Says PM Khan directs AGP to bring Nawaz’s return: Fawad Cahaudhry
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday announced that government will file a petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking to bring Nawaz Sharif back to the country. Talking to a British channel, Fawad Chaudhry said that Shehbaz Sharif was guarantor of his brother’s return as he submitted an affidavit in this regard. If Shehbaz fails to bring back Nawaz Sharif, courts should take notice of this as well.
Talking about inflation in the country, the minister said that Pakistan witnessed an increase in prices of petrol and other commodities due to international market fluctuations Fawad Chaudhry said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the attorney-general of Pakistan (AGP) to ensure PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is brought back to the country. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Fawad said that “either Shahbaz Sharif asks Nawaz to return to Pakistan or legal action will be taken against him for providing a fake affidavit in this regard.”
The minister also criticised the Sindh government and said that it seems the “PPP is taking revenge from the people of the province.” He said that Sindh is the only province where citizens could not benefit from health cards due to the policies of the provincial government. Speaking about the economy, Fawad said that Pakistan was bound to return $55 in the next five years to lenders, adding that giving autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan was in the best interest of the country.
Responding to a question, Fawad said that the government will get the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 passed by January 20. The minister maintained that economic stability is returning to Pakistan due to the prudent economic policies of the PTI- government and said that special attention is being given to the agriculture sector, while record production has been achieved in five crops.
Fawad Hussain on Sunday said the country is moving towards economic stability and 2022 would be the year of country’s progress. He stated this while talking to media persons after condoling with leader Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Alamgir Khan, over death of his father Dilawar Khan here at his residence. Fawad said independent and autonomous State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was in the interest of the country’s economy.
The Federal Minister said there was no other option they had to return a loan of
US $ 55 billion in next five years. He alleged that currency notes were printed in bulks during Pakistan Muslim League (PML) era under the directives of former finance minister Ishaq Dar which effected the economy badly.
He said that the finance bill would be passed in the National Assembly within next few days.
Fawad said rates of commodities had gone up in Pakistan due to increasing price hike in the international market. He said in past the agriculture sector was ignored by previous regimes but the PTI government had taken particular initiatives to boast the sector which resulted in five bumper crops and farmers received revenue over Rs1100 billions.
The Minister said 100 companies of the country had earned Rs 929 billion profit in the current fiscal year and media houses had declared 33 to 40 percent increase in their profit. He said media houses unfortunately did not increase the salaries of their employees in spite of a huge profit. He urged the private sector to increase the salaries of their employees. While criticizing the PML-N leader Miftah Ismail, he said that his own company also earned a huge profit but he was still denouncing the government. He also congratulated him for earning such a high profit.