Asfandyar, Afrasiab had secret agreement with US: Hoti

PESHAWAR: Senator Azam Hoti alleged Monday that Awami National Party (ANP) leaders Asfandyar Wali Khan and Afrasiab Khattak had a secret agreement with the US. “Approximately $35 million was taken from the US as part of this agreement.”

During a news conference, Hoti said the ANP leaders had disappeared for ten days in the US; however he added that he had no proof for these allegations. “Information about the ANP leaders was given by US residents.”

According to Hoti, the agreement was concerned with the Taliban and also involved an Arab country.

Hoti also called Afrasiab Khattak a thief who along with Asfandyar Wali Khan had destroyed the ANP.

Earlier this month, the ANP expelled Azam Khan Hoti from the party on grounds of violating party discipline by demanding the resignation of Asfandyar Wali and Afrasiab Khattak.

ANP Response

ANP leader Senator Zahid Khan in reaction to the press conference said Hoti himself had admitted that there was no proof to these allegations.

“We were in government during the last five years, why were these allegations not leveled then?”

Khan added that Asfandyar Wali Khan was a hero for the Pakhtun people. He further said that an official reaction to the press conference would be given after two days. “There has been a conspiracy against our leadership in every era.”