This case was brougt to my attention first by Shobz and a day later was followed by an email from my friend Omar Qureshi. It must not be too embarassing for our Gov Ishrat ul Ibad to take medical and housing benefits while he languishes in luxury in Pakistan, but it is indeed very embarassing for us Pakistanis to constantly have to face such humilation. This is the copy of the original article which appeared in Daily Telegraph read on ….
A prominent Pakistani politician has been receiving British state benefits to which he was not entitled while living in a palatial home in Karachi. As the governor of Sindh province in Pakistan, Dr Ishrat-Ul-Ebad Khan lives in a mansion in the state capital while being waited on by servants and chauffeured in Mercedes limousines.
Yet, while enjoying the perks of his position, Dr Khan was for 10 months the recipient of money from the benefits system, including income support worth about £1,000 a month. Taxpayers also funded the £244-a-week rent on a house in north-west London, that Dr Khan keeps as a base for his family in Britain. His wife, Shaheena, also received benefits because she had been diagnosed with a “stress disorder”. Extra money was added to allow for Dr Khan, who did not have a job, as her full-time carer.
Last night Andrew Dismore, the Labour MP whose Hendon constituency includes the house rented by the Khans, called on ministers to launch an immediate inquiry. Mr Dismore, a former member of the Commons Work and Pensions select committee, said: “I would be very surprised if the rules allowed this.” Danny Alexander, Liberal Democrat spokesman on work and pensions, said: “A system that allows mistakes such as this to occur is clearly not working.” When confronted by The Sunday Telegraph, Dr Khan, who has four children, admitted receiving benefits to which he was not entitled since taking up his position as governor three years ago but insisted that he had paid back the money. There has been no further claim since October 2003.
Dr Khan, who trained at Sindh Medical College in Karachi, came to Britain in 1992 as an asylum seeker. Following the acceptance of his asylum claim in 1999, Dr Khan was entitled to a range of British benefits. He and his family have been living in a pebble-dashed semi-detached corner house in Edgware, a north London suburb since 1997. In May 1999, they began claiming income support, which also entitled him to other payments, such as housing benefit. Dr Khan said that he had repaid a matter of “a few hundred pounds” but he was keen to make sure any money that might still be outstanding was reimbursed. “If anything has been done, even inadvertently, I would very much like to rectify it. But in our opinion we have not tried to misguide or mislead.”
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13 responses to “Gov. Ibad gets UK benefits”
What is this country coming to.I mean after 58 years we should be able to hide these kind of things from the press atleast.:-)
Anyways, I must say you do have a nose for these kind of news.
SHA – I surely enjoy reporting such gossip, jsut becoz it infuriates me at how crooked our rulers bascially are.
Let the press be free its essential to bring the crooks into the open.
TM – I must appreciate your efforts in an attempt to bring these bizarre stories to your readers – it is highly embarrasing to have these ignorant folks in government administration. I have been quietly reading your blog for a few weeks and i really like it. Although I gotta ask, do you have something against only this political party or you just like to blend with the half of the karachiites who like to blame MQM for everything or ignite upon their mishaps and their freaks – nonetheless i am not a supporter of this or any other political party and i beleive that the politicians are the worst thing happened to Pakistan ever , but there certainly have been hundreds of other politicians in past and in present who have caused much and much worse embarrasing moments for us. I have yet to read an article from you on the other fake people :p
Peace
Shq
thanks for the credit. 😀
SHQ – I live for silent readers like you 😉
You ask me a very good question – am I a person who loves to blame only MQM etc – Honestly MQM has done irreprable damage to our city and I dread the upcoming local bodies. Its not only MQM who I am after these days but our beloved Pakistan Army and also the United States which have fallen into my target-practicing bulls-eye in the recent past. I am sure many other Pakistani Fakes exist – and have no worry, the moment I come across an interesting story it will be published.
Anyone who rapes my country deserves a ‘Teeth Maestro’s Kick in the Ass’ I will stand up against anyone who talks against my motherland. I am a proud Pakistani and would happily die as a Pakistani.
I look forward to seeing more comments from you and other silent readers. Just say a simple HI would send me to the moon.
this is a disgrace. how can anyone be so stupid.
aoa.thanks for dropping by… i have been trying to read ur blog and with all my efforts i am still unable to read even a single line…. the fonts are toooo small…even though i changed the display settings of my computer but isnt helping me… i am writinghere still i cant read what have i written..just a few black lines…
essjee, click on ‘view’ on your browsers menu, click on ‘text size’ and then select ‘medium’
that should sort it.
Either that or you’re using something like 1800×1600 resolution.
Dan – great brains think alike – reading that comment from essjee I emailed her abotu the exact same thing and it fixerd everything – as reported the rouge brother played havoc with my her browser hence my blog got the brunt of her frustratin – hahahaha 😉
Yeah, ALL of “our” (as if our votes count!) elected officials are crooked and bring only shame to this country and misery to its people (especially the poor). However, the MQM holds the special distinction of giving birth to a now-pervasive culture of mob violence and outright terrorism.
Salam Dear Brothers
You are saying that you will die for this motherland and will kick in the *** like MQM then i want to toll the real truth behind the history of Pakistan. MQM stands for Mahajir Qaumi Movement. Mahajirs are those who traveled from Hindustan for the sack of better life freedom, peace by sacrifying their lives, their property and everything they can according to the reallity there were only three nations there who played the only role in the Pakistan movement and a seperate country for muslims are Panjabi, Pathan, Mahajir. where Panjabi plays a major role while Mahajir are also there Pathans plays the most important role for our safty as well as both of above then we just provide independance to Sindhi and other nations living their after the leving of hindus from there. in simple words by our combine efforts, sacrifice, this country comes to appear on the map of world and we give you the gift of independance on a tray as a brotherhood but know you are being selfish then we can’t do anything except blessing you.
Pakistan Zindabad
Jiye Mahajir
Jiye Mutahida
So what???
Altaf bhi needs the funds.
Besides the services MQM is giving to our 'Aaaqqaz' is worth more than mere '1000 pounds'.
Now go ahead, blind followers, call me Haqiqi and FYI I'm not in your hood to be gunned down.
AOA….. well this news is all made up n have also beem cleared that he did not took benefits, the news reporta and whatsoever has apologised 4 such a news. why havent they written an article on apologies 4 writin fake news… what a way 2 disgrace, so i request this 2 move away….!!