Opposition targeting national institutions after failing to get NRO: Murad Saeed

He said it is unfortunate that the opposition is busy in carrying forward narrative of enemies

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Thursday said Pakistan has successfully defeated terrorism and now it is known for best tourism destinations instead of militancy.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday, he expressed the belief that Pakistan will move on the path of development after attaining economic development, adding that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue progressing.

The minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan successfully raised the issue of gross human rights violations in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir at international forums.

He said it is unfortunate that the opposition is busy in carrying forward narrative of enemies by maligning state institutions, especially the security agencies.

Murad Saeed went on to say that the opposition is doing all these tactics to protect corruption of their leaders, adding that no national reconciliation ordinance (NRO) would be given to them at any cost rather to make them accountable for looting the national wealth.

He said the opposition parties even linked their support with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) related legislation for the provision of NRO. The opposition created hurdles in the passage of FATF related legislation when it did not furnish the NRO, he said.

The minister said the FATF specific legislation was aimed to get Pakistan out of the grey list.

“Nawaz Sharif was an absconder and a certified corrupt person who was propagating the narrative of country’s enemies,” he said and added Panama Papers was a global scandal and Nawaz Sharif was caught red-handed in it resulting his disqualification by the court of law.

Taking a jibe at the opposition parties, he said the opposition parties had started targeting the national institutions after failing to get the NRO. The Pakistani nation would never forgive such people who looted the national exchequer through money laundering and fake accounts, he said.

The minister said the past rulers had left the national economy in the intensive care unit and the incumbent government succeeded to stabilize it after the untiring efforts. “Pakistan had achieved surplus in the current account after a hiatus of 17 years,” he added.

The developed countries with strong economies remained helpless during the coronavirus pandemic, he said, adding that Pakistan had devised an effective strategy to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic which was highly appreciated and acknowledged by the world.

He said India was targeting Pakistan’s four sectors including national security institutions, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, creating civil unrest in the country and Kashmir through false propaganda.

The Indian media had also started a campaign against Prime Minister Imran Khan as he had exposed the real face of fascist Modi before the international community and effectively pleading the Kashmir cause at the United Nations General Assembly, he said.