- Chinese diplomats have expressed their concern over the presence of PML-N activists of social media team
ISLAMABAD, March 19: To facilitate the social media team of Maryyam Nawaz Shairf by Ministry of Planning in the swathe of China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been revealed.
Sources said that Chinese diplomats who were invited to attend the briefing regarding CPEC in Ministry of Planning have stunned to witness the large number of ruling PML-N activists of social media team than employees of Ministry in the briefing. The Chinese diplomats have expressed their concern over the presence of these party activists. To remove their concerns, employees of ministry were invited in the meeting.
“The party activists present in the meeting with Chinese diplomats have endorsed that they were invited by Asim Khan Niazi, special assistant to Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who is also spokesperson of ruling PML-N”, sources added.
The access to sensitive information about CPEC by third party is not possible without written permission of top leadership of both sides as per bilateral agreement of CPEC.
Credible sources said that Asim Khan Niazi had distributed some Rs 8 lac among the members of social media team from the total expenditure of CPEC summit expo vision 2025 held in Pak-China Friendship last year.
Online, when attempted to contact with Asim Khan Niazi to know his stance in this regard, he did not bother to attend the call.
Sources further said that Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has also deputed Asim Khan Niazi a project director of Development Communication Project and the performance of said project is almost nill. All the vacancies regarding media management were vacant for long.
Sources further said that due to monopoly of Asim Khan Niazi, no Public Relations Officer (PRO) is allowed to enter in the ministry that is why the media coverage of Federal Minister is not satisfactory.
The top officials of ministry have expressed their ignorance about the issuance of permission of such meeting in which meeting was arranged between PML-N workers and Chinese diplomats in Ministry of Planning”, sources concluded.-Online
