LAHORE, Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised India for supporting its traders, which he cited as one of the reasons for the country's progress, unlike the cash-strapped country where he called them "thieves". goes.
"One of the reasons why India has progressed is because it supports its businessmen, whereas in Pakistan, if a businessman progresses, he is branded a thief," Naqvi told reporters here on Thursday.
He further emphasized that businessmen are respected in India, whereas in Pakistan, those who make some progress are tagged as "thieves".
Naqvi was speaking about the Dubai Leaks, in which an astonishing amount of property data was leaked, listing over 23,000 properties belonging to 17,000 Pakistani citizens as of spring 2022.
According to data collected by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Dubai Leaks lists Naqvi's wife as the owner of a high-value property in Dubai.Prominent names with high-value properties in Dubai include President Asif Ali Zardari's children - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Asifa Bhutto Zardari; 'Hussain Nawaz' of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif; Saad Siddiqui Bajwa, son of former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa; Senator Faisal Vawda; Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon; Dozens of retired military officers.
"Being a businessman, I will invest my money where I like," Naqvi revealed. He revealed that his wife also owns a property in London. "Tax has been paid on my wife's properties abroad," he claimed.
“There is no illegality in investing abroad.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) should investigate those who acquired offshore properties illegally,” he said, adding that he was aware of several media houses having properties in Dubai.
Naqvi and others whose names have surfaced in the Dubai leaks are facing severe criticism on social media, with many raising questions about how foreign countries will invest in Pakistan when its super elite have stashed their money abroad. Kept hidden.
"One of the reasons why India has progressed is because it supports its businessmen, whereas in Pakistan, if a businessman progresses, he is branded a thief," Naqvi told reporters here on Thursday.
He further emphasized that businessmen are respected in India, whereas in Pakistan, those who make some progress are tagged as "thieves".
Naqvi was speaking about the Dubai Leaks, in which an astonishing amount of property data was leaked, listing over 23,000 properties belonging to 17,000 Pakistani citizens as of spring 2022.
According to data collected by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Dubai Leaks lists Naqvi's wife as the owner of a high-value property in Dubai.Prominent names with high-value properties in Dubai include President Asif Ali Zardari's children - Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Asifa Bhutto Zardari; 'Hussain Nawaz' of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif; Saad Siddiqui Bajwa, son of former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa; Senator Faisal Vawda; Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon; Dozens of retired military officers.
"Being a businessman, I will invest my money where I like," Naqvi revealed. He revealed that his wife also owns a property in London. "Tax has been paid on my wife's properties abroad," he claimed.
“There is no illegality in investing abroad.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) should investigate those who acquired offshore properties illegally,” he said, adding that he was aware of several media houses having properties in Dubai.
Naqvi and others whose names have surfaced in the Dubai leaks are facing severe criticism on social media, with many raising questions about how foreign countries will invest in Pakistan when its super elite have stashed their money abroad. Kept hidden.
