PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari too is on the list of declared billionaires having assets worth Rs1.54bn — most of which are abroad. . . . . Put the money in the son's name and the father does not appear to be corrupt.

What is the earnings of new defective chairman of ppp?? Richest person in parliament

Their properties are abroad, their interests are abroad, their families are abroad, yet they (corrupt elite) come to Pakistan to rule us? The reason why we rejected Zardari & Shariff family!

Zardari is not a billionaire? You have got to be kidding me

How can Zardari's name be on the list, most of his money is spread among hundreds of accounts, non on his own name.

Being rich is no crime... Kudos!

Gordon D. Walker

Canada

"In addition, one of his wives, Hamida Najib Haroon, owns an apartment in Dubai valued at Rs17.43m and a 1,000 square yards house in DHA Karachi, current market value of which has been shown to be Rs7m." The market value of a 1000 sq yards house in DHA Karachi should be upwards of Rs 150m.

How come They have any interest in Pakistan?

All of them are not billioners but trillioners the only issue is nothing is decalred or not on their names....

I wonder how many undeclared billionaires there are...

We are a poor country then?

As a token of faith all parliamentarians should shift all assets from abroad to Pakistan. If they have no faith in Pakistan how can we have faith in them.

What is the number of undeclared billionaires in the national assembly?

sent to jail all these MNAs if failed to pay tax...

He made 1.6 billion rupees in 1 year of politics? He didnt just fail PPP...he failed his mother.

They are all the same and there is no hope for this country until poor intellectuals are sitting in the assemblies.

Forcing them to declare their income was a step in the right direction.

This is nothing compared what Indian politicians have

Being rich with declared assets showing source of income and paying tax is no crime.

PPP chairman Bilawal Zardari having assets worth Rs1.54bn.....without doing any work,from he accumulated such a wealth,,,A through investigation should be done against parliamentarian who are billionaires

We all know all of them have undeclared wealth, worth more then billions

What is the value of each production order - the whole process and cost of bringing them and taking them back from jail must be huge.

Its good to read about rich politicians. Hope they pay their share of tax.

More billionaires in the government! Naya Pakistan.

They should tell us the true story of becoming billionaires.

We know Bilawal is corrupt and inherited looted corrupt money but where are others getting it from. Tax them all.

Had all of them declared their all of their assets on fair value, a few might be left not to title as billionaire

Bilawal has not had a real job outside the parliment so how did he become such a rich man? He must explain the money trail.

Definitely these statement of majority people needed thorough scrutiny and assets abroad are hardly come into light may be in near future.

PPP leaders should be ashamed to invest their money abroad instead of investing in Pakistan. This means that they are more committed to other countries than they are to Pakistan which they just use as a cash cow.

The sooner common folks concentrate on how to make their ends meet, and keep away from politicians and politics the better, there is nothing to gain, and everything to lose, so just concentrate on your family, your work, your home, your friends, your health, and things will be better.

Where is the money trail?

@Abdul Khan, corruption

@Gordon D. Walker, being rich from loot is a crime.

@Gordon D. Walker, Being rich by looting the Government treasury is no Crime?

I thought 80% of the members should have been billionaires.

@Gordon D. Walker, it's how you attained it is.

It's a fashion amongst PMLN and PPP they have all assets abroad, abroad where they haven't earned a penny. So all money from Pakistan goes abroad, no wonder Pakistan is in financial crisis. I don't think try,p has assets in Pakistan or Theresa May has moved her money to Pakistan. shame on these PMLN and PPP supporters along with their leaders.

@Truth, are you for real, where did these individuals get their money from in the first place. if Zardari has no wealth then where did Zardari junior get all this money from?

Market value of the PM IK known property in Bani-gala is conspicuous by it absence/non declaration. Khan sahib please lead by example and declare your properties honestly. Otherwise every one else will find a loophole to hide their assets.

@LAHORI KID, You are right, Asif Ali Zardari is trillionaire, .............most of his assets are hidden in Swiss bank accounts and in other parts of the world.

Question: Why do leaders, politicians, of other countries do not invest in Pakistan's real estate, as our politicians and leaders do so in other countries as the article points out.

I am sure there are many more than just 10 who have made money thru corrupt practices

There is no inherent tax in Pakistan. The lawmaker’s children are rich and pay little to no tax in Pakistan. Need inheritance tax law in Pakistan, otherwise the wealth will be within some influential families, whose elders had made money through corruption

300 kanal land (6000 Marlas) in Bani gala, with a minimum cost of 200,000 per marla makes it 1.2 Billion PKR. Naya Pakistan!

