The minister, in a statement, said the former prime minister should better wait till 2023 elections, but he was afraid of Shehbaz Sharif’s performance. “He knew very well that PM Shehbaz, through his sheer diligence and hard work would revive the economy, particularly bringing down the inflation, besides mending Pakistan’s strained relations with all the countries,” she maintained. She said PM Shehbaz Sharif would also bring back investment in Pakistan and provide jobs to youth.
Marriyum noted that as all his narratives of accountability, State of Madinah and foreign conspiracy had lost credence; Imran Khan had started criticising the performance of new government, which took charge only a month and a half ago. Ironically, the PTI leaders, who had brought economic catastrophe in their four years’ misrule, were demanding accountability of the new government, she added.
Info minister says PTI chief should better wait till 2023 elections
The minister said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief should tell the people of his own incompetence, inefficiency, corruption and hypocrisy before giving lectures to them, she added. The minister recalled that since his ‘container’ days in 2014, Imran had been suffering from dread hallucinations because of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, and that was why he always targeted the two leaders after being brought into power. Imran Khan was again back on the container, and was talking only about Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, she added.
The information minister further stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had called for an emergency plan to reduce electricity load-shedding within the next 24 hours as the prime minister took stock of the entire situation in detail during a 5-hour long meeting. He was briefed on the hurdles in providing electricity to domestic and commercial consumers. PM Shehbaz tasked a committee comprising of ministers for Energy, Petroleum, and Finance to present an actionable plan pronto, she said, adding, the PM also directed the concerned authorities to have effective implementation of the plan to ensure gradual reduction in load-shedding.
He directed the ministers concerned to develop a balance between domestic and industrial consumption, and issued directions that the plan should ensure a visible decrease in electricity load-shedding for the people of Pakistan, she said.