Tweet about premiers’ oath expenses: Rumors travel fast through social media

ISLAMABAD: The social media was abuzz with the comparative analysis of expenses incurred on the oath-taking ceremonies of past prime ministers of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and the amount spent on the swearing in of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

A tweet by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Andleeb Abbas ignited the social media exchange by claiming a supposed deputy director of President House, Adnan, had provided her with the details.

According to her source, Rs7.6 million was spent when Yousaf Raza Gillani took oath as PM in 2008 and Rs9.2 million on Nawaz Sharif’s swearing-in, whereas a mere Rs50,000 had been spent on Khan's induction. “Only a matter of 500% less,” Andleeb tweeted.