How did bilawal earn all this money? What are the sources of income?

"He has huge business capital of Rs56.4 million dirhams, nine houses and one building in the UAE"

What is it? Rupees or Dirhams? Can't be Rupees Dirhams!!

most of which are abroad, what a shame

The difference is PTI billionaires are honest while the rest are corrupt looters.

What is the earnings source of ppp chairman?

So can we ask bilawal to show the money trail?

Bilawal....not a single days work and a billionaire. Ummm

@Gordon D. Walker,

Mr. Gordon D. Walker,

Source of income?

@Good guy , if someone claims that his 1000 yards bungalow in DHA Karachi is worth 70 lacs, would you call him honest?

@Sameer,

The mother of Mr. Bilawal Zardari was also corrupt.

Ms. (late) Benazir Zardari was convicted by the Swiss court on corruptions.

@Gordon D. Walker, provided it is not made from corrupt practice

I am unable to understand why do we hate rich people, , while on the other hand the sensible nations love rich people invite them to invest and to help develop the country, with no agencies chasing them.

And how many are the undeclared ?

With value of Rs. Sliding soon we will have billionaires under every rock.

Really curious that people seem to not be noticing the fact that the largest number of people in this list are from the ruling party (PTI).

Should we maybe consider checking the provenance of their wealth?

@enam,

Mr. enam,

Answer to your question:

The source of income of Mr. Bilawal Zardari is corruption.

Very simple very easy.

@Pervez,

Mr. Pervez,

Unfortunately, the members of PPP and PML-N are a bunch of criminals, corrupts, money-launderers, cronies, etc.

And such people don't feel shame.

Alas.

Bilawal never worked in his life. He is enjoying a luxurious lifestyle with his father's ill-gotten money.

Bilawal’s declares personal wealth is only 10% of his father Asif Zardari’s declared personal wealth made entirely from looted public money!!

Bilawal has not done a days job and is a billionaire, on top of this his wealth is abroad, but he is a leader of Pakistanis. What a tragedy with this country.

what about undeclared assets of these

It is a big joke that Asif Zardari is not on the list of billionaires. Perhaps the reason is that he is the only Trillionaire Politician!!

@AZAM AKBAR, corruption

how Bilawal earn money ask his fateher, how his father earn that money ask his wife, but how his wife earn that money. Nobody can b/c she is no more.

@Karido, If someone states that his 37 acre bungalow is worth 11,471,000, would you call him honest?

P.s. I was referring to general public discourse which commonly remains immune to facts.

Only the over 40,000 square yard land of Bilawal House is worth much more than 1.54 bn.

Jobless billionaires, who have never had a full-time job in their entire mortal life. What a great, gruesome, gigantic, gross and grave tragedy?

@Gordon D. Walker, its HOW they got rich that likely involves crime

Why do we ask foreign nations to invest in Pakistan while our own political leaders like to keep their money in overseas? 10 billionaires can bring at least 10 billion $ back to Pakistan and invest in their own country.

And where did Bilawal get that black money from? When is he going to jail?

Most of them got to this status by stealing from the very people they purport to represent and care for.

None of them ever held an honest paying job in their lives. So it is not hard to see how they became billionaires, when well-educated professionals who toil all their lives and build distinguish careers, never achieve that status.

Are they immune from NAB but Nawaz and others are not, why?

Poor people in Sindh must have worked out their guts to makes these people invest wealth abroad.

In Pakistani elections money wins rather than democracy.

These numbers are their own declarations. What is the real truth? How anyone can discover that truth and reconcile the two?

Their is no betterbcountry to live in then Pakistan, if you are RICH. Here money talks big.

just imagine their undeclared assets!

@LAHORI KID, they asked for billionaires in rupee terms. He said, I am a billionaire in dollars, so that doesn't count

"He has huge business capital of Rs56.4 million dirhams"

Rs56.4 million dirhams?! Can somebody explain what this means...?

Particular praise must go to Bilawal Zardari, for having managed to accumulate so much hard-earned wealth. I can only assume it was while he was studying in London - he must have had a weekend job, serving food in a restaurant or folding clothes in a department store. Very, very impressive that he managed to save such a huge amount from all that hard work, well done.

Only 10?? First this is a lie, they have billions of dollars not rupees. Second there are many more out there who are still hiding their ill-gotten wealth.

Funny, everyones investments, properties and families are abroad. They looted and are looting Pak and invested and investing it abroad. What the IK has been saying all along. Soney pay Suhaga, they don't even pay any taxes on the looted money.

No wonder the sorry state of Pak affairs!

this is utter nonsense, FBR and ECP are blind.

