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http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23126
Monday, July 06, 2009
From Rs1m Rolex to Rs100 belt
By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: Part-1 of this report published on Sunday revealed the generosity of the ruling Saudi royalty but that does not by any means suggest that it was the end of former president Pervez Musharrafs official gifts binge. But the dilemma here is what gifts to list and what to ignore due to space constraints because some items tell us of the criminal undervaluing of valuable national property while there are others that reveal the paucity of character of our self-proclaimed statesmen. An attempt, therefore, has been made to identify a few of both categories, which have one characteristic in common: they expose the pettiness of those involved in national plunder.
THE HIGHS: Probably taking a cue, the president of UAE, also gave one necklace Rs717,600, one bracelet Rs301,100, pair of earrings Rs208,400, one ring Rs53,240 and one Rifle Rs200,000. Musharraf retained these gifts after paying a total of only Rs220,551. Chief of the Army Staff Bahrain gifted one necklace and gold ring and diamonds and ironically it was valued at Rs195,000 and Musharraf retained it by paying only Rs27,750. The government of UAE also gave jewellery box containing a ring and a pair of earrings in platinum and diamonds whose cost was calculated at only Rs59,850. Another jewellery box containing necklace, ring, bracelet, and pair of earrings in gold and diamond given by UAE was valued at Rs506,460 and Musharraf took it home, too, by paying only Rs82,000.
The UAE government also gifted one wrist watch Rolex Rs900,000, wrist watch Rolex Rs700,000 and one necklace in pearl and diamonds valued at just Rs54,800. Musharraf retained them free of cost. Commander in Chief of Bahrain gave one pearl necklace whose price was valued at Rs15,000. King of Jordan gave one exquisite gold rosary (tasbeeh) and was priced at Rs15,000. President of Yemen gave one jewellery set in silver was priced at only Rs9000 but Musharraf retained it.
Amir of Qatar also gifted gold and diamonds, pair of earrings whose price was calculated at only Rs907,200 and Musharraf kept them after paying only Rs134,580.
Kuwait government also decided to match the generosity of the UAE and the Saudis when it gifted Musharraf one black jewellery box containing necklace, bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings whose cost was only fixed at Rs400,000 and he retained it. Another box by Kuwait government containing wrist watch Chopard, ring and pair of cufflinks, brown jewellery box containing necklace, bracelets, ring and pair of earnings whose cost was calculated at Rs290,958 only. COS Qatar also handed over a black briefcase to Musharraf full of gifts containing necklace, bracelet, ring and a pair of earnings whose price was calculated at Rs594,200. He also gave Musharraf another box containing wrist watch DE Grisgono worth Rs750,000.
COAS Qatar gave another gift of red jewellery box containing necklace, bracelet, rings and a pair of earrings whose price was kept at Rs303,680. One sword of 21 kt gold by Sultan of Oman which was valued at a mere Rs150,000. One necklace by PM Bangladesh was priced at Rs7,000. He was also given a wristwatch Olysee whose price was also included in this list of gifts.
