Toshakhana case: NAB collects evidence from Umar Farooq Zahoor.

LONDON -- A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has collected evidence and interviewed Dubai-based Pakistani businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor for the ongoing Toshakhana investigation against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan.

Sources told media said a four-member NAB team headed by Director Rizwan Ahmed met Zahoor at Pakistan Consulate in Dubai to collect information about the sale of the precious watch which was received by the PTI chief as a state gift from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Khan later sold the watch in the open market.

Zahoor's lawyer told media that his client had met the NAB team and cooperated with them.

'Umar Farooq Zahoor brought the Mastergraff Special Edition Mecca Template rare watch with him to the consulate for the NAB team to see and verify. He visited the Graff store in Dubai Mall with the NAB team where it was verified officially that the watch is genuine and one of a kind. The Graff store confirmed to the NAB team that it's a unique and timeless set and only one in the world. Even the shop manager had not seen it before. The Graff store confirmed to the NAB that the price of this watch cannot be determined since these are custom-made items and any price can be paid for this. This is in the antiques category due to its unique valuation,' shared a NAB source.

The Pakistani Consulate in Dubai also confirmed that Liberia's Ambassador at Large Zahoor had signed papers in the presence of Pakistan's consul general after handing over evidence to the NAB team.

Shafiq, the owner of Arts of Time, has already confirmed that the receipt deposited by Imran Khan in the Toshakahana treasury is bogus and forged.

NAB sources have confirmed that Shafiq's statement has also been recorded by the investigation team.

'He has confirmed to the NAB team that the receipt produced in his name is bogus and fake,' said the source.

In November last year, Zahoor while...