Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday expressed confidence that inflation would start witnessing a gradual decline as the government intended to introduce a comprehensive relief package for the people in the coming days.
\nTalking to media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), he said, \u201cit is the number one priority of the federal government to provide relief to the masses and reduce the prices of the commodities used by the common man.\u201d
\nThe minister recalled that the government, a few days back, had reduced the prices of petroleum products and electricity for benefit of the common man.
\nCommenting on the current political situation, he said, a no-confidence motion had been moved in the Punjab Assembly against Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and its result would come in the next two-three days.
\nKhawaja Asif said the last card to dissolve the provincial assemblies played by Imran Khan had also not worked, rather every day a new thing was revealed about his (Imran Khan) Toshakhana gifts.
\nHe said people have come to know that \u201cMurshid\u201d [wife of Imran Khan] was doing what kind of business under the leadership of Imran Khan by selling the Toshakhana gifts.
\nHe said it was unfortunate that the people [PTI leadership], who do not care about political norms and values, had reached the power corridor and occupied high positions during the last tenure.
\nThe minister said with the grace of Allah Almighty the no-confidence motion moved by the PDM against the elements, who come into power by committing corruption, would succeed.
\nHe said now Imran Khan was now speaking against the people who were kind enough to bring him into power. \u201cIf you (Imran Khan) have failed to deliver, it is your mistake, not the others\u201d he added.
\nThe minister said the PDM government was trying to heal the wounds given by the past regime of PTI to the national economy.
\nHe said it was Imran Khan\u2019s narrative that the country could only survive if he remained in the power, adding the PTI chairman was in the habit of appreciating state institutions if they give verdicts in his favour.
\nHe said it was unfortunate that Imran Khan was now maligning the state institutions for his political gains.
\nTo a question regarding the Bannu incident, he said, the situation was under control and a comprehensive statement about the incident would be issued soon.
\nHe regretted that all the leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was sitting in Lahore, and the law and order situation was getting worse in the province.
\nPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz Chaudhry said that it was a misconception that the PTI would get a two-thirds majority in the next general elections, He said, if the trend of the by-election prevailed, the PTI would get fewer seats as compared to the last general elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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