Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi Mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein Files
New York: The names of PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have surfaced in the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files, according to media reports.
The latest documents, released by the US Department of Justice under the name “Epstein Files,” contain references to hundreds of influential politicians, business leaders, and global figures linked in various ways to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The material includes records of networks, contacts, meetings, and email correspondence.
Media reports say the files include limited references related to Pakistan, in which the names of Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi are mentioned. However, these references are described as peripheral and not comparable in nature or severity to other disclosures contained in the documents.
According to reports, some emails involving Epstein and teams linked to Microsoft founder Bill Gates discuss polio eradication programs. These emails also mention Boris Nikolic, a former adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In one email, an unidentified sender informed Epstein about attacks on polio teams in Pakistan and Nigeria and raised questions about the situation.
Media sources further report that correspondence between Boris Nikolic and Epstein suggested that Bill Gates was displeased with a Pakistani media report referring to a possible phone conversation with Imran Khan, amid concerns that such publicity could complicate polio vaccination efforts.
The Epstein files also reportedly reference a 2010 email exchange between Epstein and a senior JP Morgan official, which allegedly mentions private meetings with several foreign figures, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was Pakistan’s foreign minister at the time.
In another email dated September 2018, Goldman Sachs-linked Jade Zettlin reportedly wrote to Epstein, expressing a personal opinion that Imran Khan’s leadership resembled a “slow-motion car crash,” even with China’s backing. The files present this remark as an individual’s opinion rather than a factual assertion.
In addition to political references, the documents include some non-political mentions related to Pakistan. Media reports say Epstein expressed an interest in Pakistani shalwar kameez in certain emails and discussed shipments of clothing from Pakistan.
The Epstein files also reportedly mention former US president Donald Trump multiple times. Trump has maintained that the newly released documents contain no evidence of wrongdoing on his part and that the files clear him of allegations.
Sources emphasize that not all names appearing in the Epstein files should be viewed through the same lens. References related to Pakistan are described as limited, non-central, and largely confined to email exchanges. Nonetheless, the release of the documents has once again sparked global debate about the connections and influence of powerful individuals.
