The Accounts Officer of the Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR), Abdul Rasheed Khan, has submitted a comprehensive presidential salary record of former President, Asif Ali Zardari, to the Accountability Court.
Accountability Judge, Syed Asghar Ali, heard the case against Zardari and former Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, among others.
During the hearing, Abdul Rashid apprised the court that Zardari’s monthly salary had been Rs. 80,000 a month, of which Rs. 7,000 was tax-deductible.
“He received a total of five million rupees, including the President’s Allowance,” the officer added.
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Meanwhile, the third NAB witness in the case, former Section Officer Cabinet Division, Muhammad Khalil, also recorded his statement on Thursday, detailing the purchasing records of bullet-proof vehicles during Gilani’s and Nawaz Sharif’s tenures.
The witness presented a summary that had been sent to Gilani on the purchase of High-Risk Security vehicles dated 20 September 2014, along with the summary that had been forwarded by the Cabinet and Finance Division.
The witness added that on 6 April 2017, Finance Secretary, Tariq Bajwa, had forwarded a summary to Fawad Hassan Fawad, Secretary to the then Prime Minister. The summary had contained a request for an additional grant of Rs. 29 million for one vehicle.
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After concluding his argument, Deputy Prosecutor, Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi, requested the Accountability Court to hear the Tosha Khana reference on a daily basis, pointing out the NAB law according to which cases must be decided within thirty days.
The NAB prosecutor suggested that if defense prosecutors are not available for daily hearings, the court should summon Zardari and Gilani in person and record witnesses’ statements before them.
The court adjourned the hearing until 23 December and directed the prosecutor to produce five more witnesses at the next hearing.
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