It was also implied that Tareen’s interest in the sugar industry was “obstructing the due regulation of sugar mills and the price of sugar” by authorities. In a separate notice sent to Badami, Tareen took exception to being referred to as “corrupt” in the anchorperson’s show 11th Hour, aired on ARY News on January 23. According to the notice, Badami had offered “no proof or evidence of the alleged corruption of or corrupt practice(s)” against Tareen. In his programme, Badami, while talking about Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 report, had said that the prime minister had surrounded himself with people who had been accused of corruption. In both the notices, Tareen complained that Khanzada and Badami had not sought his response to the “highly malicious, defamatory and damaging” statements.

Source: Pakistan Today January 25, 2020 12:00 UTC