PTI minister shares property tax bills of NY flat allegedly owned by Zardari
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Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi on Saturday shared property tax statements of what the ruling PTI claims is a flat in New York owned but not declared by PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.
Zaidi, whose party is seeking Zardari's disqualification from the parliament for concealment of assets, shared on Twitter the property tax statements of an apartment in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The documents shared bear the name "Asif A. Zardari".
Earlier this week, the PTI had filed an application with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Karachi, seeking the disqualification of PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for concealing his assets.
According to the application filed by PTI Sindh MPA Khurram Sherzaman with the Provincial Election Commissioner, Zardari had failed to declare the apartment he allegedly owns in the US in his nomination form for the 2018 general elections.
The PPP leader is a member of the National Assembly from NA-213, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh.
A document submitted with the application and obtained by Dawn shows an individual named Asif Ali Zardari as having an address at 524 East 72nd Street, New York, New York. A second document purports to show that one Ms Mehreen Shah was granted the power of attorney for the condo unit by the owner of the property.
The veracity of the documents could not be independently confirmed.
Although Provincial Election Commissioner Muhammad Yousaf Khan Khattak reluctantly accepted the application filed by Sherzaman, he informed the PTI MPA that any action on the petition would be taken by the ECP's Islamabad headquarters.
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Dec 22, 2018 12:41pm
Why nab did not handcuffed corrupt zardari like professor of University of Sargodha, Mian Javed Ahmed.
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Dec 22, 2018 12:41pm
There were news with photographs during his time as President of Pakistan about Zardari's visit by helicopter, to his palatial property in France. The news, which has never appeared anywhere since.
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Dec 22, 2018 12:43pm
I remember having seen during his days as the President of Pakistan, a list on some website, of 150 properties of Zardari all over the world complete with addresses.
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Dec 22, 2018 01:26pm
The documents contain not just his name but also his signatures.
Remember Surrey Palace which he used to claim that was not his, but finally obtained possession of it Under NRO in. Court in London. Will again try to hoodwink people that it’s not him but some other AAZ
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Dec 22, 2018 01:47pm
No denial from AAZ or sue the person making allegations. It’s amazing how they don’t even know what they own and where.
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Dec 22, 2018 01:50pm
How much more will come out, So much corruption,it’s unbelievable.
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Dec 22, 2018 02:10pm
Even PMLN leaders are more worried of his arrest than their own leader. What a Superman he is is.
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Dec 22, 2018 02:17pm
Zardari and Sharifs have been lying. QED. What else has he lied about?
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Dec 22, 2018 02:27pm
This is just tip of the iceberg. Just scratch a little deeper and you will find a lot more unaccounted wealth. NZ is an amateur compared to AAZ.
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Dec 22, 2018 02:37pm
If the documents are genuine then Asif Zardari should be disqualified and declared not 'Sadiq and Ameen'. Law should be same for all, no matter who they are or what is their status in society. Also, get all looted money back - don't let corrupt mafia and their cronies get away!
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Dec 22, 2018 02:39pm
They should hire a private investigator there to unearth more such assets.
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Dec 22, 2018 02:53pm
Disqualified Zardari at once . Well done PTI doing good job cleaning corrupt people from Pakistan. CJ must take notice and form JIT to investigate further.
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Dec 22, 2018 03:32pm
Hard to imagine, there's another name sake of AAZ. Who would want to even pretend to be him?
Fake names on property documents, especially tax bills and that to in the US is next to impossible. So Mr. Zardari has some tough questions to answer:
Where did he get the funds the buy the property, who paid the property tax bills and who uses the property??
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Dec 22, 2018 03:44pm
@Danish, what about jahangir tareen?
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Dec 22, 2018 03:49pm
the corrupts walk free in pakistan
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Dec 22, 2018 04:15pm
What a coincidence my name is also Asif A Zardari. If there are no takers, can I have it then. I will declare it.
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Dec 22, 2018 04:31pm
@Aysha, what about jahangir tareen?
Has he not been disqualified by SC already?
Still, the guilty always start pointing fingers at others with "what about him..."!
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Dec 22, 2018 04:38pm
And the tax is only 2500 us dollars?? Is the property this bad??
