ISLAMABAD - In a fulfillment of a promise made by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the PM House released a list of luxury and surplus vehicles to be auctioned by the government under the austerity drive.
The auction will take place at the PM House on Sept 17 and the vehicles to be put up include eight BMWs, three cars of 2014 model and three 5000cc SUVs and two 3000cc SUVs of 2016 model.
The list, released on Friday, also contains four MercedesBenz cars of 2016 model; two of them are 4,000cc bullet-proof vehicles.
Moreover, there are 16 Toyota cars. One of them is a 2004 Lexus car, one 2006 Lexus SUV, and two 2004 Land Cruisers. Eight cars range from 2003 to 2013 models.
Besides, four bullet-proof Land Cruiser vehicles of 2015 model are also up for auction. There is one Honda Civic 1800cc car and three Suzuki vehicles, including two Cultus cars and one APV, all of them are of 2013 model, Dawn News reported.
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The list also includes a 1994 model Hino bus. The money obtained from the auction would somewhat boost the cash-strapped national exchequer.
In his first speech to the nation after assuming office, PM Imran Khan had promised that the luxury vehicles of PM House would be put on auction so that the waste of national resources could be curtailed.
