Coalition govt trying to pull country out of mess that the previous PTI-led govt plunged the country into: Saad Rafique
ISLAMABAD, July 06 (SABAH): Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Muhammad Saad Rafique on Wednesday announced that railway fares would be reduced by 30% on all three days of Eid ul Adha (July 10 to July 12).
Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, flanked by Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Qamar Zaman Kaira, the railway’s minister said that fares for all classes of all trains will be reduced by 30%.
Saad Rafique, while commenting on the political developments in the country, said: “We have been carrying the whole burden of former prime minister Imran Khan’s sins although we know we have very less time [to resolve the issues].”
The minister said that the coalition government is trying to pull the country out of the mess that the previous PTI-led government plunged the country into.
“Imrna Khan had wanted a different style of governance in the country under which he staged the drama of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and planned to get the then-opposition leaders arrested,” he said.
Saad Rafique accused Imran Khan of seeking the support of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) “draconian laws”, but thanked Allah for taking Pakistan out of the “era of curse” through Khan’s ouster.
The federal minister also criticised the PTI for writing a letter to the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) for the relief package provided to the people of Punjab by Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif.
Acknowledging PPP for supporting the PML-N candidates in the by-poll of the 20 constituencies of Punjab, Saad Rafique said that the coalition government has “put politics at stake” and has, instead, taken the charge of the economy.”
Speaking on the occasion, Qamar Zaman Kaira said that “no adventure” can be allowed under the current situation of the country as the coalition government is trying to handle the economy by taking tough decisions initially”.
“All coalition parties are contesting the by-polls of Punjab together,” he said, adding that by winning the elections “we wish to reply to the riots in the capital and the provinces.”
Qamar Zaman Kaira announced his party’s support for Pakistan Muslim League-N in upcoming bye-elections in Punjab.
Qamar Zaman Kaira asked PPP’s political workers to support PML-N’s candidates in 20 constituencies in bye-elections.
The Advisor expressed the hope that after bye-elections in Punjab, political uncertainty in the country and the province will end.