Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that his predecessor, Imran Khan, sold expensive gifts received from foreign states, including a wristwatch by Saudi Arabia, in Dubai.
“I can confirm that Imran Khan sold state gifts worth Rs140 million from the Toshakhana in Dubai,” he alleged during an interaction with senior journalists on Friday, reports the Dawn.
Shehbaz Sharif added that the valuable state gifts included diamond jewellery, bracelets and watches.
According to the law, precious gifts received from foreign dignitaries were to be deposited with the Toshakhana.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s close aides, including Dr Shahbaz Gill, had claimed the former premier had not sold any gifts but deposited them all with the Toshakhana.
However, PTI leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday: “These gifts were purchased by Imran Khan and (after he became their owner) he can sell his assets. So, there is nothing wrong with it,” he claimed.