KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Vice President and leader of the parliamentary party in Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh here Tuesday said that a conspiracy is being hatched against their federal government and there is a disinformation drive about the state of the national economy.
Talking to media outside Sindh assembly flanked by MPAs Dr Saeed Afridi, Dua Bhutto, Shahnawaz Jadon and others, he said there is disinformation that economy of Pakistan is in poor shape.
Haleem Adil said that facts are totally different. He said today a cabinet meeting is being held and people would hear more good news. He said steps are being taken to reduce price hike. He said previous rulers are responsible for price hike as they took huge loans and transferred funds outside the country.
He said the Sindh government did not give right of way for gas pipeline and it resulted in a gas shortage. Adeel said in Sindh the provincial government stole wheat, or their mice devoured it and we had to import wheat and Sindh was worst affected by wheat flour shortage.
Haleem Adil said the current deficit is reduced by 80 percent and PIA is being revived, added that people are paying taxes through an automatic system. He said in 2018 stock exchange had plunged to 2500 points and now it has become one of the big capital markets of the world. The PTI leader said IMF and other international institutions are saying that the economy of Pakistan is improving.
He said under the Benazir Income Support program Rs2000 per month would be given to deserving people. He said under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme people paying rents from Rs5000 to Rs1000 could get their own homes.
He said in Sindh hospital face a shortage of medicines and schools shortage of books. Thousands of government schools remain closed in Sindh. More than 2000 cases of human rights violations have been reported in Sindh in one year.
