Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari’s hefty donation for Dargah Ajmer Sharif is from the taxpayers’ money, reported The News International quoting Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Khan Babar said on Friday.
The paper writes “according to the Dargah’s administration, the amount was the biggest in recent years.
Farhatullah Babar’s confirmation to The News is the first-ever official acknowledgement on the issue.
The paper said the presidential announcement has been under debate since April 8, the day he went there. It said there was no official word to clear the fog on a question whether it will be paid from Zardari’s pocket or from the public exchequer.
The News said while such a fat amount was given to a Dargah during a private visit and through public exchequer, the PPP government, while taking credit of Dr Chishty’s release, has not offered a penny when his surety bond of Indian Rs500,000 ($9,200) was to be deposited in the Indian Supreme Court. Mahesh Bhatt, an Indian film producer and a peace activist, paid it on behalf of Dr Chishty.
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