KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Dr Seema Zia on Friday said that party leader Jahangir Tareen was “rightly disqualified” but later apologised for her remarks. Addressing the Sindh Assembly, Zia said, “Whatever happened with Tareen is very good,” adding that “he was rightly disqualified and whoever is involved in corrupt practices should be punished.”The PTI MPA’s statement came a day after the Supreme Court (SC) upheld its December 2017 decision of disqualifying Tareen for life. Meanwhile, speaking to the media outside the Sindh Assembly later on in the day, Zia apologised for her remarks against Tareen. “I highly respect Tareen and he has done a lot for the party and it is owing his sacrifices that the PTI is where it is today,” she said. The PTI MPA further said, “I only meant to say that we respect courts and their decisions whether they be against me, our party leadership or anyone else.”

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 09:00 UTC