Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar sold gifts that a hot topic these days. Gifts included pricey Graff wristwatch worth at least Rs2 billion. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman gave these gifts to former prime minister Imran Khan. Farah and Akbar sold it to a businessman in Dubai named Umar Farooq Zahoor.

 Zahoor claimed that he paid 7.5 million Dirham to a billionaire Norwegian-Pakistani. He said he has proof that he paid to Farhat Shahzadi. Farhat is also famous as Farah Gogi. Zahoor purchase the rare watch and also three additional Toshakhana gifts.

Zahoor appeared on a news channel earlier. He displayed the receipt for the purchase as well as every Toshakhana present he currently possesses

The businessman said that he refused to comply with the requests of his ex-wife Sophia Mirza.  He also claimed that false cases of blackmail and false money laundering were filed. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed these cases at Shahzad Akbar’s direction.

Zahoor produced an affidavit detailing all of the purchases he had made. The items were essentially gifts for the former prime minister. The presents offered are a 7.20ct diamond gent’s ring, a Diamond MasterGraff Tourbillon Minute Repeater with Makkah Map Dial, Diamond Cufflinks with 2.12ct H IF and 2.11ct I IF Round Diamonds, and a VVSl Rose Gold Pen Set with Pave Diamonds and Enamel Mecca Map.

Zahoor is a free-lance ambassador for the Republic of Liberia. He claims that Gogi was first introduced to him by the late accountability minister Shahzad Akbar in March 2019. Akbar advised him to meet Gogi while visiting Dubai so he could look at the unwanted rare gifts she was trying to sell. He said he was immediately fascinated in the gifts when he first met Gogi since they are both unique and irreplaceable.

“Gogi was frank. She also told me the history of these gifts. Farah said these were gifted to prime minister Imran Khan by the Saudi Crown prince. The lady also said that she wanted to sell these on behalf of Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Begum. She told me that Akbar had asked her to meet me in Dubai.

“After verifying the authenticity of the items, I didn’t negotiate the price. I paid her whatever she asked for as these gifts are priceless. As soon as he paid, Gogi reported on the phone to Akbar that the deal was through and thanked him for introducing her to me. Akbar thanked me for buying the Toshakhana gifts and requested that I don’t speak about this matter to anyone. I agreed.”

Zahoor claims that nothing happened until Akbar contacted him again. He requested that he send their two girls back to Pakistan on Sophia Mirza’s behalf. Sophia Mirza was Zahoor’s former wife.

Zahoor and Sophia were fighting a legal battle. They faught for custody of their twin daughters for the past 14 years. According to Umar Farouk, Akbar sent his daughters to Pakistan. He also threatened not to settle the dispute with Sophia on their terms.

Zahoor said: “I refused to suffer blackmailed and a campaign of terror started against me. He used the FIA to register fake cases of international financial crimes. Unfortunately,  buying this expensive watch was my biggest mistake, as I was flagged as a wealthy person and an extortion campaign started against me using the entire government bodies, including the cabinet of the former prime minister, who gave blanket approval to Akbar to go after me. Interpol was misused trying to extradite me to Pakistan through a Red Notice. “

According to Zahoor, Akbar lied to Imran Khan’s cabinet and conspired with his ex-wife Sophia to obtain permission to file a false criminal case against him.

PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bhushra Bibi have all his 112 gifts.  The worth of gifts was Rs 142.02 crore from Toshahana of the Government of Pakistan for less than Rs 40 million. I kept the payment. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has kept all 58 of his gifts. He received these during his three and a half years as Prime Minister of Pakistan at a pittance. Khan reportedly paid 38 million rupees for a gift worth 140 million rupees. He has not paid for other gifts worth his 800,200 rupees.