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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday that the government has given the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) its go-ahead to arrest former finance minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shaukat Tarin in a case related to his alleged role in derailing the crucial International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal, Aaj News reported.

The interior minister revealed this while addressing a press conference in Karachi.

In August, two audio tapes surfaced on social and mainstream media, in which a man said to be Tarin could be heard guiding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab’s finance ministers to inform the federal government and the IMF of their inability to commit to a provincial budget surplus in light of the recent floods that have wreaked havoc in Pakistan.

Prior to that, Jhagra had written a letter to the Ministry of Finance conveying the same.

The FIA then issued a notice to Tarin, saying an inquiry had been initiated against him on the basis of the alleged audio call to Jhagra.

As per reports, the FIA has completed a preliminary inquiry into Tarin’s audio leaks and sought approval from the interior ministry to initiate legal proceedings against Tarin, leading to his arrest.

During his presser today, Sanaullah criticised PTI Chairman Imran Khan and alleged that since his ouster, the former premier had been “campaigning and making moves” to ensure that the country was subject to political instability so that it would ultimately default.

“For this purpose, he (Imran) also led astray a person like Shaukat Tarin who, under his influence, did something because of which Pakistan could’ve been hurt.

“The inquiry against him (Tarin) is complete, the FIA had asked permission to arrest him which the government has given and he should be punished for it so no one ever dares to do something like this again.”

He said that despite all this, the PTI chief was “unsuccessful” and an agreement between the IMF and the government was seemingly on the horizon.

“Today again he indulged in a very disgusting talk which is highly condemnable and I want to clarify that Pakistan will achieve political and economic stability,” he said, referring to Imran’s televised address.

Sanaullah called Imran a “political terrorist” and said the country would remain “safe from terrorists, including political terrorists like him”.

He said there was “no possibility” of future negotiations with militants since past talks had not proved successful or yielded any results. “There is no doubt that a new wave of terrorism has arrived,” Sanaullah said, adding that law enforcement agencies and security institutions are on alert.

During his media talk, the interior minister also spoke about elections in the country, saying that it was the Election Commission of Pakistan’s prerogative to conduct them.

“We are fully ready to contest elections whether they are in April or October but we are of the opinion that they are not the solution to the economic and militancy challenges the country faces at this time.”

The interior minister said it would be “hard to accept” the results of an election held without a caretaker set-up.

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Amir Feb 12, 2023 09:19pm
These crooks have destroyed country now they are engaging in diversion tactics!
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Retired Feb 12, 2023 10:09pm
This is insane! So now in future if any government wants to take loan from a foreign state or institution and any citizen of Pakistan objects to it, or thinks such a deal is against our national interest, or writes articles or campaigns against it, he/she could be put in jail for "derailing" the deal! This is the precedent these morons want to set! There are many economists/academics around the world that genuinely object to sovereign nations taking loans from World Bank and IMF. Will these individuals be arrested in Pakistan? What happened to democracy and freedom of speech which these thugs hide behind whenever any one calls for their accountability!
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BK Feb 12, 2023 11:00pm
Can I pls request the people of Pakistan to wake up and stop these PDM crooks! Is it too much to expect from my people to show at least as much excitement and interest in their country and their destiny as they have for the opening of Tim Hortens? Our country is going into a deep abyss very quickly and each and every citizen will have to pay for it! Wake up and demand your rights! WAKE UP PAKISTAN AND COME OUT ON THE STREETS BEFORE PDM COMES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
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Pakistani Feb 12, 2023 11:14pm
@BK, oh pagal aadmi...yeh jub power mein thaa tab konsa teeer maara thaaaaaa
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KhanRA Feb 13, 2023 02:13am
This is pathetic - they are trying to blame someone else aside from Dar for this meltdown. Now you can see why PML is unfit to govern any longer. They can offer no solutions, they only seek revenge.
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BK Feb 13, 2023 03:58am
@Pakistani, you spoke like a typical Pakistani who does not want to be bothered…sootay rahoo bhai…
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