Staff Reporter Islamabad
The Islamabad High Court on Thursday said the gifts received by the government from other countries should be displayed in a museum instead of keeping their details secret.
During a hearing of a petition seeking the disclosure of gifts received by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the high court bench said displaying these foreign gifts in the museum will lead to the general public’s happiness.
At the outset of the hearing, the additional attorney general Qasim Wadood, who was representing the federation, sought more time in the case.
However, the petitioner urged the court not to delay the case. “If more time is given in the case then the petition will become ineffective,” he said.
“Do you think the gifts will be sold by then,” Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb asked the petitioner.
The judge said the case will not become ineffective even after the premier is gone because this issue concerns everyone, including ministers and civil servants, not just one person.
Justice Aurangzeb said if he is awarded a shield he would display it in the high court instead of taking it home.
He added that even the gifts that were taken home by the people should be brought back and displayed in a museum.
