After being deposed, Imran Khan confiscated a PKR 150 million official vehicle.

 

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan's Information Minister, claims that after being removed from power in a no-confidence vote last month, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan took away a plush PKR 150 million official vehicle.

"On his way out, Mr Khan took a BMW X5, which was essentially a car from the Prime Minister Office's pool for foreign delegations," Marriyum told reporters on Sunday.

She insisted that the car was worth around PKR 150 million, including the bomb-proofing and bullet-proofing, which she paid around PKR 30 million for six years ago.

Khan insisted on keeping the car, despite previously criticising previous governments for keeping expensive cars in the Prime Minister's House, according to the Dawn newspaper.

According to the report, the minister also stated that Khan kept a handgun given to him by a diplomat from another country instead of submitting it to the Toshakhana or the state depository.

According to Pakistani law, any gift received from foreign dignitaries must be deposited in the state depository or the Toshakhana.

Since Khan, 69, was defeated in a no-confidence vote in Parliament last month, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has been at odds with the current political establishment, led by Shehbaz Sharif, over the issue of foreign gifts.

A fortnight ago, the Islamabad High Court ordered the newly-installed government to make public the details of gifts received by Khan during official visits, stating that gifts given to government officials by foreign governments belong to the state of Pakistan, not to individuals.

Khan responded that they were his gifts, and it was up to him whether or not to keep them.

Khan had said, "Mera tohfa, meri marzi [my gift, my choice]."

Marriyum also claimed that Khan had reduced Toshakhana's gift retention percentage to 0%.