-Directs economic team to keep inflation under control
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will be taking calls from people on Monday (today) at 4pm, Minister for Information Shibli Faraz said on Sunday.
According to Information Minister Shibili Faraz, the prime minister will entertain questions from the public and answer them during the conversation. He said telephone lines for calls will open at 4pm sharp and people can dial 051-9210809.
During his first speech after his victory to become the prime minister, PM Imran Khan had promised he will be “answerable” before the people twice every month in a “Question Hour” in the National Assembly.
His interaction over the course of the last year with people via video messages on social media or televised addresses have largely focused on the coronavirus pandemic, urging people to realise the importance of exercising caution and wearing masks so Pakistan can successfully reduce the spread of the virus.
Earlier Sunday, PM Imran Khan shared “more good news on the economic front” with the nation.
In a message on Twitter, the premier said that efforts to bring down inflation are bearing fruit.
“Consumer price index and core inflation are both now lower than when our government was formed. I have told my economic team to stay vigilant and ensure that inflation stays under control,” he wrote.
Meanwhile in the day Mr. Khan has directed his economic team to stay vigilant and ensure that inflation stays under control. In a tweet on Sunday, he said our efforts to reduce inflation are showing results as consumer price index and core inflation are both now lower than when PTI government was formed.
He said the government’s efforts were coming to fruition as both the consumer price index and core inflation had touched lower than the time of government’s formation. Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted on Sunday that inflation is on the decline due to “success” of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s economic policy.
“Jan inflation (CPI) is down to 5.7%. Core inflation is at 5.4%,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle. Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was 5.8 per cent and core inflation 7.6pc before the PTI assumed power in 2018, he added.
