ISLAMABAD, Nov 08 (APP): Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture
Attaullah Tarar on Friday said the national economy had not only been stabilised
but now it was on the path of growth despite Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tactics to
create disorder and chaos.
Addressing a press conference, he said economic stability and growth had now
started to benefit common man. He said the price of wheat and flour and petroleum
products had markedly decreased in addition to reduced electricity tariff.
Currently, all economic indicators were positive and foreign exchange
reserves had crossed $ 11 billion mark, besides enhanced foreign
remittances, he added.
He said that the Prime Minister was working day and night to improvise the
economy and milestones achieved on the economic front were
the outcome of his efforts.
He said a United Arab Emirates delegation would be visiting
Pakistan to discuss prospects for investment.
He said due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia, UAE
and Qatar were investing in Pakistan whereas Azerbaijan had also
announced 2 billion dollars investment in Pakistan.
“The Prime Minister will leave for Saudi Arabia on November 10 to
participate in the Riyadh Summit on the issue of Palestine. A detailed
discussion will be held on the situation in the Middle East at the
Riyadh Summit”, he said.
He said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had always raised the issue of
Palestine and ongoing Gaza genocide at every forum including World
Economic Forum and United Nations General Assembly.
Tarar said that the Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations
General Assembly was the most watched speech worldwide as he had
represented the sentiments of entire Muslim Ummah.
He disclosed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also participate
in the meeting of COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Lashing out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on its announcement to march
towards Islamabad again, he said that Tehreek-e-Inteshar was still sticking
to its policy of creating chaos and disorder in the country.
He said that the PTI was hell bent on disrupting the peace and tranquility in the
country by organizing protests, just to seek concessions for its jailed
leader and added they would get no NRO.
He wondered why the PTI was organising a public rally in Swabi as its
past rallies in Lahore and Islamabad had proved to be fiasco and they
had to cancel it altogether in Quetta.
He lamented that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was misusing its powers to
suppress the rights of teachers in the province.
The voice of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa teachers should be heard and their
demands be accepted as the education system in the province was
in ruins, he added.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he opined the provincial government had no
development agenda and no attention had been given to the affairs of
the youth and added talented sports stars and innovative youth were totally
ignored.
He said that the only focus of the KP chief minister was on protest
rallies and marches for release of the PTI founder who had been
facing trial on corruption charges.
He said on the one hand Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was striving
for development and prosperity of the country and on the other hand,
the PTI was working on an anti-state agenda to damage national
interests.
He said that those who attacked the vehicle of Qazi Faez Isa will be
brought to justice and nobody will be allowed to indulge in such
activities.
He said that the results of the Supreme Court Bar Election was a
manifestation of the legal fraternity’s support for the 26th
Constitutional Amendment. He said that defeat of PTI backed panels in
Supreme Court Bar Association elections had exposed the claims of its
popularity.
The PTI leadership wanted Pakistan to default, but by the Grace of
Allah, Pakistan had come out of its danger. They wrote letters
to the International Monetary Fund, but Pakistan successfully reached
an agreement with the IMF, he added.
The PTI attacked national institutions on May 9 but failed in its
agenda of weakening them, he added.
Tarar said that the people had refused to take to streets on the call
of KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur who had left party workers on roads and
himself took refuge in KP House.
The minister said that Pakistan cricket team’s historic victory
against Australia in a one day international match in Adelaide was
encouraging.
He expressed the optimism that Pakistan cricket team will soon regain its
past status through hard work and commitment.
Winning the Test series against England and levelling the ongoing ODI
series against Australia will prove to be the beginning of a new era for
Pakistan cricket, he remarked.
Replying to media persons questions, he said Pakistan enjoyed time
tested friendship with China and there was no impediment in its
further growth in future.
He said China Pakistan Economic Corridor was the lifeline of the
country and with completion of its second phase, Pakistan’s relations
with China will reach to new level.
To a question, he said that PTI founder had snubbed his party leaders
for giving proposals for a constitutional amendment package since his
sole agenda was his release from jail.
Answering a question about Donald Trump’s victory in US elections, he
said that in the past the PTI had built a fake narrative of ‘absolutely
not’ and now they were claiming new US president will get Imran Khan
released from jail.
He ruled out any concession to jailed PTI founder by stating
that he had to defend himself in courts on corruption charges and
there was no other way out for him.
