ISLAMABAD:
Dr Arsalan Iftikhar has submitted his initial statement in the Supreme
Court of Pakistan (SC) in the alleged graft case and rejected all
allegations leveled against him by the real estate tycoon and Bahria
Town chief Malik Riaz, Geo News reported Saturday.
In his
five-page statement, Arsalan rejected all the accusations against him by
the media and said that he did not meet with Malik Riaz’s son-in-law
for any business deal.
He said that everything was only publicized
through media but not presented in the court. He said that he runs his
own business and submits his income tax return regularly.
Arsalan,
in his statement, stated that he went on London tour in 2009 along with
his family and stayed in a flat on his own expenses. Similarly, he
again visited London in 2010 and 2011.
It is pertinent to mention
that the SC had taken a suo moto notice after reports circulated in the
electronic and social media about Arsalan Iftikhar allegedly receiving
crores of rupees from the Bahria Town management under different
pretexts in order to influence the SC in favour of Bahria Town cases
pending with the apex court.
It was reported that Malik Riaz paid between Rs300-400 million to Dr Arsalan and also sponsored his foreign visits.
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