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No truth in reports about selling of necklace: Zulfi

It was reported that the necklace was sold to a jeweller in Lahore through Zulfi Bukhari for Rs180 million, while only a fraction of that amount was paid to Toshakhana

By News Desk
April 13, 2022
Senior PTI leader Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari. -APP/file
Senior PTI leader Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari. -APP/file

ISLAMABAD: Former special assistant to prime minister on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari on Tuesday denied that there was any truth in reports about selling of a necklace.

Talking to Geo News, Zulfi Bukhari said that there never had been any talk about the necklace and the allegation were ill-founded and baseless.

Earlier, there were reports quoting Federal Investigation Agency that an inquiry has been initiated against former prime minister Imran Khan for selling a precious necklace from Toshakhana, inflicting a loss to national exchequer.

It was reported that the necklace was sold to a jeweller in Lahore through Zulfi Bukhari for Rs180 million, while only a fraction of that amount was paid to Toshakhana.