Former prime minister Imran Khan’s close aide Shahbaz Gill, who is currently in the US, has registered himself as a foreign agent of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the country.
Gill registered himself as the party’s foreign agent under the US Foreign Agent Registration Act and was issued a registration number by the US Department of Justice.
The former premier’s special assistant is facing sedition charges and was allowed to travel abroad by the Lahore High Court on March 29 for one month but he later filed a new plea seeking an extension in his stay in the US.
In his documents submitted on May 11, Gill appraised the US authorities about nine meetings he held with American citizens for PTI between April 19 and May 9 this year.
In all these meetings, he wrote, “the current violation of human rights in Pakistan” was discussed with US citizens.
The registration documents also include Gill’s written statement describing the nature and method of his intentions in the US as an agent.
“It is completely on honorary basis. No financial charges are involved. I believe in PTI’s vision,” he wrote.
