Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra defended the letter concerning the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) conditions while addressing the matter related to two audio leaks of PTI Senator and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin. Meanwhile, former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari also defended the leaked conversation saying that “there is nothing illegal or wrong in the conversation”. — Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) August 29, 2022She instead criticized the “wiretapping” that made the audio leak possible in the first place. Another voice, reportedly of Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari can then be heard expressing concern over how this might “hurt the state”. Later during the conversation, Tarin is said to have asked the K-P finance minister if he has drafted “the letter” and he in reply allegedly said “I will do it right away, I have an older letter”.

Source: The Express Tribune August 30, 2022 00:08 UTC