A rebuttal by the Senate Secretariat on stories of the acquisition of a luxurious car for Senate Chairperson Yousaf Raza Gilani additional confused the matter on Monday, primarily confirming the acquisition and reiterating the small print reported on this connection.
The rebuttal was issued after it was reported {that a} car value Rs90 million was purchased for Gilani from the Senate’s price range. The stories additionally quoted Gilani as explaining that the automobile was ordered in Could final yr, “utilizing financial savings from the Senate’s price range of the earlier yr”.
These particulars have been additionally confirmed within the Senate’s rebuttal, which, nevertheless, didn’t point out the price of the automobile.
The rebuttal stated: “The eye of the Senate Secretariat has been drawn to sure media stories relating to the acquisition of a car (Land Cruiser) for the honorable Senate chairman.”
“These stories are deceptive, factually incorrect, and seem like based mostly on incomplete info and mala fide intentions,” it stated, with out specifying which info was incorrect.
The rebuttal confirmed that the car was bought in Could 2025, throughout the monetary yr 2024-2025, including that it was purchased by means of a “clear procurement course of as a part of an total car alternative plan”.
“The acquisition included alternative of automobiles allotted to the standing committee chairperson, Senate deputy chairman, chief of the Home, the chief of the opposition and the Senate Secretariat,” it added.
The rebuttal additionally confirmed that the “car has been delivered in March 2026, whereas the fee was constituted of the earlier yr’s price range financial savings in Could 2025”.
It added, “The Senate Secretariat categorically rejects these baseless insinuations and urges media organizations to train due diligence {and professional} duty in reporting issues associated to state establishments.”
