Imran Khan claims that his second wife was paid by his opponents.
Key Takeaways:
- Imran Khan, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, mentioned his wives Jemima Goldsmith and Reham Khan without naming them.
- After the divorce, Jemima spoke out about the anti-Semitic attacks she faced in Pakistan.
In a speech to PTI workers in Lahore on Friday, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan mentioned his wives Jemima Goldsmith as well as Reham Khan without naming them. He claimed that the 'Sharif mafia' would launch a character assassination campaign against him after Eid, just as it did against Benazir Bhutto.
"This is the same Sharif mafia campaigned against a woman who came to Pakistan after embracing Islam," Imran Khan said, without mentioning his first wife, Jemima Goldsmith. They referred to her as a Jew and filed a false case against her that lasted a year."
He referred to Jemima Goldsmith, who was married to Imran Khan for nine years, from 1995 to 2004. Jemima recounted the anti-Semitic attacks she faced in Pakistan in several interviews after the divorce. Anti-Imran Khan protests were held before Jemima's London home following Imran Khan's removal from the prime ministership.
"This is the same mafia that paid a woman to write a book against me before the 2018 election," Imran Khan said, referring to his second wife, Reham Khan.
Reham Khan took to Twitter to sarcastically ask if the 'payment' Imran Khan was referring to was 'to put up with him for a year.' "Please inquire as to how much they paid me to marry him. For a year, you're going to put up with him? And how much did they pay him to relentlessly pursue me? Paranoia is a medical condition!!" Reham Khan expressed her thoughts.
Reham Khan, a former BBC journalist, wrote a book called "Reham Khan" about her life and struggles. A big part of it was about Imran Khan and sensational revelations about the former Pakistan Prime Minister, including his spirituality and strong belief in black magic.