Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's net income has dropped sharply by Rs 3.09 crore in the last three years even as the income of some Opposition leaders continued to rise, according to a media report on Monday.
The cricketer-turned politician's net income in the year 2015 was 3.56 crore Pakistani rupees, it dropped sharply to Rs 1.29 crore in 2016 and further down to Rs 0.47 crore in the year 2017, Dawn newspaper reported.
In 2015, a major chunk of Khan's income comprised the gain of a little over Rs 0.1 crore from the sale of an apartment in Islamabad, followed by Rs 0.98 crore of foreign remittances, the report said citing official documents.
In contrast, the income of the Leader Opposition of the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif continued to see an upward trend as his net income rose from Rs 0.76 crore in 2015 and crossed Rs 1 crore in 2017. Former president Asif Ali Zardari's agricultural income that comprises most part of his net income stood at Rs 10.5 crore in 2015. It rose to Rs. 11.4 crore in 2016 and surged to Rs 13.4 crore in 2017.
