Asad Toor Claims Maryam Nawaz’s Control Over Punjab Government’s Luxury Jet Restricted

Pakistani journalist Asad Toor has claimed that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s direct control over the Punjab government’s Rs11 billion Gulfstream G500 luxury aircraft has been withdrawn or significantly restricted.

In a vlog on November 9, 2026, Toor said that persistent public criticism over the aircraft’s use had prompted institutional authorities to introduce changes in its management and operational arrangements.

According to the journalist, foreign pilots have been or are being replaced by pilots associated with state institutions and security forces. He further claimed that the aircraft’s parking arrangements and other administrative matters had also been brought under institutional control.

Toor alleged that the chief minister could no longer use the aircraft entirely at her own discretion and would now have to coordinate with the relevant authorities before its use. Criticising its previous operational arrangements, he remarked that the aircraft had been used “like a rickshaw.”

The journalist presented the information as an exclusive disclosure, also referring to a metaphorical column by senior journalist Sohail Waraich, which described the aircraft as a “flying bed”.

The Gulfstream G500 was acquired by the Punjab government earlier this year and subsequently became the subject of controversy over its purchase cost, procurement process and reported use for a family trip to London in September 2026. Maryam Nawaz later reimbursed approximately Rs27 million in connection with the trip.