Greatest flag-bearer of simplicity: PML-N’s Senator Ishaq Dar’s son to wed in costliest hotel of Dubai
Former Finance Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, who proclaims and pleads simplicity, is going to organize the wedding of his son Mujtaba Dar in the most expensive hotel of Dubai on July 25.
According to sources, the marriage would be held in Atlantis Palm Jameirah, the hotel which is situated at an island. Atlantis Palm Jameirah charges millions of dollars for only one hour’s celebration, sources revealed.
Forgetting the claims of PML-N to be the greatest flag-bearers of simplicity, the parliamentary leader of PML-N in the Senate Ishaq Dar would arrange dinner for his guests at the costliest hotel. Ishaq Dar has sent the invitation cards to the top political personalities of the country including the PML-N head Nawaz Sharif, and it is expected that his son’s wedding dinner will be a very extravagant Valima party. (Source)
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے رہنماء سابق وزیر خزانہ سینیٹر اسحاق ڈار کے بیٹے کی شادی 25 جولائی کو دنیا کے مہنگے ترین ہوٹل میں ہو گی۔
یہ ہوٹل دبئی میں سمندر کے بیچ ایک جزیرے پر واقع ہے‘ اس میں صرف ایک گھنٹے کی تقریب کیلئے لاکھوں ڈالرز ادا کرنا پڑتے ہیں‘ شادی کی تقریب میں شرکت کیلئے پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے اہم رہنمائوں‘ ملک کی دیگر نمایاں شخصیات سرکردہ اراکین پارلیمنٹ اور دیگر کو جو موٹے موتی سے مرصع کارڈ بھجوائے گئے ہیں‘ وہ بھی اس ہوٹل کے شایان شان ہیں۔
مسلم لیگ (ن) سادگی اور کفایت شعاری کی علمبردار ہے‘ اسحاق ڈار صاحب نے اس کا کھلا ثبوت پیش کر دیا ہے‘ ظاہر ہے جس شادی کے اخراجات سے کئی غریبوں کی شادیوں اور غریب گھرانوں کے جہیز کا سامان ہو سکتا تھا‘ اسکے بدلے دبئی کے جزیرے میں دنیا کے سب سے مہنگے ہوٹل میں بیٹے کی شادی سے بڑھ کر کیا کفایت شعاری اور سادگی ہو سکتی ہے۔
اسحاق ڈار جو کبھی اتفاق انڈسٹری میں آڈیٹر کی نوکری کرتے تھے‘ اگر اس وقت سے بھی انہوں نے اپنا رزق حلال اکٹھا کرنا شروع کیا ہو‘ تب بھی اب تک وہ اتنی رقم جمع نہیں کر سکتے تھے کہ آج دنیا کے مہنگے ترین ہوٹل کو بک کر سکتے۔
بہرحال انہیں اس کفایت شعارانہ اقدام پر پیشگی مبارکباد ہو اور میاں نواز شریف کو توفیق ملے کہ وہ اپنے سمدھی کی اس قدر مہنگی شادی پر کچھ نہ کہیں‘ کیونکہ میاں صاحب سادگی اور کفایت شعاری سے مسلم لیگ (ن) کے ہٹنے کو پسند نہیں کرتے‘ اگر ہمارے لیڈر اتنے امیر ہیں تو ہم کتنے غریب ہونگے‘ اس راز پر سے پردہ اٹھ گیا۔
Source: Nawaiwaqt
Its his son’s wedding guys. Its alrite if he wants to spend money on a very special day for his son. Spending money doesn’t mean that its stolen money. The writer needs to concentrate on issues that matter to the country and people, not who is getting married where and when!
It should not be a problem. You’d like him to be morally and ethically perfect and get his son married in the mosque with 12 people in attendance and khajoor as the wedding feast, but like us he’s just spending as good as he can on his son’s wedding.
He’s rich and he does not hide it. He declared over Rs 820 million in his last assets declaration.
PML-N manifesto December 2007:
– Simplicity shall be enforced at all levels of the state machinery and VIP culture shall be eliminated.
http://www.pmln.org.pk/manifesto.php
One-dish law to be implemented strictly: Shahbaz
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the one-dish law would be strictly implemented in the province. He was talking to journalists after the Walima ceremony of the son of a leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas, in Sialkot.
