Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday provided the olive department to his predecessor Imran Khan, saying he was able to put aside his variations for the sake of Pakistan.
“100 steps could be taken ahead for Pakistan. All variations could be put aside,” Sharif mentioned whereas addressing a press convention right here. He mentioned Finance Minister Ishaq Dar not too long ago met President Arif Alvi, who belonged to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social gathering, along with his permission.
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Alvi’s assembly with Dar was dubbed by the media as a part of ruling coalition’s efforts to create a communication channel with the previous prime minister.
“We’ll transfer 100 steps ahead for the nation’s stability. Nevertheless it takes two to tango. We’ve to sacrifice when nations face such a state of affairs [as we are in],” Sharif mentioned.
His supply of talks got here after PTI as soon as once more threatened to dissolve assemblies of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces if a date for normal election was not introduced by December 20.
However whereas providing talks, the premier additionally blasted Khan by calling him “selfish” and “fraud”.
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“I need to inform the those who this individual (Khan) is a fraud having nothing to do with the nation’s future,” Sharif mentioned.
“He [Khan] is a really selfish one who solely cares about his private pursuits and he can stoop to any stage for his vested pursuits,” he added.
He additionally talked concerning the British publication Every day Mail’s apology, terming it a vindication of the 220 million individuals of Pakistan “which additionally thwarted an anti-state conspiracy hatched by Imran Khan and his cronies”.
“Lastly, after three years, they (Every day Mail) tendered an apology, not simply to me however all of you. It was an apology to 220 million Pakistanis and to tens of millions of these moms and youngsters who had been benefiting from DFID initiatives to help their meals and well being,” Sharif mentioned.
He clarified that the DFID challenge’s quantity of 600 million kilos was spent transparently and the allegations had been additionally contradicted by the DFID itself.
The premier additionally mocked Khan by saying that an article printed within the Monetary Occasions newspaper accused him (Khan) of spending donations collected for Shaukat Khanum Hospital on his politics.
He mentioned that Khan dedicated the “most cost-effective act” when he bought an especially-designed watch, containing Holy Kaaba’s picture, which was gifted to him by the Saudi Crown Prince.
Sharif added that the federal authorities has inherited a fragile economic system and needed to go to the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) with a request for help when the worldwide lender was not able to belief Pakistan.
