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KARACHI: Former petroleum minister Asim Hussain, in a video statement aired on local media, hurled startling allegations on former president Asif Ali Zardari's foster brother Owais Muzaffar alias Tappi.
In the video statement, Asim Hussain said that former Sindh minister Owais Muzaffar was the 'working' chief minister of Sindh during the second reign of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was involved in doing all sorts of corruption.
"Once a doctor told me that a Rs600 vaccine was bought for Rs1,000 but it was later sold in a market in Multan. Upon investigation into the case I found the allegations to be true. I complained about this to Zardari and asked him to stop Owais Muzaffar from playing with people's lives, after which Owais hurled threats at me," Asim Hussain said in the video statement.
"Tappi told me, Mai tumhe aisa teeka lagaunga ke yaad rakhoge (I will hit you in a way, you will never forget)" the former minister said quoting Tappi.
The close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, Dr Asim Hussain was arrested by Sindh Rangers from the office of Higher Education Commission in Clifton on August 26, 2015.
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is investigating Dr Asim’s alleged corruption and his role in terror financing.
On the other hand, NAB is also investigating three new corruption cases against Dr Asim.
These include illegal affiliation of medical colleges with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), issuance of licences for dozens of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and other corrupt practices.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:02pm
Finally he is opening up how can he alone in massive corruptions without the help of other complicits
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Jun 15, 2016 11:03pm
Its amazing what goes on and is said in pakistani politics. There doesn't seem to be any shame, fear of God or morals. It disgusts me.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:03pm
Do any of these people have any shame.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:05pm
Keep grilling this man and he will spill out more truth and expose these corrupt persons.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:07pm
It is strange that after all these startling disclosures, still the main players are playing around!
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Jun 15, 2016 11:15pm
Zerb-e-NAB and Zerb-e-Rangers against corruption. I support.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:22pm
When are we going to close the investigations and pronounce sentence, what is stopping to do the justice.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:22pm
But they will still vote for PPP in Sindh.
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Jun 15, 2016 11:28pm
Gradually the guy is opening his mouth.Now it's the time to grab Owais Muzzafar Tapi from Dubai or London wherever he is.
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Jun 16, 2016 01:00am
Pakistan Politics: an endless misery for the nation.
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Jun 16, 2016 01:30am
Don't worry my lords, after decades we will Insallah continue to say no ruler has ever been convicted in our courts because of there was no evidence...lol
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Jun 16, 2016 01:33am
Is anyone really surprise ? They are all bunch of Thugs. No exception to the party or other high officers!!!
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Jun 16, 2016 01:38am
Shabaash Pak Rangers for nabbing this guy and for making him disclose all this. But Tappi and Zardari will never emerge from their hideouts for questioning.
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Jun 16, 2016 02:13am
It would be interesting to know the beneficiaries of the licences. Government should take action.
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Jun 16, 2016 02:22am
Get over it. I am exhausted.
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Jun 16, 2016 02:25am
This is an open secret. Please rule with seriousness and honestly for next 2 years. Sindh CM must be serious now.
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Jun 16, 2016 03:08am
Grill him a bit more and he'll confess to killing Kennedy as well.
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Jun 16, 2016 03:15am
Give you one guess who was Tappi's partner in crime. The ball is in your court folks, try name the partner, even the kids would know him.
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Jun 16, 2016 03:25am
Nothing achieved since 1947 but only corruption very sad.
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Jun 16, 2016 03:52am
Haha.. That is arguably the worst kept secret in Karachi in recent times..
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Jun 16, 2016 04:40am
He is innocent, rest of the PPP members are corrupt except Zardari, who is CLEAN as day born baby.
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Jun 16, 2016 04:50am
@Hakim Sindh is concubine of ppp they dont know how to get rid of them
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Jun 16, 2016 04:59am
Even if he tells every truth,what value does it have in our country? Corruption is a common denominator, murder is an understood necessity, and all other crimes are just ignored. Do you see any hope here? I don't see any. people simply don't want to change the state of affairs.
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Jun 16, 2016 05:06am
Pakistani People may elect PPP again in other election because corruption is in our blood.
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Jun 16, 2016 05:06am
He is innocent :) pls release him.
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Jun 16, 2016 05:26am
In pakistan you cannot even do anything about a small fish like this guy. forget about zardari or nawaz.
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Jun 16, 2016 06:20am
wait and see
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Jun 16, 2016 07:37am
@iqbal rangoonwala endless wait there is no light on the other side of the tunnel.
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Jun 16, 2016 11:14am
Finally spilled the beans. Still so much is left.
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Jun 16, 2016 01:08pm
There is no shortage of crooks. No wonder general public is desperate for usual necessities in life, but no one cares for suffering public. Medical, clean water, unemployment and general inefficiency in public sector has become a norm that does not affect rich and powerful, but creates hardship for average Pakistani citizens. But the question is, who will correct this broken system and when?
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Jun 16, 2016 01:18pm
@Hasnain Haque ... Only a real God Guided man will make a god guided nation.. look around you what do you really find.. we are partially responsible as well.. we never questioned, we never demanded, we never protested, we made them larger than life. we become NUMB... what do you really expect...
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Jun 16, 2016 01:20pm
@Genuine only for a selected few... No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else.
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Jun 16, 2016 01:22pm
@Hasnain Haque ..The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.
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Jun 16, 2016 02:50pm
Everyone around Zardari is corrupt to the core yet there are no corruption charges YET against the man himself. Truly amazing!!
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Jun 17, 2016 11:02am
It is true that the people like Zardari, Sharjeel Memon and Owais Muzzafar Tappi were all corrupt, however, the way these video clips are being released by the law enforcement agencies is questionable. If they have irrefutable evidence then they should prove it in the court of law instead of releasing videos to the electronic media.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:07pm
Why this video out now ?
Has anyone thought of that. This video should not be released, as this will influence the case when it goes to court.
Why is it taking longer for this case to come to a conclusion.
After ten months of the Dr being in custody, he would have told the rangers everything he know. It's time this case comes to an end.
And all those involved are brought to justice.
But I belive that is not what this government wants.
All the institutes in Pakistan have their own agendas and they use it for their own benfits.
I thought that this was a good time to get rid of Curruption in Pakistan. But most of its poltations are saving their own skin.
Only two things can save Pakistan in the long run.
Revaluation, and let's hope it's bloodless.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:10pm
If Tappi was really so bad,why he was allowed to go to Dubai and settle there.
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Jun 17, 2016 02:59pm
The question is that does this video testimony has any legal signifcance and can it be used for the prosecution of the culprits ???
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Jun 17, 2016 03:21pm
how this country will see a light of progress and prosperity when the mother of corruptions are the leaders itself. Zardari and his family are still roaming free enjoying the wealth of poor pakistanis overseas in Dubai london and every other western countries, and no one can bring him to justice along with nawaz and his family
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