He said that millions of people in the province could not afford lavish expenditure on marriage ceremonies and had to mortgage their ancestral property for the marriage of their daughters and spend rest of their lives under heavy debts.
He said that the one-dish law would be strictly implemented in the interest of the poor so that they could be saved from heavy expenditure. Shahbaz added that austerity would be promoted in the province under the leadership of PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He said that Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas had set a good example by abiding by this law for which he should be congratulated.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=19178
Both the large parties are guilty of hypocrisy. These leaders must be elected and not act like kings and queens of parties. Not a single party leader in Pakistan, including that of JI and PTI is democratically elected by the grassroots representative vote of party membership.
Totally agree with you Shahid. @Sarah khan, I personally don’t agree with the one dish law. But its good that Shahbaz Sharif has a quality to implement the law. Hope the implementation of other laws in the province are as much his priority as the adherence to ‘one dish’. @ Zul-Jinnah, really like your name. Agree that leaders should be elected from grass root level, but may be that will take some time to establish. Let’s hope for the best.
Ansar Abbasi has filed his report in today’s Jang and The News from Dubai. Seems like he is there to attend the wedding. Wish we were invited too.
1.6 million dollar rent per hour is extremely exaggerated figure. Look the following wedding package at the same hotel: (at Caribbean Wedding Packages: Atlantis Resort & Casino Paradise Island Bahamas BS wedding venues receptions planning packages)
Package title: Celebrate LOVE
Package details
Wedding Specialist
Roundtrip limo Airport Transportation for wedding couple
VIP Check in for wedding couple
Royal Tower Oceanview Room (3 nights)
Roundtrip escort and transportation to Registrar’s Office
Marriage license application and notary fees
Officiant/Minister
Premium wedding sites and times
Chairs for ceremony (up to 200)
Elegant Decorated Arch
Bride’s Bouquet and Groom’s Boutonniere
(3) Hours of Photography
Atlantis Signature Album, including 48 photos
Solo Musician for 1 hour
Personalized DVD of the Wedding Ceremony
Celebration Ritual for Bride at Mandara Spa
Wedding night turndown service
4 fitness facility passes
His & Hers Swedish Massage at Mandara Spa
Deep Water Dolphin Interaction for wedding couple
Welcome Amenity for wedding couple
Copy of wedding license
Celebrate LOVE $11,000
This package is for 200 people. This package is the premium package at that hotel. Only thing to add up in this package is to increase the number of invitees say 1000 or more and to add dining also. The maximum dining charges at this hotel is $117 per adult and $51 per child. (see 2010 Gourmet Dining Plan)
I do not think that the charges of this ceremony can cross $50000. I agree this is also a huge amount and it is also against simplicity but for god’s sake, 1.6 million dollar rent per hour!!! If this would be the case this hotel could earn back the whole investment in just 1000 hours or say 100 days through only one service out of a lot of service it provides (marriage plans) as this hotel was build by investing 1.5 billion dollars. (see http://www.welt.de/english-news/arti…-in-Dubai.html) Which business investment can be multiplied in 100 days.
we have lost every thing. we have to choose our leaders,we as a nation has to take blame because we put our votes for them and leaders should be careful about poor people also while they are eating in FIVE STAR hotels and thats the thing which our religion teaches us. our leaders should show simplicity and humbleness by their deeds.We can take examples of HAZARAT ALI(A.S) and other sahaba,they choose bad quality for their self and best quality for other,atleast they can fallow the footsteps of our sahaba.
Why not buy some boats for the flood effected areas instead of spending all this money on wedding????. His son will have blessing then. Buy peace in heart which is heaven.
The rent for one hour in Atlantis is not in millions of dollars. We ourselves organised a party there and yes it is in thousands but in dirhams. The figure is wrong. I don’t know where the source got it from.
I am a credible source of info about the rent of one hour in one of the halls since I have been permanently living in Dubai from the past 7 years.
