ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has brought down the expenses of the Prime Minister House from around Rs 1 billion to few lakhs.
Addressing a press conference, the information minister said that when former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left the office, there was a debt of RS 28,000 crore.
In his statement Fawad quoted, “When people do not have money to buy medicines then how can a prime minister live lavishly?”
He said that government is proceeding forward with positive intentions and the army and judiciary are at its back. “Our politics will be criticized and praised at the same time,” he added.
The information minister said that auctioning the PM House buffaloes was a decision to make sure the message is conveyed to the public regarding austerity measures of the government.
Eight buffaloes, allegedly bought to cater to the ‘gastronomic requirements’ of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, were sold for Rs 2.3 million in an auction at the PM House on Thursday.
Prices for the five calves and three buffaloes were paid in cash.
Two of the four calves were purchased by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) worker Fakhar Warraich for Rs 215,000 and Rs 270,000. A citizen of Talagang purchased the third calf for Rs 182,000.