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Good riddance to the man who tried to get me jailed while I was pregnant: Jemima

Jemima was booked on charges of smuggling 'antiques' out of the country in 1999 when Nawaz was PM

News Desk July 28, 2017

Jemima Goldsmith celebrated the SC decision on Twitter. PHOTO: File

As news of the ouster of the now former prime minister Nawaz Sharif made headlines across the world, British journalist, Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, also shared her response to the news on social media.

“Good riddance to the man who tried to get me jailed when I was pregnant with my 2nd child on trumped up (non bailable) charges of smuggling,” she tweeted.

Goldsmith was talking about the smuggling charges brought against her during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure as PM in 1999 when she was still married to Khan.

Good riddance to the man who tried to get me jailed when I was pregnant with my 2nd child on trumped up (non bailable) charges of smuggling. https://t.co/dpy8Je14Dz
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) July 28, 2017

According to old news reports, Goldsmith was sending 397 tiles to her mother in London in December 1998 when the package was seized by the customs authorities in Pakistan.

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Upon inspection the archaeological department declared that the tiles were “antiques”. The export of antiques is illegal and a non-bailable offence in Pakistan and charges were brought against her in January 1999 wherein she faced a six-month jail sentence and Rs5,000 fine if found guilty.

Imran Khan accused the then government of trying to malign his wife in a fake case because he had been critical Nawaz Sharif’s government.

She returned to Pakistan in November 1999 to defend the charges after former president General Pervez Musharraf overthrew Sharif’s government.

On Friday, Sharif was ousted from the premiership for the third time, this time by the Supreme Court of Pakistan which disqualified the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz head for failing to declare one of his income sources when he ran for office in 2013.

https://twitter.com/Jemima_Khan/status/890865717788246017

Goldsmith celebrated the SC decision on Twitter and claimed that the next PM would be the first one in Pakistan's history to complete his term, implying that her ex-husband would win the 2018 elections.

https://twitter.com/Jemima_Khan/status/890866518539612160

COMMENTS (21)

M A MALIK | 2 years ago | Reply What a shame for NAWAZ SHARIF AND HIS CHILDREN ENJOYING FREE LIFE IN Jemima s country . shame . the whole world know that how much money NAWAZ SHARIF has stolen from pakistan .

Shah | 7 years ago | Reply Salam, Hi Thanks to Jemima who sent the imp. docs to IK which he needed in his case....that was very cheap and shameful that nawaz made a fake case on Jemima just for political revange and for himself he louted billons of Dollors, which was the money from the tax payers people of Pakistan.

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basil | 7 years ago | Reply @MS: Ayan wasn't jailed by NS, infact NS and Ishaq dar wanted to free her long time back!

stevenson | 7 years ago | Reply @Rex Minor: Difference is that Nawaz Sharif was elected by a majority of Pakistanis who share his vision for a prosperous Pakistan. Nawaz gave us the best economy the country has ever seen and this is quoting Western observers. Pushing out a PM because you are a sore loser like Imran Khan has alienated him fro many people. Jemima may be looking after Imran Khan's illegitimate daughter from Sita White but she is no saint either. She made Imran her ex husband fight for her brother in London elections over Sadiq Khan. People don't forgive and forget so easily.

Rex Minor | 7 years ago | Reply They all want to govern but have not the slightest idea how one serves the people of a country who go to the polls and vote on politicians promises. Nawaz Sharif is unique, he gets glued to the chair and wants to superwise every aspect himself not realising that he has a very low grade in politics and his own family members dislike his acts at times. Rex Minor

Pakistani-American | 7 years ago | Reply @BrainBro: No, Whites only look down upon the uncivilized Indians.

Ali said khan | 7 years ago | Reply We should don't make happy on the other Muslim sadness because there are situation not remain same so we should respect to one another

mansurulbari | 7 years ago | Reply We r all grateful to all the age ncies for working so honestly that truth prevailed,collected million of dollers still claims to be honest and innocent

Merwais Khan | 7 years ago | Reply @Baligur: Nope. Google about it buddy. He was kicked out also. lol

Dishoom | 7 years ago | Reply @BrainBro: Were you one of the artifacts?

Dishoom | 7 years ago | Reply @London calling: Let's see how you react if you or your wife were to be jailed whilst pregnant.

Nauman | 7 years ago | Reply @Baligur: No he was disqualified by court as well & Raja Pervaiz Ashraf became PM to complete the remaining tenure...

Dipak | 7 years ago | Reply Jemina is another choice. Other Choices include but not limited to Mawali Mayawati, Hawala Queen and Bengaladesh Friend Mamota Benerji or if you don't like any body else, the Italian Kamvali herself will also aka Mrs. Zardari.

Imran Qadri | 7 years ago | Reply She was cleared of charges not because she was innocent but simply coz she and Imran supported ex military dictator in sham referendum and she lobbied in front of dictator for making Imran as PM.

MS | 7 years ago | Reply Ayan Ali has said nothing. She is more civilized.

Udaya Bose | 7 years ago | Reply As the article says, the items in question were declared as antiques. It is another matter that Musharraf 'facilitated' an acquttal. Not much credence needs to be given to her claims of innocence.

abdul Rehman | 7 years ago | Reply so if you caught sending it than what was wrong in it and at that time IK was not in Public Figure like to today. and why came back to defend in November why not before.

Mehmood Khaliq Mehmood | 7 years ago | Reply Verdict of SCP is historical

Baligur | 7 years ago | Reply Didn't Gilani complete 5 years?

BrainBro | 7 years ago | Reply She did smuggle the artifacts. Upper class white elite still think we're their colony.

London calling | 7 years ago | Reply Personal grudge? That does not behove you, Jemima. I have immense respect for you, please don't stoop so low.

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