Most MQM MPs are millionaires

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"ISLAMABAD: The average worth of assets held by members of the National Assembly has increased three-fold in six years from 2003-04 to 2008-09.The value of the assets of members of the 12th (2003-04) National Assembly averaged just below Rs27 million, but increased to Rs81 million in 2008-09, a three-fold increase, according to an analysis carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative"

ISLAMABAD: The average worth of assets held by members of the National Assembly has increased three-fold in six years from 2003-04 to 2008-09.

The value of the assets of members of the 12th (2003-04) National Assembly averaged just below Rs27 million, but increased to Rs81 million in 2008-09, a three-fold increase, according to an analysis carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat).

It indicates that today’s MNA is twice as rich as a member of the previous (13th) assembly.

A series of Pildat reports titled “How Rich are Pakistani MNAs” has analysed assets declared by MNAs for 2003-04 to 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. The analysis is based on data contained in the gazettes published by the Election Commission on Oct 15, 2008, and Oct 27 last year.

According to 2008-09 declarations, the current average value of assets held by an MNA stands at Rs80.89 million, an increase of 9.5 per cent over the 2007-2008 figures of Rs73.92 million. The average value of assets owned by non-Muslim MNAs, however, is Rs20.35 million -- 75 per cent less than the overall average of Rs81 million.

In terms of wealth, Mehboobullah Jan of the PPP (NA-23, Kohistan) tops the list, with total assets of Rs3.288 billion. He is followed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of the PML-N (NA-50, Rawalpindi-I), with assets of Rs1.627 billion; Jahangir Khan Tareen of the PML-F (NA-195, Rahimyar Khan-IV), with Rs1.095 billion; Saeed Ahmed Zafar (Independent, NA-162, Nankana Sahib-II Old Sheikhupura-VII), with Rs1.030 billion; and Nuzhat Sadiq of the PML-N (NA-277, Punjab-V) with Rs912.81 million.

Based on 2007-08 declarations also, Mehboobullah Jan is the wealthiest MNA, with assets of Rs3.252 billion. He is followed by Nuzhat Sadiq, with Rs1.514 billion; Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal of the PPP (NA-162, Sahiwal-III), with Rs1.248 billion; Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed Jatt of the PML-Q (NA-167, Vehari-I), with Rs843 million; and Jahangir Khan Tareen, with Rs716 million.

At the bottom of the list of wealthy MNAs in 2008-09 is Saeed Iqbal Chaudhry of the PPP (NA-81, Faisalabad-VII), with Rs29 million net liabilities, followed by Roshan Din Junejo of the PPP (NA-236, Sanghar-III), Sheikh Rohale Asghar of the PML-N (NA-124 Lahore-VII), Ghulam Farid Kathia of the PPP (NA-161 Sahiwal-II) and Ayaz Amir of the PML-N (NA-60 Chakwal-I).

Nuzhat Sadiq remained the richest woman MNA in 2007-08 and 2008-09. She is followed by Asma Arbab Alamgir of the PPP (NA-325, KP-IV) with total assets of Rs515.25 million in 2007-08 and Rs682.05 million in 2008-09, and Begum Hasnain of the PPP (NA-292, Punjab-XX) with Rs332.50 million in 2007-08 and Rs298.40 million in 2008-09.

Mohammad Kamran Khan (Independent, NA-40, Tribal Area-V, Fata) appears to be the most effective manager of assets which grew 42 times in just one year, followed by Maulana Mohammad Qasim of MMA (NA-10, Mardan-II) whose assets increased 12 times and Bilal Yaseen of the PML-N (NA-120, Lahore-III) with a nine times increase during the period.

In 2008-09, the PML-F remained the richest party in terms of average wealth of its MNAs (Rs239 million per MNA), followed by the NPP Rs122 million, independents Rs108 million, PPP Rs102 million, PML-N Rs75 million, PML-Q Rs62 million, ANP Rs61 million, PPP-S Rs37 million, MQM Rs25 million, BNP Rs14 million and MMA Rs6 million.

