"I dedicated my life to charity work and it has no bearing on my foreign holdings whatsoever. I acquired this property through my income and husband's assets," she claimed. When asked about her properties in Dubai and US reportedly not declared with Pakistani tax authorities, she contended that she had bought them through her export business and assets transferred to her from her father.
"I have been doing business for the last 20 years and nothing was hidden from the concerned authorities. I have declared everything in my wealth statement," she responded when questioned whether she is Benamidar of PM Imran Khan.
Aleema Khan has been accused of owning undeclared properties in foreign destinations worth millions of rupees. The opposition parties have lambasted the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for showing leniency towards Imran's sister while taking a strict action against the leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). She asserted that the property was bought legally by her husband's assets with an investment of Rs 14.5 million and it was built solely for business.
She reiterated that an international firm has been performing the audit of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore, and the hospital was not used for her family's financial growth.
"My husband has been doing textile business for the last 20 years," she said, adding that the profit generated by the business was invested in the form of property in New Jersey.