Disqualification case: Authenticity of documents still under question, says CJP

SC raises questions over money trail submitted by Imran, Jahangir Tareen

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday again raised questions over the documents submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and party general secretary Jahangir Tareen to establish their money trail.

The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has issued notice to petitioner Hanif Abbasi over Imran Khan’s fresh application wherein details of his bank account of offshore company NSL is furnished.

The chief justice, however, said that authenticity of the documents was challenged by the other party.

He also said that documents must have been submitted earlier before the court.



Another judge, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, questioned how the expenses were met since NSL did not own the properties after the sale of the London flat.

The chief justice observed that Jahangir Tareen has no official proof to establish that he had cultivated 18,564 acres land.

Imran provided a bank statement regarding his Niazi Services Limited (NSL) to the Supreme Court on Monday which is seized with a petition for his disqualification over non-disclosure of assets and existence of offshore wealth.

The bank statement reveals that the account for NSL, an offshore company, was active well after the sale of Khan’s London flat and money was transferred to him in the fiscal year 2007-08.