PML-N accuses Imran of ‘gambling away’ SKMCH money, PTI chief cries foul play

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Accusing its nemesis Imran Khan of money laundering, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman of “gambling away” millions of rupees donated to his hospital in real estate abroad.
Meanwhile, the PTI chief mocked the PML-N’s allegations, saying the party should have at least investigated the matter a little more before going public.
Addressing a press conference at Punjab House, PML-N senior leader Khawaja Asif handed out hard copies of “evidence” of Imran’s foreign investments. He alleged that Imran sent the funds, donated to his hospital Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre through money laundering. “Despite opposition from the board of directors of the hospital, Khan invested $4.5 million from the money gained from ‘Sadqaat’, ‘Fitrana’ and ‘Zakat’ in foreign capital markets. He lost 65 percent of the invested capital,” he said.
Asif alleged that Imran sent Rs 210 million to Dubai through money laundering and bought property in Muscat. “In British Virgin Islands, a shell company was first registered. That company transferred money into a company, HBG in Dubai, then HBG bought shares of Sugarland company worth $3 million. During 2009-2010, Sugarland declared losses and in the coming two years, it faced 64% losses. Here, the money of Shaukat Khanum invested by Imran Khan also faced a loss but it was not shown,” Asif said while referring to the documents he had distributed. Asif questioned Imran that if the investment was so safe and profitable, then why did he not put in his own money rather than that of Shaukat Khanum.
Asif also alleged that those working at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital are either Imran’s friends or family members. “Another important person is Imtiaz Haideri. He is a member of Imran Khan’s trust, is a chief executive in Dubai and a chief executive in British Virgin Islands too.” Responding to Asif’s money laundering allegations, Imran said, “Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital is not Imran Khan’s personal hospital; the patients are not my relatives, they are Pakistanis.” Imran said that by attacking the hospital, the PML-N has caused harm to many Pakistanis who receive free healthcare at the hospital. “It is the only free cancer hospital and PML-N should have thought before doing this,” he said. Lamenting that the PML-N dragged a welfare institute into politics, Khan said the accusers should have attacked him but not the hospital. Calling PML-N’s allegations baseless, the PTI chairman said the $3 million amount mentioned by Khawaja is already stated in hospital’s balance sheet. “If we had misused the money, we would have not mentioned it in our accounts,” he said, adding that the PML-N leader had in fact relied on their public balance sheet to pick out all the numbers for his accusation.
Imran said that the hospital receives money from donors within the country and abroad. He said the amount of money the hospital gets in Zakat is never enough to provide free health service and so fund raising events are organized to bridge the shortfall. He said that the foreign donations are collected in a dollar account which is managed by the hospital’s endowment fund. “The endowment fund uses this money for investment and earn profit on it,” he declared. “The endowment fund has its own board which decides how to use the money, a board of which I’m not a member,” Imran said, adding that the board decided to invest money in Dubai as property prices were rising back then. Imran said the money never went abroad from Pakistan as it was a part of the endowment fund and the company, where the hospital’s endowment fund invested, was owned by Imtiaz Haideri, who is also the chief executive. “The investment crashed all of a sudden,” he admitted, but said the owner had promised them that they will earn profit on the investment and will not incur losses. “Khawaja might be upset by this but I want to tell him that we have received Rs 40 million from a Sialkot businessman and raised Rs 60 million through a fund-raising iftari in Lahore,” said Imran.

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48 COMMENTS

  1. One can just see the desparation in pml. nawaz has never accounted for his own money and has never explained how he got so rich after coming into the govt yet he is pointing fingers towards others. Next to zardari and the gillani clan, he is the most corrupt person in Pakistan.

    • Zardari and Gilani are next to him, Nawaz corruption is phenomenal, episodal. Perhapes you dont know about real corruption scandals of Sharif during 1981-1990 period. Sharifs's only one scandal, Yellow cabs, puts all other corruption history of Pakistan in shame. 100 mercedes were purchased in this scam only.

      • Their latest allegation against Imran is like making a mountain out of mole. Sharifs cartel is expert in making propaganda.

