The treasury holds gifts given by foreign government officials and dignitaries to the country’s government officials. These gifts are deposited in the “public treasury” and are generally considered state property. Goes However, according to government policy, only elites (civilians and military) and judges belonging to politics and bureaucracy can buy these gifts. This influential class of society is usually allowed to buy these gifts at very cheap rates or these gifts are auctioned off to the officers of the federal government and the armed forces.
Official sources said that the policy is that if anyone receives a gift, he should first inform the government and submit it to the treasury. But there are cases in which the gifts received are not even mentioned and they are not even given to the government to be deposited in the treasury. According to the revised policy issued in December 2018, if an officer receives a gift worth more than Rs 30,000, he can retain the gift by paying 50% share of the amount in excess of Rs 30,000. ۔ But such a facility is not for rare and expensive invaluable gifts. All such gifts must be properly registered, cataloged and displayed in government buildings. Such gifts must be registered in the stock register of the concerned institution or office. Recipients can keep gifts up to Rs. 30,000 free of cost.
Government officials other than the President and the Head of Government are not allowed to receive gifts in private for themselves or their families from diplomats, consuls and other foreign representatives, any government agency or private person or company. However, in very unusual circumstances when the gift cannot be refused, the gift must be deposited in the casket. Gifts that may or may not be displayed in a government building will be auctioned off by the Cabinet Division from time to time and will be held twice a year.
The list of gifts to be sold will be distributed to all government agencies, federal government and army officers. If a gift cannot be sold despite two auctions, it will be auctioned off to the public.
The recipient cannot buy rare and expensive items and vehicles. Rare items will be on display in museums or government buildings, while vehicles will be added to the Cabinet Division’s Central Pool. The procedure for accepting or selling these gifts applies to the President, Prime Minister, his family, Chairman Senate, Speaker National Assembly, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Governors, Members of the Federal Cabinet, Attorney General of Pakistan, Ministers of State, Provincial Members of the Cabinet, judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the High Courts, Members of Parliament and other elected representatives, all government employees (civilian and military) as well as employees of government subsidiary corporations, employees of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies, K’s family, dependents, members of the provincial government, government officials traveling abroad and members of the government delegation.