In 2002-06, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf topped the list of average wealth of MNAs. Its chief Imran Khan (NA-71, Mianwali-I) had assets worth Rs85 million, followed by the PML-N (average assets per MNA Rs61 million), PML-Q Rs56 million and PPP Rs34 million.

In geographical terms, differences in average wealth are significant. In 2008-2009, MNAs from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) had the highest average value of assets per MNA, followed by those from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Fata, Sindh and Balochistan. MNAs from the ICT also topped the list in 2002-06 and 2007-08.

In terms of percentage of the combined value of assets in 2008-09, Punjab topped the list, with a share of 54 per cent (down from 73pc in 2002-06), followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 31 per cent (up from 4pc in 2002-06), Sindh 10 per cent (down from 11pc in 2002-06); Fata unchanged at three per cent, ICT one per cent (down from 5pc in 2002-06) and Balochistan one per cent (down from 4pc in 2002-06).

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Compare and enjoy. Even the MNAs rank is given. The news should publish reports of all MNAs not just MQMs. Are they on some sort publishing frenzy against MQM?

And to my dear posters here, kindly realise middle class does not mean the poorest people of the land.PPP claim to represent them, hence their MNAs should be the poorest.

Thus you proved that mqm is NOT the representative of the middle class as claimed.
Thus you also prove that mqm Has always sided with the Waderas and Jaagirdar therefore mqm is fooling people as of yet.

 

[elipst]

I have noted the statment highlighted in red......My question is who is then middle class in Pakistan?? If somone having 50 million or 100 million is in middle class, then where would be the person having Rs 50000/month and bank balance not over a million. In a country like Pakistan where 60.3% of the population lives on under $2 a day middle class in not the one having 100 of millions.
Dont classify these GANGSTERS as middle class after all there are dozens of torcher cells working under their supervision and one of the British Passport Holder GANGSTER living in London.

Alright lets do the math here. If one person makes 50,000 per month like you said, then with a family of four he may be saving somewhere between 10,000 to 15,000 per month. After 10 years of saving he may have around 10 lac(1 million) or 13 lac Rupees. Thats a normal person. And money if invested properly can provide good returns.

As you can see most of MQM MNAs have around this much money, some like Waseem Akhtar and Farhat Muhammad Khan have more because they have businesses. Most of these MNAs are MNAs for the second or in Farooq Sattars case 5th time. Also MNAs are paid a certain salary too, I forget how much.

MQM MNAs are not among the richest in the list, you can see their rank. This money consists of property that they may have inherited and cars as well. Not just bank accounts. As you know MQM members hide nothing, this is all they posess.

 

[noman3000]

Taassub! Period!

 

[elipst]

Thus you proved that mqm is NOT the representative of the middle class as claimed.
Thus you also prove that mqm Has always sided with the Waderas and Jaagirdar therefore mqm is fooling people as of yet.

So you would rather MQM MNAs show zero bank accounts and no property as some have? Or just lie? What you see is what they possess all in the world. Maybe you think people dont save... Or that middle class means people who dig up roads and such... See all of MQM members are educated and most have worked professionally or at least have business partnerships.

I know where these people live, I know what they came from. You believe what you want to believe. The truth is in front of you. Just simple math.

This money is not just bank accounts but property and cars and businesses as well. Compare MQM members to all of the MNAs and stop signalling them out. As I said compare, MQM members hide nothing, this is all they possess.

 

[elipst]

Dont side track the issue.The question is how come these guys made all that money and what was their source of income ? Please first answer this question and then we can talk about otherswho are not Farishtas either.

That details is all give to ECP as required by MNAs. Whether they release it or not is up to them.

Stop being so worried about MQM MNAs. Worry about your own. We, who vote for them know where they come from....

 

[fido82]

Entire Pakistan knows that there is no single corruption charges on MQM for last 25 years. Ham sa tu samne aee . Mustafa Kamal is the great example.

 

[PakistaniFirst]

Entire Pakistan knows that there is no single corruption charges on MQM for last 25 years. Ham sa tu samne aee . Mustafa Kamal is the great example.