Then there were shields given by Saudis Rs5125, one wrist watch Gerarde by UAE Rs 275,000 and one wrist watch Chopard Rs130,000. Dagger by Yemen Rs3,000, quarts clock Rs350, decoration piece Rs600, decoration piece in thread Rs2,000, one metal decoration piece by Chinese youth Rs600, decoration piece by PM Sri Lanka Rs4,000, one small size glass by UN Secretary General Rs700 and small size powder box Rs600; one small plate by Commander Turkish armed forces Rs3000; President of Senegal gave one model of horse with model of an old solider Rs35,000; mobile phone with charger by Chinese Heier Group delegation Rs4000; one silver decoration piece by Chairman of Intelligence of Iran Rs6000; one decoration piece by Chief of General Staff Peoples Liberation Army China Rs1800; Model of elephant by PM Sri Lanka Rs2,500; one cigarette case by commander Turkish combined war college Rs153,18; President of France gave a gift of candy bowl Rs3200; one silver cup by President of Iran Rs25,000; silver box by President of Egypt Rs10,000; one model of horse by Crown Prince of UAE Rs30,000; decoration box by PM Malaysia Rs7,000; one pen by National Press Club Rs2,500; jewellery box by Democratic Party of Japan Rs3,000; one tie by chairman standing committee Rs650; Speaker of House of Councillors presented jewellery box worth only Rs1500; one box of Cuban cigars by Gul Ahmed Textile Rs1250; Handmade gift by Afghanistan Rs18,000; one cutlery set by ambassador of Lebanon Rs8000; one pocket watch and one carpet Rs3500 and Rs7000 respectively. One coffee machine (Nespresso) by Nestle Food Products of Dubai Rs11,500; one lady suit Rs650; one jewellery box by Korean Ambassador Rs4,300; one cigar box by PM Thailand Rs25,000 and one ladies purse for Sehba Musharraf Rs2,000; one decoration piece by Sultan of Brunei Rs1,200; Government of Kazakhstan gave one statue of solider Rs10,000, one leather bag Rs2,200; one silver coin Rs10,000, one jewellery box Rs2,925; one hand bag with ball pen Rs22,000 two hand bags Rs300 each; three books by FM USA Rs24,00, one saree by Bangladesh High Commissioner Rs1,000; table clock with replica of horse by Saudi Arabia Rs100,860.
Government of Morocco also gifted our military dictator one necklace made of gold, and diamonds Rs115,000 and one ladies purse made of gold and diamonds to Sehba Musharraf Rs275,000 and pair of earrings made of gold and diamonds Rs125,500.
UAE presented several gifts such as one bowl Rs3,000; wall hanging with belt Rs100, Napkin Rs15, 9 audio cassette Rs 360, 4 video cassette Rs600, three CDs Rs450, pack of CDs Rs450 and one replica of Falcon Rs10,000. One old batch mate from Bangladesh presented him one dinner set of 180 pieces which was shockingly priced at only Rs7,000; one set of 45 pieces given by PM Sri Lanka, too, was priced at Rs7,000; one dinner set by President of Sri Lanka Rs 15,000; one tea set 17 pieces by PM Minister in Waiting Sri Lanka Rs7,000; one tea set 9 pieces Rs2,500;, one silk scarf Rs60; one jewellery box by PM Thailand Rs2,000; one silver bowl with lid Rs3,500;, one ladies velvet coat Rs2,000. Government of Sri Lanka presented one piece of cloth Rs300,; One rug by Algerian Chief of Army Staff Rs2,500; one metal decoration piece by PM Bangladesh Rs1,650, one saree Rs1,200; carpet by PM Nepal Rs3000, one gem studded elephant by PM Sri Lanka Rs35,000 and one saree Rs25,000, Rolex wrist watch DAYTONA by Commander of National Guard Bahrain Rs7,25,000. Two cigarette cases by various dignitaries Rs4,000; one carpet by President of Afghanistan Rs20,000; one carpet by Iranian President Rs18,000; one ladies suit by PM Bangladesh Rs1,500, one wrist watch Fiyta Rs3,500, one large TV Rs28,000 and one vase Rs7,000 all donated by Chairman Norinco. One cutlery set by President of Uzbekistan, one dinner set by President of Sri Lanka Rs25000; one carpet by President of Iran Rs40,000; Government of Afghanistan gave one carpet Rs9,500, one carpet Rs30,000 and one candle stand Rs2,500; PM Malaysia gave bowl Rs85,00, carpet by Ambassador of Iran Rs35,000; one handmade Iranian carpet by President of Iran Rs30,000, two carpet cushions by ex-ambassador of Iran Rs5,000, one carpet Rs5,000, one carpet Rs15,000; one gift pack containing four cups with saucers and tea pot by Vice Foreign Minister of China Rs3,000, one incense bowl Rs4,000; President of Malaysia gifted betel nut container Rs2,500 and two small boxes Rs1,600; dinner/tea set 48 pieces by PM Bangladesh Rs4,500 and red box containing carpet by President of Iran Rs21,000.
