Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has used Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s helicopter for commercial purposes, reported Geo News late Thursday.
Quoting sources, the media outlet said that the documents provided to the bureau by the KP administration confirmed that the copter was used for commercial purposes.
“A decision was later made to extend the probe’s covered time till 2007 when it was purchased in November 22,” it was reported.
The bureau had obtained details of Imran’s use of government helicopters from the provincial administration department and the purchase agreement for the helicopters.
The NAB on Saturday recorded the statements of five officials of the KP government in connection with Imran’s use of the helicopter.
According to media reports, Imran had cost the provincial government millions by using government’s helicopters for around 74 hours to travel approximately 18,000 kilometres, completely free of charge.
The provincial government recorded in its books a total expense of Rs2.1 million at approximately Rs28,865 per hour for Khan’s 40 trips on the two helicopters — an Mi-17 and an Ecureuil.
Similar trips using a private helicopter would have cost the PTI chairperson tens of millions of rupees, according to estimates. Imran used the Ecureuil helicopter 28 times for a total of 52 hours and 5 minutes, amounting to a recorded expense of Rs836,875.