Some people on this list such as Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari belong to old and established families with ancestral wealth. However, where have Gujrati chauhdries gained so much wealth? Their elders were small farmers and junior public officials eg ranker policemen and patwaris of land revenue department. Also, how did Omar Ayub get so wealthy? Ayub his grandfather was the son of a retired risaldar with few kanals of land. Crooks. Recover looted resources from them.

@Khalid_Toronto, quite right. Should be checked carefully.

@SHAHID SATTAR , there must be at least 20 more such undeclared billionaires in NA alone. We know Azam Swati is also one, so are some other PTI ministers and members including the crook Parvez Khattak who embezzled over 2.5 billion rupees during his tenure as CM in KPK, via a number of scandals. A number of PML-N stalwarts are also very rich but haven't fully declared assets either .

@Meesaq Zaidi, indeed right. Government should trace out where they got the wealth from. Especially the chaudhries of Gujrat who were small time police men and patwaris; and Omar Ayub, whose grandfather Gen Ayub made billions in corruption. He was the son of a retired risaldar of cavalry in British times with not even 40 kanals . Ayub himself couldn't afford education and was educated by wealthy philanthropists of Haripur area, NWFP/KPK. They are all looters.

@Shah, Bilawal is wealthy by inheritance as explained. He inherited a lot of wealth from his deceased mother as his legal share. Nothing wrong with that.

@Pakistani1, you are 200% right. Dawn should please investigate PM Imran and his assets and wealth in Pakistan and abroad, including his hidden 'Panama assets'. Kindly share with us all.

@Qasim, they do not come to rule you they come because the ignorant people vote them to rule them. Not their mistake. Problem is with illiteracy and ignorance and how we brought up in the system.

Trust me people Bilalwal earned all his money through hard work only. He is different from other politicians.

seize properties of all of these billionaires after thorough audit of income sources

When people having billions of rupees in pockets and assests will become lawmakers after giving hefty donations to political parties to purchase party tickets then they are left to do one job and that is after becoming MNA, MPA, Governor, Chief Minister first they recover money which they have invested during election campaign and the rest of the period they use to accumulate wealth for them and their families and enjoy power in society.

How can then they say that they are serving a common man?

Anyone who has their wealth abroad should either bring the wealth home or leave the country. They can't have both ways.

@Karido,
Well said

Has Bilawal ever worked to earn money?

Does the statement of assets and liabilities show personal network or does it also include investment in closely held businesses as well? Does it also include beneficial ownership in trusts, REITS, and offshore corporations?

Someone, who is an inheritor & hasn't worked for a single minute in his life.

This is merely a tip of iceberg. These Johnnies are worth more than what they have declared so far. All assets listed out are purposely shown as undervalued. The Forbes, as per published report in Daily Express London, showing Zardari to be multi billionaire w/ properties in UK besides Dubai, needs to be compared to his filings w/ECP. Where is Mr. Tarin, w/offshore companies & billions in assets within & outside the country? For sure, others investing 750B in Dubai real estate are under shrouds.

Multiply these figures with 10 for reporting low valuations.

Whats 1 Bllion. Nothing. Only $ 6.25 million. Peanuts. A 1000 sq yd corner plot in Phase V in DHA Karachi is worth $ 2m. Every top executive in Pakistan is worth that $6m and above. Reporters should check facts and not report just what seems is a big number to him. Rs 10 Billion is more like it. And Rs 100 Billion is not uncommon. Get your scale right.

Is it not a great achievement for BB Zardari to have such high assets abroad without doing a days job! ???

Is this during the 10% formula or during the 15% Zardari formula??

@Maboob Saleem, He is grand son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and great grand son of Isphani, one Billion Rs is nothing in today’s Market, unless the price is few years old,

@Pervez,

Mr. Pervez,

Mr. Bilawal Zardari is himself corrupt, belongs to the most corrupt family and is chairman of the most corrupt regional political party PPP.

Is it difficult to understand him?

@EX777,

Mr. EX777,

The people never do corruptions and crimes who feel shame.

@iftikhar,

Mr. iftikhar,

Correct.

Corruptions mean crimes.

But this is Pakistan where the criminals, corrupts, money-launderers, mal-administrators, culprits and cronies like Zardaris, Bhuttos, Talpurs, Memons, Shahs, Shareefs, Babars, Naiks, Rabbanis, Aitezazs, Kairas, Nawazs, Chandios, Durranis, Khuhros, Asfandyars, Khwajas, Ranas , Fazlus, Maryams, etc., do politics.

Alas.