Resources have been diverted to the welfare of people: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD, Mar 01 (SABAH): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that the relief package announced by the Prime Minister would help reduce the burden of inflation on the people.

Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Tuesday, Farrukh Habib said resources have been diverted to the welfare of people.

He said the prices of petroleum products in the international market have gone up due to Ukrainian crisis. However, the decision of reducing the prices of petrol and diesel by ten rupees per liter and that of the electricity by five rupees per unit has been taken keeping in view the interest of the public.

Farrukh Habib said the PTI has raised party funds in accordance with the laws. We have the record of each rupee collected and also provided details of forty thousand donors to the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The Minister of State asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to make functional the scrutiny committee so that the progress could also be seen in the cases of PML-N and the PPP. He said the two parties should tell as to why they hid their accounts.