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The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to submit financial details for his London flat by July 25.
The SC bench had taken up the petition seeking disqualification of Khan over non-disclosure of assets, existence of offshore companies by Khan as well as PTI being a foreign-aided party.
When the three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, resumed hearing the case on Thursday, senior lawyer Naeem Bukhari represented Khan in court and told the bench that PTI's legal counsel in the case, Anwar Mansoor, was undergoing treatment for heart ailments in America, citing his absence as the reason for the delay in the submission of documents.
Expressing displeasure over the delay, Chief Justice Nisar said that the court was interested in the documents and not the reason for the delay, and directed the PTI counsel to submit the details to the court by July 25.
Earlier, on Friday, Khan had submitted before the top court a chart of remittances he received from his former wife Jemima Khan also explaining that relevant and available records had already been produced to satisfy the court and to rebut the allegations against him.
In its rejoinder filed through senior counsel Anwar Mansoor, PTI had argued that the disqualification of its party head under Article 62 or 63 of the Constitution was not the domain of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) under the Political Parties Order (PPO), 2002.
At the same time, to determine whether a political party received foreign funding does not fall under the domain of the ECP and thus the commission had no jurisdiction to audit the accounts of the political parties and enter into fishing or roving inquiry.
It also denied that the party received foreign aid or prohibited funds, adding that the consequence of any political party receiving funds from prohibited source had already been provided for under Article 6(4) of the PPO whereas the consequence of foreign-aided party was provided differently under Article 15 of the PPO.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:09pm
Not you too Imran!!!
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Jul 13, 2017 04:15pm
May be it's your turn now. Good Luck! We are unlucky enough to get any honest and clean person among our leaders!!
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Jul 13, 2017 04:17pm
IK should submit his doc's as per SC to avoid JIT hearings
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Jul 13, 2017 04:17pm
Imran is always trying to eat his cake and still have it on his plate. What is good for Nawaz, should be equally good for Imran as well.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:22pm
In high level corruption, PM is being singled out. Why not Mr Khan and Mr Zardari should also face the similar enquiry commission. Then, probably all three shall be at par with each other.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:33pm
now why are you delaying to submit about your own misdeeds? Mr.IK.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:42pm
One has to be blind to see he is living well beyond his means. At a time when by Naeem Bukhari's own admission, cricketers used to earn Rs 15 per day, it was simply not possible to amass enough wealth to become a billionaire. None of his contemporaries including Javed Miandad could afford to live the lifestyle that this corrupt man is living.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:46pm
Khan will come clean just be patient guys.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:51pm
Ik will be the main looser in the game as if heared by any neutral judge his case won't take more than half and your to disqualify
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Jul 13, 2017 05:02pm
OK Imran Khan it is your turn now, let's see what you do.
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Jul 13, 2017 05:40pm
We love Khan.He is the only honest leader after Mr.Jinah.
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Jul 13, 2017 05:50pm
IK has to submit these details by 25 th and then it will be analyzed by the lawyer of Hanif Abbasi.It will be difficult for IK to remain unharmed in this case.
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Jul 13, 2017 06:06pm
Khan Sab please show that you are clean otherwise it seems you are like others.
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Jul 13, 2017 06:46pm
Fair enough. It should be across the board. Top-down is what they want. Top-down it should be. Hopefully, Imran will come clean.
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Jul 13, 2017 06:50pm
@LOVE_JOY_PEACE
Yes; he is the actual person involved.
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Jul 13, 2017 06:51pm
@LOVE_JOY_PEACE
Don't worry, he will get the required documents made.
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Jul 13, 2017 06:59pm
I humbly request the honorable court to hear this case on daily basis and give judgement sooner so that the nation goes in the next general election with clear mind as who is who.
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Jul 13, 2017 07:44pm
He is directed to produce proof of income to justify that flat was earned with income generated from cricket. He was neither public office hold nor in politics. To me it does not make sense to go this far in 183. To me judiciary seems to try to play balancing part. Anyway, IK should bring forward income proof.
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Jul 13, 2017 07:55pm
Imran Khan bought the London flat almost thirty years ago when he was a cricketer not a politician. He was in no position to amass wealth by corrupt means, was never involved in any corrupt practices as a cricketer either. ICC and PCB never accused him of any wrong-doing during or after his playing days.
He had a distinguished career at Sussex where he was one of their best all-rounders ever and was paid accordingly for his performance. I still remember tuning to BBC's Sports Round Up in those days, always sure to hear about his exploits with the bat or as a bowler ( used to partner SA's Garth Le Roux for the opening attack). With that kind of employment he must have easily made the down-payment and financed the flat on the basis of that income. Why is the court asking him for proof of income? Is that relevant now? Hell no, it isn't.
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Jul 13, 2017 07:56pm
@nawaz From your name I can assume that you are a NS fan. What utter tosh to say cricketers were earning Rs15. IK Played in England, from 1973 to 1988. The exchange rate was about Rs15 in 1978. I know because I went to Pakistan that year. see the link here. http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152334.html and I quote. "a touring fee of at least £12,000, and a county salary of only marginally less. That adds up to nearly £35,000, and extra awards available from Cornhill, Texaco and the domestic sponsors mean that the top half-dozen England players earned in 1985 around £40,000 from actually playing cricket. Other spin-offs, including individual sponsorship and advertising contracts, as well as the loan of a car, vary according to the individual" So the question is are you blind as the average person earned £1040. I know because my father was one of these average people and IK at that time was earning 40 times that.
