Fresh Toshakhana records for October–December 2025 reveal who received official gifts, what items were deposited, and raise new questions after donor names were omitted from the latest Cabinet Division disclosure.
Web Desk – MediaBites – January 12, 2026
Fresh details from Pakistan’s Toshakhana have emerged, offering a stark look into the culture of official gifts and the corridors of power. The Cabinet Division has released the Toshakhana record for the October to December 2025 quarter, making public a new list of recipients and the items deposited during the period.
According to the Cabinet Division, all personalities who received gifts during this quarter deposited them in the Toshakhana, and the federal government has now disclosed the details as part of its ongoing transparency exercise.
The list of recipients includes President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the First Lady, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, IT Minister Shaza Fatima, Power Minister Awais Leghari, Economic Affairs Minister Ahsan Cheema, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
Other recipients named in the documents include Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, the President’s Military Secretary, the President’s spokesperson Murtaza Solangi, the Auditor General of Pakistan, a Minister of State for Railways and Finance, Musharraf Zaidi, DG Minerals Dr Nawaz Ahmed Virk, the Secretary Economic Affairs, Secretary IT, and the President’s ADC, among others.
The disclosed records list an array of gifts that read like an inventory of diplomacy and symbolism: models of Roza-e-Rasool, the Holy Kaaba and Makkah Mukarramah, paintings, perfumes, shields, carpets, tea sets, swords, daggers, vases, watches, decorative pieces, Saudi coffee, books, royal caps, souvenirs, table clocks, a Metro Bus model, coffee pots, shirts, musical instruments, blankets, scarves, ties, and other items.
The Cabinet Division confirmed that all gifts received during the quarter were deposited in the Toshakhana, and that the valuation process of these items is currently under way.
However, a notable omission has raised eyebrows. Unlike the list covering January to June 2025, the newly released documents do not include the names of foreign or local individuals who presented these gifts, leaving a critical gap in the public record.
As the valuation process continues, the latest disclosure once again brings the Toshakhana into the spotlight, underscoring lingering questions about transparency, accountability, and the fine line between state protocol and privilege.