This correspondent made repeated telephone calls to the spokesman of Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, Major General (retd) Rashid Qureshi, but he refused to take calls to give Musharrafs side of the story. (Concludes)
The News will welcome and publish the viewpoint of Mr Musharraf or his appointed representative or spokesperson-ed.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=23126
Monday, July 06, 2009
From Rs1m Rolex to Rs100 belt
By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: Part-1 of this report published on Sunday revealed the generosity of the ruling Saudi royalty but that does not by any means suggest that it was the end of former president Pervez Musharrafs official gifts binge. But the dilemma here is what gifts to list and what to ignore due to space constraints because some items tell us of the criminal undervaluing of valuable national property while there are others that reveal the paucity of character of our self-proclaimed statesmen. An attempt, therefore, has been made to identify a few of both categories, which have one characteristic in common: they expose the pettiness of those involved in national plunder.
THE HIGHS: Probably taking a cue, the president of UAE, also gave one necklace Rs717,600, one bracelet Rs301,100, pair of earrings Rs208,400, one ring Rs53,240 and one Rifle Rs200,000. Musharraf retained these gifts after paying a total of only Rs220,551. Chief of the Army Staff Bahrain gifted one necklace and gold ring and diamonds and ironically it was valued at Rs195,000 and Musharraf retained it by paying only Rs27,750. The government of UAE also gave jewellery box containing a ring and a pair of earrings in platinum and diamonds whose cost was calculated at only Rs59,850. Another jewellery box containing necklace, ring, bracelet, and pair of earrings in gold and diamond given by UAE was valued at Rs506,460 and Musharraf took it home, too, by paying only Rs82,000.
The UAE government also gifted one wrist watch Rolex Rs900,000, wrist watch Rolex Rs700,000 and one necklace in pearl and diamonds valued at just Rs54,800. Musharraf retained them free of cost. Commander in Chief of Bahrain gave one pearl necklace whose price was valued at Rs15,000. King of Jordan gave one exquisite gold rosary (tasbeeh) and was priced at Rs15,000. President of Yemen gave one jewellery set in silver was priced at only Rs9000 but Musharraf retained it.
Amir of Qatar also gifted gold and diamonds, pair of earrings whose price was calculated at only Rs907,200 and Musharraf kept them after paying only Rs134,580.
Kuwait government also decided to match the generosity of the UAE and the Saudis when it gifted Musharraf one black jewellery box containing necklace, bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings whose cost was only fixed at Rs400,000 and he retained it. Another box by Kuwait government containing wrist watch Chopard, ring and pair of cufflinks, brown jewellery box containing necklace, bracelets, ring and pair of earnings whose cost was calculated at Rs290,958 only. COS Qatar also handed over a black briefcase to Musharraf full of gifts containing necklace, bracelet, ring and a pair of earnings whose price was calculated at Rs594,200. He also gave Musharraf another box containing wrist watch DE Grisgono worth Rs750,000.
COAS Qatar gave another gift of red jewellery box containing necklace, bracelet, rings and a pair of earrings whose price was kept at Rs303,680. One sword of 21 kt gold by Sultan of Oman which was valued at a mere Rs150,000. One necklace by PM Bangladesh was priced at Rs7,000. He was also given a wristwatch Olysee whose price was also included in this list of gifts.
