Pakistan is promoting its Embassy property in US. Guess the bidders

The highest bidder is a Jewish group, adopted by an Indian and a Pakistani realtor.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 27, 2022 16:57 IST

Pakistan is in no rush to promote, officers stated (Representational)

By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan acquired three bids for a constructing that after housed the defence part of the nation’s embassy in Washington. At nearly $6.8 million, the best bidder is a Jewish group which needs to construct a synagogue within the constructing, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported quoting diplomatic sources in Washington.

In the second spot is an Indian realtor with a bid of about $5 million, adopted by a bid of about $4 million from a Pakistani realtor, the report stated.

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Batting for the property going to the best bidder, a Pakistani realtor, requesting to stay nameless, stated: “We should follow this tradition, also because it will create a lot of goodwill in an influential American community, which wants to use it as a place of worship.”

Earlier this month, Pakistan embassy officers advised Dawn that one of many nation’s three diplomatic properties in Washington – a constructing on the distinguished R Street NW – was up on the market.

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On Monday, Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on Privatisation requested the privatisation fee to nominate a monetary adviser to lease the Roosevelt Hotel web site in New York. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the assembly.

Embassy officers in Washington are consulting an appraiser to evaluate whether or not the constructing must be offered as it’s or after some renovation, the report added. “We are in no rush, and we will conclude a deal only if it benefits Pakistan,” the embassy official stated. The nation’s cabinet has authorized the sale.

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Dec 27, 2022