Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar sold a pricey Toshakhana Graff wristwatch worth at least Rs. 2 billion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) had given to former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Dubai-based businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor.
The unique watch and three other Toshakhana gifts were purchased by Zahoor, a Norwegian-Pakistani millionaire, from Farhat Shahzadi, popularly known as Farah Gogi, for 7.5 million Dirhams in cash.
The businessman showed proof of the purchase and all the Toshakhana gifts he currently possesses on “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” on Geo News.
The businessman claimed that after he refused to comply with the requests of his ex-wife Sophia Mirza, Shahzad Akbar later harassed him and had fictitious money laundering cases filed against him by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
In an affidavit, Zahoor says: “I Umar Farooq, S/O late Zahoor Ahmed resident of R/o (Address as Per CNIC) House No D-102/1, Block-4, Clifton Karachi, currently Residing at Muhammad Bin Rashid City, District One, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath that I was introduced to Ms. Farhat Shahzadi by Mr. Shehzad Akbar and bought the following ornaments, jewelry SET 2 by Graff from Ms. Farhat Shahzadi having CNIC No 35201-2625741-8 and passport No. BP5147413 for AED Seven Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dirhams (AED 7,500,000) paid as cash”.
In his declaration, Zahoor mentions the four gifts that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman gave to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and which he bought from Farah Gogi.
The gifts offered include a Diamond Gent’s Ring weighing 7.20cts, a Diamond MasterGraff Tourbillon Minute Repeater with Makkah Map Dial, Diamond Cufflinks, a VVSl Rose Gold Pen Set with Pave Diamonds, and an Enamel Mecca Map.
According to Zahoor, a free-lance ambassador for the Republic of Liberia, Gogi was connected to him by the former accountability minister Shahzad Akbar in March 2019.
He advised him to meet her while in Dubai so he could look at the unwanted rare items she wanted to sell.
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