New York: Among the richest people of Pakistan are the people who possess assets and amount worth of $50 billion. The figure of extremely rich people has been recorded to be 45 in figures.
American newspaper Wall Street Journal and various other mass media in reference to the annual world ultra wealth report 2013 by the Switzerland’s financial think thank UBS have presented the doubt that in comparison to the last year, there has been a dramatic increase in the rich Pakistani people. The increase is calculated to be around 33.9 %, which is the record increase in Asia.
Last year there were 310 people who possessed their assets worth $ 40 billion. The following year 25 % increase in rich people has been witnessed. It is pertinent here to mention that according to the report, the financial budget of the country is allocated as 36 zillions for the year 2013-2014. On the international level, assets of worth Rs 3 million dollars can include a person in the list of rich people. This year, the figure of rich people appears to be 199235 while there are more than 2170 people who have more than 1 billion dollar.