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Dec 22, 2018 04:47pm
@Asad, Because it is Pakistan
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Dec 22, 2018 04:55pm
When the people of Pakistan stop voting to corrupt candidates? A vote to corrupt is a vote to create million more poor and endorse financial terrorism.
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Dec 22, 2018 04:59pm
Those who have plundered the national wealth are not entitled to decide the fate of the people in the parliament. The must be kicked out immediatley and sent to prison alongwith full recovery of money from them.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:01pm
I look forward to the day when they lock up Zardari and liquidate all his looted assets to pay for healthcare and education because that is what he destroyed.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:09pm
Great catch
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Dec 22, 2018 05:14pm
Someone told me he owned a Iceland in France
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Dec 22, 2018 05:16pm
It is well known that Zardari owns properties in Florida and California purchased by 10% commission which he used to get when Benazir Bhutto was president.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:33pm
@PS, 100% correct, easily verified even you can check online now, anyone can check public records even history of this unit.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:41pm
How Much Land Does a Man Need ?
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Dec 22, 2018 05:43pm
He should be disqualified for not beimg Safiq and Ameen.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:46pm
Repeal the 18th amendment and all cases will be gone
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Dec 22, 2018 05:48pm
Asif A. Zardari, the kingpin of corruption, racketeering, money laundering, plundering, kidnapping, extortion and looting of the resources, assets and money of the helpless, vulnerable and happless people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, must be sent behind bars for rest of his life.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:48pm
Nawaz gets 10 years prison and Zardari gets to be disqualified. What nonsense.
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Dec 22, 2018 05:49pm
@Asad, He is not Muhajir
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Dec 22, 2018 05:56pm
@Aysha, he's already been disqualified, do you live in a cuckoo world.
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Dec 22, 2018 06:05pm
NAB should put him under arrest immediately.
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Dec 22, 2018 06:14pm
@M. Saeed, all of them are corrupt
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Dec 22, 2018 06:19pm
As a Pakistani, this is my voice and hope the same of every other faithful Pakistani. Putting AAZ, NS, or their families or every corrupt person in jail is not the solution. We Pakistani nation wants all assets of these corrupt people and families should immediately be taken in government control, selling their assets in the country and abroad and bring the money back in the country and spend the money in education and welfare of Pakistani nation.
Please don't put them in jail to live their remaining life in luxury on public money, rather take every single penny from them and ask to live their life from scratch, doing hard work on the street.
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Dec 22, 2018 06:33pm
This appears a rather very small apt in a very unpretentious building. If it belongs to mr zardari may be he bought it for some body else. Does not make sense to me. Some body needs to double check the facts.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:02pm
Pakistan should take a loan from Zardari and Sharif to overcome their balance of payment situation.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:02pm
It’s a mortgage statement so technically Bank own the apartment. And as many think Zardari billionaires but billionaires don’t live in this kind of apartment.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:05pm
Keeping in view that we are living in a technological age where anything can be forged and mutilated, one must not forget that photocopies of any document are inadmissible by any court of law.
To be realistic, it well known fact that Zardari has undergone through such allegation in the past too, of owning various properties in UK, France, Dubai etc.besides score of sugar mills &=vast landed assets in Pakistan, but still he made it to become president of Pakistan & stayed as such for full 5 years. Therefore, present onslaught remains to be an old & tried gimmicks, will only be fruitful if carefully applied.
On other hand, one must be aware of the political implications at this time when the country is already is in the eye of storm both politically & economically. We can’t afford political turmoil as our parliament has to work in unison manner to pass relevant laws to create jobs, provide shelter, education to 25 million out of school children, water to thirsty areas, & many others
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Dec 22, 2018 07:07pm
What is this got to do with maritime affiairs the minister of which shoud tackle his own job and leave crime to the concerned authorities.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:33pm
To verify the truth go to the NYC land records at
Https://a836-acris.nyc.gov
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Dec 22, 2018 07:35pm
Trust your reporter to cast aspersions on documents that establish beyond reasonable doubt that our ex-scalper from Karachi is culpable. Is he still on the payroll of the aforementioned "gentleman?"