      • Oh, I know his corruption well. The SOB stole one of our servants years ago. I haven't forgotten that. Instead of finding his own, he lured ours. hard to replace good help especially when you have invested so much time and money in training them.

  2. This is unbelievable!… I want my zakat money back please! MR imran khan!! I don't care what PML or anyone else is saying. all I know is IM admitted he used our money to invest somewhere, for which he or anyone else appointed by him, didn't have my permission. so guys please! there is no two ways in this. I don't follow anyone blindly.
    btw I 100% believe PML is doing politics with these… bloody politians!

    shocked!!!

    • I agree with you. You should never follow any body blindly. That is characteristic of a very intelligent person. You are a living example of an intelligent person. I have started admiring you.

      • Who are Sharifs to say this? They r founder, and champion of corruption in Pakistan. Only u have to read their history of corruption from 1981-1990. Whatever said against Imran, even if true, is like a sist compared to Himalyian corruption by Sharifs. Zardari may have tried to out-reach them but he did not succeed.

    • This happens. Trusts invests money to generate more money for trust. Trusts doesn't only run on donations. They generate money from those donations as donations are never enough to support trusts, especially trusts like SKMH. In case of IK, SKMH hasn't sustained any loss in investments. This is good sign. They take care of our money. They invest that money wisely.

  3. PML sees defeat at hands of PTI. They have become desprate. The action are worse than those of W**H**O**R**E**S. They are the dirtiest political W**H**O**R**E**S

  5. Just when you think PMLN has hit low bottom, The surprise again with their cheap cheap tactics.

  6. I think these ugly tatics of Noora leauge have back fire and people have more confidence then before in Imran Khan, acutally now Noora has been exposed to the new level of filth.
    They have now hit the rock bottom and started even killing cancer patients by hindering in SKMH trust donation.

  8. @Hamid Khan, PMLN guys are expert in propaganda and noone can beat them. They are expert in making fool of mediocre- educated middle classes.

  11. PML (N) is doing all this is desperation, disappointment. They are scared of PPP winning next elections and want to grab all the right wing votes by discrediting PTI and Imran Khan. Both parties are pro taliban and deserve mutual exclusion.

  12. Can Khawaja Asif Explain how Sharif Brothers have invested in a Milk plant based in Lahore. In current business circumstances how can they afford to get all the billboards across town for free to Publicize Anhaar Milk. Seems like all of Pakistan is without electricity and most of the businesses are going bankcrupt but Sharif Empire which now includes a Milk Porcessing and a Packaging Plant keeps on growing

  13. Khawaja Asif is the head Mirasi of PML N and Baji Pervaz Rashid is the Mirasan.Such jobs fall in their job description an they are equally competent in retracting.In any society such tactics are considered that of a low life.The time and money wasted by Aloo and his employees show their mental capacity.This is going to fire back on them,trust me.

  14. Oye PMLN walon ALLAH k azaab ko yaad kero !! bus kerdo inteha hogai hai !! kuch cancer patients ka khayal ker lo !! Shame on you nawaz sharif !

  15. This is nothing except repeating the same stunt of 1997…but KHUWAJA JAHIL should feel shame before putting some blame on hospital…he can blame Imran Khan…he is trying to sling the mud on SKMP…shame on him

  18. okay SKMCH is 8th wonder for Pakistanis, this project should be appreciated but such big intuitions which run on people trust should also be held accountable,not accountable in monetary terms but also should be audited for is quality and ethics.

  19. The purpose of yesterday press c of N league was to side track the attention of people from Hanif Abbasi's recent scandal. N league has destroyed its remaining credibility. SKMH might get the rest of expenditure needs via sms. Everyone is donating after that press conf.

  20. SKMH is the best gifted institution by IK!!! It not only saved 60,000 people we can say 60,000 families. Being the only cancer hospital it can not only rely on funds. The money has to be invested as per demand of the poor patients. Endowment funds are done in every organisation in the world. If there's a loss once, please don't make an issue khawaja sahb!!!!

