Imran Khan's income grew double-fold from Toshakhana gifts' sale, alleges Marriyum Aurangzeb

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's income grew double-fold after he sold items from the Toshakhana, newly elected Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb alleged on Thursday.

"He {Imran} will have to show the money trail and the receipts as the Toshakhana gifts cannot be sold," he said while addresisng a presser in the federal capital.

The minister said Imran Khan didn't earn as much as he earned from the Toshakhana in his entire life as he only ran a business from the prime minister's chair, .

She deplored Imran Khan for saying “mera tohfa, meri marzi (my gift, my choice)" adding that it was Pakistan’s gift and not his personal property.

Aurangzeb said the PTI-led government introduced a law to procure gifts from the Toshakhana at 50% of its original cost, but despite the law being introduced during their tenure, Imran Khan purchased the gift at 20% of the cost.

She praised the PML-N government, saying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif started working within five days after assuming office as the premier because the country's economy, foreign policy, and development projects were in the worst condition.

The information minister went on to say that a campaign is being launched against state institutions through “robotics tweets” and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been instructed to take action against them. 

“Immediate action will be taken against those who are behind these tweets and robotics machines will be identified soon,” added the minister.

Talking about the former first lady of Pakistan Bushra Bibi, Aurangzeb said that she made an entry in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tax return back in 2018 using her old name.

“For the first time in Pakistan, a thief and an incompetent prime minister has been removed constitutionally through a no-confidence motion,” she said, adding that “excessive expenditure on sugar increased its prices; flour had to be imported after it was smuggled and PTI’s minister looted medicines.”

Aurangzeb said if there was no evidence against Bushra Bibi’s close friend Farah Khan, she wouldn't have escaped. 

About former adviser on accountability and interior Shahzad Akbar, the PML-N leader said he had fled the country and the government knows how to bring him back to Pakistan.