہ شفاف ہونا چاہیے:عمران خان

ہم اس اوپن بیلیٹ کی ترمیم کو پاس نہیں ہونے دیں گے: اپوزیشن

ویڈیو دیکھیں اور خود فیصلہ کریں کون عوام کا کتنا خیرخواہ ہے

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— Junaid (@PoliticalJurist) February 9, 2021

Video of MPAs buying and selling in Senate Election 2018 has come to light. The video shows members of the assembly receiving and paying money. In the video, PTI members can be seen sitting in front of a pile of notes.

It should be noted that in 2018, PTI members were sold in crores and 20 PTI members were fired for selling votes. 

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