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PTI petition: ‘Gilani’s UK visit misused public funds’
PTI files petition in SHC, says the UK trip cost National Exchequer around one million dollars.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani with his British counterpart David Cameron after a meeting at 10 Downing Street. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) filed a Constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court on Thursday alleging that the public funds were “severely misused” during Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s trip to the UK last month.
A PTI press release said that the entire entourage, of around 70 people, was staying at the exclusive Churchill Hotel in London and a fleet of 30 limousines was also hired during the trip, costing the National Exchequer around one million dollars.
“Our poor country is going through a severe economic crisis, lack of energy, inflation, poverty and joblessness, and therefore we feel the perpetrators should be brought before the Honourable Courts and held accountable for their actions in violation of the Constitution and our fundamental rights,” stated the press release.
The PTI has also made Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) a party to the case as “it is believed that a big aircraft was used in this trip causing great loss and delays in travel to the citizens of Pakistan.”
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I am not a PTI supporter but I laud this move, I hope my people become politically literate rather being political retards
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We done PTI.
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Appreciated! We must raise such questions.
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@PLEASE: Your comment is very funny. At one end you hope that your ‘people MAY become politically literate rather being politically retard’ and at other end you say that you do not support PTI. Who do you support to bring a change in this country? Please don’t name any of the well tested political parties because that would put you in political retards. No offense!
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well done PTI
we r with u
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Ghareeb or Maqrooz Qoum ke Shah Kharch Numayindeh.
We appreciate and support to PTI to protest and oppose this act legally.Recommend
Great move hopefully Blithe and Ch Allah Daad dont come up with another PML-N supporting statement.
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Sigh. I have to give them credit for this complaint. Those 70 people and limousines were not there to enhance his abilities to fulfill his role. You just don’t drive up to your loan officer in a brand new top of the line spots car and tell them you can’t make the payments because of that new car and look honest at the same time.
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PTI……. GET A LIFE FOR GODS SAKE!!!!!! Go out and do some work rather then criticize.
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There’s a news item in today’s (May 25, 2012) daily ‘Bolta Pakistan’ that our PM also purchased 3 jackets worth 50,000 pounds. Mind you, he is the same PM who declared in his assets statement submitted to National Assembly that he is so ‘poor’ that he doesn’t even own a car. So it can easily be assumed that the shopping was done on our taxpayer’s hard-earned money. If this news item is true, PM should be made to response about this also. Bravo PTI. I can see a change looming.
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@Lannibal Hecter: he didn’t say MAY -__-
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