Imran Khan-Donald Trump meeting: Pakistan PM's 'Shalwar kameez' lands him in controversy, sparks fight over credit

In yet another controversy for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, questions are being raised on his outfit which he wore during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

As per news agency PTI, a luxury designer has claimed that the outfit that Imran Khan wore during the meeting was his creation. Imran Khan wore a navy blue Shalwar Kameez and his favourite black Peshawari chappal during his meeting with the US President at the White House on July 22.

Khan's traditional outfit during his first visit to the White House as Pakistan PM became the talking point on social media, Pakistan media reported. However, a designer from Islamabad has come out and claimed that he had designed Khan's dress for his meeting with Donald Trump.

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Clarifying on the controversy, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari rubbished the claims of the designer and claimed that the First Lady Bushra Bibi bought all of Khan's clothes and got them stitched from a local tailor. Taking to Twitter, he also said that Imran Khan has never been interested in designers or worn them. 

He called the designer, who has been claiming the credit for the Shalwar Kameez that the Pakistan PM wore during meeting with Trump, "not only a liar and a cheat". 

Meanwhile, Imran Khan accorded himself a wildly triumphant welcome on his return to Pakistan after his visit to the US on Wednesday night. 

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(With PTI inputs)