Imran never declared foreign assets of spouses, children

By Fakhar Durrani

November 19, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid almost Rs4.7 million tax in 37 years from 1981 to 2017 during which he was exempted from tax for few years whereas he paid a few hundred rupees tax in some years, documents reveal.

The highest ever tax paid by Imran Khan was in 2010 when he paid Rs1, 883,033 to the tax authorities. Similarly, the second highest income tax amount paid by Mr. Khan was Rs562,554 which he paid in year 2011.

Babar Sattar, counsel for Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Monday raised questions and highlighted that for some years his client’s (Justice Faez Isa) wife has paid even more tax than Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He mentioned Khan’s 2017’s annual tax return when he paid Rs103,763. The counsel argued before the Supreme Court that a person who himself pays that much tax how could he raise a finger at the others.

The News has carried out a probe to determine how much tax Imran Khan has paid every year since he was registered as a taxpayer in Pakistan. Whether he (Imran Khan) has declared the properties owned by his wives or not? The same question was raised by Justice Qazi Faez Isa in his letter to the President of Pakistan after a reference was filed against the SC judge on the advice of Prime Minister Khan.

A careful examination of last 25 years tax record of PTI chief Imran Khan shows that as against the principle set by the Prime Minister Office in a recent reference against the Supreme Court judge, the premier himself never declared the bank accounts or the foreign assets held by his children or wives even during the years corresponding to their married life.

The President of Pakistan, on recommendations of the Prime Minister Office has sent a reference to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa alleging that he hasn’t declared asset held by his wife and children in United Kingdom and thus he should be sent home. In his letter to the President, Justice Isa had maintained that his wife and children are not dependent on him, living in UK and he was not under the obligation of declaring any assets held by them. However, the principle set by the Prime Minister office is different.

Keeping in the view the principle set by the Prime Minister office, scrutiny of tax record of the Prime Minister Imran Khan shows that he never declared any foreign bank accounts or assets held by his wife Jemima Goldsmith during the years of their marriage. Not only this, Imran Khan never declared any foreign bank accounts or foreign assets held by his two sons, who are now 23 and 20 years old. Imran did the same in cases of his second wife Reham Khan and third wife Bushra Maneka.

Imran Khan married to Jemima Goldsmith on June 21, 1995. Both separated through a divorce on June 22, 2004. Under the principle defined by the Prime Minister Office, Imran Khan was supposed to declare all the bank accounts and foreign properties held in the name of Jemima Goldsmith in the tax years 1994-95 (Financial Year ending June 30, 1995) to the year 2003-04 (Financial Year ending June 30, 2004). However, a careful examination of his tax record of the said period, Imran Khan never declared any bank account or asset of Jemima Goldsmith held by her abroad. Not only this, Imran Khan has two sons Sulaiman (born 1996) and Kasim (born 1999) ... and PTI chief was also supposed to declare any bank accounts held by them or the assets in their names. However, Imran Khan never declared them in his tax returns.

Imran Khan announced his marriage with Reham Khan on January 6, 2015 and divorced her on October 30, 2015. So he was supposed to declare bank accounts and other assets in the name of Reham Khan, locally or abroad, in his annual Tax Returns for the tax years 2014-15 (Financial Year ending June 30, 2015) and 2015-16 (Financial Year ending June 30, 2016). He hasn't.

Imran Kham announced his marriage with married Bushra Maneka on February 18, 2018. Under the principle defined by his office, he was supposed to declare assets in the name of Bushra Maneka in the annual tax returns and Wealth Statement for the tax year 2017-18 (Financial Year ending June 30, 2018). However, he only mentioned that as he was recently married (marriage took place some five months earlier) so he was not annexing her details.

