Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan did not declare owning Channel Island offshore company Niazi Services Limited in his nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while giving a declaration on oath in the nomination papers for the 2013 elections and even stated in categorical terms that neither he nor any member of his family owned any company.
However, official documents of Jersey Financial Services Commission, the Channel Islands, show that Niazi Services Limited remained operational until October 2015. Top legal and constitutional experts say that Imran Khan may face disqualification on the count of making a wrong declaration on oath.
The PTI chief has admitted owning an offshore company in the Channel Islands, Niazi Services Limited.
Former chief justice of Pakistan Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui said that if it is proved that Khan’s company remained operational till 2015 and he has made a wrong declaration and concealed facts, he will face disqualification.