Govt ready to release Toshakhana gifts' records, Khawaja Asif confirms.

ISLAMABAD -- Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif Thursday confirmed the government had given go-ahead for making records of Toshakhana gifts public following a high court's orders.

The move comes days after the government apprised the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the records of the Toshakhana gifts since 2002 were being 'declassified' and would be uploaded to the internet after final deliberation.

The LHC on January 19 directed the government to submit an affidavit declaring the details of the Toshakhana gifts as "classified".

In a statement, the defence minister said the record of Toshakhana will be uploaded to the Cabinet Division's website.

Authorities on February 22...

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