Case Name: Mohammad Imran KHAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-14
Citations: 237 F. App'x 238
Docket Number: No. 06-70817
Parties: Mohammad Imran KHAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 237
Pages: 238–239

Head Matter:
Mohammad Imran KHAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-70817.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 5, 2007.
Filed June 14, 2007.
Ashwani K. Bhakhri, Esq., Law Offices of Ashwani K. Bhakhri, Burlingame, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, S. Terry Schubert, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division/Fraud Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Mohammad Imran Khan, a native and citizen of Pakistan, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' decision which adopted and affirmed and added its own analysis to the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999), and we deny the petition.
Khan's asylum application, supplemental statement, and testimony before the IJ presented incompatible accounts regarding which of the two factions was persecuting him. Moreover, when questioned about these discrepancies, Khan was unable to provide a sufficient explanation. Because these discrepancies regarding the MQM factions go to the heart of his claim, substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004). Because Khan failed to satisfy the lower standard of proof for asylum, it necessarily follows that he failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
In addition, substantial evidence supports the finding that Khan failed to establish eligibility for CAT relief. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.