Summary Says it is duty of govt to take hard decisions in difficult situation in interest of country.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid says bitter pill has to be swallowed to revive the ailing economy.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday‚ he said it is the duty of the government to take hard decisions in difficult situation in the interest of the country.
The minister said we have to take decision whether we should pay six hundred billion annual circular debt once for all or to pay on daily basis.
He said the government is determined overcome shortage of electricity.
He said we need inexpensive power generation resources. However‚ he said project to generate inexpensive power will take eight to nine years for completion.
He said we have to find a solution in accordance with the opinion of financial experts.
He invited the business community to give alternate suggestions to overcome power shortage and improve economy.
He assured that the Government will consider these suggestions. He said the government has inherited the circumstances in which costly power is being generated through furnace oil.
Pervaiz Rashid said the government has not put any burden on the consumers utilizing two hundred units of electricity.
He said there are forty-two percent consumers number eight hundred million people which are utilizing upto two hundred units of electricity.
He said the government still pays one hundred and twenty-six billion rupees subsidy for them.
Pervaiz Rashid said the government has not put any burden on the consumers utilizing two hundred units of electricity.
Information Minister said the Government will not just pass five years term but will to do something good for the people.
He said if we want to give a better future to our children then we will have to take decision based on ground realities.
The minister said there was policy of confrontation in the region and terrorism‚ power crisis and economic melt-down are part of it.
He said the government wants to promote policy of cooperation among the countries of the region so that these countries can help each other.
He said agreements have been signed with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan for import of electricity and Russian Federation has also offered for export of electricity to Pakistan.
