State Minister for Law and Justice Shahadat Awan on Friday said that Rs434.43 million were spent on former prime minister Imran Khan’s back-and-forth travel from the Prime Minister House to his private residence in Bani Gala via helicopter during his time in office from 2019 to March 2022.
Replying to the question of Senator Behramand Khan Tangi, the minister shared the breakdown of the helicopter expenses incurred by Imran Khan.
The helicopter was used for a total of 1,579.8 flying hours in four years with an average cost of Rs275,000 per hour, the breakdown showed.
According to the detailed breakdown of expenses, total flying hours and expenditure during flight per year is as under:
2019: 479.8 hours at a cost of Rs131.94m
2020: 522.0 hours at a cost of Rs143.55m
2021: 450.2 hours at a cost of Rs123.8m
Jan-Mar 2022: 127.8 hours at a cost of Rs 35.14m
Panel of presiding officers
Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday nominated a ‘panel of presiding officers for the 324th session in pursuance of Sub-Rule 1 of 14 of the Rule of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the upper house of the parliament.
Chairman nominated Senator Atta-ur-Rehman, Senator Khalida Sikandar Mandhro and Senator Aon Abbas as presiding officers to conduct the business of the house in the absence of the Senate chairman and deputy chairman.
Later on, the Senate chairman asked Senator Atta-ur-Rehman to offer the Fateha for the departed souls of Senator Haji Hidayatullah Khan and Senator Dr Humayun Mohmand’s fathers besides security personnel and other people who died in various incidents across the country.
Senator Atta-ur-Rehman, praying to Allah Almighty, sought forgiveness and high ranks of the departed souls in Jannah and patience for the bereaved families to bear the irreparable loss with equanimity.