Islamabad, the Pakistani Election Commission (Reuters) of Pakistan decided on Tuesday that the political party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan received millions of dollars in illegal funds from foreign countries, including the United States, United Arab Emirates, Britain and Australia.
The decision could cause the prohibition of Khan and the Pakistani Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) party, which became famous in the anti-corruption drive.
Khan, which according to the analysts had disagreed with military power over the appointment of the head of the eyes before the expulsion earlier this year, was not immediately available for comments. A PTI Party spokesman denied making a mistake.
The commission’s decision is a big setback for former cricket stars who have led the campaign against the new government.
This case, submitted in 2014 by Akbar S. Khan, a member of the founder of PTI, accused the party of receiving illegal funds from abroad.
“The commission is satisfied that the contribution and contribution have been received by the respondent party from the prohibited source,” said the decision, who was seen by Reuters, said.
The commission said the party also hid 13 accounts, adding that the declaration submitted to the commission on party finances by Khan as its chairman from 2008 to 2013 “was found very inaccurate.”
PTI is said to receive funds from different people and companies abroad, including the Taipan of Arif Naqvi’s business, the owner of the Dubai-based equity group, which is included among the people accused by the US prosecutor being part of the international scheme to deceive investors , including those of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Naqvi has denied the accusation.
The commission said that the party was “willing to recipient money” of $ 2.1 million from Wootton Cricket Limited Naqvi, who was registered in the Cayman Islands.
It also identifies several other foreign accounts in the United States, Britain, Australia, UAE, Canada, Switzerland and other countries, which conduct transactions to the KHAN Party account.
The election commission’s decision was referred to the Pakistani government, who could find a ban on the Supreme Court of KHAN and his party from politics, according to legal experts. The court ordered a commission in 2017 to examine party accounts.
“We will challenge this decision,” Khan Party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry told reporters. He said the funds were received from Pakistani citizens who lived abroad, who were not illegal.
Khan is the prime minister from 2018 until April this year when he was forced to resign after losing the voice of trust that he thought was the result of a US conspiracy. United States denied that.
Since then, he has gathered supporters to suppress his request for a new election. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the request.
“This is a clear case of fraud,” said Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, leader of the Pakistani Muslim League party Sharif.
