Islamabad : Nov 3 : Khyber Pukhtunkhaw (KPK) Anti Corruption Department arrested former speaker National Assembly ,
Asad Qaiser , in Swabi Medical College corruption case on Friday. Asad Qaiser , who is considered as a very trusted and time- tested political aide to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman , Imran Khan. He has been supportive of PTI through thick and thin. He stood fast with Imran Khan when he was facing no confidence in the upper house of the parliament in 2022 .
Asad Qaiser had refused to distance from Imran Khan and his party in post May 9 situation wherein dozens of PTI leaders many of them hauling from KPK like Pervez Khattak had parted their ways with PTI and its chief for future politics.
Asad Qaiser’s brother confirmed to the media that former NA speaker was picked up by KPK Anti Corruption Department team along with Islamabad police from his residence in Bani Gala in the federal capital. Asad Qaiser has been detained at Bani Gala police station. According to some media reports , KPK Anti Corruption Department team questioned former NA assembly soon after his arrest.
Asad Qaiser will he presented before the court in Islamabad may be on Saturday (today) for transit bail and it will be followed by his handing over to KPK Anti Corruption Department for investigations. Asad Qaiser has also been facing allegations of corruption in the past. However , he always denied these allegations.
