Aleem Khan emerges as richest lawmaker in Punjab

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the asset details of members of the Punjab Assembly, according to which Aleem Khan is the richest lawmaker in the province with Rs1.70 billion in assets.

According to the data released by the commission, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz owns assets amounting to Rs414.3 million. He has shown ownership of 11 residential houses worth Rs136.4 million and agricultural land worth Rs39.7 million.

He has also shown himself to be Rs97.1 million in debt. Moreover, Hamza’s first wife Mehrunisa owns assets worth Rs5 million, while his second wife Rabia owns assets worth Rs37.4 million.

Former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar owns assets worth over Rs58 million, former provincial education minister Murad Ras Rs3.8 million, former provincial home minister Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed Rs180 million.

Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi owns assets worth Rs231.4 million, including agricultural land worth Rs67.8 million and a flour mill worth Rs9.9 million. The speaker’s wife owns assets worth Rs100 million.

Punjab Opposition Leader Sibtain Khan owns assets worth more than Rs10 million, though he did not disclose the value of his agricultural land holdings.

Provincial Minister Owais Leghari owns assets worth Rs440 million. MPA Hina Pervaiz Butt disclosed assets of Rs99.4 million along with two homes she cited as gifts though she did not disclose their value.

MPA Sania Ashiq declared assets of Rs3.5 million, while former provincial health minister Dr Yamin Rashid declared assets worth over Rs20 million.

The data also revealed that Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari owns assets worth over Rs20 million.