The Ombudsperson’s office has purchased costly devices for its officials, including five Samsung S24 Ultra phones and an iPhone 15 Pro Max, casting doubt on the Punjab government’s claims of austerity.
While Punjabi and other Pakistani citizens deal with historically high bills and sharp inflation, the government has been bragging about slashing prices on luxuries. Many people are furious about this recent transaction.Anger-filled social media posts show a Lahore mobile store bill at Rs. 7,687,350. The invoice indicates that the cost of each Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is Rs. 613,084.47 and the cost of each Samsung S24 Ultra is Rs. 444,734.00.
Abdul Basit Khan, the media advisor of the Lahore office of the Ombudsperson, He stated over the phone, “The phones have been bought, according to the information I have. According to Khan, administrators needed the phones in order to handle “complex information” that was arriving through their management information system from outside. He did not, however, elaborate on what kind of “complicated information” required the use of such expensive equipment.
