PM among poorest MPs
* Details of assets, liabilities given to ECP reveal Gilani has no assets, investments
* Fazl has only Rs 3,000 in bank account
By Irfan Ghauri and Muhammad Bilal
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani may be one of the poorest members of the National Assembly (MNAs), as his furniture, fittings and others items of personal use are worth only Rs 200,000, and he owns no other property.
Details of the assets and liabilities submitted with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have revealed the premier does not own any plots, apartments, commercial buildings or agriculture properties. He also has no business capital. His declaration states he brought no remittances from outside Pakistan, including bank drafts, or machinery. He has no investments in the country, and apart from the official motorcade, Gilani also does not own any personal motor vehicle.
The prime ministers statement declared that 200 tolas of jewellery had been gifted to him by his parents at his wedding, but did not mention whether he or his wife owned it. It said he held Rs 8.5 million in a bank account following the sale of inherited property in Multan, and had retained Rs 989,734, which were frozen by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2001. The statement of assets, submitted by Gilani on September 27, 2008, also reveals that he has no liabilities, loans or mortgages.
Fazl: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is also among the poorer leaders of the country, as details of his declared assets reveal he owns no private vehicle. He has no business capital in or outside Pakistan, nor any investments. He has also declared that he has only Rs 3,000 in his bank accounts.
The JUI-F chief declared that he has a one-fifth share in his familys house in Dera Ismail Khan, which is worth Rs 100,000. He also has a residence in DI Khan worth Rs 2 million and a 5-kanal plot worth Rs 500,000. The other assets declared by Fazl include 25 tolas of jewellery, furniture and articles of personal use worth Rs 50,000.
The assets declared by Fazls younger brother, Maulana Attaur Rehman, who is currently tourism minister, reveal that he owns one-fifth share in inherited property, worth Rs 100,000. He has no other property or business investments in or outside the country. Attaur Rehman has declared he has no bank account anywhere despite him not only being an MNA, but also a federal minister. He said he has no private vehicle, and his furniture and articles of personal use are worth Rs 20,000. His wife owns 50 tolas of jewellery.
Faisal Karim Kundi, deputy speaker of the National Assembly, has declared that he owns 23 kanals of agricultural property worth Rs 500,000, a cash account of Rs 528,000 and furniture and articles of personal use worth Rs 100,000. He has no other property or business investments, personal vehicle, jewellery or other assets, according to details submitted to the ECP.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
* Details of assets, liabilities given to ECP reveal Gilani has no assets, investments
* Fazl has only Rs 3,000 in bank account
By Irfan Ghauri and Muhammad Bilal
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani may be one of the poorest members of the National Assembly (MNAs), as his furniture, fittings and others items of personal use are worth only Rs 200,000, and he owns no other property.
Details of the assets and liabilities submitted with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have revealed the premier does not own any plots, apartments, commercial buildings or agriculture properties. He also has no business capital. His declaration states he brought no remittances from outside Pakistan, including bank drafts, or machinery. He has no investments in the country, and apart from the official motorcade, Gilani also does not own any personal motor vehicle.
The prime ministers statement declared that 200 tolas of jewellery had been gifted to him by his parents at his wedding, but did not mention whether he or his wife owned it. It said he held Rs 8.5 million in a bank account following the sale of inherited property in Multan, and had retained Rs 989,734, which were frozen by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2001. The statement of assets, submitted by Gilani on September 27, 2008, also reveals that he has no liabilities, loans or mortgages.
Fazl: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is also among the poorer leaders of the country, as details of his declared assets reveal he owns no private vehicle. He has no business capital in or outside Pakistan, nor any investments. He has also declared that he has only Rs 3,000 in his bank accounts.
The JUI-F chief declared that he has a one-fifth share in his familys house in Dera Ismail Khan, which is worth Rs 100,000. He also has a residence in DI Khan worth Rs 2 million and a 5-kanal plot worth Rs 500,000. The other assets declared by Fazl include 25 tolas of jewellery, furniture and articles of personal use worth Rs 50,000.
The assets declared by Fazls younger brother, Maulana Attaur Rehman, who is currently tourism minister, reveal that he owns one-fifth share in inherited property, worth Rs 100,000. He has no other property or business investments in or outside the country. Attaur Rehman has declared he has no bank account anywhere despite him not only being an MNA, but also a federal minister. He said he has no private vehicle, and his furniture and articles of personal use are worth Rs 20,000. His wife owns 50 tolas of jewellery.
Faisal Karim Kundi, deputy speaker of the National Assembly, has declared that he owns 23 kanals of agricultural property worth Rs 500,000, a cash account of Rs 528,000 and furniture and articles of personal use worth Rs 100,000. He has no other property or business investments, personal vehicle, jewellery or other assets, according to details submitted to the ECP.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
these guys are too smart to declare what they actually earn 
