Toshakhana record exposes elites' unlimited greed.

ISLAMABAD -- The Toshakhana (treasure house) disclosures have exposed Pakistani elites' unlimited greed and lust for freebies. Not only the beneficiaries have held top positions but they are also otherwise filthy rich who can virtually even buy 'conAsciences' at will.

But the elites' love for either freebies or discounted prices for extremely exApensive stuff seems endless. The moral high horse of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also got a major dent as his family retained gifts. Abbasi - Prime Minister from AuAgust 2017 to May 2018: has retained all the gifts he received. The record indiAcates that Abbasi's family along with his wife and sons received jewel-class gifts worth millions.

According to the Toshakhan record, the value of one jewellery set gifted to the wife of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was assessed at Rs 100 million at that time. The other family members of Abbasi have taken home gifts worth more than Rs 20 million. The former premier reAtained gifts at 10 to 20 percent of the asAsessed value.

The document contains records of presents kept by former Prime MinisAters Shaukat Aziz, Nawaz Sharif, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Imran Khan and Raja Parvez Ashraf, as well as late former president Parvez Musharraf.

According to the records, Imran Khan spent Rs 85 million on a diamond and gold watch, Rs 5.67 million on a pair of cufflinks, Rs 1.5 million on a pen, and Rs 8.7 million on a ring. The former PM paid almost Rs 20 million to keep all the gifts. In addition, he paid Rs 754,000 to keep a watch worth Rs 3.88 million.

According to the records released by the government, 224 gifts were received in 2022, 116 gifts in 2021, 175 gifts in 2018 and 91 gifts in 2014 while governAment officials received 177 gifts in 2015.

The Toshakhana department, which was established in 1978, and all the pubAlic officeholders, including parliamenAtarians and bureaucrats, are bound to deposit gifts in it.

The department came under the spotlight when the Election CommisAsion of Pakistan initiated proceedings against Imran Khan for disclosing the details of Toshakhana gifts retained by him in the declaration.

Last year, the ECP had also disqualAified the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief as a member of the National Assembly in the Toshakhana case for not disclosAing the gifts.

Ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif acAquired Mercedes Benz in 2008, acAcorfing to the document. The market price of the luxury car was Rs 4,25,5000 which was purchased at the price of only...