ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Shibli Faraz Saturday night said that asset details of all the special assistants and advisers to Prime Minister Imran Khan are now available for public viewing. He said that the details have been shared on the Cabinet Division website as instructed by the prime minister. According to a tweet of Shibli Faraz late Saturday night: "Govt of Pakistan has placed the assets of all SAPMs, advisers on the website of the Cabinet Division as instructed by PM Imran."
Assets details have been issued of Dr Sania Nishtar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation with the status of Federal Minister; Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Establishment with the status of Federal Minister; Mirza Shahzad Akbar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior with the status of Minister of State; Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development with the status of Minister of State; Shahzad Syed Qasim Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power Division & Coordination of Marketing and Development of Mineral Resources with the status of Minister of State; Ali Nawaz Awan (MNA) Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority Affairs; Muhammad Usman Dar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs; Nadeem Afzal Gondal Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination; Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on activities pertaining to Ministries of Water Resources, Power and Petroleum in the Balochistan; Dr. Zafar Mirza Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination with the status of Minister of State; Lt. General Asim Saleem Bajwa (Retd) Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information & Broadcasting, in honorary capacity; Nadeem Babar Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Division with the status of Minister of State; Dr Moeed W Yusuf Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning with the status of Minister of State; Ms Tania S Aidrus Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan; Dr. Shahbaz Gill Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, in honorary capacity and Dr. Zafar Mirza Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination with the status of Minister of State.
Monitoring Desk adds: It emerged that five of the advisors and special assistants of the cabinet possess dual nationality while two of them are green cardholders.
According to details, Zulfi Bukhari holds British nationality, Nadeem Afzal Chan has Canadian citizenship while Moeed Yusuf and Shahbaz Gill are green card holders (permanent residence of US).
Shahzad Syed Qasim and Nadeem Babar have US citizenship while Tania Aidrus holds dual nationality of Canada and a permanent residency of Singapore.
Following are the asset details of the special assistants and advisers available on the cabinet division website.
Zulfi Bukhari: He is the special assistant to the prime minister on Overseas Pakistanis. Zulfi Bukhari does not own any property in Pakistan, however, he has properties worth millions of rupees in London. Father of Zulfi Bukhari gave him two land pieces as a gift in 2006 and 2007 while he was also gifted a 1,210 canal and a 91 canal lands. He also inherited plots in Islamabad from his maternal relatives. Sania Nishtar: Appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Sania Nishtar owns gold worth Rs 500,000 along with a car. She is indebted of Rs 2.3 million.
Shahzad Akbar: Special Assistant to PM Imran Khan on Accountability Shahzad Akbar owns assets worth above Rs 50 million. Akbar owns a property worth Rs 6.5 million while her wife also holds property worth Rs 1.3 million. He has Rs 450 million in cash.
Shahzad Qasim: SAPM on Power Division Shahzad Qasim owns three plots worth Rs 6 million in Lahore, along with ownership of Rs 3.5 million lands in Gawadar. He holds assets in the United States and UAE along with having a cash amount of Rs 40 million in separate bank accounts.
Ali Nawaz Awan: SAPM on Capital Development Authority, Ali Nawaz Awan has property worth Rs 37.1 million along with immovable property worth Rs3.1 million. He also possesses 75 tola gold.
Usman Dar: SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar has a bank balance of Rs 711,000 along with having a cash amount of Rs 34.3 million. He owns a business worth Rs 6.7 million along with separate investments of upto Rs 20 million. He inherited a 40 canal land in Muree and a two canal residential area in Sialkot.
Nadeem Afzal Chan: He owns an agricultural land of Rs 6.984 million along with having ownership of three plots worth Rs 9.4 million and immovable property worth Rs 5.7 million.
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh: He holds the portfolio of Adviser to PM on Finance and Revenue. Shaikh does not hold any dual nationality and has revealed assets worth nearly Rs 300 million. However, he is in debt of Rs 290 million.
Moreover, Shehbaz Gill owns assets worth Rs 150 million.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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