HAZOOR PAK S.A.W.W ki sahabzadi beati ki shadi b deakh loo pher failsla karoo…yeah zulam nai hai jis country k log bhkko sa mar raha hun us mulk k saddar ko to choro sirf ministers dunya k mangay tareen hotel mein shadi karva raha hian,,aur pher imf sa loan mangty hian,,,itny asserts is k pass aay kahan sa…….pakistan SARKAR -E DO ALAM S.A.W.W ki beati ki shadi deakhoo,,,vo kis sadge sa thi,,,aur yeah zulam deakhoo,,,sahaba r.a. ko deakhoo kis terha zindage guzari k harzat OMER RA. takreeban puri dunya k ek time per badsha thay aur eid aaiee qaraz loan la kar apny bachoo k new dress silway…mislan bhari pari hain ,,,liqat ali khan jo itny baray land load thay ,,,jab pm banay pak k to ,,ek zamin k choty sa piece k b malik nai thay aur aaj jo kuch nai hota jab polictics mein aata hai to sab sa bara land load ban jata hai,,,,,,every body is currupt,,,,.AUR YAD RAKHOO ALLAH KI PAKAR NAZDEEK HAI….HUM SAB KO MAFI MANGNI CHAHIAY…..
TO HUM AB BHI ITNAY BAY BUS HAY KAY IS KAY OPER KOI ACTION NAHI LAY SAKAY IN KO MULQ KAY KHAZANAY KA PHAYREDAR HUM NAY HI BANAYA HAY TO QUSOOR WAR TO HUM KHUD HOWE DOSROO KO Q KAHAY
ALLAH berbad keray en leaders ko awam bookh say merrahi hay or ye awam ka pesa louta rahay hay
janab ishaq dar sahib as salam alaikum pehlay to aap ko buhat hi mubarak ho k aap k baitay ki shadi hogai yaqeenan ye aap k liye aik khushi ka lamha h lakin is cheez s aap ka doosra chehra nazar agaya aap log har bat m hukumat ko tanqeed ka nishana banatay hain aur puray mulk m har waqt disturbance rakhtay hain aur chand aik channel aap logon ka barhpur sath dai rahay hain lakin un channels n is bat ka tazkira tak nahi kiya aur na hi aap ko mubarakbad pesh ki khudara ham ye nahi kehtay k ye aap ka haq nahi tha apni khushiyan manana aap ka haq h lakin ye doghli policy khatm kardain hukumat ki zara zara si bat ko uchalna ka silsila khatm karain log in baton s disturbe hotay hain agar aap awam ki falah ho behbood chahtay hain to logon k istemal ki cheezon par s qeemat kam karain punjab m to aap ki mukammal hukumat h lakin wahan par bhi shakar 70 rupay kilo h jab k sab jantay hain k punjab ki sugar mills kis ki hain atay ki qeemat par kami ki tawajjah aap logon ki is wajha s h k wo bhi sab ko maloom h wo kis ki hain khudara awam par reham karain aur sukoon ka sans lainay dain aur awam bhi sochian k wo kis par bharosa kar rahay hain ye log hukumat ki har bat ko tanqeed ka nishana banatay hain aur khud bhi usi kashti k sawar hain
hypocrites and thugs of this counrty.we need to see their backgrounds…how did they earn this money and from where?..they looted pakistan thrice and those who favour them, are a part of them.may allah curse these hypocrites and their followers who have destroyed my country.ameen
@ shahid & Hamza, “its his son’s marriage, spending money doesn’t mean it is a stolen money; It should not be a problem”…???? If it is not a stolen money then ‘Mulk sanvaro, karaz uttaro’ money tumara baap ley giyya tha. You imbeciles, morons and idiots!
Here is a glimpse of your Ishaq Daar and Nawaz Sharif’s honesty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Ci1qQL5nc
Why so much people are jeoluos from PML-N? if they took something they have given also too much good things to pakistan. Just open your closed eyes if you are not blind and see his developments in pakistan during his era. Please remember NO ONE IS ANGEL not even you. Mistakes are comitted by human beings.
ishaq daar belonged to a very poor lahore family,now he is a billionire
whatever money he has is looted money of pakistani tax payers’
so hang ishaaq daar and ban nawaz league
‘Sharifs used paper mill to whiten money’ By Azaz Syed
Friday, 13 Nov, 2009 http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+sharifs+accused+of+money+laundering-za-08
ISLAMABAD: The Musharraf government prepared a money laundering reference against PML-N leaders Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif in 2000 on the basis of a statement recorded by one of their trusted lieutenants, Senator Ishaq Dar, according to a court document seen by Dawn here on Thursday.
Senator Dar’s handwritten statement, given before a magistrate back on April 25, 2000, had alleged that Sharif brothers used the Hudaibya Paper Mills as cover for money laundering during the late 1990s.
The reference was prepared on the orders of then president Pervez Musharraf, but it was shelved after the Sharif brothers went into exile in December of the same year.
The Musharraf government tried to reopen the reference in 2007 after Nawaz Sharif announced his return to the country.
The confessional statement of Senator Ishaq Dar was recorded before a district magistrate in Lahore. He was brought to the court from a jail by Basharat Shahzad, who was then serving as assistant director in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
According to legal experts, the senator’s deposition was an `irrevocable statement’ as had been recorded under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Senator Ishaq Dar has always been regarded as one of the closest aides of the Sharif family, and is now also a relative as his son is married to Nawaz Sharif’s younger daughter.
However, the NAB record clearly shows that back in 2000 he had agreed to give a written statement against the Sharifs about their alleged involvement in money laundering.
The top PML-N leaders had hit a rough patch by then as some of their lieutenants were busy developing a new political system for Gen Pervez Musharraf after his Oct 1999 military coup.
In the statement, Ishaq Dar accused Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif of money laundering in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case.
At one point in the 43-page statement, Mr Dar said that on the instructions of Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif, ‘I opened two foreign currency accounts in the name of Sikandara Masood Qazi and Talat Masood Qazi with the foreign currency funds provided by the Sharif family in the Bank of America by signing as Sikandara Masood Qazi and Talat Masood Qazi’.
He said that all instructions to the bank in the name of these two persons were signed by him under the orders of ‘original depositors’, namely Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
‘The foreign currency accounts of Nuzhat Gohar and Kashif Masood Qazi were opened in Bank of America by Naeem Mehmood under my instructions (based on instructions of Sharifs) by signing the same as Nuzhat Gohar and Kashif Masood Qazi.’
The document shows Dar stated that besides these foreign currency accounts, a previously opened foreign currency account of Saeed Ahmed, a former director of First Hajvari Modaraba Co and close friend of Dar, and of Mussa Ghani, the nephew of Dar’s wife, were also used to deposit huge foreign currency funds provided by ‘the Sharif family’ to offer them as collateral to obtain different direct and indirect credit lines.
Senator Dar had disclosed that the Bank of America, Citibank, Atlas Investment Bank, Al Barka Bank and Al Towfeeq Investment Bank were used under the instructions of the Sharif family.
Interestingly enough, Ishaq Dar also implicated himself by confessing in court that he — along with his friends Kamal Qureshi and Naeem Mehmood — had opened fake foreign currency accounts in different international banks.
Mr Dar said an amount of $3.725 million in Emirates Bank, $ 8.539 million in Al Faysal Bank and $2.622 million were later transferred in the accounts of the accounts Hudaibya Paper Mills.
He said that the entire amount in these banks finally landed in the accounts of the paper mills.
The Hudaibiya Paper Mills case is still pending in the National Accountability Bureau.
If it is opened again, the Sharif brothers may be in for a rude shock: a confidant is to blame for the albatross around their necks.
In this regard Dawn made repeated efforts to contact Senator Dar on telephone, but without luck as his mobile number was switched off and he did not reply to text messages.
However, a PML-N spokesman Siddiq ul Farooq alleged that the signed statement was extracted from Mr Ishaq Dar under duress.
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yes he can spend huge money on his son’s wedding, but he is politician who claimed to be leader of Pakistan and since Pakistan is poor country and in this situation this extra ordinary spending on his own sons wedding show that they dont apply conditions on their own life. we all are hypo crate.