Dubai: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s income reduced to just over Dh10,000 a month in 2017 — a year prior to becoming the prime minister of the country.
According to an official document, the legendary cricker-turned-politician’s income dipped significanlty from Rs35.6 million (Dh949,373) in 2015 to Rs4.7million (Dh125,333) only in 2017.
This means that he earned a little more than Dh10,000 per month in 2017.
On August 18, 2018, Imran Khan was sworn in as Prime Minister after winning in the general elections held on July 25, 2018.
His current yearly or monthly income reports are not yet available.
A major part of Imran’s income comprises of Rs20 million from the sale of an apartment in lslamabad, followed by Rs9.8m of foreign remittances.
The documents also show Rs3.4 million as his agricultural income, Rs921,000 salary (per year) as member of the National Assembly, and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) pension of Rs410,000.
In 2016, Imran’s income dropped to Rs12.9 million (Dh20,000) of which he earned Rs7.4m from "foreign services" alone.
His agricultural income witnessed a slight dip from Rs3.4 million of preceding year to Rs3.3 million.
He received Rs0.954 million in salary as Member of the National Assembly (MNA), PLS (bank deposit) profit of Rs0.733m and PCB pension of Rs0.540m during the year.
In 2017, Imran’s agricultural income further dropped to Rs2.3 million, while his PLS profit was also reduced from Rs0.733m to only Rs67,620.
His salary as MNA increased to Rs1.8 million and he also got Rs0.540 million as PCB pension, according to Dawn news.
Shahbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz
In contrast, the income of opposition leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif continued to see an upward trend as his net income rose from Rs7.6 million in 2015 to Rs9.5 million in 2016 and crossed Rs10 million in 2017.
His agricultural income, however, declined from Rs6.5 million in 2015 to Rs5 million in 2016 and further down to Rs3.5 million in 2017 despite the fact that his land holding increased from 585 kanals to 673 kanals during this period.
His son, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, is richer and smarter than him as his agricultural income as well as net income both increased side by side.
Hamza’s total income surged from Rs19.19 million in 2015, to Rs21.52 million in 2016 and Rs25.40 million in 2017.
His agricultural income from around 154-kanal land was little over Rs2 million in 2015. It slightly increased to Rs2.14 million the following year.
In 2017, his land holding slightly decreased yet the agricultural income registered a significant increase in terms of proportion to reach Rs3.5 million.
Asif Ali Zardari and Bilwala Bhutto-Zardari
Former president Asif Ali Zardari’s agricultural income that comprises most part of his net income stood at Rs105m in 2015. It rose to Rs114m in 2016 and surged to Rs134m in 2017. He holds 7,748 acres of land. Of his total land holding, he owns 349 acres while he holds another 7,399-acre leased land.
His income from other sources also increased from Rs7.66m in 2015 to Rs8.24m in 2016 and Rs9.75m in the year before the last general elections.
While his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari appears richer than him in terms of assets he holds in Pakistan and elsewhere, he lags behind him in terms of income.
Bilawal’s net income in 2015 was more than Rs23m including Rs3.46 million rental income and over Rs20 million that he earned through agriculture.
His total income registered over 100 per cent rise in a year, as it surged from over Rs23 million to Rs47.34 million in 2016.
Record shows that this rise in income was due to the addition of foreign income of Rs16.69 million, besides growth in agricultural and rental income.
The agricultural income jumped from Rs20 million to Rs26.61 million and the rental income from Rs3.45 million to Rs4.14 million in 2016.
