Imran Khan, wife paid Rs38 millon to retain foreign gifts, documents reveal
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi retained all the 112 valuables worth Rs 142.02 million gifted by other countries, either for free or purchasing at throwaway prices of Rs 38 million.
The official documents available with APP revealed that Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi retained 52 free gifts worth Rs 800,200 without paying a single penny.
The list of Toshakhana gifts received by PM Khan between August 2018 and December 2021 remained a secret during his tenure, making the situation scandalous to reports of hiding the information from the tax authorities.
Toshakhana, a department under the Cabinet Division maintains the record of the precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, and officials by heads of other governments, states, and foreign dignitaries as a goodwill gesture.
The then government had adopted the stance that the disclosure of any information related to Toshakhana would jeopardise international ties.
The list of gifts showed that the other valuables were kept by the couple after paying an extremely less amount than the assessed value.
Imran Khan, wife paid Rs 38 mln to retain foreign gifts worth Rs 142 mln, documents reveal From seven luxurious Rolex and other expensive watches to gold and diamond jewelry including multiple necklaces, bracelets, rings, multiple diamond chains, an expensive pen and cufflinks worth millions, dinner sets, perfumes, and Oud fragrance, the couple retained everything that different states of the world were gifting to Pakistan.
The most precious gift was presented by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman during the very first visit of PM Khan to the Kingdom. However, to the irony, the Rs 85 million Graff wristwatch was retained by the former prime minister at mere Rs 20 million.
Below is the detail of the gifts received and retained by Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, their value, and the amount paid by Khan to retain the gifts:
One Watch Rolex Gent’s Rs900,000; a Rolex watch ladies Rs 400,000; an IPhone Rs210,000; two gents suites Rs30,000; one perfume Dolce&Gabba Rs35000; two perfumes Bvlgari Rs30,000 and Rs26,000; One perfume Rubi Rs40,000; one wallet Samsonite Rs6,000; one wallet Aigner ladies Rs18,000; one ball pen Mont Blanc Rs28,000 received on 9-11-2018. All these items were retained against a payment of Rs338600.
One watch (Graff) valued at Rs85,000,000; Pair of cuff links Rs 5.67 million; one pen Rs1.5 million; one Ring Rs8.75 million received on 18-09-2018. For these, Khan paid Rs20.278 million to retain these items.
One watch Rolex values Rs3.8 million was retained after paying Rs754,000 and another Rolex watch worth Rs1.5 million received on 1-10-2018 was retained after depositing Rs294,000 in the national kitty.
Two kg Oud Rs200,000, two bottles of Attar Rs180,000; One Tasbeeh (Mouward) Rs130,000 received on 19-06-2019. Khan paid Rs240,000 to retain these items.
One watch worth Rs1,900,000 was received on 26-12-2019 and was retained against a payment of Rs935,000.
A Rolex watch Rs 4,408,000; pair of cuff links Rs255,000; one ring Rs230,000; unstitched cloth Rs7,000; one necklace Rs10,970,000; one bracelet Rs2,430,000; one ring Rs2,836,000 and a pair of ear rings Rs1,856,000 were received by Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi on 29-09-2020 and retained against a payment of Rs9.031 million.
One locket with chain (gold and diamond) Rs269,350; one pair of ear tops (gold and diamond) Rs111,800; two rings gold and diamond Rs149,400 and Rs272,350 each; two bracelets gold Rs235,500. These gifts were presented to the prime minister’s wife on 11-10-2019. A sum of Rs544,000 was deposited in the government account against these items.
Noritake Dinner set (26 pieces) Rs110,000 received on 4-3-21 was retained after paying Rs40,000.
Another Noritake dinner set (34 pieces) Rs100,000 and a pair of cufflinks Rs20,000 were received on 4-3-2021 and were retained after paying a sum of Rs45,000.
Bushra Bibi on 21-05-2021 also received a necklace Rs1,359,000; earrings Rs275,000; ring Rs225,000; bracelet Rs4,000,000. She retained all this against Rs2,914,500.
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