SIALKOT: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government Pakistan was deliberately pushed towards economic instability and work on game-changer project, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was stopped by government.

Talking to media here, he said had work on CPEC projects, launched by Mian Nawaz Sharif been continued with usual pace, country would have been included in list of developing countries.

He Asif regretted that former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family were subjected to maltreatment and cruelty and characters involved in process were getting exposed one by one now. He said Imran Khan and his facilitators had together committed injustice with Nawaz Sharif.

During PT government, Nawaz Sharif and his family were maltreated and suppressed continuously for four years and false cases were registered against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders. He said PTI victimised PML-N leadership politically also.

He said that nexus of Imran Khan and former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had launched cruel campaign against Nawaz Sharif. He said country was pushed into political and economic instability under well-thought-out plan.

He said Saqib Nisar’s son was selling PTI tickets for 12 million rupees each, which everyone saw and heard on television and social media sites. He said even Saqib Nisar himself admitted that voice in audio-leak was of his son. Kh Asif said that involvement of Saqib Nisar’s son in such issues was regrettable.

He said PTI selling its tickets was highly regrettable. Minister said that there had always been contradiction in Imran Khan’s words and actions. He said PTI Chairman had dissolved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab assemblies but now he was talking about restoring them also. He claimed that Imran Khan’s lust for power had no bounds.

Khawaja Asif said higher judiciary should pronounce its verdicts as per law and it had no mandate to force political parties to hold talks. In response to question, he said which long march of Imran Khan had been successful till date. He launched long march at asking of someone, who also flopped after reaching Wazirabad. In response to another question, he said upcoming budget would be people-friendly and relief package would be given to people.

All conditions of International Monetary Fund had been fulfilled now it was to be seen whether IMF fulfills its commitment or not. Since Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition took over government, it had been trying its level best to manage country’s economy. “We are determined to bring country out of darkness very soon,” he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 02 2023

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