Islamabad: The Pakistan government has registered a case of cheating and forgery against the former prime minister. Imran Khanhis wife Bushra Aunty and his close associates in connection with the alleged preparation and submission of fake and forged receipts Toshakhana Giftssaid a media report on Wednesday.
A case has been registered against Khan, 70, Bushra Bibi, former accountability minister Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari, Farah Gogi (a close aide of Bushra Bibi) and others for obtaining “illegal gains” and for “active connivance, collusion”. Geo News reported that fraudulently aiding, abetting, conspiring and associating with each other.
The Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats and officials by other governments and heads of state and foreign dignitaries.
The accused “not only prepared fake, forged receipts in respect of Toshakhana gifts like watch, cufflinks but also presented/executed the same as genuine, on which an independent verification is being done and the same has found these receipts to be fake and has been established as forged”, the report said.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and his associates submitted forged receipts of Toshakhana gifts, including a rare Graff wristwatch gifted to the former prime minister by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After avoiding the subject for months, Khan confirmed in September last year that he had sold at least four gifts during his tenure and Dubai-based millionaire businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor, who currently owns the watch, showed the watch Was. Live TV says he bought the Mastergraph Tourbillon Minute Repeater from Farah Gogi for $2 million.
The cost of the watch at the time of sale in 2019 was approximately 280 million rupees.
Islamabad’s leading watch dealer and owner of ‘Art of Time’ shop Muhammad Shafiq said in a written affidavit that he did not sell Rolex watches and PTI leaders had forged receipts in the name of his shop. Motive in the Toshakhana case.
The FIR also states that the accused persons were involved in acts of forgery, supported by the fact that the owner of the shop has also confirmed the fabrication on the part of the accused persons.
“As per the records, no such transaction regarding sale and purchase of the above items has ever taken place with the above named accused persons nor has the accused person sold any such item to them nor has any such item been personally owned by them. directly or through any of their agents/associates,” the FIR said.
The application is supported by an affidavit provided by Shafiq.
“I hereby declare that we have never bought or sold Rolex watches (platinum or steel gold) worth 7 million Pakistani Rupees to anyone. My shop name and our Stamp with company letterhead/receipt is being misused without our permission. I will take legal action and criminal action against anyone who wants to malign the reputation of our company. This statement is issued as per Pakistani laws and we have the right to file a claim in the courts to protect our customers and their reputation.
The Toshakhana issue over the sale of state gifts received by the cricketer-turned-politician became a major issue in national politics after the former prime minister was disqualified for making “false statements and false declarations” by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Khan is facing over 100 cases, while Bushra is facing two cases – Toshakhana (gift) and Al-Qadir Trust Case,
The Al-Qadir Trust case alleges that the PTI chief and his wife received billions of rupees and land from a real estate firm to legalize Rs 50 billion, which was identified by the UK during the previous PTI government and was returned to the country.
A case has been registered against Khan, 70, Bushra Bibi, former accountability minister Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari, Farah Gogi (a close aide of Bushra Bibi) and others for obtaining “illegal gains” and for “active connivance, collusion”. Geo News reported that fraudulently aiding, abetting, conspiring and associating with each other.
The Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats and officials by other governments and heads of state and foreign dignitaries.
The accused “not only prepared fake, forged receipts in respect of Toshakhana gifts like watch, cufflinks but also presented/executed the same as genuine, on which an independent verification is being done and the same has found these receipts to be fake and has been established as forged”, the report said.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and his associates submitted forged receipts of Toshakhana gifts, including a rare Graff wristwatch gifted to the former prime minister by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After avoiding the subject for months, Khan confirmed in September last year that he had sold at least four gifts during his tenure and Dubai-based millionaire businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor, who currently owns the watch, showed the watch Was. Live TV says he bought the Mastergraph Tourbillon Minute Repeater from Farah Gogi for $2 million.
The cost of the watch at the time of sale in 2019 was approximately 280 million rupees.
Islamabad’s leading watch dealer and owner of ‘Art of Time’ shop Muhammad Shafiq said in a written affidavit that he did not sell Rolex watches and PTI leaders had forged receipts in the name of his shop. Motive in the Toshakhana case.
The FIR also states that the accused persons were involved in acts of forgery, supported by the fact that the owner of the shop has also confirmed the fabrication on the part of the accused persons.
“As per the records, no such transaction regarding sale and purchase of the above items has ever taken place with the above named accused persons nor has the accused person sold any such item to them nor has any such item been personally owned by them. directly or through any of their agents/associates,” the FIR said.
The application is supported by an affidavit provided by Shafiq.
“I hereby declare that we have never bought or sold Rolex watches (platinum or steel gold) worth 7 million Pakistani Rupees to anyone. My shop name and our Stamp with company letterhead/receipt is being misused without our permission. I will take legal action and criminal action against anyone who wants to malign the reputation of our company. This statement is issued as per Pakistani laws and we have the right to file a claim in the courts to protect our customers and their reputation.
The Toshakhana issue over the sale of state gifts received by the cricketer-turned-politician became a major issue in national politics after the former prime minister was disqualified for making “false statements and false declarations” by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Khan is facing over 100 cases, while Bushra is facing two cases – Toshakhana (gift) and Al-Qadir Trust Case,
The Al-Qadir Trust case alleges that the PTI chief and his wife received billions of rupees and land from a real estate firm to legalize Rs 50 billion, which was identified by the UK during the previous PTI government and was returned to the country.