Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Saturday about 5.5 million jobs had been created, due to prudent policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, during the last three years.
Speaking in the National Assembly on a point of order, he said, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz during five years government had created about 5.7 jobs.
Sharing the achievements of his government on economic front, he said,
that Pakistan achieved highest exports. He said the country had achieved
over 5 percent growth rate during last two years, which was the highest
in the last 15 years.
Criticizing the opposition parties for becoming part of a conspiracy
being hitched by foreign powers against the elected government of PTI,
he said people of Pakistan would never support the elements working
against the interest of the country.
He said the government had decided to share contents of the threatening
letter with the members of the Parliament, keeping in view the supremacy
of the Parliament.
He regretted that leadership of the opposition had refused to attend the
meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security convened by
the Speaker National Assembly. The minister once again invited the
opposition parties for an in-camera briefing on the “Threat Letter” to
the parliament.
He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, under the leadership
of Prime Minister Imran Khan, had chosen to live with dignity and pride
and not to compromise on the sovereignty of the country.
He asked opposition to work for strengthening and supremacy of the
Parliament. DNA
