Govt approaching financial forums to improve economy: Firdous

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was approaching various world forums, including International Monitoring Fund (IMF), World Bank and others to seek financial assistance to improve the national economy.

The government was taking every possible step in the larger national interest to put the country back on the track of development, which would ultimately provide relief to the masses, she said talking to a private news channel.

The special assistant said Prime Minister Imran Khan had the vision to strengthen state institutions and economy. The previous regimes had badly damaged the national economy. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had ruled the country like a king, but the PTI government had set an example for adopting austerity measures to save the national wealth, she added.

Firdous said under the Ramadan package, subsidy was given on edible items to facilitate the people during the holy month.

To a question, she said the Federal Cabinet had lifted ban on jobs and new vacancies would be announced soon.

Regarding the cases against opposition leaders, she said not a single case against Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari had been registered during the tenure of the PTI government.