PM Imran's house was run on other people’s funds, claims former PTI leader

Jahangir Tareen used to pay up to Rs5 million to run PM Imran's house, claims Wajihuddin

ISLAMABAD:

Wajihuddin Ahmed, a former PTI leader and retired Justice, claimed on Tuesday that the household expenses of Prime Minister Imran Khan were borne by the now-disgruntled PTI leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, saying that the former provided funds of up to Rs3 million per.

Ahmed, who had parted ways with the party in the wake of serious differences with PTI chief Imran Khan, made the claim while chatting on a news programme on a private TV channel.

"The notion that Imran Khan is a [financially] honest man is completely devoid of truth," he said and went on to claim that, "he [PM Imran] hasn't been running his household himself for years”.

"Initially, the Jahangir Tareen group used to pay Rs3 million monthly to run his house and the amount was later increased to Rs5m after it was determined that Rs3m were not enough for the PTI chief's palatial Banigala residence.”

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He further said certain party members would pay for PM Imran's car fuel tank and “would make sure that his pockets are full".

"How can a man call himself righteous whose shoelaces are not even his own?" he quoted an unnamed PTI leader as saying.

‘False and illogical’

Responding to the astonishing claims, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill said the claims were "completely false and illogical".

"Whoever knows Imran Khan, knows his honesty and dignity. Wajih sahib often makes illogical remarks such as these in despair over being expelled from the party," he said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, for his part, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said: "Jokers like retired Justice Wajihuddin say things like these to increase their importance.”

Speaking at a press conference, the information minister said that “such people are not recognised by their families either so there is no need to pay much attention to them".