LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: As the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated investigation against Farah Gogi, a close friend of former premier Imran Khanโs wife, for accumulating assets beyond means, the PML-N has claimed that Gogi does not have money trail of Rs320 million. A PML(N) leader Attaulla Tarar said that Gogi must be brought back from the UAE to face corruption allegations.
โThe Imran Khan government had benefited Farah Gogi to whiten her โblack moneyโ amounting to Rs320m through amnesty scheme,โ PML-N deputy secretary general Attaullah Tarar told a press conference here on Thursday.
He said Gogiโs assets increased from Rs210m to Rs850m during the last three years as she minted money through transfers and postings in Punjab with the alleged help of Usman Buzdar. He said Gogi also bought a flat in the UAE with this money.
Tarar said: โSince Imran Khan has tried to defend Gogi, it has become clear whose benami property is this.โ
He said the โFarah Gogi gangโ would buy land in the area where any development scheme was to be announced to make money.
Tarar further said when Imran saw losing power, he made Farah Gogi flee the country. He said the interior ministry should take measures for her repatriation. He asked Imran Khan to prevail upon Gogi to come back if she was not holding his (Imran) benami properties.
Meanwhile, the NAB Lahore is conducting the inquiry against Farhat Shehzadi alias Farah Khan/Gogi. She is accused of โaccumulating illegal assets beyond known sources of income, money laundering and maintaining various accounts in the name of different businessesโ.
โA huge turnover amounting to Rs847 million has been found in her (Farah Gogi)โs account during the last three years, which does not commensurate with her stated account profile,โ NAB said in a statement.
โThese credits were received in her personal account and withdrawn immediately after credit within a short time period.โ
While reviewing her income tax returns, it was allegedly observed that her assets have significantly increased from 2018 onwards for unknown reasons. Moreover, she has frequently been travelling to different countries, including nine times to the United States and six times to the United Arab Emirates.
Farah Gogi reportedly left for Dubai on April 5. She was also accused of using the aircraft of Punjab chief minister and obtaining land worth millions of rupees from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz.
