Looted wealth stashed in UK to be brought back: Imran Khan

[naveed]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to bring back the country’s laundered wealth stashed in the United Kingdom.

“It is our firm resolve to bring back to the country the money laundered to the UK,” Mr Khan said during his meeting with British High Commissioner to Pakistan Thomas Drew at Banigala.

The British envoy called on the PTI chief at his residence to congratulate him on his party’s victory in the July 25 general elections.
According to the PTI media cell, Mr Khan said relations between Pakistan and the UK were quite important, adding that a large number of Pakistanis were residing in that country.The British envoy expressed good wishes for the PTI’s government.

British envoy says Department for International Development is ready to help PTI govt put 22 million out-of-school children in institutions​

Both sides exchanged views on strengthening better ties and cooperation in various sectors.Mr Drew acknowledged Mr Khan’s address to the nation on July 26 and said it bore positive imprints and created a lot of interest in the UK. He was quoted as saying: “The British government is ready to support and work with Islamabad.”He said the Department for International Development (DFID) would support the PTI-led government put more than 22 million out-of-school children in schools.

The PTI chief thanked the British high commissioner for the warm wishes and felicitations and also praised the role of DFID in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s development.Meanwhile, independent candidates continued to join the PTI on Wednesday.Party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn that 25 out of total 27 independent candidates in the Punjab Assembly had joined the PTI so far and now the party had adequate number of seats to form its government in Punjab.

He said independent MNAs-elect Asim Nazir from Faisalabad and Sardar Khurram Leghari from Muzaffargarh had announced they would join the PTI.Members of the Punjab Assembly Mohammad Aslam Bharwana, Taimur Khan and Taimur Lali met Imran Khan on Wednesday and joined his party.

Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2018

https://www.dawn.com/news/1424441/looted-wealth-stashed-in-uk-to-be-brought-back-imran

 

[Shazi ji]

That is great step forward and means something for the nation

 

[eysonm]

excellent if my love IK brings only 100 Billion dollar from Swissbank. people will start believing in him or 1st 6 months khuch b na karay except bringing looted money jis ka impact will be dollar rate down to 80, petrol prices will go down, electricity etc. and after n year if opposition didnt allow him to work. toh Mard key tarhan say i resign from PM ship cause they r not allowing me to work. Trust me next elections patwariz will even vote for him. k he did everything with honor brought money back.

 

[Shazi ji]

excellent if my love IK brings only 100 Billion dollar from Swissbank. people will start believing in him or 1st 6 months khuch b na karay except bringing looted money jis ka impact will be dollar rate down to 80, petrol prices will go down, electricity etc. and after n year if opposition didnt allow him to work. toh Mard key tarhan say i resign from PM ship cause they r not allowing me to work. Trust me next elections patwariz will even vote for him. k he did everything with honor brought money back.

Agree and would boost our and nations morale

 

[mskhan]

excellent if my love IK brings only 100 Billion dollar from Swissbank. people will start believing in him or 1st 6 months khuch b na karay except bringing looted money jis ka impact will be dollar rate down to 80, petrol prices will go down, electricity etc. and after n year if opposition didnt allow him to work. toh Mard key tarhan say i resign from PM ship cause they r not allowing me to work. Trust me next elections patwariz will even vote for him. k he did everything with honor brought money back.

He will do everything he said, but it will take time, they cannot just fly to London, ask for the looted money and it will be stashed and handed to them, doesn’t work like that, there is a lot of legal wrangling involved, it will take a few good years, but that isn’t the only problem, country needs to be properly run, and PTI is the only party who can do it.

 

[Mr Justice]

Only Imran Khan has the courage to talk to International envoys like this.

 

[sangeen]

کیوں فورم کے پٹواریوں کو بے روزگار کرنے کے درپے ہو؟ ان کی تنخواہ تو اسی حرام پیسے سے آتی ہے

 

[Anonymous Paki]

We trust in Khan's leadership :heart:clap

 

[AntiGossip]

Look once funds are transferred to western banks there is no turning back, this money is gone, history, finished patwaris did their job in making Pakistan poor once again!!!!

 

[AntiGossip]

Look at the problems CREATED by Patwaris & corrupted wallas has done to Pakistan itself WITHOUT outside intervention!~!?!
Pakistan is already a poor nation and the likes of true & great leader we don't need these actions of wasting time and efforts of great leader to get looted money back as official agenda - - this should be a basic pre-emptive action in itself.

 

[Kamran Stu]

Litmus Test

 

[PappuChikna]

Not going to be easy.
Angarizoo ne aaj tak koh-e-noor nahi wapis kia...laundered wealth dur ki baat hai.
but I hope government seriously pursues the case and bring the money.
Not to forget, our government will have to prove laundered money according to Britain's law and angraiz wont just return money on news reports or sheikh rasheed ki bongiaa. Angraiz also wont necessarily consider NAB laws as a proof of money laundering.
Avenfield flats worth is 8 million pound which is around 15 million USD. Thats really not a large amount. A middle class amreekan easily worth this much.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...akistans-looted-wealth/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em



Imran Khan tells Britain he will retrieve Pakistan's looted wealth

• Ben Farmer, islamabad

2 AUGUST 2018 • 3:21PM
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Imran Khan has told Britain he will retrieve wealth looted from his country and stashed in the UK by corrupt Pakistani politicians.
The former cricketer used his first meeting with British officials since his general election win to say he would pursue laundered money.
New anti-corruption UK legislation designed to target oligarchs and international crime could be used to freeze or seize property and assets if there is evidence it was bought with illegal or unexplained wealth.
Attacks on the greed of Pakistan's dynastic ruling elite have been the cornerstone of the populist anti-corruption drive which has swept Mr Khan to power.
He has denounced the political class for siphoning off money from public sector institutions and contracts and then salting it away overseas.
The issue has dominated Pakistan's politics since the Panama Papers leak linked former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's family to offshore companies and four Park Lane flats.

Imran Khan meeting the British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CREDIT: @PTIOFFICIAL
Sharif was ousted from power, then jailed for 10 years after a court found he was unable to explain how he bought the flats now worth an estimated £8m.
In the meeting with the High Commissioner, Thomas Drew, Mr Khan said it was “our firm resolve to bring back to the country the money laundered to the UK.”

The Telegraph understands no specific requests for investigations or seizures were made during the meeting, but on Thursday the UK said it would “work constructively” with the new leader.
The Government has brought in new legislation to combat money laundering and corruption as it tries to tackle London's reputation as a haven for dirty money, much of it from Russia.

Nawaz Sharif was jailed for 10 years by an anti-corruption investigation into his London property portfolio CREDIT: REUTERS
Expensive London property bought through shell companies in weakly regulated jurisdictions has long been a favourite way to hide ill-gotten wealth for everyone from mobsters to kleptocrats.
A spokesman for the British High Commission said: “Tackling corruption is a UK government priority and we will continue to work constructively with Pakistan on this issue.”
He said Britain has robust laws “for the recovery of illicit assets where there is evidence to do so”.
The meeting also discussed British aid to the country.
Mr Khan's party back-pedalled on suggestions he would invite foreign dignitaries and international sports stars to his inauguration later this month.
Officials in his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party had earlier in the week met with foreign ministry officials to discuss inviting foreign leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Invitations to friends from Mr Khan's cricketing days were also mooted, including Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar.

On Thursday the PTI said Mr Khan had instead decided “to arrange the oath-taking event with austerity” with no foreign dignitaries or celebrities.
A spokesman said: “Being the custodians of tax-payers money, we are looking forward to hold a simple and austere oath-taking ceremony completely national in its façade and essence”,
Meanwhile reports that a computerised anti-fraud system for compiling election night results had been deliberately not used led to calls for an investigation by defeated parties who have alleged Mr Khan won through massive rigging.

 

[mskhan]

Not going to be easy.
Angarizoo ne aaj tak koh-e-noor nahi wapis kia...laundered wealth dur ki baat hai.
but I hope government seriously pursues the case and bring the money.
Not to forget, our government will have to prove laundered money according to Britain's law and angraiz wont just return money on news reports or sheikh rasheed ki bongiaa. Angraiz also wont necessarily consider NAB laws as a proof of money laundering.
Avenfield flats worth is 8 million pound which is around 15 million USD. Thats really not a large amount. A middle class amreekan easily worth this much.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...akistans-looted-wealth/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em



Imran Khan tells Britain he will retrieve Pakistan's looted wealth

• Ben Farmer, islamabad

2 AUGUST 2018 • 3:21PM
Follow
Imran Khan has told Britain he will retrieve wealth looted from his country and stashed in the UK by corrupt Pakistani politicians.
The former cricketer used his first meeting with British officials since his general election win to say he would pursue laundered money.
New anti-corruption UK legislation designed to target oligarchs and international crime could be used to freeze or seize property and assets if there is evidence it was bought with illegal or unexplained wealth.
Attacks on the greed of Pakistan's dynastic ruling elite have been the cornerstone of the populist anti-corruption drive which has swept Mr Khan to power.
He has denounced the political class for siphoning off money from public sector institutions and contracts and then salting it away overseas.
The issue has dominated Pakistan's politics since the Panama Papers leak linked former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's family to offshore companies and four Park Lane flats.

Imran Khan meeting the British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CREDIT: @PTIOFFICIAL
Sharif was ousted from power, then jailed for 10 years after a court found he was unable to explain how he bought the flats now worth an estimated £8m.
In the meeting with the High Commissioner, Thomas Drew, Mr Khan said it was “our firm resolve to bring back to the country the money laundered to the UK.”

The Telegraph understands no specific requests for investigations or seizures were made during the meeting, but on Thursday the UK said it would “work constructively” with the new leader.
The Government has brought in new legislation to combat money laundering and corruption as it tries to tackle London's reputation as a haven for dirty money, much of it from Russia.

Nawaz Sharif was jailed for 10 years by an anti-corruption investigation into his London property portfolio CREDIT: REUTERS
Expensive London property bought through shell companies in weakly regulated jurisdictions has long been a favourite way to hide ill-gotten wealth for everyone from mobsters to kleptocrats.
A spokesman for the British High Commission said: “Tackling corruption is a UK government priority and we will continue to work constructively with Pakistan on this issue.”
He said Britain has robust laws “for the recovery of illicit assets where there is evidence to do so”.
The meeting also discussed British aid to the country.
Mr Khan's party back-pedalled on suggestions he would invite foreign dignitaries and international sports stars to his inauguration later this month.
Officials in his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party had earlier in the week met with foreign ministry officials to discuss inviting foreign leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Invitations to friends from Mr Khan's cricketing days were also mooted, including Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar.

On Thursday the PTI said Mr Khan had instead decided “to arrange the oath-taking event with austerity” with no foreign dignitaries or celebrities.
A spokesman said: “Being the custodians of tax-payers money, we are looking forward to hold a simple and austere oath-taking ceremony completely national in its façade and essence”,
Meanwhile reports that a computerised anti-fraud system for compiling election night results had been deliberately not used led to calls for an investigation by defeated parties who have alleged Mr Khan won through massive rigging.

This is an incredible step, Britain claim to own kohimoor they don’t claim to own laundered money so it’s totally different. And Britain will cooperate with Pakistan to resolve these issues as they are doing it with nationals of other countries.

 

[atensari]

انشاء الله
بیرونی قرضوں میں کمی کرنے کے لیے لوٹے ہوئے اثاثے واپس لینا ضروری ہیں ​

 

[Javed23Khan]

Pappu app apnee chikni chikni baaton say Mariam ka dil behla saktay hain baki Pakistanio ka naheen....

 

[sher18]

PC Yay IK hai, Haram Sharif Nahi.....Just wait and watch.

 

[Hate_Nooras]

Not going to be easy.
Angarizoo ne aaj tak koh-e-noor nahi wapis kia...laundered wealth dur ki baat hai.
but I hope government seriously pursues the case and bring the money.
Not to forget, our government will have to prove laundered money according to Britain's law and angraiz wont just return money on news reports or sheikh rasheed ki bongiaa. Angraiz also wont necessarily consider NAB laws as a proof of money laundering.
Avenfield flats worth is 8 million pound which is around 15 million USD. Thats really not a large amount. A middle class amreekan easily worth this much.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...akistans-looted-wealth/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_em



Imran Khan tells Britain he will retrieve Pakistan's looted wealth

• Ben Farmer, islamabad

2 AUGUST 2018 • 3:21PM
Follow
Imran Khan has told Britain he will retrieve wealth looted from his country and stashed in the UK by corrupt Pakistani politicians.
The former cricketer used his first meeting with British officials since his general election win to say he would pursue laundered money.
New anti-corruption UK legislation designed to target oligarchs and international crime could be used to freeze or seize property and assets if there is evidence it was bought with illegal or unexplained wealth.
Attacks on the greed of Pakistan's dynastic ruling elite have been the cornerstone of the populist anti-corruption drive which has swept Mr Khan to power.
He has denounced the political class for siphoning off money from public sector institutions and contracts and then salting it away overseas.
The issue has dominated Pakistan's politics since the Panama Papers leak linked former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's family to offshore companies and four Park Lane flats.

Imran Khan meeting the British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CREDIT: @PTIOFFICIAL
Sharif was ousted from power, then jailed for 10 years after a court found he was unable to explain how he bought the flats now worth an estimated £8m.
In the meeting with the High Commissioner, Thomas Drew, Mr Khan said it was “our firm resolve to bring back to the country the money laundered to the UK.”

The Telegraph understands no specific requests for investigations or seizures were made during the meeting, but on Thursday the UK said it would “work constructively” with the new leader.
The Government has brought in new legislation to combat money laundering and corruption as it tries to tackle London's reputation as a haven for dirty money, much of it from Russia.

Nawaz Sharif was jailed for 10 years by an anti-corruption investigation into his London property portfolio CREDIT: REUTERS
Expensive London property bought through shell companies in weakly regulated jurisdictions has long been a favourite way to hide ill-gotten wealth for everyone from mobsters to kleptocrats.
A spokesman for the British High Commission said: “Tackling corruption is a UK government priority and we will continue to work constructively with Pakistan on this issue.”
He said Britain has robust laws “for the recovery of illicit assets where there is evidence to do so”.
The meeting also discussed British aid to the country.
Mr Khan's party back-pedalled on suggestions he would invite foreign dignitaries and international sports stars to his inauguration later this month.
Officials in his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party had earlier in the week met with foreign ministry officials to discuss inviting foreign leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Invitations to friends from Mr Khan's cricketing days were also mooted, including Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar.

On Thursday the PTI said Mr Khan had instead decided “to arrange the oath-taking event with austerity” with no foreign dignitaries or celebrities.
A spokesman said: “Being the custodians of tax-payers money, we are looking forward to hold a simple and austere oath-taking ceremony completely national in its façade and essence”,
Meanwhile reports that a computerised anti-fraud system for compiling election night results had been deliberately not used led to calls for an investigation by defeated parties who have alleged Mr Khan won through massive rigging.

I think you are worried but dont be. The British would never knowingly help the PK by catching our corrupt. They want loyalty of these baastards and you dont get that by stripping them of their looted wealth.

 

[kayawish]

pakistanion ka $200 billion swiss banks main hain uk banks main nahin.Imran must first speak with swiss authorotize i think ...

 

[tansarbh]

Britain did not return any money because we did not ask them. Same with Swiss govt.
Ab aagay dekho kia hota hia.
IK or PTI had received votes because of this narrative that they will bring the looted money back. They will have to at least show that they are trying. IA that money will be brought back! IA. I have complete faith in IK.

 

[PappuChikna]

pakistanion ka $200 billion swiss banks main hain uk banks main nahin.Imran must first speak with swiss authorotize i think ...

Money in swiss account cant be automatically considered illegal and swiss government wont return a penny unless proven by swiss laws.
Imran kay londay, Murad Saeed kee speeches dekhna aur sheikh rasheed kay interviews dekhna chor doo.