ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court on Monday directed Cabinet Division toprovide details of gifts received by top politicians since 1947.
Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb heard the petition seeking details of thegifts received by the heads of state since the establishment of Pakistan,more than a week after the Lahore High Court directed the government tosubmit the details by January 16.
During today’s hearing, the petitioner maintained that his client had askedfor the details of the gifts received by the head of the states since 1947but Cabinet Division refused to provide the information.
The petition maintained that Pakistan Information Commission issued anorder in June this year but it had not been implemented, to which JusticeAurangzeb inquired why the rest of the public servants were not included init.
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The deputy AG apprised the court that the records before 1990 would not beavailable and that such information should be on the website.
The court later issued a notice to the Cabinet Division and sought a reportwithin a month.
