Ex-PTI MPA Ubaid Ullah Mayar says Pervez Khattak asked him to accept Rs10 million in bribe
Pakistan
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Former PTI MPA Ubaid Ullah Mayar says he stands by his statements and is not scared of anyone after a scandalous video surfaced in which he could be seen accepting bribe. Photo: File
PESHAWAR: Former PTI lawmaker Ubaid Ullah Mayar has confessed to accepting bribe worth Rs10 million in 2018 and alleged that the then chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak asked him to do so.
The confession came after a controversial video surfaced on social media in which some PTI lawmakers could be seen allegedly accepting bribe prior to the Senate elections of 2018.
Former PTI lawmaker Ubaid Ullah Mayar confesses to taking Rs10 million in bribe
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Former PTI lawmaker Ubaid Ullah Mayar has confessed to taking bribe worth Rs10 million after a scandalous video of PTI MPAs allegedly accepting bribe surfaced
Says he took the money on the directives of the then chief minister of KP, Pervez Khattak
Says provincial government had paid Rs10 million to all MPAs
After a scandalous video of PTI lawmakers allegedly receiving bribe before the Senate elections of 2018 went viral on social media on Tuesday, former PTI lawmaker Ubaid Ullah Mayar has confessed to taking bribe worth Rs10 million.
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National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has decided to convene a session of the lower house of parliament on the requisition of the opposition next week and stressed that by maintaining cordial atmosphere in the house legislation could be enacted in a better manner.
The decision was taken in a meeting between the speaker and Adviser to Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan. Matters pertaining to legislation and important issues of national importance were discussed in the meeting.
It was decided that the requisitioned National Assembly session would be convened on Monday, February 15. They also agreed that the proceedings of the house would be conducted under the rules and regulations of the assembly.
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The share of the agriculture sector in Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is lesser than its actual potential and the country grows lesser quantities of wheat, rice, corn, cotton and sugarcane when compared with other countries of the region in terms of per acre yield.
However, the contribution of the agriculture sector in the GDP can be increased from the existing $49 billion to $74 billion by 2031 by adopting an effective strategy and giving financial and technical assistance to the farmers, officials told Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday.