Pakistan Parliament: Speaker finds 50,000 PKR, 12 MPs claim 10 notes.

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News18•10-12-2025, 15:50
Pakistan Parliament: Speaker finds 50,000 PKR, 12 MPs claim 10 notes.
- •Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq found 50,000 PKR (10 notes of 5000 PKR) on the floor.
- •When asked about the owner, approximately 12 MPs falsely claimed the money, despite there being only 10 notes.
- •The incident caused a comedic scene and brief halt in parliamentary proceedings, with the Speaker joking about more claimants than notes.
- •The cash was later identified as belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MP Mohammad Iqbal Afridi.
- •A video of the incident went viral, leading to public criticism and calls for action against MPs who falsely claimed the money.
Why It Matters: MPs' false claims for lost cash expose integrity issues in Pakistan's parliament.
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