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Pakistan Officials Deposit 422 Gifts in Toshakhana Amid New Law

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Pakistan’s Senior Officials Deposit 422 Foreign Gifts in Toshakhana

Senior Pakistani officials, including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, among others, have deposited gifts received during foreign visits into the Toshakhana in 2025.

The total number of valuable items submitted is 422. Top military officials such as Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf also deposited their gifts.

Gifts included luxury watches, carpets, tea and coffee sets, swords and daggers, models of religious sites, perfumes, shawls, decorative items, paintings, books, and commemorative shields.

Under the new law, officials are prohibited from purchasing such gifts; all items must be submitted to the Toshakhana for auctioning. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the highest number of gifts, all of which have been deposited.

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