Then there were shields given by Saudis Rs5125, one wrist watch Gerarde by UAE Rs 275,000 and one wrist watch Chopard Rs130,000. Dagger by Yemen Rs3,000, quarts clock Rs350, decoration piece Rs600, decoration piece in thread Rs2,000, one metal decoration piece by Chinese youth Rs600, decoration piece by PM Sri Lanka Rs4,000, one small size glass by UN Secretary General Rs700 and small size powder box Rs600; one small plate by Commander Turkish armed forces Rs3000; President of Senegal gave one model of horse with model of an old solider Rs35,000; mobile phone with charger by Chinese Heier Group delegation Rs4000; one silver decoration piece by Chairman of Intelligence of Iran Rs6000; one decoration piece by Chief of General Staff Peoples Liberation Army China Rs1800; Model of elephant by PM Sri Lanka Rs2,500; one cigarette case by commander Turkish combined war college Rs153,18; President of France gave a gift of candy bowl Rs3200; one silver cup by President of Iran Rs25,000; silver box by President of Egypt Rs10,000; one model of horse by Crown Prince of UAE Rs30,000; decoration box by PM Malaysia Rs7,000; one pen by National Press Club Rs2,500; jewellery box by Democratic Party of Japan Rs3,000; one tie by chairman standing committee Rs650; Speaker of House of Councillors presented jewellery box worth only Rs1500; one box of Cuban cigars by Gul Ahmed Textile Rs1250; Handmade gift by Afghanistan Rs18,000; one cutlery set by ambassador of Lebanon Rs8000; one pocket watch and one carpet Rs3500 and Rs7000 respectively. One coffee machine (Nespresso) by Nestle Food Products of Dubai Rs11,500; one lady suit Rs650; one jewellery box by Korean Ambassador Rs4,300; one cigar box by PM Thailand Rs25,000 and one ladies purse for Sehba Musharraf Rs2,000; one decoration piece by Sultan of Brunei Rs1,200; Government of Kazakhstan gave one statue of solider Rs10,000, one leather bag Rs2,200; one silver coin Rs10,000, one jewellery box Rs2,925; one hand bag with ball pen Rs22,000 two hand bags Rs300 each; three books by FM USA Rs24,00, one saree by Bangladesh High Commissioner Rs1,000; table clock with replica of horse by Saudi Arabia Rs100,860.
Government of Morocco also gifted our military dictator one necklace made of gold, and diamonds Rs115,000 and one ladies purse made of gold and diamonds to Sehba Musharraf Rs275,000 and pair of earrings made of gold and diamonds Rs125,500.
UAE presented several gifts such as one bowl Rs3,000; wall hanging with belt Rs100, Napkin Rs15, 9 audio cassette Rs 360, 4 video cassette Rs600, three CDs Rs450, pack of CDs Rs450 and one replica of Falcon Rs10,000. One old batch mate from Bangladesh presented him one dinner set of 180 pieces which was shockingly priced at only Rs7,000; one set of 45 pieces given by PM Sri Lanka, too, was priced at Rs7,000; one dinner set by President of Sri Lanka Rs 15,000; one tea set 17 pieces by PM Minister in Waiting Sri Lanka Rs7,000; one tea set 9 pieces Rs2,500;, one silk scarf Rs60; one jewellery box by PM Thailand Rs2,000; one silver bowl with lid Rs3,500;, one ladies velvet coat Rs2,000. Government of Sri Lanka presented one piece of cloth Rs300,; One rug by Algerian Chief of Army Staff Rs2,500; one metal decoration piece by PM Bangladesh Rs1,650, one saree Rs1,200; carpet by PM Nepal Rs3000, one gem studded elephant by PM Sri Lanka Rs35,000 and one saree Rs25,000, Rolex wrist watch DAYTONA by Commander of National Guard Bahrain Rs7,25,000. Two cigarette cases by various dignitaries Rs4,000; one carpet by President of Afghanistan Rs20,000; one carpet by Iranian President Rs18,000; one ladies suit by PM Bangladesh Rs1,500, one wrist watch Fiyta Rs3,500, one large TV Rs28,000 and one vase Rs7,000 all donated by Chairman Norinco. One cutlery set by President of Uzbekistan, one dinner set by President of Sri Lanka Rs25000; one carpet by President of Iran Rs40,000; Government of Afghanistan gave one carpet Rs9,500, one carpet Rs30,000 and one candle stand Rs2,500; PM Malaysia gave bowl Rs85,00, carpet by Ambassador of Iran Rs35,000; one handmade Iranian carpet by President of Iran Rs30,000, two carpet cushions by ex-ambassador of Iran Rs5,000, one carpet Rs5,000, one carpet Rs15,000; one gift pack containing four cups with saucers and tea pot by Vice Foreign Minister of China Rs3,000, one incense bowl Rs4,000; President of Malaysia gifted betel nut container Rs2,500 and two small boxes Rs1,600; dinner/tea set 48 pieces by PM Bangladesh Rs4,500 and red box containing carpet by President of Iran Rs21,000.
This correspondent made repeated telephone calls to the spokesman of Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, Major General (retd) Rashid Qureshi, but he refused to take calls to give Musharrafs side of the story. (Concludes)
The News will welcome and publish the viewpoint of Mr Musharraf or his appointed representative or spokesperson-ed.
