• Top office-holders and ministers feature among gift recipients.
• All recipients deposit gifts in Toshakhana, documents say.
• Valuation of gifts remains under assessment, procedures ongoing.

More Toshakhana records have surfaced, with the Cabinet Division issuing details for the October–December 2025 quarter that list President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi among recipients of valuable gifts, The News reported on Monday.

All listed personalities deposited the gifts in Toshakhana, according to the record.

The recipients for the quarter also include the First Lady, IT Minister Shaza Fatima, Power Minister Awais Leghari, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema, Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, it added.

Similarly, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, President’s Military Secretary, President’s Spokesperson Murtaza Solangi, Auditor General of Pakistan, Minister of State for Railways and Finance, Musarrat Zaidi, DG Minerals Dr Nawaz Ahmed Virk, Secretary Economic Affairs, Secretary IT, President’s ADC and others also received gifts.

According to the Cabinet Division data, gifts received during October-December quarter included models of Roza-e-Rasool, Khana Kaaba and Makkah Mukarramah, paintings, perfumes, shields, carpets, tea sets, swords, daggers, vases, watches, decorative pieces, Saudi coffee, books, royal caps, souvenirs, table clocks, a Metro Bus model, coffee pots, shirts, musical instruments, blankets, scarves, ties and other items.

As per Cabinet Division documents, all recipients deposited their gifts in Toshakhana during October-December 2025. The Cabinet Division is in the process of assessing the value of received gifts and related procedures are ongoing. The Cabinet Division’s list does not include names of gift-givers, whereas the list for last half of previous financial year (January-June 2025) did include names of foreign and local personalities who gave the gifts.

The Shehbaz government had gradually made public Toshakhana record from 2002 to September 2025, while record from 1997 to 2001 has also already been released.

Details of gifts received:

President Asif Ali Zardari: A wooden box; a pair of floral porcelain bowls; two ties; a pair of bowls; oud wood incense; perfume pack; mug; vase; decorative plate; two cups; helmet; frame; watch; wristwatch; perfume pack; wool scarf; model of Nimrud; decorative piece; book; a box containing a robe, boat, prayer beads, etc.

First Lady: Rolex watch; Kashmiri shawl; perfume pack.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif: Three mufflers; silver vase; tea set; Metro Bus model; two shields; four decorative pieces; one cup; one book; egg device; one portrait; two shirts; blanket; model of Makkah Mukarramah; a box containing silver bowl, spoon, plate, etc.; a box containing attar; a box containing perfumes.

(Models of Khana Kaaba, vase, clock, crystal vase, horse model, sword, carpet and table clock have been displayed at Prime Minister’s House.)

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar: Russian traditional frame; Moscow landmark; two coffee sets; Kyrgyz traditional kumis mixing set with two bowls; Egyptian statue; Bahraini perfume; carriage clock.

Speaker Ayaz Sadiq: Souvenir snow leopard.

IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja: Model of Selvy Palace; cones; two multi-colour scarves; white pearl.

Energy Minister Awais Leghari: Book.

Minister of state for finance and railways: Attar (perfume).

Chief of protocol: Perfume and oud incense; silver shield; mat.

Secretary IT: Souvenir.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar: Perfume with oud incense; scarf.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi: Perfume with oud incense. Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi: Perfume with oud incense.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Shawl; Rolex watch; perfume pack; Loro Piana fabric.

President’s military secretary: Rolex watch.

President’s spokesperson Murtaza Solangi: Rolex watch.

Auditor general: Framed shield; necktie; crystal shield; cup; coin.

Secretary Hameer Karim: Vase.

Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema: A Glass and cup set as a gift.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States (U.S.) and Russia, signed in 2010, is set to expire on February 6, 2026. This has intensified worries about a possible arms race amid increasing geopolitical tensions.

New START limits the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and delivery systems maintained by each side. It also restricts each side from increasing their deployed warheads beyond the 1,550 mark.

New START is one of the eight such agreements between the two countries. In the wake of the Ukraine-Russia war and other geopolitical conflicts, if the treaty does not get renewed, it will mark the end to 50 years of nuclear arms control effects.

According to the Daily Mail, the U.S. and Russia collectively hold 87 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal. If they decide to operate independently without mutual restrictions, this might start another arms race, prompting other great powers to expand their nuclear arsenals for security reasons.

Experts have warned that at times when both the Russian and U.S. governments are unpredictable, the absence of a vital global arms control framework can prove catastrophic for the world.

The treaty itself cannot be extended as it allowed only one extension, that was availed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021 for five years.

President Trump has however expressed hopes to formulate a new and “better” agreement. In an interview with New York Times on Wednesday, he said, “If it expires, it expires. We will just do a better agreement.”

Trump added that since China has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal it should also be included in the new treaty.

Owen Cooper achieved a major milestone by becoming the youngest-ever to win a Golden Globe Award.

The 16-year-old star won the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for his role in Adolescence as Jamie Miller.

After receiving the award, Cooper expressed gratitude for the support he received for debut role in his acceptance speech.

“Wow, standing here with a Golden Globe, it does not feel real whatsoever,” he began. “What an incredible journey me and my family have been put through.”

He added, “We are forever grateful for what these people have done for me and my family. What started off as, what I thought [was], ‘I might be okay, I might be awful. I never know.’ So I took a risk, and I went to drama classes.”

Talking about his experience of taking drama classes, Cooper revealed that he was “the only boy there.” and it was “embarrassing”.

The British actor continued, “But I got through it, and I’m still very much an apprentice. So still learning every day. I’m still learning from the people that I sat in front of, you sat in front of me, who’s inspired me.”

He then went on acknowledge Netflix for casting him in the series, before concluding, “Bring on 2026. You’ll never walk alone.”

Cooper was up against Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Walton Goggins (The White Lotus), Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Tramell Tillman (Severance) and Ashley Walters (Adolescence).

Following his major win Cooper is set for his silver screen debut as young Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights releasing on February 14.