The National Assembly was informed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif used the helicopters for 2,167 hours during his tenure, whereas current Prime Minister Imran Khan has only used them for 33 hours so far.
According to a local media report, it was also reported that of the total 10 helicopters of the Cabinet Division, four of them are in a condition that they cannot be serviced.
Furthermore, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Mohammad Khan also stated that former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi used helicopters for 464 hours.
Earlier, in response to a question asked by PPP’s Nasiba Channa, the minister in charge of Cabinet Division in his written reply stated that 2xUH-I H helicopters gifted by the US in 1974 and 2xBell — 412helicopters, which were purchased in 1992, were unserviceable.
The Cabinet Division said that 5xAW-139 was purchased in 2007 and IxAW-139 was bought in 2016.