Pak Releases Records Of Foreign Gifts Received By Senior Leaders
NDTV
Prominent leaders who benefited from the Toshakhana gifts included Pakistani President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan government on Sunday revealed details regarding foreign gifts retained by public office holders, including presidents, prime ministers, cabinet members, politicians, bureaucrats, retired generals, judges and journalists from 2002 to 2022. The details regarding Toshakhana were released on the Cabinet Division's website, Dawn reported.
Prominent leaders who benefited from the Toshakhana gifts included Pakistani President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former prime minister Imran Khan, ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, ex-president Asif Ali Zardari, late military dictator Pervez Musharraf, former premier Shaukat Aziz, ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ex-PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, ex-PM Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and others.
According to the documents, most of the gifts were retained by the office holders free of cost except for new ones. Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif received one bulletproof vehicle each during their visits and retained them after paying some money to the Toshakhana, as per the Dawn report.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his wife received five precious wristwatches, ornaments and other items. He received five precious wristwatches, including a Graff watch worth PKR 3.8 million. He retained these gifts in October 2018 after making a payment of PKR 0.754 million, as per the news report.
