ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Attaullah Tarar unveiled facts behind rare and priceless watch-set gift, containing pen and cufflinks embodied with 12.24 karat diamonds, which was handed over to former Prime Minister Imran Khan by Saudi Crown Prince but PTI Chairman sold it out in a ‘criminal way’ without realising ‘importance and uniqueness of gift.

“It is only watch got prepared by Saudi Crown Prince for gifting to Pakistan, so its price can’t be matched with other ones. Its unique dial is of Khana Ka’aba (Baitullah Sharif) shape,” he said while showing documentary evidence of gift’s details and price evaluation. He said as per rules, any gift received from abroad was first deposited in ‘Toshakhana’ and later on another procedure of market evaluation was carried out if recipient wanted to keep it. “But nothing such thing happened in this case.”

However, he said, as per market evaluation that had been carried out in a thorough professional and technical way, its price stood at around $ 12 million, almost Rs 1.7 billion at that time and now Rs 2 billion. He said Imran Khan bought watch set at Rs 20 million only, without adopting laid down procedure. He demanded Imran Khan to tender his resignation from chairmanship of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as he has been declared certified thief after selling “made to order” watch in market. He said that government will also issue red warrant for return of Farah Gogi from UAE. About Daily Mail case, he said that trial of case would start next year.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 17 2022

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