After Miftah Ismail, PM's son Suleman Shehbaz taunts Khaqan Abbasi.

ISLAMABAD -- After his criticism of former finance minister Miftah Ismail, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's son Sulemen Shehbaz took a dig at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Suleman's taunt at the former prime minister came after the federal government made public the Toshakhana records, which revealed that Abbasi - while being prime minister for less than a year - made a fortune by keeping Toshakhana gifts valued over Rs233 million.

Taking to Twitter, the PM's son referred to an initiative named "Reimagining Pakistan" by Abbasi and Miftah. "Reimagining Toshakhana gifts," he wrote.

Responding to Suleman's tweet on media, Abbasi said that he didn't mind it and that he is with the party, not any individual (Suleman).

Explaining the legal requirement for retaining a gift, Abbasi said he paid more tax on the gifts retained from Toshakhana than the price he paid. He said the government can probe if any illegality is suspected in retaining the gifts.

The record further shows that other members of the current cabinet including Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Syed Naveed Qamar, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao have also retained expensive gifts from paying minimal or no...

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