*ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has given important instructionsover infamous Asghar Khan case.*
*PM Khan wants to know why FIA requested the Supreme Court to close theAsghar Khan case.*
He has asked FIA to submit a detailed report, said Information MinisterFawad Chaudhry. He said that the premier expressed his lack of trust in thefederal agency.
Khan will read the report after returning from Turkey.
The Supreme Court issued its interim order in the Asghar Khan case onThursday. On December 29, the FIA submitted a report in court and basicallysaid it can’t pursue the Asghar Khan case because of lack of evidence.
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“The matter remained dormant for a long time when it was resurrected inorder to reach a logical conclusion,” the order says. “The matter wasreferred to FIA to the extent of the civilians involved in the matter ashas been directed by this Court in its judgment while the retired officersof the Armed Forces were to be probed and necessary action was to be taken.”
The FIA report revealed that “there are gaps in statements of importantwitnesses and they are not in conformity with each others”. However, nopayment receipt was available with the persons named in the case. The banksdidn’t have records either.
“[The] Judgement concluded that no convincing and legally acceptableevidence was brought on record by the respondent No.2 regarding thedisbursement of amount to different persons,” the order said.