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Jul 13, 2017 08:02pm
SC is using him as a balancing act. Their is a huge difference between Imran and the rest. He has only given to this country through out his life. Never held a single public office, build hospitals while donating his time and money, University, eradicated polio in KPK, billion trees. If Imran goes than good luck Pakistan, you deserve Zardaris, Altafs, Sharifs and Fazl.
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Jul 13, 2017 08:03pm
When Imran bought the apartment in England, he was not a resident of Pakistan, he was not earning in Pakistan and not even a tax payer in Pakistan. So in my opinion, the supreme court has no jurisdiction to ask him about money trail for a property that was in England and bought by the income which is earned abroad. And specially so when Imran did not hold any public office in Pakistan.
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Jul 13, 2017 09:03pm
@Shahid if IK is clean and nothing to hide then he should produce the requested docs
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Jul 13, 2017 09:05pm
what goes around, comes around
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Jul 13, 2017 09:53pm
imran khan is one of the most honest person.he will come clean.
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Jul 13, 2017 11:48pm
What goes around comes around!!
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Jul 13, 2017 11:49pm
@khan idris looks like you personally know all his accounts, and all his wife's accounts channeling from the famous Goldsmith family.
If we keep on following leaders blindly, we deserve only to be slaved. Wake up, and challenge them to prove their innocence. Support their right actions, and do not support their wrong actions. Only then they will have incentive do right and stay away from wrong.
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Jul 14, 2017 12:28am
Just because ur the loudest, doest mean ur the cleanest.. its your turn to prove ur any better..
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Jul 14, 2017 12:44am
Its unfair to pose IK case equal to NS. There is no resemblance as later has looted taxpayers money and laundered the money outside PAKISTAN whereas IK brings into country whatever he had earn outside. If for example he could not produce some earning resources not because he is not willing but if it is not in hand to reproduce those documents, in any case he has not cause any damage to Pakistan tax payer money.
It is quite understood from PML prospective that they take the case as revenge but SC must see all ground realities while deciding. Every party raises funds one way or another. Raising funding through public is normal practice world wide and it is way better than how NS earned money and using the same into elections
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Jul 14, 2017 01:02am
If he is clean then why hiding behind technicalities and procrastination???
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Jul 14, 2017 01:15am
@nawaz
But don't tell this to his followers, they might come after you. For them, IK is their last hope to make money.
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Jul 14, 2017 01:17am
@Kasamali
He wont submit a thing, he will just get stay order.
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Jul 14, 2017 01:40am
How the son of mr 20% agriculture sdo was admitted in london university and he purchased flat in london .Supreme court should ask IK
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Jul 14, 2017 01:42am
Imran Khan is under trial in SC. He should resign from Chairmanship from PTI and set an example. He can become chairman again once he is cleared from Supreme court and Election Commission of Pakistan
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Jul 14, 2017 01:50am
@UAK
Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz are not a political figure or public office holders but providing records of their business and earnings in courts of Pakistan. Similarly IK is a MNA and should prove that he bought the flat with cricket money. Rules shall be same for everyone. So he is liable to provide all bank transaction proving that he bought the flat will lawful money and not from the money donated by enemies of Pakistan
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Jul 14, 2017 01:53am
@riaz.ahmed@goodwood4all.com ..Imran Khan bought the London flat almost thirty years ago when he was a cricketer not a politician. He was in no position to amass wealth by corrupt means, was never involved in any corrupt practices as a cricketer either. ICC and PCB never accused him of any wrong-doing during or after his playing days.
He had a distinguished career at Sussex where he was one of their best all-rounders ever and was paid accordingly for his performance. I still remember tuning to BBC's Sports Round Up in those days, always sure to hear about his exploits with the bat or as a bowler ( used to partner SA's Garth Le Roux for the opening attack). With that kind of employment he must have easily made the down-payment and financed the flat on the basis of that income. Why is the court asking him for proof of income? Is that relevant now? Hell no, it isn't.
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Jul 14, 2017 02:22am
Wrong number. Imran is not the same. sorry...
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Jul 14, 2017 02:44am
And when will Mr 10 to 100% (Yes you are right, Zardari) will be held accountable. The sooner the better:)
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Jul 14, 2017 04:21am
There is no good way to say it, its only fair, lets get all these rich politicians to go thru the process of accountability, I'm no Nawaz Fan but why only him? why not Imran Khan and Zardari too, why not all these guys who show almost nothing in taxes paid year after year, show expensive cars as gifts, lets get proof for everything, from everyone.
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Jul 14, 2017 05:07am
@UAK he accepted opening up an offshore company to evade taxes, dont you think that amounts to tax frauds ? Thats the same thing , for which Sharifs are being grilled.
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Jul 14, 2017 05:39am
His only fault is that he raised question as a pakistani about the corrupt politicians
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Jul 14, 2017 05:52am
IK will be disqualified
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Jul 14, 2017 07:18am
@Multani does IK holds any public office
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Jul 14, 2017 07:20am
@nawaz Can you explain please whose money he is stealing
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Jul 14, 2017 07:43am
@khan idris :Only hopes are not helpful, but documents are.
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Jul 14, 2017 08:22am
The SC should set up JIT's to investigate Imran and Zardari as well to keep the level playing field. That would be true democracy.
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