By Shakeel Ahmed
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said that the present democratic government and military leadership were on the same page with respect to issues of national interest and enjoying good working relations.
“The elected government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and military leadership want to move forward together to resolve all the challenges confronting by the country,” he said addressing a press conference here.
The minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan was working hard for poverty alleviation, job creation to unemployed youth and putting the country to the right direction. Sheikh Rashid said the present government would complete its tenure and this year would be an exemplary that would bring prosperity and progress in the country.
He said that all political leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) were facing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) trial.
The minister said that Imran Khan could take any decision in favour of the country but could not give National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to the opposition for the satisfaction of their own desires.
He said Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of Opposition in Provincial Assembly Punjab Hamza Shahbaz were facing serious charges of corruption.
Sheikh Rashid predicted that many of the leaders in both the parties including PML-N and PPP were appeared to be disqualified in near future. Nobody asked from Marriyum Nawaz that why she was remained silent for the last one year, he questioned, adding that Marriyum Nawaz would ruin its party as she damaged her father Nawaz Sharif repute. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan had made a clear statement about Pakistan’s stance on relations with Israel.
Talking about relations with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he said that affairs and security of Pakistan and KSA were interlinked. Sheikh Rashid said that Pakistan and China were enjoying cordial relations and their friendship was higher than Himalaya and deeper than oceans. The minister said that he had earlier predicted that All Parties Conference (APC) would not be convened and aspiration of the opposition would not fulfill.
About the two years performance of Pakistan Railways, he said that approval of ML-1 project depicted the seriousness of present government; however, coronavirus outbreak in the country had affected train operations across the country.
“After the British era, Imran Khan’s government is giving a new life to Pakistan Railways,” the minister added.
Sheikh Rashid said the economy of the country was getting strengthened owing to the prudent policies of the present government. He said issues pertaining to sugar and wheat would also be resolved soon.
