The process of accountability would continue : PM Imran Khan

Lahore : Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf( PTI) government was committed to implement its manifesto and would fulfill all its promises made with the people.

The Prime Minister stated this while talking to Members of the National Assembly from Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera and Peshawar districts here at the Prime Minister’s Office. Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Minister of State Ali Muhammad Khan and Special Assistant Naeem ul Haq were also present during the meeting.

The Parliamentarians informed the Prime Minister about problems of their respective constituencies and development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Prime Minister assured them of resolving problems of their constituencies on priority basis.

He said that maintenance of the law and order situation and writ of the government was the government’s top priority. He said that when the PTI came into power the country was passing through a critical financial crisis and the government’s first priority was to approach the friendly countries to stabilize the economy, and provided the people all possible relief to minimize their problems.

The Prime Minister said the government was also working on giving required facilities to export industry to increase the country’s exports besides efforts were also being made to provide health, education and other facilities to the people on priority basis.

The Prime Minister told the Parliamentarians that five million housing scheme of the government would not only provide housing facilities to the people, but it would also generate economic activities in the country and provide job opportunities to the youth.

“Work is also in progress to provide temporary shelters and two times meal to the poor and destitute in various cities,” the Prime Minister said.

He said the members of National Assembly (MNAs) of those constituencies, where survey about Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), had not been conducted should inform the government so that survey about poverty alleviation could be conducted in those areas on priority basis.

The Prime Minister said presently the country was passing through a critical juncture but expressed the hope the people would see a visible change in the next six years. This country has a lot of potential, he said and added that about 100 million talented youth under the age of 35 years had the ability to change destiny of Pakistan.

He said the ministers had been made responsible about their duties and their performance would be reviewed regularly, adding that the PTI government had set the tradition of reviewing performance of minister for the first time.

He said the process of accountability would continue despite the hue and cry of those elements frightened from this process.