ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of Supreme Court (SC) headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday adjourned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s disqualification case till July 13.
During case hearing, the CJP remarked that the money trail of one of Khan’s accounts was unclear and documents supporting his income claims from playing cricket must be submitted to the court. In response, The counsel for Imran Khan, Naeem Bukhari said that he would provide the details to the court and inform the court when the PTI chief’s legal counsel, Anwar Mansoor, would be able to attend court hearings.
Bukhari informed the court that his client has been paying tax since 1981, and that the court can ask the income tax department to furnish the relevant data in order to verify his claim. Bukhari said that from 1971 to 1981 Imran Khan was residing abroad and he was a non-resident at that time. “The flats in London were purchased in 1983 from the money earned during his stay abroad,” said Bukhari.
The CJP grilled Khan’s legal representative Naeem Bukhari over his client’s source of income for purchasing the Bani Gala estate. Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi filed a petition against PTI Chairman Imran Khan accusing the PTI leader of not declaring his assets to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
