• Source:JND

The United States Department of Justice recently released over 3.5 million files related to serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to the latest cache of files, over 2,000 videos and 1,80,000 images were disclosed as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was approved in November 2025. In the latest dump, there were mentions of several Pakistani individuals and the mention of the traditional Indian outfit, Salwar-Kurta.

Epstein's Email Mentions Salwar-Kurta

In the latest dump released by the Department of Justice (DOJ), it is revealed that Epstein expressed an admiration for traditional Pakistani Salwar-Kurta. In an email exchange with a Pakistani individual, it was revealed that Epstein was asking about the name of a traditional outfit’s components. “What is the name of the pants?” Epstein wrote in the email.

In response, the individual stated, “The pants are called Shalwar, and the shirt is called Kurtz. It can be worn at Indian parties too.” Epstein replied that he would like to order five such kurta and Salwar sets (slightly bigger shirt sizes) as per his size.

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List Of Pakistanis In Epstein Files

Imran Khan

  • Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party was named in several emails and references. For example, in 2013, Khan had received an email from former UN envoy Nasra Hassan.
  • The UN official described him as a “London society lion” and said that his better Western connections make him a better leader than then-PM Nawaz Sharif.
  • In 2018, Jeffrey Epstein reacted negatively to the win of Imran Khan, who, in his political opinion, was not the desired candidate to win the elections.
  • The files also mentioned the close connections between Bill Gates and Imran Khan, in which the partnership between the two for the polio work has been referred to as problematic.

Zubair Khan

  • The cyber consultant for Pakistan’s intelligence wing (ISI) is the next person on the list who is reported to have had an ongoing business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Khan is said to have met Epstein several times in the past in Paris.
  • He reportedly proposed a data analytics solution to Epstein in 2016.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi

  • Former Foreign Minister and a PTI leader, Qureshi, was mentioned in passing references in the Epstein files.
  • However, most of them are fleeting references and there were no involvement of him in the Epstein crimes.

Why Were The Names Of These Pakitanis On The List?

The names of the above individuals from Pakistan were not mentioned in the sex crimes committed by offender Jeffrey Epstein. They were rather mentioned in different contexts like geopolitical references, polio eradication efforts and regional intelligence discussions in fleeting references and not in scandals.


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