Patwaris and Geo lies exposed again
In 1999, Khan was charged in Pakistan with illegally exporting
Islamic era antique tiles. She claimed that the charge was a fabrication to harass and damage her husband,
[22] but nevertheless, left Pakistan to stay with her mother for fear of incarceration.
[23] After General
Pervez Musharraf overthrew elected Prime Minister
Navaz Sharif in a
coup d'état, in 2000, the
Ministry of Culture and Archaeology verified the tiles were not antiques, and the Pakistani court dropped the charges, allowing her to return to
Lahore.
[22]
BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Pakistani court exonerates Jemima Khan
Pakistani court exonerates Jemima Khan
Reports from Lahore say a Pakistani court has dropped smuggling charges against Jemima Khan, the wife of the politician and former cricketer, Imran Khan.
Agence France Presse said the Lahore High Court quashed a case in which Mrs Khan was accused of trying to export antique tiles illegally.
Mrs Khan -- the daughter of the late British businessman, Sir James Goldsmith -- pleaded in a petition to the court that the charge was fabricated under the government of the ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to harass and damage her husband.
The Ministry of Culture and Archaeology verified that the tiles in the case were not antiques.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service