Ex-chief of the Mehran Bank Yunis Habib has sought unconditional pardon from the Supreme Court. According to the details the ex-chief of the Mehran Bank Yunis Habib has admitted paying the sum of Rs 350 to 400 million on the orders of the then president Ghulam Ishaq Khan and ex-COAS Mirza Aslam Beg. He prayed that he had no option other than complying with the said order. The money was allegedly paid to get the Islami Jamhoori Etihad elected in the general elections against Pakistan People’s Party. He also disclosed Roedad Khan forced him to file a case against Asif Ali Zardari. He also mentioned the name of Col Akbar who gave him the account numbers for transferring the money. General Aslam Beg arranged Younus Habib’s meeting with president, he allged. He also disclosed Aslam Beg demanded that amount for the sake of national interest. The court adjourned the hearing till March 9. Later, former ISI Chief Asad Durrani submitted his reply to the Supreme Court. According to sources, Durrani has admitted to distributing Rs 140 million to the politicians. He told the Supreme Court that the country’s top military and political leadership forced him to arrange funds for the anti-PPP politicians before the elections in 1990. Around 140 million rupees were given to the Inter Services Intelligence, the statement further said. Habib said that the politicians were hesitant in taking money from the ISI therefore he was used for the purpose. He apologised for being a part of the scandal in his statement and said he was under tremendous pressure and was left with no choice other than to follow the orders. Yunis Habib said he had given Rs 70 million to Jam Sadiq and Rs 15 million to Pir Sahib Pagara & MQM chief Altaf Hussain. He also said that ISI directly approached Nawaz Sharif and he was not part of that contact.
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