Excellent point fido82...... Can you please publish or guide me to get the audit report of Mustafa Kamal tenor during city nazim?

 

[fido82]

Excellent point fido82...... Can you please publish or guide me to get the audit report of Mustafa Kamal tenor during city nazim?

Can you publish any charges for 25 years any single one ?

 

[PakistaniFirst]

Can you publish any charges for 25 years any single one ?

See....that's how you guys runaway Q with Q .... but No Answer. Just like pathetic politician on talk show. OH! you did this... Oh you also did that...bla...bla...bla.

If you really like to have healthy discussion then please be brave and bring any record of audit report or even guide me where to get all the information about how you guys running this gang party MQM........means financially.

For your kind information I grew up in Karachi and also have experience traveling oversees including Australia. Therefore you can not just chit chat and hanky panky with me. It is not enough. come up with solid point and we discuss it to clear our misunderstanding, if there is any.

Any how, I still have a respect for you as a Pakistani......

 

[fido82]

See....that's how you guys runaway Q with Q .... but No Answer. Just like pathetic politician on talk show. OH! you did this... Oh you also did that...bla...bla...bla.

If you really like to have healthy discussion then please be brave and bring any record of audit report or even guide me where to get all the information about how you guys running this gang party MQM........means financially.

For your kind information I grew up in Karachi and also have experience traveling oversees including Australia. Therefore you can not just chit chat and hanky panky with me. It is not enough. come up with solid point and we discuss it to clear our misunderstanding, if there is any.

Any how, I still have a respect for you as a Pakistani......

khisani billi khabba nochy. Ilzam lagana tu ata hy per proof karna ni ata - hehehheheheheh if you need that report you can download from citydistrictgovt website.

 

[fido82]

Excellent point fido82...... Can you please publish or guide me to get the audit report of Mustafa Kamal tenor during city nazim?

Yar audit report choro Karachi dekh kar ajoo. Karachi moon bolta soaboot hy. Allah tahala ny ap ko do ankheen di hain es say dekh kar jhotlaya ni jasakta. Karachi ka alif bay ni pata chaie audit report mohtaram ko.

 

[elipst]

Excellent point fido82...... Can you please publish or guide me to get the audit report of Mustafa Kamal tenor during city nazim?

I believe Agha Siraj Durrani is doing the audit these days of MKs tenure. And he is no friend of MQM. When he releases the details is up to him.

 

[PakistaniFirst]

Yar audit report choro Karachi dekh kar ajoo. Karachi moon bolta soaboot hy. Allah tahala ny ap ko do ankheen di hain es say dekh kar jhotlaya ni jasakta. Karachi ka alif bay ni pata chaie audit report mohtaram ko.

look at your attitude. There is no difference between you and the pathetic politicians on TV talk shows. NO HEART FEELING.
You should have learn little bit from your fellow elipst. I appreciate his way of reply and let see whats come out from Agha Siraj Durrani's
report if that is really going on.

Construction in Karachi is all base on Blood Dollars you guys earn from killing own people and bring in the never ending war to this country.

Please dont push me to go deep in that work in Karachi... MQM will become necked more and more.....

If you can come up with a solid point which is constructive then its fine otherwise I think its not worth continue communicate person like you.

 

[PakistaniFirst]

I believe Agha Siraj Durrani is doing the audit these days of MKs tenure. And he is no friend of MQM. When he releases the details is up to him.

Thanks for your informative reply. lets wait and see whats come up.

 

[noman3000]

Thanks for your informative reply. lets wait and see whats come up.

Insha'Allah! Tumhara maun kala hoga!

 

[fido82]

Insha'Allah! Tumhara maun kala hoga!

Kun ky bhai ko Karachi ki development ki nahee Audit report ki zaida fikar hy. 25 sal hogay hain MQM corruption talsh karty karty lakin har dafa moon kala howa.

Kun khushi ni hoti en logoon ko Karachi development dekh kar. kia city pakistan sy bahir hy.