Former PTI leader and senator Faisal Vawda. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ARCHIVE
Senator Faisal Vawda on Friday called for the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, alleging that Pakistan was being run “like a family corporation” and claiming that allegations had emerged against one of Dar’s close relatives, whom he described as his “alleged grandson.”
Vawda alleged that the relative had been accused of bringing foreign women to Pakistan and committing “alleged rape, violence and extortion”. He further stated that the arrest occurred “apparently following the intervention of the relevant foreign embassy.”
The senator alleged that the government was making “every effort” to suppress the alleged incident. He stated that there were attempts to limit the case to extortion rather than rape and that preparations were being made to send the alleged foreign victims back to their country as soon as possible.
Vawda also alleged that the statement under Article 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which he said “should have already come to light”, had not been made public.
Referring to earlier medical reports, he further alleged that favorable medical reports could also be obtained.
He said it was “the funeral of democracy”, in which he claimed 500 people had captured the country through an “elite capture” in the name of democracy. He alleged that, although these “democratic funerals” had been plundering the country for years, “now they are also plundering honor.”
Vawda further stated that the future of Pakistan was in the hands of the descendants of these “democratic funerals”.
He said he had continued to expose “democratic parties and democratic funerals” and questioned why no political party, whether in government, opposition or among coalition partners, had issued a statement condemning the alleged incident.
She also harshly criticized the “so-called defenders of women’s rights” for remaining silent.
