Imran submits partial record to SC in offshore company case

Says disqualification will be ‘small price’ to rid country of corruption; Jemima Goldsmith confirms sending money

ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday submitted partial record to the Supreme Court in the offshore company case and said though documents did not prove that the money was sent by Jemima Goldsmith from England, this actually was the reality.

Imran Khan provided additional papers to the apex court, which included the money trail, the reason for not declaring Niazi Services Limited in Pakistan and details of 20,000 pounds sent by Rashid Ali Khan.

Imran took the stance that the amount sent from London was not public money. He said the money was not sent abroad from Pakistan and then brought back. 

The first bank letter of Rashid Ali Khan explains about converting foreign currency into the Pakistani rupee whereas the second one clarifies about the money that was sent by Jemima, who also confirmed sending the money.

Khan added that the Banigala property was not transferred in Jemima’s name after divorce and it was registered in his name in October 2005.  He said it was not possible to find the record of tax returns that was filed before the sale of London flat. 

He also requested the court to dismiss Hanif Abbasi’s petition against him with fine. On the other hand, Imran Khan took to Twitter and said in a series of tweets that those who thought he was playing with fire and might get disqualified should know that it would be a small price to pay to rid Pakistan of corruption mafias Godfather.

Khan predicted that the Joint Investigation Team will find Nawaz Sharif guilty of tax-evasion, money laundering and perjury (Qatari letter) while holding the PM office. Imran said he remained a taxpayer in UK for 20 years and had been doing the same in Pakistan since 1981. “Never have I done anything illegal, nor have I ever been served a tax notice,” said Imran.

Imran Khan challenged that the SC will come to only one conclusion in its investigations that he bought London flat from taxed cricket earnings in 1983, sold it in 2003 and brought funds back through legal banking channels. “I purchased Banigala property from these earned funds remitted back to Pakistan,” he remarked.