Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan’s helicopter rides value the country wide kitty ₹1 billion, suggested The Nation.
Khan has come beneathneath the scanner for his helicopter rides even as in workplace. The price info have been supplied withinside the Pakistani Senate.
The VVIP helicopter rides of Khan value round one billion rupees that have been done at the commands of the Prime Minister’s Office from 2019 to 2021, suggested The Nation.
The federal authorities in its written reaction knowledgeable the Senate that in line with the info supplied through the Cabinet Division, an quantity of ₹946.three million changed into spent on VVIP helicopter missions through 6 Aviation Squadron beneathneath commands of the PM’s Office from 2019 to 2021 whilst Imran Khan changed into the top minister of the country.
Before this, the authorities had knowledgeable the top residence that Khan used the legit helicopter to shuttle from his Bani Gala house in Islamabad to PM House for 1,579.eight hours from 2019 to March 2022.
The quantity of ₹434.forty three million changed into incurred on those journeys from the country wide exchequer, suggested The Nation.
Unveiling the info of the costs of camp workplaces, the authorities stated that a complete quantity of ₹26 million changed into spent from the legit budget on camp workplaces through former top ministers due to the fact 2008.
Former top minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had 3 camp workplaces, in Lahore and some other one in his place of birth Multan all through his tenure from March 2008 to June 2012, which value an quantity of ₹10.eight million, suggested The Nation.
Meanwhile, incumbent National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf had one camp workplace on Chakwal Road even as he changed into in workplace from June 2012 to March 2013 and an quantity of ₹5.5 million changed into spent on it.
Similarly, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and previous top minister Nawaz Sharif had his camp workplace at his house in Jati Umra, Lahore all through his tenure from June 2013 to July 2017, which value an quantity of ₹4.five million, suggested The Nation.
His successor Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had his camp workplace at his house in Islamabad even as he changed into withinside the workplace of top minister from August 2017 to March 2018. An quantity of ₹five.2 million changed into incurred on it from it the exchequer.
Notably, even as Pakistan is on the point of monetary chaos, the political elegance is the usage of exchequer cash for his or her actions whilst the kingdom is reeling beneathneath heavy debts.