Bilawal Bhutto’s foreign visits disclose reality of government’s austerity campaign
Foreigh minister used a Pakistan Air Force plane to travel to Germany, Lithuania and Hungary with a minimum fare of 7000 thousand dollars per hour
On one hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is announcing austerity campaign, on the other hand, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the most important minister in his cabinet, is blowing people’s tax money. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently traveled to Germany, Lithuania and Hungary in the aircraft of Pakistan Air Force, the fare of which is from 7000 to 12000 thousand dollars per hour.
The details of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s travel expenses in Pakistan Air Force aircraft have been shared by well-known investigative journalist Tahir Imran Mian on social media website Twitter.
While sharing the details of Pakistan Air Force aircraft costs, journalist Tahir Imran Mian has written that “the cost of operating this jet is 7000 to 12000 thousand dollars per hour. Airspace and parking costs are not included.”
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Tahir Imran Mian further writes that “Bilawal used it for about 11 hours. 8 more hours to return home.”
The cost to operate this jet per hour is around $7000 to $12000/ hour.
Not included are airspace, parking costs.
Bilawal used it for around 11 hours.
Plus 8 hours to return.
Total cost
Min: $133k
Max: &209k
This trip on business class could’ve been done on fraction of this price. pic.twitter.com/blErnEVLWA— Tahir Imran Mian ✈ (@TahirImran) February 22, 2023
Investigative journalist Mian Tahir Imran says, “During this trip, the minimum cost would have been 133,000 dollars and the maximum 209,000 dollars.”
He further wrote that “if the trip was done in business class, it would have cost a fraction of the current price.”
It should be noted that yesterday Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced the austerity campaign and said that all federal ministers, advisers and ministers of state will work voluntarily without salaries and benefits, while special assistants will also voluntarily get salaries and benefits. Have you decided not to take it?
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the austerity campaign will save 200 billion rupees annually, this saving of 200 billion rupees will be only in federal institutions, the share of the provinces will be separate.