  21. They have nothing to find against Imran and now trying to undermine a successful free cancer hospital which is not funded by Govt money!
    Jahil doesnt know that property market across the globe slumped in last 5 years, if investment was hit by this, its no exception.

    They are trying to mislead Pakistanis, days are over for PML-Ganga(hair) group!

  22. Oye PMLN walon ALLAH k azaab ko yaad kero !! bus kerdo inteha hogai hai !! kuch cancer patients ka khayal ker lo !! Shame on you nawaz sharif !

  23. This is nothing except repeating the same stunt of 1997…but KHUWAJA JAHIL should feel shame before putting some blame on hospital…he can blame Imran Khan…he is trying to sling the mud on SKMP…shame on him

  24. KHUWAJA JAHIL should feel shame , for power they can even sell their mother ,that;s even nothing tey ca present sister's to get power,shame on pml-n.
    we were belong to plm-n but these cheap tacts shocked,
    why attack on skhmh,
    just shut dirty mouth pml-n.
    its tIMEe of IK

  26. I think these PML(N) walas are either band of fools who do not know the endowment activities in philanthropist and social welfare organizations around the world. Or otherwise, they are simply making fool of the common masses in Pakistan.

    I think this is blessing in disguise for Imran Khan that these band of stupid people came up with this idea of defaming him. What else they have in their basket.

    All the PPP and PML (A to Z) must now rest assured that their ruling days and corruption days are now over.

  29. okay SKMCH is 8th wonder for Pakistanis, this project should be appreciated but such big intuitions which run on people trust should also be held accountable,not accountable in monetary terms but also should be audited for is quality and ethics.

  30. The purpose of yesterday press c of N league was to side track the attention of people from Hanif Abbasi's recent scandal. N league has destroyed its remaining credibility. SKMH might get the rest of expenditure needs via sms. Everyone is donating after that press conf.

  31. On every forum the PML and their dirty tactics have back fired. We trust IK but we hate the Sharif/Bhutto-Zardari dynasties. I hope the Pakistani people wake up and get rid of these looters and plunders. IK you are national treasure!

  33. inko itni bhi sharam nhi he ke they v accused only proper cancer hospital in south asia ……….they cant go to the lower state of misery than this. anyone who has or had a paitent there will nullify their accusations

  34. It was already well-known that the PML(N) leadership can say and do anything to serve their petty and short-term political gains, but this is simply too much to digest. Even in a Pakistani politics, there must be an agreed threshold of civil behavior. If traditional politicians of yesterday do not have guts to do as good as SKH or an entity like a college / university in remote area, the least they can do is not to hurt noble causes. Their selfish political game to put Punjab on garage sale is well evident from the most unfair distribution accord of 1991 and NFC Award in "Mughlia" style. I agree that they can go to any length, use and destroy anything that comes in their way to get into power. Unfortunately, our society is cursed to have leadership that we got in power today and its insatiable greed to get into power by hook or crook for years to come.

  35. I think these PML(N) walas are either band of fools who do not know the endowment activities in philanthropist and social welfare organizations around the world. Or otherwise, they are simply making fool of the common masses in Pakistan.

    I think this is blessing in disguise for Imran Khan that these band of stupid people came up with this idea of defaming him. What else they have in their basket.

    All the PPP and PML (A to Z) must now rest assured that their ruling days and corruption days are now over.

  36. Khawaja sia asif+Hanif shoor abasi+Nisar cholie chook+Naja janjar+shabaza dalal = Gattar e kabir

  37. Imran Khan should quit his obsession with Nawaz Shariff. Both these political parties are behaving immaturely slugging it out without any point. Yesterday IK inamullalah Niazi took the name of a lady who has died whom he alleged was partying with Ch Nisar in London watching the cricket match in which Imran was playing. Mr Nizai must remember that on this issue Imran himself is not a saint–I mean Sitta White– PML(N) and PTI should Stop This Nonsense and start talking about serious issues.

  38. IK should not have taken Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Jk on the fund raiser for SKMCH at Lahore. Keep SKMCH out of politics for God's sake. Have mercy on the poor who benefit from it.

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