Govt to leave after week, says Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD (M.Mudassar Iqbal) Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Interior Attaullah Tarar rebuked on Tuesday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief.

Addressing a press conference, Tarar said: “The Toshakhana case has entered the final stage. When the hearing was held today, the accused and his lawyers had no answer. The PTI chief said that he did not receive any gifts directly”.

Tarar asserted: “The PTI chief had not declared the gifts he received. Making too many excuses in the courtroom is very sad. After receiving the gifts, it was mandatory to declare them”.

“The person who used to ask for receipts from others has no answer today,” Tarar said.

Speaking about the petroleum levy, Tarar said that the levy had been imposed due to the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

There is a dire need to meet the commitments offered by international lenders, he added.

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Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday made it clear that the government will leave after a week.

Addressing a presser, Aurangzeb said, “We have served the country for 15 months with the blessing of the Higher Power. The SIFC will pave the way to boost the country’s economy.”

She made it clear that the government will leave after the week. “The interim government will take power after that,” stated the information minister.

Aurangzeb took a swipe at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), saying, “The PTI-led government had left no stone unturned for the country to default. The PTI had violated the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).”

She praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying, “The prime minister has revived the agreement with the international lender.”

Speaking about the increase in the prices of petroleum products (POL), Aurangzeb said, “The government had to increase the prices of the POL products keeping in mind the global price increase.”

She vowed to pull the country out of the economic crisis.