Complying with the Lahore High Court (LHC) orders, the federal government on Sunday made public the records of state officials who received Toshakhana gifts since 2002.
A 466-page record of Toshakhana’s gifts has been uploaded on the Cabinet Division’s website.
The move comes days after the federal government informed the LHC that records of Toshakhana’s gifts dating back to 2002 were being “declassified” and that the final consideration was pending. Later it will be uploaded on the internet.
The LHC had on January 19 directed the government to submit an affidavit describing the details of Toshakhana’s gifts as “classified”.
According to the details, Khan bought a watch (graph number AU750) 18 carat gold and diamonds worth Rs 85 million, a pair of cuff links (over Rs 5.6 million), a pen (Rs 1.5 million) and a ring (Rs8.7m) kept to himself by depositing only Rs.20.17 million in Toshakhana.
Former President Asif Ali Zardari also owned various items including a BMW 760 Li (Security version, model number 2008) – worth Rs 57,828,705 – and a Toyota Lexus LX 470 (Security version) – worth a total of Rs. 50,000,000 is Rs. 16.1 million approximately
He also acquired another BMW 760 Li White (Security Version) (Model No. 2004) — priced at Rs 27,339,370 — by collecting Rs 4.09 million.
In 2013, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif bought a Rolex watch Oyster Perpetual N series 0835D018 (over Rs 1.18 million), a pen with a pair of cufflinks (Rs0.025m) and four commemorative coins of the Central Bank of Kuwait (Rs0 .015m) to keep. 0.243 million by depositing Rs.
In 2016, Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Kulsoom Nawaz, collected Rs 10.8 million and kept a bracelet, necklace and earrings worth Rs 12.7 million (Rs 41.6 million).
Additionally, former Prime Ministers Raja Pervez Ashraf, Yusuf Raza Gilani; Former Finance Minister Sartaj Aziz; Former President Pervez Musharraf; Names of current Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others are included in the list.
