LAHORE - Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanvir Hussain Sunday said that politics of sit-ins and protests had caused irreparable damage to the country. Speaking at inauguration of gas supply to Mehmoodkot, Sharaqpur and prize distribution ceremony at Allama Iqbal Group of Schools near here, he said the government would bravely face conspiracies of internal and external elements.
He alleged that Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan were playing with fate of the country. "Whenever the PML-N comes to power, conspiracies begin," he added.
The minister said some elements were playing with the national interest for their personal gains. "The country made unprecedented progress during the current rule," he added.
Tanvir said the government had increased the education budget from Rs20 billion to Rs123 billion. He said those politicians would be defeated in the election 2018 who practiced negative politics. He was of the view that political stability was important for the continuity of the financial progress in the country. He alleged the Qadri-Khan alliance was aimed at derailing the development process, but they would never succeed.
"No politician can oust Nawaz Sharif from hearts of people and the PML-N will again make government in 2018 on the basis of its performance," he added.
The minister said the PML-N government had completed mega development works, adding that 2,500 kilometres long motorways were a distinguished achievement of the government. "Load-shedding has been eliminated from the country and giant project of CPEC is speedily in progress," he added. He said that terrorist activities had fallen by 80 per cent as a result of the steps taken by the government.