![]() The issue came to light when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Imran Khan, during his tenure, sold the Toshakhana gifts in Dubai worth Rs140 million. "Mera tohfa, meri marzi (my gift, my choice)," the PTI chairman told reporters during an informal conversation. Responding to the Toshakana controversy, former prime minister Imran Khan had said they were his gifts, so it was his choice whether to keep them or not. Your immediate response will be highly appreciated and regarded. Why he kept the gifts to himself? Please comment. Please comment and explain why rules were not followed?Ģ) Imran Khan did not deposit these three watches in Toshakhana and deposited money on the day he sold them. This watch was retained on January 2019 after your government amended the Toshakhana rules in December 2018. If you please spare some time and answer them.ġ) Imran Khan retained one watch at 20 percent of its assessed value when his government had amended the retaining price at 50 percent of the original value of the gift. I have a few queries regarding the matter. The question which The News asked from Fawad Chaudhry and Shahbaz Gill was, "Dear sir, it has been learned that being PM Imran Khan sold three additional luxury watches to a watch dealer in F-7, Islamabad. This scribe contacted PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Shahbaz Gill through calls and messages to take their view regarding the matter, but none of them responded. The record has the sale receipts along with pictures of these luxury watches. The former PM paid Rs0.29 million, earning another profit of Rs1.5 million from this deal.Īll these gifts were sold to a local watch dealer. The official value assessed for this watch was Rs1.5 million. ![]() This watch was sold in November 2018, two months after it was gifted to him.Īnother Rolex watch gifted by a dignitary from the same Gulf island was sold by the former prime minister for Rs1.8 million. He deposited in the government treasury 20pc of the value amounting to Rs0.75 million, earning almost Rs4.5 million profit by selling this watch. This expensive gift, as per the Toshakhana rules, was assessed by official evaluators for Rs3.8 million. One Rolex Platinum watch gifted by a member of a royal family from a Gulf island was sold by Imran Khan for Rs5.2 million. It is pertinent to mention here that this watch was sold on Januafter the-then PTI government amended the Toshakhana rules and made retaining price of any gift at 50 percent from 20 percent of its assessed value. This reflects the watch was sold at half the price of its actual worth. Former prime minister had declared he sold it for Rs51 million and deposited Rs20 million in the government treasury, thus earning a whopping Rs31 million. This watch was officially assessed at Rs101 million. A real windfall profit was earned through sale of a watch gifted to him by a high dignitary from Middle East. Toshakhana documents reveal the former prime minister earned Rs36 million from the sale of these three expensive watches gifted by visiting dignitaries from friendly Gulf countries. And after that the recipient deposits specific amount if he wants to keep it. ![]() The gift received by any government official is to be reported immediately, so its value is assessed.
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