Holders of public office are legally obligated to disclose their assetdetails upon assuming office, and this requirement extends to the caretakerset-up as well, where appointed officials must adhere to the samedisclosure regulations.
Recently, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) unveiled the financialparticulars of key members within the interim government, includingcaretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar.
The disclosed documents from the ECP revealed that the interim PM possessesa net worth of Rs. 48.2 million, with assets such as 20 acres of inheritedagricultural land valued at Rs. 8 million, 50,000 shares in Pakistan ChagaiMining Limited, and 10 tola gold worth Rs. 80,000.
Furthermore, he has over Rs. 20 million deposited across two banks.Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar also disclosed the assessed value of his residence’sfurniture, approximating it at Rs. 400,000.
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Not limited to the Prime Minister, the ECP also divulged asset details ofthe caretaker Finance Minister, Shamshad Akhtar. Her assets include a housein Karachi DHA, phase 6, valued at Rs. 4 million, and a plot in Karachi DHAvalued at Rs. 125,000. The documents indicate that the land was a gift fromher father.