Govt releases list of Punjab House defaulters owing over Rs60m in payments

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Govt releases list of Punjab House defaulters owing over Rs60m in payments

Javed Hussain Published December 15, 2018

The Punjab government has released a list of people to have stayed at the Punjab House in Islamabad who failed to clear bills for lodging and meals. —Wikimedia Commons

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The Punjab government on Saturday released a list of people who had reportedly stayed at the Punjab House in Islamabad during the PML-N government's tenure but did not clear their bills for lodging and meals during their stay, DawnNewsTV reported.

A total of 76 people, which include various PML-N leaders, government officials and their relatives, owe a total sum of more than Rs60 million in payments.

The Punjab government has instructed the relevant institutions to send notices to the defaulters immediately.

According to the list, a copy of which is available with DawnNewsTV, PML-N leader and former information minister Pervaiz Rasheed owes a sum of Rs7.05 million of which Rs0.69 million is owed for his stay in 2011 from January to August and Rs6.4 million is owed for his stay between June 2013 and May 2018. His daughter Poonam Rasheed, also a Senator, owes Rs2.7 million.

PML-N Senator Asif Kirmani owes a payment of Rs6.5 million, Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation Chaudhry Kabir owes Rs2.3 million, whereas Ghaffar Jaleel, a Sessions Judge, owes Rs1.3 million.

Former Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf is indebted for a sum of Rs0.34 million, Assistant Controller Khurram Rasheed has a debt of Rs2.2 million and MNA Malik Zulfiqar has dues of Rs4.1 million.

Moazzam Ali owes the government Rs2.9 million, former Islamabad deputy commissioner Mujahid Sher Dil owes Rs1.3 million and former Punjab advocate general Mustafa Ramday owes Rs3.9 million.

Personal Staff Officer to the Prime Minister Nabeel Awan has failed to pay a sum of Rs2.6 million, Alamgir Khan owes Rs8.4 million, Senator Ali Amil owes Rs0.1 million.

Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister Amir Ghazi owes Rs0.2 million and Chief Controller Aslam Butt owes Rs0.1 million.

The Punjab government has asked that a list of Punjab House defaulters in other provinces will also be prepared and furnished at the earliest.

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Maboob Saleem

Dec 15, 2018 06:16pm

No morals. None of them belong in public office. Few politicians are ethical. They believe Pakistan owes them a free living.

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ali sabir

Dec 15, 2018 06:18pm

A total of 76 people, which include various PML-N leaders, government officials and their relatives, owe a total sum of more than Rs60 million in payments. - - - 76. These people are unbelievable. How big headed can they get?

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Patriotic 786

Dec 15, 2018 06:19pm

Highly pathetic state of affairs! Don't they have slightest concern for the already fatigued state funds? They must be asked to pay with prevalent interests for all the outstanding amounts, without any exception.

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amir

Dec 15, 2018 06:20pm

So what now nothing will happen ? We don't need lists we need money back to be served on citizens of this country

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arshad MUNIR

Dec 15, 2018 06:23pm

Why are not these respectable defaulters of Punjab House being charged any penalty or fine for non payment. A person who does not pay his dues for years has no intention to pay his dues at all, and should be punished.

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Dec 15, 2018 06:29pm

Shame on you all. Pay up

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Umair Ahmed

Dec 15, 2018 06:39pm

Good Job.... That's accountability... #accountability #NAB #RipCorruption

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Mansur Ul Haque

Dec 15, 2018 06:42pm

Why these respected people have not paid their dues. Shame on them for not paying their dues. They talk alot about the welfare of people. They claim them selves to the servant of humanities and masses. If this list is not true they must take action against responsible for issuing such list. Otherwise government of Punjab must give defaulters notice for the recovery of outstanding amount. Defaulters must be highlighted in the public in such a way that they must feel ashamed. Chief Justice of Supreme Court can't do everything. Chief Justice of Punjab High court must look into this matter.

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Shib

Dec 15, 2018 06:44pm

Great...Get the dues paid by these crimlnals asap....this is our tax money.....can an ordinary citizens think about owing such kind of money to any of government departments....will they have such a luxury of not paying in due time...So how these politicans are being given such a leverage....

