ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan hasdenied allegations of forgery in the documents regarding the constructionof his Bani Gala residence in Islamabad.

Counsel for Imran, Babar Awan appeared before the bench and gave anexplanation regarding the ongoing case.

Justice Umran Ata Bandial replying to Awan said, “Why you are gettingemotional? Go pay the amount and regularize your house.”

Additional Attorney General (AAG) Nayyar Rizvi submitted a report in theSupreme Court on February 28, stating that Imran’s no-objection certificate(NOC) for the construction of his Bani Gala residence could not be verified.

The PTI chief stated that he had obtained an NOC for the construction ofhis house in Bani Gala. However, Muhammad Umar, who was the secretary ofthe Union Council of Sohan in 2003 when the document was apparently issued,denied the issuance of any such document.

On February 23, the court had told the Capital Development Authority (CDA)to verify, within a week, records and permissions granted to Imran Khan forbuilding his mansion in Bani Gala.

“Did Imran take permission from related authorities for the construction ofhis home?” Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar questioned.

In May 2017, the CDA and the ICT administration submitted a two-pagereport, along with a list of 122 illegal constructions, in response to theapex court’s April 24 order in a suo motu case of municipal lawlessness inBani Gala, Islamabad.

The hearing of case is adjourned till March 13.