Austerity drive: 50 vehicles of PM House auctioned in two phases
The auction of the vehicles will add crores of rupees to the national treasure.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – As a part of austerity drive, 50 out of 102 luxury vehicles of Prime Minister House have been auctioned in two phases today (Monday).
The incumbent government has hoped that the auction of the vehicles will add crores of rupees to the national treasure.
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According to the advertisement, the fleet for auction includes 27 bullet-proof vehicles, several latest models of non-protected cars as well as vintage models.
Potential buyers had inspected the vehicles on September 13-14 at the Prime Minister’s House during office hours.
In his inaugural speech, PM Imran Khan stressed austerity measures. The premier stated that he would only keep with himself two employees out of 524 serving at the PM House. He also stated he would only use two cars whereas rest 31 bulletproof cars will be auctioned.
“We will auction the vehicles. Businessmen will be invited to purchase these expensive vehicles. The money will be deposited in the national exchequer,” he added.
