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Article: Gilaniâ[euro](TM)s unscheduled Dubai visit cost Pak exchequer Rs one crore
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- The Hindustan Times
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- July 15, 2008
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Islamabad, July 15 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilaniâ[euro](TM)s unscheduled diversion from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai, instead of landing at Islamabad after attending the D-8 Summit, cost the national exchequer more than one crore rupees.
Gilani and his 40-member delegation, including one member from the Opposition and five businessmen, had left the country on July 7 to attend the Summit. More than 50 security personnel and bureaucrats had gone to Kuala Lumpur in advance.
According to some members of the delegation, the team was to land back in Islamabad. However, the plane was diverted to the UAE, where Gilani ...