Aleema Khan, the sister of Prime Minister Imran Khan, owns over Rs450 million worth of property in the heart of US state of New Jersey. The property, with the address 154 Sixth Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, was bought in 2004 and is still owned by her.
The deed of the property read that it was bought for $0.758 million on August 5, 2004 with the Book 7355 having residential class. The original Book Deed of Property, exclusively obtained by this correspondent, revealed that Aleema Khan bought this property in 2004 with a 25% partnership of her friend Samina Sultana in the United States.
The property was purchased from Keith Prebola who bought this property in 1999, revealed the 36-page Property Book. She had not disclosed it to the tax authorities till November 12, 2017. Lorraine Senerchia, Deputy Register Hudson County New Jersey, confirmed the status of the said property.
About the issue of disclosure of this property, Revenue Minister Hammad Azhar said that the property was declared but it was not explained when it was declared.
Azhar, however, dodged the question when asked about the specific year Aleema Khan bought this overseas asset in New Jersey, saying that the apex court was already taking up the issue. About the fine for not disclosing the said property earlier, he said, "It is declared as per law."
