TEXAS: The bid of American-Pakistani businessman Abrahim Javed, who is the son of former adviser to caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar and Tahir Javed, to become commissioner of Fort Bend County, Texas, has suffered a major blow after he faced corruption charges. past convictions and election violations.
In the election for the coveted post, Abrahim Javed got 3530 votes (28 percent) while his running mate Taral Patel got 6426 votes (51 percent).
A quiet Fort Bend County neighborhood was thrust into the spotlight by the mysterious arrival of Beaumont, Texas-born Abrahim Tahir Javed as he ran for commissioner for Fort Bend County, Sugar Land, Texas. He is the son of Muhammad Tahir Javed, a Texas businessman who was picked but promptly fired by caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar as an overseas investment adviser last year after it emerged he had a conviction in the United States. case of fraud.
Abrahim Javed’s bid for commissioner has sparked heated debate, with allegations ranging from residence permit violations to potential legal ramifications. Abrahim Javed was accused of seeking support along sectarian lines by pitting Pakistani voters against Indian voters.
Observers said the Texas Ethics Commission’s decision to investigate Abrahim Tahir Javed for accepting unauthorized contributions and failing to file a campaign treasurer appointment in violation of election rules played a large role in his defeat.
According to the Texas Ethics Commission, once the election campaign began, it investigated Abrahim Tahir Javed as a candidate who allegedly failed to file a nomination for treasurer, in violation of Election Code § 252.001. He also faced investigation for knowingly accepting campaign contributions for authorized campaign expenses.
The story of crime and fraud begins much earlier with Abrahim Javed’s father, formerly convicted criminal Muhammad Tahir Javed, when it was revealed that he had been given a 5-year suspended sentence for theft. However, he served half of this term. Authorities in Texas prosecuted him for theft, and the minimum sentence for the crime starts at one year.
After being convicted of theft in 1994, Tahir Javed turned his attention to business and, with the help of his brother, went on to establish several companies.
In November last year, the office of caretaker Prime Minister Kakar announced that the notification for the appointment of SAPM Mohammad Tahir Javed had been withdrawn. The notification of appointment of Tahir Javed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Investments was issued the previous month i.e. on 6 October but the decision was taken to remove him based on intelligence and media reports that Tahir Javed had an earlier conviction for theft which he was hiding with. and did not declare.
Muhammad Tahir Javed publicly pledged to donate $50,000 to former army chief General (R) Qamar Javed Bajwa’s 2002 flood victims’ fund, but the check bounced as he did not have the funds to repay it.