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Dec 22, 2018 07:37pm
Asif Zardari did "not" declare New York property to the Election Commission because it was ill-gotten wealth. He lied to the nation in his declaration. There are other properties he had bought overseas in fake company names and other people's names to avoid detection. Not to mention billions in his Swiss bank accounts, all traced to corruption. He is a criminal and must be punished. No politician can be above the law.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:38pm
It shows some one with the same name. It would still need to be verified that is the same person.
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Dec 22, 2018 07:39pm
I doubt authentication of this tax Bill. I dont understand why such a rick guy like Zardhari buy a very very small condo in East NY were the neibourhood is notorious
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Dec 22, 2018 07:47pm
It is Zardari property. NS properties were exposed. Let them enjoy their properties otherwise democracy will be derailed.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:01pm
I wonder if it is true tax bill. I am not a New Yorker but some identification numbers for property are lacking. I suggest you should contact a real estate attorney to look at the title before filing for disqualification. I am a Chicagoan where some PIN number identifies the property. You need to use that for all transactions including paying taxes. A title search will show who is the current owner. These are essential elements otherwise your complaint should be thrown out.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:27pm
Now off course these are all “LIES”, asserted by the opponents to defame the good name of Mr Zardari.
Mr Zardari’s Darbaris fully swear and have repeatedly confirmed that Mr Zardari is an holy and honest man.
All money his excellency has accumulated - comes from childhood saving. OK he may have made a little by selling black tickets at Bambinoo cinema. Ooooh Pleeeesae my Contrymen! Why don’t you believe him??????
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Dec 22, 2018 08:37pm
I checked the web site and it looks that this bill is original. However it may be possible that Mr. Zardari sell it and provided power of attorney to the purchaser. It looks that it is a good case to be probed and if it is still owned by Mr. Zardari, he shall be given the same verdict as given to Nawaz Sharif.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:38pm
Clearly is photoshop edit...cheap politics
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Dec 22, 2018 08:39pm
Ali Zaidi better be right.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:46pm
That apartment/town house is just the tip of the iceberg. He owns hundred of acres of orange groves in Florida also under the power of attorney document to another PPP employee. That property was worth close to $127 million, ten years ago. This person has his tentacles in a lot of other things from Pakistan to Dubai to France to UK to US. Mr. CJ wake up and take account.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:47pm
Zardari - You may bring as many proofs as you like. For PPP, the authentic documentation is fake.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:56pm
@Asad, hand cuff AAZ....qiamat kay baad aggar koie khoof he to wo he is banday ka. Greed are the handcuffs and gratitude is the key. Sadly, sometimes we prefer wearing the cuffs to finding the keys.
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Dec 22, 2018 08:58pm
The Flat is worth $655,345.
Here is proof: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/524-E-72nd-St-APT-37F-New-York-NY-10021/31539675_zpid/
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Dec 22, 2018 09:05pm
He is no doubt most successful president of Pakistan who survived 5 years now dont ask him for a petty property
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Dec 22, 2018 09:08pm
It's about time we get Zardari. He is guilty of looting the country blind. He has no shame, no morals, no character and no conscience. Get him and punish him for his crimes.
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Dec 22, 2018 09:19pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, of course, it is genuinr. Everyone is aware of his properties.
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Dec 22, 2018 09:19pm
Please prove in courts and not on media!
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Dec 22, 2018 09:20pm
@Aysha, Talk about Zardari only and only
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Dec 22, 2018 09:22pm
OK he shared the Tax Bill, but not saying about assessment value which is only about $ 77000 so why so much hype. The market value is $ 286000. Even less than some Flats in Karachi. Besides the flat was given through Power of Attorney to Ma’am Mehreen, she has power to get that flat into our name anytime, maybe that’s reason for not showing in election papers. In event if shown in papers and meantime she got in her name, that too will not reconcile. Hence no crime if not claimed in papers, Zardari is innocent.
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Dec 22, 2018 09:33pm
The issue is proving all these allegations, not that easy, these billionaires aren’t stupid, if it was that simple, that would all be in jail. The rich know how to stash away their billions and show no ownership for n a very brilliant way.
