Pakistan’s election commission on Tuesday said Imran Khan’s political party had received funds from overseas-based individuals and companies in violation of the country’s laws.
At least 34 foreign nationals were named in a report produced by the Election Commission of Pakistan for having illegally funded the former prime minister’s party — Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf, or PTI.
Arif Naqvi, a Pakistani tycoon whose financial backing for Khan was detailed in a recent Financial Times investigation, was also cited in the ruling. Naqvi’s Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Group collapsed in 2019, leading to closer scrutiny of his close ties to influential Pakistanis.