ISLAMABAD, February 7: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that in the past all institutions were not on the same page but today, the PTI government and army has the best coordination in the history of the country.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday after federal cabinet meeting, he said that the meeting reviewed the prices of essential commodities. He pointed out that the inflation increased by five point eight percent in the first six months of PML (N) government whilst it grew by only one point four percent in the first six months of PTI government.
The minister said that the prices of green pepper, Channa, garlic, onion, pulses, eggs, cabbage and petrol have witnessed a decline. The federal cabinet also decided to carry out external audit of the gas bills of last two months. Referring to the recently launched Sehat card scheme, Fawad Chaudhary said that in the next phase these cards will also be given to the artists and the journalists. He said the salaried class will also be included in the scheme. The information minister went on to say that the cabinet also expressed concerns over the conduct of Public Accounts Committee Chairman Shehbaz Sharif. The cabinet noted with concerns that the PAC chairman is trying to save certain elected representatives involved in billions of rupees corruption from NAB investigations. “The PAC chairman should resign from his seat on moral grounds,” Chaudhry said. Agencies