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Dec 22, 2018 09:54pm
Zardari has only one place to go and that is jail for life.
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Dec 22, 2018 09:59pm
I have seen those documents on ARY. They are fake.
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Dec 22, 2018 10:07pm
This is a public information available at NYC property tax website at the following link:
https://nycprop.nyc.gov/nycproperty/nynav/jsp/stmtassesslst.jsp
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Dec 22, 2018 10:19pm
Look up tax bill online at NY Dept of Finance Property Tax link using this address. Zardari's name will pop up.
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Dec 22, 2018 10:28pm
I think nothing will happen ak zardari sab pay bhari.
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Dec 22, 2018 10:31pm
Pakistan has so much money for some while many are those who can't afford even two times simplest food.
What a pity.
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Dec 22, 2018 10:33pm
Do not forget about the vast ranches belonging to Asif Zardari and a vineyard in France too !!
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Dec 22, 2018 10:34pm
Clear cut case of owning the Apartment by Zardari.
Disqualify for life per law.
NAB must expedite cases against all corrupt leaders. Employ more judges.
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Dec 23, 2018 12:29am
more detailed documents here regarding the mortgage.
https://a836-acris.nyc.gov/DS/DocumentSearch/Index
Search by party name
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Dec 23, 2018 02:09am
That's not a tax document, it's a monthly mortgage statement. His monthly mortgage is $2430.97.
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Dec 23, 2018 02:35am
All should pity Zardari, he is nearly 70 years old and he is prone to forgetting hisproperty here, there and everywhere. Surely, a few others heforgot to mention on his form.
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Dec 23, 2018 03:57am
@Asad, Yes you are right?
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Dec 23, 2018 05:01am
Member of Parliament from Shaheed Benazirabad: What a Joke. Is this guy ever in Pakistan; let some one else do a better job from that constituency.
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Dec 23, 2018 07:13am
Trust me. Its an innocent mistake by Asif A Zardari. He probably forget these small small apartments in big cities coz he owns so many. Its just difficult for him to keep track of all his assests around the globe.
Zardari Jee plz email me. I can help you in putting all your assets on an excel spreadsheet.
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Dec 23, 2018 08:36am
@Qureshi, Thank you for bringing this information forward. He has many benami properties funded in the usa where second parties working on his favours commissions and bribes run the show behind the scenes.
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Dec 23, 2018 01:37pm
Documents are fake and concocted.
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Dec 23, 2018 02:30pm
Poor Pakistan burdened with with Zardari, NS and SS.
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Dec 23, 2018 04:16pm
This will be final test of NAB and FIA, when they will arrest Zardari and Faryal and handcuff these politicians openly. Pakistani don't want to suffer more due to these corrupt politicians.
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Dec 23, 2018 05:17pm
@Asad, - no order yet from the top.
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Dec 23, 2018 05:22pm
@javed, - tells us how independent is NAB and what priorities were set for it for the election phase.
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Dec 23, 2018 06:34pm
In the other cases against him, he was the beneficiary of the NRO undertaken by Pervez Musharraf.
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Dec 23, 2018 09:43pm
Property tax won’t be this low at 4 thousand dollars for an appartment in Manhattan NY.
This is NOT a property tax bill.
Where on the letter is written that this is a property
tax bill, or the owner is Asif Zardari?
In USA property bills have a complete different
format and they mentiom a whole lot of other
information.
Just by having any random bill “to” Asif Zardari
and a billing address doesn’t make that appartment his.
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Dec 24, 2018 01:13am
@M. Saeed, his 151st address will be jail.
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Dec 24, 2018 01:24am
MR 20% NOT 10%
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Dec 24, 2018 09:21am
Zardari owning just a flat in his own name and payinv taxes too? This doesn't seems like the Zardari that I know. He is too shrewed to do something like this. I think that's fake
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Dec 24, 2018 11:24am
It is a 450 sq. ft. single bedroom apartment worth hardly $600K. Asif Zardari probably forgot to mention it since it was a small rounding error in his overall empire.
Really glad to see that he is paying his $10K / year taxes to New York City on timely basis. Wish he would do so in Pakistan also.
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