- Urges business community to help govt achieve economic targets
KARACHI, July 10: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated that all corrupt elements who burdened Pakistan with a massive debt of Rs30,000 billion will be brought to justice because the country cannot progress unless such corrupt politicians and former rulers are held accountable.
Speaking to the media here, Prime Minister Imran Khan-in a veiled reference to the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-said they were out to create panic by blaming the government for price hike.
“Unless they are held accountable, the country could not be put on the track of progress. They just want to hear the words ‘NRO’ from me, which I will not utter as it will amount to treachery with the
country,” he said.
The prime minister added the country was passing through hard times because of the two previous NROs and the subsequent debt.
“Why should we not talk of the past corruption and plunder of the previous rulers?” he remarked, adding that staying silent on their misdeeds would amount to treason with the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan said the country had immense potential to move ahead on the path of progress and prosperity, and appealed to the people to pay taxes for a strengthened economy.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was fully facilitating the business community, as it wanted to end poverty and accelerate the economic process in the country.
He said the country’s economy could not be run on the previous pattern and called upon the business community to help the government in achieving its economic objectives. – Agencies
