All the domestic and foreign assets owned by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and his sister, Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, have already been declared before the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a spokesperson.
Zulfiqar Ali Badr, the spokesperson, while responding to the bombshell Dubai leaks report said: “The entire world knows that Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Aseefa Bibi grew up in exile.” His remarks came as a global collaborative investigative journalism project has revealed the ownership of properties of the global elite in Dubai.
The list includes political figures, globally sanctioned individuals, alleged money launderers and criminals. Pakistanis have also been identified on the list and their combined value has been estimated at around $11 billion.
During her exile, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, along with her children, lived in the Dubai properties, the spokesperson said, adding that after her assassination, her children inherited the properties.
Details of the assets owned by Bilawal and Aseefa were also available on the ECP’s website, the spokesperson added.
“Details of Bilawal and Aseefa’s Dubai assets are already public.” He said: “There is nothing new in the story. Nothing is illegal. Apparently, it is a story but not a scandal. Any action based on malice will be challenged on the relevant forums.”
