PTI & its leadership should answer their illegal foreign funding before ECP instead of pressurizing CEC: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD, April 26 (SABAH): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is determined to provide relief to the masses and end load-shedding in the country.

While addressing a press conference at the Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad on Tuesday, she said 20 out of 27 dysfunctional power plants have been made operational and availability of fuel will also be ensured by 7th of the next month.

She said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that there will be zero load-shedding from the next month.

Answering a question, Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Prime Minister has also issued strict directions against the hoarders of diesel, causing problems for farmers in harvesting their crops.

To another question, she said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his cabinet members, and even allies are visiting Saudi Arabia on their own expense instead of burdening the national exchequer. She also made it clear that no journalist is visiting the holy land on the expense of the government. She said Saudi Arabia’s visit has great strategic importance and avenues of cooperation in various sectors, including agriculture and industrial zones will be explored.

The Minister said PTI and its leadership should answer their illegal foreign funding before the Election Commission of Pakistan instead of pressurizing the Chief Election Commissioner. She said that Imran Khan has not replied the question of foreign funding in last eights years, adding that over $7 million dollars illegal foreign funding was received, adding that 16 accounts which have been identified were not declared. She said that a large number of the accounts were not identified. She said that when the question is asked you carryout attack on the Election Commission. She said that somewhere 50, somewhere 100 and somewhere 150 PTI were gathered outside the ECP offices on the call of Imran Khan.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said Election Commission is being threatened and being asked to hold elections, adding that the elections will be held on due time. She said that when ECP will be ready and Pakistani masses will want then election will be held. She said that why CEC should resign because he is asking question over your theft and money laundering. She said that the time has come when you will be held answerable and there will be hands of people and your collar. She said today there is inflation at 16 percent in country due to Imran Khan, adding that there are high prices of petrol due to Imran Khan. She said that the dollar today has reached at 190 from 115 due to Imran Khan, adding that Imran Khan’s finance minister had signed the conditions of IMF on the direction of Imran Khan. She said that today there is load shedding of electricity in the country due to Imran Khan.

She said Imran Khan and his cronies ruined the country in four years. She said that the people who were in power 15 days are questioning today that why inflation has occurred in two weeks and why load shedding is being done, inflation has occurred in country in two weeks due to IMF and why unemployment has occurred in the country in two weeks and why diesel is not available for the farmers. Marriyum Aurangzeb said these people have no shame, adding that when the courts of the country are opened at the mid night time due to your violation of the constitution then you attack the courts.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Imran Khan is waving the document of foreign conspiracy, adding that the masses will not forget the incompetence and inability, adding that Imran Khan was failed person who had made Pakistan, media, parliament and opposition hostage. She said that Imran Khan should reply the answers of the masses.

Marriyum Aurangzeb also condemned the blast in Karachi and maintained that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought report of the incident.