ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP): Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Sunday said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) government added 79 percent in 45 months highest debt and liabilities during last 71 years of the country’s history.
For the record: The total public debt under PTI went from Rs 24953b to Rs 44366b, an increase of 78%. And total debt plus liabilities went from Rs 29879b to Rs 53544b, an increase of 79%. PTI has added 79% in 3.75 years of all debt + liabilities added in the previous 71 years. https://t.co/2cS3FUGOOz
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) June 12, 2022
In a tweet, the Finance Minister said “For the record: The total public debt under PTI went from Rs 24,953 billion to Rs 44,366 billion, an increase of 78%”.
He said the total debt plus liabilities went from Rs 29,879 billion to Rs 53,544 billion with an increase of 79 percent. The PTI has added 79 percent in 3.75 years of all debt plus liabilities added in the previous 71 years, he added.