Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Fawad Chaudhry released video statement seeking details of foreign gifts retained by military generals and judges.

Demand comes day after government made  466-page record of Toshakhana (gift depository) from 2002 to 2023 public by uploading it on official website of Cabinet Division on instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Toshakhana gifts announced after Lahore High Court orders. Still noteworthy is that in record made public last night, only details of public office holders from 2002 have been revealed, while record sought at high court dates from 1947 till date. Praising LHC judge for his intervention, Fawad welcomed record’s release nonetheless.

“Toshakhana list is before us and we can see how Nawaz Sharif family and Zardari family robbed Toshakhana,” PTI leader said. “They had been attacking Imran Khan and [his wife] Bushra Bibi with advertisements worth billions,” he continued, “turns out they were themselves guilty party”.

“True misuse of Toshakhana was how Nawaz Sharif and Zardari took out cars from there,” he added. “I also believe that this list is still incomplete”, he continued, “List starts from 2002 and we should at least see list since 1988.” “Furthermore, gifts received by generals and judges should also be included,” he said, demanding an end to “Idea of sacred cow”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 14 2023

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