ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notice to Cabinet Division on a petition seeking details of the gifts received by the heads of state since the establishment of Pakistan. The IHC ordered to submit within one month.
During the course of hearing today, Justice Mian Gul Hassan remarked that seeking Toshakhana details only those of the Prime Minister showed malafide intentions, and such details of other public servants weren’t been asked?
صرف وزیراعظم کا توشہ خانہ کا ریکارڈ مانگنے سے بدنیتی واضح ہوتی ہے، کسی اور سرکاری ملازم کا توشہ خانہ ریکارڈ کیوں نہیں مانگا جاتا؟ جسٹس میاں گل حسن کے توشہ خانہ سے متعلق درخواست پر ریمارکس
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The petitioner took the ground that the details of the gifts received by the prime ministers and presidents should be provided.
In the petition, he argued that the Information Commission ordered the government to provide Toshakhana details on June 29, 2022, so that order should be implemented, but the orders hadn’t been implemented as yet.
The petitioner asked that the details of the market value of the gifts and the price charged should also be provided.
The petitioner took the position that the details of the gifts received by the prime ministers and presidents should be provided.
In the petition, it has been argued that the Information Commission ordered the government to provide Toshakhana details on June 29, 2022, so that order should be implemented.
The petitioner asked that the details of the market value of the gifts and the price charged should also be provided.
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Cabinet Division and Information Commission have been made party in the application of Advocate Abuzar Salman Niazi.
It may be recalled that that earlier this month the Lahore High Court (LHC) had also sought details of gifts since 1947.
