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Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s corrupt coterie: Advisors with dual citizenship, assets worth millions of dollars

July 21, 2020
The Commune

Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s corrupt coterie: Advisors with dual citizenship, assets worth millions of dollars

When former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan became Prime Minister in 2018 with the support of the military, he had promised to launch an austerity drive that will end Pakistan’s poorly run financial problem.

However, in an embarrassing, if not startling revelation it has been discovered that most of the special assistants of Imran Khan, have dual citizenship and they have not revealed there financial details and assets, WION reported.

The announcement was made by public by Shibli Faraz, the Information & Broadcasting Minister of Pakistan through a tweet.

Six senior advisors to the Pakistan PM have dual citizenships and own movable and immovable assets worth millions of dollars abroad.

During his quest for seeking the office of the Prime Minister, Imran Khan, was very clear that he only wants those to be part of his government who do not own duel passports.

Nadeem Babar, who is the minister of state and the special assistant to the Pakistan PM on petroleum owns assets worth 2.1 billion Pakistani rupees. He also has an American passport and has stakes in over two dozen companies based out of Pakistan.

Tania Aidrus, the special assistant to Imran Khan on digital Pakistan also has Canadian nationality and has permanent residency status in Singapore. She has four immovable properties outside Pakistan with two in the United States and two each in Britain and Singapore.

Zulfi Bukhari is the special assistant to Imran Khan on Overseas Pakistanis and has properties in the UK worth 5.2 million euros, gold worth 500,000 euros, four luxury vehicles and a British passport.

Shahzad Syed Qasim, the special assistant to Pakistan PM power division is also a US national. Shahbaz Gill, the special assistant to Pakistan PM on political communication is a permanent resident in the United States.

However, in a country where politicians can’t make any decision without the support of the military, retired Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa who is the current special assistant to Imran Khan on information & broadcasting is a “declared billionaire”.