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Imran Khan sold valuable Toshakhana gifts worth Rs 140 mn in Dubai: PM Shehbaz

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has accused ousted premier Imran Khan of selling valuable Toshakhana gifts, including diamond jewellery, worth Rs 140 million in Dubai, inflicting a loss to the national exchequer.

As per the country’s law, any gift received from dignitaries of a foreign state must be put in the state depository or the Toshakhana.

Shehbaz made the claim during a meeting with senior journalists at the Prime Minister’s House here, The News International reported on Friday.

I can confirm that Imran Khan took gifts from Toshakhana and sold them in Dubai for Rs 140 million (USD 7.6 lakh). Valuable gifts include diamond jewellery, bracelets, watches and sets, he said.

Shehbaz said that he also got a watch once which he had deposited in the Toshakhana.

I don’t need to hide anything, the newly-elected premier said.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government led by Khan had been reluctant to share details about gifts retained from Toshakhana.

An inquiry has been initiated against Khan by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for selling a precious necklace from Toshakhana, inflicting a loss to the national exchequer.

The necklace was sold to a jeweller in Lahore through Zulfi Bukhari, former Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development for Rs 180 million, while only a fraction of that amount was paid to Toshakhana, the report said.

In response to the allegations, Bukhari said that there was no truth in reports about the selling of a necklace.

Talking to Geo News, he said that there never had been any talk about the necklace and the allegations were ill-founded and baseless.

Meanwhile, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said that Khan purchased the watch from the government which was received as a gift from a foreign country.

I don’t understand what is the actual issue of Shehbaz, he said, alleging that Shehbaz is confused as he is unable to comprehend how to level allegations against Khan.

Fawad said that no matter what the price of the watch is “if it is mine I can sell that watch nobody should have a problem with it.”

The former minister and close aide of Khan advised Shehbaz to refrain from superficial gossip and focus on national issues.

Whenever the head of a state receives a gift from another state, he/she has to submit it to the Toshakhana, according to laws.

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