Gilani’s foreign tours cost Rs 139m this year, NA told

[Neo]

Gilani’s foreign tours cost Rs 139m this year, NA told​

* Rs 6.32 billion lost in bank fraud and robbery
* US provided $366.77m for education reforms in five years​

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s visits abroad from May 2008 to January 2009 cost Rs 139.06 million, the National Assembly was told on Thursday.

In a written response, the government told the Lower House that the prime minister toured 10 countries, including the United States, from May 2008 to January 2009.

The most expensive visit proved to be of Gilani’s trip to the US, UK and Sri Lanka from July 26 to August 3 last year, costing Rs 43.55 million.

His visit to Cairo from May 17 to 22 last year cost Rs 29.56 million, that to Saudi Arabia from June 6 to 8 cost Rs 11.88 million, Malaysia and Dubai from July 7 to 9 Rs 9.26 million and two visits to China from August 7 to 9 and October 23 to 26 cost Rs 37.85 million.

Early this year, the prime minister visited Turkey from January 9 to 12. The trip cost Rs 6.95 million.

Banks: The Lower House was also told that hundreds of fraud, forgery and dacoity cases occurred in 53 banks during the last three years involving a sum of Rs 6.32 billion.

In the response, the government provided a list of banks in which cases of fraud, forgeries and dacoities were reported to the State Bank of Pakistan and told the House only Habib Bank Limited was privatised during the last five years, as its controlling shares were sold for Rs 22.41 billion.

US: The National Assembly was also informed that the United States had provided $366.77 million for education reforms in Pakistan during the last five years. An amount of $28 million was provided in 2004, $66.67 million in 2005, $63.95 million in 2006, $59.75 million in 2007 and $148.4 million in 2008.

The government told the House that Pakistan was in trade deficit with 81 countries in 2009-09 and its trade was in favour with 116 other countries.

The country has earned $10.93 billion in foreign exchange during the current financial year on account of exports, the House was told.

 

[Bane Blade]

A shame on them atleast they could rob the nation but this is the same governement that is cuting Higher education spending only so that our PM can make trips abroad I think that the PPP are really pushing their limits beyond anything and soon theit days may be over.

 

[Omar1984]

Pakistan cant afford this much money on foreign tours. The leaders of Pakistan must put Pakistan first, Pakistan cant afford to give its leaders luxury travel.

 

[Bane Blade]

By the way did the primeminister go to DAVOS this year?

 

[Jihad]

Look, all I have to say is f*ck them, seriously, sorry for my language.
But they cut spending on higher education but they still go abroad with expensive trips? What kind of bullsh!t is that, what the HELL is wrong with our f*cking politicians?
Sab se pehle Pakistan, like Musharraf said, WORK on your country, make it strong, make it flourish and prosper, and then you can think about foreign trips when things are more stable in Pakistan.

 

[Bane Blade]

And the only way that is possible is by showing and standing for what you believe in by public gatherings only then will the message get across.

 

[Jihad]

And the only way that is possible is by showing and standing for what you believe in by public gatherings only then will the message get across.

LOL, and hopefully, the public "gatherings" will be slammed into smithereens and the people participating jailed because they add no value, ruin our beautiful streets and cause unnecessary pollution, drama and hysteria in our country which we already have plenty of.
Just work for your country, don't work against it.

 

[Bane Blade]

LOL, and hopefully, the public "gatherings" will be slammed into smithereens and the people participating jailed because they add no value, ruin our beautiful streets and cause unnecessary pollution, drama and hysteria in our country which we already have plenty of.
Just work for your country, don't work against it.

You know Martin Luther King went to jail and his followers were laughed at thrown shoes at beaten in movements so was Mandela many movements have been hampered we shouldn't quiten now their is a long way to go.

 

[Jihad]

You know Martin Luther King went to jail and his followers were laughed at thrown shoes at beaten in movements so was Mandela many movements have been hampered we shouldn't quiten now their is a long way to go.

Too bad for them, life went on.
People who share your ideals will actually ruin our countries progress.

 

[Bane Blade]

Too bad for them, life went on.
People who share your ideals will actually ruin our countries progress.

and people with your ideals are the reason we will continue to lack progress had Zardari freed the deposed judges as he had promised and kept the higher education spending really sorted our electricity problems Nawaz Sharif or any other politician couldn't get a thousand people out on the street to demonstrate what they stand for I don't see progress being stopped for standing for your cause.

 

[Captain03]

great our country is in trouble and our leaders are touring the world
no wonder the military always has to take over

 

[Bane Blade]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

and tour the world themselves

 

[metalfalcon]

When will these People realize that this Public money should be spent on people's development and the foreign trips must not be considered as " Holiday Tours ".

They Draw Empty Buckets from Foreign trips and Then we hear that Millions have been spent on foreign tours.