Muzaffargarh: Senior politician Jamshed Dasti, who recently parted his ways with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), travelled by a donkey cart to file his nomination papers.
Though politicians are considered as most corrupt persons in Pakistan and several senior politician including former Prime Ministers Raja Pervaiz Ashraf are currently facing corruption cases in the Supreme Court.
According to a list of politicians’ assets released by the country’s Election Commission ex-MNA Dasti is the poorest lawmaker, owning nothing other than his salary.
On Sunday, people in Muzaffargarh district were surprised to see Dasti coming on a donkey cart to file his nomination papers in the returning officer’s office.
Dasti has filed his nomination papers for two seats NA-177 and NA-178 of the national assembly.
Dasti said that he used donkey cart to express solidarity with poor people.
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