PM Imran saved Rs2.3 trillion during past two years: Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz has asserted that Prime Minister Imran Khan had saved Rs 2.3 trillion of the poor people during the past two years.

Shibli Faraz took to Twitter and said that the prime minister saved the amount through his effective strategy and efforts. “This amount was more than Pakistan’s three years development budget,” he added.

Giving details in this regard, he said that $7 billion were saved in Rekodiq project which was equal to Rs1,100 billion whereas $1.5 billion were saved in Karkey project which was equal to Rs240 billion.

وزیراعظم عمران خان 2 سال میں اب تک غریب عوام کے 2344 ارب روپے اپنی حکمت عملی اور کوشش سے بچائیں ہے یہ رقم پاکستان کے تین سال کے ڈیولپمنٹ بجٹ سے زیادہ ہے

ریکوڈک 7 ارب ڈالر =1100 ارب روپے
کارکے 1.5 ارب ڈالر = 240 ارب روپے
جی آئی ڈی سی 400 ارب
آئی پی پی 604 ارب

— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) August 16, 2020

He further said that Rs400 billion were saved in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) whereas Rs604 billion would be saved in a new agreement with Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

Earlier on August 15, Shibli Faraz announced that the federal government had reached an agreement with the independent power producers (IPPs).

While addressing the nation on the country’s 74th Independence Day, PM Imran had expressed hope that the country will one day become an Islamic welfare state.

“It was always a dream of our founding fathers – Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal. The dream was to make it an Islamic-Welfare state where the law is upheld and everyone’s rights were protected by the state regardless of their caste or creed,” he said.