Man claiming to be Gulalai's assistant accuses her of corruption

Gulalai's father would make money from projects given in her supervision, he claims

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Noor Zaman, man claiming to be Gulalai’s political assistant, is seen in this screengrab from his video message. — Geo News

ISLAMABAD: A man, who claimed himself to be the political assistant of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Aisha Gulalai, on Thursday accused her of making millions of rupees from development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Noor Zaman, who introduced himself as Gulalai's political assistant, alleged in a video message that she received Rs. 7.2 million as a kickback in the construction of Bannu Link Road-Saddakhel Road. He said that he himself got Rs. 4.75 million out of the total amount.

"From the funds allocated for Lakki Marwat, Gulalai collected Rs. 1.2 million; she kept Rs. 0.6 million issued for installation of Karak solar-powered tube well," the man claimed in his video message.

"Gulalai spent all this money for four-and-a-half kanal property in Janda Domail area, besides receiving another Rs. 1 million for providing counsellor ticket to a man in Bannu."

Zaman also alleged the former PTI member didn't show her Bannu property in her assets.

The man went on to allege that Shamsul Qayyum – Gulalai's father – would make money from projects given in her supervision and take care of all the financial dealings.

He claimed that Gulalai, along with her father, held several meetings with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor.

"I accompanied them to the governor's residence several times. Shamsul Qayyum and Aisha Gulalai met the governor separately."

He claimed that Gulalai was in contact with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ameer Maqam, through her father. "Shamsul Qayyum would dream of NA-1, Peshawar ticket, and seeing his daughter as interior minister," he stated.

Gulalai rebuts corruption allegations

Gulalai denied Zaman's allegations saying neither him nor Mujahid Khattak was her political assistant. "Many will come forth to accuse me, but I do not worry," she said.

She rebutted the allegations while speaking on Geo News program Capital Talk.

Gulalai said that PTI supporters were threatening her, adding, "If something happens to me or my family, then Imran Khan would responsible for it".