According to records, former President Asif Zardari acquired two BMW vehicles from Tosha Khana

The federal government has released the last 21-year record of gifts received at the official level in Pakistan, i.e. Tosha Khana, which includes the gifts received by high-ranking people including prime ministers, presidents, bureaucrats and journalists from 2002 to March 2023. A detailed list is given.


According to the record uploaded on the Cabinet Division website on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, vehicles, watches, laptops, iPhones, bed sheets, and even food items like pineapple, coffee, Sri Lincoln tea, and Arab coffee cups were also received as gifts.

Although the list does not specify which item came from which country, it does indicate which official obtained the item from the Tosha Khana for how much money and what was estimated to be its actual value.

According to official documents, the names of former Presidents Pervez Musharraf, Asif Ali Zardari and Mamnoon Hussain, former Prime Ministers Shaukat Aziz, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Nawaz Sharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, and Imran Khan are included. Tosha Khana's records of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and President Arif Alvi have also been released

Which government official received the most gifts?

According to Toshakha's 21-year record, the highest number of gifts received by Pakistan government officials was in 2005 with a total of 475. While a total of 381 gifts were received between 2006 and 2007. Similarly, in 2004, 350 gifts came to Pakistan's Tosha Khana.

According to the list, the highest number of gifts in the history of Pakistan was received by former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who also held the post of Finance Minister before that. Shaukat Aziz and his wife received a total of 885 gifts from foreign representatives.

In the year 2006, Shaukat Aziz received his most expensive gift in the form of a jewelry set which was estimated to be worth Rs 3,764,555 but he paid around Rs 563,184 (15 percent) for it. 

According to the records after 2002, Asif Zardari received 181, Nawaz Sharif 55, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 27, Imran Khan 112, and Pervez Musharraf 126 gifts from Tosha Khana.

The current government claims that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has not yet received any gift from the Tosha Khana and as per records, all the gifts are displayed in the Prime Minister's House.

Who got the most expensive gifts and who kept them?

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the prime minister from 2017 to 2018, along with his wife and sons received over Rs 23 crore worth of gifts by paying 20%, including watches and jejewelryrom Swiss luxury brands Hublot, Rolex, and Harry Winston. Gift sets included.

After becoming Prime Minister in 2018, Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi received several gifts, including a graph (1818-carat gold and diamond watch) estimated to be worth over 14 crores, which they bought after a 20% down payment. Keep it to yourself.

In 2009, President Asif Ali Zardari acquired three vehicles worth over 13 crores: BMW 760 Li (Security Version, 2008 model), Toyota Lexus LX 470 (Security Version), and BMW 760 Li (Security Version, 2004). model). In return, Asif Zardari paid 15 percent of the amount.

In 2016, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Nawaz bought a luxury Christopher Carat watch and jejewelryet, the original price of which is more than 90 million, but they paid 20% of it.

What is the procedure for receiving gifts from Tosha Khana?

Under the 2001 rules, gifts valued up to Rs 10,000 could be received free of charge. For gifts above 10,000 rupees, government officials could keep the gift by paying 15 percent, but in 2011, this amount was reduced to 20 percent.

Now, under the 2018 rules, gifts valued at Rs 30,000 can be received free of cost. 50% payment has been made mandatory for gifts above 30 thousand rupees. And there are orders to display souvenirs of historical importance in government buildings.

While the gifts deposited by the rulers in the Tosha Khana can be sold only under the rules made by the government and auctions are held for the same.

Pineapples, bed sheets, and iPhones

In 2011, Abbottabad Inquiry Commission Chairman Justice Retired Javed Iqbal kept two packets of coffee while current President Arif Alvi, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Asif Zardari, and Shaukat Aziz acquired rare rifles and guns.

Those who took bat sheets include Shaukat Aziz, Khurshid Kasuri, Khawaja Asif, Asif Zardari, and Ishaq Dar among others. Bilawal Bhutto received a vase for free from Tosha Khana in 2013 when his father was the President of the country.

Former Naval Chief Zakaullah bought an iPhone four times and an iPad twice from Tosha Khana at cheap prices. Former Air Chief Tahir Rafiq Butt received two iPads, Nikon, and Canon cameras.

While those who took the phone of Huawei include former Naval Chief Zakaullah, former advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, former President Mamnoon Hussain, Shaukat Aziz, and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's sons Haider, Nader, and Abdullah.

It is recorded in the record that Mamnoon Hussain received two boxes of dry fruit mufti. Raza Rabbani, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Nawaz Sharif, Shaukat Aziz, Pervez Musharraf, Hina Rabbani, Asif Zardari, and Arif Alvi are among those who received dates and T-sets.

In the year 2015, then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his wife Kulsoom Nawaz, and daughter Maryam Nawaz received boxes of pineapples which they kept without paying any money. In 2015, Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Nawaz again received pineapple boxes.