Times of Islamabad

Federal Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced date for his retirement from politics

Federal Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced date for his retirement from politics

LAHORE – Federal Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced date for hisretirement from politics.

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Saturday said ML-1project is the purpose of his life and he will resign after its completion.

Sheikh Rashid addressed a ceremony at the Mughalpura Dry Port afterinaugurating a freight train.

He termed the ML-1 project as a revolutionary step and stressed that thegovernment will complete it.

Sheikh Rashid said that railways is going to open five dry ports in onemonth as the progress of this department is synonymous with Pakistan’sdevelopment. Trackers will be installed in freight trains, he added.

No other government faced the problems that we have faced in 16 months butwe will not allow any conspiracy against the China Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) to succeed, he remarked.

The federal minister admitted that a strong price control committee isrequired in the country after the flour crisis.

While rejecting the Transparency International’s report, he said PrimeMinister Imran Khan is fully capable to deal with all difficulties.