ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Pakistan on PoliticalCommunication Dr. Shahbaz Gill on Thursday updated the media about theexpenses incurred on Imran Khan’s official Sri Lanka visit.
In his speech, Gill shared that the 2016 visit of former prime ministerNawaz Sharif to Sri Lanka had cost the national treasury USD276,266.
According to Gill, the cost of Imran Khan’s current visit to Sri Lanka wasonly USD14,800 (PKR 23,51,720).
On the other hand, Minister for Communications and Postal Services MuradSaeed claimed that the prime minister’s Sri Lanka visit cost the nationalkitty “just $34,000” (PKR5,402,600 approx).
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Besides, the minister said the prime minister has cut his office’s expensesby 49 per cent from Rs552 million to Rs180 million. He maintained theincumbent government is carefully spending public funds that, he said, area sacred trust.
During his two-day-long visit to the island, PM Imran met with PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa and his Sri Lankan counterpart besides notable businesspersonalities.