Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with his Finance Minister Ishaq Darassured the nation in a joint press conference on Monday that with AlmightyAllah’s will, Pakistan will not default.
PM Shehbaz talking to media in Islamabad said the International MonetaryFund (IMF) was not ready to be trusted with his government so it has takenmany assurances due to the poor performance of the previous government ofImran Khan.
Shehbaz Sharif said Imran Khan wanted Pakistan to become Sri Lanka and theysacrificed politics to save the state.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khanand his followers did nothing but make accusations against opponents.
Regarding the energy crisis, the PM criticized Imran Khan’s policies andsaid the previous government was asleep when the cheapest gas was available.
He said selling a watch having an image of Khana Kaaba on it was a badmove. Shahbaz Sharif urged Imran Khan that if he true then sue FinancialTimes.
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Talking about the Daily Mail’s apology matter, PM Shehbaz Sharif said thenewspaper’s management used delay tactics but now apologizedunconditionally to the entire Pakistani nation.
Shehbaz Sharif said British National Crime Agency has given them a cleanchit and former justice Shaukat Aziz Saddiqui’s statement and all the factsfrom Panama Papers to Iqama are before the nation in which Mian NawazSharif and his family were tried to defame.
Addressing the media, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said PTI’s previousgovernment ruined the Pak economy by taking record loans and devaluing thePakistani currency.
Dar said Imran asked the donors not to give a single penny to Pakistan buta restoration of the IMF program saved the country from default.