Following are declaration made in his Wealth Statement annexed with his annual tax returns he filed with Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) in the years corresponding to married life of Imran Khan with Jemima Goldsmith;

1993-94:

In the year 1993-94 Imran Khan had

1- 7-commercial plot in West Wood Housing Society, Lahore (735,000) 2- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 3- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 4, Islamabad(1,175,000) 5 shares in Pace Pak Ltd 6- Shares in Lucky Cement 7- Suzuki Swift LHV 6350 (Gifted) 8- Land Cruiser 350,000

1995-96:

1- 4 commercial plots in West Wood Housing Society, Lahore (735,000) 2- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 3- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 4, Islamabad(1,175,000) 5 shares in Pace Pak Ltd (3,187,580) 6- Shares in Lucky Cement (3,150,000) 7- Suzuki Swift LHV 6350 (Gifted)

1996-97:

1- House No. 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I), 2- Apartment No. 8-B-II, Ramna, Islamabad (1,175,000) 3- Shares Lucky Cement (3,150,000) 4- 66 Acres at Chak No. 104/15-L, Mian Channun, Khanewal 5- 1/3 share in 299 Kanal 17 Marla at Chak No: 162-E-B, Vehari 6- 8 Acre 10 Marla at Sultanky 7- Shares in Lucky Cement (3,150,000) 8- Toyota 1,250,000

1997-98:

1998-99:

1- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 2- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 4, Islamabad(1,175,000) 3- 39 Kanal 5 Marla, Village Talhar (Bani Gala), Islamabad (830,000) 4- 530 Kanal 15 Marla, at Chak No. 104/15-L, Mian Channun, Khanewal 5- 299 Kanal 17 Marla at Chak No: 162-E-B, Vehari (I) 6- 64 kanal 10 Marla Sultanky, Sialkot (I) 7- Toyota 1,250,000

1999-00:

2000-01:

1- Residential Flat No 165-DRAY Cot Evenue, London (Under Tax Amnesty Scheme 2001) (TAS 2000) 2- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 3- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 4, Islamabad(1,175,000) 4- 39 Kanal 5 Marla, Village Talhar (Bani Gala), Islamabad (830,000) 5- 530 Kanal 15 Marla, at Chak No. 104/15-L, Mian Channun, Khanewal 6- share in 299 Kanal 17 Marla at Chak No: 162-E-B, Vehari (I) 7- 64 kanal 10 Marla Sultanky, Sialkot (I) 8- Toyota 1,250,000

2001-02:

1- Residential Flat No 165-DRAY Cot Evenue, London (Under Tax Amnesty Scheme 2001) (TAS 2000) 2- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 3- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 4, Islamabad(1,175,000) 4- 39 Kanal 5 Marla, Village Talhar (Bani Gala), Islamabad(830,000) 5- 530 Kanal 15 Marla, at Chak No. 104/15-L, Mian Channun, Khanewal 6- share in 299 Kanal 17 Marla at Chak No: 162-E-B, Vehari (I) 7- 64 kanal 10 Marla Sultanky, Sialkot (I) 8- Toyota 1,250,000

2002-03:

1- House 2, Zaman Park, Lahore (I) 2- Apartment No-8-B-II, Ramna 3, Islamabad(1,175,000) 3- 39 Kanal 5 Marla, Village Talhar (Bani Gala), Islamabad (830,000) 4- 530 Kanal 15 Marla, at Chak No. 104/15-L, Mian Channun, Khanewal 5- share in 299 Kanal 17 Marla at Chak No: 162-E-B, Vehari (I) 6- 64 kanal 10 Marla Sultanky, Sialkot (I) 7- Toyota 1,250,000 8- Property in the name of wife at Mehra Noor, Islamabad 46,000,000. In this year, while submitting his annual statement of assets and liabilities with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as an MNA from NA-71, Imran Khan wrote that his Banigala property worth Rs46,000,000 was in the name of his wife in the Column “Any Other Property”.

Following were the assets declared by the Prime Minister Imran Khan in the years corresponding to his marriage with Reham Khan;

2014-15:

