Pakistan’s Parliament may be cash-strapped as a nation, but its lawmakers showed remarkable enthusiasm when a few thousand rupees appeared on the floor of the National Assembly this week. What began as a simple question turned into a priceless moment of comedy, perfectly reflecting the country’s political mood.

During Monday’s session, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq spotted ten PKR 5,000 notes lying under a desk. Instead of quietly handing them over, he decided to conduct a live test of honesty. Waving the cash for everyone to see, he asked, “Whose money is this? Whoever it belongs to, please raise your hand.”

The answer arrived shockingly fast. Around a dozen MPs threw their hands up almost instantly, each confident that the money belonged to them. The Speaker was forced to state the obvious. “Ther

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