Jemima gifted Bani Gala land, Imran tells ECP

PTI chief says he later paid Jemima by selling his London apartment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan told the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday that the land for his Bani Gala residence was a gift from his former wife Jemima Khan.

Replying to the commission, the PTI chief claimed his ex-wife was the owner of the land measuring 300 kanals (Bani Gala property), which she had gifted to him when they divorced. However, Imran said he had later paid Jemima for the property by selling his London apartment.



Khan further said that due to a delay in the sale of his London apartment, he was only able to pay Rs6.5 million  and had to borrow money for the remaining installments from his then wife. The land was purchased on March 13, 2002 for Rs43.5 million, he said in his reply.

The ECP also adjourned the hearing of a petition against the disqualification of PM Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law (retd) Captain Mohammad Safdar till December 15.

Earlier this month, in response to a petition filed before the Supreme Court by a PML-N leader, the PTI lawyer said the party had not acquired any funds from any ‘prohibited source’.

In his reply, Anwar Mansoor Khan said that “all the money acquired by the PTI was in accordance with the law”. “The PTI is transparent in its approach and for this reason has disclosed all the funds received in audited accounts,” he said. “The party strongly refutes claims that it has ever evaded any tax or caused non-declaration of sources of income and expenses,” Khan said.



Last month, The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) began scrutinising Imran's tax history. Submitting a reply on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) constitutional petition, the FBR told the Supreme Court that it was verifying the petitioner’s (PML-N) claims against Imran Khan regarding tax evasion.

In its reply, the FBR also stated that if it found any actionable discrepancy, it would initiate appropriate legal proceedings against the PTI chief.