Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Opposition strangling their political future with their own hands: Shibli Faraz

Shibli Faraz

Minister for Information Shibli Faraz has on Sunday said that PTI government is determined to show its efforts in maintaining peace and facilitate people’s lives.

In a series of tweets on Sunday, Shibli said that price reduction of sugar is a clear depiction of Imran Khan’s commitment to provide relief to the poor.

Lauding Prime Minister’s vision to deal with the deadly pandemic, he said it was the premier’s wise strategy that country’s economy and human lives remained safe.

The Minister said despite challenges, Pakistan’s economic indicators are positive. He said in the first half of the financial year, remittances have increased by 27 percent, Foreign Direct Investment by 150 percent and cement production by 17 percent.

He said government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan is striving for a bright future of the people and this journey of development will continue at the same pace.

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Shibli Faraz, Usman Dar address joint press conference today

Shibli Faraz Usman Dar

Minister for Information Shibli Faraz has on Tuesday expressed satisfaction that the prices of essential commodities in the country are coming down.

Shibli Faraz was addressing joint press conference with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar in Islamabad.

Speaking on the occasion, the information minister said that despite Covid-19, the government has managed to stabilize the economy and bring down inflation.

He said our aim is to generate economic activity to create job opportunities for the people.  We are constructing two new dams and two new cities.

The Information Minister said the government is trying to address the internal and external challenges faced by the country but regretted that the opposition is bent upon damaging the country’s interests by holding rallies.

He said this is a democratic and elected government and the opposition parties will have to wait for the next three to eight years.

The Information Minister said the aim of opposition parties which were rejected by the people in the 2018 elections is not to serve the country but to protect their vested interests.

Shibli Faraz also made it clear that no NRO will be given to the corrupt leaders.

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