–PM’s aide says government won’t spare the corrupt mafia that created flour crisis in the country
SIALKOT: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that the process of ruthless accountability of corrupt politicians will continue in the country and there would be no mercy for corrupt elements.
Speaking to the media in Sialkot, she said that the government was committed to the recovery of every single penny plundered by corrupt elements.
She said that everyone will have to face the ruthless accountability for corruption, as there was no relief for them. She added that no one could escape from the accountability process.
She also said that massive corruption by corrupt politicians had badly paralysed the system in the country, which was being rectified now by the government in the larger national interest.
She further said there were many challenges being faced by the government to bring direly needed reforms and betterment in this system. She added that there was a status quo system being run in the country for the last 72 consecutive years.
Firdous said that the government was making hectic efforts to ensure the rule of law and justice in the country, as this step was vital now for national development and prosperity. She said that the corrupt politicians used the law for their personal gains in the country in the past. She added that no one was above the law.
She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was successfully honouring his promises and political commitments, besides, giving maximum financial relief to the common people as well.
Firdous said that the premier’s struggle against the corrupt system and corrupt elements has now entered into its final phase and his dream of “corruption-free Pakistan” will come true.
She said that all those who made precious assets through the unfair means will have to face the ruthless accountability and there will be no relief for them in any shape.
She also said that the corrupt mafia tried to create hurdles to cover their massive corruption, as the mafia understood that they would be sent behind the bars if the prime minister succeeded in his anti-corruption agenda.
The SAPM said that the corrupt and national wealth plunderers are coming out from the jails after getting relief in the shape of the bails being granted to them by the courts.
She said that the government knew about the nexus of the corrupt, who tried to create a flour and sugar crisis in the country. She said that the government was well aware of this nexus, which tried to create an artificial shortage of flour and sugar in the country.
She also said that the corrupt elements invested their black money in creating a crisis of shortage of flour and sugar in the country after facing hurdles in way of making their plundered black money into white money.
She further said that the government was strengthening the national institutions for national prosperity. She added that the journey of enlightened, moderated and peaceful new Pakistan was going ahead day by day successfully.
Replying to a question regarding the conversion of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar’s residence into a shelter home, Firdous said that this step was taken for giving the people’s resources back to the people.
She said that the palace was built up with the national wealth plundered by Dar. She added that now the actual inhabitants have reached this palace converted into shelter house by the government for the poor, oppressed and deserving people.
