Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday claimed that Pakistan has already defaulted and everybody together with the institution, forms, and politicians are liable for it, a personal TV channel reported.
“You need to have heard that Pakistan goes bankrupt or {that a} default or meltdown is going down. It (default) has already taken place. We live in a bankrupt nation,” he mentioned whereas addressing a ceremony in Sialkot. He recommended that one-fourth of Pakistan’s debt may very well be paid off if solely two golf golf equipment constructed on costly authorities land have been bought. He mentioned the answer to the nation’s issues lies inside the nation itself and never with the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF). He revealed that he had been within the parliament for 33 years and had witnessed the nation’s politics being disgraced for 32 of these years.
The defence minister mentioned that standing on one’s personal ft was important to develop into a steady nation. “The answer to our issues lies inside the nation. The IMF doesn’t have the answer to Pakistan’s issues.” He mentioned that everyone-including the institution, forms and politicians-are in charge for the present financial mess because the legislation and structure are usually not adopted in Pakistan. Lashing out on the former authorities, Asif mentioned that terrorists have been dropped at Pakistan two and a half years in the past which finally resulted within the present wave of terrorism.
Talking in regards to the assault on the police workplace in Karachi, he mentioned that the safety companies bravely fought the attackers on the KPO.
Khawaja Asif mentioned nationwide concord was wanted to uproot the monster of terrorism however Imran Khan’s lust for energy was creating hurdles in attaining that. He mentioned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prevented constructing a nationwide consensus in opposition to terrorism by refusing to take part within the All Events Convention (APC) referred to as within the wake of Police Strains Peshawar tragedy.
Whereas condemning the Karachi terror assault, the minister mentioned the time has come to maneuver past condemnation in opposition to terrorism. The federal government’s prime precedence was to regulate terrorism and take care of the financial disaster and it had saved all political variations and instability apart to realize these endeavours.
The minister mentioned Jail Bharo Tahreek shouldn’t be for employees solely. Imran Khan suggested all social gathering employees to give up themselves for the Jail Bharo Tehreek, however he himself was hiding in his house and calling his employees to achieve Zaman Park and save him (from arrest), Khawaja added. He mentioned, “As a substitute of getting pre-arrest bail and whining to the media, Imran ought to put his phrases into follow for the distinction of politics.”