ABBOTTABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb assured that government would ensure maximum relief to people after finalising an agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Addressing news conference at Abbottabad Press Club, Marriyum Aurangzeb flanked by Minister Murtaza Javed Abbassi said first phase of negotiation with IMF team had been completed and shortly there would be final agreement in this regard.

She said previous Imran Khan’s regime approached IMF for an agreement and present government had no option except to negotiate for revival of suspended programme.

She said PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif had successfully concluded agreement with IMF in 2014 and not single rupee increase was witnessed in prices of daily-use commodities at that time.

To a question, she said that PTI lawmakers had tendered resignations on their own initiative, after casting aspersion on Parliament and asked “How PTI’s lawmakers would now sit in same House after defaming Parliament.”

She said that policy decisions would be taken in accordance with law and Constitution and surely not on whims of Imran Khan, PTI leader.

She said economy was ruined during last four years of Imran Khan at centre and 10 years rule of PTI in Khyber Pakthunkhwa, adding PTI government miserably failed to construct even single hospital in province that exposed its poor governance.

She assured members of Abbottabad Press Club to redress their genuine problems related to furniture, digital labs and provision of equipment for studio facility besides payment to media outlets including electronic would be halted in case they failed to pay salaries to staff and workers.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 11 2023

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