Times of Islamabad

Sheikh Rashid strongly criticised PM Imran Khan decision

Sheikh Rashid strongly criticised PM Imran Khan decision

LAHORE – Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday hasstrongly criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan decision over appointingShahbaz Sharif as PAC Chairman.

Sheikh strongly criticised the government’s act to concede Public AccountsCommittee (PAC) chairmanship to Shehbaz Sharif didn’t send a good messageto the masses.

Addressing a press conference in Punjab province’s capital, the ministersaid that the government’s decision to concede PAC chairmanship toOpposition Leader in National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif sent a wrongmessage for “people wish to see dishonest people to meet their end”.

About the opposition’s protest over non-issuance of the production order ofanother PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique, the minister said that theopposition’s objection is not justified for he has himself served jailtimewhile being an MNA in the past.

The PTI government on Thursday conceded the chairmanship of PAC to PML-Npresident Shehbaz Sharif, almost three months after a deadlock with theopposition over the key position. A number of PTI leaders had earliertermed the suggestion as* billi ko doodh ki rakhwali pe lagana (*trusting aperson with vested interest in charge).