ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Cabinet Division has released the Toshakhana record from July to September which indicate that several government figures, including the President and Prime Minister, received valuable gifts from abroad.
According to the Cabinet Division, all gifts have been handed over to the Cabinet Division, and the process of estimating their value is underway.
Toshakhana is a government department under the management of the Cabinet Division, where gifts received by the President, Prime Minister, Federal Ministers, government officers, and other authorized officials from foreign heads of state, governments, and dignitaries are deposited.
The rules make it mandatory for government officials to report such gifts and deposit them in the Toshakhana, while the decision to retain the gifts, pay their fixed price, or sell them through auction is made according to the prevailing policy and rules.
According to a Cabinet Division notification, President Zardari received a musical instrument, a bow and arrow set, carpets, decorative items, and other gifts.
Similarly, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received 1 kg of gold. The Prime Minister was also gifted carpets, a model of Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH), ties, cufflinks, a table clock, and other items.
The Cabinet Division states that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar leads the list with 19 gifts as he received paintings, perfumes, cufflinks, cups, and other items.
Federal Ministers Atta Tarar, Shaza Fatima, Hanif Abbasi, and Ahad Cheema are also among the recipients of gifts.
