KP Law Minister Sultan Khan Tenders Resignation
After the leaked video episode, KP law minister Sultan Khan has tendered his resignation on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan shared the law minister’s resignation letter in a tweet.
Resignation received from the Law Minister Sultan Mohammad Khan. pic.twitter.com/upU5o7qcS5
— Mahmood Khan (@IMMahmoodKhan) February 9, 2021
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In his other tweet, KP CM said, ” As Chief Executive of KP, I’ve asked Law Minister Sultan Khan to step aside & resign, due to his alleged appearance in a video released on social media, to clear his name. We will, as per the vision of PM, uphold the highest standards of accountability & transparency in this province.”
As Chief Executive of KP, I've asked Law Minister Sultan Khan to step aside & resign, due to his alleged appearance in a video released on social media , to clear his name.
— Mahmood Khan (@IMMahmoodKhan) February 9, 2021
We will ,as per vision of PM, uphold highest standards of accountability & transparency in this province.
An old video from 2018 has surfaced on social media on Tuesday featuring PTI lawmakers allegedly receiving bribes before the Senate elections.
The video clip featured KP Law Minister Sultan Mohammad Khan and MPA Ubaid Mayar. Former PPP MPA Mohammad Ali Bacha can be seen handing over the stacks of money to the PTI parliamentarians. Sultan Mohammad Khan can be seen receiving money in the video and keeping it in a bag.
Video also shows Sardar Idrees, another former MPA of the PTI, taking money. Former PTI MPA Meraj Humayun can also be seen receiving the money and putting it in a bag and former MPA of the party, Dina Khan as well.
