The Shehbaz Sharif-led government upped the ante on opposition leader Imran Khan by bringing up the helicopter expense details of the former prime minister during a session in the upper house, Senate.&nbsp;In a written reply, the Cabinet Division said that the former premiere’s expenses for his chopper rides from January 2019 to March 2022 amounted to over Rs 430 million.

It was also stated that the PTI chief completed a total of 1,579 VVIP mission hours on the copter in the said span of time.

The reply further pointed out that the former cricketer-turned-politician flew for 522 hours in helicopter in 2020, which cost the exchequer Rs 140 million. The following year 2021 saw Khan using 450 hours of VVIV flights, which resulted into bills over Rs120 million, reported Geo News.

The details about Khan’s helicopter expenses were revealed following a probe by the&nbsp;National Accountability Bureau (NAB) earlier this month on the illegal use of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s helicopters. The KP region is governed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

It was revealed that those who used the chopper for private use owe Rs 90 million to the provincial administration.

The development came in reaction to the usage of choppers used by Khan, former and current provincial and federal ministers, including others.

The NAB had asked the KP government&nbsp;to recover the cost of all the illegal helicopter trips taken by "influential politicians, public officeholders" and others.

To tackle this, the KP government in November this year drafted a proposal to amend the laws regarding the use of its helicopter and other matters in the province.

Following the amendment, no one will be able to question the chopper's use, including who uses it and why is it being used.

(With inputs from agencies)

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The Shehbaz Sharif-led government upped the ante on opposition leader Imran Khan by bringing up the helicopter expense details of the former prime minister during a session in the upper house, Senate.

The Shehbaz Sharif-led government upped the ante on opposition leader Imran Khan by bringing up the helicopter expense details of the former prime minister during a session in the upper house, Senate. In a written reply, the Cabinet Division said that the former premiere’s expenses for his chopper rides from January 2019 to March 2022 amounted to over Rs 430 million. It was also stated that the PTI chief completed a total of 1,579 VVIP mission hours on the copter in the said span of time. The reply further pointed out that the former cricketer-turned-politician flew for 522 hours in helicopter in 2020, which cost the exchequer Rs 140 million. The following year 2021 saw Khan using 450 hours of VVIV flights, which resulted into bills over Rs120 million, reported Geo News. The details about Khan’s helicopter expenses were revealed following a probe by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) earlier this month on the illegal use of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s helicopters. The KP region is governed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. It was revealed that those who used the chopper for private use owe Rs 90 million to the provincial administration. The development came in reaction to the usage of choppers used by Khan, former and current provincial and federal ministers, including others. The NAB had asked the KP government to recover the cost of all the illegal helicopter trips taken by "influential politicians, public officeholders" and others. To tackle this, the KP government in November this year drafted a proposal to amend the laws regarding the use of its helicopter and other matters in the province. Following the amendment, no one will be able to question the chopper's use, including who uses it and why is it being used. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Imran Khan’s copter rides cost Rs 430 million to exchequer, says Pakistan govt reeling under debt

Pakistan&#39;s cricketer-turned- politician Imran Khan&#39;s stand on the recently concluded PSL final in Lahore reached Parliament with&nbsp;PML-N lawmaker Mian Javed Latif calling the Pakistani cricket legend a &quot;traitor&quot;.

Mian Javed Latif&#39;s defiant stand led to a heated argument with Murad Saeed who belongs to Imran Khan&#39;s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Their argument soon disintegrated into a scuffle which was stopped in time by other lawmakers present in the&nbsp;National Assembly.

The matter did not end there, Saeed kept the issue burning&nbsp;saying&nbsp;PML-N lawmaker had no reason to call Imran Khan a &quot;traitor&quot; and asked the Speaker to take notice.

Not to be undone, PML-N&#39;s Talal Chaudhry accused the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker&nbsp;of deliberately creating unpleasant scenes in Parliament.

The controversy<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VFoCr0bxk"> was ignited yesterday by Imran Khan in a leaked video</a> in which he opposed staging of Sunday&#39;s final of the Pakistan Super League in Lahore.

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The PTI chief&nbsp;wanted the tournament to be played in the UAE citing security reasons. The former World Cup-winning captain went a step further and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/cricket/imran-khan-angers-fans-by-calling-darren-sammy-third-class-13151">used derogatory terms against some foreign players in the league namely Darren Sammy of the West Indies calling him &quot;</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/cricket/imran-khan-angers-fans-by-calling-darren-sammy-third-class-13151">phateechar</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/cricket/imran-khan-angers-fans-by-calling-darren-sammy-third-class-13151">&quot;&nbsp;</a>meaning &quot;third class&quot;.

Imran Khan&#39;s leaked video went viral as several Pakistan fans attacked the former cricket captain on social media even though he seemed to take a soft stand publicly&nbsp;on Twitter congratulating Peshawar for winning the final

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but he soon appeared on a Pakistani news channel and declared, &quot;Sammy was captain but he is not a big player, had Chris Gayle come, had Kevin Pietersen come, I would have said they were big international stars.&quot;&nbsp;

Several players had in fact backed down from playing in Pakistan. England cricketer Pietersen withdrew from the final over security fears along with other Quetta players Rilee Rossouw from South Africa and England&#39;s Luke Wright and Tymal Mills who also refused to play in Pakistan.

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A PML-N lawmaker called cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan a 'traitor' for his views on the Pakistan Super League

Pakistan's cricketer-turned- politician Imran Khan's stand on the recently concluded PSL final in Lahore reached Parliament with PML-N lawmaker Mian Javed Latif calling the Pakistani cricket legend a "traitor". Mian Javed Latif's defiant stand led to a heated argument with Murad Saeed who belongs to Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Their argument soon disintegrated into a scuffle which was stopped in time by other lawmakers present in the National Assembly. The matter did not end there, Saeed kept the issue burning saying PML-N lawmaker had no reason to call Imran Khan a "traitor" and asked the Speaker to take notice. Not to be undone, PML-N's Talal Chaudhry accused the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker of deliberately creating unpleasant scenes in Parliament. The controversy was ignited yesterday by Imran Khan in a leaked video in which he opposed staging of Sunday's final of the Pakistan Super League in Lahore. Watch Video: The PTI chief wanted the tournament to be played in the UAE citing security reasons. The former World Cup-winning captain went a step further and used derogatory terms against some foreign players in the league namely Darren Sammy of the West Indies calling him "phateechar" meaning "third class". Imran Khan's leaked video went viral as several Pakistan fans attacked the former cricket captain on social media even though he seemed to take a soft stand publicly on Twitter congratulating Peshawar for winning the final Congratulations to Peshawar Zalmi on winning the PSL final. — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 5, 2017 × but he soon appeared on a Pakistani news channel and declared, "Sammy was captain but he is not a big player, had Chris Gayle come, had Kevin Pietersen come, I would have said they were big international stars." Several players had in fact backed down from playing in Pakistan. England cricketer Pietersen withdrew from the final over security fears along with other Quetta players Rilee Rossouw from South Africa and England's Luke Wright and Tymal Mills who also refused to play in Pakistan. (WION with agency inputs)

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Imran Khan’s copter rides cost Rs 430 million to exchequer, says Pakistan govt reeling under debt

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