Imran Khan 'Abettor' In $250m Money-Laundering Case: Musadik.

Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Musadik Malik on Saturday said PTI chairman Imran Khan was the 'abettor' in a $250 million money-laundering case and the 'guarantor' of Arif Naqvi, Chief Executive of the Abraj Capital and Investment Company, indicted by the US courts in a range of cases and could get up to 290-year jail.

'How a person [Imran Khan], who is the abettor and protector of the $250 million money-laundering [Bahria Town case]; and the guarantor of an accused [Arif Naqvi] whom the US courts hint at awarding 290 years jail, can be the upright and truthful,' the minister questioned while addressing a news conference in response to a presser of PTI leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain.

He said $250 million in money laundering stood almost one-fourth of the Pakistan-IMF's current $1.1 billion package, and how an 'abettor and protector' of this illegal activity could be declared 'Sadiq-o-Amin.'

The minister said it was strange that Imran Khan lived in the 200-300 Kanal house in Banigala and claimed of having no income...

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