Pakistan authorities places PM Imran Khan’s official dwelling up for lease

Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet has determined to drift PM Imran Khan’s official residence within the rental marketplace for cultural and academic occasions in a bid to assist the nation’s cash-strapped financial system. File picture of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan | Photo Credits: APPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s official residence in Islamabad’s Red Zone is now up for lease. A remaining determination on this regard was taken by the Pakistani Federal Cabinet on Tuesday.

The transfer is being touted as a measure to shore up funds for the cash-strapped nation. In reality, Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet has determined to lease out the Prime Minister’s official residence for cultural, trend, instructional and different occasions.Two committees have been fashioned to make sure that “discipline and decorum” of the Prime Minister’s official residence aren’t violated throughout the occasions, reported Samaa TV.In August of 2019, Imran Khan’s Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) authorities had introduced its plans to transform the Prime Minister’s official residence right into a state-of-the-art federal instructional establishment.The ruling authorities in Pakistan had additionally declared that governors wouldn’t keep in Governor Houses anymore to interrupt away from colonial custom and minimize down on heavy prices on the identical time. The cash saved by these measures might as an alternative be used for welfare schemes, the Pakistan authorities had stated.This was additionally the identical time Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan vacated the official residence in Islamabad and moved to certainly one of his properties in Bani Gala.Interestingly, the Pakistan Prime Minister’s official residence was rented out for the marriage perform of Brigadier Waseem Iftikhar Cheema’s daughter in 2019. Prime Minister Imran Khan, too, was seen attending the ceremony.Pakistan’s Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood had then reportedly stated that it prices Rs 470 million to take care of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Islamabad. This is why PM Imran Khan vacated the official residence, Mehmood had claimed.In September of 2018, the PTI authorities in Pakistan had garnered Rs 23 lakhs in proceeds after auctioning eight buffaloes maintained by Imran Khan’s predecessor Nawaz Sharif on the PM House.The Pakistan authorities additionally auctioned 61 luxurious vehicles earlier this yr in an effort to lift cash for the nation’s cash-strapped financial system.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.