The duo is facing allegations of fraudulently misappropriating shareholders money and involvement in money laundering. PTI’s top leadership should take this initiative now to unmask such elements, he added. Is your case so week that you had to use media for conducting my trial, he asked.
“It is regrettable that we are here seeking justice from Tehreek-e-Insaf,” he remarked.
Earlier, Tareen approached the court along with provincial ministers and MPAs of PTI, who pledged to support him.
Raja Raiz, provincial minister Numan Langrial, Lala Muhammad, MPA Tahir Randhawa and several others PTI lawmakers were present on the occasion.
Talking to media person, Raja Riaz advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to not lose a friend like Tareen as he had a role in forming the government.
Jahangir Tareen speaks to the media in Lahore on Wednesday. DawnNewsTV
In a show of support, Punjab lawmakers from the ruling PTI accompanied sugar baron Jahangir Tareen to court on Wednesday where he and his son had to appear for an extension in their interim bail in cases filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Lala Tahir Randhawa, Raja Riaz, Noman Langrial, Salman Naeem, Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, Khurram Leghari and Abdul Hai Dasti showed up to support Tareen at his hearing.
Speaking to the media, PTI MNA Raja Riaz said that PM Imran would not have been successful in winning the vote of confidence from parliament in March without Tareen.