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

[Asim_khan]

If a second rate nothing secretary is sitting on nearly 8 figures, I wonder what the real big wigs are sitting on?

 

[giri26]

UK’s help to Pakistan on alleged corruption linked with evidence: home secretary

LONDON: British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said that Britain wants to work with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s new government in Pakistan, but cooperation in areas of curbing corruption and money-laundering will be strictly linked with the "evidence" of corruption and no consideration will be paid to political rhetoric.

The home secretary was in Pakistan early this week where he held wide-ranging talks with Pakistani government officials and the two sides announced a new partnership to eradicate corruption and tackle terror.

Speaking in Islamabad, Javid said the partnership will strive for "justice and accountability" and the PTI government said that it will help eradicate money-laundering.

But in London, the home secretary cautioned against any unrealistic expectations and linked progress against alleged money-launderers or corrupt elements strictly to merit and through proofs.

Javid said: "We are not interested in the politics of things but when you pursue justice, all you are interested in is evidence and going after the evidence."

He welcomed the new government of Imran Khan in Pakistan and said Britain looked forward to working with him. "We welcome the new government in Pakistan. It’s the government we will be closely with, as with the previous governments, in achieving its aims."

The home secretary said that the UK government wanted to help Pakistan tackle corruption.

He backed up word by word what the British government said only five days ago that only due legal process will be followed.

A British government spokesman told The News in an exclusive interview that Her Majesty’s government will work "constructively" with the Pakistani government but any action in the UK would follow due legal process and that the British

government was "aware of the political sensitivities involved" in cases relating to Pakistan.

Responding to a question if the UK authorities were aware about PM Khan’s claim that billions of pounds have been looted from Pakistan and stored in London, the spokesman said that Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was the right authority to assess whether "assets are legal or illegal."

"We have a robust legal and regulatory framework for investigating suspected money laundering, corruption and the recovery of illicit assets," the spokesman said.

A few days ago in Pakistan, the British home secretary met Khan and announced a new partnership between the two countries to fight terror.

He said that "no one can escape justice or act with impunity" and urged for a "more concerted action" to combat terror groups.

Javid said they discussed security issues and mechanisms for bilateral prisoner transfers, as well as money laundering, trade and education.

Khan's government has pledged corruption-free governance and has promised to return to Pakistan allegedly stolen public money.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/212305-uk...orruption-linked-with-evidence-home-secretary

 

[Gabbar Singh]

If Imran can achieve this it would be quite something.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pay back 'looted' money and leave Pakistan <a href="https://t.co/ukUxMu12HI">https://t.co/ukUxMu12HI</a></p>— Gulf News (@gulf_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/gulf_news/status/1146068170614009856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[PakLFC]

Totally agree with IK. Paying back all the money means Nawaz and Zardari will need to get normal jobs wherever the live. There is no point in hanging or keeping them in prison, we want all the looted wealth returned more then anything else.

 

[Amar786]

Imran doesn't mean getting back 100 percent looted wealth he means some percent how much that is the question. No where near he can get 100 percent of there wealth

 

[Pakpak]

If Imran can achieve this it would be quite something.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pay back 'looted' money and leave Pakistan <a href="https://t.co/ukUxMu12HI">https://t.co/ukUxMu12HI</a></p>— Gulf News (@gulf_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/gulf_news/status/1146068170614009856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I have heard a lot of reports there is negotiation going on from all sides for a plea bargain.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

I have heard a lot of reports there is negotiation going on from all sides for a plea bargain.

Perhaps he’s looking at what the Saudis did - they locked up 100s of corrupt businessmen and didn’t release them until they paid billions of $s back to the government.

More difficult to do in a democracy sure however where there's a will there's a way.

 

[Pakpak]

Perhaps he’s looking at what the Saudis did - they locked up 100s of corrupt businessmen and didn’t release them until they paid billions of $s back to the government.

More difficult to do in a democracy sure however where there's a will there's a way.

Yes it is looking likely. The sums being reported and estimated by the documents leaked shows if they pay up then Pakistan's short-term loan crisis alone would be over.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Zardari wont pay anything, he can prefer to die but wont give anything. Sharif is a coward man he will give his everything even after a chitrol of half hour.

 

[classic]

These crooks will eventually come to their senses. They have looted enough, it's time to pay back and get lost.

 

[desi_boy]

It is easier said than done..... just to give you an idea, I know someone personally who had defrauded a bank by around 2 million rupees, when he was caught and subsequently went to jail, his own mother told him (I am paraphrasing here) to keep his chin up and not let the jail deter him after all it was only for a couple of years and it would be over in a heartbeat. The point was to tell him not to return the money because if he did his jail term would've lessened significantly. This is the type of mentality that Pakistan's judicial system is dealing with!

 

[MenInG]