Horse-trading video was not shot at Speaker House in Peshawar: Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Distancing himself from 'horse-trading' video scandal, National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser clarified that the “horse-trading” video shot was not in the Speaker House Peshawar nor in my house.
In clarification statement, the NA speaker took to Twitter to say that the video had not been shot at his official residence, rather the place that can be seen in it is from the Speaker House in Peshawar.
"The place that you see in the video is from the Speaker House in Peshawar. I have no link whatsoever with this episode," Asad Qaiser said. He further mentioned that in 2018, PM Imran Khan had informed him about several PTI MPAs selling their votes for money, adding that the entire party had decided to take action against the PTI MPAs who were involved in the controversy.
"Statements like these are only an attempt to deflect from the actual issue," he said, referring to the statement against him by former PTI MPA Mayar.
ویڈیو میں دیکھائی جانیوالی جگہ اسپیکر ہاؤس پشاور ہے اور نہ میرا اس معاملے سے کوئی لینا دینا، 2018 میں چئیرمین عمران خان نے بتایا کہ اس طرح کا لین دین ہوا ہے اور ساری پارٹی کا فیصلہ تھا کہ ان ممبران کیخلاف کاروائی کی جائے،اس طرح کے بیانات صرف معاملے سے توجہ ہٹانے کی بھونڈی کوشش ہے
— Asad Qaiser (@AsadQaiserPTI) February 10, 2021
Former PTI MPA Mayar had confessed to taking bribe, said video had been shot at the National Assembly Speaker's House. Such statements are an attempt to divert attention from the actual issue, says Qaiser.