Govt decides to bring Farah Khan back for interrogation

Imran’s records to be scrutinised for foreign funding

ISLAMABAD:

The authorities have decided to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai, who has been charged with corruption during the tenure of the previous government.

They have also decided to initiate legal proceedings against her, and her presence is required for interrogation. They believe that she acted as the “front person” of former prime minister Imran Khan and want to know the facts from her.

Sources said that the authorities have decided to get the banking details of four employees of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Central Secretariat, Tahir Iqbal, Mohammad Noman Afzal, Mohammad Arshad and Mohammad Rafiq.

They added that the record of amounts deposited in their private accounts from 2008 to 2022 is being obtained. They also hinted at possible arrests in the case.

Sources revealed that the authorities have also sought the record of Imran Khan from 2013 to 2022 in connection with foreign funding as the current record is of a five-year period.

They added that large sums of money have been provided to PTI and the records will reveal how much money Imran took and from whom during the sit-in.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will take action after obtaining the required record, they said.

Sources said that the authorities have decided to write a letter to the World Bank (WB) for the record of “secret international bank accounts” of PTI and Imran.

The data exchange agreement was signed during the tenure of former finance minister Ishaq Dar. Under this agreement, FBR has the legal authority to obtain records from WB, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Australia and others.

Further record of foreign bank accounts will also be obtained, they added.

Sources also said that the authorities have decided to scrutinise Imran’s statements and income.