1- 7 Kanal 8 Malra House No 2 Zaman Park Lahore (I), 2- 300 Kanals 5-Marlas House at Village Mohra, Near Islamabad (gifted), 3- 1585 SQ FT Clara Apartment No 8-B-11, Ramna-4, Diplomatic Enclave, G-5 Islamabad (1,175,000), 4- Share in 10 Marla House at Mianwali Inherited, 5- 80 Kanal Land at Mauza Rangiyan Phaliyan Ferozewala Sheikhupura (I), 6- 141 Kanal Land at Sheikh Dagar & Gadola Dagar Bhakkar (I), 7- 8 Acre Land at Chak No 30 ALAF Bhakkar (I), 8- 59 Kanal Land at Dagar Rataas Sarki Bhakkar (I), 9- 60 Kanal Land at Chak No 185 Bhakkar (I), 10- 170 Kanal Land at Mauza Dangiyan Mankera Bhakkar (I), 11- Share in 9 Marla Plot at Crescent Town Multan Road Lahore, 12- 530-Kanal 15-Marlas Agricultural Land at Chak No.104/15L Mian Channu, Khanewal including expenses (Inherited & Gifted) (50,000), 13- 243 Kanal 16 Marla Land at Mauza Dangiyan Mankera Bhakkar (4,200,000), 14- 6 KANAL 16 MARLA Land at Mohra Noor Islamabad (5,050,000) 15- Pound Account 0035-1002493091 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (44347 Pounds) 16- Dollar Account 0035-1002492797 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (439010 Dollars) 17- Euro Account 0035-1002493044 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (3362 Euro) 18- Dollar Account 0035-1002488477 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (1470 Dollars).

2015-16:

1- 7 Kanal 8 Malra House No 2 Zaman Park Lahore (I),

2- 300 Kanals 5-Marlas House at Village Mohra, Near Islamabad (gifted),

3- Construction of boundary wall in Banigal (Rs6.92 Million),

4- Construction of office in Banigala (Rs5.9 million),

5- Advance given for two bed flat Type E, Level 11, Tower C, Constitutional Avenue, Grand Hyatt Development Islamabad, (Obtaining of this flat was also mentioned in book of Reham Khan)

6- 1/3 Share in 10 Marla House at Mianwali Inherited,

7- 8 Acre Land at Chak No 30 ALAF Bhakkar (I),

8- 59 Kanal Land at Dagar Rataas Sarki Bhakkar (I),

9- 80 Kanal Land at Mauza Rangiyan Phaliyan Ferozewala Sheikhupura (I),

10- 141 Kanal Land at Sheikh Dagar & Gadola Dagar Bhakkar (I),

11- 1/3 share of 172 Canal land at Chak No 185 Bhakkar (I),

12- 170 Kanal Land at Mauza Dangiyan Mankera Bhakkar (I),

13- 533-Kanal 15-Marlas Agricultural Land at Chak No.104/15L Mian Channu, Khanewal including expenses (Inherited as well as Gifted)

14- 243 Kanal 16 Marla Land at Mauza Dangiyan Mankera Bhakkar (4,200,000),

15- 6 KANAL 16 MARLA Land at Mohra Noor Islamabad (5,050,000)

16- 1/3 Share in 9 Marla Plot at Crescent Town Multan Road Lahore (I),

17- Pound Account 0035-1002493091 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (47052 Pounds)

18- Dollar Account 0035-1002492797 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (437937 Dollars)

19- Euro Account 0035-1002493044 Alfalah Blue Area Islamabad (3375 Euro).

Below is the annual tax details of Imran Khan which he paid from the year 1981 to 2018.

Year Tax Paid by Imran Khan

1981-82: Rs1,006

1982-83: Rs4,836

1983-84: Rs48,600

1984-85: Rs2,400

1985-86: Rs533

1986-87: Rs9,000

1987-88: Rs40,600

1988-89: Rs4,735

1989-90: Rs98,150

1990-91: Rs228,700

1991-92: Rs38,818

1992-93: Rs68,058

1993-94: Rs3,857

1994-95: Rs2,805

From 1996-97 to 2001-02, he was exempted from the tax.

2002-03: Rs32,390

2003: Rs17,486

2004: Rs427,947

2005: Rs21,337

2006: Rs59,609

2007: Rs30,068

2008: Rs105,415

2009: Rs90,421

2010: Rs1,883,033

2011: Rs562,554

2012: Rs267,440

2013: Rs194,936

2014: Rs108,547

2015: Rs76,244

2016: Rs159,609

2017: Rs103,763

From year 1981 to 2017 Imran Khan has paid around Rs 4,692,897 to the tax authorities. During this period he was exempted for some years to pay the tax.