ISLAMABAD: The Senate Secretariat clarified on Monday that a Land Cruiser for Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani was duly purchased in May, 2025, during the financial year 2024-2025 through a transparent procurement process as part of an overall vehicle replacement plan.
A spokesperson explained that the purchase included replacement of vehicles allocated to chairpersons of standing committees, deputy chairman Senate, the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and the Senate Secretariat.
The spokesperson further clarified that the vehicle in question had been delivered in March, 2026, whereas the payment was made from previous year’s budget savings in May, 2025.The Senate Secretariat’s attention was drawn to certain media reports regarding the purchase of a Land Cruiser for Chairman Senate Gilani. “These reports are misleading, factually incorrect, and appear to be based on incomplete information and mala fide intentions,” the spokesperson said.
“The Senate Secretariat categorically rejects these baseless insinuations and urges media organisations to exercise due diligence and professional responsibility in reporting matters related to state institutions,” the spokesperson added.
Commenting on the media reports, a senator, belonging to the treasury benches, requesting anonymity, regretted that the purchase was needless in such a national scenario, wherein over 70 million people live below the poverty line amid soaring inflation.
