44 ‘politically exposed persons’ own properties in UAE
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has furnished before the Supreme Court a list of 44 politically exposed individuals or their benamidars who possessed properties in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The list contains the name of Aleema Khanum, a sister of Prime Minister Imran Khan. She is identified as benamidar of a property. A notice has been issued to her through email as well as delivered at her home address, but her domestic staff says she is abroad.
The list was part of the annexure submitted to a three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, seized with a case relating to illegal transfer of money from Pakistan to foreign countries.
The list also contains the name of Ayesha Enver Baig, wife of former senator Enver Baig and owner of Anwar Steel. She has one property in the UAE, but it has been disclosed in the tax returns filed with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
FIA list containing their names furnished before SC hearing a case pertaining to transfer of money from Pakistan
Irfanullah Khan Marwat, a politician, is also on the list, but has disowned the property shown in his name.
Likewise, Mumtaz Ahmed Muslim, who is affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has conceded that he owns properties in Dubai, but not 16 properties as shown in the FIA list.
Rizwana Amin, wife of the late Makhdoom Amin Fahim of the Pakistan Peoples Party, owned four properties. A notice was issued to her, but her watchman did not receive it as she was out of the country.
Naureen Sami Khan, who owned three properties in the UAE, is wife of Arshad Sami Khan and is under verification by the FBR.
Sardar Dildar Ahmed Cheema, former MNA from Faisalabad, disowned two properties in the UAE.
Tahira Manzoor owned six properties in the UAE. She is daughter of Tariq Aziz, personal secretary to former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, and is also under verification by the FBR.
Sublina Zulfikar, who owned a property in the UAE, is wife of Collector Customs Dr Zulfikar Ahmed. Agha Shahid Majeed Khan, a government servant and serving as Collector Customs, also owned one property.
Zulfikar Baloch, who owned one property, is grandson of former federal minister Mir Ibrahim Reki. He had declared the property received as a gift from his grandfather in the tax returns.
Azra Nasreen, mother of TV anchor Dr Farrukh Saleem, owned a property in the UAE, but it has been declared in the tax returns.
Mohammad Aijaz Haroon, who had served as managing director of the Pakistan International Airlines during the PPP government, disowned a property shown in his name.
The name of Abdullah Kadwani also featured in the list with one property. He is former PRO to the Sindh governor and also an actor.
Akbar Khan had six properties in the UAE. He is brother of Humayun Akhtar and Haroon Akhtar — both former ministers. He did not provide any affidavit despite repeated notices.
Irshad Ahmed has one property in the UAE. He is employee of the Sindh Zarai Taraqqiati Bank and previously worked in the Sindh local government.
Published in Dawn, October 27th , 2018
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