‘Sharif’s 16 foreign visits in over a year cost Rs 294 mln’
5 Feb 2015 11:40 PM GMT
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s 16 foreign visits in over a year cost the cash-strapped nation over Rs 294 million with his trip to India last year accounting for Rs 4.3 million.
Dawn News reported that the total number of foreign visits by Sharif from July 2013 to December 2014 were 20.
However, Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz in a written reply to a question informed the Senate yesterday that the expenditure statements of Sharif’s three visits in September 2014 and one in December are still awaited from the respective missions.
Between July 2013 and September 2014, Sharif undertook 16 foreign visits that cost the nation over Rs 294 million, he said. The 20 visits included three each to the US, China and the UK, two to Turkey and one each to Thailand, the Hague, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Germany and Nepal.
Dawn News reported that the total number of foreign visits by Sharif from July 2013 to December 2014 were 20.
However, Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz in a written reply to a question informed the Senate yesterday that the expenditure statements of Sharif’s three visits in September 2014 and one in December are still awaited from the respective missions.
Between July 2013 and September 2014, Sharif undertook 16 foreign visits that cost the nation over Rs 294 million, he said. The 20 visits included three each to the US, China and the UK, two to Turkey and one each to Thailand, the Hague, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Germany and Nepal.
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