[5] Maclean's later reported that "the possibility that a member of Parliament was among those who raised the alarm about Jamal is an intriguing twist in the complex story of how police built their case leading to the arrests".
[9] He was appointed as special advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the Middle East and Afghanistan on August 8, 2006.
[11] Early in January 2007, media outlets began reporting speculation that Khan was considering crossing the floor to join the Conservative Party.
"[14] On January 15, 2007, it was revealed that Khan's old Liberal riding association had been de-registered by Elections Canada effective December 31, 2006.
Khan, his business, and his riding president were also charged with election spending unauthorized by his official agent.
[17] On February 3, 2008, Chief Government Whip Jay Hill announced that Khan had fully concluded the matter with Elections Canada and had been readmitted to the Conservative caucus.
[18] In the October 14, 2008 federal election, Khan lost his reelection bid to Liberal candidate Bonnie Crombie by 4,725 votes.
[19] In March 2018, Khan and his business partner, Nadeem Imtiaz Ahmed of Mississauga, Ontario, were arrested and charged by RCMP in an investment fraud scheme.
The RCMP Sensitive and International Investigative Section, which focuses on “criminal activity that poses a threat to Canada’s government institutions, public officials, the integrity of the Crown, or that imperils Canada’s political, economic and social integrity,” began an investigation into the matter in early 2015.