Summary Contacts with PPP Senator Aitzaz Ahsan fail to bear fruit, PTI's search for good lawyer continues
LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has cleared on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that he’d be willing to provide free advice in Panama Leaks case but wasn’t ready to fight the case in the court, reported Dunya News.
PTI’s hunt for a good lawyer is not over yet as Aitzaz didn’t give the green signal to the party. According to PTI sources, Aitzaz won’t be fighting the case. Sources told that Aitzaz will keep himself limited to advice only and he had made it clear on PTI as well.
Meanwhile, PPP sources told Dunya News that Aitzaz wasn’t willing to take the case to Supreme Court. Moreover, Aitzaz will also need the approval of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari before making any big decision regarding the case.
Read more: Hamid Khan declines from pursuing Panama Leaks case for PTI
Senior lawyer Hamid Ali Khan has on Friday declined from further pursuing the Panama Leaks case for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He said that he couldn’t fight the case after negative campaign against him on media, reported Dunya News.
Talking to media, Hamid Khan said that he had no differences with PTI and chairman Imran Khan still wanted him to plead the case but the media had already started doling out verdicts. He said that he couldn’t fight with media.
Hamid Khan added that he hadn’t declined from advising PTI on the case. He also stated that he didn’t deem it necessary to answer Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz’s comments.
“I have done the basic work and only the arguments remain now. Whoever pursues this case, will take it ahead from this point”, Khan said.
