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The Punjab government has spent Rs8.6 million in 16 months –from Aug 2018 till Nov 2019– on the helicopter flights of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, including 14 flights to his hometown and constituency.
In Sept 2018, the helicopter was used twice for local flying in Lahore. Interestingly, the helicopter was used five times in October out of which Prime Minister Imran Khan used it thrice to visit Punjab Governor’s House during his visits to the provincial capital.
The chief minister’s helicopter was also used several times to go to the Governor’s House in Lahore from the CM’s Secretariat, which is located hardly one kilometre away.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/07/01/punjab-govt-spends-rs8-6m-on-cms-helicopter-trips/
Another day, another example of how Naya Pakistan is the greatest scam this country has ever seen.
After his chief financier Jahangir Tareen, the head of the sugar mafia, was disqualified by the Supreme Court, Imran turned to the most incompetent individual in Punjab with no leadership qualities and not an ounce of charisma.
Why and how Buzdar was appointed as CM Punjab is a mystery in its own, and his performance so far is exactly what you would expect from someone like him.
So 8.6m have been spent solely on CM Punjab’s helicopter. Will we get an explanation of why this was necessary and how this is not excessive at all?
The easy way out would be to claim that Shehbaz Sharif spent a lot more and that would indeed be the answer that we will get, but does that justify the amount Buzdar has spent solely on his helicopter?
Is this the austerity drive that we were promised?