Shahid Khaqan says he reiterates time & again that the day backing is withdrawn, govt couldn’t sustain a single day

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (SABAH): Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that he reiterates time and again that the day backing is withdrawn, the government couldn’t sustain a single day. He emphasized that the government was paralyzed and it was mandatory that its supporting crutches be removed so that democracy could move on. He noted that the State Bank of Pakistan was an independent body and masses were sure to be affected by its policies. PML-N leader showed concern over the pathetic monetary policy of SBP leaving ruinous impacts on the Stock Market. “After lapse of three and a half years, the Stock Market was standing at the same place where it stood on 31 May 2018”, he further said.

While talking to media persons after appearing before the accountability court in LNG case on Tuesday, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi noted that the value of USD had increased 75% and those who had invested were left with half of their investments.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi added that 18n ministers, advisors and special assistants of the current government were busy only in undertaking press conferences. He insisted that these portfolio holders, who only abuse opponents, ought to disclose details of their incomes and expenditures and make people cognizant of any deed of public welfare.

PML-N leader emphasized that if someone wanted to ascertain real intensions of the government they should observe it on media. He added that the service tenure of Chairman NAB had ended two and a half month ago and the Chairman was working on daily wages and procedure of mutual consultation was so pathetic the only a single letter from the president had been received thereof; indicating that the finalization of appointing chairman NAB would take very long.

He added that the procrastination in appointment of NAB supremo showed evil intensions on retaining the incumbent one who worked for the government.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that every work of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is based on dishonesty. The PML-N leader said that those who don’t care about the suffering of people should not be in the power. He further asked the ministers and advisors of the incumbent government to tell any work that is done for the relief of the people. PTI government is standing on crutches, he added.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that different scandals are being surfaced one by one and the Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, is silent on them.