ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) access to accounts of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

The ECP announced the decision after accepting a petition filed by Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib allowing access to the accounts of both parties in connection with the scrutiny of alleged foreign funding.

Talking to media persons outside ECP, the minister said that the PPP had not disclosed 12 accounts while the PML-N hid 7. The ECP's decision was a big defeat for both the parties, Habib added.

“We will bring to light the fake accounts of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz,” he declared.

The minister said that they would review the records and would submit it to the ECP's scrutiny committee.

Earlier on September 15, the ECP had reserved the judgment on a plea pertaining to providing documents regarding the foreign funding of the PPP and PML-N.