{"id":2004521,"date":"2023-08-18T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T09:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-touted-dnc-megadonors-medical-device-company-during-controversial-pakistan-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T05:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T09:16:48","slug":"ilhan-omar-touted-dnc-megadonors-medical-device-company-during-controversial-pakistan-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-touted-dnc-megadonors-medical-device-company-during-controversial-pakistan-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar promoted DNC megadonor&#8217;s medical device firm on controversial Pakistan trip."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Filhan-omar-touted-dnc-megadonors-medical-device-company-during-controversial-pakistan-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Tahir \u200cJaved has maintained access to the White \u2062House and top \u2063Democrats<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>(farrukhusman\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. \u200dIlhan Omar (D., Minn.) defended a controversial trip to Pakistan last year on \u2063the grounds \u200dthat she fought for democracy, human rights, and against &#8220;Islamophobia.&#8221; But the Squad member\u2019s week-long junket\u200b also provided a political and commercial boost to a Democratic megadonor\u200b who maintains extensive ties\u2064 to the \u200dPakistani government, a <em>Washington \u200bFree Beacon<\/em> investigation found.<\/p>\n<p>Omar, who recently disclosed that \u200bthe government of Pakistan\u2064 funded her travels, was accompanied on the trip by Tahir Javed, a Pakistani-American businessman who\u2063 serves as deputy\u2063 finance chairman \u200bof\u2062 the Democratic National Committee, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mtahirjaved?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name&#038;original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fmtahirjaved_pakistan-washingtondc-pakistanfloods-activity-6980979001045504000-zR79%2F%3Ftrk%3Dpublic_profile_like_view\">LinkedIn<\/a>. While Omar has not been accused of\u200b wrongdoing,\u2062 her close ties to Javed could raise concerns about whether she is doing the bidding of\u2063 a prominent campaign\u2064 donor\u2014one who has been accused of serving \u2062as an unregistered lobbyist for \u2064Pakistan. Javed has contributed $6,900 to Omar\u2019s campaigns, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tahirjavedofficial\/posts\/2098388487101779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosted<\/a> a fundraiser for her at his home \u2062in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Omar\u2019s April 2022 trip drew the \u2064representative a rebuke from India, a\u2063 U.S. ally, over her visit to \u200cthe disputed Kashmir \u2063region. She also met with Imran \u2064Khan, who was ousted\u2062 as\u200c Pakistan\u2019s prime minister days before Omar\u2019s visit. Drama over Omar\u2019s whirlwind \u2064tour prompted \u2062the State Department to \u2064announce her\u200d trip was &#8220;personal&#8221; and not sanctioned by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>Javed in a May 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=5009729639138104\">interview<\/a> appeared to take credit for arranging the meeting between Omar and Khan, who has accused the U.S. government of \u2062orchestrating\u200d his removal from\u2063 office. The entrepreneur also organized Omar\u2019s visit to the headquarters of\u2063 Byonyks\u2062 Medical, a firm that claims to sell Pakistan\u2019s first \u200c&#8221;bloodless&#8221; kidney dialysis machine. Javed serves \u2064on the advisory board of Byonyks. Byonyks founder Farrukh Usman, who contributed $1,000 to Omar\u2019s\u200c campaign on June 29, 2022 and accompanied her in Pakistan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farrukhusman\/status\/1516556863965343746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> on social media that he and \u200dJaved organized the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Javed, who \u200downs several \u2063companies\u2063 in Texas and\u2063 says he bundled\u200d $2 \u200cmillion \u2062for the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020, has\u2063 used \u200dhis \u2062access to top Democrats to lobby in favor of Pakistan. He claims to have\u200d discussed the Kashmir issue with Biden during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tahirjavedofficial\/posts\/2371541733119785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraiser<\/a> at his home \u200bin 2019. That same year, \u2064Javed\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.com.pk\/21-Sep-2019\/state-representative-shawn-thierry-refuses-to-attend-modis-houston-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly lobbied<\/a> Texas state representative Shawn Thierry to boycott \u200da rally in Houston for \u200cIndian prime minister Narendra \u2062Modi. Last \u200dyear, Javed\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mtahirjaved_pakistan-washingtondc-pakistanfloods-activity-6980979001045504000-zR79\/?trk=public_profile_like_view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">met<\/a> with Omar, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.), and \u200dothers to\u2062 request additional federal \u200daid for flood\u200b victims in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>He has also \u200cserved as a liaison for Khan, a controversial figure who has\u200d called \u2064Osama bin Laden a &#8220;martyr.