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Iffti

Dec 15, 2018 07:11pm

Govt. should have recovered outstanding dues from these people and then printed the list. Merely printing the list is not suffice.

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Mohsin

Dec 15, 2018 07:12pm

So much mess around in every department.

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AMJAD KHAN

Dec 15, 2018 07:26pm

I pray for Imran Khan's success.He has a very difficult task at hand to clean this swamp of political crocodiles.Pay up You crooks.

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Hamid Hameed

Dec 15, 2018 07:38pm

Shameless.

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Hameed Khan

Dec 15, 2018 07:50pm

This is not enough, there must be a penalty also which could be calculated according to the time of outstanding dues, and must be at least doubled for 3 years and tripled if 5 years, and so on...

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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani

Dec 15, 2018 07:52pm

Get all money back and take appropriate actions against them and show no mercy or favours - no matter who they are or what is their political status in society.

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Zak

Dec 15, 2018 07:56pm

Suspend rhose who have not paid.

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Omar

Dec 15, 2018 08:04pm

If the govt. can auction off “bhains” , they can also auction off properties to recover bills.

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realist

Dec 15, 2018 08:14pm

The defaulters owe this debt to people of PK and must be recovered through legal means if not paid voluntarily. Is Punjab House a hotel? How is it funded now? Turn it into a 5-star Hotel under proper management and it will be a good source of revenue to PK.

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Mazhar.A.Khan

Dec 15, 2018 08:28pm

Looters & plunderers of tax payers money...shame is not a word which fits on these thugs....wish to find more rough & crude sentence to expose their real faces. Please open your eyes my innocent brothers of this country.

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BhaRAT

Dec 15, 2018 08:54pm

PMLN should be banned another day another corruption case and their leaders are Involved they don’t have moral authority to represent the public anymore

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Amina

Dec 15, 2018 09:52pm

Please check each and every department, every where there is deep rooted corruption, mismanagement.Common citizens are tired.

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Rehman

Dec 15, 2018 10:00pm

This corruption of moral values seems endemic, crosses all levels of this society, we can’t rely on IK or the CJP alone to fix these problems, the citizens of Pakistan have to take responsibility, expose these corrupt people publicly and punish them severely, it may take generations.

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javed qamer engineer Washington DC

Dec 15, 2018 10:22pm

Send them to jail . There is no reson to send them notices again and again. They did something illegal. They need to pay for it. Fine them also.

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WARRIs

Dec 15, 2018 10:48pm

How shall we describe this behaviour of our respected lawmakers.. greedy, unethical, lawless, immoral, criminal.. or just the way these corrupt law makers look at Pakistan as a cash cow..

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Shafiq Shah

Dec 15, 2018 11:25pm

These thieves should be charged interest on the payments due and their bank accounts/properties should be frozen until the dues are cleared.

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Waqar Ahmed

Dec 15, 2018 11:58pm

Lock them up and see the funds released at light speed.

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Saad

Dec 16, 2018 12:31am

It's very simple, deseat members parliament and provincial assemblies until they pay their dues, and after 30 days, just confiscate their accounts and properties, Government work like this.

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Fazal Karim

Dec 16, 2018 02:21am

Action should also be taken against officers who failed to recover dues or failed to report to concerned Minister. There must be investigation of issue of pending bills in government guest houses through out Pakistan.

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M S Alvi

Dec 16, 2018 02:41am

All these defaulters should be made to pay with interest and penalty for late payment. Please do this quick.

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Haq Awaz

Dec 16, 2018 04:06am

Its easy to fix. Early morning raid can impound their fancy SUVs. Cut water and Gas and electric supply to their homes. Restrict them from leaving their homes and yes, shut their cell phone off. They will come negotiating.

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ssr

Dec 16, 2018 05:17am

The level of deprivation of these people is such that they are not even willing to pay for their food and lodging. terrible state of affairs.

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Salman

Dec 16, 2018 05:35am

And we are wise enough to elect them again. I propose, on the election eve, all the dues, do's and dont's for the election aspirants, the cadidates, should be posted in the newspapers.

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