Attaullah Tarar, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interior, stated on Tuesday that Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, would have to be indicted in the Toshakhana case at all costs because it was a suitable instance of “technical money laundering” and “undervaluation” of foreign gifts he received while serving as prime minister for three and a half years.
Speaking at a news conference in this location, he said that although Imran Khan was afraid of being arrested, the indictment had to be made, and it was now up to him to handle it bravely or submissively. He claimed that the PTI leader used Farah Gogi to send priceless gifts from abroad, which amounted to “technical money laundering” worth billions of rupees.
When describing the method, he claimed that Farah Gogi was employed to ship the priceless presents overseas for sale, adding that “if a person wears a Rs. 1 billion wristwatch or Rs. 500 million bracelet onboard a flight, no immigration staff will ask for their value.” Attaullah Tarar requested the live broadcast of the Toshakhana case from the Supreme Court and criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman for continuing to use avoidance strategies in order to avoid appearing in court. He stated that the government would follow the court’s instructions and make sure to present Imran Khan before the court if he failed to show up.
He urged Imran Khan to show up in court wherever he had been ordered to go and present a proper legal defense. He claimed that because of his involvement in crimes involving the theft of gifts from Toshakhana and others, Imran Khan was terrified of going to court and being imprisoned. He claimed that fake receipts for the Toshakhana gifts sold out abroad, which was also illegal, were arranged by Imran Khan from a local trader in Islamabad. According to Attaullah Tarar, Farah Gogi, a close aide to Imran’s wife Bushra Bibi, had her accounts fraudulently transferred with 1.6 billion rupees. According to the SAPM, all of this money was used to bribe people, and 10–12 accounts were set up to hold it.
He claimed that Farah Gogi, Bushra Bibi, and the wife of Usman Buzdar conspired to receive a sizable sum of money for the postings and transfers in the Punjab province. He continued that they would all be held accountable for the theft of public funds.