&#8221; After the 2020 election, Javed\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tahirjavedofficial\/videos\/1123832091409765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personally conveyed<\/a> a congratulatory message from Khan to Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris\u2064 and urged her to appoint Pakistani-Americans to the administration. Javed accompanied Khan on an official visit to Congress \u2064in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Javed\u2019s \u200dadvocacy has won \u200chim accolades in Pakistan. Khan\u2019s administration in 2021\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ceojaved\/status\/1374426714957258762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awarded<\/a> Javed \u200dwith the \u200cTamgha-e-Imtaz award, given to civilians for their\u2063 service to Pakistan. Pakistani\u2063 leaders congratulated Tahir, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2259963\/chaudhry-brothers-felicitate-pakistan-origin-us-democratic-leader-on-receiving-top-civilian-honour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> \u2064that &#8220;immigrants \u200dsettled in \u2062foreign countries are ambassadors of Pakistan, [who play a] political and economic role throughout the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Javed has maintained\u2063 access to the\u2063 White House, Omar, and other policymakers. He attended a White House event this month for \u200cthe World Series \u200cchampion Houston Astros, and posed with Biden for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10227471299186283&#038;set=pb.1177393116.-2207520000.&#038;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a photo<\/a> at a \u200dDNC\u200b event later\u200c that day. Javed posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10227260512556749&#038;set=pb.1177393116.-2207520000.&#038;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos<\/a> last month \u200dwith Omar and her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Omar has pushed measures favorable to\u2063 Pakistan and defended \u200bKhan after his removal from office. \u200bLast month, she\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/omar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-omar-statement-situation-pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called on<\/a> the Pakistani Supreme Court to release Khan from jail after his arrest on corruption charges. She has <a href=\"https:\/\/omar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-omar-introduces-resolution-religious-freedom-india#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20should%20stand,the%20International%20Religious%20Freedom%20Act.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called on<\/a> the State Department to designate India, an adversary \u2064of Pakistan, a &#8220;country of particular \u2062concern.&#8221; Omar and several other Squad members\u2064 boycotted Indian \u2062prime minister Narendra Modi\u2019s state\u200d visit in June, which \u200bPresident Biden held to strengthen ties between the United States and India.<\/p>\n<p>Omar also provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ngad-surprise-air-forces-sixth-generation-fighter-coming-soon\/\" title=\"NGAD Surprise: Air Force\u2019s Sixth-Generation Fighter Coming Soon?\">public relations boost<\/a> for Byonyks, the firm\u200c linked to Javed. During a speech at Byonyks\u2019s \u200bheadquarters\u2063 in Lahore, Omar \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3lD2EhFeYpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> the company for its &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-false-narrative-will-cost-lives-desantis-fires-back-at-ap-for-partisan-smear-piece-about-promotion-of-covid-19-drug\/\" title=\"\u2018Your False Narrative Will Cost Lives\u2019: DeSantis Fires Back At AP For \u2018Partisan Smear Piece\u2019 About Promotion Of COVID-19 Drug\">life-saving treatment<\/a>,&#8221;\u2062 and said she will &#8220;be having\u2064 conversations with people about this amazing endeavor.&#8221; Pakistani media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urdupoint.com\/en\/health\/bloodless-dialysis-machine-provided-to-lahore-1501504.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touted<\/a> Omar\u2019s visit, with photos of the \u2064lawmaker at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-touts-fla-economic-boom-in-grand-opening-speech\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis touts Fla. Economic boom in grand opening speech\">ribbon-cutting ceremony<\/a> with Javed and Usman, the Byonyks founder.<\/p>\n<p>The United States-India Relationship Council, a pro-India advocacy group, has questioned why Javed accompanied Omar on \u200dher \u200ctrip to Pakistan. The group \u200dhas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USIRCOnline\/status\/1521293628726988800?s=20\">accused<\/a> Javed of &#8220;pushing US politicians to subscribe to\u2062 anti-Indian policies,&#8221; and called for &#8220;more transparency relating to Tahir Javed\u2019s lobbying and fundraising\u2063 roles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Omar has <a href=\"https:\/\/omar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-omar-reintroduces-paul-act-crack-down-foreign-lobbyists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> legislation \u200cto strengthen FARA in order \u200bto ensure that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-touted-dnc-megadonors-medical-device-company-during-controversial-pakistan-visit\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar promoted DNC megadonor's medical device firm on controversial Pakistan trip.\">lobbyists representing foreign countries\u200c act<\/a> in good faith and \u2064operate with full transparency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Omar, Javed, the \u200bDemocratic\u200c National Committee, and the Pakistani embassy did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tahir Javed&#8217;s access to the White House and top Democrats has been consistent. Rep. Ilhan Omar defended her Pakistan trip, claiming she fought for democracy, human rights, and against &#8220;Islamophobia.&#8221; However, the week-long junket also benefited the Democratic Party politically and commercially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2004522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}