Government to remove genuine reservations of allies: Dr Firdous
NAB distributes Rs14.4m to 56 affectees
Special Assistant to the PM on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday that the government would remove all genuine reservations of its allies by adhering to the policy of consensus, consultation and reconciliation.
Addressing 'Meet the Press Programme' here at Lahore Press Club, she said the elected PTI government was advancing further while taking along all the provincial governments, however, some political dwarfs and defeated elements were dreaming of toppling the government and midterm election but they would face sheer disappointment as the PTI government would complete its constitutional term of five years.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said PTI was implementing its reform agenda by making effective legislation to abolish the obsolete system in the country. She warned those (public servants) obstructing the government's way, saying that there would be zero tolerance on performance and public service delivery.
Since political stability and economic stability were very much interlinked, the present government was ensuring both, citing that jeopardized economy left by the previous governments had now come out of ventilator and attained stability following the tough but timely and vital decisions by the PTI government, she elaborated.
She said through economic stability, the government was providing maximum relief to masses. A crackdown had also been launched against flour millers, hoarders, profiteers and elements creating artificial price-hike to stabilize the prices of daily use items, she added.
The government had taken various decisions to maintain its writ and such elements would be dealt with iron hand, and scope of Kisan Markets would be expanded to bring down the flour prices, she vowed.
Dr Firdous called upon the media to play its role in pointing out those creating artificial price-hike, hoarders and cartels etc. People were being given subsidy on edibles including Ghee, flour, sugar and pulses at utility stores under Rs 6 billion relief package announced by the prime minister.
Felicitating the newly-elected LPC office-bearers, she said, "I came here to give respect to your vote," asserting that Lahore Press Club was not only mother of all press clubs but also a trendsetter.
She also conveyed best wishes of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the new LPC body and mentioned that LPC had played an active role in convincing philanthropists during the construction of Shaukat Khanmam Hospital, adding the prime minister also wanted the LPC to once again play its effective role in pulling Pakistan out of prevailing challenges and provision of maximum relief to the public.
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rawalpindi has distributed Rs 14.4 millions among 56 affectees cheated by the owners of a fake housing society Lake Vista Residencia located at Mouza Abdullah, Adayala Road Rawalpindi. The accused Malik Muhammad Azam has already been arrested on the allegation of cheating public at large by promising people for giving houses in his scheme.
He escaped after collecting huge amounts from general public against the promise of giving them fully constructed houses in the said society. NAB (Rawalpindi) had so far received complaints from 56 complainants, against accused Malik Muhammad Azam and others who neither provided them houses nor returned their money after failure to hand over houses, said a press release issue here on Monday.
Accused persons attracted the general public by making undue commitments that the housing scheme consisted of 4000 Kanal Land and all the facilities like swimming pools, Gymnasium, Parks , community center, Mosques and amusement parks had already been established there. They claimed in their advertisement that 25% development work had already been completed and rest of the development would be completed in 3 years time. Accused failed to fulfill their promises.
Director General NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem Mangi said the bureau was making all out efforts to recover the looted money from the swindlers.