Observer Report
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday negated differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and said that the PTI was a democratic party where everyone has the right to speak.
Speaking during a reception hosted by him for members of PTI and coalition partners in the federal government, Imran Khan assured the members of the National Assembly to provide funds to them for uplift projects and claimed that the allies would go along and difficult decisions have to be made in the most difficult situations, reports private TV channels.
The Premier said that the opposition that has ruled the country for over 30 years is criticising his government but only the PTI can change this country.
Imran Khan said that the opposition is making daily statements about the end of the government but the government is not going anywhere and will complete its tenure.
“Everything will be fine if I leave the mafia,” he said and added they brought the country to the brink of disaster.
Khan went on to say that the coronavirus had caused economic loss to the country but nevertheless, the government is focusing on stabilizing the country’s economy. The premier said that the allies have always been consulted in important decisions, adding that theys are an important part of the government, and their concerns will be addressed.
He said that a balanced budget has been presented in the current situation. “The government is committed to taking coalition partners into confidence,” he said. He said that he was unable to meet with the lawmakers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I will continue to engage with members of the PTI and coalition partners,” he said.
While lauding the effective policy adopted by the federal government to deal with the pandemic, the prime minister said that he was against a complete lockdown from the very first day of the pandemic. We adopted the policy of smart lockdown and now the entire world is adopting it, he said.
The prime minister directed the lawmakers to ensure their presence at the time of the approval of the Budget 2020-21 in the National Assembly. “We have given the best budget in difficult times,” he said.
The prime minister was also asked questions pertaining to a sudden surge in fuel prices to which he said that they had not shifted the entire burden of the rise in fuel prices in the international market to the consumers.
“We have lowest fuel prices in the region,” he said while lamenting that the opposition was involved in a propaganda campaign against them.
We will complete our tenure, he said while rubbishing aside any early removal of the incumbent government. He said that only PTI could change the fate of the country and blamed that the entire opposition stood united against them to safeguard their corrupt activities.
